Well, this is interesting. Here I am, sitting down to write my final post on the Fifth Quarter, and I don't really have anything. I had it all planned out - I swear - but now that I'm actually sitting down to write it the words just aren't flowing like I thought they would. But then again, I've never claimed to be the most elegant of writers.

As most of you know, I'm leaving Bucky's 5th Quarter after nearly two years of contributing. It all started during the summer after my freshman year at Wisconsin. I'd been reading Adam's work for a while after finding the site through one of SB Nation's other fantastic blogs, and I ran across a want ad of sorts. The site was growing quickly, and extra help was needed to write a daily links post.

I almost dismissed the want ad. At the time I was just a soon-to-be sophomore, listing my way through academia, and pretending as though I had a clue as to what I was doing. I wrote for the paper and all that in high school growing up in Lakeville, Minn., but I thought that was just a hobby. It never crossed my mind that I could turn an internet writing gig into something people would want to read, let alone something that would give me endless opportunities down the road.

I wish I could say that a beam of light hit me; with some movie narrator's voice telling me that applying to write Badger Bits was the right thing to do, but that would be a lie. I recall my thought process being more like "Ehh, why the hell not?"

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SBNation is launching its own YouTube channel and it all starts Thursday.

Personalities like Bomani Jones from Around The Horn and Amy K. Nelson will have their own shows on the channel which will be based out of SBNation's ridiculously impressive TV studios.

In addition to Bomani Jones and Amy K. Nelson, you'll also get a solid dose of college football on the Shutdown Fullback, which will star Spencer Hall from Every Day Should Be Saturday and Jason Kirk, SBNation's college football editor.

Here's a trailer for their show:

It all starts Thursday. Subscribe to the channel here!

Over the next 24 hours, we will be giving away two copies of the new book, What It Means To Be A Badger: Barry Alvarez And Wisconsin's Greatest Players.

Here's how you can win:

1. Follow @B5Q on Twitter.

2. Retweet the official contest tweet that will be sent out at Noon CT. Important: You must be following @B5Q to be eligible to win!

It's that simple. We will pick two winners at random after Noon CT Tuesday. Here are the official contest rules in full.

Good luck!

And here is more information about the book:

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Next week we will be giving away copies of the new book What It Means To Be A Badger: Barry Alvarez And Wisconsin's Greatest Players via Twitter and Facebook.

Further details on the contest will be announced Monday.

But, if you can't wait until Monday to win a copy, you can go to The University Book Store Hilldale Mall in Madison Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. for a book signing with author and UW associate athletic director Justin Doherty. Badger legends Ron Dayne and Pat Richter will also be on hand at the book signing before Wisconsin takes on Penn State.

Here is some more information about the book:

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The SB Nation iPhone app is now available in the App Store! And it's Free!

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It's officially summer, and there are still a few weeks until the Badgers start fall camp, let alone their 2011 season. But before we get going on the next installments of Wisconsin football, basketball, and hockey, all of us at B5Q want to know what you think! We want to make sure B5Q is your first stop for news and analysis about the Badgers, but in order to do that we need your help. What would you like to see more of this year? What are we doing well, and what could we improve on? This is your time to let us know what you, our awesome readers, want to see on the site.

Don't be afraid to offer your constructive criticism- we can take it! It's all about keeping B5Q going strong into its third full year of coverage. In the meantime, there are a few things you can do to help build our community and get the most out of your time on the site.

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In our final look at the high school season for Wisconsin's five committed recruits, we'll review how each member of the 2011 class closed out their careers and check in once more with Sheboygan's own Sam Dekker.

Jarrod Uthoff is leading the pack for Wisconsin's next class of freshman after sweeping Iowa's Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year titles at the conclusion of his senior season. That is not to say that the other three seniors were not honored though.

Frank Kaminsky and George Marshall both came up short in their quest for state titles as members of tourney favorites Benet Academy and Brooks Prep. But both players received all-state honors in Illinois from the AP. Traevon Jackson had a similar experience in Ohio with Westerville South. On Sunday, Kaminsky will go head-to-head with Marshall and Uthoff in the NeXt All-American Classic that features some of the most talented college-bound players in the country.

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