Today the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced the official Class of 2018. The induction will take place on October 20 in Frisco, Texas.

Here are the five new members of the Class of 2018:

Don Garber: This is one of those rare cases where you can argue that an administrator is the headliner for a sporting hall of fame. Don Garber was named the commissioner of Major League Soccer in 1999 and nobody can dispute that the league has grown leaps and bounds under his watch. There are now 23 teams from the 10 in 1999 and he ushered in long term national broadcasting deals. Attendance has rose from an average of 14,000 to 22,000 since he took over. Incidentally, Garber was chosen for the Hall in 2016 but deferred it to this year.

Brad Friedel: Currently the Head Coach of the New England Revolution, Friedel represented the United States in net in three World Cups, two Olympic Teams and played in 82 Games for the National Team. He would set a Premiere League record with 310 consecutive games played over a spell with Blackburn, Aston Villa and Tottenham.

Cindy Parlow Cone: Parlow Cone won championships everywhere. She was a three time champion at the University of North Carolina where she was also a two time Hermann Trophy winner. Internationally she represented the U.S. in 158 Games where she scored 75 Goals. She would help her country win the 1999 World Cup and two Olympic Golds and one Olympic Silver Medal.

Dr. Bob Contiguglia: Contiguglia was the President of U.S. Soccer from 1998 to 2006.

Tiffany Milbrett: Milbrett played 206 Games for the U.S. National Team and scored 100 Goals. Milbrett helped the Americans win the 1999 World Cup. She also holds the distinction of between one of two women (Mia Hamm being the other) of scoring 100 Goals in both International and NCAA competition.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the new members of National Soccer Hall of Fame and the Hall itself as it continues to grow in prestige.

It is another big day for us at Notinhalloffame.com!

Last December, The Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced it’s third full class as voted by a one year long vote by the public.

That class comprised of Wyld Stallyns and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. They joined previous inductees, Gorillaz, Tenacious D, Spinal Tap, The Blues Brothers and The Monkees.

Like in previous years, the opening round began with over 500 Fictional Musicians which has been reduced to 30 Fictional Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Semi-Finalists.

The 30 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall Semi-Finalists are:

Aldous Snow (Get Him to the Greek)

Alvin & the Chipmunks (Alvin & the Chipmunks)

Archies, The (The Archies)

Banana Splits (The Banana Splits)

Barden Bellas, The (Pitch Perfect)

Be-Sharps, The (The Simpsons)

Bleeding Gums Murphy (The Simpsons)

Buckaroo Banzai & the Honk Kong Cavaliers (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension)

Bugaloos, The (The Bugaloos)

Commitments, The (The Commitments)

Crazy Frog

Crucial Taunt (Wayne’s World)

Dethklok (Metapcolypse)

Eddie and the Cruisers (Eddie and the Cruisers)

Hakeem Lyon (Empire)

Hannah Montana (Hannah Montana)

Jem and the Holograms (Jem and the Holograms)

Josie & the Pussycats (The Archies & Josie & The Pussycats)

Lucious Lyon (Empire)

Marvin Berry & the Starlighters (Back to the Future)

Max Rebo Band, The (Return of the Jedi)

Operaman (Saturday Night Live)

Otis Day & The Knights (Animal House)

Rutles, The (The Rutles)

School of Rock, The (The School of Rock)

Sex Bob-Omb (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World)

Soggy Bottom Boys, The (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)

Stillwater (Almost Famous)

Winslow Leach (Phantom of the Paradise)

Wonders, The (That Thing You Do!)

The top ten vote getters will advance to the Final Round.

The Finalists will be announced on August 30, 2017.

Voting can be found here:

http://www.notinhalloffame.com/ficitious-rock-and-roll-voting/2018-round-2

We thank you for your support of this project and look for more like this from us at Notinhalloffame.com!

At Notinhalloffame.com we are interested in how the major universities induct in their athletic Halls of Fame. As such it is news to us that the 28th class of West Virginia University has been announced.

Here are the 11 members of the Class of 2018:

Kate Bulger, Women’s Basketball 1981-84: The sister of former Mountaineers Quarterback Marc Bulger. Kate averaged 15.1 Points per Game for WVU and she never missed a game. Her 1,732 Points is sixth all-time in university history. She is also first in Mountaineer history in Three Point Field Goals Made.

