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HOVKTIE OP
Jul 10, 2026 at 03:11 PM ET
Proposals for Lane Stadium: Reviving and Strengthening Hokie Traditions
Please read and sign this online petition, then share it with other fellow Hokies: https://c.org/RgyQqFFCDv ** Edited by HOVKTIE at 7/10/2026, 3:13:01 PM ** Edited by HOVKTIE at 7/10/2026, 3:13:22 PM

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eodenc
When the dragon fire line is sung in enter sandman I want
a hokie bird similar to the Metallica one to shoot fire out of the sides and top of the screen.
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Scream_On_D
This isn't the time to try to dictate to a new AD, new admin, or new HC
how fan experience needs to go...let our new leaders focus on winning games and raising revenue - which are the two most important things that will bring excellence back to football team and VT fan experience will come along with it
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40ozDistrict
Or, turn off the sound system and let us enjoy the game.
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Vippie1
i think you got to engage the students better with "their" song
Other than Enter Sandman at the entrance. Find our own pop sing-along in the 2nd half like Sweet Caroline or Hang on Sloopy (Ohio St) or I Won't Back Down (Florida) or Build Me Up Buttercup (BC). Those would keep students around a lot longer then the alma mater or hokie pokie and frankly be a lot more fun and TV worthy. ** Edited by Vippie1 at 7/11/2026, 10:01:29 AM ** Edited by Vippie1 at 7/11/2026, 10:02:11 AM
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VPI_1998
after the 3rd quarter of that ODU game last year - Desperado
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Vippie1
Love the song but I think there are probably a dozen
Motown classics that would set the mood better.
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Vippie1
the problem with the alma mater
is the alma mater.
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George Baylor
How about doing THE `OLE HOKIE cheer, Hokie-Hokie-Hokie HI Tech, Tech, VPI.
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Arachnid
“Stick it in”
The drum beat is awesome. Maybe a new phrase if the wokes find too triggering. Put new phrase on video screen. ** Edited by Arachnid at 7/11/2026, 5:44:53 AM
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The_Stratman
Why replace the playing of Tech Triumph with the Alma Mater at the end
Especially when no one knows the Alma Mater? I went four years at Tech and never heard it played or referenced by anyone. It is too slow and almost the antithesis to a gameday experience in Lane. To me, Tech Triumph is the Alma Mater.
Riverguy Riverguy
No. No. No!
and "-1" for change dot org
MidloHokie MidloHokie
Nope. No "Hokie Pokie" for me. Always disliked it especially starting . . .
. . . the fourth quarter. Now if you want to bring back 'Stick it in' when inside the five I'm all in.
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Coattail Hokie
The ultimate buzzkill right before the 4th quarter.
VTCC 65 VTCC 65
I was embarassed when the HP was done
Riverguy Riverguy
never liked "Hokey Pokie" ------>
it's stupid. And it isn't even spelled rite Call me when UR starts doing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" or Clemson, "Eenie Meenie Miney Moe, Catch a Tiger By the Toe" ** Edited by Riverguy at 7/10/2026, 9:59:07 PM
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1947Sunbowl
agree
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Archdale
Totally agree. Nobody likes it (except the band.)
ShortFatHokie ShortFatHokie
I thought they already had the works to Tech Triumph and the Alma Mater...
on the board. Or at least they did a few years ago. I guess I've been leaving blowouts early and not seeing if they do it now or not....
HtownHokie HtownHokie
?TOU @WS, @CC, etc. is this real or a bait and solicit? sounds nice and O&M
docile, 3 goals play on Hokie loyalty and tradition. but as soon as you complete the initial part of the Lane Stadium petition they - of course - ask for money, and then fan endless non-Hokie petitions for you to support, some political. "Suspicion" (sung by Terry Stafford, 1964:
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