Tales from the Virginia Tech Sidelines A Collection of the Greatest Stories Ever Told

10 Jerry Rosenbaum's Greatest Things About Virginia Tech Football 1. The Cannon. Where else do they fire a warning shot to let you know you have time for one more drink before leaving the tailgate? 2. Have you seen our cheerleaders? 3. 8 p.m. kickoffs. 4. At most schools, punts are considered a chance to beat the bathroom rush; at Tech they are legitimate scoring opportunities. 5. Burnt orange. Who doesn't look good dressed head to toe in burnt orange? 6. The 1993 Independence Bowl. The Sugar Bowl is great, but this one started it all. 7. Bill Roth (you've got to love this guy ... even though he came from Syracuse). 8. The third quarter of the 2000 Sugar Bowl. 9. People doing the hokey-pokey, outdoors. Priceless. 10. That Tech has a space reserved in the Merriman Center for the national championship trophy.Colston, Chris is the author of 'Tales from the Virginia Tech Sidelines A Collection of the Greatest Stories Ever Told', published 2003 under ISBN 9781582617282 and ISBN 1582617287.