It’s dawn now and the fog is starting to lift. You’ve been driving all night with four friends crammed in your Civic. A small SUV passes with Hokie flags and magnets. You honk your horn and your four friends pump their fist in the air. The Hokies in the neighboring vehicle smile and wave. You see, you’re about to watch Tyrod Taylor and the Hokies dominate the Kansas MOhawks in the Orange Bowl.

Your heart starts pounding. There’s a growing tingling sensation in the back of your neck; your hair is standing on end. Then it starts…Enter Sandman.

Can you feel the anticipation building? Can you picture the Hokies streaking down the field rocking the JayHawks? They only ranked team they beat all year was Kansas State who was only ranked #24 at the time, is no longer ranked, and only went 5-7 on the season. The only ‘good’ team they played all year was Missouri and they lost.

Can you smell the Oranges?

ESPN Orange Bowl Article 

TechSideLine’s Game Preview 

We’ve been working diligently over the past several weeks to complete the transition of all the information from the old Tyrod Taylor site onto this one. We think we have most of it. This design tested to be more professional looking and eye catching than the last design. Here is our latest Tyrod Taylor Wallpaper to keep you occupied before the Orange Bowl.

After reading all the experts picked Kansas, I can’t help but feel like the Mohawks don’t have a chance. The Hokies are healthy and firing on all cyllinders. Meanwhile the Mohawks didn’t beat a ranked team all season.

In an exciting battle, the Virginia Tech Hokies led by both Sean Glennon and Tyrod Taylor were able to overcome Boston College in the ACC Championship game on December 1, 2007.  The story of the game was not Matt Ryan, as apparently the announcers were hoping for, but rather Virginia Tech’s special teams and defense.

The special teams unit blocked two kicks which allowed the Hokies to come back and take the lead after the half.  Then toward the end of the game, the defense stepped up with several critical turnovers holding Boston College scoreless in the second half.

Matt Ryan seems to be the real deal and will get a shot at the next level, but a one man team can’t win the ACC…perhaps the Big 12 or Little 11, but the ACC is all around too good of a conference.

ACC officials were worried that the conference would be embarrassed by the turnout in Jacksonville this year, with two of the more northern schools fighting for the title.  But the Hokies turned out in droves to show that we’ll go anywhere, even to places like God-forsaken Jacksonville.  To be honest though I think I saw more homeless people than BC fans outside the game.  There wasn’t a single Eagle that I came into contact with that had actually come from Boston.

To solve this turnout problem the ACC moved the games for the next to years to Tampa.  Yes, that’s right.  They moved it farther from 11/12 schools.  After the next two years of an empty stadium, the game is planned for Charlotte, NC.  It seems like it will be a nice central location for the conference and it makes wonder why they scrounged around in Florida for so long (bye bye retirees and dimpled chads).

Taylor didn’t have a spectacular game against the Eagles, but they were supposed to be the ACC’s best run defense (at least statistically).  The mere fact that Brandon Ore gained yards means that they were an overrated unit.

The Hokies tossed oranges into the stands and leapt into the student section after the game.  It’s now official; Virginia Tech heads to the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL on January third to face the God awful and overrated Kansas Mohawks.

You asked for controversial posts, so here it is. This is a post to show off my associates t-shirt store filled with every Hokies favorite types of apparent: Fire Jim Weaver T-shirts. This guy has been ruining Virginia Tech football for far too long and its about time we show our distaste. He wasn’t good enough for Florida, why is he good enough for us?

Taken from the T-shirt Store FireJim.Spreadshirt.com

Here are the ways in which Jim Weaver has tried to screw the students:

-Took down “Home of the Fighting Gobblers” for new construction
-Removed the “Hey Hey Hey Goodbye” Song
-Plays obnoxious Hokies Respect cartoons at games
-Removal of the “Suck it” chant (I don’t know the real name of this one)
-Attempted to Ban Booing - WTF?
-Noon Kickoffs (LSU has nightgames, why can’t we?)
-Canceling the Wisconsin Series
-Creating the Student Lottery instead of letting dedicated fans get tickets
-Turning Hokie football into a bland, vanilla, cookie cutter atmosphere
-Attempted to remove 1000 student seats in Lane, someone suggested it was actually closer to 3000?
-Removed good seating for students in Cassell
-Removal of Stick It In, this just puts it over the top

I just wanted to share something I found in my internet travels. While perhaps it is not directly Tyrod Taylor related, it is Virginia Tech related and all Hokie fans with an extra wall should drool over its prospects. I present to you the VT Fathead Helmet. For less than $100 you could have this officially licensed giant wall sticky of a football helmet staring down your Wahoo neighbor. Even better is that all of your Hokie buddies will come over daily to admire it. You never knew you had so many best friends.

Here is a video profile on Tyrod Taylor from Nike’s 4 Quarters with interviews with Tyrod himself and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor.

Before I had really seen Tyrod Taylor in action, I was very surprised how humble he is. Now that I am used to it I realize that his parents have had a big role in that. Tyrod knows he can go far if he stays out of trouble and keeps his mind on the game.

