“Wow…I think all of us here feel like we are Virginia Tech today. But, wait, there’s a football game.” – Chris Fowler
The sea of maroon and orange undulated in rhythm to the sound of guitar, bass and drums emanating from the speakers. Exit light, enter night and then entered the Hokies. The camera panned over of the joyous crowd and told the story of Virginia Tech football.
In and of itself, this spectacular entrance into Lane Stadium is par for the course on a Saturday in Blacksburg, Va. But Sept. 1, 2007 was not an ordinary day for the school and its fans.
The cameras focused on the individual fans to tell the story of Virginia Tech.
Hands clasped tightly with neighboring fans. Tears tumbling down cheeks only to be thrown off as fans jumped in unison with 66,000 of their closest friends, many of whom they had never met, all screaming to drown out the incessant whispers of collective sorrow.
These people needed to move forward from a previously unimaginable tragedy that had occurred a short four and half months prior on April...
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