Saturday, September 28, 2013

NCAA Refuses To Lower USC Sanctions Because Of "No Comparison" To Penn State



After the NCAA lessened some of the sanctions on Penn State, USC wrote a letter asking the NCAA to consider lessening their punishment for the Reggie Bush violations. The NCAA quickly denied the appeal, stating:
"There is no comparison between USC and Penn State. USC's appeal was denied, and there is no further consideration being given." 
Which is true. Penn State admitted in it's own investigation they kept silent as Jerry Sandusky fiddled about the showers, USC had a player's family take money from an agent. Meanwhile, Miami's sitting there screaming "It's been three fucking years now!"
Read more at ESPN LA.

Tweets To Think About

Arkansas Refuses To Allow Texas A&M's Band To Perform At Halftime

The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band will not be performing at Saturday night's game at Arkansas because the school did not give them permission to. By SEC rule, schools must ask permission first, and Arkansas denied them the opportunity. Although the band could've come and performed during the game, they chose to cancel over 100 hotel rooms and stay home.
Also banned is A&M's collie mascot, Reveille, because Arkansas doesn't want to risk live animals damaging their fake PowerBlade grass.
Read more at College Football Talk.

Vin Scully with Yasieg Puig (Dressed As Gumby)


Yes, that's the Dodgers rookie, dressed as everyone's favorite claymation character, standing next to an icon in broadcasting. It was part of some rookie hazing, which included Hyun-Jin Ryu dressed as the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.

Friday, September 27, 2013

50 Years Ago Today - The First Try At Doctor Who



On September 9, 1963, the pilot for Doctor Who, "An Unearthly Child", was shot at Lime Grove Studios in London. The episode was directed by Waris Hussein, and featured a more sinister Doctor (William Hartnell) and an alien-acting granddaughter, Susan (Carole Ann Ford). After the shooting, creator and Canadian Sydney Newman took Hussein and his producer, Verity Lambert, out to dinner. There, he told them he should fire both of them, but was going to give them a second chance. The second pilot, shot almost a month later, featured a softer Hartnell, which was the reason the type-casted tough guy took the role in the first place. Also, Susan became more like a modern teenager, and instead of 49th century Earth, the two were from "another time, another place," allowing for more mystery in the show. That "An Unearthly Child" would air in November, and the rest they say is history.
Read more, including set plans, at the Radio Times.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

NCAA Giving Penn State Some Scholarships Back

The NCAA announced Tuesday they will be lessening the restrictions on Penn State's football scholarships, because they've been very nice the past year and haven't raped any children.
And this has been your National Collegiate Athletic Association in action!
Read more at NBC's College Football Talk.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

GoDaddy Might Pull Sponsorship From Driver Who's Actually Won Something

Danica's first season started off with a Top 10, but she's been unspectacular since with an average finish around 25th. Her replacement in IndyCar, James Hinchcliffe, has won three races this year (Danica won only one her whole career), is 8th in points, and even won a popularity contest between he and his predecessor.. Well, an Andretti Autosport exec has said GoDaddy is looking to have a reduced role with the team, assuming they will have one at all.
Read more at Autoweek.

Peter Portante's Rain Dance At The 50th SCCA Runoffs



2013 Formula Continental Class Champion Peter Portante, of Plainville, Connecticut, had this remarkable pratice run in the rain during last weekend's SCCA Runoffs at Road America. His fellow champions:
  • Formula Atlantic: Sedat Yelkin, Canfield, OH
  • Formula 1000: Lawrence Loshak, Grafton, WI
  • Formula Enterprises: Scott Rettich, Camden, OH
  • Formula Vee: Michael Varacins, Burlington, WI
  • Formula F: Tim Kautz, Geneva, IL
  • Formula 500: James Weida, West Lafayette, IN
  • Formula Mazda: Darryl Wills, Houston
  • GT-1: Cliff Ebben, Appleton, WI
  • GT-2: Andrew Aquilante, Chester Springs, PA
  • GT-3: Rob Warkocki, Frankfort, IL
  • GT-Lite: Chris Bovis, Lawrence, KS
  • E Production: Greg Ira, Plantation, FL
  • F Production: Mark Carpenter, Charlotte, NC
  • H Production: Lawrence Loshak, Grafton, WI
  • American Sedan: John Heinricy, Clarkston, MI
  • Spec Miata: Jim Drago, Memphis, TN
  • C Sports Racing: Lee Alexander, Las Vegas
  • D Sports Racing: Chris Farrell, Salt Lake City
  • Sports 2000: Mark Mercer, Aurora, CO
  • Spec Racer Ford: Brian Schofield, Lakeland, FL
  • Touring 1: Andrew Aquilante, Chester Springs, PA
  • Touring 2: Andy Wolverton, Papillion, NE
  • Touring 3: Chad Gilsinger, Marysville, OH
  • Touring 4: Michael Scornavacchi, Matthews, NC
  • B-Spec: Charlie James, Joplin, MO
  • STU: Elivan Goulart, Shelton, CT
  • STL: Rob Huffmaster, Clarkston, MI
Read more at NBC's Motorsports Talk.

