The neck makes it clear that just because a team is on upset watch doesn't mean that her prediction is that the underdog will win. GT is undefeated and you know she's going to get all giddy to have a potential undefeated team in conf. She'll pick GT to win and I have no doubt about that.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
This is what makes "upset watch" completely stupid. If she picks GT to win and they do, she was right. If she picks GT to win and the Hokies win, then she can still say, "well I did have them on upset watch," so she still thinks she's right. Totally pointless.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
Worse - she went to Indiana. That explains her "knowledge" of football. With lack of a real team, they have to make stuff up. Unfortunately, it translated to her professional career.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
Because as far as ESPN is concerned they think we're going to end up going 4-8 and are a disgrace to the conference because, well, Marshall and ECU. Well that and giraffes don't know much about football.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
Well, giraffe girl picked GT to get upset I believe and you have to admit, she is right almost 10% of the time. I figure since the last 90% of her picks have been wrong, it puts the odds in our favor.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
"her" and "she"... those words should give you a good reason why she still has a job, unfortunately. Think they'd ever dare fire her, especially if they brought in a male reporter to replace her? She and AA are ESPN being nice and progressive and putting women in positions to cover sports they've never played. Hooray.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
Normally I might agree with you somewhat (I am not a fan of situations where someone gets more consideration just because their slice of the American population is underrepresented in their field), but it's ESPN, 75% of their reporters/analysts/commentators suck anyways, not just HD. I'm not sold on the idea that she is there just to make ESPN more "diverse".
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
Bud Foster began pow wow w media by calling out ESPN's Heather Dinich. Then called it "totally not right" #Hokies, GT play on 5 days rest.— Hokies Journal (@HokiesJournal) September 24, 2013
Foster didn't think Dinich gave Marshall enough credit when she left msg saying "It doesn't look like the same team I saw against Alabama."— Hokies Journal (@HokiesJournal) September 24, 2013
Bud Foster said he got call from ESPN's Heather Dinich, wondering why #Hokies gave up so many yards vs. Marshall as opposed to Bama. (1/2)— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) September 24, 2013
(2/2) Foster's response? "I left her a message too, as you guys can imagine." #Hokies— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) September 24, 2013
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
this made my day. I knew she was dumb...but I didn't know she was THIS dumb..this audacious..talk about some bulletin board material for the Lunch Pail D
I might have to revise my score prediction for the GT game.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
I'm struggling so hard right now to not bust up laughing in class. Teacher's going on and on about control systems, and there's no way I can pretend PID controllers are this funny.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
He was making me look bad, I had called his defense the "best in the ACC", and then he goes and allows Marshall to score 21. The nerve of some people....
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
This thread just got crucial. Whoever Mama Giraffe is, brilliantly done. Joe, please tell me that's actually her jumping into the fun with our nickname for her.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
She started her message to Foster with "I looked at the stat sheet and..." So you didn't watch the game, made some random guesses as to what happened based upon the stat sheet, failed to notice that we held them scoreless for the entire second half and through 3 overtimes, and then had the nerve to leave Bud a voicemail about it? How does she have a job? Seriously, that's just so much incompetence packed into one abject failure.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
This thread is why she has a job. ESPN is a marketing MACHINE and she is probably getting more clicks, tweets, mentions from this stunt then the last 5 years combined
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
I feel like I should point out that giraffes are bigger and stronger than antelope. And their long necks allow them to see predators coming from father away. And giraffes seem to want to survive more. And they..... wait, what am I saying? Bud isn't a tiger, he's a turkey! Huge difference.
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
That wasn't the only time I talked to him, he hung up on my twice later in the week.
Also, he didn't really say "pain in the tail", if I quoted him exactly I might get fired. And I'm not 100% sure I was using it in the proper context....
Log in or register to post comments about the Virginia Tech Hokies
Comments
shit HD picked us? thats not a good omen hahaha
The neck makes it clear that just because a team is on upset watch doesn't mean that her prediction is that the underdog will win. GT is undefeated and you know she's going to get all giddy to have a potential undefeated team in conf. She'll pick GT to win and I have no doubt about that.
This is what makes "upset watch" completely stupid. If she picks GT to win and they do, she was right. If she picks GT to win and the Hokies win, then she can still say, "well I did have them on upset watch," so she still thinks she's right. Totally pointless.
Just like she is...
Heather studied for years at the Mark Schlabach School of Pointless Sports Reporting.
Her major was Getpaidtosayanythingnomatterhowlittlesenseitmakesology.
boy that's a mouthful...I'd have a long neck too if I had to keep that one stored for whenever someone asked what I studied....
Oh shit here I was studying Getpaidtosayanythingnomatterhowlittlesenseitmakesonomy
Must have been an SEC school!
Worse - she went to Indiana. That explains her "knowledge" of football. With lack of a real team, they have to make stuff up. Unfortunately, it translated to her professional career.
+1 for "The Neck"
Kirk on Sat said we should watch for the upset... Just trying to fit the ACC in their coverage somehow..
I'm sure this is the giraffe's way of hedging her bets.
How is either team on upset alert? This game could go either way, I don't see how either could get upset.
yeah that's the point.
Because as far as ESPN is concerned they think we're going to end up going 4-8 and are a disgrace to the conference because, well, Marshall and ECU. Well that and giraffes don't know much about football.
Sometimes I wish that Marshall and ECU could join the acc just to prove that they aren't easy pickings.
One step at a time: MAC, C-USA, Big East/American, ACC, SEC.
ECU is on schedule to join the AAC next year, so the ACC can't be too far behind. Marshall just jumped to C-USA not too long ago.
