who can forget this guy. your fucking ugly piece of shit aura is permanently burned into my memory unfortunately

2/29/2012 11:10:38 PM

1) when did you start at state and what class are you talking about
2) what make/model/year car do you drive?

[Edited on February 29, 2012 at 11:11 PM. Reason : ]

2/29/2012 11:10:43 PM

I'm about to crank up the Sunshine Sidney Squad Glorified Gottfried Gang here with some motherfucking optimism blowing out your asshole.

Some people say they only want to face a team when its at their best. They don't want to face a team who is crippled by injuries or NCAA ineligibilites. We're not playing at a high enough level to afford that luxury, so I hope Reggie Johnson remains ineligible until Thursday. He is fun to watch, but we need any advantage we can get. We all know what happened in the 2-episode series finale of Blue Mountain State.

So let's say Gottfried tells the team the Gauntlet is over, that the Clemson loss was just jetlag from the USAir Rape Gauntlet turbulence, and convinces them to just go have some fun and play basketball. Wood gets a little confidence and knocks down a couple jumpers early. AJ remembers why he transferred to State instead of getting a part-time job while he finished grad school and continues to knock down some shots. CJ Williams realizes that his collegiate career could be ending soon and goes back to his level of play a month ago. Let's say we win and go to 8-7, controlling our own destiny against a now 8-7 Miami team over whom we hold the tiebreaker.

Fast forward to Thursday night. FSU at Virginia. FSU is on the road and UNC has probably beaten Maryland and Duke has most likely beaten Wake, even though they throttled BC on Saturday. FSU is mathematically eliminated from a top-2 seed in the ACC tournament, but they still want to get the best possible NCAA tournament seeding. In a battle of great defense and inconsistent offense versus an intentionally half-court paced team who would rather get back on defense than even try for an offensive rebound, FSU wins the game. Even if its as ugly as their two games this season against the Cavaliers' in-state rival Hokies, FSU has their eye on March.

We are 8-7 with 3rd place impossible to attain, but in a 3-way tie for 4th place and a 1st round bye. If we beat Virginia Tech, we finish ahead of Miami regardless of what they do. We don't control our own fate completely though, as Virginia could beat Maryland and would hold the tiebreaker over the Wolfpack with identical 9-7 conference records. But we all know how well Maryland does to crush the post-season dreams of ACC foes. That alone could give our team the motivation for a late-NFL-playoff push style effort where you can only win your own game but you can hope for a little help, and a little help is just one game.

We get that help, we don't play until Friday. We don't get that help, we play Wake, BC, or GT, who we are a combined 5-1 against this season, on Thursday. It might be a longshot, but so was a Brooklyn kid coaching against a couple of the NBA's 50 All Time Greatest players and winning. We beat Michael Jordan and Ralph Sampson. We beat Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon. Why can't we beat Austin Rivers and John Henson?

2/29/2012 11:10:48 PM

2/29/2012 11:11:01 PM

so how can we still get the 4 seed, if we win our last game and virginia loses both of their games left?

2/29/2012 11:11:25 PM

good game actually. we were lucky that our turnover at the end didn't cost us the game.

good to see wood find his stroke.

fun to be on the other side of a possible season spoiler.

2/29/2012 11:11:36 PM

^^exactly

2/29/2012 11:11:50 PM

1) when did you start at state and what class are you talking about
2) what make/model/year car do you drive?

2/29/2012 11:12:24 PM

Do we want the 4 seed or the 5? I thought consensus was 5 for the extra game.

2/29/2012 11:12:52 PM

~! nc state win !~

brtt

2/29/2012 11:13:44 PM

"Hi, I'm Olivia Wilde. Welcome to the GQ Comedy Issue..."

2/29/2012 11:15:01 PM

1) when did you start at state and what class are you talking about
2) what make/model/year car do you drive?

2/29/2012 11:16:16 PM

also wtf was up with Gott's shirt tonight? it was dangerously light blue for my tastes...

2/29/2012 11:17:34 PM

Quote :

""Hi, I'm Olivia Wilde. Welcome to the GQ Comedy Issue...""

Thanks. I watched it at least 10 times trying to figure out what she was saying ... the boobs threw me every time.

2/29/2012 11:18:14 PM

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"Do we want the 4 seed or the 5? I thought consensus was 5 for the extra game."

a win against a 12 seed does jack shit for our resume. better to be fresh against a worn 5 seed than worn against the same team if we were the 5.

2/29/2012 11:19:19 PM

the "extra" game will be nothing more than a faceroll against GA tech.

2/29/2012 11:20:52 PM

Why would we want the extra game? A win on Thursday over Georgia Tech isn't going to help us get to the big dance, only winning the ACC tourney will (or maybe at least a Sunday appearance?). And we're not gonna win the ACC tourney if we gotta play four games that's for sure.

2/29/2012 11:21:08 PM

I was under the impression that beating VT plus two ACCT wins would probably be enough, even against bad teams.

