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OstHoo adopted his username while working in Eastern Europe. |
Glenn Boyce coined the username OstHoo back in 1998 during the VirginiaFootball.com days when he first joined the message board world. At the time, Boyce worked in Eastern Europe and Ost is German for East. He’s kept the moniker since, leaving many Sabre-ites to ask exactly what OstHoo means. Now you know, but it could easily stand for true Hoo as well – Boyce fits the bill there too.
Starting with his Pep Band days in the late 80s and early 90s (Boyce was in the vested group from 1986-1992, which included “two years as a ‘townie'”), OstHoo slowly became immersed in orange and blue athletics.
“I had never been all that passionate about football or basketball, but I caught the fever during the JJ/Morgan/Crotty years in hoops and the 1987 football season – the bowl game vs. BYU was a huge turning point for my level of interest. It was great to be a part of our first ACC Championship squad and the Citrus Bowl after the 1989 season,” he says. “I loved the other bowl trips, men’s and women’s ACC Tournaments, and a couple NCAA trips, especially the women’s Final Four at Knoxville. It was awesome knocking out the Lady Vols in the Regional Finals when they would have had the Final Four on their home floor! And watching the Hoos take out the Sooners to advance to the Elite Eight at Rupp Arena … then watching the Glen Rice beat-down of the Hoos the year Michigan won the tourney.”
Obviously, OstHoo has seen quite a few Cavalier contests in person. That’s a trend that continues to this day. As a season ticket holder for football, he took in seven games last football season, which included road trips to ECU and Duke. Of course, that didn’t top his “all-time best” when he attended 10 games in 2003! That topped even the Pep Band days for Boyce.
Of course, seeing the Hoos in person helps OstHoo get away from the Terrapins, Hokies, and even Nittany Lions in Northern Virginia. Besides finding Cavalier coverage in NOVA, according to Boyce, “is brutal – does 570 AM really exist?!” Well, at least he has his fellow Sabre-ites to help follow the Hoos. Let’s follow OstHoo through “The FanWatch Fifteen” …
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Glenn Boyce is fluent in Russian and in Cavalier. |
Name: Glenn Boyce
Sabre Username: OstHoo
Edge Member Since: 2005; TheSabre.com poster since 1998
Age: 38
Residence: Fairfax, VA
Occupation: Financial Analyst
UVa Ties: CLAS 90
Distinctions: MBA, fluent in Russian, and … 5th place in the 1983 Algebra I contest at ECU 🙂 .
“The FanWatch Fifteen”
Favorite Cavalier Sport?
1. Football, 2. Men’s basketball, 3. Lax, 4. Baseball.
Favorite Cavalier Athlete (past and/or present) and Why?
Bryant Stith – great athlete AND helluva nice guy.
Favorite Cavalier Coach (past and/or present) and Why?
Dave Leitao (doing great things) and George Welsh (started it all, and accomplished a LOT here).
Most Memorable Cavalier Sports Moment From Last Season?
Singletary beating Duke in OT at the JPJ.
Dinner with any Cavalier Athlete (past and/or present)?
Tiki Barber
Tailgating Must Have?
Jim Beam
Shirts and Ties or Sea of Orange?
Orange, baby!
Describe the Perfect Sports Day/Weekend?
Warm, sunny fall afternoon spent around Charlottesville, shooting photos around Grounds, followed by a sold-out football game (a victory, of course); a stay in a B&B outside of town, followed by wine tasting on Sunday afternoon. Nice!
Since it is almost summer, your favorite spring/summer vacation spot?
Boston/New England
Your thoughts on the new John Paul Jones Arena?
Love it. Great first season – we’re going to make a lot of history there.
Favorite Thing About TheSabre.com? or Best Sabre Memory?
Have been very impressed by the outpouring of support for VPI after the events of April 16, 2007.
If you were running the Scott Stadium sound system, what music would you choose as the entrance music?
Something hardcore and loud … I also want to see “Hogan’s/Holland’s Heroes” resurrected for the men’s basketball team.
Favorite “Adventures of CavMan” so far? If you haven’t seen the ones at Scott Stadium, what sort of dilemma would you put CavMan in for the entrance video?
Would like to see CavMan in a chess match with the Chokie Bird.
Favorite Food? Favorite Charlottesville restaurant that serves it?
Never miss Bodo’s – every visit.
Cavalier Sports Fantasy?
Being the missing 11th man on the field versus GT in 1990 …
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