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[MrCaelan04]

On September 9th, the football team is traveling to Norfolk to play ODU.

[RaginDave]

Norfolk game? What sport are we talking about? Sept 9? Soccer?

ODU is based in Norfolk va. Not to be confused with Norfolk state in Norfolk va. By the way that is pronounced Nor _____. Not Nor Folk. The locals wi get mad if you pronounce it wrong. Similar to App a latch en state rather than App a Lache en State.

[R1Letterman]

What does he need the funding for? He didn't exactly explain those five W's.
The team can't spare an empty seat for the school paper for free? Or is someone else doing that now and this poster is in essence in the journalism transfer portal?

[R1Letterman]

I can sure try, but with it being summer I don’t know when they meet next.

Seems the verm of all places should know when student govt meets

[CajunSID]

ODU is based in Norfolk va. Not to be confused with Norfolk state in Norfolk va. By the way that is pronounced Nor _____. Not Nor Folk. The locals wi get mad if you pronounce it wrong. Similar to App a latch en state rather than App a Lache en State.

Does The Vermilion not get a spot on the team charter anymore? Man, if so, that’s a shame. While I doubt many (if any) do that anymore, that was the perk for me.

Also paid for my room and gracious media and press box covered my meals. Miss those days!

[R1Letterman]

Fun fact: odu stadium is less than 7 miles from the beach while the covid chants are more than 12 miles away

[ZoomZoom]

ODU is based in Norfolk va. Not to be confused with Norfolk state in Norfolk va. By the way that is pronounced Nor _____. Not Nor Folk. The locals wi get mad if you pronounce it wrong. Similar to App a latch en state rather than App a Lache en State.

Anyone with a military background can affirm Dave’s reference to the pronunciation of the city in Virginia.

[fanof71]

On September 9th, the football team is traveling to Norfolk to play ODU.

You mean ODU@northfolk

[fanof71]

Y'all talking about RW&B stomping grounds...

[R1Letterman]

Y'all talking about RW&B stomping grounds...

I can confirm that the "locals" pronounce it the way that was alluded to, however I have never seen or heard anyone ever get upset if it was not pronounced that way. And when I say locals, it may be more accurate to say just local old timers.
Also it does not appear that they have any space to tailgate outside their stadium, yet I have also not heard anyone get upset about that either

[R1Letterman]

P.s. My plantar fasciatis prevents me from stomping.

[RaginDave]

I can confirm that the "locals" pronounce it the way that was alluded to, however I have never seen or heard anyone ever get upset if it was not pronounced that way. And when I say locals, it may be more accurate to say just local old timers.
Also it does not appear that they have any space to tailgate outside their stadium, yet I have also not heard anyone get upset about that either

I spent 5 years in Virgina, traveling about 50% of my time in the Va Beach, Newport News, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton Roads and Portsmouth areas and I can tell you many people got upset if you called it Nor(folk) or Nor(fork), mostly in a joking way, but it is absolutely pronounced Nor (____) and there are locals whom do not like it called anything else.

Again, not as many as those in Boone, who will correct you, rather vigorously if you pronounce App States name incorrectly. I remember my first few weeks in Wilkesboro, NC , which is about 30 minutes from Boone and I met a guy who worked for Lowes (that is where the old Lowe's Corporate office was) and I said, that is cool, you graduated from App (a-Lach-En) State and he looked at me and said yes, and it is pronounced App (a-latch-en) State, please get it right.

Those in Norfolk, when you pronounce it wrong, will mostly laugh and say it is ____ not Folk or Fork.