In the embarrassing loss to the Hokies this weekend, the students and fans not only had to endure Al Groh's final game of mediocrity, but a stadium packed with Virginia Tech faithful. When the athletic department released extra tickets for the game earlier this year, Hokies bought the majority of them. The University obviously had to sell these tickets because of the lack of attendance by our own fans; however, the department not only filled the upper deck with Tech fans, but they infiltrated the student section. Although my roommates and I arrived more than an hour before kickoff, we were unable to get very good seats despite many students still being on Thanksgiving break. Not only did our own students bring their Tech friends to sit with them, but many adults sat in Sections 101-105, which are reserved for the students. By splitting up the students, the Hokies had a more enthusiastic crowd that helped propel their team to a convincing win. Craig Littlepage should know better than to allow the student section to house numerous Tech fans; without student support, the attendance will be even lower in the future. Coming to a game to watch a team that plays like there is no second half and at the same time being surrounded by obnoxious Virginia Tech fans is rubbing salt in an open wound. In two years, when the Hokies return to Charlottesville, we will have a new coach, a new team, and hopefully Littlepage will realize that selling the students' tickets to our most hated rival is never a good idea.
Courtney Jones\nCLAS II
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