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Hark, the Sound

kristen — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:19:41 +0000

Wish I were on Franklin Street celebrating tonight. Congratulations, Tar Heels! And congratulations to Reba, who won the TCL annual pool, and continued the girls’ winning streak.

6th Annual TCL NCAA Tournament Pool

kristen — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:27:07 +0000

Amber, Ellen and I have each won and Dawn has bested us all twice. That’s right, five years and not one male victor. Will female wiles triumph again?

I have tried to get ESPN Tournament Challenge to work for me at least 6 times over the last 24 hours on two computers to no avail, and I don’t have the time to keep messing with it. So, this year’s pool will be hosted on facebook. Yes, it’s an app you have to install, I hate those too. You can delete it once the tournament is over!

http://apps.facebook.com/thebracketchallenge/?page=pool&id=320279

Best of luck to all prognosticators and Go Tar Heels!

Kate Celebrates the Big Win

kristen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:08:01 +0000

Hark the Sound from Kristen Stewart on Vimeo.

The Real Reason Tyler Stayed

kristen — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:11:05 +0000

Courtesy of the Onion.

Congratulations!

kristen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:03:15 +0000

The glory of the 2008 TCL NCAA Tournament pool goes to Ellen. Congratulations!

Madness

kristen — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:42:08 +0000

Here’s a link to our annual NCAA tournament challenge group. The password is “tclmadness”

We’re having a good holy week but I need to get my dresses finished!

Preseason #1

kristen — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:14:22 +0000

So, yesterday when out and about I noticed Tyler Hansbrough on the cover of USA Today, announcing that the Heels are the preseason #1 pick. I have mixed feelings about this. Of course, it’s good to know that others recognize that we have a great team, that we could do great things, but starting out at #1 means there’s no where to go but down. And that makes me nervous. I predict we won’t retain the ranking through January. And that’s okay, because rankings aren’t THAT important. But, we’re going to win the national championship in the end.

Pete Carroll is a Classy Guy

michael — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:17:30 +0000

Did anyone see the classy gesture made by USC coach Pete Carroll in the middle of the first quarter against Idaho?

After USC went up 6-0 with a touchdown, they lined up for the extra point without a place kicker. The PAT team then stood in their positions while the game clock ticked off to zero seconds in honor of Mario Danelo, former USC kicker who died in a tragic accident during the off-season.

The stunt by USC, which earned them a delay-of-game penalty, was a visual representation of the lost USC suffered and a reminder that football players are human beings with real lives, not interchangeable parts in a gridiron machine.

And the winner is…

kristen — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:05:16 +0000

Congratulations to Amber for winning the pool!

And congratulations to the Gators. Many thanks for replacing dook as the answer to the trivia question, “Who was the last team to win back-to-back NCAA championships in men’s basketball?”

BAH

kristen — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:04:04 +0000

I’m sulking.

4th Annual TCL Tournament Challenge

kristen — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:58:23 +0000

March Madness is upon us! I know the Heels won’t be resting upon their ACC Championship laurels for long, we’ve got some games to play.

Here’s the annual NCAA pool. The password is “tclhoops” ONE ENTRY per person.

Dook News

kristen — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:18:53 +0000

My husband sent me this dook news this weekend. We’ll see how it plays out on Sunday.

If you’re going to blow a National Championship…

michael — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:23:13 +0000

… and you go to UNC, make it baseball.

1. You’re in Chapel Hill. What are you doing with a baseball anyhow?

2. You return to an empty campus and no classes. (See: Chris Simms and the case of the unexcused absences!)

To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever

kristen — Tue, 23 May 2006 02:57:00 +0000

The Duke-Carolina rivalry is the subject of this hilarious book. If you are a Carolina fan, you are sure to enjoy it. The longer you’ve been a fan and the more time you’ve spent in Chapel Hill, you’ll like it all the more. I giggled constantly while reading. The stories about his mother, a transplanted yankee-turned-Carolina fan, were priceless. I had been trying to be less hateful towards particular former dookies (love the sinner, hate the sin?) such as J. J. Reddick and Wojo, but this book really did not encourage me in that pursuit. If you don’t care about college basketball or obsessions in general, don’t read it unless you are trying to understand a Tar Heel loved one.

I can’t wait ’til next season, by the way!

Haiku

kristen — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:12:45 +0000

Lousy tournament
Dawn won the TCL pool
Gators took the crown

trying again:
Congratulations
Dawn the Buckeye wins again
She’s a skilled picker