University of Virginia’s New Football Facility Caught on Fire

All, College Football Ty Duffy October 8th. 2012, 4:30pm

The roof of Virginia’s football indoor practice facility (under construction) caught on fire. It started around 12:35pm. No injuries have been reported. We won’t make any jokes about how this is a metaphor for the Cavaliers’ season after four-straight losses and a fortunate escape at home to Penn State. [Photos via @UVA_Football]

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38 Responses to “University of Virginia’s New Football Facility Caught on Fire”

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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:34 PM
We’re all assuming the UVA fire brigade rides Vespas, right?
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Nada Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Sorry attempt to recreate LSU-Auburn 1996.
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Ty Duffy Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:36 PM
They got dragged away from their primary job warming up the lacrosse team.
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:36 PM
cavs are fucked.
/nods at hernia
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Saw this was happening. I work within sight of the smoke. Pretty absurd.
Also yes this is a beautiful metaphor for our miserable football team. But hey, at least we might be able to beat Maryland this week.
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Nada Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Actually, this was a media event to introduce the new Cavs fight song:
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!
We don’t need no water—Let the motherfucker burn!
Burn, motherfucker, burn!
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
Also yes this is a beautiful metaphor for our miserable football team. But hey, at least we might be able to beat Maryland this week.
wouldnt a better metaphor for UVA football be a tree falling in the forest with nobody around?
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Babar 2.0 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:40 PM
wouldnt a better metaphor for UVA football be a tree falling in the forest with nobody around?
…and then burns.
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:40 PM
wouldnt a better metaphor for UVA football be a tree falling in the forest with nobody around?
Yes. Yes it would be.
/dammit all
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A.P. Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:41 PM
Spencer – your thoughts on Scott Stapp saying Alabama Crimson Tide helped him turn his life around..please.
/CAN YOU TAKE ME HIIIGHER
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kaiserwilhelmreems is commenting too quickly Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:41 PM
The roof of Virginia’s football indoor practice facility
this sentence looks so fucking strange to me.
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:41 PM
Spencer – your thoughts on Scott Stapp saying Alabama Crimson Tide helped him turn his life around..please.
i thought that was the rapper TI?
and no…you cannot get higher than no. 1.
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:42 PM
But I’d like to point out that I have no plans to pay for any additional football tickets this season. Homecoming is enough.
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:43 PM
geoff…if it makes you feel any better, the browns are a lower equivalent to a CFB team than UVA. the browns are like…a directional school in one of the poor states. UVA’s at least got badass unis.
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kaiserwilhelmreems is commenting too quickly Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:43 PM
and no…you cannot get higher than no. 1.
is that the place where blind men see?
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:44 PM
is that the place where blind men see?
no, that’s the vision clinic. i mean, shit…yall got google. figure this shit out on your own.
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:45 PM
geoff…if it makes you feel any better, the browns are a lower equivalent to a CFB team than UVA. the browns are like…a directional school in one of the poor states. UVA’s at least got badass unis.
Oh yeah Southeastern Louisiana. Go Lions.
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Ty Duffy Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Also yes this is a beautiful metaphor for our miserable football team. But hey, at least we might be able to beat Maryland this week.
Maryland…8th in yards per play defense…122nd in yards per play offense.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Spencer – your thoughts on Scott Stapp saying Alabama Crimson Tide helped him turn his life around..please.
He needed the Crimson Tide to tell him not to get hammered and hit on Howard Stern’s wife on a celebrity poker TV show. That was quality TV.
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starkweather Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:46 PM
the browns are like…a directional school in one of the poor states.
Does Louisiana Tech count? Because they walloped UVa
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Scouser Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:46 PM
The roof of Virginia’s football indoor practice facility
this sentence looks so fucking strange to me.
Yeah, it does.
Fire does remind me of the Al Groh years.
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:46 PM
THIS IS THE GREATEST SET OF CHINS IVE EVER SEEN.
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ms621 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Maryland…8th in yards per play defense…122nd in yards per play offense.
I feel like I need to shower after reading those numbers.
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kaiserwilhelmreems is commenting too quickly Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:50 PM
THIS IS THE GREATEST SET OF CHINS IVE EVER SEEN.
i wish he didn’t have that little goatee on there to show her his real chin is, he’d have fit right into the characters from the “Dick Tracy” movie.
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Maryland…8th in yards per play defense…122nd in yards per play offense.
So you’re saying we have a chance?
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:51 PM
geoff…if it makes you feel any better, the browns are a lower equivalent to a CFB team than UVA. the browns are like…a directional school in one of the poor states. UVA’s at least got badass unis.
Still not as bad as we are..
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Still not as bad as we are..
is that rain or jim leavitt’s tears falling from valhalla?
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Nada Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:56 PM
the browns are like…a directional school in one of the poor states.
Does Louisiana Tech count?
Well, they are in North Fuckin’ Baptist Piney Woods Louisiana.
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Nada Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:57 PM
is that rain or jim lehrer’s tears falling from valhalla?
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ms621 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Louisiana Tech is also in Shreveport. What does Shreveport have that Cleveland doesn’t? Casino gambling. And liquor in gas stations.
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:59 PM
we have casino gambling now!
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:59 PM
is that rain or jim leavitt’s tears falling from valhalla?
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Nada Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 4:59 PM
is that the place where blind men see?
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay
/ Not Coop’d
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Nada Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Louisiana Tech is also in Shreveport.
Oh, foresooth! It is verily in Ruston, to which Shreveport compared is a virtual Las Vegas.
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ms621 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 5:01 PM
we have casino gambling now!
Well….La Tech still has a better football team than you.
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Well….La Tech still has a better football team than you.
urban meyer could hang 70 on La Tech quicker than the drive from columbus to cleveland.
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ms621 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 5:10 PM
urban meyer could hang 70 on La Tech quicker than the drive from columbus to cleveland.
I was talking about the Browns my friend. The Browns.
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spencer096 Says:
October 8th, 2012 at 5:44 PM
oh i know…i was talking about urban meyer, my friend. urban meyer.
/”they say it takes 90 minutes to get from columbus to cleveland, but i think we’re better than that. lets hang 70 on them. i want 70. we’re a pissed off family, 4.6 second football team. we’re not where we want to be, not even close.”
//urban meyer’d