Posts By Matthew W

Lazy Summer Sports Blog College Football Post, from the Hokie Guru, Govloop’s Bureaucrat on Sports

This will be a very random post with no organization… let’s begin… I can’t wait for college football!! White Lion WaitUploaded by Celtiemama. – Watch more music videos, in HD! Here’s a colllege football teaser… 92 91 days out from an incredible college football opener. Virginia Tech plays Alabama in the Chick-Fil-A College Football KickoffRead… Read more »

Free Access to the Digital Government Society of North America’s E-Government Master Library

The Hokie Guru will step outside of his normal realm of sports and entertainment and provide some awesome information. One of the most incredible e-government resources that I’ve ever seen is now available to everyone on the planet. The Digital Government Society of North America made its E-Government Master Library (version 5.0, dated May 2009,Read… Read more »

Wayman Tisdale, 1964-2009

Wayman Tisdale lost a two-year battle yesterday with colon cancer. He was universally loved by everyone. And I mean everyone… even rival coaches. Billy Tubbs recruited Tisdale to Oklahoma… Tisdale was the kid everyone wanted. He was Blake Griffin way before Blake Griffin. He was only 44 years old and had transitioned to his secondRead… Read more »

The Hokie Guru, GovLoop’s Bureacurat on Sports, Entertainment, and Whatever Else is Important in the World – News and Notes

Hola, GovLoopers… it’s been a while since the Hokie Guru’s presence graced GovLoop.. and please don’t talk or write in the passive voice like that… only trained bloggers can do that!! 🙂 Hey, let’s step back… into 1989… Man, if you had long hair between 1989 and 1992, any major record label signed you toRead… Read more »

Is it Star Wars? No it’s Govloop’s Bureaucrat on Sports Covering the Frozen Four… plus, who’s Tweeting Away!!

You can still rock in America with the Hokie Guru!! Here here they come!! Yep, it’s the Frozen Four, the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Semifinals and Finals… right here in Washington, DC at the Phone Booth (Verizon Center) … Star Wars style… our four contestants… the Bemidji State University Beavers (R2D2), Miami UniversityRead… Read more »

NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Tournament – Bemidji State upsets Notre Dame

Who’s a giant killer, baby? We got David (the Bemidji State University Beavers) right here!! Tiny Bemidji State University (in Bemidji, MN… located on the western shore of Lake Bemidji) upsets Notre Dame in the Midwest Regional Finals. Let’s say that again for good measure… #2 ranked and #1 seed Notre Dame goes down toRead… Read more »