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So true as I was there from 1979-1983

Cassell was such a fun and crazy loud arena back then. Waaaaay better than Lane which typically had about 30k fans in a 45k stadium. I was in the MVs and Pep band so was at every home basketball and football game from 79 - 83. Big difference back then btwn basketball and football with basketball being 100% awesome to attend a game.

In response to this post by hokiepro

Posted: 02/22/2022 at 4:56PM

How the heck did Charlie Moir make it work at VT? -- Roanokie 02/22/2022 11:31AM

Brutally honest answer? A really weak schedule. We played about a 5 game -- UEMcGill 02/22/2022 5:43PM

We usually played in a pre-Christmas tournament that was pretty decent -- Nortazhokie 02/22/2022 6:53PM

Yeah, we played some "name" teams, but you have to frame it to that time. -- UEMcGill 02/23/2022 2:07PM

A 7000 student section at Cassell -- Vippie1 02/22/2022 1:00PM

And we occupied the mid-court seats from baseline to baseline. That will -- Nortazhokie 02/22/2022 5:12PM

We(two students) had seats about 10 rows up -- crazylane 02/22/2022 5:18PM

Where'd you get that number from? -- Will Stewart

02/22/2022 2:34PM

The kids were skinnier back then Will. ** -- GreenvilleVT 02/22/2022 4:53PM

Like any great statistic -- Vippie1 02/22/2022 2:40PM

You’re not very good at statistics or math if you think that = 7,000 😳 ** -- BackInTheBurg 02/22/2022 3:11PM

Did they ever have access to unsold single game tickets? ** -- Femoyer Hokie 02/22/2022 2:37PM

Don't think so... -- EDGEMAN 02/22/2022 4:42PM

Cassell in 1979-1984 was better than ANY arena in America in 2022 for noise -- hokiepro 02/22/2022 2:24PM

So true as I was there from 1979-1983 -- bkw83 02/22/2022 4:56PM

I was there 82-86, and have to agree. -- Gobbler Guru 02/22/2022 9:10PM

I agree, basketball was much more fun to attend... -- Old Line Hokie 02/22/2022 6:12PM

I remember the 1988 home game against -- GCHokieof91 02/22/2022 3:43PM

I was there. Don't think we'll see a VT team score like that anytime soon. ** -- Hokie Rebel 02/22/2022 10:07PM

True that. -- NC Hoke 02/22/2022 2:39PM

^^^ This. Today's Cassell is loud. 1984 Cassell was nuclear. It was... -- VToncologyNurse 02/22/2022 1:08PM

we camped out for DeVoe's best season- the '72-'73 run up to the NIT crown -- HtownHokie 02/22/2022 2:10PM

Man that was good times…great crowds ** -- WV Gobbler 02/23/2022 1:49PM

Wish they would allow more students in. I feel that would come! Don’t like -- bhokie 02/22/2022 9:08PM

Wish more students would support the women’s basketball team, -- RJHokie 02/22/2022 9:17PM

Went toe to toe -- crazylane 02/22/2022 12:47PM

I was at that Memphis State game and Cassell was deafening! ** -- Hokie Knight 02/22/2022 2:06PM

When Moir was recruiting, there were far fewer recruiting restrictions. -- Femoyer Hokie 02/22/2022 11:43AM

Don’t the same rules apply to everyone? -- NC Hoke 02/22/2022 12:52PM

Problem with Charlie was that he put together a great class every 4 years -- HOKIESHARK 02/22/2022 12:31PM

Saw a bit of that in the '85 class -- Roanokie 02/22/2022 1:49PM

Yep. -- Will Stewart

02/22/2022 12:30PM

Tom Abatemarco was key to getting Dell. -- HokiesChemicals 02/22/2022 3:54PM

We got him because he was shady. He couldn't stay anywhere too long. -- UEMcGill 02/22/2022 5:09PM

He was definitely shady. He fit right in on Valvano's staff. -- HokiesChemicals 02/22/2022 5:22PM

Oh, yeah. My aunt worked in admissions during the Washburn debacle at NCSU -- UEMcGill 02/22/2022 5:47PM

I think they saw Dell something like 30 times that year. -- Chris Coleman

02/22/2022 2:17PM

Too bad we didn’t see Steph or Seth that often. ** -- GreenvilleVT 02/22/2022 4:55PM

So true as I was there from 1979-1983

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