America, Boat Yeah!

Oracle Team USA started the America's Cup down two races after a penalty for unapproved parts. Then they fell behind Team New Zealand 8-1. On Wednesday, USA finished a rally to win the cup 9-8 in the home waters of San Francisco.
Read more at BBC Sport.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Tweets To Think About

Go Navy! Beat Army! Rape Victims Are Hos!

For three days, defense lawyers grilled a female midshipman who said she was raped by three Navy football players. For a total of thirty hours, they asked her questions about her sexual habits and whether or not she wore underwear that night. From the New York Times:
[D]efense lawyers repeatedly asked the midshipman about a consensual sexual encounter she said she had the next day. In some of the most widely disseminated testimony, Andrew Weinstein, a lawyer for Mr. Bush, asked the woman whether she wore a bra or other underwear to the party and whether she “felt like a ho” afterward. Lt. Cmdr. Angela Tang, a lawyer for Mr. Graham, also asked the woman repeatedly about her oral sex technique, arguing over objections from the prosecution that oral sex would indicate the “active participation” of the woman and therefore consent.
This after the midshipman was punished for underage drinking after her initial complaint, forced to attend the accused football games, and intimidated in phone message and in the mess hall. These questions are part of an internal "Article 32" hearing, in which the judge over these proceedings will report to the Naval Academy's superintendent, Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller. It will be his decision, and his alone, that will decide whether these charges should go forward or Navy will go 12-0 against Army this December the charges should be dropped.
Read more at the New York Times.

Active Players Protest NCAA Rules On Saturday

A small group of players wore the letters "APU" (All Players United) on parts of their gear on Saturday. Among the players were Georgia Tech QB Vad Lee, five Georgia offensive linemen (including Kolton Houston), and several Northwestern players led by QB Kain Colter. The effort was part of a campaign by the National Collegiate Players Association to protest not only the money issue in college athletics, but the problems with health care that include the lack of a proper concussion policy. The NCAA did release a statement:
As a higher education association, the NCAA supports open and civil debate regarding all aspects of college athletics.
Which would be cool, except the NCAA banned messages on eyeblack back in 2010, including bible verses and area codes, so as always wait and see.
Read more at USA Today and ESPN.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Arian Foster Is A Whore


Or, that's at least what Dickie V says.
In an upcoming EPIX documentary, Arian Foster admitted to taking money and benefits during his time at Tennessee. CBS' Gregg Doyle retweeted the link, and then Dick Vitale put in his two cents. And when someone called him out, he dug his hole deeper.

Luckily everyone reminded Dickie V why his statement, which is pretty much how the old guard feels, is hypocritical.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Tom Hicks Tried To Hire Nick Saban At Texas

Tom Hicks' history in the sports world has been atrocious. As owner of the Texas Rangers, he overpaid A-Rod while the team languished near last place. The Dallas Stars were deep under the salary cap and struggling while Hicks underwent bankruptcy. He sold off the players of a Brazilian soccer side, then almost got Liverpool FC relegated. And he robbed Shreveport of their century-old Minor League Captains.
Now he's involved in college sports just as he was in the pros: like an ass.
The AP reports Hicks was one of two Texas regents who's brilliant idea of improving the Longhorns was hiring Nick Saban while he was coaching the Tide to another BCS championship. So they reached out, and Saban, or his agent, obviously declined.
Read more at CBS Sports.

Penn State Might Be Looking To Borrow

Penn State AD David Joyner told trustees the athletic department could dip into the red in five years. Like, as much as $5m. They might have to take out a $30m loan to keep afloat.
Read more at StateCollege.com.

