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Twitter roundup: Belk Bowl Laff Riot
The story of one postseason college football contest, as told through the magic social media.
Duke in a bowl game! It’s here! Duke in a bowl game!
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 27, 2012
“Hell yes it’s Duke Football.” Just felt like repeating it because we may never hear this again in our lifetimes.
— Amanda Rykoff (@amandarykoff) December 27, 2012
For saying “Duke football” and “hell yes” in the same sentence, we ride for David Cutcliffe this evening.
— Holly Anderson (@SIHolly) December 27, 2012
Phone autocorrects Cutcliffe to cut life, which he should get tatted across his stomach #CutLife
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) December 27, 2012
Duke just scored a TD, had its PAT blocked, but the kicker picked it up and ran it in for two. Could be their night.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 27, 2012
Don’t be surprised, of course Duke would get two points off a tip-in.
— edsbs (@edsbs) December 27, 2012
Wait, the Belk Bowl players all got shopping sprees at Belk? But what about people with belk allergies, did they even check beforehand #smh
— Doug (@CaptainAnnoying) December 27, 2012
I could be persuaded to buy a CINCINNATI BEARCATS: WE WORE SPECIAL HELMETS FOR THE BELK BOWL t-shirt.
— Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzy) December 27, 2012
To correct a common misperception: Duke is not 50 million times more motivated than Cincinnati. Only 49 million.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) December 28, 2012
How bleak WAS Duke football? Since 2000, Duke has had 1 player taken in the NFL draft–a 7th rder selected 203rd in 04.
— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) December 28, 2012
STYLEBOOK REMINDER: All on-field fights in this game are to be referred to as “donnybelks.”
— Holly Anderson (@SIHolly) December 28, 2012
Blocked punt, touchdown. 16-0 Duke. … Cincinnati playing exactly like a team with 5 coaches left.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2012
Cincinnati looks like it would rather be anywhere but Belk Bowl tonight. Well, except maybe the Big East
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) December 28, 2012
Still expecting Duke’s defense to show up at some point and give the Bearcats a chance to get back into this game _ if they want back in.
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) December 28, 2012
Mike Patrick is off his game because he missed a chance to say “Silverberry Mouhon” on that last tackle by Cincy.
— edsbs (@edsbs) December 28, 2012
Personal foul, belk in the back.
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 28, 2012
The greatest comebelk in bowl history
— Jason Kirk (@JasonKirkSBN) December 28, 2012
I’m beginning to think these are also interim officials.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2012
I fear Ed Cunningham is going to run on the field and start pulling helmets off the players, screaming “BAD! BAD! BAD!”
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) December 28, 2012
Jags are taking that punter in the first round this year. That punt sealed it.
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) December 28, 2012
“Jim? It’s your cousin, Marvin Delany. You know that 15th team you’ve been looking for? Well look at this punt.”
— Luke Zimmermann (@lukezim) December 28, 2012
Duke’s punter just launched a #belkbomb.
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 28, 2012
punt yo clique
— Martin Rickman (@martinrickman) December 28, 2012
A punt is going to make the SportsCenter Top 10 tonight.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2012
that duke punt is our clean alternative to fossil fuels
— Martin Rickman (@martinrickman) December 28, 2012
The all-wheel route offense. We can do it, Cincy. We have the science, and a Ralph David Abernathy IV.
— edsbs (@edsbs) December 28, 2012
I seriously thought you all were making a joke about the Belk Bowl. I didn’t think that was its real name.
— Maggie Hendricks (@maggiehendricks) December 28, 2012
That was so Bielema of Cincinnati. Shrewd tactics, but not nice.
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) December 28, 2012
Cutcliffe’s gonna cut a switch on his way to that locker room.
— Holly Anderson (@SIHolly) December 28, 2012
I’ve seen teams belk before, but those are the belkiest bunch of belks that ever belked. #belk RT @siholly: oh, for the love of belk
— Justin Karp (@jskarp) December 28, 2012
The Belk Bowl has been heck a lot of fun so far, with David Cutcliffe providing many of the highlights himself.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2012
“Oh…this old thing?” Tuberville said tugging on his lapels.
— Chip Patterson (@cnpatterson3) December 28, 2012
Tommy Tuberville is like a human fracking operation.
