tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post1769186796579108823..comments2008-03-14T19:46:12.204-04:00Awful Announcing-http://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-49098917046174054562008-03-14T19:46:00.000-04:002008-03-14T19:46:00.000-04:00It's disgusting, the whole deal, if he were black and someone called him a black boy, there would be calls to fire and/or prosecute that person.<BR/>Just think about the circumstances and others like it, just reverse the races of the parties involved. <BR/>Mindless political correctness on Red Bull.gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313789274907538024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-49660888572353552412008-03-14T14:17:00.000-04:002008-03-14T14:17:00.000-04:00I think RichRod is gonna break into WVU's offices again and shred any papers saying Joe Alexander is white. Really, does it matter if the dude is white or not? Is he about to become a Made Man and they need to trace him back to Sicily? The people building his statue won't fund it if he isn't white? Alexander's got talent. End of story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-37985546691659311522008-03-14T13:48:00.000-04:002008-03-14T13:48:00.000-04:00Yes he is white and his mother is not from taiwan ... his dad worked overseas with the nestle corporation. he is a 6 foot 8 inch 235 pound white guy with a 40 inch vertical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-40052954266549225422008-03-14T13:32:00.000-04:002008-03-14T13:32:00.000-04:00yes he's white, his dad worked for Nestle that's why he lived overseasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-4078188910450455462008-03-14T12:58:00.000-04:002008-03-14T12:58:00.000-04:00Could someone get Lavinburger a case of Red Bull at halftime? The Mich-Wisconsin game is a snooze, but this is the type of game where good tangents are born. Although going to half, Brent did call Hubert Davis "Herbert Davis."Tainted Alligator Soufflenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1626420737970411462008-03-14T12:10:00.000-04:002008-03-14T12:10:00.000-04:00I love it when bloggers think any word they don't know is made up.<BR/>Your alacriticity to change your vocabularical un-dopeness is much anticipatorily looked forward to, man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-86959312554153376362008-03-14T01:19:00.000-04:002008-03-14T01:19:00.000-04:00I just tuned in when that kid slammed it home. I wasn't paying that much attention to Raff though. What a dunk!MoonDoghttp://moondogsports.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-14326256803729314942008-03-13T23:44:00.000-04:002008-03-13T23:44:00.000-04:00Why is everybody getting their panties in a bunch about is he's white or not? Good God.<BR/>I'd rather blather about the chances of my Gators and the Terps making the Tournament.<BR/>Wait....what? By that much? To <I>who</I>?Tainted Alligator Soufflenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-63673326846175649522008-03-13T21:13:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:13:00.000-04:00So he's not white then. Thank you Anon @ 8:51 for your hard research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-89513612586489737202008-03-13T20:51:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:51:00.000-04:00From WVU site: Alexander was born in Taiwan ... lived abroad for eight years (two in Taiwan, five in Beijing and one in Hong Kong)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-84520479918662330212008-03-13T20:38:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:38:00.000-04:00Alexander is great, but seriously, Sticks Robinson couldn't guard a couch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-59698593764146726342008-03-13T20:20:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:20:00.000-04:00old man raftery was right on with the Taiwan special blast. a "taiwan special" is a facial u.s. soldiers used to serve up on taiwanese hookers. keep up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-59715416816213553152008-03-13T20:07:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:07:00.000-04:00That wasn't a white guy that made that dunk, was it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-11053403769162219952008-03-13T18:58:00.001-04:002008-03-13T18:58:00.001-04:00There we go Anon....mystery solved.Awful Announcing-http://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-55273998608710434232008-03-13T18:58:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:58:00.000-04:00Good to see someone in Morgantown carry the Pittsnoggle torch.Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02635280336023852107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-58077803976697388512008-03-13T18:46:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:46:00.000-04:00Joe Alexader's mom is from Taiwan, which makes Jumpin Joe half Tai, so that is what Raftery is talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1142943778709085362008-03-13T18:40:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:40:00.000-04:00Raft is awesome...total exuberance in the game and the moment, without the annoyance/cheesiness of Dick Vitale. <BR/><BR/>Onions!!!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18092198346734072408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-5103142816713294472008-03-13T18:14:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:14:00.000-04:00I assumed he meant "Tjyuan Special", as in, he was dunking like a black dude.dr. rocksonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-14007280857736009912008-03-13T18:11:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:11:00.000-04:00i like bill. he provides energy to the broadcast.mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-23926992438147945752008-03-13T18:08:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:08:00.000-04:00My Huskies totally laid down today. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-11944977240788394532008-03-13T18:07:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:07:00.000-04:00You people can actually understand what Bill Raftery is saying? Can one of you serve as my interpreter?J.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17676438342691682687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-90984871483407311682008-03-13T17:59:00.000-04:002008-03-13T17:59:00.000-04:00Okay....what the hell is a Taiwan Special? Is the kid an exchange student or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-62668545817169723432008-03-13T17:58:00.000-04:002008-03-13T17:58:00.000-04:00He did say Taiwan Special and <A HREF="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2003/07/09.html" REL="nofollow">alacrity</A>.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187969959701732817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-77334992093338884602008-03-13T17:54:00.000-04:002008-03-13T17:54:00.000-04:00Ahhh...you learn something new everyday. Thanks J.Awful Announcing-http://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-89590235676570835792008-03-13T17:52:00.000-04:002008-03-13T17:52:00.000-04:00The word is "alacrity". It means, basically, eagerness. So in fact Raftery had it dead on.<BR/><BR/>Well, except for the Taiwan Special bit. What the hell?Jason Wojciechowskihttp://beaneball.org/noreply@blogger.com