Between illness and being on the run, there hasn't been much time to tend to this site in the last few days.
Also, all the content has shifted (as promised) over to the Washington Times site. You can go ahead and bookmark the new (old) D1scourse --- which does include plenty of archives from the blog's original life --- at this address.
As for the official first day on the job, I wake up in a hotel I've never stayed at next to a medical center off a strip of divided highway. Well, at least it will be come Saturday when Duke and North Carolina play.
As for the blog, here's some recent additions from the weekend:
* Maryland couldn't reach North Carolina's level on Sunday in Chapel Hill.
* Terps were outscored 23-6 when Jordan Williams wasn't on the floor.
* George Mason will play UNC Wilmington or Georgia State in the CAA quarterfinals.
* Curtis Holmes dominated faceoffs in the second half of Maryland's lacrosse pounding of Georgetown.
* Georgetown lacrosse has some work to do after suffering its most lopsided loss since 2006.
As for what to look for over there today, bank on a bracketology, as well as a few weekend leftovers. There will be a gap on the drive back from Chapel Hill --- there's no working ahead in that system, so stuff goes up when I complete it rather than when I'd like it to go up --- but it'll sort itself out. But that will explain some larger holes than usual at times.
Also, the comments section remains open here for those who care to ask a question but are wary of an extended registration process. If memory serves, that was a headache for readers in the past. Hopefully, a daily links rundown here provides just the right platform to continue to engage everyone while the Times continues to add resources to its web coverage as it ramps things back up.
They make it hard to find the RSS feed on the Washington Times website. There's no link on the blog page to subscribe. You have to go to a big listing of all the Washington Times RSS feeds, and then D1scourse isn't even at the top under Sports, it's under a separate "Blogs" heading at the very bottom. I eventually found it, but maybe you could talk to your bosses about how round-about this is?
Posted by: Mike | 02/28/2011 at 09:58 AM
Mike ---
Ill see what I can do. And please, please, PLEASE (this goes for everyone) bring up any technological issue, big or small, so I can pass it along. Cant promise results, but can absolutely promise they get sent to the right person.
Posted by: D1scourse | 02/28/2011 at 10:37 AM
I agree - it was a huge pain to find this link
http://www.washingtontimes.com/rss/weblogs/d1scourse/
Posted by: Shawn | 02/28/2011 at 10:43 AM
Hi Patrick,
Congratulations on going back to the times, I am really happy for you and enjoy your work. I had a quick question. In order to still follow the blog, do I just bookmark that link that you posted above? I have this one bookmarked but will change it if that is what will be used now. Thanks alot!
Posted by: Kevin | 02/28/2011 at 05:32 PM
Kevin ---
Keep em both bookmarked. In case of any technological issues, this will be a backup option.
Posted by: D1scourse | 02/28/2011 at 08:40 PM
thank you, will do!
Posted by: Kevin | 02/28/2011 at 08:51 PM
Hi Patrick. While I am happy for your return to the Times, I am sad that reading your blog posts is going to be much more difficult. Perhaps I am spoiled by having had all of your entries land in Google Reader in their entirety. That said, all I receive now from the RSS link posted by Shawn is a link to the article on the Times website. I am better off just visiting the Times website than bothering with Google Reader. Can your tech people make it so that the entire blog entry makes its way to my reader instead of just a title link?
Posted by: DanGr | 03/01/2011 at 05:31 AM
Do you happen to know why Howie Long's son is no longer on the UVA lacrosse roster?
IL had him on the roster in Faceoff, but his name is no longer on the current roster.
Posted by: jon stover | 03/04/2011 at 11:12 AM