Another HUGE game this weekend, folks. Boston College comes to town, soaring on the wings of gay eagles.
Winnable ACC games don't just grow on trees, you know. One might go so far as to say this is a must-win, being at home an all. Dropping a game like this only makes the road to the big dance that much tougher.
Your humble editor is heading to Blacksburg for the game. We thought about getting tickets for $50, but decided that the money would be better spent on rails while we watch on TV. There's nothing like some early afternoon drinking.
But if any of our tens of readers has an extra ticket or two,
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. I promise to be a wealth of information and pointed commentary during the game. Or at the very least, a provider of powerhour prior to tip-off.
/end of desperate plea for cheap tickets
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Since the odds of your humble editor seeing this game in person is higher than zero, we won't screw around. We need to win, and win by a lot. The NEZ demands to be entertained. So let's take care of these birds with another bird we're familiar with...
Today is a banner day here at the NEZ: our first cross-blog wager.
The Miz over at Fight for Old DC is a Washington Capitals fan. Your humble editor is a fan of the STANLEY CUP CHAMPION Pittsburgh Penguins.
The first of four regular season match-ups between the two goes down tonight. The winner will be given a grand opportunity: the chance to guest-post on the other's site, praising any player they like.
So get ready, Miz. FFODC is about to be invaded by Sid's Army.
After much discussion, suggestion, and frustration, we've decided on our method for picking the field of 64 movie quotes for our annual tourney.
We will be holding conference championships from now until March. We will select 64 movies, and you the public will vote on which quote will make it to the big dance.
We have 62 movies selected at the moment. Needing two more, we're relying on our tens of readers to help us out.
But if someone suggests Garden State, you're banned from the site forever.
Furrer4heisman has posted the Postseason Hokie Roundtable results. Be sure to check it out, and vote for The Northerner's kickass haiku. It'll be a good pick-me-up for someone that's been crying into his Wes Welker jersey for the past two weeks.
Welp, Michael Corleone completely Luca Brasi'd us against Florida State. We wish Fredo would have just finished the job.
Now we have an awkward out of conference game in late January. Who the hell is North Carolina Central? No one knows. Their mascot is most likely some form of cat, possibly wild.
So there's not much to go on here, so consider tonight's hero the Alaska Nanook mascot. Witness his awesomeness below...
This morning, Taco Bell founder Glen Bell, Jr. passed away at age 86.
There are no words to describe how important Taco Bell is to my every day life. The North End Zone would like to thank Mr. Bell for his wonderful contribution to society.
Currently, Georgia Tech is rolling UNC 29-11. Wins in the ACC will not come easy. Thus making today's game against Florida State all the more important. A big win on the road would go a long way towards getting the respect Hokie basketball deserves... nay, DEMANDS.
The game is on Raycom, so if you have bunny ears on your tv you might be able to catch it. It will be fun asking the bartender to piss off all the Ravens fans at the bar and put on the Tech basketball game.
But I digress. Let's get this win and put another one of those "iffy" games in our back pocket.
And where do we go when things get iffy? To someone that knows how to take care of things...
As our thousands of loyal readers know, each March brings out a very special event here at the NEZ: The Annual March Madness Madness.
The past two years have seen us crown the greatest cartoon character of all time (Homer) and the greatest TV theme song of all time (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Both were the result of a crazy 64 team tournament, with all the upsets you can imagine (David the Gnome over Inspector Gadget?!?!).
After racking our brains over what to go with this year, we've decided on this year's contest...
Our friends over at Gobbler Country asked us to participate in their End of Season Hokie Roundtable. And seeing how The Northerner and your humble editor pretty much know everything about Hokie football, we decided to take them up on their offer.
9/5 Alabama (L 24-34) 9/12 MARSHALL (W 52-10) 9/19 NEBRASKA (W 16-15) 9/26 MIAMI (W 31-7) 10/3 at Duke (W 34-26) 10/10 BOSTON COLLEGE (W 48-14) 10/17 at Georgia Tech (L 23-28) 10/29 UNC (L 17-20) 11/5 at East Carolina (W 16-3) 11/14 at Maryland (W 36-9) 11/21 NC STATE (W 38-10) 11/28 at Virginia (W 42-13) 12/5 ACC Championship
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