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- Per Sports Illustrated, Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" and the Alan Parsons Project's "Sirius" (which had almost become synonymous with the Chicago Bulls) had been considered as possible options, but ultimately the school decided to try out Metallica's "Enter Sandman" to soundtrack their pregame hype video.
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Sep 7, 2022 · The athletic department narrowed it down to three choices: "Enter Sandman", "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses and "Sirius" by the Alana Parsons Project — the song famously used by the Chicago Bulls in the '90s.
Sep 1, 2023 · Virginia Tech reveals in a website dedicated to their traditions that what's now become commonplace with the entire stadium jumping up and down to the song actually started with a member of...
- Chad Childers
After Virginia Tech installed a new scoreboard, the athletics marketing department wanted a new song for the team to come out to. It was between “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’...
Jul 6, 2024 · Virginia Tech holds the right to use this song as their entrance as the team runs on the field at Lane Stadium. The long intro allows the crowd to slowly get hyped up, swaying back and forth before jumping up and down once the drums and rhythm guitar finally hit and the beat drops.
Jun 27, 2024 · Regarded as college football's greatest entrance, ’Enter Sandman’ dates back to Aug. 27, 2000, when Virginia Tech installed the first videoboard in Lane Stadium. A new videoboard means a new walkout song, and ‘Enter Sandman’ won out over ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ by Guns N' Roses and ‘Sirius’ by The Alan Parsons Project.
Sep 8, 2015 · The song was first played on Aug. 27, 2000, for the season opener against Georgia Tech—the famous 'Lightning Bowl' that was canceled after the teams had taken the field but before kickoff.
Oct 9, 2021 · Virginia Tech wanted to play a song that got the entire fanbase cranked up. While they debated using Guns ‘N Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Sirius” by The Alans Parson Project ...
