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ACC Football Schedule for Your PDA
Now that the MLB All-Star Break is over, let’s talk college football! I’ve uploaded the 2008 football schedule for all ACC teams in .CSV format.
Outlook/Palm Users:
- Create a new folder in your in Outlook calendar (Fball08, for example). Use the File | Import and Export… to import from “another program or file”, then “Comma Separated File (Windows)”. This will set up the ACC schedule in your new sub-calendar where you can make whatever changes you want.
- When you are happy with the way the subcalendar looks, change the calendar view to “Events” (instead of 7-day or 31-Day or whatever view you’re using). “Select All” from the list, and drag them over to your main “Calendar” (The Treo and other Palm Handhelds only sync to the main calendar - time for Palm to get with the program on that one!). If you want to keep your sub calendar intact, use Ctrl-drag instead of plain drag. That will create a copy of each event to the main Calendar and keep the Fball08 calendar in place. Sync your handheld to copy the events to the handheld.
iCal Users:
- Use iCalTextImport to import the .CSV version of the schedule.
Google Calendar:
- Google Calendar users can easily add this to their collection of calendars. Click here to view the calendar, then click on the “+ Add to Google Calendar” button on the lower left.
(right click on the link above and “Save As…”)
Note: Use at your own risk. I do not accept responsibility for any consequences resulting from errors in the schedule.
Duke/UNC Round 1
Tonight is essentially the first of three tests to see who gets the NCAA Raleigh seed in March. The Heels enter the game without their first and second string point guards, so it is up to Quentin Thomas to lead the Heels. To add to UNC’s misery, Duke has been playing better than Carolina lately. Of course, we will see a barrage of Hansbrough (pronounced HANS-bro - just two syllables) right baby hooks with a foul to the left shoulder (it’s his go-to move).
The key to the game is Thomas’ ability to handle Duke’s perimeter overplay. Carolina needs to extend their offense far from the paint, and exploit Duke’s overplay by going back-door and setting picks. Duke, on the other hand, needs to pressure Thomas and beat Carolina with their running game.
So, it is the matchup of all of college basketball, but why does the media insist on insulting us with this "Tobacco Road" thing? While the region has a history of major tobacco production, it is a totally outdated concept, and equates the area with the abject poverty portrayed in Erskine Caldwell’s novel. It’s time to dump this moniker for something more accurately portraying the area’s education and healthiness (there are 15 states with higher smoking rates than North Carolina).
Carl Says It All
Nobody quite argues the shortcomings of the BCS like good ol’ Carl (link)
Canes #4 in NHL
This week’s ESPN NHL Power Ratings shows the Carolina Hurricanes as the #4 team in the NHL. The Canes stand only behind the Red Wings, Wild, and Senators.
Canes Shift Lines for Win
Last night the Canes dismantled the Rangers after shaking up the forward lines a bit. Here are the lines they used:
| Stillman | Staal | Williams |
| Whitney | Brind’Amour | Cole |
| LaRose | Cullin | Walker |
| Ladd | Hamilton | Letowski |
or if you like going by the jersey numbers:
| 61 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | 17 | 26 |
| 59 | 8 | 24 |
| 16 | 51 | 19 |
Wallin, Commodore, and Adams were scratches.
NFL Player Learns No Need for Translator in London
Channing Crowder, a linebacker for the Miami Dolphins who grew up in Atlanta and played at the University of Florida, revealed today that he is now excited that he won’t need a translator when his team plays in London this week.
Does UGA’s Stadium Look Familiar?
We’ve all heard about UGA’s famous hedges. I found a little history lesson today on Inside Carolina message board about Sanford Stadium:
“Near the existing Sanford Field was a low area between the Old Campus (to the north) and the Ag Campus (to the south) with a small creek (Tanyard Creek) running through it, creating a clearly preferable choice for the location of the new stadium. This natural valley containing Tanyard Creek would result in reduced costs, as stands could be built on the rising sides of the hill, while the creek could be enclosed in a concrete culvert, on top of which the field would be constructed. The architect for the stadium was TC Atwood of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium had just been completed with a similar design. The 30,000 seat stadium was built in large part with convict labor, as were many public works projects of that era.”
Here’s my 3-photo panoramic photo of the stadium:
MLB Is a Joke
ESPN likes to ridicule hockey, but guess what? In Miami, the 5th largest metro in the U.S., only 0.5% of the stadium bothered to stay to the end of a 12-inning game versus Washington. Yes, that’s half of a percent. Please don’t let anyone talk about bringing the steroid yawnfest known as MLB to the Triangle.
