with us okay Virginia Tech football
season returns this weekend as we
mentioned and if you haven't experienced
a game live at Lane Stadium it's one
thing that you don't want to miss out on
yeah I stopped by to find out what the
hype is all about take a look
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what I hear seeing a football game here
at Lane Stadium is an unforgettable
experience but today we're learning
about what game day is like for the
coach his family and a couple of the
players
the atmosphere is crazy I saw like a
stab that we've had however many
earthquake games here so that just gives
you a frame of reference of how crazy
walking through the tunnel just hang
everybody jump
hang him Sandman get ready to go off you
know this is going on year four and and
every time I stood at the butterfly so
it's awesome
so our game day experience is second to
none
you know our entrance is is special and
unique and when you start to make the
walk from the locker room and you can
hear the let's go
Hokies chant and you know it's it's
about to start and you get in the tunnel
and there are a lot of echoes in that
tunnel and our guys are excited and then
you you got to stand there and kind of
catch your breath a little bit and try
and soak it in and and then when you go
take the field you just get a rush of
emotion and enjoy an excitement that
everybody should get the experience some
time in their lives when your defense is
out there maybe the other team's office
is coming out
and they have to worry about our fans we
can't hear everything like that and then
obviously what we score it's pretty nice
as to hear how like definite it is here
especially you don't third down on
defense you know I love you know hearing
them you know with the keys or you know
yelling and screaming and jump in you
know cuz you need them and it gives us
nothing but a little more motivation to
make a clay
not only do we have great fan support in
terms of people in the seats but we have
a knowledgeable fan base they know
window cheer when to get loud how to
affect the game in a positive manner
they come not to be entertained but to
take part in the game which i think is
unique and makes it even a better
experience it's just another example of
the pride in Virginia Tech now just a
football program but the in the entire
school the entire community it's truly
an event that's fun to be a part of when
you're a coach of any sports program you
can teach lessons that you know come off
of the football field so what are some
lessons that you're hoping that the guys
take from the values of hard work of
perseverance of stick-to-itiveness of
continuing to work hard to push yourself
to be the best and everything you do
regardless of circumstances and also
understanding that there's more there's
more than just the game it's about the
process it'll talk about winning and
losing we talk about doing things the
right way on a consistent basis it gives
us an opportunity to have success in
anything we do in life walk me through
what it's like for you on gaming day we
get on the bus and come here and do hope
you walk and which is always a fantastic
show of pride in Virginia Tech and
support we're not just our football team
but the whole kind of collegiate
atmosphere I get to the end of hokey
walk my girls and my wife Jenny are
always there give big hugs I hear that
you guys when you
him during the Hokey walk what happens
we've done that for every game when we
were at Memphis we did that and then
here at Virginia Tech so we wait and
give him a big hug and give him a big
kiss and tell him good luck and then
these guys like to see all the players
what is your favorite part of game day
or up this whole experience because it
seems like Coach really you know he
makes his his family a part of this you
guys are creating this tradition of
running and seeing him and giving him a
hug and you know
good luck hug and so what's your
favorite part of it because obviously
you know you've been with me the whole
time my favorite part is probably Enter
Sandman just I get I think more chills
than he does when the games starting and
then I think afterwards we go down on
the field and get to give them a hug and
go listen to his postgame press
conference but just kind of the relief
of hopefully a win you know we went a
lot at home so if somebody has not yet
experienced a game at Lane Stadium what
words do you have for them well they're
missing out I mean I think every college
football fan should come I just started
jumping too easy everybody I was jumping
don't ask why one tip I would say is to
be loud as Todd's on
John they said that's the tip is jump
absolutely and you can't help it when
you're surrounded by all those fans and
the inner Sandman comes out you you do
you get chills whether you're a fan or
not we went my husband is a big big
Nebraska fan I went to a Hokie home game
and we couldn't help it I mean it was
just so exciting you're gonna go to my
first this season awesome
yeah very good so ok so we can share
them on Monday night
yes playing in Tallahassee right against
FSU but then the next home game is
September September 8th yes