The Tyler Tracker rides again

Thanks to some fine folks over on the Inside Carolina message boards, I thoroughly enjoyed checking in after each game this year to see who Tyler had passed in the Carolina and ACC record books. By the end of the season, Tyler was in some rarified air. Tyler is #2 in Carolina history in [...]

Heel-mobile headed for San Antonio

WOO HOO!! The Tar Heels are going to the Final Four!
It has been said that Ty Lawson is the engine of this team.  Well, folks, if that is true, then Tyler Hansbrough is the clutch.
After being knocked all year about not having an outside shot, Tyler hit at least 4 shots from 17 feet tonight, [...]

Beautiful Ugly

Photo by Robert Willett, N&O
That was beautiful. Watching Tyler Hansbrough pump/run/flail/dance/skip to midcourt after his game-winning fadeaway baseline jumper fell through with under a second to play yesterday was wonderful. It was joyous, cathartic, Psycho, awkward, and absolutely the purest outpouring of genuine exuberance you’ll see. There was no restraint for decorum’s [...]

Get out the vote (Hansbrough for POY)

I don’t know if you are a political person. Chances are, though, that if you are a regular visitor to this blog, then recognize the singularly unique and exceptionally talented player that Tyler Hansbrough is. Now’s your chance to see that he gets the recognition he deserves. You can vote for [...]

Sticks and Stones (and Elbows)

First off, this site bleeds Carolina blue. That means we also bear an inherent loathing for all things Dook or State related.
That said, BBE is vehemently in favor of intellectual honesty and free speech. We hate hypocrites. This kerfuffle over a classless move by a State baseball player during the UNC-State basketball game [...]