I nearly cried...

[All Vol!]

...when I came across this VaTech message board. Some of you may have seen it, and I'm sure the threads are much like this on all of their boards tonight, but I was struck as it occurred to me how rare - practically unheard of - it is for an event to bring together the fans of virtually all major colleges and otherwise, with no regard for any past bitterness or rivalry. I feel most of you will feel the same that, as a fan of college sports, I was touched to the point of nearly crying when as I scrolled thru this long list of condolences from schools around the nation for our brothers and sisters at Virginia Tech.

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[Hoosier_Vol]

Agreed..it's good to know that as much as you might despise a rival school or team that when something like this happens we can all put sports aside and act as humans.

 

[Fine Vol]

Great point it blew me away.....awsome

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

As much as I despise Florida and Bama if this would have happened there I'd feel the same if it happened at UT.

 

[crazyguy]

It's a tragedy regardless of who it happens to, what a shame.

 

[XtennesseeX]

I never have liked VT, because I used to live in an area where you either liked UT and hated VT, or like VT and hated UT. I mean it was like living in the middle of Bama or near the Ohio / Michigan border, even though they never play except maybe one time in my lifetime.

But even with that, I still feel really bad about the shootings, anybody who would want this to happen just because you don't like VT needs help.