Dodgers Win NL West, Yasiel Puig Does The Worm



The Dodgers clinched their division against the Diamondbacks Thursday, and rookie phenom Yasiel Puig celebrates in style.

What The Hell Is LaVar Arrington Doing?




Read more at Deadspin.

Prince Fielder Doesn't Just Look Like He'd Snatch Your Nachos



As one Tiger fan discovered in the top of the 5th, as Fielder chased a foul pop fly, Fielder will pretty much help himself to your concessions.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Michigan Paid $3-5k For "Go Blue" Skywriting Over Michigan State

An MLive investigation revealed the University of Michigan paid Oregon Aero SkyDancer, a skywriting company, anywhere between $3,000 to $5,000 to write "Go Blue" over East Lansing last Saturday, where Michigan State was playing Youngstown State.
Another example of your institutions of higher education at work!
Read more at MLive.com.

Philly Fan Being Philly Fan

Napa Know-How? More Like Napa No-More!

Well, if Michael Waltrip thought time would make the race-fixing scandal from Richmond go away, he got a rude awakening on Thursday. NAPA Auto Parts announced they would end their sponsorship at season's end, citing the incident at Richmond:
After thorough consideration, NAPA has made the difficult decision to end its sponsorship arrangement with Michael Waltrip Racing effective Dec. 31, 2013. NAPA believes in fair play and does not condone actions such as those that led to the penalties assessed by NASCAR. We remain supportive of the millions of NASCAR fans and will evaluate our future position in motor sports.
NAPA, along with 5 Hour Energy, both told the press they were reviewing their sponsorships last week, as Fox Sports reaffirmed they would keep Waltrip on staff. But with his longest relationship now ending, it'll be interesting to see if NAPA has set the bar for 5 Hour and Aaron's.
Read more at Motor Racing Network.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Bo Pelini Has An Idea Who His Deep Throat Is

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This Is The Greatest Play Of The 2013 Baseball Season



Yes, this is what is now considered "The Buttslide." During the first inning of Tuesday's game, Astro Jonathon Villar slid head-first towards second base. But Cincinnati/s Brandon Phillips was waiting with the tag of all tags, as Villar got a nice face full of ass. And it's not 1920: it's 2013, with HD cameras and the internet in full swing. And if MLB.com's got the video, then you know this video will be with Villar for the rest of his life.

Matt Harvey Can Go F*ck Himself



Here's the rules of how most sports radio interviews work (as well as pretty much every interview on the news, television, and magazines):
1. You're a person of interest that a radio show would like to talk to. You have endorsements from companies that would like for you to promote them. So a radio show will offer you the opportunity to promote your endorsements, as long as they can ask questions about how interesting you are.
2 - Be interesting, so that this radio show, as well as any other shows in this copycat business, will want to bring you back on. This will allow you more opportunities to promote your endorsements, making you a popular choice for future endorsers.
3 - Remember that no show wants to book you so you can just talk about your product: that would basically be a commercial. And radio would prefer a company to simply pay money to advertise for their show. That's why one third of an hour is left open to commercials: and national shows leave about 80% of that ad space for their local stations, which means that's a minute of precious ad time that they'd like your endorser to purchase.
4 - If you're a genuine asshat who wants to do an ad your endorser isn't paying for, a radio show will be less likely to have you back on, which means less opportunities to promote your endorsements. And if you can't promote your endorsements, they will be less inclined to pay you for them.
5 - If you're a colossal fuckdick who hasn't paid attention to rules 1-4, and you decide to go on a national show and do an ad, try not to be beligerent and try to have a coherent and interesting read.
6 - Always remember that it's not your show: the host reserves the right to hang up on your inept ass and clown both you and your company afterwards. Which is what a decorated name-brand pro like Dan Patrick will do. He's been working his game well before you were shitting your Pampers, and considering you're a Met, will probably be well known well after you're gone.
So congratulations, shithead. Enjoy having your ass deservedly handed to you.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Montoya Headed Back To Open Wheels

Juan Pablo Montoya, the Colombian phenom whose NASCAR career hasn't turned out as spectacular as hoped, will return to IndyCars with Roger Penske next season. Despite winning the championship in his first Champ Car season, the Indy 500 in his first start, and seven Grands Prix, Montoya has only won two Cup races. Montoya's move to NASCAR also inspired numerous open-wheel veterans to hop over to stock cars, with only Sam Hornish continuing in Nationwide.
Read more at Motorsports Talk.

