Much had been made of the ‘Just like football’ chants made by Tech fans following the Hokies’ basketball defeat of the Hoos in the John. The greatest effect seemed to be on the Hoo players themselves.
Attempting to show solidarity with their football brethren and perhaps inspired by algrohed coach algroh stopping by Hooville long enough [...]
Various media sources have reported that the Hoos have hired Richmond coach and former algroh assistant Mike London for the enviable job of trying to rebuild the mess left behind by the Great NFL Legend Poetry Reader.
The Hoos acted quickly to lock up London, merely hours after UR’s season ended in a loss to Appalachian [...]
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Jim on WSET-TV [middle-aged?]
“I’m sure I will always call the guy in the glass a friend.”- algroh
And so it ended. Hoo football coach algroh was algrohed early Sunday, following what must have been one of the shortest program evaluations ever undertaken. The reign of the Great NFL Legend Poetry Reader [...]
“The U might be back, but we never left.” – Rashad Carmichael
“They’re a lot better than I thought they were.”- Bobby Bowden
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Well, that was fun. Virginia Tech coupled a crisp, well-executing offense with its usual outstanding defense to totally dominate Nebraska on the way to a solid 16-15 wipeout of [...]
“We need an eraser.“- algroh
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What a difference a week makes! Things went a little better for both Virginia Tech and most of the rest of the ACC. A week after being utterly embarrassed in the OOC corral, this time only one team was thrown.
There seemed to be little wrong with [...]
“It’s an improvement.”- algroh
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Is it basketball season yet? Ol’ Roy still has a ton of top-shelf talent returning and Coach K has addressed his guard shortage. ACC basketball is poised for another big year. And then there is football.
Things did not get off to a promising start for the ACC. [...]
The following is historical fact unless it is not.
The United States again celebrates Independence Day, July 4th. This day, in 1776, the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, declaring their freedom from England and the establishment of a new nation based on liberty.
The author of that Declaration was Thomas Jefferson, who was later to [...]
The Hoos reacted to a Tech Internet columnist publicly proclaiming his support by losing to Arkansas in the College World Series.
The announcement by a Tech fan that he was a closet supporter of Hoo baseball had something other than a positive effect on the Hoo team, as a blown late-game lead, a flurry of fielding [...]
I have a confession to make. It is a very difficult admission, especially considering the image I have tried very hard to project over the years. But, I feel I must come clean.
As I have for the last several years, I am enjoying watching the College World Series. That is nothing new. The dirty little [...]
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Hoo Sports Marketing has announced the addition of another act to the algroh’s Follies Football Revue. The same brilliant promotional folks who delivered the Hoo Spring Football Festivus, which has provided such laughter and merriment, said that Magical Bob would be appearing at the Smithsonian this year.
Magical Bob last performed in Huntington, WV, where [...]
