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Posted by Huckleberry on June 24th, 2009 under Baseball, Football
This one’s for all the marbles. It all comes down to this. Winner takes all. To help tide us over until gametime and get through the workday, here are some videos of the runups and the final games of our athletic department’s last three chances to take home a national championship with one more win (I get to ignore the 2004 Fullerton series because we never got into that position):
And a couple of brackets with links to Gametracker pages for all the games in the baseball tournament so far:
College World Series only
Full Tournament
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James commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 39 minutes ago
Re: Claussen
Phil Rivers is a huge dickbag and he’s doing ok.
whiskey commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Patrick, from a personality standpoint Clausen isn’t exactly likeable. I think the perception of him having leadership or other intangible issues is really tied to the fact that many people just don’t like the kid. The same discussion went on to some degree amongst the ND fan base his 1st two seasons.
Nickel Rover wrote a new blog post: If we can stop Tim Duncan… 5 hours, 54 minutes ago
Basketball:
So Scipio did a great job on introducing us to our ACC counterpart and robbing me of an easy morning column. A great read though, it sounds like they are in Texas’ wheelhouse since it isn’t at Wake. You can see the whole bracket here.
Obviously Kentucky is the 2nd opponent and I don’t think there’s
Sean commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 6 hours, 14 minutes ago
Wait…. Taylor Mays is Jewish?
Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Want to plant my feet on Rampart Street… 6 hours, 48 minutes ago
but the pollsters have been far slower to hop on board.
Lazy humans and no brand to fall back on. I don’t think Duke is the third best team by any stretch but what are you going to do.
Tell your guys not to screw up my bracket.
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admin commented on the blog post Want to plant my feet on Rampart Street… 6 hours, 48 minutes ago
…but the pollsters have been far slower to hop on board.
Lazy humans and no brand to fall back on. I don’t think Duke is the third best team by any stretch but what are you going to do.
Tell your guys not to screw up my bracket.
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admin commented on the blog post Want to plant my feet on Rampart Street… 6 hours, 48 minutes ago
…but the pollsters have been far slower to hop on board.
Lazy humans and no brand recognition to fall back on. I don’t think Duke is the third best team by any stretch but what are you going to do.
Tell your guys not to screw up my bracket.
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Castille Day 7 hours, 16 minutes ago
Weird. At least he didn’t steal any laptops or TVs. Or did he?
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 7 hours, 31 minutes ago
Good catch, Primetime. I’m fairly certain he just confused Rolle with DRC. Or maybe he confused Antonio Cromartie with DRC.
Whiskey,
I realize your a ND fan, but what makes you so confident in Claussen? He had a very good season, but what about his leadership skills or lack thereof?
Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post A Wake Before The Funeral 7 hours, 47 minutes ago
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em. I’d like us to get the win. I think.
ursa major wrote a new blog post: Want to plant my feet on Rampart Street… 7 hours, 53 minutes ago
3 seed? New Orleans… to Houston?
As Dr. John so eloquently put it, we are going on down to New Orleans. (Yes, I realize that the song is going home to New Orleans…I don’t care.)
I was pretty nervous before the draw today. We’ve been undersold for about a month. The computers have had us in the
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whiskey commented on the blog post The week in news- Bowl Bust, Anti Piracy and Barnstorming FedEx 7 hours, 59 minutes ago
The Cotton Bowl is a really cool venue. It was a bummer watching them play that game at Jerry’s house this year. I hope the new game comes to fruition. Nice counter on Bosworth. I never personally cared for “The Boz” persona but in retrospect I’ll say that was really pretty
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Evan Turner is the Best Player in the Country 8 hours, 5 minutes ago
Definitely taking him in my player draft. Awesome. Need to study the brackets a bit more but Lighty also impressed me today.
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Sean commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 8 hours, 23 minutes ago
Rodgers-Cromartie is still on the Cardinals. He didn’t leave.
Scipio Tex wrote a new blog post: A Wake Before The Funeral 8 hours, 27 minutes ago
What happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object?
We’ll find out on March 18th. Meet Wake Forest.
