This season there is a bit of a change coming for the countdown to kickoff. The last several years, on the weekend before school starts and the Freshmen move-in, the athletic department and the football team have held a “Fan Appreciation Day” where interested Hokie Nation fans get to gather for some games, a few picnics, some food in various favorite Blacksburg establishments, and for the grand event a couple of hours standing in line to get the football players to sign various posters, mini-helmets, and autograph footballs.
Gobbler Country will be there to cover it, of course, but I have to admit that there is still the Hokie Fan enough in me to grit my teeth to stand in line and grab a few scribbles on a newly purchased mini-helmet or a squad poster.