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Save the Hokie Pokie

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Heidi
9 years ago

Don't cut this and bring back Stick ot In!

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Brian Loop
9 years ago

As a parent of a sousaphone player, I am totally against the change. Go HOKIES

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Julie Cupp
9 years ago

Come ON! No Hokie Pokie? I think we could stand to keep it a *little* light hearted in our stadium. If things get tough we'll #startjumping.

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Mark Ballintyn
9 years ago

Really? Remove the Hokie Pokie? Halftime maybe? Or, just before the guest of honor and the let's go chant.

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Rosie M
9 years ago

Really? You'd think the football players would bring enough "toughness" to the game. Getting rid of the hokie pokie will just end up pissing off the alumni you count on to pay good money to watch the games. Maybe the marketing department and the finance department need to have a chat...

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Denise Dodd
9 years ago

Are you kidding me? I was a Marching Virginian who danced the Hokie Pokie on the field. Keep the tradition.

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James Hoeft
9 years ago

Hey, I'm in PR and marketing. Looks like there might be some jobs opening up in Blacksburg!

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Jessica Beer
9 years ago

I was so looking forward to sharing this tradition with my kids! Please don't take it away!!!

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Patrick Coen
9 years ago

This is a ridiculous decision. How out of touch can you be?

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Anonymous
9 years ago

Why would you want to do away with this? It is so much fun and so uniquely Virginia Tech. Please don't!

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Anonymous
9 years ago

Please don't take this great tradition away from us.

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Stefanie Bartley
9 years ago

This is a great and unique tradition. The lets go chant and cannon fire could easily be combined with the excusing tradition of the hokie pokie

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Kyle Loder
9 years ago

I was an MV for 4 years and have been back nearly every year since. The Hokie Pokey cannot go. It's part of what makes Tech what it is.

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Sue King
9 years ago

Save the Hokie Pokie

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Denise Walters
9 years ago

Save the Hookies!!!

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Anonymous
9 years ago Featured

The Hokie Pokie is one of the many traditions at Tech that made my daughter want to become a Marching Virginian. She learned how to play the tuba in her senior year of high school in the hopes to play the Hokie Pokie with the sousaphones.

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TJ Willis
9 years ago

Please keep the Hokie Pokie tradition alive!

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Terri Mosley
9 years ago

Save the Hokie Pokie!!

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Julie Massie
9 years ago

Want to have a "tougher" atmosphere? Keep the traditions that get the crowd loving the games and fired up for their team!

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Karin Mans
9 years ago

This is one of the greatest things about Virginia Tech Football!!!