ShowCo Chairs: James Maxwell (CLAS ’04) and Jim Apple (CLAS ’03)
VPI & SU too!! Show Take 3
Pregame:
Intro: Welcome to the University of Virginia, the best Public
University in the nation! With Thanksgiving less than a week away, the Cavaliers can be thankful for: Aaron Brooks in 1998, Lollipops, the Syracuse Orangemen, the Pittsburgh Panthers, the 200 miles between here and Blacksburg and of course… The Award Winning Virginia Fight Cavalier Indoor Outdoor Precision Marching Pep Band & Chowder Society Review, Unlimited!!!
Form: H2O
Ann: Hokie fans, welcome to beautiful Scott Stadium. We would like to remind you that re-entering the stadium is not allowed, but don't worry, we have indoor plumbing.
Play: Call Me Al
During break: Band runs 10 yards to the left.
Ann: Look! Running water!
Ann: Virginia Polytechnic Institute's recruiting efforts took a hit this week when the US Supreme Court ruled four-year scholarships to Tech in violation of the 8th Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Half Time!!
INTRO: Band forms TV on field, creating this from the sideline without scrambling on.
Ann: There is nothing wrong with your football field. Do not attempt to adjust the halftime show. We control the transmission. We control the horizontal. [band lies down] We control the vertical. [band stands up] We can make it loud. [we play loud] we can make it soft [we say "shhhh!"] For the next five minutes, we will control all you see and hear. You are about to experience the awe and mystery that reaches from the inner minds of . . . The award winning Virginia fighting cavalier indoor/outdoor precision pep band!"
Play: Hush
Form: Basketball
Ann: In an exciting game all you Gobbler fans wont want to miss, the Cavaliers will welcome the Virginia Tech basketball team to U-Hall on December 1st. UVa is currently ranked 11th in the preseason polls while the Virginia Tech Basketball team is.....well..< pause> nevermind....
Form: HOOS
Ann: "Would the owner of ten thousand dollars in small, unmarked, non-sequential bills wrapped in rubber bands please report to the lost and found. We have your rubber bands."
On the way out:
Ann: And remember Hokie fans, just like Syracuse, you get 3 points for using the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop in its intended fashion. [Set up a 20 to 25-yard field goal kick (snapper, holder, kicker, 2 officials under the uprights). Holder tees up the kick on an oversized lollipop. Kick is up...]