For all of the things I’ve done, I never thought I had actually upset anyone. Okay, maybe one person, but that’s another story. Sure the crazed beaver fans have been mad once or twice, but most of them are good […]
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The [Five] update – with comments
The back up continues – but we’re half way there! Here’s the skinny: The website database needs to be backed up in case The [Five] is hacked (by Linux lovers) again. The last time the site (D’oh!) wasn’t sufficiently backed […]
A September to remember
No really… The [Five] will be backing up it’s database for the first two weeks in September. Much like your local government we are choosing to do construction at seemingly the busiest time of year. Horay! We will be out […]
OSU (5-7, 3-6) Football Simulation on NCAA Football 09
Oregon State (0-1, 0-1) @ No. 13 Penn State (1-0) Or St 17 – PSU 24 First Quarter – TD PSU: J. Norwood, 8 Yd pass from D. Clark (K. Kelly kick) Second Quarter – TD Or St: D. Catchings, […]
New computer – which OS to choose?
Built a new computer last week. Wicked fast. AMD Quad-core, gigabit motherboard with dual display even one is HDMI), HDTV card, wireless internet, DVD w/ Lightscribe – I’m pretty satisfied. I know a lot of the Intel freaks will probably […]
Nick Barnett: Reppin’ 225 – 20 times
Solomon Wilcots of NFL.com sits down – kind of – with former Oregon State player and current Green Bay Packer Nick Barnett in a bench-off with reps of 225. Watch it!
Pre-season Fantasy Football banter
This is something The [Five] will try to integrate into the site now that the NFL season is nearing – an NFL Fantasy minute. Of course, this “minute” is really more like five and it’s coming from espn.com but let’s […]
Replay – Anthony Newman Interview (2007)
A year and change later this is still one of the best interviews I’ve ever had. Newman – former NFLer and Oregon Duck – came onto The NickelBlock after the 2007 NFL Draft to discuss the picks and engage in […]
Oregon State football camp: August 22
It was an interesting day at practice. But not for the players. It was business as usual for the guys in black and white. They stretched, ran through drills, legged out skeletons and dissected plays on the sideline. It was […]
Oregon State women’s soccer opens season with win
The Oregon State women’s soccer team opened the 2008 season Friday night at 7pm in front of 329 fans. They took on Portland State and started the season off right with a 2-1 victory at Paul Lorenz Field. The Beavers […]