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Ditto.

I can report that I have seen a (singular) person wearing Rutgers paraphernalia in the two years I've been up here. That's either indicative of a.) a fan base who hates wearing their team colors or b.) a lack of influence here by Rutgers fans. I think choice B is more likely.

We've discussed it briefly in the comments section on the front page, but I think it deserves it's own thread. First, WVU fans, are you happy with going to the Big 12? Second, does this spell the end for the Big East as a conference? To answer that, you also have to consider that they are still a strong basketball conference. Does that make a difference in the Big East's standing in the eyes of the NCAA brass?

Hahaha is that what it's from? I just searched for "shaking my head smh" in google images and that was the best one that came up.

Mike O'Cain, QB Coach is calling the plays. And VT's offense has been solid, if not good this year. Go look up stats for Logan Thomas (VT's QB), David Wilson (RB), Danny Coale (WR), and Jarrett Boykin (WR). You'll be surprised. Now back to Bama/LSU! Should be a good game. Sorry to take over the thread, everyone.

Maybe you want to check again to see who's calling plays for VT, and also how our offense is doing this year. Also, don't use the word "our". That word is reserved for those fans who actually follow a team, and even then it's a little odd. But the Bama/LSU game is going to come down to Lee/Jefferson vs. McCarron. Whoever makes less mistakes, wins. You also have to consider the Les Miles factor. He likes the well timed trick play, so you would think Alabama would have to be ready for that. Also, if this game comes down to LSU having to run a 2-minute offense, then Alabama will win. Miles and Co. have been historically horrendous in the last minutes of a game they have to win...

So in case you were wondering, Albert Pujols is good at baseball. Like, really really good. Tonight he went groundout, single, single, home run, home run, home run. He touched 14 bases total. What a beast. What a --wait for it-- WHAT A MACHINE (sorry. had to go there).

Average so far: 34.05.

Yeah, tough to watch. He was always one of my favorites. I wish him the best, but I don't know how many days he has ahead of him. Hang in there, Razor.

Ha! Yep. I'm 24.

Funny enough, this was also Ryan's prediction. Just to be different I'm going to say Cardinals in 7. They're playing good baseball right now, and I think they can get it done.

Ha! Nicely done, Falconman. I think this post right here proves who wears the pants in the Falconman/Southbound relationship.

Jarrod Honaker or Honaker? That's just too perfect.

Well, the Rangers hung 15 runs on Detroit to get to the World Series while the Cardinals put up 12 against the Brew Crew. Should be a fun Series. Who ya got?

Here's a good synopsis of today's events from ESPN. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7112672

Congrats bro!!

Ha! Yep, you're right. Apparently I have a tough time reading in the morning. Totally didn't see the word "rather".

This just in: St. Louis Cardinals fans are the most realistic/self-deprecating baseball fans. Here's a poll taken by ESPN asking which team will play the Rangers in the World Series. Here are the results. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=frontpage&pollId=124560

I don't know, GMan... Here's my vote

Yeah, the other thing was that the leadership that year was completely on the same page as Brown and French. Combine that with some (over)zealous band boosters, and you have some explosions going off behind good musicianship and marching. The whole experience was just a positive for us. All I can say for the links you gave is WOW. Haha, as part of the high brass, I would have loved that feverish pace. And yes, that is played at about the same volume and energy as the Gladiator show. I distinctly remember being out of breath and having an insanely sore embrasure every time I walked off the field after Gladiator. In case you haven't heard it, here is Troy State's band playing the show. We started the show at the 1:07 mark. Pure energy.

Hahaha Gladiator was too much fun. It was great for Friday nights... not so much Saturdays.

Oh band. Those were some good days. I was alongside Observer at Graham for two of his four years beginning with the RiverDance show he referenced. The most complete show I was in was Pirates of the Caribbean my senior year (2004). That year we brought in Jim French from Tazewell and he tightened up our musicianship. Combine that with Brown's ability to keep the marching pristine, and you had a successful show. Also that year was the only year we "beat" Richlands. At the State competition in Pulaski we were awarded a Superior while Richlands scored Excellent. That's the closest I ever came to getting the W over a Swartz-led band. We ended up finishing that year as a Virginia State Honors Band, something that had never been done before and hasn't been done since (if I'm not mistaken). So that was a special year for us.

I don't know. ESPN ended up in a Bad Romance with Hank Williams Jr. I don't know if they would go through that again.

Whoa! What up, superlative. You really think he's the best ever? I think there will be some argument against that.