Orange Bowl

Heading into any stadium with a bunch of MV's is an experience. As we searched for our seats, we were loud and excited. Apparently our seats were at the top row of the stadium along the 50-yard line, which was awesome. We could see everything. In front of us were some random VT fans and crude Miami fans. The stadium was barely half-full by kickoff (Homecoming at the U?). However, there were pockets of Maroon and Orange in random spots. Two years ago all the Hokies were concentrated into one area, and I must assume that the U decided to split up visitors tickets as we were so loud? The Orange Bowl decided to play "Enter Sandman" in its entirety before kickoff, so all the Hokies in the Stadium were jumping and yelling. We started to sing the lyrics in unison... the Canes fans in front of us at first didn't know what to make of this VERY outspoken group of Hokies behind them, except to turn around and flick us off randomly. So, the first half went well for the Hokies. We went up 10-0 and were feeling good. We saw many of our friends that did not tailgate with us as all the MV's congregated near us. The third quarter was all about the U... our offense was doing nothing, and the Canes scored on a freakishly long field goal and a freakishly odd 3rd down TD run. So, we are tied 10-10 and the Miami fans around us decide to become outspoken only when their team is playing well. So, we had a nice little verbal exchange going on. Between the third and fourth quarters we as a group did the Hokie-Pokie, dance and all. The hokies near us loved it! The MV's are really an outspoken band, and not having to play during the game allows all our energy to go into other pursuits. So, Adibi intercepts the ball and Ore sticks it in. Hokies WIN! The Canes fans flocked out of the stadium real fast and we celebrated. Coming out of the stadium we ran into the entire Flowers clan. Our best cornerback, Brandon Flowers, is from South Florida and his WHOLE family was there. They all wore #18 jerseys. A funny thing about Brandon is he had his mouth guard platinum plated so he looks like he has a gold grill in during the game. His Dad of course had an actual gold grill in prompting Angela to get a picture with him. Angela loves grillz, I think I will have to make some money to buy her one soon! We drove some of our friends back to their hotel and said all our goodbyes before catching a 6:30 flight back to Texas. A note on Airports... they want you to show up two hours at least before your flight. We were there by 4:15am... and they did not open their ticket line until 5. We were not amused. But it was an AMAZING weekend, beating Miami is always a joy.