I no longer read Heather Dinich's blog with any regularity. I don't find her writing to be insightful or analytical. She breaks no news. In no way do her words better my understanding of the game of football. The user commentary on each post is usually a flame war set off by subject matter written to troll for page views. Sometimes her name is attached to the byline of useful posts, but that information is either regurgitated from elsewhere on ESPN.com, part of a release, or quotes from an interview or media session. Anything relevant to Virginia Tech football or the ACC I can get, and get it better, from hundreds of other places on the Internet. Unfortunately Dinich is unavoidable. She stands on ESPN's pulpit and has a hand delivered national audience.
Here's how I usually succumb to reading one of her posts.
/checks Twitter
//lots of unhappy Hokies retweeting @ESPN_ACC
///clicks link
No one has ever tweeted, emailed or Gchated me a link to a post of hers that they endorse. Nope, the only time she pops up on my radar is when she blogs something outrageous. And I bet this holds true across the board for the rest of the fans in the ACC.
There's some sort of "coaches we love to hate" theme happening on the ESPN college football blogs. Dinich's contribution was "Hatin' on the Hokies". Best I can tell, her point is "fans" (both ACC and Hokies) "hate" the notion that Frank Beamer hasn't won on the biggest stage—a national championship. It makes very little sense to me. If I was a fan at another ACC school I would never want Virginia Tech to win the national championship. It's the only barb left to spit at a team who has dominated the league. As a Hokie I personally appreciate everything Frank Beamer has done for Virginia Tech football. Not only that, but I'm happy to be along for the ride to the top. I'm glad I don't have to care about and cite some championship that was won by a coach I didn't know 20 years prior to being born. Without Frank Beamer, Tech wouldn't be frequently mentioned as a logical expansion target for the SEC. We'd be some middle-tier school the ACC would backfill with. I love Frank Beamer, and I've never met a Hokie who doesn't.
Until now curiosity has gotten the best of me. What dumb shit did she write now? Today I'm kicking the habit.
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A-fucking-men
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GOD DAMMIT I HATE THAT BITCH
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Duke.
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hahahaha
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HD is an idiot
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ESPN
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Whoa whoa whoa
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I thought this was cut and dry.
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THIS
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THIS
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Penn State fan friend hates her also
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Hate on her all you want
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Uh oh.....is HD copying others' work?
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Unfollow @ESPN_ACC
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Why Joe?
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