Jon Capon, Men’s Soccer 1978-81: Capon was the team’s goalkeeper and he compiled 28 Shutouts with a 1.17 Goals Against Average over his career at WVU. He was the team captain for three years.

Avon Cobourne, Football 1999-2002: Cobourne is the only Mountaineer to rush for four 1,000 Yard Seasons and holds the University records in Rushing Yards in a career (5,164) and in a season (1,710) and is a two time First Team Big East Selection. He would go on to have a career in the Canadian Football League and was an All Star in 2009.

Mike Gansey, Men’s Basketball 2004-06: Gansey started all 68 Games of his WVU career, which in those two seasons would see the team go to the Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen respectively. He would be named First Team Big East and averaged 14.4 Points per Game as a Mountaineer. In his senior year Gansey was a Finalist for the Oscar Robertson Award, John R. Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy.

Tom Keane, Football 1946-47: Keane had already been a letterman in Football at Ohio State where he helped them go undefeated in 1944. He would serve in the Navy and return to the United States where he would enroll at West Virginia and play for the Mountaineers for two years. He would later play eight years in the NFL where he was a Champion with the Los Angeles Rams in 1951 and was a Pro Bowl Selection in 1953 when he was playing with the Baltimore Colts. He would also win two Super Bowl rings with the Miami Dolphins as their Defensive Backs Coach.

Larry Krutko, Football 1955-57: Krutko played Fullback and Linebacker in his three years at WVU and he would also assist the Mountaineers win two Southern Conference Titles. He would play three seasons in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Eleanor Lamb, Administration 1958-2013: Lamb worked her way from Secretary to Assistant Athletic Director over her 55 year career.

Bev Plocki, Women’s Gymnastics 1985-87: Plocki competed for three years leading WVU to three appearances in the NCAA Regional Championship while compiling a 23 win season in 1985. Plocki would achieve much greater success as the head coach of the University of Michigan women’s gymnastics team where in 29 years she has won 23 Big Ten Titles.

Steve Slaton, Football 2005-07: Slaton was West Virginia’s primary Running Back for three years and he would eclipse 1,000 Rushing Yards in all of them. His sophomore season was by far his best, as he would rush for 1,744 Yards, which was third overall in the nation. He would finish fourth in Heisman Trophy voting that year. More notably to Mountaineers fans, Slaton would help West Virginia win the Sugar Bowl (’06) where he was named the game’s MVP. He would play in the NFL for five years.

Pat White, Football 2005-08: White made Mountaineer football history as he became the first college Quarterback to start and win four straight bowl games (2006 Sugar, 2007 Gator, 2008 Fiesta and 2008 Meineke Car Care). White threw for over 10,000 Yards and would rush for 4,480, which at the time was the most for any college Quarterback. He was a three time First Team All Big East Selection (2006-08).

Web Wright, Shooting 1985-89: Wright was a seven time All-American and was a two time National Champion. He would represent the U.S. at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the 28th Class of the West Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame.

We have another retirement from football to discuss as Montreal Alouettes Quarterback Josh Freeman has ended his career at the age of 30. This ends a career that was full of so much promise yet it ended with a losing record and no Pro Bowls.

Still, let’s take a look.

Freeman was Tampa Bay’s first round pick in 2009 (17th overall) out of Kansas State. The Quarterback came with high expectations and after taking the starting job midway through his rookie season he was cemented as the starting pivot in 2010 and this was arguably his best season in professional football. The Buccaneers went 10 and 6 and narrowly missed the post season. Freeman threw for 25 Touchdown passes against only 6 Interceptions and he was an alternate for the Pro Bowl.

2011 would see Tampa regress and Freeman threw 22 Interceptions. 2012 would see a career high in Passing Yards for Freeman (4,065) and Touchdown Passes (27) but his Interception number was still high with 17.

The Buccaneers would bench Freeman early in 2013 due to poor performance and he would be released following other issues. Freeman signed with the Minnesota Vikings but he was ineffective in the lone game he started. His last game in the NFL was a start with the Indianapolis Colts in 2015 and he tried to resurrect his career in 2018 with Montreal in the CFL, but while he signed he was to be on the bench.

We will create a profile for Freeman in our 2021 Football Futures, though we do not expect much support for him, and with all due respect to the Quarterback there is no reason to think his name will cross the breath of anyone who votes for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. If he were to get into any significant Hall of Fame, it would be that of Kansas State.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Josh Freeman the best in his post-playing career.