SEC officials are hoping to scare away dissenting coaches after a few weeks of (warranted) criticism of the officiating crews, even a public repremanding by the SEC itself.
After three SEC coaches in two weeks, including Tennessee‘s Kiffin, received reprimands for ripping officials, the conference has decided that future punishment for similar antics will be fines and suspensions.
So apparently the new rule is the classic “do as I say, not as I do.” Continue Reading »
So the game of the week is the Packers-Vickings tilt, and as suspected Green Bay doesn’t know what to do with themselves. Do they clap or boo? They even went so far as to rename Minnesota Ave. to Aaron Rodgers Drive. Temporarily of course, because it’s not like Rodgers have saved lives or won a Super Bowl, or anything that would warrant a such a prestigious honor.
In my eyes, there’s no reason to boo Brett Favre because he wanted to stay and they pushed him out the door. So unless the fans pelt him with cheese cubes, I don’t see a story here. But maybe I’m wrong, maybe grown men in the stands will be moved to tears seeing the gunslinger bleeding purple.
So my recommendation is just to get shitfaced. I mean really, really, really shitfaced, because it makes it that much easier to pretend that Brett Favre isn’t being discussed while the Vikings defense is on the field.
Dime Magazine had this to report
For various reasons, disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy’s tell-all book about his antics in the League has been canceled by the book’s publisher. “Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA” was supposed to drop later this month, covering Donaghy’s experience in the NBA and the events leading up to his conviction on federal wire fraud charges.
I guess I could write an entire tirade about sir Donaghy and all this crap but honestly why waste that energy? Eat a dick Donaghy.
Thanks.
Because even though it’s the World Series, two games and eight at-bats are more than enough reason to start ripping on Alex Rodriguez again:
A beast in the AL playoffs, Alex Rodriguez has become a bust in his first World Series.
Totally out of whack, swinging at shadows, his performance at the plate in Game 2 Thursday night mirrored his output in the opener. So far: 0 for 8 with six strikeouts.
Yes, it’s been a bit disappointing if you’re an A-Rod or Yankee fan, but nobody except Jeter could hit Cliff Lee in Game 1. And in Game 2, A-Rod simply had a bad game. Ryan Howard was 0-4 with 4 strikeouts (pretty much the worst game possible), but we haven’t heard a peep from the media because Ryan Howard is a big smiley cuddly bear and Alex Rodriguez is a phony premadonna who is selfish and cares only about his stats (so selfish that he offered to play third base when arriving in New York, by the way). Pedro was dealing for the first six innings before slipping up a bit in the seventh, so just like with Cliff Lee, poor at-bats weren’t really an A-Rod specific phenomenon.
I kind of get tired defending this guy, but it’s just outrageous that he can be totally dominant for two playoff series and then have a couple of bad games and everyone’s ready to start psychoanalyzing him as mentally weak all over again. We’ll see how he does in Game 3.
And in FOOTBALL, no less!
Casey Barth kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play and the Tar Heels ‘ defense, ranked seventh in the nation, stopped No. 14 Virginia Tech all night long in a 20-17 victory on Thursday night
Surprisingly enough, it seems Coach Butch Davis has turned the Tar Heels football program into one that makes headlines that aren’t laughable. While I do enjoy seeing a good upset, I don’t want the Tar Heel football team getting TOO good… I already have to deal with Tar Heel basketball fans that rival Red Sox fans in the annoyance factor. I’ll cry myself to sleep if I have to see Carolina blue and white all year round.
But that said, I’m cool with them upsetting a team or two. They have my permission to be average.
[via SI.com]
When I think of motivational speeches, names like Lombardi and Knight come to mind. But now there’s one name that stands out above the rest…Ditka. After seeing this speech, I’ve never been so fired up to drop a spike. It’s 10 in the morning and I almost feel obligated to go eat two cheese steaks and drink eight cups of coffee so that I can make Coach proud.
P.S. Grabowski sucks at flushing.
The New York Yankees are interested in in Aroldis Chapman – the guy on the left in the pic above – who met with the Red Sox yesterday:
NEW YORK – Aroldis Chapman, the 21-year-old Cuban lefthander with a fastball that hits triple digits, was at Fenway Park yesterday and came away impressed with the Red Sox.
“Boston was one of the teams he was interested in from the start, and that certainly hasn’t changed,’’ said Chapman’s agent, Edwin Mejia. “It was a very good visit.’’
First of all, if he’s a Cuban defector, he ain’t 21. Guy is at least 33 years old, so let’s get that out of the way right now. Next, who are the people he’s hanging out with? Is this a club in Boston? Girls wearing slutty garments and hanging out with athletes is nothing new, but how about the guy on the right? Nice necklace, asshole. He looks like Al Horford, only if Horford was gay and was missing a chromosome. Nice that he could take time away from texting on his cute little red phone to throw up the “Westside” sign, too. And look at his throat – you can’t tell me it’s naturally that defined and muscular. No doubt he’s been working it out with a strict regimen for years.
And what about the guy in the background? Is he wearing hugely oversized overalls, or is he covered in a blue tarp? Why is he wearing a blue tarp? What kind of club is this??? I expect to see this pic on hotgirlswithdouchebags.com any day now.
[pic from Yahoo! Sports, quote from Boston.com]
I know it’s hard for a guy who averaged over 22 a game last year to get the most improved player award but if there’s someone who can do it I think it’s Carmelo Anthony. Yes I know we’re only two games in but have any of you seen this guy play yet? He’s basically treating NBA players like he treated NCAA players while at Syracuse.
I’d say it’s pretty impossible to stop a guy who can pull up from 21 feet and nail it over 50% of the time, not to mention have the quickness to get past you in the lane. Anthony can do it from anywhere on the court. He’s got the height and speed to mess with forwards and embarrass guards.
Honestly I don’t think the NBA’s seen a pure scorer like this since Bernard King. Barring any injuries I think Anthony might make a run at averaging over 25 a game, 6-7 boards, and 2 assists. That would make his fantasy owners quite happy.
Oh yeah, the reason for this transformation? The kids is all growns up and he’s growns up and he’s growns up. No more corn rows, no more stupid bullshit. The guy decided it’s time to walk like a professional and act like one.
Oooohhhh! Yeah I said it. Corn rows don’t exactly exude professionalism now do they. Ask Melo. He’ll tell you. The hairstyle is just indicative of Anthony taking basketball way more seriously than he did his first 2 seasons in the league. It’s nice to see some guys mature.
Yeah I’d bang him. Wait, what?
