Archive for March, 2011

Logistically speaking, Buzz Bissinger is still wildly confused by social media

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Content aside, how many followers is it going to take before Buzz selects a Twitter pic other than the egg? I’ve already told the people at The Daily Beast that they should set him up with an outlandish avatar. I don’t think I’m the first person to make this suggestion.

We’ve been over and over Buzz’s behavior on Twitter. Frighteningly enough, he’s now using it to launch a mayoral campaign.

As for this, the title of the post pretty much covers what’s going on here:

I want to go to a Minnesota high school hockey state final

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

If Prince ever wrote a song about his home state’s illustrious hockey history, Saturday’s three-OT thriller between Eden Prairie and Duluth East for the class 2a title would be his muse.

I have no idea whether, like most Minnesotans, Prince enjoys hockey, but he loves muses.

Check out how this contest ended…

I would go to the Minnesota high school hockey state finals before I’d go to game seven of an NHL finals.

Deadspin has a video where you hear one of the announcers say this was a horrible way for this game to end. They watched three periods and 2+ OTs worth of this game, and I watched a shift, and I still say that guy is wrong.

Tweet this at Chuck Klosterman and help get his reaction.

Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey Scored A Diving Game-Winner In 3OT For The State Title (Deadspin)

Bill Clinton’s letter to Chris Webber, post-1993 NCAA Championship game

Monday, March 14th, 2011

Bill Clinton is a huge NCAA basketball fan, as well as a fan of his own words of wisdom. So it comes as no surprise that after Chris Webber’s huge gaffe in the 1993 NCAA Championship Finals (of which you can revisit below), Clinton penned a heartfelt letter to the dejected Webber a couple days after the game.

Haven’t seen The Fab Five yet, but hearing a lot of good things and some great things.

Quiz: Name the 66 most successful teams in NCAA tournament history

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

H/T to Guyism’s Isaac for finding this highly mathematical quiz that asks you to name the 66 most successful teams in NCAA tournament history in 12:00 mins.

I was going to post my best gets, worst misses, and a photo of my board. Then I realized that would be giving everyone who sees that information a decisive advantage. Just know that I got 43/66.

Go take the quiz at Sporcle.com. Here’s one free hint:

This buzzer beater trumps all

Monday, March 7th, 2011

I was going to post about the upcoming 30 for 30 on The Fab Five today, because I post about all of those awesome sports docudramas.

Then a few people tweeted this. Jalen Rose can wait patiently.

Who cares if he egregiously traveled? You’re king sh*t, #14 from Holy Trinity Catholic School.

Brian Wilson is back on Twitter! (When did that happen??)

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

After an inauspicious exit in 2009, Brian Wilson is back on Twitter. When did this glorious event occur?

To be precise, Feb 2. I didn’t find out about it until yesterday, March 2nd – when I investigated who Charlie Sheen is following.

Good to have Brian back and currently tweeting shout-outs to area codes and developing Twitter relationships with other crazy guys.