We’re three rounds in with three to go and the final four is just on the horizon as the ELITE EIGHT kicks off TONIGHT! We started with (will you still need me? will you still feed me? when I’m) sixty-four and after some great tweets and fierce competition we’re left with eight. Some brackets were chalk city while others got a little weird but if you’re not on the bird or haven’t been paying attention I”m going to do my best to catch you up on our upcoming Regional Finals
Hit It!
East Region: Jenna vs. Cody Mummau
Cody Mummau
Seven-Seeded Cody Mummau faces off with Twitter machine, Jenna Nicely. He upset Ellie McKay in the second round and then took down (my maybe lawyer on retainer) Brandon Osterbind to send him to the regional finals. He’s done it so far with Cheerwine tweets, Bucket Hats, and recently, he’s rolled out some tweets with some good pups named after Panther legends.
Elite 8 Endorsement: CODY ENDORSED BY PEPPER! …no not Julius Peppers, his dog Pepper. There is a pattern to the dog names though. Let's GO!
Vote for Cody – Monday, January 16th#LTBC #RiseWithUs #FlamesFamily pic.twitter.com/h97iu38CVC— Cody Mummau (@mummau55) January 16, 2023
Cody has boots on the ground in Lynchburg and can be seen at all sporting events supporting the entire Liberty mission. No matter what happens this round I wouldn’t be shocked to see him with a better seed next season.
(No he’s not paying me in Cheerwine Chili to say that I want that on the record)
Jenna Nicely
Jenna is rolling through this bracket like a Coach Cal UK basketball team in the early 2010s. Those teams had famous people hanging out in the locker room and behind the bench, just like how Jenna has everyone who is anybody supporting her on Twitter. Her battle with Mrs. Chadwell was an all-timer in the #LTBC and she continues to roll everyone she faces on all three platforms. She might have even gotten the endorsement of the tournament from GOAT Darius McGhee.
coming from the 🐐 himself!!:“definitely the clear cut number one.” listen to @D1McGhee and vote for me in the of elite 8 starting tomorrow! #LTBC @mummau55 @ChadHasson_ @JCManson @zacharymclearen @RichieLongshots @didlibertywin @ASeaofRed @liberty_jokers pic.twitter.com/tOFwnDBjQf
— jenna nicely (@jennanicely1) January 16, 2023
Did she roll out DM2 in the ELITE EIGHT? Who on earth is she going to roll out if she gets to the finals? Malik? HCJC?
My response is all you need to know.
Green Hall Region: Jerry Flinchum vs. Liberty Mountian Views
A chalky bracket with the one-seed facing off against the two-seed. If you hop on Twitter during any Liberty sporting event you will see these two sending out highlights, insights, and their takes from whistle to whistle. This is probably the most even match-up in the round and I can’t wait to see how this plays out.
Liberty Mountain Views
If you’ve ever seen a clip of a highlight most likely it was this guy. Any time a big play happens and I want to send it to friends he’s the first account I go to. If I asked him for a clip from a 2017 Football blowout he would have in in five minutes. I’m not sure how he does it but I’m impressed. He took down General Scruggs last round and fired up an underrated tweet that made me legit LOL.
I AM NOT INSURANCE! VOTE VIEWS: https://t.co/q7mfeQPdTK https://t.co/nmwy2N8AlA pic.twitter.com/AZ1IRpBXH4
— Liberty Mtn Views 🦅 (@LibertyMtnViews) January 12, 2023
I have no idea how many people know about The General Insurance. I think it’s a Northeast thing but I’m not sure. I do know they throw the commercials during Law and Order SVU reruns and they feature everyone’s favorite salesman, Shaq. Calling General Scruggs fake and comparing him to the insurance General had me rolling.
Jerry Flinchum
Oh, Jerry. Where do I start? He’s one of the people that I’ve met in real life and he’s something else. He’ll travel anywhere to watch Liberty and if he can’t he will drop everything he’s doing to watch. The guy ran out of vacation days by July last year cause he goes to so many games. He’s not a part of any cliques or groups, he’s just an all-around guy on Twitter. In real life? He’ll heckle you for wearing a Ball State hat and bring up the 2010 game. He’s willing to do whatever to win including embarrassing himself by joining TikTok a year too late as a late twenty-something.
