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Wait, why do we hate Notre Dame again? I "hate" Notre Dame as much as the next person, but I was thinking about it yesterday and don't know why I would waste any more of my energy hating them. They've played their way to irrelevancy recently, and isn't that what we all wanted?

I know it. This article is also interesting because it shows the thought process as to why they even asked Beamer to coach in the first place. So many variables, lucky breaks, etc. to get where we are today.

No, you DID try to start an argument, and you succeeded. This is a thread about Beamer and his 25th year as head coach. Take your schedule comments elsewhere.

Nicely done. You actually said something pertinent to the topic of this thread. And I agree. Beamer is a class guy. As for this, just shut up. We've been through it all in excruciating detail. Do us a favor and put this statement in one of the hundreds of threads we've already created about VT's strength of schedule.

Well Philly lost tonight... but so did we. Naturally. I don't believe in jinxes or anything like that, but if we go on more than a 5 game losing streak now, I'm gonna quit posting in this thread. I'll take one for the team.

Fu**in' A man! That's amazing! We'll be expecting many updates while you're down there.

Nice little 6 game win streak going on right now, including 8 wins in our last 10 games. Heyward also hit a grand slam last night to put us up 5-0. Good thing because we ended up winning 5-4. It's been a solid stretch for us. Let's see if we can keep it up.

Well, the Braves are rolling now. Took 3 of 4 from the Giants then swept the D'Backs this weekend. Seems like it's been coming together recently. Hope we can carry this momentum to Chicago tomorrow.

Note to incoming male students: major in Communications or Psychology. That way you will have class with many more females. As one who majored in psychology at VT, I can tell you it's worth it.

So I guess we're going to call the Miami vs. OSU game on Sept. 17 The Ineligibowl? That's the best one I've heard so far.

I do feel a morsel of pity for Al Golden and Jim Larranaga. Apparently Miami knew Shapiro was talking and still hired each of these guys within the last nine months without letting them know. Bastard move on the part of Miami higher-ups.

Because of the length of the article, I'm not going to copy/paste it here. Instead, here's the link. Is anyone surprised? http://sports.yahoo.com/investigations/news;_ylt=ArwzXEefP9Aug1H44BpKDVg5nYcB?slug=cr-renegade_miami_booster_details_illicit_benefits_081611

Haha, I love how defensive you two are about it. It's quirky and deserves a laugh. That's all I was trying to get with the post above.

So can we talk about Constanza for a minute? He's a guy that put together an at bat that looks like this. http://holdoutsports.blogspot.com/2011/08/video-braves-outfielder-licks-his-bat.html First, he takes a running start at a pitch. Then he fouls off a pitch... and licks his bat. It's one of the funniest/most bizarre at bats I've seen in a while.

Not that I care particularly much about the Big 12, but have there been any rumors circulating about possible additions to the conference? I would think that schools like BYU, Boise State, Houston, etc. would be viable options to fill the spots left open. Or how about we forget about that whole "TCU to the Big East" thing and just let them fill the spot A&M is leaving open?

Can we change the name of this thread to "Rumor Has It"? I've got another one. Rumor has it that Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina have a pact saying that they would not approve any expansion that included FSU, GT, or Clemson.

Who said we didn't want to join the SEC? I would love the opportunity. It's not our decision though. We have to get an offer, then we have to get through Virginia politics. So yeah, our chances are this:

In my best 19th century english lawyer's voice, I give a "Hear hear!!" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/10/riots-without-responsibility "We have allowed our welfare system to prop up immoral lifestyles. We have not taught all our young people that an entitlement culture is morally wrong."

Hahahaha, that is amazing.

That was incredible.

Welcome to the conversation, Nancy. We were hoping you'd get in on it when you were the majority leader, but now that you matter even less than you did before, this little piece is just annoying. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2011-08-03-pelosi-debt-deal-future_n.htm

Definitely an exciting year. Logan Thomas should be great, David Wilson as well. But I think we just buried ourselves. Apparently we're going to wear orange pants for some games. I guarantee you we will lose the games we wear orange pants for. http://www.thekeyplay.com/content/2011/august/3/orange-pants-2011

Hey, remember that time this thread was about Butch Davis being fired? Can we take a second to laugh at UNC again? Also, this is one of my favorite parts about sports. Heated discussions (borderline arguments) about something that we have absolutely no control over.

Thanks! That's all I needed to hear.

So essentially what you are doing here is arbitrarily setting parameters to define "national presence". And wouldya lookey there! Virginia Tech just happens to fall outside of those parameters! Tough not to question your objectivity here, Observer.