Hey Jeff, how many games are you suspended?

HT: Testudo Times

"This many."

Allen will miss the rivalry game against the 'Hoos, who are coming off a big overtime win against Clemson. That's fantastic. They've got momentum and we've lost two consecutive road games. I really wouldn't be surprised if we lost Wednesday.

The good news is UVa doesn't have a remarkable inside presence that will suddenly be able to dominate in the paint with Allen out. The key for the Hokies will be stopping Sylven Landesberg, who's name says "I'm a 7-2 white center from Lithuania," but is in fact a high-scoring slashing guard from NYC.

The Hokies are also facing yet another coach under fire in Dave Laitao. However, unlike the previous coaches under fire the Hokies faced, does not have a championship ring as a player or head coach.

Look for this to be a tough game for the Hokies, even though he was shut down by the 'Hoos in the last meeting, he's still one of Tech's three most important players and will be missed. And because he did something stupid and immature, he's suspended for an important conference road game.

Also, note that this suspension is coming from VT AD extraordinaire Jim Weaver, citing his incredibly stupid "Hokies Respect" campaign. Weaver should just let the league suspend Allen instead of claiming to do it himself to promote his stupid, cartoonish program. Every fan base has its idiots and we don't need laughable cartoons to tell us to settle down or former players telling us to respect others.

To paraphrase Carlin: Fuck Weaver, fuck Hokies Respect ... and fuck everyone now that I think of it. Sometimes in blogging you have to generalize.

Look, Allen screwed up. Does it make us look bad? Yes. Does it make every fan outside of Virginia Tech think all Hokies are like this? No.

Not even the Deadspin commentariate was vile toward Allen. In fact, the only comment that was even about the game came from frequent commenter and Hokie fan "Frank Beamer's Goiter":

Allen was never in the game from the first minute and neither was most of the team, keeping up with Greenberg's style of playing up/down to each opponent's level.

Weaver had no reason to get on his high horse and take down one of our own to try and save face. The league should have handled the Allen situation.

Notre Dame: A Cautionary Tale

AD Jim Weaver has been solid as a businessman during his tenure with Virginia Tech. He's kept the department in the black, built wonderful new facilities and was on the job when Tech moved to the ACC.

However, Weaver has been deficient at dealing with the common fan. Every week, I see stories posted on TSL Message Boards about fans being harassed for various offenses while tailgating. These offenses range from the mild, such as having a tent set up on asphalt, to the absolutely unforgivable, such as throwing a football prior to a football game.

The Weaver Administration has banned cornhole, footballs and tents on paved areas, probably because big-money donors with Weaver's ear had their car slightly damaged as the pulled up to the stadium 15 minutes before gametime.


The Weaver Administration banned the Stick-It-In cheer, probably because a big-money donor with Weaver's ear was offended by it. Weaver claims the cheer has nothing to do with the team scoring touchdowns. I frankly don't care. It added to my enjoyment and to the enjoyment of most of the fans in attendance at VT games. It's just like any other tradition or superstition. If you think it works, then it works. It's the reason I don't shave when the Sabres are in the playoffs.

The question becomes how much further is Weaver willing to go to control tailgating at Virginia Tech. Is he willing to go as far as Notre Dame?

Irish fans have been brow-beaten by campus police and stadium officials who are adamant to control drinking, standing and having a good time before, during or after games in South Bend.

Any kind of tripping, wobbling, or looking confused is just cause to be considered for a public intox violation before the game. Outside of the student section, standing is close to prohibited during the game. Go through solid Notre Dame blog The Rock Report and you'll find numerous posts on how bad things have gotten at Notre Dame.

We can only hope that this doesn't come to Virginia Tech. We have shown through and through that we are good fans who treat visitors with respect. However, we also like to have a good time before, during and after the game. If that's a problem for Weaver, then he needs to get out of college athletics. College sports are supposed to be fun.

We don't need VT police and VT officials turning into the Notre Dame Gestapo. We respect the moment, the opponent, the game, ourselves and the competition. So it's high time the athletics department and administration respected us.