- September 13th, 2022, 10:34 am
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That's twice now that you reference my Baptist buddies. The context was that BYU beat Baylor last week and that the Flames could exact some revenge in the Holy War 2 at our place. No one was suggesting Baylor fans would be flying up to Lynchburg. Although they do seem to be much more aware of our presence now than they were when we rolled in McLane Stadium a few years back.
Is it a bigger deal to people living in Lynchburg to have Virginia Tech coming to Williams Stadium? Yeah, probably so. But is that the metric you want to use? The townies aren't coming to Williams Stadium without an LU degree regardless of whether we host the Hokies. If anything, they will be showing up to cheer against the Flames because their great uncle went to the school and if they personally attended a class at CVCC that is practically VT Jr. Am I right?
We are taking on a school with as a high of a national profile as VT who happen to be ridiculed for their religious distinctives. A school that has actually won something of significance in football. A team that has a national draw wherevere they travel. A team that has overcome religious bigotry to finally squeeze into a P5 conference. A team with an athletics history that we aspire to emulate.
Is it a bigger deal to people living in Lynchburg to have Virginia Tech coming to Williams Stadium? Yeah, probably so. But is that the metric you want to use? The townies aren't coming to Williams Stadium without an LU degree regardless of whether we host the Hokies. If anything, they will be showing up to cheer against the Flames because their great uncle went to the school and if they personally attended a class at CVCC that is practically VT Jr. Am I right?
We are taking on a school with as a high of a national profile as VT who happen to be ridiculed for their religious distinctives. A school that has actually won something of significance in football. A team that has a national draw wherevere they travel. A team that has overcome religious bigotry to finally squeeze into a P5 conference. A team with an athletics history that we aspire to emulate.