The SCCA Runoffs Begin This Week

The 50th edition of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs begins this week at Road America. The multi-class event features hundreds of club racers getting together to decide the national champion in their class. Practice and time trials have already gotten underway, with racing scheduled for Friday-Sunday.
For updates, go to SCCA.com, or watch the racing on SpeedcastTV.com.

Nebraska Coach: F*ck you, fans. F*ck all of you. F*ck 'em



Most people who've heard of Bo Pelini either know him as the coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, or that guy Jay Mohr says looks like Club Soda Kenny. Now most people tomorrow will know him as the coach who, after his team scored three touchdowns to beat Ohio State two years ago, cursed out the fans who left early in the game.
"Our crowd. What a bunch of fucking fair-weather fucking—they can all kiss my ass out the fucking door."
Of course, you could criticize a coach for slamming his own fans. But considering someone sat on this since 2011, and it was only released because they're upset their Huskers lost to UCLA, you know what? Bo might have a point.
Read more at Deadspin.

Former Florida A&M Player Shot Dead By Police After Car Crash

According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police in North Carolina, Jonathan Ferrell crashed his car into an embankment Saturday morning around 2 a.m. After escaping through the rear glass, Ferrell ran a quarter-mile to the nearest house, and knocked on the door asking for assistance. The occupant, who believed he was a burglar, called 911. When the two officers arrived, Ferrell ran towards them asking for assistance. One officer fired his taser, but officer Randall Kerrick fired twelve rounds from his firearm, striking Ferrell ten times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ferrell was a former safety on the Florida A&M Rattlers from 2009 to 2010. He had just recently moved back to Charlotte, where he was engaged and working at Dillards and Best Buy. Ferrell's family has hired a lawyer, believing the shooting was racially motivated. Randall Kerrick has been charged with manslaughter.
Read more at Deadspin.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Bobby Valentine Is Not Letting This 9/11 Thing Go

Yankee's president Randy Levine responded to the former Mets manager's accusations the Yankees were never involved in the Ground Zero recovery and mourning, criticizing him for pointing fingers and saying, "he would have been better to have kept his thoughts to himself rather than seeking credit." Well, Bobby was open to addressing Lavine's comments, which he did on NBC Sports Radio's The Erik Kuselias Show on Thursday. Basically, he called for Levine to produce evidence the Yankees did anything after 9/11.

Valentine also said, "All I remember is people asking for the Yankees and me making excuses for them not being there."
Read more at NBC's Hardball Talk.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Ready For Johnny Cam?

CBS will broadcast this Saturday's grudge match between Texas A&M and Alabama, and if you haven't heard, A&M's quarterback is Johnny Manziel. CBS will debut "Johnny Cam" this weekend, a camera dedicated solely to Johnny Football, capturing his every move throughout the game. Also, CBS' College Football Today will be live in College Station (the first time the show has ever broadcast from a regular-season game), preceded by an extra 30-minute special.
And ESPN will be there as well. Not only will College Gameday be there Saturday, but College Football Live will broadcast Thursday and Friday from A&M, as will the pregame for Thursday night's TCU-Texas Tech game. And, of course, SportsCenter. Because you know you couldn't get enough Johnny Football coverage last month.
Read more at CBS Sports and ESPN Media Zone.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Bills Fans Show Up Dressed To Kill Against Patriots


Funny joke. Too bad it couldn't prevent that 23-21 loss to New England.
@bre_88 on twitter.

Did Michael Waltrip Racing Fix A Race?




Saturday night was the last race before the NASCAR Sprint Cup postseason. With ten laps to go, Ryan Newman was leading and holding on to the final Wild Card spot, Jeff Gordon was in the 10th and final regular spot, and MWR driver Martin Truex, Jr., was outside looking in. On that lap, Truex's teammate Clint Bowyer was told "39's [Newman] going to win the race," "Well, that sucks" the next lap, then "Is your arm starting to hurt? I bet it’s hot. Itch it." The next time in Turn 4, Bowyer spun and the caution came out. The field came to pit road for tires, and Newman was shuffled back to fifth. Then the third MWR car, Brian Vickers, was called to pit road surprisingly at the restart, with the crew telling him "You've got to pit this time. We need that 1 point." With Bowyer pitting a third unexplained time, the two teammates finished well behind in the field. That allowed Joey Logano to finish far enough ahead of Gordon to clinch the 10th spot. Had Gordon finished in the 10th spot, Logano would've clinched the second Wild Card and Truex would've been out; but with Logano ahead and Gordon inelligible, Truex was able to clinch the final spot. Both Gordon and Newman are out of the Chase.
The oddity of the spin, the radio communications, and a NASCAR.com reporter overhearing Michael Waltrip tell Truex "You've got awesome teammates" has fans and media asking if MWR fixed the results. NASCAR announced Sunday they are looking into evidence of tampering with the results. MWR has had issues in NASCAR before: in 2006, they were accused of stealing another team's sway bar, and in 2007 they were penalized for illegal fuel additives in Daytona 500 qualifying.
Read more at the Associated Press.

