10.21.2005 | No so hoky

The Hokies of Virginia Tech, actually, who are now 7-0, and just beat up on Maryland, although it was not pretty. Fear the Turtle, my butt.

I root for the Hokies, though I didn't go to VT. Why? Well, I've now lived in Virginia longer than I lived in my native New York, so have a certain homeboy interest in Virginia teams. Also, I did graduate from a "small but select"* technical school in upstate New York, very much a New York version of VT. Or is VT a Virginia versio of RPI? Also, I did some diligent prospective-parent R&D on the Blacksburg campus for one of my offspring, and was much impressed. Oh, and in this day of the paid "student athlete", VT is known for its (relatively) high graduation rate for the football team.

As a technical school graduate, I always have a soft spot for any school that has "Engineers" or "Polytech" in its name. Also, the fact that Blacksburg, Virginia, is one of the most wired towns in America also impresses; we nerd-wannabes have to stick together. 'Course, it's a little tough getting past the hoky Hokie mascot. A turkey? What's with that? Whatever.

Go, Hokies.
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*This was one of our standing jokes at RPI, back
when there were less than 4,000 students. The joke
was, how in God's green earth did they ever select us?