— Luke Zimmermann (@lukezim) December 28, 2012
@phyltopia @nastinchka or maybe some sort of meat version of a fruit roll up
— Phil (@Phyltopia) December 28, 2012
well that was a pleasant bit of apple-polishing of Tommy Tuberville that we could have done without.
— Colin Seiler (@colinseiler) December 28, 2012
Well I’m glad we cleared that up. Turns out Tommy Tuberville is a great guy. Whew!
— ACC Sports (@ACCSports) December 28, 2012
Those panning Tuberville’s in-booth interview should be grateful for the blizzard that kept Petrino away from the Pizza Bowl.
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) December 28, 2012
It’s not over till the final belk
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) December 28, 2012
I thought it was an auto repair shop until this fall. RT @a5thdown: Trying to explain Belk to a non-Southerner is surprisingly difficult.
— Bill Connelly (@SBN_BillC) December 28, 2012
There should be more bowl games sponsored by stores I don’t patronize. I know JoAnn’s Fabrics got them racks
— Grimey (@loljocks_grimey) December 28, 2012
Touchdowns just rolling off the conveyor belk here
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) December 28, 2012
I can tell this is going to come down to who has the belk last.
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) December 28, 2012
This Belk Bowl is gonna run over, somebody isn’t gonna have ESPN News and miss like 8 TDs in Baylor/UCLA
— Brett (@BLeez17) December 28, 2012
I think Renfree called an audibelk at the line
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) December 28, 2012
Sorry I couldn’t come up with more great puns in this game suffering from crippling writer’s belk.
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 28, 2012
Goodnight everybody. RT @teamspeedkills: This game is belknanas
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) December 28, 2012
Accurate assessment. “@bennyslovechild: @siholly BELKLAM”
— Holly Anderson (@SIHolly) December 28, 2012
BELKZ A MAKE HER DANCE
— Grimey (@loljocks_grimey) December 28, 2012
#YOBO (You Only Belk Once)
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 28, 2012
And anyone else feel the urge to buy reasonably priced slacks and a sundress?
— Shutdown Fullback (@ShutdwnFullback) December 28, 2012
Ask not for whom the Belk tolls…
— The Gurgling Cod (@TheGurglingCod) December 28, 2012
More than five, evidently. RT @mattrhinton: How many coaches does Cincinnati need to call a timeout?
— edsbs (@edsbs) December 28, 2012
Somewhere in the box, Tuberville is tossing off the pleather sports coat, pounding the window and trying to call timeout.
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) December 28, 2012
FUMBELK
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) December 28, 2012
Ya gotta have better Belk security in that situation.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 28, 2012
Can’t let the 260-pound tight end get behind you, Duke.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2012
Accurate assessment. “@bennyslovechild: @siholly BELKLAM”
— Holly Anderson (@SIHolly) December 28, 2012
Should’ve run the belk and ladder on that kickoff
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) December 28, 2012
Ed Cunningham still talking about whether Cincinnati should’ve punted if it hadn’t gotten that first down seven points ago
— Jason Kirk (@JasonKirkSBN) December 28, 2012
Speak of the devil: Duke’s gotta Duke.
— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 28, 2012
AND THE QUARTERBELK IS TOAST
— Grimey (@loljocks_grimey) December 28, 2012
Remember 5 seconds ago when Duke was on the verge of the winning FG? They do, too.
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) December 28, 2012
Rooting for Duke is like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there’s no right answer.
— Ben Cohen (@bzcohen) December 28, 2012
And that’s a belkdoor cover right there by Cincinnati.
— David Wunderlich (@Year2) December 28, 2012
I already can’t wait until next season’s Belk Bowl. LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN.
— Erik Malinowski (@erikmal) December 28, 2012
Cincinnati last 6 years: 10-3, 10-3, 4-8, 12-1, 11-3, 10-3. And still stuck in conference realignment no man’s land.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2012
Many years from now when people speak of bad beats, let them speak of the Belk Bowl first.
— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) December 28, 2012
na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, good belk
— Jason Kirk (@JasonKirkSBN) December 28, 2012
Some social media marketing executive at Belk is getting a trip for two to Ibiza tomorrow because of us.
— Luke Zimmermann (@lukezim) December 28, 2012
YOU TELL 'EM I'M COMING, AND BELK'S COMING WITH ME