Are You Ready For Some Rugby?

Pro Football Talk was forwarded an e-mail by an NFL agent from a group called the National Rugby Football League. The NRFL is currently reaching out to players not on NFL rosters. No official schedule has been announced, but the e-mails indicate there will be a combine next March.
Read more at Pro Football Talk.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Tweets To Think About

Upcoming SI Report: Oklahoma State Paid Players In Cash And Sex

The Oklahoman has uncovered details from an upcoming Sports Illustrated article revealing improprieties dating back to the pre-2005 Les Miles era at Oklahoma State. Among the allegations are coaches and boosters paying players (including an assistant coach offering bonuses), football players not attending class and having tutors do their work for them, grade changing, and hostesses in the Orange Pride program offering sex to high school recruits.
(For the uninitiated, a hostess is a co-ed who shows prospective recruits around campus, including local parties. A good example for this case would be the Jesus Shuttlesworth-Jill Kelly-Chasey Lain scene in He Got Game, as seen above).
The assistant coach's payments allegedly went into 2011 before he left for West Virginia.
College football: always finding new ways to make you feel dirty.
Read more at The Oklahoman. Image courtesy Bleacher Report.


Did Chiquimarco Deliver?



Remember Thursday's story about the referee assigned to last night's Costa Rica-USA match? You know, who's really eager with the cards and comes from the same country as the USA's next opponent?
Matt Besler, Geoff Cameron, and Jozy Altidore all got yellows, and will miss Tuesday's match against Mexico in Columbus.
Not saying anything's shady about all this (especially considering no one in this country saw it), but enjoy the video of the double yellow from Liga MX yet again.
Read more at Pro Soccer Talk.

Is This The Beginning Of The End Of The "Hump Day" Meme?

Say it ain't so, slow-ass camel.

America Ain't Impressing Anyone Right Now

The last American man in the U.S. Open lost Sunday, the first time a native did not make it to the Round of 16. Then Abigail Spears lost in the Mixed Doubles yesterday (mainly because her partner just stood there and watched the balls fly past him), the Williams sisters lost in their doubles last night, and the Bryan brothers chose the last event in a calendar slam to choke. Add last night's soccer blowout to Costa Rica, and it's enough to think about packing your shit and heading to Canada, until you realize "Like they've got anything going for them?"
Right now, everything's on Serena for singles and Ashleigh Barty for women's doubles, otherwise things are going to get a little testy around here.
Read more at USA Today, Fox Sports, LA Times, and CBS Sports.

Are Millennials The Reason NASCAR's Struggling?

A report from NPR reveals 9% of millennials don't feel a need to drive, and 6% actually have no interest. Consider there are 80 million millennials, and you can surmise why ESPN and TNT felt NASCAR's fan base were aging.
Hear the full story at NPR.

Apparently, Sebastien Vettel Missing Mark Webber's Goodbye Party Is News

Sigh.


Big Time College Sports And Education At Chapel Hill

Frank Deford's "Sweetness and Light" segment for NPR this week highlighted the story of Mary Willingham, a learning specialist at North Carolina. She previously worked with the athletes, but spoke out about the issues on the academic side. She was then banned from working with athletes, demoted, and had her workload "doubled." As Frank Deford explains:
She found some athletes admitted to Chapel Hill, one of the most elite public universities in the country, with fourth grade reading skills. Worse, some are, simply, non-readers. More upsetting, she found cheating rampant. It troubles her, she admits, that she herself lied about that, filling out boilerplate NCAA forms that affirmed that there was no cheating. But everybody does it. Just tell the NCAA what it wants and sell more tickets.
What is so sad, Ms. Willingham says, is that almost all of the academically deficient players whom she worked with wanted to learn, wanted an education. But their time and energy were eaten up by their sport. 
Listen to more of Mary Willingham's story on NPR.

