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Oscar the American

Hey Dayooper - Are you a true "Yooper?" I have a lakehouse on Manistique.

Posted: 06/13/2024 at 09:40 AM ET
(In response to this post by dayooper)

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SEC vs B1G (surprising take from someone who has moved all over)
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/12/24 10:23 PM ET
I prefer VT to SEC since I am only two hours to UF**
OrlandoHokie • 06/13/24 09:23 PM ET
4 hours from Washington DC is difficult to achieve
Windows NT • 06/13/24 10:40 AM ET
Pretty easy to get to Fairfax in under 4 hour from a Blacksburg Gas Station
MVIII • 06/13/24 02:18 PM ET
Sure, if you time it for Wed at 1am, exceed speed limit & don't stop to pee**
marcbvtgm • 06/13/24 02:50 PM ET
You could choose 50% of available times and stop and pee and make it in 4
MVIII • 06/13/24 04:03 PM ET
No I don't. That 50% is not game travel days/times - which is the point
marcbvtgm • 06/14/24 12:34 PM ET
As someone who lives in Roanoke
mrcaniac • 06/14/24 04:12 PM ET
That’s how fast I used to get to VT in the 90’s
HokieAl • 06/13/24 10:44 AM ET
Hate to break it to you but the 90s were 25-35 years ago...**
marcbvtgm • 06/13/24 02:51 PM ET
disheartening for me to realize my date of birth is closer to WW1 than
reestuart • 06/13/24 04:16 PM ET
That ship sailed long ago for me...**
marcbvtgm • 06/14/24 12:48 PM ET
I guess it beats the alternative.**
reestuart • 06/14/24 12:52 PM ET
Yeah, the Big Ten has fans everywhere. They probably have twice the living
reestuart • 06/13/24 10:20 AM ET
I live in Colorado and always joke that I live in Big Ten country
North Main Hokie • 06/13/24 02:21 PM ET
Yep. It sometimes feels like there are about 150M or so people from the
reestuart • 06/13/24 03:03 PM ET
Ohio State is the worst
North Main Hokie • 06/13/24 03:48 PM ET
I remember talking to a rep once that went to maybe Miami? It was an OH
reestuart • 06/13/24 04:15 PM ET
Sands is working on growing VT into a B1X size university
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 10:30 AM ET
yeah baby. SHOW the mantra, the FLAGSHIP university of the Commonwealth
DMV Gobbler • 06/14/24 08:17 AM ET
Just making VT more generic**
CrystalCoveHokie • 06/13/24 10:35 AM ET
We talk a lot about VT (obviously), but can we talk UVA for a second?
HokieAl • 06/13/24 09:54 AM ET
With UVa/Big Ten. Want in one hand. Poop in the other. I'm willing to
reestuart • 06/13/24 11:59 AM ET
UVA = Maryland with better Academics and Athletics
Sunsetunderground • 06/13/24 01:21 PM ET
I don't see it. UVa would be one of the two smallest in the conference
reestuart • 06/13/24 01:48 PM ET
Future expansion would require pods and I would think UNC would decide
manassashoo • 06/13/24 10:45 AM ET
How do you fix UVa attendance?
Tailgate Guru • 06/13/24 11:43 AM ET
Hand out free tickets at the local homeless shelters, and provide free...
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 01:16 PM ET
Start winning and the fans will come.
manassashoo • 06/13/24 12:41 PM ET
I think the pros and cons........
2hhoop3 • 06/13/24 10:28 AM ET
But the B1G is such a better fit for schools like UVa and UNC
Tailgate Guru • 06/13/24 11:30 AM ET
All valid points.....
2hhoop3 • 06/13/24 12:03 PM ET
VT should take whatever P2 opportunity comes along, but still think the B10
HokieNoVA • 06/13/24 08:44 AM ET
Tell me how the "cultural fit" with
Pylons • 06/13/24 11:22 AM ET
You just described 90% of the ACC. **
Big12 guy • 06/13/24 09:11 AM ET
It's all about regional interest
Tailgate Guru • 06/13/24 09:39 AM ET
I agree with all of that. From my perspective, VT's athleti program is a no
Big12 guy • 06/13/24 09:51 AM ET
Maryland will try to nix and VT to the Big
VTCALS72 • 06/13/24 07:45 AM ET
Maryland has no clout
Tailgate Guru • 06/13/24 09:10 AM ET
Ohio State is the only voice that matters (like Texas in the B12).**
Big12 guy • 06/13/24 09:18 AM ET
Incorrect**
marcbvtgm • 06/14/24 12:42 PM ET
Eh
dayooper • 06/13/24 09:31 AM ET
Hey Dayooper - Are you a true "Yooper?" I have a lakehouse on Manistique.** ◄
Oscar the American • 06/13/24 09:40 AM ET
I lived 5 years in Marquette
dayooper • 06/13/24 11:26 AM ET
Absolutely!
Oscar the American • 06/13/24 12:46 PM ET
I played from 92 to 94
dayooper • 06/13/24 04:36 PM ET
I've not made it to the UP yet, but we vacation in Traverse City on the
reestuart • 06/13/24 12:42 PM ET
If you fish, Spring trout season and the fall salmon run in the...
Oscar the American • 06/13/24 01:51 PM ET
We have talked about hitting the area up in spring or fall soon. We'll do
reestuart • 06/13/24 03:07 PM ET
Maybe Michigan, as they are still the top brands. **
Big12 guy • 06/13/24 09:38 AM ET
Agreed but VT is WAY bigger in the DMV than the Twerps.
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/13/24 07:54 AM ET
NOVA/DMV/Richmond/Tidewater, and the rest of the state
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 08:58 AM ET
Yep, and there are a fair number of VT alum living in MD too.**
HokieNoVA • 06/13/24 08:24 AM ET
I like and agree with your conclusion.
Maroon Baboon • 06/12/24 11:12 PM ET
Would guess Sands has been doing that.
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 06:25 AM ET
Fans don’t want better conference members
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/12/24 11:59 PM ET
No true Southerner would rather see VT in BIG than SEC…
ombandit • 06/13/24 05:58 AM ET
I didn’t say I *want* VT in the B1G over the SEC.
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/13/24 08:08 AM ET
Who in VA or NC wants to go play in Minnesota in November?**
VTCALS72 • 06/13/24 07:47 AM ET
Chances are you won’t.
dayooper • 06/13/24 08:41 AM ET
LOL, UVA in the ACC and VT in the Big East was great for a while.
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/12/24 11:40 PM ET
Frankly anyone getting a hotel room in Christiansburg will discover...
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 06:28 AM ET
I stayed in a hotel in Christiansburg last month…
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/13/24 08:02 AM ET
Loved the rivalry during our Big East days. Good times, good times.
Maroon Baboon • 06/12/24 11:59 PM ET