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Brandon Ore - USA Today Player of the Week

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:11:31 -0500

Virginia Tech running back Branden Ore ran for 203 yards to earn this week's USA TODAY's Player of the Week honor. Ore also scored two touchdowns on his 37 carries as the Hokies cruised to a 24-7 upset of No. 11 Clemson. Ore won the award with the support of the fall balloting and college football editor Erick Smith. Gannett News Service columnist Mike Lopresti sided with Southern California wide receiver Steve Smith.

Independence Park Philadelphia

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:33:41 -0500

My family and I went to Philly for my cousin Jocie's and Josh's wedding. We got there a day early so we could enjoy the city. Here's a few pictures I took in Independence Park. I'll post more sometime.

Vote for Brandon Ore - USA Today Player of the Week

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:11:04 -0500

If you agree that Brandon Ore was a freak of nature and carried the Hokies to victory on Thursday in our defeat over 10th ranked Clemson, then go vote for him as Player of the Week at USA Today.

Voting is only opened today and the winner is anounced on Tuesday. Get out the vote!

BeamerBall.com Tailgate of the Week

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:50:57 -0500

Bill writes: "On Saturday we won BeamerBall.com's prestigious Most Valuable Tailgate award. Which means we got free beer koozies and a signed Frank Beamer bobble head. Yay!" -- That about sums it up. The page won't be up for long so be sure to check it out!

T-Shirts! Get Your T-Shirts!

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:25:33 -0500

Predict College Sports has created two pretty cool T-Shirts for all your die-hard Hoke Fans and UVA-h8rz. I bought a Bud + Foster's = Defense. The UVA Softies shirt is pretty cool although there is a LOT of text on the back. I suppose that's because Colin Cowherd publicly berated the University of Virginia football program so badly. But hey, that's old news... Go buy yourself a T-shirt!

Rbk VaTech oSix

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:52:27 -0500

Download the specs, or buy now!

Welcome Back Picnic

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:45:42 -0500

From Techsideline: The 2006 Welcome Back Picnic has been scheduled for Sunday, August 13th in Cassell Coliseum. The event will last from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and will include a meal provided by Outback Steakhouse. Bill Roth and Mike Burnop will host the event, and Frank Beamer and the entire Virginia Tech football team will be present.

Mike Gentry will also be on hand to present the summer strength and conditioning awards. At 7 pm, the football team will be available to fans for an autograph session.

Tickets, which are $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under, can be purchased by calling A Cleaner World at 540-951-9506.

Colin Cowherd / UVA Saga Continues - And WCAV readers agree!

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:36:00 -0500

On Tuesday, local Charlottesville CBS affiliate, WCAV continued the saga between Colin Cowherd and UVA with a phone interview. WCAV was kind enough to post the "raw, uncut" clip on their website. Raw and uncut sounds hot, but it's only going to steam Cavalier fans.

What I found most interesting is the Online Poll on the right side of the page.

Was Colin Cowherd justified in his comments about UVA Football fans?

"Yes", "No", and "I don't care" were the three options. You can see by the above image that WCAV readers agree with Mr. Cowherds assertions that "UVA football is the softest bunch of cream-puff bow-tie wearing bree-cheese-eating, Nascar-wearing wussies." and that: "There's not a softer bunch of cookie dough eatin weenies than the UVA football program. Those guys wear make-up to games."

The image from the poll was taken around 3:15 PM EST today.

UVA Ripped A New One By Colin Cowherd

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:12:38 -0500

Colin Cowherd of The Herd on ESPN Radio had the following to say yesterday about the UVA Football program...

Listen here
(broken link? try here instead)

Excerpt:
"UVA football is the softest bunch of cream-puff bow-tie wearing bree-cheese-eating, Nascar-wearing wussies I've ever seen in my life. There's not a softer bunch of cookie dough eatin weenies than the UVA football program. Those guys wear make-up to games. That is the biggest bunch of fru fru dacari drinking non-alcoholic beer chuggin weenies I've ever seen in my life. Dude, you want to know the most popular drink at tailgating at UVA football...? Zima!"

It's nice to know that my prior hypothesis about University of Virginia Football is being backed by the experts. Keep reading for more great quotes and a funny exchange between Colin and a UVA fan...

Wine Tasting and Silent Auction

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:45:24 -0500

The Virginia Tech Alumni Association is holding a Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on Friday May 5th. I have already inquired as to what wines they will be sampling and will post that here when I hear back. Please let me know if you plan to attend. Continue reading for more information.

UPDATE: I heard back pretty quickly. Here is the wine list... It looks like they are going for all Virginia Wines. I was told the list isn't necessarily final so I asked to be updated if the list changes. I'll post here if it does.

Vineyard	Varietal
Barboursville	Riesling
Barboursville	Sparkling
Chateau Morrisette	Merlot
Chateau Morrisette	Viognier
Lake Anna	Totally Red
Prince Michel	Cabernet Franc
Prince Michel	Sparkling
Rappahannock	Chardonnay
Rockbridge	Pinot Noir
White Hall	Pinot Gris

Movable Type AJAX Search

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:18:34 -0500

I have created a brief tutorial outlining the steps required to implement search results without refreshing to a new page. This is written for Movable Type 3.2 but should work with versions 2.6 and later.

HOWTO: Movable Type AJAX Search Tutorial

Test Post

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:58:15 -0500

I moved over to a Linux-based server this weekend and am testing to see if my blog works... Not that I will post any more frequently...

Have a Happy Hokie Holiday

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 09:43:54 -0500

Am I ar-tastic or what? Decorating cookies over the net isn't as much fun as real life. Cookie-time was a big deal growing up. Pulling the kitchen chairs up to the counter to stand on. Although, I can recall hearing "don't do that!" as I squeezed a tube of icing into my mouth.

PLUG: This site was created by Sergei Podbereschi, an awesome Flash developer.

Air HokieBird

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 11:30:45 -0500

Introducing Air Hokie Bird! He performed during the Virginia Tech / Mount St. Mary's men's basketball game last night. I posted the video in my video gallery. Check it out.

Air HokieBird is sponsored by the Roanoke Valley Hokie Club

Bowling Green Buzzer Beater

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:38:21 -0500

WARNING: This video may be too painful to watch

Here is a clip of the buzzer beater by Bowling Green over Virginia Tech at the NABC Classic on Saturday. I didn't even know at the game that it was Vassallo that accidentally knocked the ball into the basket to hand the Falcons the win.