Seattle Sonics Oklahoma City Thunder on their impressive comeback last night vs the Spurs and finishing off Coach Pop's timeless warriors for the Western Conference Championship. The Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, WA) put out this knife to the gut sports section today. Bravo I say. Why not put a little humor in a bad situation? It's why I always laugh and point at the dead people at funerals.
Jesus Maria. Calm the fuck down. It's just a basketball game. It's not like it's some important competition followed worldwide like Dancing With The Stars. Nobody outside of Boston gives a shit about the Celtics. Now get back to doing what you do best. Which is...shit...I don't know...just put on a bikini and smile will ya?
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Less than 5 days after Notre Dame and coach Brian Kelly secured their biggest commitment with the #1 outside linebacker in the nation (#4 overall) in Jaylon Smith today 4 star defensive end Isaac Rochell from Georgia made his commitment to the Irish public also.
Both players are elite defensive standouts who were being recruited nationally with among some of the best SEC schools craving their commitments. Kelly and his staff are slowly building a defense that can compete with some of the SEC schools by getting players like Rochell out of the South.
Here are some highlights of Smith. Smith is the biggest recruit of the Kelly era (transfer Aaron Lynch and current QB Gunner Kiel a close second) and should compete right away as a freshman in 2013 for the dog or the mike linebacker positions in South Bend especially with the departure of senior captain Manti Te'o. Smith's athleticism is off the charts with sub 4.5 speed and a build that is ready to compete in the college game.
Rochell is the second elite defensive end from Georgia to come to Notre Dame in the past 3 seasons joining current freshman starter Stephon Tuitt. Tuitt was a 5 star defensive end and Rochell isn't quite up to his billing but he did turn down LSU, FSU and Florida among others when he picked Notre Dame today. A top 100 player in the nation and the #8 defensive end Rochell should compete for the 2 deep in 2013.
I'm not going to miss the Whoopi Goldberg/Predator-look Julio Jones had rocking since his college days at Bama. Julio looks more professional now. Kind of like Justin Blackmon behind a steering wheel at 3 am professional ya know?
San Diego Padres second baseman Logan Forsythe brought back memories of Robby Alomar with this sweet play to the hole. Smooth play kid.
Yeah I hate this song as much as the next guy but if you check out the cheerleaders and put the song on mute it's tolerable.
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Is that Dan Lebatard squealing "Good Job Good Effort!" to the downtrodden Miami Heat as they walk off a horrible Game 5 loss on their home court? I only saw the 4th quarter last night but if there was any doubt who the Heat are going to go to when the game is on the line it's most certainly not Lebron James. It's almost as if Lebron is scared to have the game in his hands when he should be taking the ball to the hoop every possession instead of deferring to Dwayne Wade. But I guess if he is a King he relies on others to take the fall for his faults.
I love this kind of stuff. Just seeing people scared shitless. I'm not going to lie and say I would stand up to a fake zombie. My ass would be running faster than Usain Bolt. If you look closely at the 2:00 mark you can see some guy pull a gun. Bullets only make Miami zombies snarl.
With a set of clubs like Meghan Hardin how can you not root for her? You can check out the LPGA's next "big" golfer at her website MeghanHardin.com
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Hahahaha.
Real fucking funny video game nerds.
Herschel Walker in an Auburn uniform.
Desmond asshat Howard in a Notre Dame uniform.
I consider myself to be a rationale, sensible fan with no big bouts of rage or violence when it comes to sports but all I saw was blood in my eyes when they showed Desmond sporting the Blue and Gold. Are you fucking kidding me?
Whoever decided to give this the go ahead must work for Curt Schilling because it's about the dumbest fucking idea I've ever heard of.
"Yeah haha wouldn't it be great to have Herschel playing on Auburn and Bo Jackson playing on Georgia?" I can pretty much guarantee no true college football fanatic would think it's either a great idea or even worth mentioning it without receiving a black eye.
Thank god almighty they didn't show Tim Brown wearing a Trojans uniform or I would have gone Columbine on the whole EA Sports "creative" team if you know what I mean. Sorry that is being a little harsh. I meant to say I would gouge out their nerdy little eyes and skull fuck the shit out of them. Ah. Much better. Moving on now. Let's just pretend this conversation never happened.