Nah, I get that. I was just saying, throw them in the ACC and they are bound to be a middle of the road team, as is.
No way, Marshall is worse than Wake Forest. Count on it.
YES WE DO! You take that back!
This troll level is genius and I can't stop laughing.
Faux trolling = complete and unmitigated genius
And boom goes the dynamite!
Apparently Georgia Tech is already upset, because....Sam Rogers
Well, giraffe girl picked GT to get upset I believe and you have to admit, she is right almost 10% of the time. I figure since the last 90% of her picks have been wrong, it puts the odds in our favor.
Magic and mystery is part of her history, as is the secret of Jacory's Gummi Beary Juice.
Between this and the Press Your Luck reference in the other thread, you've pretty much summed up my childhood
ONLY BECAUSE IT'S THURSDAY. The Hokies always play well on Thursday.
They'd have no chance any of the other 364 days of the year.
oh this game is over. i am taking GT -280
Damn, stinger to the face...
ughhh why hasn't espn hasn't fired her yet... I could write a book about how incompetent she is.
"her" and "she"... those words should give you a good reason why she still has a job, unfortunately. Think they'd ever dare fire her, especially if they brought in a male reporter to replace her? She and AA are ESPN being nice and progressive and putting women in positions to cover sports they've never played. Hooray.
Normally I might agree with you somewhat (I am not a fan of situations where someone gets more consideration just because their slice of the American population is underrepresented in their field), but it's ESPN, 75% of their reporters/analysts/commentators suck anyways, not just HD. I'm not sold on the idea that she is there just to make ESPN more "diverse".
Dinich reminds me of Marie Schrader...and I don't like Marie Schrader.
this made my day. I knew she was dumb...but I didn't know she was THIS dumb..this audacious..talk about some bulletin board material for the Lunch Pail D
I might have to revise my score prediction for the GT game.
Come at me, Bud
I'll believe that when Bitter writes about it so I can put it in my blog.
Furthermore...
Calling out the media is a Total Bud Move
Well, who didn't see that coming.
Like a boss. + freakin one my man, + freakin one!
I'm struggling so hard right now to not bust up laughing in class. Teacher's going on and on about control systems, and there's no way I can pretend PID controllers are this funny.
I was surprised she was so stupid as to troll Bud Foster. I'd love the hear what Bud left on that snarky giraffe's answering machine.
you should never be surprised about The Neck's stupidity. E.V.E.R.
I want to see Sam Rogers respond to HD's questions...
ESPN won't let me interview him, something about "minimizing workplace hazards"
Kind of like E$PN "analysis" is a hazard to our sanity?
If you think Va Tech is better than Miami, you've already lost your sanity, and it's only a hazard to your hopes and dreams.
I just saw World War Z and I swear he looks like one. Zombie, that is...I'm cool with that.
Thanks Mom, I'll remember that after Morris throws his fourth and possibly final INT against the Hokie's secondary.
Y'all hear she called Bud to ask about the poor defensive pteformance against marshal?
He was making me look bad, I had called his defense the "best in the ACC", and then he goes and allows Marshall to score 21. The nerve of some people....
Sounds like Bud is loaded for giraffe!...or bear...or....oh you guys know what I mean!
Bud is going to use his laser eyes from the new scoreboard on LOLESPN.
This thread just got crucial. Whoever Mama Giraffe is, brilliantly done. Joe, please tell me that's actually her jumping into the fun with our nickname for her.
Why does everyone talk like someone else would be running my profile?
Infuriating.
because we don't have faith that you would be competent enough to
a) find TKP on your own
b) create a profile for yourself
c) manage to comment on every link without grammatical/spelling errors
Hey, we'll play along anyway. Good stuff!
I imagine Bud first looked like this, trying to figure out who she was:
She started her message to Foster with "I looked at the stat sheet and..." So you didn't watch the game, made some random guesses as to what happened based upon the stat sheet, failed to notice that we held them scoreless for the entire second half and through 3 overtimes, and then had the nerve to leave Bud a voicemail about it? How does she have a job? Seriously, that's just so much incompetence packed into one abject failure.
This thread is why she has a job. ESPN is a marketing MACHINE and she is probably getting more clicks, tweets, mentions from this stunt then the last 5 years combined
ah, quality journalism.
Saw the pic and thought it was a story about HD...
http://news.yahoo.com/ladies--leave-behind-your-leopard-print--zoo-bans-...
(there was a pic of a giraffe on the link.)
I imagine the phone call was like this:
I think Bud's went like this:
If only tigers and giraffes shared a natural habitat. Then I could've found a much more appropriate picture.
I feel like I should point out that giraffes are bigger and stronger than antelope. And their long necks allow them to see predators coming from father away. And giraffes seem to want to survive more. And they..... wait, what am I saying? Bud isn't a tiger, he's a turkey! Huge difference.
you might be a genius
Oh no, first typo! I can't believe I did that...
As a Psych major, I see what you did there....
Shockingly enough the 4 people (including your mother and Miami fans) that read your blog, can.
I think you're forgetting the one FSU fan who always writes into the Mailblog every week.
My apologies. I don't venture over there since I can get to Bitter's articles and blog on my own.
http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/60662/video-virginia-tech-at-georg...
Glad to see she "spoke" with Foster about the game and prepping for it... That's an interesting take on listening to a voicemail message.
That wasn't the only time I talked to him, he hung up on my twice later in the week.
Also, he didn't really say "pain in the tail", if I quoted him exactly I might get fired. And I'm not 100% sure I was using it in the proper context....
Hey look everyone Mama Giraffe was right (GT got upset). And wrong (GT lost). Perfect journalism as always!
That's my goal, glad you appreciated it. :)