Check Out This Long-Ass Golf Club



That's Karsten Maas, who's swinging a 14' 4 1/2"-long golf club, for a distance of 165 meters.

JoePa's Poor Family Can't Sell Merch

That's from a new court filing from the Paterno's lawsuit against the NCAA. Apparently the mean ol' NCAA's handling of the Sandusky scandal has branded JoePa with a "scarlet letter", which makes it hard to sell merchandise related to Paterno.
"That Paterno is deceased ... does not mean that college football fans cannot still purchase footballs that were signed by him. But they are less likely to do so after the NCAA defendants' publication of the disparaging and baseless statements made in the consent decree."
The claim later blasts the NCAA for "concrete harms to the commercial interests of his estate."
Read more at ABC News.

Nike Forces Schools To Change Uniforms For Branding Purposes

Nike recalled uniforms from numerous schools (including Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina) because the uniforms did not have enough "swooshes" on them, which means they couldn't be seen on television. That includes the coaches polos, because there's supposed to be a "swoosh" on the chest.
For the record, Florida is paid $1.8m a year and is given $2.1m in equipment by Nike.
Read more at Business Insider.
Image courtesy Wikipedia.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Your College Football-Free Viewing Guide For 7 September 2013

Here's your college football-free viewing guide for this Saturday.
BEST BETS: NASCAR's Cup Series regular season ends Saturday night in Richmond, where the 12 drivers in the Chase for the Championship will be decided on ABC.
- The Pirates and Cardinals will continue their battle for the NL Central Saturday night on MLB Network. Unfortunately, Fox is focusing on Sox-Yanks...again.
- Although Super Saturday may be no more with the women's final moved to Sunday, the U.S. Open's Men's Semifinals will be on CBS this Saturday.
Full listings after the jump.

All times Eastern. For events on local stations, check your listings.

USMNT Might Be Getting A Screw Job




The US National Team has eight players with yellow card warnings going into Friday night's game against Costa Rica. A situation made worse by the assignment of their referee, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, a.k.a. Chiquimarco. He's known for throwing out cards like they're going out of style. Among his accomplishments are sending off three players in the four World Cup games he's officiated, showing five yellows and two reds in a 2007 Club World Cup match between AC Milan and Boca Juniors, and a suspension by Liga MX for showing two yellow cards by holding one in each hand.
Oh, and Chiquimarco is also from Mexico, USA's next opponent on Tuesday.
Coach Jürgen Klinsmann called the assignment "unfortunate." Maybe it's best that no one in America has BeIn Sport, because this could get ugly.
Read more at Pro Soccer Talk.

Do You Know Your UNLV Head Coaches?

If you guessed Bobby Hauck for football and Dave Rice for basketball, you'd be right. But if you guessed Lon Kreuger for basketball, you'd be wrong: he was with UNLV back in 2010, but is now coaching the Oklahoma Sooners. But a billboard popped up this week in Vegas advertising season tix, and the image was of Hauck and Kreuger, not Rice. But this was the billboard company's fault, and with a fair reason: they just pulled an old vinyl out of storage to cover a blank spot, and didn't realize it was three years old.
Read more at the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

No, A Georgia Church Is Not Asking God How To Stop Jadeveon Clowney

This image of a church sign in Georgia appeared on Reddit this week, giving the impression fans were looking to some divine intervention against South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney. Well, if you knew how accurate Reddit's been lately, you might not be surprised to learn it was all a promotional stunt paid for by ESPN. More after the jump.

Tweets To Think About

That Time Doctor Who And A Late Night TV Host Were In A Punk Band

When the BBC announced Peter Capaldi would be taking the lead role in Doctor Who, one man who congratulated him was Craig Ferguson, host of The Late Late Show on CBS.
But Ferguson's praises didn't come from some ordinary fan; he and Capaldi know each other from over thirty years ago. More after the jump.

Tweets To Think About

Koni Dole Won't Quit

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Less than a year ago, high school player Koni Dole had his leg broken below the knee in a game in Montana. An infection set in after an operation, and doctors were forced to amputate. Dole's sports career should've been over, but he returned first to wrestling, then to track. And last Friday he not only returned to the football field: he scored two touchdowns.
Courtesy ABC News.

