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Being a Fan and Writing: How I Look at the Flames
A complaint I see with some regularity both here and at Flamesnation.ca is that we're too negative or pessimistic. People state that, as a fan, I should be cheering for the Flames in my posts and tweets- that I should look at the glass as half full. I get where these people are coming from; nobody...
On media feuds, the motives of a blogger and why we all belong
Editor's Note: We try not to stray away from coverage of Flyers hockey too often, but as somebody who makes his livelihood in this new media world, and as somebody who deeply cares about the issues surrounding the coverage of our sport, it's hard for me to stay silent on this subject for long. If...
Welcome the Newest Gobbler Country Writer
via padresteve.files.wordpress.com We have a new member of the Gobbler Country team. Mark Trible, a Philosophy major at Virginia Tech, will now be a regular contributor to the blog in addition to Josh Parcell and myself. You can read more from Mark at his personal blog, Sportsmanlike...
2009 Virginia Tech Football: Postseason Roundtable
I asked several of the best Hokie bloggers around to participate in a roundtable to go over the 2009 edition of Virginia Tech football. But since none of those bloggers replied, I had to settle for these guys, who were happy to provide their insight on the Hokies: Beer Control OffenseCollege Game...
2009 ACC Football Blogger Awards
Last week the mainstream media had its fun handing out hardware for the 2009 ACC football season. I asked the best ACC bloggers around to submit their own ballots for postseason football awards. The results are after the jump. I'd like to give a big thanks to everyone who...
I Need a Place to Stay in Blacksburg for the UNC Game
OK, I'm in dire straits here. I thought I was going to have a place to stay in the 'Burg for the North Carolina game, but now I don't and other places have also fallen through. The best I've gotten is a "maybe" from my tailgate. So I'm turning to you, my loyal reader(s). I need a place to stay at...
Basketball Q&A with Blogging the Bracket.
The star studded week of basketball enthusiasm continues as we direct questions to Chris from Blogging the Bracket, SB Nation's resident bracketologist and basketball guru. Lets see what he says about the great grindy Big Ten. HTTO: The Illini surprised alot of people by finishing second in the...
What I will be doing for home games this season...
Thanks in no small part to the help of our Fearless Leader and Editor in Chief Tyler, I have been granted a press pass for all of this season's home football games. This is of course very big for me personally and I hope for Hail to the Orange as a growing Illini sports community. So what does it...
Bourbon Shots: Virginia Tech vs. Alabama Edition
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic VT Beat Writers and Columnists Freshmen Forecast Favorable (Aaron McFarling)"But today, as the Hokies prepare to take on No. 5 Alabama, Ryan Williams and David Wilson do not represent that hope. They represent the not-so-great unknown, a factor that wasn't supposed to be...
Your Guide to Virginia Tech Beat Writer Blogs
Since most of my content is stolen from linked to these guys, I figured I'd show them a little love. There are five Hokies beat writers whose blogs I have loaded into the ol' RSS reader. They make life easy and keep my football appetite quenched. Some of them have embraced the blogging concept as a...
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