West Virginia - Virginia Tech will resume rivalry in 2021

[TrueOrange]

West Virginia Mountaineers, Virginia Tech Hokies to resume rivalry in 2021 - ESPN

The Black Diamond Trophy is making a comeback.

West Virginia and Virginia Tech will renew their rivalry across state lines with a home-and-home series beginning in 2021.

The Mountaineers will host the Hokies that season before returning to Blacksburg in 2022.

"During my three years as Athletic Director at West Virginia University, I have heard from legions of Mountaineer fans, particularly those in the Southern part of the state, who have expressed their strong sentiments to renew the football rivalry with Virginia Tech," West Virginia AD Oliver Luck said Wednesday in a release.

"This game is great for college football. We all know that the two schools have extraordinary fan bases, and both schools will be counting down the days until the Hokies and the Mountaineers meet again."

The Black Diamond Trophy was introduced in 1997 to symbolize the region's history of coal mining. Both schools were Big East members at the time, but Virginia Tech moved to the ACC in 2004. West Virginia joined the Big 12 in 2012.

West Virginia leads the all-time series 28-22-1, but Virginia Tech won the last meeting 34-17 in Morgantown back in 2005. The two teams met in 33 consecutive seasons from 1973 to 2005.

 

[bamawriter]

Never heard of this trophy or this 'rivalry'. Now that I have, I genuinely don't care.

 

[rockytop9808]

Never heard of this trophy or this 'rivalry'. Now that I have, I genuinely don't care.

It was actually intense until WVU fans started vandalizing cars and dumping Tech fans around in porta potties.

 

[YankeeVol]

I had never known this was a rivalry. Then again, neither school matters

 

[BlueHalo]

Never meant anything, will mean less now. WVU will fade into the land of 3rd rate football programs as they rejoin big boy football and VT will continue to be the underachieving program it has been.

 

[hog88]

This is good for both schools. As someone who grew up around Blacksburg, even sold cokes in Lane Stadium in the early 80's, I'm glad to see it.

Back in the day, the only time LS was full was when WVU or the Cavaliers were in town. Being a UT fan I laughed at the guys sitting up high wanting a coke outside of those weekends.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

It took them 24 years to come up with a trophy?

 

[Vol_51]

This is good for both schools. As someone who grew up around Blacksburg, even sold cokes in Lane Stadium in the early 80's, I'm glad to see it.

Back in the day, the only time LS was full was when WVU or the Cavaliers were in town. Being a UT fan I laughed at the guys sitting up high wanting a coke outside of those weekends.

Yeah I would need some coke to watch a VT game...wait what?

 

[hog88]

Yeah I would need some coke to watch a VT game...wait what?

Lots if dope was smoked in LS during the 80's.

 

[volsfan125]

West Virginia and Virgina, now that would be the true civil war rivilary game.

 

[UTwild82]

It's not Nebraska/ Oklahoma, but any rivalry that can be saved with all this realignment crap is good for CFB.

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

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[Vol_51]

It's not Nebraska/ Oklahoma, but any rivalry that can be saved with all this realignment crap is good for CFB.

I miss OU/Nebraska.

Id rather see WVU bring back the backyard brawl with pitt

 

[BlueHalo]

I miss OU/Nebraska.

Id rather see WVU bring back the backyard brawl with pitt

Yeah, nothing better to do on a Friday night than fall asleep watching some big east teams slug it out.

 

[UTwild82]

I miss OU/Nebraska.

Id rather see WVU bring back the backyard brawl with pitt

Agree. From what I've read Pitt has focused more on bringing back the Penn St rivalry, so West VA pursued this one. Realignment is killing the tradition in CFB. No more backyard brawl, no more Texas/ A&M, no more Nebraska/ Oklahoma. What a mess.

 

[rockytop9808]

Agree. From what I've read Pitt has focused more on bringing back the Penn St rivalry, so West VA pursued this one. Realignment is killing the tradition in CFB. No more backyard brawl, no more Texas/ A&M, no more Nebraska/ Oklahoma. What a mess.

Texas/A&M would still be around if the Longhorns weren't massive douchenozzles.

 

[TrueOrange]

Texas/A&M would still be around if the Longhorns weren't massive douchenozzles.

Same story with Missouri and Kansas.

 

[TrueOrange]

It's not Nebraska/ Oklahoma, but any rivalry that can be saved with all this realignment crap is good for CFB.

I miss OU/Nebraska.

Id rather see WVU bring back the backyard brawl with pitt

To be fair, the Big 12 pretty much killed off Nebraska-Oklahoma long before the recent realignment. (Same also with OU-Missouri, which until 1996 had been played yearly since 1910)

Also, this coming back is more of a renewal of a rivalry lost back during the ACC's expansion back in 2005.

 

[Rockytop1018]

To be fair, the Big 12 pretty much killed off Nebraska-Oklahoma long before the recent realignment. (Same also with OU-Missouri, which until 1996 had been played yearly since 1910)

Also, this coming back is more of a renewal of a rivalry lost back during the ACC's expansion back in 2005.

Ah, the days when the ACC was supposed to be as great as the SEC is now...