Yeah, we know it's been forever. The April Madness thing will be up tomorrow (hopefully). After the jump, Malcolm declares for the draft, Rick Reilly is the worst writer in history, and your Sporcle quiz of the day.
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech says it has agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Seth Greenberg on the remaining four years of his contract and extended it two years.
Greenberg's contract required that he and the school discuss a possible extension after this season. The deal means Greenberg will be under contract with the Hokies for six more years. Terms will be announced when the paperwork is finalized within two weeks.
Looks like we got to keep our coach. Phew. Thankfully Weaver has been smartening up lately in terms of our coaches and does what needs to be done. Anyways, good news for Hokie fans.
Despite the fact that March is almost over, as is the NCAA Tournament that we try to have Movie Quote Madness coincide with, we will be bringing out Movie Quote Madness soon. CGally and I are working out the kinks, but it will be here soon, promise! Stay tuned.
Well that was spectacular. Up by ten, only to lose it all. Could have been the turnovers, could have bee the shitty shots, could have been anything, but end of the day, they're going to MSG and we are not. Balls.
As GWay put it: Is it August yet?
Oh, and Coach Greenberg, we hope you stay. As much as this ending blew ass, at least you give us an exciting ending. New York sucks, too.
It's the quarterfinals of the NIT, and the Hokies are playing at home. Seven years ago, Tech basketball fans (all 8 of them) would have killed for this opportunity. Now that we're here, we're still trying not to feel disappointed.
So here's our plan to get us back on track: We rip on the NIT a lot, but winning this tournament would be a great way to stick it to the committee that kept us out. Does that make spite and revenge our main motivator? Absolutely. Hey, it worked for Edmond Dantes.
He got to kill Guy Pierce.
Our opponents tonight are the Rhode Island Noonegivesashits. Is Rhode Island the worst state ever? the guy from West Virginia says, "Yes." Want a laugh? Search "Rhode Island Mascot" on Google Images*. It's more confusing than Lost.
*Wouldn't recommend doing so at work.
Per a tip from avid reader Stacey (girl readers?!?! HOTT!), the URI sports website is gorhody.com. Go Rhody?? We love all life choices here at the NEZ, but that's pretty homo.
As for tonight's hero, we decided to infiltrate the state the size of McBryde 100 and pick a resident. Since no one in their right mind lives there, we figured we'd go with a few guys that managed to escape.
They left for some place warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano! We're talking about a few guys that made it all the way to Assssssspen...
"I dunno Lloyd, the Rhode Islanders are assholes."
Here we go! less than an hour to get into the NEZ bracket! Again, only one entry per person, and you can win a bunch of stuff!
You will be invited to write a ranting post on any topic you like. We only ask that it involve humor, lots of swearing, and as little research as possible.
To match FFODC’s prize, we will also be including a t-shirt. Granted, this one will be from the bag of clothes headed to Goodwill, but it’s a t-shirt nonetheless.
A beer at the bar of your choosing. Coupled with this, one of us will be your official wingman for the evening. (Edit: If in DC it will be CGally; NY - The Northerner...Choose wisely). Unless an attractive female wins. Then you will just be our date. (Except not The Northerner, sorry ladies... Unless you want to go toe-to-toe with my wife)
A copy of the legendary Power Hour cd.
An autographed picture of the two greatest Hokies in history: The Northerner and C Gally.
Singer/guitarist Alex Chilton died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 59. The musician, known for his output with the Box Tops and his lesser-known but influential rock band Big Star, died unexpectedly in New Orleans.
I think I speak for everyone when I say: Wait this is a real guy?
Apparently, yes, Alex Chilton is not just the subject of a kick-ass Replacements song you can play on Rock Band. He was an actual human being, and a well-respected musician, as a matter of fact. And now he's dead. Which is sad.
So, out of respect for Mr. Chilton, here is the homage to him, Replacements-style.
Alright so here's the deal. Or as Randy Jackson would say it, "Yo yo yo yo. Hold up hold up hold up. Yo dawg, hold up."
In my infinite naïvete, I assumed that everyone understood that there was to be only one entry per person. Maybe it was the fact that we decided to have a little competitive fun, or the fact that the prizes were thought up on the fly and consist of a "t-shirt destined for Goodwill". I don't know. But we have people who decided they really needed an old shirt from CGally and decided to put in two, three, even ten entries, just to help their odds of winning. Well I'm going to set the record straight. Only one entry will be counted per person. So go ahead and get rid of the extra entries that you don't want to play, and keep your best bracket. "But what if I just change the entries to not have a number, and then they won't be able to keep track of which one to keep or get rid of!" Good point. Solution: If you have more than one entry in the pool, you're out. Completely out. Sure, you can keep track of your bracket, because I'm pretty sure there's no way for me to physically delete the brackets, but you will not be in the running for any "prizes" or acknowledgement on The NEZ.
Harsh, I know, but we just set this up for some fun competition and a couple laughs. We weren't planning on getting hardcore d-bags setting up multiple entries just to get their hands on one of CGally's pit-stained t-shirts to further their descent into CGally obsession (he's not that great, I promise). So this is how it's going to be. Delete your extra entries or be forever banned from The North End Zone competitions. Forever. And ever. And ever.
9/6 Boise St. (8PM) 9/11 JMU (TBD)(White Out) 9/18 ECU (TBD)(Orange Effect) 9/25 at Boston College (TBA) 10/2 at NC State (TBA) 10/9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (TBA) 10/16 WAKE FOREST (TBA)(Homecoming) 10/23 DUKE (TBA) 11/4 GEORGIA TECH (7:30PM)(Maroon Effect) 11/13 at UNC (TBA) 11/20 at Miami (TBA) 11/27 VIRGINIA (TBA) 12/4 ACC Championship (TBA)
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