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Frumpzilla’s First Annual NCAA Tournament Bracket Pool

Join Frumpzilla's March Madness 2010 Pool!

It’s that time, Frumpsters. March Frump Madness time, and what better way for you to celebrate than to enter our first annual bracket contest? Best of all, it’s entirely free to enter (seriously, there’s no catch), and you can actually win thousands of dollars* in prizes**!

All you have to do is email us to let us know you want in, and we’ll send you a bracket. Send your completed entry back to us, and that’s it. If you’re savvy enough to already have access to an editable electronic bracket, you can obviously just complete it and attach it to your initial email. Tiebreaker is the total score in the championship game.

We’re using a fairly standard, balanced scoring system (2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 for Round 1 through the Championship game, respectively), and will be posting the updated bracket and standings after each round here at the site. Once all the brackets are in, we’ll also be sending out a file that contains all the entries and their corresponding picks (just to ensure there’s no funny business).

Good luck, Frumpsters! Let us know if you have any questions, and we hope to see you in the pool!

*Taiwanese Dollars

**1st Place: $100 (U.S.) Target gift card. 2nd place: $50 Target gift card. 3rd place: $25 Target gift card. All winners will also get some ‘Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Dick Towel apparel! Truly frumptastic.

Wolfpack Spring Practice: Day 2 – Offensive Backfield

Russell Wilson

As alluded to yesterday, one of the two major questions facing the Wolfpack this spring is the future of All-ACC Quarterback Russell Wilson.  Will he stay on and pilot one of the ACC’s most prolific offenses for another season? Or will Mike Glennon be forced to step in and take the reins?  Also, who is the favorite to replace Toney Baker and Jamelle Eugene at the tailback position?  FRUMP it, football fans…

(shout to packpride, a great resource for Wolfpack info)

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Spring practice started today…the Wolfpack enter with 2 major questions

Nate Irving

Huzzah!  Mark your calenders for April 17 (spring game) to get your football fix to last you through the summer.  Frump it for a breakdown of the weeks ahead…

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Julius Peppers steals $91.5 million from the Bears

good riddance

No question Pep is a physical freak.  Too bad he has the heart of Bonzi Wells.

Don’t let a 10 sack/year average fool you.  The Panthers have been extremely average (9-7) over his career and Pep has been able to collect more garbage stats as a result that anyone in recent memory.  6 of his 10.5 sacks last year came against Tampa Bay, Washington and Buffalo.  Don’t forget the brilliant ‘07 campaign, in which he barely sacked opposing QB’s more than me (2.5).  Any dude who is 6-7, 290 and runs like a RB should DOMINATE (see Mario Williams).  Not jog around aimlessly for half the plays he is on the field.

What I remember is the non-existence in the run game.  The lack of leadership in the locker room.  The general ‘not giving a shit’ attitude that seemed to permeate from him on the sidelines.

Now this team unquestionably belongs to Jon Beason (thank God).  If the Cats play with half of his determination, they will be fine moving forward.  Without Delhomme giving the ball up every other drive with a confused look on his face and without Pep jogging to the ball every play, maybe now I can finally pull whole-heartedly for the home town team.  Finally.

-chese

Spencer Pratt Bobblehead Night for Hurricanes

Actually…it’s Eric Staal bobblehead night at the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC tonight as the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Ottawa Senators. To me however, this looks a bit more like Spencer “King of all things Douche” Pratt(although I’m told looks more like Staal in person).  Staal is of course deserving of a bobblehead in his honor as he is the Canes’ captain, led them to a Stanley Cup championship, and just won a gold medal playing for his home country of Canada.  Pratt, not so much.

There are other reasons to head out to the RBC tonight if you’re in Raleigh and looking for something to do.  For one, you can check these out.  The Hurricanes just happen to have players who played for Finland(bronze), USA(silver), and Canada(gold) in the quite popular Olympic hockey tournament.  Those medals will be on display and you can even have your picture taken with them.

Secondly, the Hurricanes team taking the ice tonight will be just a bit different than the one from a couple days ago.  The Canes were quite busy before yesterday’s NHL trade deadline and in the process positioned itself for a strong future push.  Below, is breakdown of the action.

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Happy Birthday, Herschel Walker: Here’s why you belong in the Hall of Fame

Yes, it’s true.  Herschel Walker was born this the 3rd day of March back in 1962.  Nearly half a century later, let’s see, he’s represented the United States in the Winter Olympics; danced professional ballet; developed a successful food services enterprise; and, amongst other things,  just recently won his first MMA match.  He also dabbled in something called “Football” a bit along the way, and that’s actually what we’re focusing on today.  More specifically, why Mr. Walker’s bust should grace the hallowed halls in Canton at some point.

Yes, yes, I know.  It immediately sounds like a preposterous, if not borderline insane, suggestion, but that’s why I’m here to offer this hopefully compelling argument on Herschel’s behalf.

It might actually be more of a comparative evaluation, really.  See, I figured if I could demonstrate that Herschel was as good, better or even just comparable to an already enshrined peer that nearly no one would question is justifiably in the Hall, then one must logically accept that Walker is at least worthy of such consideration.  That said, let’s take a look at Walker’s professional career next to Tony Dorsett’s.  The results may surprise you…

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5 Curious Questions About the Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics may finally be over, but confusion remains rampant. Well, I’m still a bit confused, at least, but then I’ve never paid as close attention to the Winter Games as I did this year. Still, if you make the jump with us, we’re confident you’ll agree that there’s at least a handful of head scratching worthy, unanswered questions…

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Meet Reuben Foster: The best LB prospect you’ve ever seen…

that isn’t old enough to obtain a driver’s license in his home state.  Seriously, Frumpsters. File this kid’s freak’s name away somewhere, and remember that you may or may not have first heard about him via your friends at Frumpzilla.

