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Big Ten Power Poll, American Holidays Edition
Let's be honest. Two of the easiest columns to write (and get feedback from your readers) are 1) the power rankings column and 2) the pop culture comparison column. Much like that magical day when somebody got their peanut butter on my chocolate (or did I get my chocolate in her peanut...
In Honor Of Memorial Day
via www.lib.uiowa.edu Nile Kinnick was not the only greatest (and most famous) Iowa football player of all-time, he was also a man who died serving his country. We honor his accomplishments on the gridiron almost every day of the year, so we really ought to take today* and remember his sacrifice...
WWE Raw Results LiveBlog 5/30/11
via upload.wikimedia.org By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michelle Rhonehouse [Public domain], Happy Memorial Day! This is a holiday that is very special to me. If you know a soldier, please call them today and say "Thank you". They have dedicated years of their lives...
Memorial Day 2011 Stakes Results
A special "thank you" this Memorial Day to all of those who have served this country, especially those who were never able to return home. If you are following some of the racing going on around the country today, you can find the results of today's stakes action below Post...
To Those Who Have Served Or Serve In The Military: Thank You
From all of us here at BRB, we send our deepest appreciation to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as all of those who have served or are currently serving our country. Your noble efforts make it possible for morons like us to spend entirely too much time and energy debating the ins...
Memorial Day
Tomb of the Unknowns (via FLICKR: Tony the Misfit) I will try to say very little here... Over the past few years it has been in vogue to take the time to publicly pay homage to our military personal who have served and who currently serve but especially those who gave their lives in...
Today Is Memorial Day
Picture via Wikimedia There probably isn't going to be a great deal of posting done today, if any at all. For today, I'd just like to leave all of you with something that I'm sure you've probably heard before, a well-written missive by Father Denis Edward O'Brien of the United States Marine...
Memorial Day Sports Memories
Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer. Memorial Day weekend is also, often times, the first time friends and families get out and party in cookout fashion. Does anyone have any interesting sports related stories from past Memorial Day weekends? A pickup basketball game gone awry? A...
An Announcement That Guarantees Georgia Bulldogs Fans Will Have a Happy Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day! All right, it’s time to come clean. You may not have noticed, but, during April and May, I sometimes went on hiatus or (metaphorically) went fishing. This is because I, like several of my fellow SB Nation colleagues, was asked to edit a Maple Street Press annual covering...
99 DAYS TO KICKOFF: Javonta Boyd
We're going to try something new here at BOTC, but it's a feature I did a few years ago at GPC and it was pretty popular then, so I expect positive feedback here, as well. May 27 is an auspicious day, as it marks the first time this year that there are less than 100 days until the kickoff of the...
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