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#Hateralert: NCAA Bans Hashtags, We Unearth Other Absurd Rules From Deep in the Rulebook

#Hateralert: NCAA Bans Hashtags, We Unearth Other Absurd Rules From Deep in the Rulebook

Chris Hatch May 14, 2013 0

On May 1, 2013 the news struck like a trending fake-death of Justin Bieber.  It ran rampant like a #throwbackthursday and was all over the internet like it was #ff.  The NCAA was banning

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Husker Bracket-O-Hate Final Results: Your Most Hated Opponent Ever Is…

Husker Bracket-O-Hate Final Results: Your Most Hated Opponent Ever Is…

Derek Hernandez May 9, 2013 0

That’s right. After four rounds of voting, Mr. William Chase Daniel is your most hated individual opponent of all-time. Daniel garnered 75% of the vote in his championship round match-up with The Boz to earn

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Kriss Kross Repped Your Team: A Totally Krossed Out Look Back at The Group’s Sports Fashion

Kriss Kross Repped Your Team: A Totally Krossed Out Look Back at The Group’s Sports Fashion

Derek Hernandez May 3, 2013 2

In light of Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly’s passing, I’ve been listening to Kriss Kross’ entire catalog (yes, they have more than one album, folks) almost non-stop and have been reading up on anything and

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Should Chris Paul Be Considered The “Carmelo Anthony Of The West”?

Should Chris Paul Be Considered The “Carmelo Anthony Of The West”?

Derek Hernandez May 2, 2013 0

Chris Paul is 13-15 in the first round (through 5/1/13) and 16-23 overall in his four playoff appearances during his eight-season career. He’s only made it out of the first round TWICE  and has

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Royal Review – April

Royal Review – April

Dave Feit May 2, 2013 0

As a baseball fan, I always look forward to the start of the season. You’ll hear announcers and writers talking about the “hope and potential of a new season” and bunch of other clichés

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The Husker Bracket-O-Hate CHAMPIONSHIP: The Boz Vs. The Booger Boy

The Husker Bracket-O-Hate CHAMPIONSHIP: The Boz Vs. The Booger Boy

Derek Hernandez April 30, 2013 1

After three grueling rounds of hate-voting, we are down to this. Two of the most reviled Husker opponents of all-time, Brian Bosworth and Chase Daniel, square off to see who Big Red fans hope all

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Husker Bracket-O-Hate: Final Four

Husker Bracket-O-Hate: Final Four

Derek Hernandez April 24, 2013 1

After hundreds of votes we’ve finally reached the Final Four of Hate. We have three #1 seeds and a #3 seed in the semifinals. We also have two Quarterback versus Defender match-ups, or as

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Rejected Names for the New B1G Divisions

Rejected Names for the New B1G Divisions

Dave Feit April 23, 2013 0

When Rutgers and Maryland join the Big Ten next fall, the conference will realign their divisions to a true geographic split.   While a big part of me is thrilled that the Big Ten

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Rejected Big Ten Division Alignments

Rejected Big Ten Division Alignments

Dave Feit April 22, 2013 1

On Friday, Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delaney announced that the much maligned Legends and Leaders divisions will mercifully go away for the 2014 season. Legends and Leaders will be replaced by simple, geographically

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2013 NFL Draft Weekend Viewer’s Guide: What to Watch For

2013 NFL Draft Weekend Viewer’s Guide: What to Watch For

Derek Hernandez April 22, 2013 0

With the first pick of the 2013 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select… We’re only a few days away from hearing those words from Roger Goodell and you may be wondering to yourself,

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