It's Meltdown Time: Week 4
Sample re Virginia Tech loss to Old Dominion:
"Hot take: Virginia Tech should stop scheduling teams whose mascots are ranks in the peerage system."
https://www.rollbamaroll.com/2018/9/25/17898708/nsfw-its-meltdown-time-…
September 25th, 2018 at 1:57 PM ^
I miss TWIS so much. Used to be my favorite article to read every week
September 25th, 2018 at 2:00 PM ^
As long as we weren't featured.
September 25th, 2018 at 2:07 PM ^
It is no longer funny.
September 25th, 2018 at 2:17 PM ^
Not even close to what it used to be.
Is there any other sports blog that is better written than this one? Something more than self-deprecating jokes and 5th grade level descriptions of games. Even "Michigan Monday" is only of interest because it's about Michigan, from a readers standpoint, it isn't fun to consume.
September 25th, 2018 at 3:43 PM ^
They made it way to tame by filtering out the most hilarious and pissy comments.
Now the worst you see is something like: "Oh man we're going to lose again next week. This sucks."
Definitely not what it used to be. Sanitized.
September 25th, 2018 at 4:21 PM ^
Yep. The idea is still great and could be done very well under a different name. But it has to be done right, with the most vitriolic and/or funny fan posts available.
September 25th, 2018 at 2:02 PM ^
TWIS was one of the best things our dear leader wrote each week. Bummer he gave it up.
September 25th, 2018 at 2:05 PM ^
Oregon fan comment:
"That fucking fumble will haunt me until I die, and then after that"
Love these Meltdown articles!
September 25th, 2018 at 2:06 PM ^
Virginia Tech didn't just lose to Old Dominion but they also played at Old Dominion's stadium, capacity 19,000.
What's up with that?
September 25th, 2018 at 2:08 PM ^
Yeah, that part confuses me. How did VaTech agree to that road game?
September 25th, 2018 at 2:12 PM ^
Something about recruiting in Virginia? Makes no sense to me but the article tries to provide rationale.
September 25th, 2018 at 2:14 PM ^
Because ODU is in probably the most talent heavy area of the state. Vick, Bruce Smith, Plaxico Burress, Dre Bly, Deangelo Hall, Kam Chancellor, Percy Harvin, Iverson, Jerod Mayo to name a few. VT has been recruiting this area for years and because there were only 2 FBS schools in the state until 2009, and UVA is harder to get into than Michigan (it's at least close) VT was the option.
September 25th, 2018 at 6:18 PM ^
Am I crazy or do half those guys above have major character issues?
September 25th, 2018 at 2:46 PM ^
Wow there are some money quotes in there.
my personal favorites:
”I was a junior at OSU the last time we lost to Tech. Now I’m a 31 year old asshole with a dad bod.”
“We should rename the ACC “Clemson & Friends””
“Big Ten: Wow we really shit ourselves last week huh
ACC: Hold my beer”
September 25th, 2018 at 4:16 PM ^
Those were my favs as well. This was great too:
Our winless streak in the SEC is 672 days. The Cleveland Browns have won two games in that stretch. We are the Browns of the SEC.
September 25th, 2018 at 2:16 PM ^
Monarch is not a rank in the peerage system. It is a term that denotes a single ruler of a nation.
September 25th, 2018 at 2:42 PM ^
Well look at the big brain on SalvatoreQuattro!
September 25th, 2018 at 2:48 PM ^
I am still working on the definition of "peerage".
Think I will go hang with the morons on the RCMB - I feel like Albert Einstein over there...
September 25th, 2018 at 3:26 PM ^
Mike, how did you get to negative points? I thought points are not working. I have been stuck on the same point total since the new roll out of the site.
September 25th, 2018 at 5:00 PM ^
We're not supposed to talk about that stuff.
September 25th, 2018 at 5:34 PM ^
He boned his best friends girl Stacey
September 25th, 2018 at 7:53 PM ^
Boner - I got bitch slapped for -10,000 points this summer by the mods for making fun of that asinine Reddit CFB Risk game and Draftageddon. It was worth it, would do it again - and will if that idiotic game pops up again next summer.
As points are not changing, looks like my negative point total shall forever tarnish my legacy.
And yes - the mods probably didnt appreciate the way I handled that Stacy situation. They need to get "The Attitude"...
September 25th, 2018 at 8:42 PM ^
How does one go about worrying over his message board "legacy"?
September 25th, 2018 at 9:12 PM ^
Get a big bottle of bourbon and a bag of ice to start. I utilize that method to cover a whole host of things...
September 26th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
Don't know how inappropriate you were in your criticisms, but chances are you were right. I just skip Draftageddon, but the CFB Risk thing was really annoying.
September 25th, 2018 at 5:28 PM ^
It's also a butterfly.
September 25th, 2018 at 6:58 PM ^
Damn Straight! Monarchs have no peers!
...
Well, except for other monarchs.
September 25th, 2018 at 7:51 PM ^
But their peers are also inbred. Have to keep the bloodlines "pure".
How'd that work out for them?
September 25th, 2018 at 4:04 PM ^
I miss TWIS, though seeing other fanbases be unhappy never gets TOO old.
September 25th, 2018 at 5:39 PM ^
Still can barely believe a Bud Foster defense gave up 49 to team that is effectively a middle of the road FCS team
September 25th, 2018 at 11:06 PM ^
Well, Bud Foster is like 100 years old. The game passes everyone by eventually.