2/29/2012 11:26:59 PM

i was under the impression that the ACC isn't the only major conference who is down this year and that we shouldn't try to avoid byes

2/29/2012 11:28:27 PM

Just got back for the game.



FUCK YES WE WON!!!

2/29/2012 11:40:06 PM

so, what time does the replay become available on espn3

2/29/2012 11:42:30 PM

win saturday and make it to the championship game and we're in lol

2/29/2012 11:52:59 PM

^^already up

2/29/2012 11:57:12 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXzlRoNtHU

[Edited on February 29, 2012 at 11:57 PM. Reason : all we do is win!]

2/29/2012 11:57:26 PM

Just got back from the game. Did anyone notice that Wood was money when he didn't think or hesitate before his shot? He's a machine and just needs to shoot subconsciously

3/1/2012 12:01:04 AM

Quote :

"WATER IS WET"

3/1/2012 12:10:52 AM

who seen the leprachaun say yeah

3/1/2012 12:25:41 AM

Who has a ESPN3.com login so I can watch the replay????

3/1/2012 1:54:30 AM

Its replaying on FSNS in two minutes...although I still dont get why people dont just set the DVR in the first place...

3/1/2012 1:59:21 AM

sucks for CJ Williams that he got injured and didn't have a good game on Senior Night

3/1/2012 9:01:53 AM

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"who seen the leprachaun say yeah"

3/1/2012 9:08:42 AM

Alex Johnson sure does know how to draw a charge.


After his big 3


This guy really does need a new shirt... if he only has one to choose from, and wears it to every game.

3/1/2012 9:20:47 AM

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"Its replaying on FSNS in two minutes...although I still dont get why people dont just set the DVR in the first place..."

I was at the game....just would like to watch it again. And it's hard to DVR when you don't have DVR. I have independent cable (which is free) at my apt complex and that is good enough for me...for now.

3/1/2012 10:05:46 AM

QFT

Quote :

"a win against a 12 seed does jack shit for our resume. better to be fresh against a worn 5 seed than worn against the same team if we were the 5."

3/1/2012 10:40:38 AM

Well then we best be cheering hard for FSU tonight, and pray that maryland somehow pulls an ace in the hole on sunday.

3/1/2012 10:49:52 AM

We don't usually mention when the refs help us out, but definitely got a few calls last night.

3/1/2012 10:52:00 AM

in the picture above of Alex Johnson getting his senior award...is that his dad next to him? That dude is wearing a tradition scarf and that fucking rules!


GO PACK...make some noise in the ACCT!!

3/1/2012 10:52:05 AM

3/1/2012 10:54:01 AM

^^^^ and then hope duke beats unc...setting up a potential rematch with duke in the semis. who we would match up better with than unc, right? i know that's looking pretty far ahead and we still have to take care of business @ vt...but that'd be best case scenario, imo.

[Edited on March 1, 2012 at 10:56 AM. Reason : arrows]

3/1/2012 10:55:03 AM

3/1/2012 11:06:24 AM

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"in the picture above of Alex Johnson getting his senior award...is that his dad next to him? That dude is wearing a tradition scarf and that fucking rules! "

I think so... but my first thought was that his sister has a stance like a linebacker.

3/1/2012 11:08:09 AM

If only Harrow wasn't such a little twat.

Lewis will be just the remedy. Starting pg on a 44-0 Oak Hill squad. What's not to like.

3/1/2012 11:08:51 AM

still waiting, prick_bryan:

1) when did you start at state and what class are you talking about
2) what make/model/year car do you drive?

3/1/2012 11:17:05 AM

That second picture makes my heart hurt a little.

Hey Guys, Just got back from the game.
1) Nachos and Cheese were off the charts. Nice job by the refreshment crew.
2)Whoever decided to put sweat pants on the dance team should be fired.
3)

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"I think so... but my first thought was that his sister has a stance like a linebacker."

She is a family friend or something, not his sister. He was also joined by his Mom and Dad (in the scarf) and his Pastor and another family friend. CJ was also joined by his pastor.

3/1/2012 11:25:10 AM

I really hate that AJ only has a year of availability. I really have liked his play this year.

3/1/2012 11:40:21 AM

i like his 1 foot pivot pump fake. get's him in position to move by the defender quick if they fall for it.

3/1/2012 11:43:16 AM

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"We don't usually mention when the refs help us out, but definitely got a few calls last night."

We may have gotten a few but I thought the refs were horrible towards the end of the game when on 3 straight possessions, Miami got to go to the line to make 2 free throws on very questionable calls including one where Johnson got charged.

3/1/2012 11:44:24 AM

^agreed. They were calling that foul a charge all night, then they swallow the whistle once and throw a blocking foul at him the next time. consistency

3/1/2012 11:45:56 AM

One of those the Miami player didn't even touch him.

Regardless, I thought we got a few nice chippies, especially on Big Boy Johnson.

3/1/2012 11:50:24 AM

I just like the part where Jim basically said that Reggie didn't play because he couldn't keep up.

3/1/2012 12:01:40 PM