This game will be watching drunks trying to brawl. Neither belligerent will land a punch, and it will be viewed by both fanbases with equal measures of horror, embarassment, and amusement.
skymonkeyhorn commented on the blog post Texas Basketball is Dangerous 8 hours, 36 minutes ago
Some one sent this quote from the Dallas Mornong News to me.
“I’ve had teams in the past that were just where we are right now mentally. And we got it turned around. I had a team in the exact same situation, and we ended up going to the Sweet 16 and ended up losing
I.M. Hipp commented on the blog post Castille Day 8 hours, 58 minutes ago
He really screwed himself. We probably would have won two more games with him. He was more worried about the “devil’s lettuce” than developing into a solid back. Pathetic.
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Kevin Berger commented on the blog post React-to-Ology: Early Look at the Madness 9 hours, 16 minutes ago
dick, thanks for the heads up on the east bracket. In my haste to get the post up I had a brain cramp on the bracket.
As for KU, when you compare their bracket to Syracuse you have to scratch your head. Even Self mentioned as much.
Scooby, you’re probably right about the 8/9.
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skymonkeyhorn commented on the blog post Texas Basketball is Dangerous 9 hours, 25 minutes ago
I have been thinking that the team quit on Barnes some time during the last 14-15 games.
My brother in Michigan thought the the team fell apart after the 11-12th game of the season I think that it was atm @CC game.
I wonder if Barnes has health issues, he just looks bad on TV and
dick commented on the blog post NCAA Basketball Tournament Lines 9 hours, 34 minutes ago
Marquette line really surprises me. I like Washington and normally I would be impressed with a conference tourney winner but that falls under the Pac 10 sucks rule to me. I would have liked to see Washington lined up against a different 6 seed.
Farmer Ted commented on the blog post Quick Bracket Thoughts 9 hours, 35 minutes ago
Call me crazy but I would prefer to face OSU over any of the other three 2 seeds. They basically lost to Michigan (who truly sucks) on Friday, played Illinois even yesterday and beat an exhausted Minnesota team today. They aren’t exactly on fire. As for the other #2’s, I have no interest in playing
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Trips Right commented on the blog post Texas Basketball is Dangerous 9 hours, 44 minutes ago
sky, it’s pretty crazy really. Barnes sounds like he’s mailing it in at this point.
whiskey commented on the blog post NFL Draft: A Mockery 9 hours, 45 minutes ago
Good discussion. The perception of Clausen is interesting. He might surprise you. Tate is a player that will contribute wherever he ends up. He’s serious.
Trips Right commented on the blog post Early NCAA Tournament Bets 9 hours, 48 minutes ago
Utah State can really shoot it. They’re the top 3 point shooting team in America. But they struggle against quicker athletes and can be banged inside. the big 12 isn’t getting a lot of credit so the line is short, imo
skymonkeyhorn commented on the blog post Texas Basketball is Dangerous 9 hours, 49 minutes ago
Is it just me or is Damo sounding a lot like Ricky?
Are they just providing some giggles for the rest of the teams? Or do they think this shit will fly even with the blue hairs ?
Will rick ever live down the quotes that will be recorded in Scipio vast mental vaults
Trips Right commented on the blog post NCAA Basketball Tournament Lines 9 hours, 58 minutes ago
I posted my picks, but as you stated Richmond looks like easy money.
I think Purdue is a shell and Siena is experienced, athletic and talented. Saints roll.
I’m fading Gonzaga and St Mary’s. Zero athletes on those clubs.
I”m also fading Michigan State with NMSU. They’ll be able to get shots against
dick commented on the blog post NCAA Basketball Tournament Lines 10 hours, 2 minutes ago
I like UTEP and Wake to add to Trips bets, which I support fully.
Richmond = 4 units
Siena = 3 units
dick commented on the blog post NCAA Basketball Tournament Lines 10 hours, 3 minutes ago
Just to try and keep it on the same thread, Trips likes:
New Mexico -9
Baylor -12
Louisville pk
Aggs -2
Richmond pk
NM St +12
Siena +4
FSU -1.5
Hiphopopotamus commented on the blog post Two Down, One To Go 10 hours, 6 minutes ago
Always interested…good stuff all around.
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dick commented on the blog post Early NCAA Tournament Bets 10 hours, 9 minutes ago
Love Siena, love Richmond, love Louisville. Why is the ags line so small? I’ll take them but that line scares me a bit. Seems like a sucker bet maybe.
