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soldcokesatLane

Screenshot of "Breaking Away" filmed at IU. North End Zone at VT was just

like this in mid-late 70's. The Marching Virginians trailer would have been parked behind the bleachers, along with maybe a food truck and a few sheriff's cars. I think this was filmed during an Indiana University spring game.
Posted: 05/10/2025 at 03:12 PM ET
(In response to this post by BROman Hokie)

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I saw that an estimated 75K tix were sold for Metallica...
Culpeper Hokie • 05/09/25 12:18 PM ET
Last minute sales are pretty common for a variety of reasons.
marcbvtgm • 05/12/25 11:52 AM ET
You are the second person who ignored the last part of my post...
Culpeper Hokie • 05/12/25 04:26 PM ET
I didn't ignore anything. There is no good stadium expansion scenario.
marcbvtgm • 05/13/25 12:49 PM ET
Key words. "75K tix were sold for Metallica"**
40ozDistrict • 05/09/25 11:05 PM ET
We can’t even fill the current stadium anymore. Why expand?
LocalHokie18 • 05/09/25 07:15 PM ET
Years ago I would have been an advocate for expanding NEZ for students
3TechFanz • 05/12/25 11:25 AM ET
You obviously didn't read my caveats.**
Culpeper Hokie • 05/09/25 08:46 PM ET
what's fish eggs got to do with this?**
HokieDan95 • 05/12/25 12:57 PM ET
Also need to put hokie stone all around on the field level
kingofcassell • 05/09/25 03:39 PM ET
They can always install "fake" Hokie stone.
EDGEMAN • 05/10/25 06:00 AM ET
agry. nice kinda pseudo quarry touch. **
bourbonstreet • 05/09/25 05:48 PM ET
And if we book more bands like Metallica, it'll be quite the rock quarry.
KCHokie2 • 05/09/25 10:09 PM ET
It would be gneiss if they booked more bands. I had a blast! And certainly
HOKIE • 05/09/25 10:21 PM ET
If VT wanted to turn Lane into a horseshoe at the south end, then what
VTHokie2000 • 05/09/25 12:41 PM ET
Indiana has the same base stadium & it cost $55M to enclose it in '09...
BROman Hokie • 05/09/25 01:34 PM ET
Screenshot of "Breaking Away" filmed at IU. North End Zone at VT was just ◄
soldcokesatLane • 05/10/25 03:12 PM ET
Food truck in the '70's? I must have missed that :)**
MidloHokie • 05/11/25 09:37 AM ET
shoot - I bet it would cost 3 times that with the way construction costs
VPI_1998 • 05/09/25 02:09 PM ET
Good information. I wonder how IN's fire and safety codes compare to VA's.
VTHokie2000 • 05/09/25 01:39 PM ET
Couldn’t they just build in an access road for the new structure ?
kingofcassell • 05/09/25 01:27 PM ET
The access road is to serve the existing structures. VA state law(s) and
VTHokie2000 • 05/09/25 02:11 PM ET
The practice facility was planned to be further back, but the trees stood
hokeyhokie • 05/09/25 01:09 PM ET
I get that curveballs come up from time to time that forces an organization
VTHokie2000 • 05/09/25 01:24 PM ET
Sidebar to that: How much $$$ do you think VT raked in for parking? Wow!
Culpeper Hokie • 05/09/25 12:24 PM ET