A Thousand Words
Feb 8th, 2010 by Vagabond Joe
Luke Warm Linkage
Feb 8th, 2010 by Flop
Not pictured: Jimmy’s shrunken Johnson.
- Apparently, there was a game of some sort last night…
- In an attempt to recover from his addiction to mannish assistants, former ESPN MLB analyst Steve Phillips apparently entered the same rehab clinic as Tiger Woods. I find it mildly hilarious that getting caught cheating on your wife is now the same as being diagnosed with a sex addiction. At least Steve has owned up to his mistakes as well.
- After much speculation and anticipation, Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR Nationwide debut this weekend. Let’s hope it’s a better show than those terrible GoDaddy commercials.
- Jimmy Johnson is now the spokesman for ExtenZe male enhancement products. Heh… Jimmy has a little Johnson.
- Watch and vote on the Best Super Bowl ads on Youtube. I thought the Polamalu groundhog commercial was entertaining, if not kind of creepy.
- A Baltimore weatherman completely loses his mind over the snow…
Mardi Gras 2010 with Shred – Saints Edition
Feb 7th, 2010 by Shred Torn
For the first time in their history, the New Orleans Saints are Super Bowl Champions.
Late in 2009, some of my roommates decided that it would be a good idea to go to Mardi Gras 2010. None of us had ever even been to New Orleans, let alone Mardi Gras. I have to admit, I never had the foresight to imagine that this idea would come to fruition in the form of us even booking tickets, so I certainly didn’t put together the thought that the New Orleans Saints would have a storied season and achieve the sport’s top annual prize. New Orleans is going to be in a frenzy. Mardi Gras will come to a climax in 9 days on Fat Tuesday, and you can join me in the celebration. I’ll be heading down to join Who Dat nation a week from now for four days. Let the suggestions flow of things I should do while down there (and help me find out how to stock up on black and gold beads!).
Congratulations to the Saints, and let the party begin!
Seriously?
Feb 7th, 2010 by Flop
Quitter...
Unless I’m dreaming (if so we can do much better, Mr. Sandman), The New Orleans Saints just won the Super Bowl over the Indianapolis Colts to the tune of 31-17.
Unless you’ve missed… I don’t know… the entire history of the NFL, you would know that the Saints have been one of if not THE worst franchises in the sport. They’ve suffered through the “Aints”, Danny Wuerffel, a massive hurricane, and Ricky Williams in a wedding dress to finally reach the pinnacle of their sport.
Since the end times are obviously upon us, this begs the question, what other terrible franchises will win their league titles before 2012 (aka THE END OF ALL) rolls around?
Will David Stern be handing the Larry O’Brien Trophy to Isiah Thomas and his Clippers in 2011? Will Sweet Lou take the Cubbies all the way in 2010? Will anyone care who wins the Stanley Cup the next two years?
I know this… If the Saints can win the Super Bowl, anything is possible.
College Basketball Top 25 2/7/10
Feb 7th, 2010 by Jose Kortez
February 7, 2010
Pre-season poll, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12
So, without further ado, here are our rankings (votes – first place votes), with next week’s schedule. Week 12 will be games played between February 7 and February 13. As the season progresses, we’ll keep a log of top 25 and top 50 wins so you can follow the important information to the NCAA tournament. The records and stats come from realtimerpi.
1. Kansas 22-1 (8-0) (147 – 4)
…..vs. Top 25: 2-1, vs. Top 50: 5-0
…..Next week: @ #13 Texas 2/08, vs. Iowa State 2/13
2. Syracuse 22-1 (9-1) (146- 2)
…..vs. Top 25: 2-1, vs. Top 50: 4-0
…..Next week: @ Cincinnati 2/07, vs. Louisville 2/10
3. Kentucky 22-1 (7-1) (138)
…..vs. Top 25: 1-0, vs. Top 50: 3-0
…..Next week: vs. Alabama 2/09, vs. #12 Tennessee 2/13
4. West Virginia 19-3 (8-2) (130)
…..vs. Top 25: 2-2, vs. Top 50: 4-0
…..Next week: vs. #5 Villanova 2/08, @ Pittsburgh 2/12
5. Villanova 20-2 (9-1) (122)
…..vs. Top 25: 1-2, vs. Top 50: 4-0
…..Next week: @ #4 West Virginia 2/08, vs. Providence 2/13
Tigers come up short in bid for “resume” win
Feb 6th, 2010 by Michael Street
Memphis Tiger fans and players aren’t used to being on the bubble for the NCAA tournament lately, but they now find themselves at the very bottom of it. Memphis, lacking a quality non-conference win, had one chance to solidify that part of the resume when they hosted Gonzaga this afternoon at FedEx Forum.