Foster is a Freshman at Troup County High School in LaGrange, Georgia.  That’s right, a Freshman, and yet this is still probably one of the more impressive recruiting highlight reels you’re ever gonna see from a Linebacker.  He’s not playing small time ball either.  Class-AAA in Georgia is nothing to scoff at, and produces some big time talent on a regular basis.

Already weighing in at 6′2″, 205, it’s scary to think how Foster might develop over the next three years, and, barring something catastrophic, he’s all but sure to be one of the most prized recruits in the 2013 class.  That said, consider this post Reuben’s official induction as the 3rd member of Frumpzilla’s High School Talent Freak Show Hall of Fame.  He fits in nicely next to Nick Marshall (throwing the ball 70 yards in the air, in game, as a Sophomore) and Deuce Bello (in game, between the legs dunk).

You can track Reuben’s progress and the fight for his commitment at his Scout.com profile. He’s currently listing Alabama, Georgia, Auburn and Georgia Tech as his favorites, but there’s obviously a long way to go…

UNC to wear all gay – I mean all gray

UNC to wear all gray

Just for one night….in college….they are just a little curious..

(thanks to Buster Sports)

Here is Roy Williams taking a page right out of Butch Davis’ book.  I guess he cant stand that color either.

Why soccer will NEVER be a major American sport

seriously. he just did that.

I have no idea where this is from or who is playing, I just ran across it on the ‘ole trusty Wolfweb.

Call me old-fashioned, but I like to play/view my sports without the possibility of my dick being bitten off.  Thats just me.

Another reason it will never catch on is that literally half the game is about cheating…flopping ALL THE TIME (sometimes crying), taking liberal positions with free kicks and throw-ins, etc…

(not that Americans care about cheating, we just like our cheating done on the D.L.)

Get a clue, Soccer.

I see your Sidney Crosby and raise you an Alex Ovechkin

One of the great debates now in hockey circles is, “who would you rather have?” Sid the Kid or Ovie?

While their offensive skills are pretty much dead even, Ovechkin brings a physical game to the table…which can completely shift the momentum of game in a way that finesse cannot.  Observe the Zapruder-like video below from the Russia-Czech game today, where Ovie levels Jaromir Jagr and center ice and starts a break resulting in a back-breaking goal.

Alexander Ovechkin levels Jaromir Jagr from Frumpzilla on Vimeo.

“Raising” Curling Awareness

The most loyal of Frumpsters will have surely noticed by now that the Frumpzilla staff is quite taken by curling.  We’ve covered how it compares to tailgating activities; how it accounts for two of five reasons why you should be watching the Winter Olympics; and, most recently, the Danish curling team complaining about crowd noise.

I mean, curling is just so hot right now, and things keeping popping up all the time.  In fact, some pics of Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont (after the jump) may have just ensured that things won’t be settling down for quite some time…

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Danish Curlers complain that crowd noise is “unfair”

Its no wonder their country is named after the doughnut’s inferior breakfast cousin.  What a bunch of panty-wastes…

Madeleine Dupont (center)

I am pretty sure you should be automatically dismissed from the Olympics if you complain about crowd noise as the determining factor in your failure. Lame sauce.  Sack up.

Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont said she was unable to control the weight of a key shot near the end of Friday’s game against Canada because of the noise.

Ive always had the same bone to pick with tennis players and golfers.  The hardest thing to do in sports is to hit major league pitching, and those guys do it in front of 30k+ screaming, hostile fans.

An official with the venue told Reuters that beer sales there were expected to be second only to ice hockey.

Yup.  If they sold mint schnapps they would probably make enough to cover their national health care.  Dudes crush the schnapps while curling.  Ask somebody.

2000’s: A Wolfpack Decade of “meh”

Coach Fowler, on the job

Just a quick look into the records of the ‘big three’ sports at my beloved NCSU since 9/5/2000 reveals a very average group of programs and ZERO ACC Titles under the reign of Coach Fowler …

(caution – ranting and [words] to follow)

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5 melodramatic press conferences that give Tiger a run for his money

Don’t let some of these pundits fool you, Frumpsters. Sure, sports naturally lends itself to drama, and the adoring public’s spotlight, for better or worse, typically doesn’t get switched off when the lights of the arenas, fields and stadiums that players and coaches occupy in their respective professional lives do, but sometimes people just need to get a grip.

Seriously, we’ve got respected, established journalists out there (who shall remain nameless) shedding tears and using words like “profound” and “deep” in reference to this act Tiger just put on a bit ago. And before I get labeled a hater or something, let me just say that, before now, I was never particularly fazed by all this Tiger scandal stuff. It was entertaining more than anything, but never completely ruined Tiger’s aura, or whatever, for me. Now, however, after it became overwhelmingly clear that the most sincere thing at Tiger’s presser was his own level of self absorption (or possibly the look on his mother’s face), he just might be doomed.

But at least he’s not the first to pull a stunt like this, right? I mean, his performance may have been the most Oscar worthy, sure, but there is precedence, and we highlight a bit of what may have served as inspiration for Tiger here (and after the jump). We’ve also got the full clip of Tiger’s press conference for those of you that may have missed out, so please do enjoy (regardless of how unfair it all is).

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