Three years ago, Hokie nation lost 32 friends and loved ones. If you'd like to become ever prouder of your school, just jump onto Facebook for a minute or two.
A lot will be written today about that day and the years since, mostly by much better writers than we have here. So we'll keep this short.
None of us will ever forget that day. But the one thing that I will personally always remember is walking on the drillfield among the thousands of signs, cards, letters, and makeshift memorials. What truly struck me was the outpouring of support from other schools, many of which I'd never heard of.
We've all heard the poem in the following video. It's still just as meaningful today as it was in 2007. But what really gets me every time I watch this is the chant at the end. We're all Hokies today.
INDIANAPOLIS - Eye black with messages and wedge blocks will be banned from college football this fall, and taunting in the field of play will start costing teams points in 2011.
I'm all for the banning of the messages on the eye black. I thought that shit was ridiculous the first time I saw it. And if it stops people like Tim Tebow from preaching his beliefs all in my face as I sit on my couch (sloth) chugging beers and eating nachos (gluttony) while oggling the cheerleaders (lust) and wishing I could have been a college football player (envy) but yet remembering my heyday as a sports star in high school (pride) and getting pissed off at the refs for being complete fuckheads (wrath) and counting my gambling winnings (greed), then I'm all for it. All the other players who did this, even our own Hokies, it looked stupid. This is a blessing in disguise. Trust me.
The wedge blocks, I could give or take. As long as some guy ends up being able to have proper brain function for the rest of his life then I guess it's a good thing.
The penalty thing, after reading through the article, makes sense, because the penalty can only be called if the player taunts before getting into the end zone. No points removed for taunting after the score or for excessive celebration. Works for me. Thank God Marcus is gone, because we would probably lose a shit ton of points if he was still here.
Just a friendly update from your friends here at the NEZ. Vote for your favorite movie quotes in April Madness before Fuhrer Gally shuts down voting. Ok maybe he's not that bad. More like Chairman Gally. Or Dear Leader Kim C Gally. Ok I'm done now.
Yes kids, the first round will end tomorrow at noon, so get your final votes in! You probably didn't vote last November, so make up for it now! You can't rightfully complain if you didn't participate.
Every once in a while, we get mail from one of our dozen readers. Since our goal on this site is, above all, attempt to be funny, most of the mail follows this rule.
And past week, we received some constructive criticism:
Gentlemen, I have only a suggestion, more cursing. Thanks,
The artist formally known as CGB, ie Joe
Hell shit ass yes!
While we try to maintain a family friendly atmosphere here (pre-jump, anyways), lots of cursing is never not funny.
So Joe, per your request, we hereby swear to keep things R-rated (though, sadly, no boobs). Thanks for f*cking reading.
Note: Joe hails from The Key Play. He has pictures from spring practice and what appears to be ACTUAL research on his site. Who the f*ck does he think he is?
For those of you new to the NEZ, let's explain. Once a year, we put together a ridiculous 64 "team" tournament. 2 years ago, we found out that Homer Simpson was the greatest cartoon character in history (shocker). Last year, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was crowned as the best tv show theme song.
This year, we are looking to find the greatest movie quote ever.
We decided to take one quote from each movie, and had to make executive decisions. We put together the tourney, and if you want to bitch about the choices (Randy), have at it. But remember that we're still better than the actual Selection Committee.
So here was the plan all along: Let college basketball finish, THEN jump into our annual tournament madness thing. You see, now we have nothing to occupy our time. So our now titled "April Madness" is perfectly timed to help you get through a difficult sports stretch.
Throughout today, we'll be posting the regions and giving you a chance to vote.
After the jump, the four #1 seeds and the first region...
Our March Madness tournament is over as of last night, after Butler got finished breaking the hearts of millions. Goliath won last night, folks. David is dead. 'Tis a sad day.
Anyways, that means we have to crown the winner of our tournament. To be honest, I haven't checked the standings for quite a while now, seeing as how my Final Four was eliminated about 36 weeks ago. It was my surprise to get a text from CGally last night saying that if Duke won, he won. Well as we all know Duke did win. So this only means that CGally is our winner. What a fucking dick.
This causes some confusion and embarrassment on our part, since we didn't think one of us would actually "know" the most about a particular sport out of our tens of readers. But here we are. To the prizes!
CGally gets nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Why? Because he was the only one to pick Duke to win it all. I don't care who you are, you DO NOT PICK DUKE TO WIN IT ALL. Seeing as how he was the only one to do so, I applaud the rest of you for having class and respect for yourselves. Well done. Since CGally didn't win the t-shirt, beer, and free post, we will be awarding the prizes to the second place finisher, RMFW (G. Bringhurst). So, Bringhurst, we need you to get at us via
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
to claim your prizes. And congratulations.
I'm still disgusted with you CGally. You should be ashamed of yourself.
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)
Sponsors
Well Covered
Unlike Jimmy Williams, online sports betting has everything covered, including the latest odds for all the major sporting events. Good coverage is an absolute necessity when wagering or playing football. Did you get that, Jimmy?
The Bloguin Network allows advertisers to promote their products and services to our ever-growing number of visitors. We offer both site-specific ad placements as well as the ability to run a network-wide campaign. If you're interested in working with Bloguin to meet your advertising needs, please contact us.
The Bloguin Login
The Bloguin Login gives you full access to everything our network has to offer. Your name and password will work for each and every one of our sites. Signing up is simple, and will allow you to post in all our forums, create member blogs, and access other cool features! What are you waiting for? Create an Account!
The Bloguin Network allows advertisers to promote their products and services to our ever-growing number of visitors. We offer both site-specific ad placements as well as the ability to run a network-wide campaign. If you're interested in working with Bloguin to meet your advertising needs, please contact us.
The Bloguin Login gives you full access to everything our network has to offer. Your name and password will work for each and every one of our sites. Signing up is simple, and will allow you to post in all our forums, create member blogs, and access other cool features! What are you waiting for? Create an Account! 