It's took us some time to really process what has happened in the world of Alaskan Crab Fishermen these last couple of days.  For those of you who don't know, Phil MF Harris, he of infinite badassery, has passed away due to the effects of his recent stroke.

This, only mere hours after he guided our basketball team to victory over UNC.  Last night we dominated NC State.  It is a known fact (in my imagination) that Phil Harris DESPISED the state of North Carolina.  I like to think he helped us out last night from up high.

But enough of us using this man's passing as a segue into discussion of our basketball team.  Phil Harris was a bad ass to the utmost extent, but from what I've read, loved by his crew and family.  So tonight, tip one back for Captain Harris.

On another note, we straight-up dominated NC State last night.  So suck it, bottom of the ACC barrel.

It's your Super Bowl Champion Saints!  Keep your ass on the ground, Peyton.  Totally peed myself tonight with that interception.  Great game.Congrats New Orleans.

So I got this picture from Gawker.com.  Someone who lives in DC took a picture today of their local supermarket refrigerated section.  Unreal.

I mean come on.  I know you guys are supposed to get a bunch of snow and whatnot, and the town workers aren't very educated in the art of removing snow, but this is ridiculous.  It's not the apocalypse.  Worst case scenario:  you guys get a little more than two feet of snow, the roads are impassable for two days, and the weather warms up and everything goes back to normal.  I promise you all, you will not starve.  My wife's mother has a friggin' basement full of food on a regular basis, and yet with the threat of Snowmageddon, she freaks out, goes to the store, and buys an entire cow.  She's not alone.  Everyone does it.  Well, everyone in the DC area.

Now you might think that I'm being a dick and don't understand how bad these snowstorms can be.  May I remind you that I grew up in New England and currently live in New York.  I know snow.  If anything, we always bought more beer before a snowstorm, because our wonderful Blue Laws prevented us from getting it on Sundays or after 9PM.  So we had to get the full load for the weekend.  Same thing in Blacksburg.  Granted we never got a ton of snow there, but the people are just as retarded when it comes to clearing snow and ice as they are in DC, if not more.  But the supermarkets were never this empty. Except the beer sections.

So what's the point of this post?  I don't really know.  I haven't posted in awhile so I figured I'd throw something out there.  Well that and the fact that you need to man up DC.  It's just snow.  Pussies.

So here we go, playing UNC tonight.  At Cassel.  They aren't ranked and they may be sitting at the bottom of the ACC totem pole, but these guys are still UNC.  Sure they're 2-4 in conference play and 13-8 overall.  They're still UNC.  We can't sleep on them.

Honestly, this is a very winnable game.  But if we put out a similar display of doo doo butter like we did against Miami, we will get owned.  Mark my words.

However, we still have the help of our hero for this game.  We're going to go a different direction than the path CGally usually chooses.  Sig Hansen, while badass, has not been helping us as of late.  That's why we're going with:

Phil Harris, Captain - Cornelia Marie.  First off, just look at the picture.  If I were UNC, I would back the fuck off.  Quick.  Second, he goes crab fishing in Alaska.  He's obviously on his boat.  I'm going to assume he is on his boat while it is in Alaska.  He's wearing a fucking sleeveless t-shirt on the ocean in Alaska.  Third, he just got taken out of his medically induced coma the other day after he had a stroke while doing some fishing stuff.  He's going to recover and get back to chaining cigs, tearing through waves, and making those pussy-footing crabs his bitch in no time.  Why?  Because the guy is built like a brick shithouse and tougher than proper grammar is to West Virginians.  Guy is a manbearpig.

Gobble gobble, bitches.

We don't make much of National Signing Day around these parts. Personally, we think ranking recruiting classes is ridiculous.

Here's a look at the schools with the top recruiting classes in 2005 (per Scout):

1. Tennessee
2. Michigan
3. Florida State
4. Georgia
5. Oklahoma

How'd that work out for you guys? Judging recruits based on their play against high school kids that will grow up to be accountants may not be the best system. Not that those of us in the accounting field aren't badass. We totally are. But if another person sends me a video of some recruit tearing up a AA team from the middle of Nebraska, I'm going to audit their ass so hard it'll make their ears bleed.

The Northerner may have put it best, in an email about signing day:

Shits overrated anyways.  Cody Grimm wasn’t recruited.

Bingo.

But should you feel the need to check out the signings from people that actually know this stuff, check out Gobbler Country or HokieSports. They will fulfill all your fantasies concerning 18 year old boys.

One tidbit per ESPN:

Despite signing a class that will be ranked near the bottom of, or just outside, the top 25, Virginia Tech will continue to be a serious contender in the ACC and will get the most it can out of the 2010 recruits. Look for physical safety Nick Dew (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) to flourish in defensive coordinator Bud Foster's system; we feel he landed in an ideal situation to showcase his strengths.

So there you have it. Nick Dew is the new Grimm Reaper. Or he will be, when he finally gets to start in 2012.

Schadenfreude – noun, satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

Last weekend, Brett Favre threw the interception we had all hoped for. For 59 minutes, we sat waiting to see if the ‘Ol Gunslinger would make an abomination of a toss and blow it for his team.

We often root hard against someone or some team, not because we have any affinity towards their opponent, but because we simply want the team to lose.

Unfortunately, truly great schadenfreude moments are rare. Sure, it’s great when your team beats a rival, but what about just rooting for that rival to lose a huge game? It always seems they some how pull it out. This is probably because UVA doesn’t really play in big games any more.

So after the jump, your humble editor lays out his most joyous celebrations caused by someone else’s anguish…

On RSN: 1pm

The Hokies go to The U this afternoon in a big road contest. Let’s see how The U does at home since they have been one of the worst road teams in recent memory. Now for the Hero today, only one man can be just as dirty as the Miami athletic program and look so good doing it.

Mike Rowe

The only man to inpergnant a cow and sell you a Ford at the same time.

Also just as surprising, Tech beat UVA again last night.

Down by 12 with about 5 minutes left, Tech rallied to take the lead. It took a desperation three pointer by Virginia guard Sammy Zeglinski to send it to OT. (Zeglinkski? Really? Shocker: he's an awkward white guy.)

In OT, Tech took control, once again letting the Cavs know they're forever our bitch. The final score was 76-71.

Delaney had 27 points, clearly making up for a lackluster performance against Boston College. Jeff Allen was ejected for being too much of a badass. His response?

Three of the last five games against UVA have gone to overtime. Tech has won all three. Apparently, we just like to screw with their emotions before crushing their souls.

I think there's a chess match coming up, so maybe UVA can finally beat us in something.

But until next time, Cavaliers...

Who's ready for an ACC road win??

We all are.

It's UVA. Just make it happen.

LET'S GO HOKIES!!

A must win game, last second victories, a seat behind a legend, and alcohol induced memory loss. It’s all standard fare in the North End Zone’s winter trip to Blacksburg…