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I don’t think I’ve had more fun watching our football team lose than I did the past two home games. Wait, that doesn’t sound right. What I mean is that I am disappointed in the losses, but I couldn’t be more proud of our fans on the hill that made lemonade out of lemons and started a mud slide at the Georgia Tech game, and spent their time more wisely by playing human Tetris at the Duke game.

The chaos of students’ completely disobeying authority makes me feel good inside, because it’s good to know that even students at UVa are just as immature as a six year old deep down.

The combination of the rain, the wind and Georgia Tech’s incredibly simple, yet effective, offense was too much for the defense to contain. Yes, there were a few missed calls or bad calls that hurt the team. Yes, Jameel Sewell threw many spot-on passes that were dropped in the second half. And yes, the Duke game was disheartening to watch in the final 3 minutes, but at least there was effort for most of the game.

To the football team’s defense, GT was ranked number twelve in the country heading into that game, and will most likely be in the top ten after beating Wake Forest (barely) today. And the Duke team we faced is on the verge of having a winning season for the first time since MC Hammer was relevant.

And the Miami game…well, there weren’t many positives about this one. The two blocked punts were good, and a solid outing by Rashawn Jackson was inspiring, but besides that UVa was just the slower team on the field. When the offense can’t give the defense a rest, a speedy team like Miami will run laps around anyone.

Next week is the Boston College thriller, a rivalry that spans back to the mid-2000s. Although a win against BC is vital in our chase for a national championship, we also need to keep our eye on the real prize: beating Virginia Tech. I know the game is three weeks away, but it is never too early to start hating Tech. Planning our time between now and kickoff is pivotal to our success as a fan base. Here is a list of things that will help out in the effort to set up a victory for Virginia, but more importantly a loss for Virginia Tech.

1) Do NOT give any tickets to Virginia Tech fans from your high school

2) Do NOT give any tickets to Virginia Tech fans from your family

3) Go to the game, preferably for more than the first half

Every other year it seems that 60,000 Tech fans make their way into Scott Stadium to ruin the day for us 1,500 Wahoos. It isn’t just that they cheer for our rival that makes it awful; it’s all the niceties that go along in dealing with Tech fans.

It’s their set of ATV and tractor keys that they shake in your face every third down.

It’s their primal instinct of throwing drinks all over your coat when you ask them to stop shaking the keys in your face.

It’s the jail-time you serve for punching said Tech fan in the throat after they pour ice-cold Pepsi down your back.

So, although it’s impossible to keep all Virginia Tech fans from entering the stadium (like keeping a woman out of a pair of Uggs during winter), an effort must be made to limit the damage they do to our community by just being in the Charlottesville area. We suffer enough already over breaks with the traffic their second-rate students make on I-64 when passing through to get to Richmond (And by second-rate I mean stupid. Especially the ones from Godwin).

In all honesty, though, I’m worried about this game. When there have been 20,000 seats empty for our last two home games, seats that are traditionally taken by Virginia Tech fans already, I am scared that my hyperbole of 60,000 Tech fans won’t be too far from the truth.

If you know family or friends that aren’t going to the game, make sure they give the tickets to UVa fans, or at the least University of Richmond fans (That way they can get used to the feeling of where their Head Coach will be next year). If they can’t find anyone to give their tickets to, have the tickets destroyed.

So go to the game. If you go it means that one less Virginia Tech fan is in attendance. Plus, there will be a special postgame performance by the marching band for Al Groh (and hopefully Craig Littlepaige), where they will play a rendition of Roy Rogers’ “Happy Trails.”

Be obnoxious. Be reactionary. Fight fire with fire. It’s the only way you will enjoy the game.