Thinking about making my Tik Tok debut for #LTBC…actually…nahhhh…
— Jeremiah Flinchum (@theotherJerryLU) January 16, 2023
The idea of Jerry doing the WAP or Savage dance would send me into fits. Imagine China looking through TikToks and seeing Jerry dancing. Trying to steal our data and you get this.
(Click that if you’re on a desktop)
You’re welcome.
Demoss Hall Region: JC Official CP Stan vs. Darrian Graves
Darrian Graves
Might be the coolest guy on Twitter. Verified before everyone could do it. The fit in the prof pic is fire flames. An underdog in every matchup so far he’s even stepped up his tweets recently. However, it’s clear he’s been supporting Liberty Athletics for years. Check out this video below. Darrian was at the 2021 March Madness game against OKST. How? I thought they had that roped off to like Athletics Directors and Coach’s Wives. Oh, and it was his wedding anniversary. He’s another one who was probably underseeded and will be seeded better next year.
If you’re looking for a reason to vote for me in the #LTBC
Ask yourself what you did on your wedding anniversary 2 years ago? pic.twitter.com/A0Eiu59QbC
— Darrian Graves (@DarrianGraves) January 12, 2023
I NEED to watch a game with Darrian. Need it.
JC Official CP Stan
Might be the newcomer of the year (is that an award we give? Like low amateur at the Masters?). Has some great tweets and even better memes plus he mixes it up in the Twitter mud every now and then. He’s made some alliances and while he’s had an easy road to the Elite Eight, it wouldn’t shock me to keep the train rolling. His pinned tweet says it all. Get’s me every time (and probably true).
“Man, this is amazing. I was basically working out of a middle school locker room before” pic.twitter.com/QKioCw0Ie3
— JC – official CP0 stan (@JDizzyCreel7) December 5, 2022
Let’s see if the rookie can pull a Sister Jean and get to the final four.
South Tower Region: Not Jamey Chadwell vs. Zach Green
Not Jamey Chadwell
The number one overall seed has avoided a Duke-like choke job and is a win away from the Final Four. NJC recently switched his account over but he hasn’t missed a beat. In-game tweets, memes, getting in the mud, giveaways; he’s got it all. With just over 4K followers he’s got a stranglehold on the bird, but will he be able to get the votes on insta and the website? By his own accord, he’s been saving his best stuff for some of the final rounds.
Does HCJC 🏈 bring out the trick play in week 3 playing an FCS school?
We will have a battle soon in the #LTBC, and when it happens you know @Liberty_Flames_ will be ready.
(Sorry for repeatedly tagging myself, @jauchtalk is rubbing off on me)
— Not Jamey Chadwell (@Liberty_Flames_) January 9, 2023
Is he sitting on something big? This might be the round to do it. His opponent has already started throwing some haymakers…
Zach Green
Another newbie to the bracket he’s been making a run as a three seed and is fresh off an upset of old foe of mine Nick Pretty. Zach’s been getting in the meme game recently but last night he cocked back and threw a mean right hook at his opponent. The biggest shot I’ve seen all tournament; calling NJC an establishment candidate. Guy spends a day in DC and he’s trying to drain LTBC swamp!
Not Jamey Chadwell (@Liberty_Flames_) is the establishment candidate.
Here he is depicted as "one of the boys" among a group of guys who are all involved with ASOR (which hosts the #LTBC, ICYMI) to various degrees.
It doesn't get much more "establishment" than that! [1/3] pic.twitter.com/m038JqCKvo
— Zach Green (@ZGGoFlames) January 16, 2023
Shots Fired!
Zach fired off two more tweets highlighting NJC’s trip with the #BocaBoys and we’re OFF. The voting didn’t even start yet and it’s going down. CHAOS. The last person I expected to come in and take a clean shot was ZG but I love it.
CHAOS!