Thursday: Drop, Drop, Drop some knowledge on you!
It's time we at beershots began using our popularity for good causes. After all, with readership now in the high single digits, we sit in a position to play a major role in the community. So this week, we bring you an educational post. The topic of today's lesson, Thursday Nights.
From Webster's: Thursday (thûrz'dē, -dā'): 1. The fifth day of the week 2. A day for being a badass and tailgating for 8 hours 3. The only night where you are legally required to stand during the entire game
Thursday is the fifth day in the week and, like most other days, its name comes from Norse mythology. Thursday is the day named after Thor. The dude was the bearded god of thunder who lives in a freakin' volcanic mountain and hammers out lightning with his magic hammer. Sound familiar? That's right kids, he's Bud Foster's dad. Bud has all of Thor's powers, plus the ability to make QBs cry and also he can do this. Thor could never do that. Suck it Dad.
Thursday night's in Lane are badass. We all know that. But why are they so badass? Well, I'm glad you asked:
1. Enter Sandman. This entrance should send chills down the spine of visting fans. Especially when those fans come from basketball schools. We like UNC fans, but they are soft when it comes to gameday. They know this and the diehards are trying to fix it, but they've never seen anything like what our stadium should look like for the entrance. To be honest folks, we as fans haven't been as loud as we should lately for the intro. It's still better than any other entrance out there, but the yelling and jumping have gotten a bit soft. So, to remedy that, Frank Beamer has come up with an ingenious plan. We have heard that punter Brent Bowden will be playing Enter Sandman for the crowd. Whether it's live or on the jumbotron, we are not sure. But either way it's awesome. You know your team is tough when your punter is playing heavy metal to intro your team. The only thing that could be better is if on the final note he blows the speakers Back To The Future style so that we finally have to replace that PA system.
2. Mohawks: Tyrod has one. I said I'd get one if we won out, but GT ruined that, so none for my mishapen head. But Tyrod's is awesome. Hopefully it will play like it did in the last 23 minutes of the GT game and the first 23 of the BC game.
3. Speling misstakes: There's plenty here, but this isnt a spelling lesson so have a Bud Foster and relax
4. Bud Fosters: Just to drive home the point, click here. I'll stop when Bud gets an endorsement contract with Anheuser Busch
5. 4 day weekend: We schedule Thurs and Fri off every year when the schedule comes out. Working on the Thursday of a game is sacriledge. The Goateed Son of Thor demands you dedicate this day to him and help rattle opposing quarterbacks. If TJ Yates has any time outs left after the first quarter, then we have failed Thor Child. Thor Child does not tolerate failure. So taking off Thursday is a must, but honestly, if you can work Friday, then you didnt tailgate enough. Which brings us to...
6. All day tailgate on a weekday: All your non-Hokie friends are hanging out at their desks, putting covers on TPS reports. But not you. No, you took a day honor all that is right in this world: beers, burgers, TOTS, Sycamore Deli, fall colors, 8 foot Hokies Birds, and vans that look like lunchpails. It feels so wrong it has to be right. It's almost like playing hooky from school, only instead of watching the people play Plinko with Bob Barker you play cornhole with a guy who looks like Bob Barker. Which is way better anyway.
Tailgate hard, yell loud, and don't go to work on Friday. See you in Blacksburg!
Drinking Bud Fosters with a Dog Named Beamer
First off, any of you who have tailgated with me over the course of the season know I'm on a mission to get people to call the Orange and Maroon fan cans "Bud Fosters". Every time you do, Bud stays another day in Blacksburg. So I'm drinking a few that I had left over from the tailgate, I've got Beamer-dog next to me, and I'm still soaking up that win.
How 'bout those Hokies? They really delivered on Saturday and its nearly impossible to find any issues with that game. We had a well balanced O, a dominant D, and controlled the game from start to finish. These guys keep rolling and getting better every week.
Even the stuff people have been critical of thus far suddenly doesn't look so bad: 1. Alabama is playing like the best team in the country, so the loss to them looks better and better 2. Nebraska's D has been rock solid so the struggles in that game look less problematic in hindshight 3. The juggernaut that is the Duke Blue Devils dominated NC State, and suddenly our less than satisfying win two weeks ago doesn't cause as much angst.
There's a lot of good recaps and analysis out there from the weekend, check out Techsideline and Kyle Tucker's blog for some great analysis. As for me, I'll offer you Beamer Dog's Top 5 Hokie Moments from this weekend:
5. Post Game tailgating: Rainy weather and a noon game didn't slow down many people, especially after the game. The lots were full, grills were fired up, and the cornhole bags were flying. Post game victory burgers taste delicious, especially when they are seasoned with 48 points.
4. David Wilson's touchdown. The kid is going to be good, he just needs to work out the kinks and learn to not overthink his options when he gets to the hole. But he stuck in there and Billy Hite stuck with him. VT rewarded him by going for it on 4th and goal. Getting DW to punch it in had to be good for his overall confidence level and the fans enjoyed it. He's a classy, hardworking kid, and he's going to be a fan favorite over time.
3. As in yards of offense: That's exactly what BC had going into halftime. 3 yards. The D all but forced Shinskie into a fetal position and it got so bad that at one point, Coach Spaz pulled all his starters on O to send a message. Bud Foster intercepted that message on it's way to the BC team and instead sent them an orange and maroon can of whoop-ass. He then went over to Gary Tranquill and twisted his nipples so hard that Tranq hit his knees and Bud didn't let up until he promised to call that orange and maroon can a "Bud Foster." (I told you it would catch on)
2. Mark Herzlich. That was a classic Lane Stadium moment. Watching 65K+ people cheer on an opposing player who is battling (and beating) cancer is good for the soul. Winning is fun, but when you can show that kind of class and take a moment to remember that there's quality people on both sides of the ball who live real lives, it puts things in perspective. We wish Mark well and hope he makes a full recovery soon so he can start tormenting running backs again.
1. Tyrod. Everything about him. Especially his Mohawk. That thing is badass and makes him look like some sort of Thunderdome warrior. And the guy is playing lights out right now. He's poised, making good decisions, and (most importantly) he is the leader he needs to be. This is his team and people are following him. This picture has been floating around and it's gaining popularity on the message boards. There's no doubt from looking at this that when Tyrod (and his Mohawk) talk, people listen. It has yet to be confirmed, but we heard that the deep bomb TD pass to Boykin was actually an audible called at the line by his Mohawk when it read the coverage and realized there was a hole on the boundary side.
So those are Beamer Dog's top 5 moments. Post it up and let's hear yours...
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