Your Latest In Dumb NCAA Rules

Maryland LB Marcus Whitfield was awarded a game ball for his 5 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks against FIU Saturday. But guess what happened when he went to collect it:
...he was told by the school that he couldn’t have the football, at least not now.
“We can’t get the game ball until after we leave school because it’s against NCAA regulations. We have the game ball but it’s in the archives,” Whitfield said. “That was crazy when I heard that (about game balls) when Coach (Randy) Edsall first got here,” said Whitfield, a fifth-year senior.
Yes, apparently Maryland's afraid this would violate the extra benefits rules in the NCAA rulebook. But with what we've seen recently, what could they do about it?
Read more at the Baltimore Sun.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Pro-Pot Billboard Goes Up Outside New Mile High

The NFL will kick off their season Thursday Night in Denver, located in a state that just decriminalized marijuana. Which the Marijuana Policy advocacy group saw as a proper opportunity to offer alternatives to the NFL. So they purchased a $5k billboard outside the Broncos stadium calling out the NFL for not having a DUI policy while suspending players for marijuana. A message that might make sense for Broncs fans, who've had two executives arrested for DUI's while Von Miller sits out six games for violating the drug policy.
Read more at USA Today.

The Face Of College Sports

From the Smoking Gun. Can you spot the Roll Tide?

KO Mythbusts Unions In Sports



Whether you were a fan of his politics or not, Keith Olbermann has been making noise in his short week back on ESPN. After burying CBS' Pete Prisco Friday, KO honored former MLB Union head Marvin Miller for Labor Day. And if you had any preconceived notions about player unions, Keith has some arguments to make.

Serious Tweet or Contest Promo - You Make The Call

Hard to tell. Either this is a horrible incident that needs to be corrected, or the best stunt since the $10,000 Fugitive.

There's No Crying In Football (Except In SEC Country)

It's only week 1, but Georgia lost to Clemson, and Tyler can't handle it.


I know, buddy. I know.
From The Game 92.9 in Atlanta.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Your College Football-Free Viewing Guide for 31 August 2013

Don't want to watch some lawyered-up spoiled brat sit on his ass for half a game? Couldn't care less about Notre Dame's pie-in-the-sky expectations falling flat yet again? Tired of hearing about Alabama's 2014 recruiting class from your janitor? Then enjoy some of the other sports offerings available this Saturday.
Read more at the Interrobang.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Hey, That's Great! But Who Are The "Figthing Irish?"

While your Heisman-candidate linebacker's fake dead girlfriend is pretty embarrassing, nothing must sting more for an institute of higher eduction than having a misspelling on the large cups for your home opener. But what do we know? It's only one of the most famous nicknames in sports.
Great...googily moogily. (More pics after the jump.

QB's Bro Ain't Cool With Coach

Well, the plan was for QB Clint Chelf to start for the Oklahoma State Cowboys Saturday. But after two series of going 3-6 for 11 yards, coach Mike Gundy pulled Chelf for J.W. Walsh, who went 18-27 for 125 yards in a win over Mississippi State. While the team certainly celebrated, Clint's brother Colton (a former Cowboy WR himself) took to Twitter to show his displeasure:
2 series lol @CoachGundy your a chicken shit.
 — Colton Chelf (@coltonchelf) August 31, 2013
Colton has since deleted his tweet, maybe because he regrets making such comments public, or maybe because he learned from The Oklahoman's Jenni Carlson how Mike Gundy feels about negative comments.



And yes, that's a man yelling at a woman for criticizing a legal-adult "kid."
Read more at Deadspin.

Tweets To Think About

Could Johnny Football Get Suspended This Week?

That's what CBS Sports' Tony Barnhart thinks, as Manziel handled his laughable suspension with as much class as you'd expect. After coming off the bench in the second half, Manziel scored three touchdowns, but also made money signs and mimed refusing autographs to the Rice defense. Coach Kevin Sumlin was forced to bench Manziel for the rest of the game, the postgame press was all Manziel questions, and Sumlin had to hold him from the media. So Manziel could be suspended for the whole game this week for basically embarrassing his coach, which would make the NCAA look even more ridiculous. But Barnhart makes this observation, which explains college football as a whole:
Johnny Manziel continues to act up because he knows he has the adults over a barrel. They want to win. He helps them win. There is seemingly nothing he can do to warrant severe punishment. So like a spoiled kid in a toy store, he will continue because he knows that no one in a position of authority will stop it.
Read more at CBS Sports.