William and Mary’s athletics logo remains unacceptable to the NCAA, whose Executive Committee yesterday denied the college’s appeal to keep two feathers that protrude from the interlocking W and M. The NCAA maintains that the nickname “Tribe” when paired with the feathered logo violates association restrictions regarding the use of Native American mascots, names and […]
More Carolina Hurricanes
I ran across some photos from Game 7 and the parade celebrating the Stanley Cup championship in a photography forum I often frequent. If you have any other interesting links on the Hurricanes, please put them in the comments for other fans to see. Game 7 Parade Several pictures will expand if you click on […]
UNC System Admission Requirements
The summer recruiting seasons for both football and basketball are in full swing. While I don’t follow the latest mutterings of 16/17 year old kids, there is one thing that I haven’t seen any mention of…how any of the kids are doing with respect to the “new” admission requirements of the UNC system. I found […]
Some Gave All
In some circumstances, merely knowing and reciting the facts does not adequately record the story…does not convey to the reader what actually happened during a historic event. The horror of war is just such an event. It is hard to comprehend for those of us that have never seen it first hand. There have been […]
Fire the Bum!
Has your favorite sports message board been overtaken by the cries of “Fire the Bumâ€? and the counter-argument “Support our Coachâ€?? Are you ready to drive off of the Information Superhighway to avoid the redundant drivel? Have you considered posting a warning sign for unsuspecting travelers: “Abandon hope, all ye who enter hereâ€?? Experienced cyber-surfers […]
She’s Going….Going…..Gone!
For those that don’t know me or haven’t read any of my entries here…..I’ll let you in on a little secret: I have been called an opinionated SOB on more than one occasion…and I have never been called bashful. I have never met Bob Lee Swagger, but suspect that we have shared some of these […]
Sporting News Report: State Offers Lavin
Nothing on ESPN as of 8:30pm as Andy Katz is still waiting for John Calipari to tell him what to write. N.C. State offers Lavin coaching job Mike DeCourcy Sporting News Former UCLA coach Steve Lavin has been offered the opportunity to return to coaching by the N.C. State Wolfpack. Lavin has been out of […]
Proposed Requirements for Men’s BB Coach
The Human Resources Department at NC State has spoken and Google has links to this story from a ton of media outlets all over the country. These requirements rule out several different names that people keep bringing up over and over again. So let’s hear from the HR weenies: 1) QUALIFICATIONS: A. Minimum of a […]
Momentary Football Diversion
From nfl.com: This pre-draft season has been very revealing when it comes to certain players, and if I were in a draft room this week, there are a few players I would jump up for and defend off the things I have learned about them over the past four months. The first question on my […]
Myths and Final Stats
di•lem•ma (n.) – state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options – a problem offering two solutions, neither of which is acceptable – an usually undesirable or unpleasant choice Synonyms: quandary, predicament, catch-22, impasse, sticky situation, jam, fix, difficulty So which should I do: – Keep my word and […]
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