Here is Tyrod Taylor in Virginia Tech’s preseason scrimmages. Because the spring game was cancelled, this was the first opportunity for the fans to see Taylor in action.

Here are the news articles posted from the 2007 season, transposed from the previous website version.

11.12.07 Tyrod and Glennon split time at quarterback; a shocking, but great move by Beamer in his first career win over FSU and Bobby Bowden. Using the two quarterbacks appeared to confuse the defense, and give some semblance of a spark to the Hokies’ offense. I was most disappointed with the referees in the game. Especially in the second half, it was apparent that they made several terrible calls and no-calls that all seemingly went against the Hokies. The worst was the no-call on the late hit on the kick return in the 3rd quarter. The rules are put there to keep the players safe; ACC ref bias aside, you have to protect to the players on both sides of the ball.

10.13.07 Tyrod left the game at Duke with an ankle injury. It has been reported as a high ankle sprain. The foot is currently in a boot that will come off on Saturday. Then a decision will be made as to whether Tyrod Taylor will play versus the probable #2 Boston College. Sean Glennon looked as good as ever against Duke, so I will not be surprised either way. I love that BC won’t know how to prepare because the two quarterbacks have totally different styles.

10.10.07 I was just notified that Tyrod Taylor has been named the ACC’s Rookie of the week. You can read an article on Hokiesports HERE.

10.06.07 I don’t have much to say about the Hokies win over Clemson, except ‘Oh thank God.’ Defense finally came to play and of course I don’t have to mention special teams. Adibi looked like he finally stepped his game up to the level we’ve been expecting. Unfortunately the news on Vince Hall (injury: wrist - out 4-6 weeks) will definitely hurt the defense in the coming games. Although this will likely give Purnell Sturdivant, backup linebacker, a fine opportunity to prove himself. He looked good against William and Mary and I’m excited to see what he can do against some ACC opponents.

9.27.07 The Hokies looked rough against a tough UNC team. This was the first ACC contest for Tyrod Taylor and the Hokies. Passing yards were tough to come by but a few defensive stands held off the trailing Tar Heels. Before heading to death valley next week and a battle with Clemson, the Hokies have some fine tuning to do. That will be a true test for the Hokies and may have huge significance on the ACC race.

9.23.07 Taylor looked good again against William and Mary, but only played in the first half before Beamer called in the second string offense. He had an impressive run early in the game down the sideline and was fairly well on the mark with his passes. Harper dropped a couple, but the ball seemed placed decently for the most part. Defense was pretty good as well, but it is hard to review such an overwhelming victory. Second string defense held their own for the most part although they did allow William and Mary to gain nearly as many yards as Tech. Purnell Sturdivant, backup linebacker, had an amazing performance with 2 interceptions and 8 tackles including two sacks for big losses. Expect this r-Junior to be a big factor in next year’s rebuilding defense.

9.15.07 Tyrod Taylor looked poised and confident in his first collegiate start versus Ohio. The offensive line may have played a bit better than last week but still isn’t great, just acceptable. Taylor used his feet as a weapon to escape the blitz and create opportunities downfield. Josh Morgan appeared to be Taylor’s favorite reciever, as the two connected 6 times for a total of 119 yards. The fans seem to love Tyrod’s style and chanted “tyrod taylor” after every great play. It was fun to see a quarterback play with confidence for a change. In other team news, Kenny Lewis Jr. looked great running in two touchdowns. I expect to see more of Lewis as long as Ore keeps forgetting how to hit a hole. Maybe Weaver shouldn’t have gotten rid of “Stick It In”, which was shouted loud and proud all game long…

9.09.07 Virginia Tech was embarrased by LSU. LSU played like a number 2 team and clearly they deserve their ranking, if not the number 1 spot. The Hokies on the other hand, seem to have some work to do. Talk of a National Championship has gone out the window because whether we get to the game or not, it is fairly apparent that at this point that we wouldn’t be competitive anyways. Tyrod looked promising in the game, however. Beamer has a tough decision to make as to who to start next week. He’s backed Glennon this far, hoping to save Tyrod’s redshirt, but I think Glennon just solidified his place on the bench.

9.02.07 The Hokies pulled out the win over ECU, but it was not as comfortable as the fans would have liked. After Glennon’s second big mistake of the game, the student section could be heard all the way from the South End Zone chanting “Tyrod Taylor” several times. The Hokie fans refrained from booing ECU, but still managed to boo Glennon after some broken plays. Virginia Tech pulls the win 17-7 over Eastern Carolina. All we can say now is…L S Who?

8.31.07 The Tyrod Taylor Fansite is live! Hopefully this will be a good season for the Hokies. If we can focus on the little things, rather than looking ahead to an ACC Title or BCS game we will end up in good shape. With so many returning starters, this should be a fun season for Virginia Tech.

Here is the collection of Tyrod Taylor wallpapers that we have created during the 2007 season. Click them to go to the full size, then right click and choose ’set as desktop’ to set them as your wallpaper. Enjoy!

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