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lol...suck it Ohio St :nana:

Is Hal still dominating dance machines? Is Hal still speedwalking? Love this show...

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Notre Dame football 2026 schedule

Sept. 6: Wisconsin (Lambeau Field)
Sept. 12: Rice
Sept. 19: Michigan State
Sept. 26: at Purdue
Oct. 3: at North Carolina
Oct. 31: Navy
Nov. 7: Miami
Nov. 21: Boston College
TBA: at BYU
TBA: SMU
TBA: at Syracuse

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THey lose one game, they should not be in the playoffs next year...

Only thing I listen from Barstool is Spittin Chiclets...but you have to be a hockey fan to love it...but they are so good.

Just wanted to followup...let me know of any questions:

My two week Europe Christmas Market tour. I will try and be brief, but will answer any questions you may have. Yes, lots of Gluhwein, Hot Chocolate with Rum, Apple Cider with rum, pretzels, sweets, sausages, various fried potates, etc..


Rothenberg ob der Tauber – started off the trip here as I had been here prior not during Christmas. We stayed at Der Reichsküchenmeister which is very centrally located and a good restaurant and good breakfast. For those who have never been here, it is worth a day trip. Kathe Wolkfhart has a large store here that if you ever been to a Xmas store, it cannot compete with this place. All kinds of decorations. Also, has a small museum inside dedicated to the history of Xmas in Germany. The city itself has a nice small Xmas market with a great walk around the city. Also, not exactly Xmas, but they do have a museum that goes into old jail punishments.

Munich – We then went to Munich and stayed at the Nh Collection Munchen Bavaria which is located across the street from the main train station. Actual good breakfast and attentive staff, but nothing fancy. As for the markets, obviously Marienplatz is a must stop. Also, really enjoyed Munich Residenz market, Medeival Xmas Market had great stalls and different foods, Rindermarkt was close to Marienplatx but not as crowded but has about evrerything, Sendlinger Tor was med to me, beside seeing the historic gate could have skipped it, and a very small market we enjoyed for drinks was Feuerzangenbowle market which you could sit at and get a nice meal. And people loved the drinks there. We did the Third Reich Walking Tour as the wife had not done it, and it was about 2.5 hours, so as a history nerd, I gave it a B+. New places we tried, one was Der Pschorr near the Viktuellienmarkt which had traditional Bavarian food. Nothing great nothing bad, just typical hearty food. Also had dinner at Theresa Grill which was up in the University area for American Thanksgiving. I know reviews are mixed on it, but wife had some bone marrow dish that she ordered double and she never does that. My steak was very good and drinks were top notch.

Salzburg – did a day trip there from Munich as had been there prior. But the markets were beautiful and very well done. Wife really loved the mugs they give you there. There is a little market near Mirabell was cozy and a good stop off on the walk from the train station to Old Town. Also, lots of carolers outside the chuch when we were there. Went to the Salzburg outpost of Restaurant Meissl & Schadn for Schnitzel and it was 5 stars as always, as you can get it made the old tradition way with lard. Also, great desserts. Also, forgot to take our passports and they actually did a check on the train but they let us pass without the fine.

Nuremberg – Sheraton Carlton was near the train station. Nothing fancy but convenient. We went there specifically for the grand opening and to see the Christkind speech. LINK It was crowded but worth it. If you go, make sure to explore all around as they have one section full of stalls from other countries. The Nuremberg sausages were terrific.

Vienna – took the train from Nuremberg directly to Vienna. Really recommend 1st class if you have luggage. We stayed at the Moxy Vienna City East which was average, but very convenient to the U Bahn so was able to get everywhere. I could write a 10000 word essay on the Xmas markets here, but the main market at the City Hall (Rathaus) was incredible. We did about 15 markets there and all were wonderful. Also went out to Laxenburg for Illumina which is a light show done by all kinds of artists with little stops along the way for drinks and food. Pretty damn good. We did tours of Schonbrunn (2nd time for me, the wife loved it), Imperial Apartments (terrific and matches well with Schonbrunn) and did the horse show which was very impressive if you are into that type of thing (my wife said it was a favorite for her).

