West Virginia On The Horizon

Living in Alabama, I get asked a lot of Virginia Tech questions. Typical questions include: What is a Hokie? Why don’t you pull for ‘Bama? Who is your biggest rival? My personal favorite rival is, and always will be, West By God Virginia. I was incredibly happy when the 2017 schedule was released, seeing the Mountaineers in a neutral site game. My dad graduated from W.V.U. in 1966, and now that he has passed, it has taken on a more special meaning. I have been to more than my fair share of games in Morgantown and Blacksburg. The only game I ever left early was at Lane Stadium involving the two schools. I had the flu, and went back to Lot 9 to lay down. My brother stayed (he still reminds me of my lack of fortitude). This rivalry is my favorite because of the passion of the W.V.U. fan base.

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