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Instant Replay in College Football

With just under five minutes to go in the first half, Wake Forest's wide receiver Devon Brown appeared to fumble the ball after a pass from quarterback Riley Skinner, but the fumble was ruled after Brown was down, meaning there would be no turnover. Before the snap, however, the official stopped play and declared, "The previous play is under review." Instant replay is a common thing in the National Football League, but it has only become common in college football in the past year. There have always been things that could be reviewed, such as the placement of a ball.

Notable Wake Forest Alum makes start in NFL

Rookie linebacker Aaron Curry, former member of the Demon Deacon's football squad, made his first career start in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.

How Elon and Wake Forest compare off the field

Elon Wake Size Undergraduate: 4,992 Graduate: 209 Undergraduate: 4,476 Graduate: 1,344 Freshman Student Breakdown 26% In-state 74% Out-of-state 60% Women 40% Men 33% in top 10% of graduating class 26% In-state 74% Out-of-state 52% Women 48% Men 64% in top 10% of graduating class Test Scores (Middle 50%) SAT Critical Reading: 560-650 SAT Math: 570-660 SAT Writing: 570-660 ACT Composite: 25-29 SAT Critical Reading: 610-690 SAT Math: 630-710 SAT Writing: N/A ACT Composite: 27-31 Most Popular Majors Business/Marketing (22% of students) Communications/Journalism (17% of students) Social Sciences (22% of students) Business/Marketing (18% of students) Tuition $25,489 $38,622 Sports Men’s: Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Tennis Women’s: Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Indoor Track, Golf, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field Men’s: Baseball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field Women’s: Basketball, Cross Counrty, Field Hockey, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball

Listening so you don't have to: Pearl Jam's Backspacer, Sufjan Steven's The BQE

The theme: "We're tired of being marble-mouthed and mildly dreary.

The ugly truth on an ugly issue

Look, I get it. I'm racist, you're racist, the GOP is racist, Obama is racist, Twitter's racist...perhaps we're all, as Avenue Q informed us, a little bit racist. In fact, I think it's pretty safe to say that everything is racist.

That thing I said was true? It's not. Trust me, since I'm so trustworthy...

That he is. For example, he's made a real difference in my sleep patterns, as terrifying visions of the exploits he detailed to a chap next to him (don't actually click this, you don't want to know what Duvall does in his spare time) have kept me clutching my pillows in fear of stairway-induced leakage. But his tales of such minor indiscretions such as, say, having sexual relations with a series of lobbyists with little regard for his wife or the whole, "Hey, you might not want to have sex with people trying to persuade you to do things," tenant of government, weren't true! No sir, for as you can read on his amazing one-page website... "I want to make it clear that my decision to resign is in no way an admission that I had an affair or affairs. My offense was engaging in inappropriate story-telling and I regret my language and choice of words.

You lie! You liar! Booooooo!

Welcome to Congress. Oh, you thought this was going to be something condemning Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's health care address last night?

Health care? Who cares?

UPDATE: Well isn't that appropriate? The liveblog didn't happen, since I was in a meeting for a huge chunk of the speech.

Riddle more than just a quarterback

Junior quarterback Scott Riddle is best known to the Elon Phoenix fans as the leader of the team. The man who takes the snap and calls the plays.

Terrell Hudgins reaches 100 receiving yards to add to his SoCon record

With his most recent catch, senior wide receiver Terrell Hudgins reached 100 receiving yards before the first quarter ended against Davidson- the 19th time that this has happened in his college football career.

Sportsmanship shines through before Elon vs. Davidson game begins

In a new pre-game tactic in college football, both teams in their entirety now walk out to the center of the field to shake hands with their opponent.

Glenn Beck Presents: Art

The gauntlet has been thrown, the faces have been besmirched with soft, white gloves, the noses have been pinched and the spit has flown both ways.

We don't need no education

Keep your kids out of school. And if you are a kid, keep yourself far away from the classroom. Not only just on Tuesday, when king commie fascist progressive Nazi-cuddling Empire-loving Khan-supporting butter-side-down-eating President Obama will be addressing schools that decide to broadcast his subversive message. And what message is that?

-wipes cobwebs from the keyboard-

Remember the blog? Well, apparently the guy running it (otherwise known as me) didn't. At least not for the past few weeks.

Listening so you don't have to: Jay-Z's The Blueprint vol. III

The album: The theme: "I'm Jay-Z, and because I'm old, I'm better than everybody." The verdict: Go listen to the first Blueprint instead.

The Comeback Mixup

Weekly (and belated) Mixup

Tracklist: 1.

District 9: Rewind

Great sci-fi isn’t built upon the bluster of battlecrusiers exchanging laser fire while orbiting far-flung planets, nor is it initially constructed with an ornate, complex back-story with confounding names and outlandish technological advancements. Great sci-fi hinges upon changing just a few major elements in the universe the visionary is creating, and then observing and analyzing natural human responses to these strange and wondrous alterations.

Back to the Present

Many apologies to any and all readers...lengthy vacations tend to put a damper on blogging content. But now we're back in action!

Pedro’s comeback overshadows Samardzija’s first career start

Pam Richter Right now, I'm sitting and watching my hometown Phillies take on the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night baseball.