Bratislava – did the day trip from Vienna. They say it takes about 2-3 hours to tour the town, and that was about right. It is a Medieval town and the main Xmas market was good not great. I liked the other market near the Opera house. We did the Bratislava Flagship restaurant which is touristy but wanted to try a variety of Slovak food and did the job. Very good beer.

Budapest – Finished the trip with 3 days and nights while staying at the Hilton Garden Inn which was great location wise. One thing I liked about the hotel is they had glass bottles in the room to fill up water from their machines which I thought was a nice touch Lots of great markets, I liked the Basillica one the best, Fashion St had lots of great lights. We did the Pest side also, doing the parks and again seeing the holocaust memorial along the Danube and it is still a haunting tribute but a must see. The victors park gives the old school communism vibes and enjoyed area and had a George Washington statue. Also near the Parliament they had another park that had a Reagan and GHWB statues. I had been here before but never knew that. We spent the day up on Buda doing the tours there of the castle and churches, one thing we missed out on as we did not get reservations was the underground bunker so highly recommend to book ahead of time if you are into WW2 and Cold War History. One restaurant we really enjoyed was Pörc & Prézli Étterem near the Basillica. Terrific Hungarian food and great staff, but they do convince you to drink Palinka. Also got to go to a private show of Havasi. I had never heard of him before but the show and music was really great with the dancers, lights, etc. The wife really enjoyed and when he comes to the US I would see him. Also went to a a few Ruins bars, and I am way too old for them but glad to see them but if you are younger person, it would be a crazy night in there.

I like it...and essentially gives you an injury year.

But you know that there will be people who get injured 2 games into year 5 who will ask for more.

As a VT fan, I have all kinds of confused feelings about this. On the one hand, he was very good DC at Penn St and Vandy. On the other hand, it is just weird we fired him.

I have to keep the trust in Franklin.

I mean if Franklin would have been hired by Florida and they named Pry his DC, people would have been makes sense.

But some people are not made to be HCs.

Who knows if it will work out.

Here is my take with my orange and maroon glasses.

Our athletic dept has ignored football for way too long. Example, we have the highest spend in the ACC on womens basketball by some margin. Example 2, when Odom was fired from Mizzu back in the day, Fuente tried to bring him in but the AD would not pay for him and we ended up with a 1st time DC and essentially helped sink Fuente.

So earlier this year, VT essentially committed money to be the same as Clemson and FSU. Yes, lots of wasted money right now in the ACC :banghead:

VT then made a sneaky good hire by bringing in a guy from the Univ of Tennessee who is great at fundraising. Our HOkie Club has been a joke for decades on talking to the big donors, finding new donors, etc

Anyways, Pry gets fired and they start pursuing coaches, but when Franklin became available Bud Foster reached out and the dance started.

One of the key items was our NIL from Franklin. Well that has been resolved as donors started stepping up. For example, one guy who never gave money to football gave 10-15 million and said that would continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Stated many times, we are not Ohio St, LSU, etc...but we have many rich alumni that have never been tapped so if we can just get close to our potential we can be constant contenders for the ACC each year.

Lastly, Frankly also had demands on staff (from NIL to social media) that schools like LSU, Ole Miss would laugh at to even need to discuss but our AD needed it.

So, I am happy that we will finally invest into the sport that is the most important to VT. And oh, Franklin does not win big games, hell I just want to get back to being angry about losing big games. I get nervous playing teams like ODU and that is not acceptable.

My hope for next year is 7 wins or more, as there is a lot to fix. And by 2027 start competing for the ACC champ game.

Anyways, it is great to have hope and a plan again.

Crap vs Crap in the FSU VT game....missed fgs by each team, and FSU makes a FG after 2 almost catches for TDs... 3-0

DO yourself, dont bother unless you are doing pennance