I should have asked you guys [and girls] first. In the Second Chance column, I confessed that I had been unable to discover who first uttered the ‘no second chances’ line. A-Line reader Kevin Crosby informed me that attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald were the words, ‘There are no second acts in American lives.’ Next [...]
It is said you get no second chances at life. I’m not sure who originally uttered those words- Google isn’t clear- but whoever, they obviously did not have the Coastal Division championship in mind. Virginia Tech’s chances of winning their division were given up for dead following the pummeling the Hokies received from Miami. But, [...]
Hooever added the ‘T’ displayed remarkable prescience. Somebody knew what was coming. A jokester had snuck into the Hoo Smithsonian early Saturday morning and adorned the ‘V’ that reposes at mid-field with the letter found so disagreeable by many Hoos, including ones such as algroh and his players. While I have my own ideas as [...]
Did anybody else realize that basketball season had started? It seems it has. It also caused me to take the long route to Hooville for this weekend’s Big Game. As a general rule, the shortest distance between Danville and Mr. Jefferson’s stomping Grounds does not include a detour through Cameron Indoor Stadium. This year it [...]
It’s that time. Yes, The Game is again upon us. It’s time once again to settle state bragging rights and Commonwealth Cup ownership for another year. This Saturday the state’s two football programs will tangle on David Wayles Harrison Field at Scott Stadium in the Carl Smith Football Complex. It’s Hoo Week. Although the luster [...]
The Virginia Tech football team is again squaring off with Open Date. It is perhaps not an altogether bad time for this old foe to pop up on the schedule; after all, the team is bound to still be a little shell-shocked after last weekend’s smackdown at the hands of the Canes. They can probably [...]
I knew the phone call was coming. I was barely home Sunday morning when I received the first. That had come from the Hoo Lawyer. The only thing that will drag him out of bed before noon on a Sunday morning is the possibility of free booze. He had drug himself up and called to [...]
Once again, it’s Virginia Tech and Miami. The Hokies and Canes will lock up Saturday night in yet another of their death matches. Once again, much is riding on the outcome, especially for Tech and whatever chances they have of advancing to the MNC game at the Rose Bowl. Tech might not have much chance, [...]
