http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress the random thoughts of hokie assholes   Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:18:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Washington Post had a delightful sports section today, the front page had three things I was stoked to see... first Dibble is fired from the broadcast booth by the Nationals, secondly, Nyjer Morgan's freak out brawl is highlighted with the man himself taunting the crowd as he exits the ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/09/02/one-of-the-greatest-wp-sports-front-page/ Do you feel that? Its that dormant addiction brewing in your soul, that anxious excitement that makes you feel queasy and parched, that feeling like you are sitting down in a soon-to-be-launched 150 MPH roller coaster called "Christmas Eve on Cocaine" --- It is Hokie Football season. And because of late, ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/08/30/one-week-to-live/ Stephen Strasburg, as we all know, is heading toward Tommy John surgery that will keep him out for 12-16 months. People had speculated that his "inverted W" pitching style would break down his arm, the only question was when. He puts so much pressure on his arm as he cocks from ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/08/28/strasburg-we-hardly-knew-ye/ The Nats were just swept by their AL neighbor rivals, the Baltimore Orioles. But they didn't just lose 3 straight, they lost them in tremendous fashion. Going up 5-0 in game one, up 6-0 in game two, and 3-0 in game three only to lose all three games by one ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/06/28/nationals-cant-catch-a-break/ So we already know that USC had to vacate it's 2004 Orange Bowl Championship game win because of NCAA rules violations and that was the year that Virginia Tech opened up against USC at FedEx field. So then if that USC team didn't really "exist" then just how different would ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/06/14/the-2004-usc-butterfly-effect/ The merging of two beautiful things is taking longer than expected - so I guess we can't be all that upset that Chipotle is a number of months behind on opening their main street location in downtown Blacksburg. No one asked God to speed things up when he created man ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/06/08/blacksburg-chipotle-still-on-its-way/ I love Priceline… I basically use it every time I need a hotel room and I don’t need to stay in a specific hotel (i.e. wedding party, convention, bed and breakfast). The goal with Priceline is to work the system so that you get the best hotel at the cheapest ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/05/09/the-art-of-priceline/ From the where are they now pile... one of my favorite Hokie basketball players, Deron Washington (aka Deron Flopington and Greg Paulus' new hat), last I heard was bouncing around in the European basketball circuit and had some practice time with the Pistons. Well imagine my surprise when Versus showed ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/04/26/deron-is-still-around/ Seth Greenberg and the Hokies got a lot of press on Sunday, but not for all the best reason. As the first 10-6 team to miss the big dance, many analysts including Dick Vitale, said that something unjust had happened to the ACC 4th place Hokies especially in comparison to ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/03/17/not-in-tournament/ The Hokies men's basketball team has finally gotten to where they need to be: on the coveted ESPN "Locks" list for the NCAA tournament. After a great February turned in to disaster at the end of the month the Hokies rebounded to win two crucial games at the end of the ... http://www.dictailgate.com/wordpress/2010/03/09/waited-all-season-to-see-this/