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To All the Hoos We've Lost Before
by Nova Hokie 95
7/31/98

Note from Will:  for this Members Forum update, we return to the Forum's roots - it was originally a way to capture and preserve some great message board posts, and here's a winner from Nova Hokie 95.  I'll do another questionnaire with a write-up, similar to the "Favorite Athlete of All Time" article, in the future.

This post was made by Nova Hokie 95 in response to the recent debate sparked by the UVa message board quote "Willie Pile was ours to lose."  Willie, you'll recall, is the impressive Tech signee who was MVP of the Chesapeake Classic high school football all-star game a few weeks back.

It's sung to the tune, of course, of "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" by Willie Nelson and Julio Inglesias (sorry if I spelled Julio's name wrong).

To All the Hoos We've Lost Before

To all the Hoos we've lost before
Who never came right to our door
Never lived upon The Lawn
We dedicate this song
To all the Hoos we've lost before

Outright rejection leaves us glum
So we tell ourselves "They must be dumb"
Academics aren't strong
But we dedicate this song
To all the Hoos we've lost before

Either that, or they're just not good
They'll never beat us -- knock on wood
They just aren't all that strong
That's why they're in this song
Of all the Hoos we've lost before

Willie Pile was ours to lose
Ron Curry left because of shoes
We've said that all along
So we put them in this song
Of all the Hoos we've lost before

We could've had your Michael Vick
Of your recruits, could've had our pick
George Welsh can't be wrong
But still we sing this song
For all the Hoos we've lost before

Bruce Smith? We had no firewood
Don't matter much, he's not that good
Won't be in football long
Why's he even in this song
'Bout all the Hoos we've lost before?

Michael Jordan for us could play
But Terry Holland drove him away
Our nose is growing long
From the lies throughout this song
'Bout all the Hoos we've lost before

[big finish]

To all those Hoos we've lost before
And those whose skills we did ignore
We're sad they don't belong
To The U that's oh-so-strong
All those Hoos we've lost ... beeeeeeforrrrre!!

-- Nova Hokie 95

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