Our Demand To Kansas And BHGP Readers: Bring Us Prizes And Spoils Of War!
by Adam Jacobi on Mar 17, 2010 4:28 PM CDT
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Quick heads up to you all: there's this contest being put on by CBS and Lenovo called Last Fan Standing, where 64 bloggeurs are entered into a tournament and vying for a title. It corresponds with the NCAA tournament, you know, survive and advance, and people who get to the Final Four get some awesome prizes. Of course, we're only mentioning this because I entered, and got chosen for the round of 64. Hooray hooray.
So, what does that entail? Well, all that an entrant has to do is write a new blog entry for each round that they're alive. Sounds easy enough, right? Now, here's the catch: everybody is assigned to their own team in the actual tourney, which means going to the next round has nothing at all to do with your writing and everything to do with what team you're assigned to.
My team? Kansas, motherfuckers. For. real.
So what does this mean to all of you? Well, if you sign up (It's free and I'm sure there's a way to make sure they don't send you any "commercial offers" or whatever), you can vote for me as the top blogger. Winner gets a new laptop. I could sure use a new fucking laptop. Also, I signed up as Oops Pow Surprise, just so OPS could ride one last time.
As for the style of writing I'll be providing, let me remind you: how I do has nothing to do with what I write. As such, in my first entry, I discuss Winston Churchill's game of kings (college basketball), the rebounding habits of poisonous spiders (poor at best), and the inherent difficulties of bear hockey (they don't understand the goalie position).
Now, as far as Kansas goes, if they make the Final Four, I get a trip to Vegas. This means one thing: KANSAS CANNOT POSSIBLY GO TO THE FINAL FOUR THIS YEAR. Adjust your brackets accordingly, people. The prizes past the Final Four are immaterial, because as sure as Evan Turner is the Villain, Kansas will lose to Ohio State. That's the way it works.
So all that aside, please, do an old man a favor and go check out Last Fan Standing and send many votes my way. I'm serious about that laptop. I want it.
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So...
I help you get a new laptop and a trip to Lost Wages. What’s in it for me?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Mar 17, 2010 4:54 PM CDT reply actions
I sure hope only 6 people have voted so far.
The top vote getter has 83% of the current votes. You may regret your hatred of the followoopspow hashtag, sir.
Vote tallied
I wish you had told me that you got Kansas BEFORE I turned in my bracket! Thanks a lot, jerk!
rock chalk!!
just voted for you. let me make this clear though, I have NUMEROUS Jayhawk family members and since Iowa’s program is currently circling the drain AND KU has a “hawk” in their name I really, really, really hope KU wins it all. Hope you get the lap top though.
I do in fact have Kansas choking against OSU in my BHGP bracket.
So I’m offsetting your bad mojo with my own bad mojo.
There is no way Ohio State beats Kansas.
Come on, dude.
Enjoy Vegas.
"Based on my estimates, it appears that Stanzi shall transcend the ages." - Cairo
So does every team representation but just the top 64 get representation online...
Say, for instance you draw Iowa, and not only do you not get to post a blog on their site nor win prizes… but instead a representative named Fat Charlie shows up and kicks you in the balls because you suck?
Hold the phone guys.
There’s some concern that everything may not be on the up and up. Stay tuned.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
He's writing for the SBN mothership now. (Mainly on weekends.)
And they prefer real names.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You don't want to go to Vegas anyway.
I’m going this weekend, so there won’t be anything fucking left of that place when I leave.
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Mar 17, 2010 7:41 PM CDT reply actions
Dammit, HFMR.
At least leave Mandalay Bay. The lady and I are heading out in July and fully expect to see Brock Lesnar beat a man senseless while we’re there.
by The Mexican't on Mar 17, 2010 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
They haven't announced who he's fighting yet, have they?
Either Cain Velasquez or the winner of the Mir/Carwin fight, right?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I can't imagine that they'll give him Cain unless the winner of Mir/Carwin ends up with an injury.
Cain was impressive in his last fight, but I still don’t think he’s a threat to Lesnar. Hell, I feel like Mir would put Velasquez away in less than 10 minutes. At this point, I think it’s Lesnar, Mir and everyone else. I wouldn’t mind seeing Carwin beat Frank up, though. Fiancee hates Frank Mir, but was swayed slightly when we met him in Chicago last April. I think she’s secretly pulling for Mir against Carwin so we can see Lesnar beat the shit out of him live.
by The Mexican't on Mar 17, 2010 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe it's cause I'm a homer
But I would much rather see Lesnar fight Velasquez (former Iowa Central national champ) rather than Mir again. I just think that Lesnar will go out and pound the shit out of Frank, again. Very well might happen to Velasquez as well but I like the size that he brings to the table and he has somewhat comparable wrestling skills to Brock.
If Mir looks dominant...
I think it’ll be hard to keep him out of a third fight with Lesnar, since that will do amazing PPV numbers.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Done and done.
This “Last Fan Standing” thingy has no fucking clue what’s about to hit it…
"Do a flip!" - Bender B. Rodriguez
hmmmmm
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Brunettes not fighter jets
Yet another reason I love my Mac.
Mobile Me alias? DELETED.
(Probably would have been easier if I’d actually just read the terms instead.)
by The Mexican't on Mar 17, 2010 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Read the terms?
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Mar 17, 2010 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Terms and conditions...
Like the bit that rocky quoted.
by The Mexican't on Mar 17, 2010 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I mean
people read the terms? Blah blah blah, you can take my liver (ha ha jokes on you, it’s worn out), and trust me, my credit is bad enough already.
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Mar 17, 2010 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Glad I signed in with a fake name and email
Good old example@example.com…
by Brock Sampson on Mar 17, 2010 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I voted for you
Came here from BlackShoeDiaries.
Rather than signing up on that site with any old fake name, I opted to sign up as “Fake Name”. If their server is Unix/Linux, the admin is going to be really pleased I used root@lastfanstanding2010.com as my email address.
Born and raised in the shadow of Mount Nittany
Count my vote for OPS
From my old friend BS Identity.
"Well of course, there's nothing better than being American!!!" - Ricky Americanzi, Jan. 5th, 2010
by The Bacon Explosion on Mar 18, 2010 10:00 AM CDT reply actions
It appears you can vote multiple times
If so I know what I am doing at work this afternoon.
"Well of course, there's nothing better than being American!!!" - Ricky Americanzi, Jan. 5th, 2010
by The Bacon Explosion on Mar 18, 2010 10:06 AM CDT reply actions
My team? Kansas, motherfuckers
Enjoy your weekend off…
Granted, I don't know what down it is..
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