Lane Stadium

I don’t quite understand how Lane Stadium can get anything less than 5 stars. I’ve spoken to many visiting fans, and they’ve all commented about the friendly atmosphere of that Lane Stadium and Blacksburg provide not just for the home team fans, but all fans. Ample parking lots where there are people posted all game day, clear walk ways straight to the stadium.
When game day comes the place comes alive. Tons of great food options (including the legendary smoked gigantic turkey leg), hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, and anything else you could need. Make sure you’re in your seats before the entrance, you don’t want to miss «Enter Sandman» and the hokies running on to the field. Defensive 3^rd downs are key plays, so make sure that you have those keys ready to help the defense out. Hokie pokie plays during the 4^th. If you’re not in the student section, make sure that you are ready climb the ramp or the stairs. Not many bad seats in the stadium. Have fun and go hokies!

I know this is going to sound a little Hokie, but I love Lane down with you, it’s one of my fave things, even if we’re just cuddling. Or if we’re doing other stuff, for example me heading south. You were yum when I met you, and you’ve Stadium all these years. Delish.
Anyway.
First-​Hand Experience: Info on my personal visit to this stadium — coming to see VA Tech play was one of the highlights of my college experiences. My friend (JC) attended this school, and he was lucky enough to see almost every game throughout his time here. I’ve only seen two, and one of them was a half-​full stadium (because it wasn’t VA Tech). But the time I saw «the real deal» I fell in love with it. Every time I come to the Blue Ridge Parkway, I make sure to drive to this stadium, park, and hang out for awhile and relive the memories. If you are lucky enough to come to a VA Tech game like I did, you will love it.
One of the best stadiums and atmospheres in the country.
I’ve been to every cool stadium in the UK & North America, due to my obsession with travel & sport. I’ve toured America as a musician for 7 or 8 years. In that time, I’ve seen sports games at, or visited when empty (and usually both), at almost every major stadium in US and Canada. I have pictures of most which I will upload at some point. Also, on future travels, I plan to take new pix, and add more stadia! Watch this space!
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So this is one of the best college stadiums there is. It’s out in the middle of nowhere so it completely dominates the region and so be it. Blacksburg is tinier than, well, your ex.
It seats nearly 70k and the crowd is very intense, especially when they’re not thinking about Michael Vick’s dogfighting exploits.
It has the highest elevation of any «East Coast Area» stadium because it’s up in the hills near the Blue Ridge Parkway. You can see the mountains from the upper seats.
It’s an amazing stadium on every level and deserves 5 stars.

Lane Stadium is as good as it gets. Surrounded by beautiful Hokie Stone buildings and the lush Stadium Woods behind the East Stands, this venue is the perfect setting for a football game at any time. Concessions are great (gotta grab a turkey leg from underneath the South Endzone) and it’s not difficult to sneak in a flask or a few airplane bottles for some extra fun during the game. This place is as loud as it gets for high-​profile games and it’s just a homey feeling stadium. Worth the trip from wherever you’re coming from!

Lane Stadium, the home of the Fightin’ Gobblers… or Hokies of Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech has one of the more beautiful campuses in the country. The school is nestled next to the mountains and has a distinctive look for all of its buildings. They are all constructed of a grayish rock called «Hokie Stone.» The stone is also used on the football stadium! It’s a wonderfully uniform look and perfect for a school with such a rich history of military and engineering.
Seeing a giant, stone stadium is very impressive. It’s quite a sight and a nice contrast to the mostly metal structures that you see at big-​time football schools. It’s fairly good size as well. I would imagine that it seats 60,000−70,000 people.
Frank Beamer has built quite a program at Virginia Tech. They are annual contenders for the ACC title and have put many players in the NFL during his watch. His achievements are nothing short of miraculous when you consider the weak football history of the school. My dad went to VT and I can remember attending games as a kid where we could choose where we wanted to sit. Now, LS is constantly sold out.
There are some cool traditions to be aware of too. This has to be the only school in the country that sells its mascot as a snack. You can get a giant turkey leg at the concession stands. It’s really good too! Also, you will do the Hokie Pokie in the stands. They have been doing it forever and it’s quite a sight.
Lane Stadium is one of the great spots to watch a college football game. Virginia Tech usually has a strong team and the campus is absolutely gorgeous. Grab a turkey leg and check it out sometime!

Traveled here using a friend’s tickets. Boldly dressed in our Alma Mater’s gear (U. of Pitt) we strolled deep into Hokie season ticket holder territory. I was pleasantly surprised, in standard southern hospitality it felt as if we were watching the game with old friends despite our difference of opinion in teams. The college football experience in Blacksburg is great. Public parking is about 1 mile from the stadium but the easy access to 460 and traffic services made departing the area very easy. Sadly the score was the only miserable part of the trip… Maybe next year, Hail to Pitt!
Center Sections — folding stadium seats
20 yard lines around the end zones — Bleacher Seats
Bathrooms — troughs but smartly spaced for max use
Concessions — standard stadium style

Lane Stadium is nestled away in the small town of Blacksburg, VA. It’s a very conservative town and everyone dresses in camouflage as that’s the fashion in these parts of Virginia. Game day experience includes eating your mascot — a big turkey. One can purchase a turkey leg for $ 10 and eat it cave-​man style while watching a Hokie team that lacks any sense of an offense. Seriously. Virginia Tech has never had much of an offense excluding the days of one Michael Vick. the Hokies used to play stellar defense and special teams but have even taken a step back in those departments. The Hokies just aren’t a very good team to watch. However, considering they’re the only show in a one horse town, people go see them.
The stadium is constructed using «hokie stone». I don’t know what that is but it is quite beautiful. What the stadium loses in size (I’m of the South Eastern Conference persuasion where stadiums regularly exceed 90k capacity) it makes up with pretty looking bricks. The team comes out to «Enter Sandman» which is nice but it just doesn’t scream long-​standing tradition. Hokies often play on Thursday nights. Thursday is not Saturday and so it’s very difficult to tailgate and enjoy the day gearing up for the game. It does, however, mean you can get this game out of the way to make room for more important games come Saturday.

Blacksburg is an awesome football town. Virginia Tech is a Tech-​y kinda school. So why am I the first to do a Unilocal review of the Home of the Hokies?
Anyhoo, it’s a pretty new stadium. They need TVs by the concessions on the even numbered side. I’m not a fan of the troughs in the mens bathroom. I agree with some Hokie fans that a Tech school needs more cool tech stuff like lasers or at least a synthesizer instead of just a canon and a band. I think that I would have given it four stars if they had more parking closer to stadium.
My big question is why sell turkey legs at a Hokie (a turkey-​like gobbler) game?