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Parlin Hall said:
June 24th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Few cities party like Omaha. I could tell you stories about wild times at the Zesto.
Good luck to the Horns.
Flamingmonkeyass said:
June 24th, 2009 at 6:32 am
I still maintain that the 04 team was not just the best Texas team I’ve ever seen but was the best college baseball team I’ve ever seen. I know they lost to two remarkable pitching performances and so will never be considered one of the all time greats but I’d take that team over any other.
8straight said:
June 24th, 2009 at 7:25 am
Even though Texas is the #1 seed I think LSU was/is as big a favorite over UT this year as UT was over Cal. St. in ‘04. We can only hope we get the kind of pitching performance tonight that Cal. St. got in their second game. ‘04 still hurts.
Vasherized said:
June 24th, 2009 at 7:29 am
2005 was the best dogpile ever.
Huckleberry said:
June 24th, 2009 at 7:42 am
I forget, who was the guy that jumped and completely missed the pile?
Tackchevy said:
June 24th, 2009 at 8:35 am
“Glory Days” videos never get old.
Vasherized said:
June 24th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Huck,
It was Stubbs heading full steam from Center Field.
I found a baseball stat Huck hasn’t posted yet.
Most home runs in CWS:
School Year HR
LSU 1998 17
USC 1998 17
USC 1995 14
Fresno State 2008 14
Florida State 1999 13
Texas 2009 13 (with one game to play)
mack tripper said:
June 24th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Where’s the chart?
BoomerFreakinSooner said:
June 24th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Good luck to the ‘horns tonite.
BTW-I love Londontowne said:
June 24th, 2009 at 8:55 am
The Boss music videos & Country/Western music? Nah. I’m from Philly. But I enjoy watching these videos. Thanks again, Huck for sharing.
Orangechipper said:
June 24th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Another year… Another SEC team to go DOWN!
The General said:
June 24th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I bet we have the record for solo home runs locked down.
glenn said:
June 24th, 2009 at 9:34 am
just think, if bcs ran this show we’d be gearing up for the big showdown tonight between lsu and cal state fullerton.
and when lsu cold-cocked csf, all the talk would be about the greatest ever.
uthookem said:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Work absolutely sucks today. This is horrible.
Black Scholes said:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:19 am
The burger at Zesto’s may be one of the best I’ve ever had. And the fresh-squeezed lemonade is a perfect complement for a flask of vodka.
WhoooTex said:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:50 am
“I found a baseball stat Huck hasn’t posted yet.
Most home runs in CWS:
School Year HR
LSU 1998 17
…
Texas 2009 13 (with one game to play)”
So let’s hit five tonight and win the fuckin’ thing.
Buddy Garrity said:
June 24th, 2009 at 10:58 am
I wonder what LSU celebrity they will showcase in the stands tweeting tonight. Mike Patrick is so in, it’s not even funny.
Art Vandelay said:
June 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Great stuff Huck! Thanks.
“our athletic department’s last three chances to take home a national championship”
Wasn’t there some swimming and track championships sprinkled in there? Regardless…. I’ll be wearing my Rally Cap tonight.
Tackchevy said:
June 24th, 2009 at 11:13 am
What’s the O/U on how many time the capital one commercial will show tonight?
Newy25 said:
June 24th, 2009 at 11:51 am
The one with the Visigoths?
Tackchevy said:
June 24th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
That’s the one. I’m going to step out and say 22… For official purposes, the count starts after the first pitch is thrown.
Vasherized said:
June 24th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Does that count Mahtook sightings?
Bornahorn said:
June 24th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
There are two with the Visigoths (the one with the chickens in the bullpen and the one with the ball cut in half). Do both count?
Vasherized said:
June 24th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
This explains Scipio’s temporary leave of absence.
HenryJames said:
June 24th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
I hate Illinois Visigoths.
jinx said:
June 24th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Can I get a parlay on the Visigoths with the big titty bee and the little league world series video game?
Whatever the line, I’ll take the over on all three.
The General said:
June 24th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Scip was the homo demon, right?
Tackchevy said:
June 24th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Either Visigoth commercial applies – ball in half or bullpen chickens.