I feeling a bit Michael Corleone right now. Apparently, B-Dawk is now a Denver Bronco.
A little history: I grew up a Denver Bronco fan. Was it the colors? Was it the team? Well, no, it was probably John Elway. I always loved the underdog. Sure, he had that funny walk and couldn’t win the big [...]
Entries from February 27th, 2009
Just When I Thought I Was Out, They Pull Me Back In
February 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Doc Hollywood
Find Me Someone Who Hates Shaqtus
February 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Doc Hollywood
I doubt you can. I think everyone loves the Big Diesel. Why are there so many great Shaq moments on the internet? Does this guy ever do anything that is not super cool? Is he the nicest man alive? Although there are several funny men around the league (Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, etc), no one [...]
Things I am Tired of Hearing
February 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Ground Possum
The sports world is built on cliches; one cannot go a day or two without hearing athletes or coaches talking about ‘taking one game at a time’ or ‘giving 110% out there.’ These phrases emerge as responses to dumb media questions, and so, I can live with them. Of course teams are going [...]
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Most Irritating Athletes, Volume 3: Greg Oden
February 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments · T-Willikers
I’m so totally back with the dirtness. This, though, is a different type of irritation. A certain forlornness surrounds my bestowing the Odoriferous Oden with this anti-pleasure. But the fact remains that he can’t stay healthy enough to help the Blazers beat the shit out of all the other teams in the [...]
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Brooks & Done
February 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Ground Possum
The news out of Tampa today was of a surprising house-cleaning of elder proportions. Long-time starters Derrick Brooks, Warrick Dunn, Cato June, Joey Galloway and Ike Hilliard were all given their walking papers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Initially, when I heard the story “Brooks and Dunn among those cut,” I thought that there had [...]
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The Times They Are A-Changin'
February 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Doc Hollywood
Apparently the Tampa Bay Bucs are in overhaul mode. Today they released a lot of old dudes: Derrick Brooks, Warrick “one of my starting FF RBs” Dunn, Joey Galloway, Ike Hillard, and Cato June.
This really is, in a sense, a changing of the guard for the Bucs. Derrick Brooks defined that defense for the last [...]
Orlovsky to Test Out End Zones Around the League
February 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Doc Hollywood
Apparently Dan Orlovsky, after being told up he would have to compete in camp to back-up Daunte Culpepper, decided that it was time to test the free agency waters.
According to Orlovsky, “I’m pretty confident that I’m going to get a better offer.”
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Connecticut Smackdown
February 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Ground Possum
Jim Calhoun is my new hero–but not for getting his team once again to the top of the college basketball heap. No, he is my hero for putting the rhetorical smackdown on some “political activist” who attended the UCONN post-game news conference on Saturday. Expecting to answer questions about falling from the number [...]
Old Guy Academically Ineligible? Say It Ain't So, Old Guy!
February 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Rawley
Thank goodness FoxSports is around to ruin my evening. It turns out that my idol may have struggled with Spanish class and may in fact cause his team to forfeit a game due to his academic problems. Do we give FS any credit for titling this story “Senior Sidelined.” No, we do not. I would [...]
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I’m Going to Assume that the American Sportscasters Association Is a Mob Front
February 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Seamus McGee
About a month ago, the American Sportscasters Association released its list of the 50 best, um, American sportscasters. As one who generally thinks sportscasters are the scum of the earth, the very concept of this list intrigued me. Then I read it. A lot of talking to myself in the mirror and many pints of [...]
