Here is the final. If you are prone to seizures, don’t press play. Marcus Davis throws down the only legit dunk and ends up winning.

ruffles through call list, dials (919) ***-**24, phone rings

You got him.
Hello son. This is Coach Butch Davis. Do you have a minute?
Err…
Did you know this year’s Blue-White Spring Game will be televised by ESPN?
It is?
Yes indeedy, that’s just one of the many reasons to come out to beautiful Kenan Stadium. Some others are: Rameses, face painting, Bell Tower climb…
Can’t I just watch from home then?
Well… um, yes, I supposed you…

click

Shit.

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For those of you who didn’t hear, last Saturday afternoon there was a water main break behind the Merryman Center. A Bud Light van, usually responsible for flooding our brains with poor judgement, not the ground with water, hit a fire hydrant.

Picture courtesy of Patrick Stevens’ terrific D1SCOURSE blog.

The VT-MD roundball tipoff was rescheduled from 4:00 to 6:30pm. Among the Hokies I talked with the consensus on the situation was: positive, more time to get shit housed at the bar, negative no bathrooms to relieve yourself in once the seal is ready to burst. That’s a more than manageable trade off though, so no harm no foul. Right?

Wrong!

It has come to my attention the football practice field was a casualty of the accident, OH THE HUMANITY.

I hope that’s not poop water. You can swing on by the Beamer Blog to see more pictures of the damage.

To be honest, I’m surprised the field held the water that well. Looking at the big picture, spring practice starts on 3/31 and my guess is it will be all cleaned up by then, so crisis averted.

And now because everyone is thinking it…

Lou: That sounded like an explosion at the old Simpson place.
Chief Wiggum: Forget it. That’s two blocks away.
Lou: Looks like there’s beer coming out of the chimney.
Chief Wiggum: I am proceeding on foot. Call in a code 8.
Lou: [on the radio] We need pretzels. Repeat, pretzels.

Though Wilson might split time between outdoor track and field and spring football practices, football remains his favorite sport. The coming months present important choices for his career. He said he talked to his coaches about possibly redshirting, though no decision has been made. He knows Tech’s backfield is crowded. Last season’s leading rusher, Ryan Williams, is a rising sophomore. Darren Evans, the top back in 2008, will return as a junior after missing last season because of a knee injury.

Wilson already spent one season not contributing as much as he wanted. He carried 59 times and returned 17 kickoffs in 2009. Would another season of such limited action be worth it? The way Wilson sees it, Williams and Evans could leave for the NFL if they perform well enough this fall, which would mean more carries in 2011 for Wilson, possibly as a redshirt sophomore.

“If I feel like after the spring game or going into the first game that I’m still around the same stage, then I’ll probably redshirt,” he said.

That’s from Darryl Slater of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

For what it’s worth, as long as Williams, Evans and Josh Oglesby are healthy in 2010 then I think Wilson should redshirt. The Stinespring Screenfense can barely accommodate one dynamic playmaker in the backfield, let alone two or three. If Wilson doesn’t redshirt there will be no creative package designed for/around his speed, he’ll have limited carries and his major contribution will only be on special teams. Punt and kick return were held down by Jayron Hosley and Dyrell Roberts respectively. I don’t think it’s worth another year of eligibility to be the second threat on kickoff returns especially when it’s possible both Williams and Evans could be gone after 2010. Hopefully track and field can supplement some of the competition Wilson is missing from the gridiron and keep him uber hungry for 2011.

What do you guys think?

Don’t cry. Would Russel petting you make you feel better? Listen, soon enough that five-and-seven season will be behind you. In no time you’ll be victorious against the likes of Duke and Wake Forest and howling at the moon with the rest of the pack. Chin up, because those eyes rolled up like that are just a heart breaker.

H/T Those magnificent bastards over at StateFans Nation’s and their twitter feed.

Because on the scale of things to talk about during the offseason, this is a 6 out-of-a 10.

Pictured below is the helmet UNC players will wear when they play LSU in the Chick-fil-A kickoff down in the A-T-L.

Initial impression, as a hater of all things powder blue, and not because of UNC (the only thing I own is a beer stained t-shirt commemorating six magnificent hours at Sloppy Joe’s Bar) the helmet looks tight. The Oakley visor screams we got money and style. The gunmetal bronze finish looks sleek and booms we’re not fucking around.

If it disgusts you: 1) be thankful they didn’t go Oregon on us 2) it’s supposedly only a onetime deal.

Because a Tar Heel needs to look right when starring down the eye of the Tiger.

via @dpertell

If you read this blog at all prior to 2009 you know I didn’t care much for Sean Glennon. He was a me first guy and, to put it mildly, was the worst quarterback the Hokies had after Michael Vick strapped our program to his angel wings and rose us to prominence. With that said, this is uncalled for and Chris Crocker has three words for you… Continue Reading “LEAVE GLENNON ALONE” »

If non-conference games get you off, then there are many intriguing matchups to salivate over from now until September. Some of the more notable ones are:

• 9/4 – LSU vs North Carolina (Chick-fil-A kickoff)
• 9/6 – Boise State vs Virginia Tech (ESPN 8:00)
• 9/11 – Florida State at Oklahoma
• 9/11 – Georgia Tech at Kansas
• 9/11 – Miami at Ohio State
• 9/16 – Cincinnati at NC State (ESPN 7:30)
• 9/18 – Clemson at Aurburn
• 9/18 – Alabama at Duke (Please Duke pull the upset for lulz.)
• 9/18 – BYU at Florida State
• 9/18 – Maryland at West Fuckin’ Virginia
• 9/18 – ECU at Virginia Tech
• 9/18 – Wake Forest at Stanford
• 9/23 – Miami at Pittsburgh (ESPN 7:30)
• 9/25 – North Carolina at Rutgers
• 10/2 – Notre Dame at Boston College
• 11/27 – Boston College at Syracuse

As far as the conference race goes the major players are Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Miami, Florida State, Clemson, North Carolina and Boston College. That’s more than 50% of the conference and with that said one of the five teams I didn’t mention will end up winning the damn thing. Parity, if you’re and ACC fan you’ve got to love it.

Some quick notes:

• Boston College  plays all five of their divisional games back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back from 10/9 – 11/6. That’s rough.
• Clemson has to play Miami, @North Carolina and Georgia Tech. They could very well end up being the first, second and third place Coastal teams.
• Georgia Tech gets North Carolina early on in the season, when they’ll suck, again, but has a three game stretch @Clemson, @Virginia Tech and Miami as fall begins.
• Miami – That’s a schedule the oozes swagga!
• Virginia Tech – The following statement is extremely homerish, optimistic, but entirely possible. If we beat Boise State we could be 8-0 and the #1 team in the country heading into our Thursday night game against Georgia Tech. Welcome to the Thunderdome. Oh and this year, we’ve got 11 days to prepare for the Perfect Option.

What do you guys think?

The full schedule is here: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/10accfbschedule.pdf