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Written by The Northerner   
Thursday, 03 December 2009 13:09

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We all knew it was coming.  Sooner or later they would do it.  Virginia Tech has successfully stopped underage drinking.

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Or just ruined the party for everyone.

Seriously VT?  I'm disappointed in you.  Not mad, just disappointed.  I feel like there has been plenty of association between our university and alcohol in the past, yet somehow, making the cans maroon and orange is the final straw.  Luckily though, now that the cans will be going back to blue (in Blacksburg at least), no more underage kids will be imbibing booze at Virginia Tech.  Whew.  That was a close one.

Funny thing is, is that I didn't even drink Bud Light when I was underage.  Shit was too expensive.  Nothing but Keystone Light, Natty Light, and (shudder) beast.  Bud Light was only when someone else was paying for beer or after I got sick of the uber-shitty beer (which consequently was when I could go to a bar and choose from the "massive" selection before me).

But Virginia Tech has got to go and ruin the fun.  Luckily I held onto two of these bad boys knowing they were going to get shut down sooner or later.  One is prominantly displayed in my kitchen.  And I wasn't the one who put it there (it was the wife - now you know why I locked that up as soon as possible).

As much as I want to blame Chucky Steegs or any of the other tight-ass administrators, I can't.  This is because I'm fairly certain that Bryan Stinespring and Jim Weaver are fully behind these shenanigans.

Bottom line is that these cans are awesome and they do not make me want to drink more beer than I already do.  If I were still in school and these things came out, the only effect they would have on me is that I would be buying Bud Light instead of Miller Lite or Coors Light.  And both of those suck anyways, so in reality:  NOTHING WOULD CHANGE.  If you start drinking more beer just because of the packaging, you are, in fact, the biggest douche in the world.  Congratulations.


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CGally said:

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Also a good thing that the blue and white regular cans aren't anyone else's school colors...

Also...A poll on a Bud Light Web site, TailgateApproved.com, still features the maroon and orange can as a part of a poll for fans to select their favorite color scheme. With only 2 percent of the vote, the “maroon and burnt orange” can is among the lowest-voted cans. A can colored “black and gold,” similar to the colors of Purdue University, the University of Central Florida and West Point holds the lead with 10 percent of the online vote.

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December 03, 2009

d_w said:

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having studied marketing for 4 years and having a more than average amount of common sense.. the target market was in fact Virginia Tech fans, ::sarcasm:: wow leave it to a major corporation to try and market to a section of industry that goes nuts for their school, those bastards.. ::sarcasm:: at the end of the season can we take Stines and Weavs out behind the shed for a "talk"?
December 03, 2009

The Northerner said:

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I say we force a comeback by voting for the maroon and orange cans until they are at least close to middle of the pack.
December 03, 2009

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