Twitter roundup: Belk Bowl Laff Riot

The story of one postseason college football contest, as told through the magic social media.

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

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

To correct a common misperception: Duke is not 50 million times more motivated than Cincinnati. Only 49 million.

— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) 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 (@BruceFeldmanCFB) 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 (@Brett_McMurphy) 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

Personal foul, belk in the back.

— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) 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

Duke's punter just launched a #belkbomb.

— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 28, 2012

A punt is going to make the SportsCenter Top 10 tonight.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) 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

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 (@Chip_Patterson) 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 Durant (@CGDurant) December 28, 2012

Well I'm glad we cleared that up. Turns out Tommy Tuberville is a great guy. Whew!

— ACCSports.com (@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

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 (@ESPN_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

— Gstaad Blackledge (@loljocks_grimey) December 28, 2012

I can tell this is going to come down to who has the belk last.

— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) 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

BELKZ A MAKE HER DANCE

— Gstaad Blackledge (@loljocks_grimey) December 28, 2012

And anyone else feel the urge to buy reasonably priced slacks and a sundress?

— Shutdown Fullcast, the world's only CFB podcast (@ShutdownFullcas) December 28, 2012

Ask not for whom the Belk tolls...

— The Gurgling Cod (@TheGurglingCod) 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

Can't let the 260-pound tight end get behind you, Duke.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2012

Speak of the devil: Duke's gotta Duke.

— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 28, 2012

AND THE QUARTERBELK IS TOAST

— Gstaad Blackledge (@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

And that's a belkdoor cover right there by Cincinnati.

— David Wunderlich (@Year2) 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