<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post7010606110294246309..comments</id><updated>2007-10-05T14:28:24.664-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Epic Carnival: WE'RE #1!!!</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/7010606110294246309/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html'/><author><name>DCScrap</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06109944563728433069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-5255995984016299804</id><published>2007-10-05T14:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-05T14:28:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>By the way, Storming the Floor has become the most...</title><content type='html'>By the way, Storming the Floor has become the most awesome blog in the universe within two weeks.  That's how we roll.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/5255995984016299804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/5255995984016299804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191612480000#c5255995984016299804' title=''/><author><name>Extra P.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09395146435169850021</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-4892957987829260821</id><published>2007-10-04T21:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-04T21:05:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Actually, many of the blogs dude listed in his top...</title><content type='html'>Actually, many of the blogs dude listed in his top 100 have many guest writers. So, Deadspin cannot and should not be qualified as an "individual blog," yet it is; same with TBL and on and on.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;But Epic Carnival peeps, thanks for sticking up for The Starting Five.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4892957987829260821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4892957987829260821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191549900000#c4892957987829260821' title=''/><author><name>D-Wil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11445944043421995159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-4255592307888591832</id><published>2007-10-02T16:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-02T16:38:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>What Would Dr. Phil Do?exploit our problems for th...</title><content type='html'>&lt;I&gt;What Would Dr. Phil Do?&lt;/I&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;exploit our problems for the sake of ratings?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4255592307888591832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4255592307888591832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191361080000#c4255592307888591832' title=''/><author><name>Sooze</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06244595602514803118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-4441675260805193680</id><published>2007-10-01T18:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T18:01:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I don't care. I am more important than Dan "Stop t...</title><content type='html'>I don't care. I am more important than Dan "Stop the bandwagon I wanna get off" Shanoff.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;That's just winner bucks right there.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4441675260805193680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4441675260805193680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191279660000#c4441675260805193680' title=''/><author><name>Andrew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13682098433834928062</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-5151176228446890004</id><published>2007-10-01T10:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T10:52:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>If you really want to discredit the post look at b...</title><content type='html'>If you really want to discredit the post look at blog #28...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Absent a post for the past month.  Yet obviously more influential than this here blog.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/5151176228446890004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/5151176228446890004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191253920000#c5151176228446890004' title=''/><author><name>Simon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09360191406192489235</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-6709391271391292181</id><published>2007-10-01T10:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T10:44:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Michael...point taken, but that does not explain w...</title><content type='html'>Michael...point taken, but that does not explain why Melissa Midwest was not on your list.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/6709391271391292181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/6709391271391292181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191253440000#c6709391271391292181' title=''/><author><name>DCScrap</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06109944563728433069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08823360247170964835'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-3882365789159176684</id><published>2007-10-01T08:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T08:46:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I feel a lot of angst going on here. What Would Dr...</title><content type='html'>I feel a lot of angst going on here. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;What Would Dr. Phil Do?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/3882365789159176684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/3882365789159176684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191246360000#c3882365789159176684' title=''/><author><name>Jarrett Carter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05055106710456679987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-3309753730442330155</id><published>2007-10-01T07:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T07:26:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>While I am flattered by the love here, I will resp...</title><content type='html'>While I am flattered by the love here, I will respond to criticisms about leaving out this blog.  The intent of my list was to rank the top 100 individual sports bloggers.  That's why this site didn't make it, but many of the individual posters got their personal sites ranked.  Same reason why KSK didn't make it, but With Leather did.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/3309753730442330155'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/3309753730442330155'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191241560000#c3309753730442330155' title=''/><author><name>Mitchell Blatt, Juiced Sports Blog.com</name><uri>http://www.juicedsportsblog.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-6175871329041183497</id><published>2007-10-01T00:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T00:34:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I think we should change the name to Asshat Carniv...</title><content type='html'>I think we should change the name to Asshat Carnival.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The hits will come like babies to a dumpster.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/6175871329041183497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/6175871329041183497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191216840000#c6175871329041183497' title=''/><author><name>More Credible</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05033935478245787669</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-394815690921417171</id><published>2007-10-01T00:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T00:24:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A "heh" to Scrap.  And Malice, seeing you in the t...</title><content type='html'>A "heh" to Scrap.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And Malice, seeing you in the top tier is a ranking that does make sense, whether a Deadspin or no-name blog is making a Top 100.  Face it: Is there any other Australian- or Japanese-centered sports blog worth reading? You've got the power of two continents behind you. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;But seriously...to watch some bloggers that I respect voting this up on Ballhype or thanking Juiced for being included...it's enough to make a guy wonder.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/394815690921417171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/394815690921417171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191216240000#c394815690921417171' title=''/><author><name>Doctor Dribbles</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14260086540561611853</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-1571038697351122846</id><published>2007-09-30T23:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-30T23:49:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Given he rated me at #35, I think that the ratings...</title><content type='html'>Given he rated me at #35, I think that the ratings are totally above board, and were obviously created using a special mathematic formula (probably akin to the Ballhype one! ;)  )...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;All in fun I guess, and as you said Dribbles, he'll get people talking.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/1571038697351122846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/1571038697351122846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191214140000#c1571038697351122846' title=''/><author><name>With Malice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08507380571701950038</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-4895997246726253950</id><published>2007-09-30T23:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-30T23:46:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I know everything you said, and I am poking fun as...</title><content type='html'>I know everything you said, and I am poking fun as much as anything. If it brings him "more hits", then bravo. I just thought the whole list was funny. Plus I am drunk...KIDDING...sort of.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4895997246726253950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4895997246726253950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191213960000#c4895997246726253950' title=''/><author><name>DCScrap</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06109944563728433069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08823360247170964835'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-4207607031195057708</id><published>2007-09-30T23:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-30T23:26:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Anyone who takes the list of influentials at face ...</title><content type='html'>Anyone who takes the list of influentials at face value...is probably placing too much trust in a blogger who spells it "influencial." &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Completely agree about the lack of common sense--noting that Epic Carnival (and others) were mysteriously overlooked--and wrote as much over &lt;A HREF="http://ballhype.com/story/top_100_most_influencial_sports_bloggers/#cid5993" REL="nofollow"&gt;over at Ballhype earlier&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;But hey, if young Juiced Sports Blog wanted attention, give him some credit for writing a post (albeit a weak one) that will get the blogosphere talking.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4207607031195057708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/4207607031195057708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191212760000#c4207607031195057708' title=''/><author><name>Doctor Dribbles</name><uri>http://weritegoode.blogspot.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-5526478318055519866</id><published>2007-09-30T23:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-30T23:11:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>FIRST COMMENT!Storming the Floor...which may be th...</title><content type='html'>FIRST COMMENT!&lt;BR/&gt;Storming the Floor...which may be the most awesome blog in the universe is like two weeks old. How fucking influential can it be?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/5526478318055519866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/7010606110294246309/comments/default/5526478318055519866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html?showComment=1191211860000#c5526478318055519866' title=''/><author><name>DCScrap</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06109944563728433069</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08823360247170964835'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.epiccarnival.com/2007/10/were-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-7010606110294246309' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/7010606110294246309' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>