The Bulldogs, lead by guard Matt Bouldin, traveled across the country and put together a team effort in the rebounding category. Rebounding has been problematic for the Tigers and Saturday’s contest was no different. However, Memphis did not back down.
The Tigers mounted a nice comeback after coach Josh Pastner nearly punched a referee (slight hyperbole), but the ‘Zags weathered the storm under the steady hands of Bouldin, Steven Gray, and Robert Sacre. Perhaps the most disappointing Bulldog was freshman Elias Harris who struggled on the offensive end as well as with foul trouble.
Memphis needed a big game from their guard Elliot Williams, but Gonzaga played him very well. The most potent Tigers were sophomore Wesley Witherspoon who scored a game high 26 points and junior Will Coleman who chipped in 9 points and 8 rebounds. The Tigers were also doomed by free throw shooting. A painful reminder of seasons past, Memphis was 14 for 26 from the charity stripe for a putrid 53.8%.
Before the game, the ‘Zags had lost 4 straight to the Tigers, but they exacted revenge today and in the process added another solid win. The Tigers are left with winning the CUSA tournament or visiting the Not Invited Tournament come March. As always, the atmosphere in downtown Memphis was great. The BBQ nachos excellent as well.
Luke Warm Linkage
Feb 5th, 2010 by Flop
When ^^this guy thinks you’re recruiting too young, you know you’ve got a problem.
- Michael Irving has been accused of raping a woman in a civil case in Florida. From the Piling On Department, ESPN has also decided to cancel the former Cowboys wideout’s morning radio show on their network. Not a good day to be like Mike.
- According to sources close to the situation, an NFL lock-out in 2011 is “highly possible”. The NFL is probably the only league that could survive a lost season virtually unscathed. Still, the millions of people affected by the NFL cash cow, have to be praying that they work something out.
- Lane Kiffin snares a commitment from the world’s greatest 7th grade quarterback. Even Billy Gillispie is laughing at you, Lane.
- The 10 Worst Super-Bowl Ads of All-Time from Sports Pickle. Here’s my favorite:
- Pakistani ambassador rejected because his name translates to “biggest dick” in Arabic. Pakistan will instead send “tiniest dick” to try and negotiate with the obviously insecure delegation.
- An Oregon couple will face homicide charges after attempting to heal their 16 year old son’s urinary tract infection with oil and prayers instead of taking him to the doctor. This after their 15-month old granddaughter died of a similarly curable affliction in March of 2008. Sad on every level…
I’ve Been Experienced: Chapter 53
Feb 5th, 2010 by Jose Kortez
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I’ve dated a few girls. And I have always been able to be pretty picky about who I date. Life in the UP presented a different set of hurdles. Women don’t live in the UP. The population is about 70% male. Now, not all of those males are winners, so it’s maybe not that bad. But at the same time, a lot of the women were bear-like. So, maybe it was worse than I’m describing.
Women always seemed surprised by my actions even when they had heard from friends what would happen.
So, being new to Michigan, but not being real impressed with most of the women I saw on campus, I dated her for a while. Mostly, like all of my relationships, we’d just go out drinking and hanging out.
She had grown up in the Soo, so she had a few friends that lived in town and had a lot of friends who lived within a pretty quick drive of the campus. That was pretty cool because it gave us lots to do. The first time I slept with her was at a friend of hers’ wedding. We had gone there and were staying on the cheap – sharing a room with another couple.
We were hanging out in the courtyard of this hotel – and we were filthy drunk. We’d been hitting the champaign for hours. For whatever reason, this princess didn’t want to get down in the courtyard of the hotel (probably because all of the rooms look out to it and it would have been the most public place I’d ever had sex).
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