Va. Tech fans urged to applaud road team

0 Comments | USA TODAY, August, 2007 | by Erik Brady

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- East Carolina is simulating crowd noise at practice this week to prepare for Saturday's football opener at Virginia Tech.

What the Pirates might be unprepared for is Tech fans cheering for them.

Athletics director Jim Weaver sent a letter to the Tech community Monday urging respect for opponents, part of a movement on campus that calls on fans to applaud visiting teams before games. The idea is Tech fans should support schools that supported them in the days and weeks after the April 16 massacre.

"We were shown tremendous love and support, even from the schools we love to beat," says Sean Kotz, co-producer of Hokie Nation: A Team, a Town and the Best Darned Fans in College Football, a documentary premiering Friday evening at a...

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