Hokie Basketball

So, as you may remember from one of my earlier posts, I'm a huge UNC Tarheel basketball fan. But, now that I go to school at Virginia Tech, I've started to follow their basketball team a lot more. An quite honestly, they aren't too shabby. I mean, sure they don't have too many "quality wins" but the team is full of talent. Especially #23 Malcolm Delany. He is the leading scorer in the ACC averaging about 20 points per game. The man has skills. We also have #0 Jeff Allen. He's a huge presence in the middle and also has an outside game. Then there are other players like Dorenzo Hudson and Bell who add their own little piece to the team.

Now, I did wear UNC Blue to the UNC v. Tech game (don't hate, I still have plenty of Hokie Pride, trust me). When I went to the game I realized that it wasn't just the football games that have a great atmosphere, but the basketball games as well. When the team is introduced the place is rockin'. Then Enter Sandman gets played and the place goes nuts. People are jumping up and down and getting psyched for the game that is about to start. The sense of unity and community that that song brings to this campus and to Hokie Nation is just unreal.

Now, I went to the Clemson game the following Sunday. I was one of those fools that you may have seen waiting in the MASSIVE line on Washington Street. My friends and I waited in line for over an hour to get into that game; it was well worth it. This time I was cheering for the Hokies, WOO! The team I was cheering for made a bi difference in the atmosphere to me. Last time it felt as if I was all alone in the crowd; this time I felt connected. I realize now why Virginia Tech is one of the hardest places to play in the country . Those in the maroon and orange are connected, those in the visitor colors are stranded. This is a very unique this in college sports. Make sure you get out to some tech sporting events in your lifetime!!!