X Marks the Spot
To celebrate the Hurricanes’ 10th anniversary the ice has been painted with the official “X” logo instead of the Hurricanes’ main logo.
Heels on CSTV
The UNC@ECU game tonight at 6:00 is being carried by CSTV. The network appears on Time Warner Cable channel 327. It’s only available, though, if one has the Digital Sports package. The $3 package can be added to your digital service by calling TWC now. The service takes a few hours to activate so don’t delay!
Here are the depth charts for the game:
Canes On The Runway
Yesterday the Carolina Hurricanes unveiled their new jersey. (I’m not sure when New Jersey will unveil their new jersey - they actually have a new building this year, too). The entire league will be sporting new sweaters, in fact, with a tapered look that appears and feels less bulky. The NHL store says that they will have the new sweaters online beginning 9/17.
UNC Hoops Schedule for Outlook and Portables
Tar Heel fans who like electronic calendars rejoice! I’ve uploaded the 2007-2008 UNC basketball schedule in the .CSV format.
Outlook/Palm Users:
- Create a new folder in your in Outlook calendar (Heels08, for example). Use the File | Import and Export… to import from “another program or file”, then “Comma Separated File (Windows)”. This will set up the Heels’ schedule in your new sub-calendar where you can make whatever changes you want.
- When you are happy with the way the subcalendar looks, change the calendar view to “Events” (instead of 7-day or 31-Day or whatever view you’re using). “Select All” from the list, and drag them over to your main “Calendar” (The Treo and other Palm Handhelds only sync to the main calendar - time for Palm to get with the program on that one!). If you want to keep your sub calendar intact, use Ctrl-drag instead of plain drag. That will create a copy of each event to the main Calendar and keep the Heels08 calendar in place. Sync your handheld to copy the events to the handheld.
iCal Users:
- Used iCalTextImport to import the .CSV version of the schedule.
Download uncbball08.csv
(right click on the link above and “Save As…”)
Note: Use at your own risk. I do not accept responsibility for any consequences resulting from errors in the schedule.
NCSU Hoops Schedule for Outlook and Portables
Wolfpack fans who like electronic calendars rejoice! I’ve uploaded the 2007-2008 NCSU basketball schedule in the .CSV format.
Outlook/Palm Users:
- Create a new folder in your in Outlook calendar (Pack08, for example). Use the
File | Import and Export… to import from “another program or file”, then “Comma Separated File (Windows)”. This will set up the Pack’s schedule in your new sub-calendar where you can
make whatever changes you want. - When you are happy with the way the subcalendar looks, change the calendar view to “Events” (instead of 7-day or 31-Day or whatever view your using). “Select All” from the list, and drag them over to your main “Calendar” (The Treo and other Palm Handhelds only syncsto the main calendar - time for Palm to get with the program on that one). If you want to keep your sub calendar intact, use Ctrl-drag instead of plain drag. That will create a copy of each event to the main Calendar and keep the Pack08 calendar in place. Sync your handheld to copy the events to the
handheld.
iCal Users:
- Use iCalTextImport to import either form of the schedule.
(right click on the link above and “Save As…”)
Note: Use at your own risk. I do not accept responsibility for any consequences resulting from errors in the schedule.
‘08 Canes Schedule Download
Canes fans who like electronic calendars rejoice! I’ve uploaded the 2007-2008 Carolina Hurricanes schedule in both tab-delimited and .CSV formats.
Outlook/Palm Users:
- Create a new sub-calendar in Outlook (Canes08, for example). Use the
File | Import and Export… to import a “tab-delimited file”. This
will set up the Canes schedule in your new sub-calendar where you can
make whatever changes you want. - When you are happy with the way the subcalendar looks, change the
calendar view to “Events” (instead of 7-day or 31-Day or whatever view
your using). “Select All” from the list, and drag them over to your
main “Calendar” (The Treo only syncs to the main calendar - time for
Palm to get with the program on that one). If you want to keep your
sub calendar intact, use Ctrl-drag instead of plain drag. That will
create a copy of each event to the main Calendar and keep the Canes08
calendar in place. Sync your handheld to copy the events to the
handheld.
iCal Users:
- Used iCalTextImport to import either form of the schedule.
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