I was going to make a joke about Steve Trachsel not making the playoff roster, but, well, Steve Trachsel. The joke writes itself.

We swear we're not dead, we're just busy engaging in the lifestyles of Yankees and Cubs fans during the post-season: that is to say, drinking heavily and ignoring the fact that there's baseball on the TV.


But in much better news: the ACC Basketball Handbook finally dropped and WWTHD? purchased a copy tonight while making a beer run at the Harris Teeter. It's a delightful little book, not in small part because our beloved blogsake is on the cover making a face like a demented walrus. Aside from dex. making appalled noises in the beer aisle over Memphis being ranked #1 over Carolina (John Calipari: #2 on the list of college coaches dex. wouldn't pee on if they were on fire, right after Rick Pitino and right before Rick Barnes), it's a satisfying book. I have reservations about the Tar Heels starting the season ranked so highly, with so many expectations heaped on them -- it's a hell of a lot farther to fall, for one thing -- but damn, it feels good to almost be back to basketball season.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go draw a mustache and goatee on the feature about Greg Paulus. We hear he was demoted from being a captain of the Duke team, and this pleases us immensely.