You got to feel for the reigning NL MVP (not a misprint, he was the winner, not Braun) in just Matt Kemp's second game back from the disabled list he re-aggravated the same hamstring rounding the bases last night and went ballistic on a poor bat. I can't blame him. Lingering injuries like hamstrings are the worst. One time I got a paper cut and it took me a good 3-4 days before I could start typing like I wanted to before. And like Kemp I broke some lumber because of the frustration of having to type with my elbows. Granted the lumber was a thin #2 pencil but those things don't break as easily as one would think. It took me at least two karate chops and a couple of tears to break through the yellow ink that makes those damn pencils so hard to shatter. It's tough for athletes like myself and Kemp to sit on the sidelines for any period of time. Two peas in a pod you could say.
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As you know I make fun of USC for a lot of things because A)they're Notre Dame's biggest rival and B)OJ Simpson was a Trojan and C)they can't sell out home games and D)my sister is currently an undergrad there but this new story that just "exploded all over our faces" about the Coliseum being the setting for a porno
I can not. Because seriously who doesn't enjoy porn?
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home of the USC Trojans, was the setting for a porno movie in 2001. The publicly-owned stadium was used to film “The Gangbang Girl #32.” Shooting took place on one night. Scenes were filmed in a locker room, the Trojans’ tunnel and on the field.
“I was just in awe that we were at the Coliseum,” said a star of the film, who goes by the name Mr. Marcus. “I’ve made movies for about 20 years and I’ve done a lot of things, but that one really stands out.… I mean, who gets to have sex on the Coliseum floor?”
It’s not clear how the company, Anabalic Video, gained access to the stadium and had the lights turned on, though the stadium’s former general manager left the post in 2011 when he was indicted for receiving kickbacks in an unrelated corruption case.
A couple of days ago Detroit Tigers manager Jim "Smoky" Leyland went off on the home umpire for missing a called third strike but not directly at the umpire. Instead he implied the media should start pointing out when the umpires fuck up. Basically Leyland wanted everyone to know the umpires suck balls this year without getting fined for it by suggesting the media do a better job of calling them out. Confusing? Yeah it kind of is but Leyland got his wish last night when White Sox announcer Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson went ape shit after Jose Quintana was ejected for throwing behind the Rays Ben Zobrist. Yes you can put it on the board Hawk. The umpire is as bad as your announcing chops.
Hell of a catch kid! At first I thought you were Tebowing but then I realized you got the air knocked out of you so it's all good.
Sergeant Dave Sims' family had no idea he would be "home" yesterday and to see it all play out live while watching the Braves lose yet another game made Memorial Day a lot more enjoyable. This is the kind of stuff that gets me all choked up. Yep, almost as choked up as when I heard Jenna Jameson got a DUI over the weekend. It just shocks you to the core you know?
I'm a day late but I wanted to say thanks to all the brave men and females who have served or are currently serving our great country. You guys are the true heroes!
Chicago Cubs outfielder Tony Campana is one of those classic all hustle guys. Limited talent and skills but gives it his all and if you see this slide you can see why he is up with Cubs organization. He's basically the perfect Cubs player. Not a whole lot of talent but when has that ever prevented somebody from starting in the Northside?
It's pretty simple. You feed them, clean their shit, play with them, and put them to bed. What you don't do is put them in a dryer. Pretty sure that's the first step in the Good Parenting book: DO NOT PUT BABY IN ELECTRIC DRYER.
The kid is safe. But the fact that these type of people can procreate scares the living piss out of me. Not only do you put your kid in the dryer and give him a few potentially deadly alligator rolls but then you freak out and run to get help. Dude how about you unplug the fucking thing?
I've gone on record saying I've never caught a foul ball let alone a home run and I've probably attended well over 300 ball games in my lifetime and yet this lucky SOB catches back-to-back home run balls in Cincinnati. Unbelievable! I guess the key for me to finally catching one is to go to the next Braves game Mike Minor is pitching and sit in left center. Obviously it doesn't even matter if the opposing pitcher is hitting my chances of catching a home run ball are exponentially greater with Minor throwing BP, I mean pitches. By the way I never understood the throwing back of the home run ball if it's the visiting team who hits one. Fuck that! There is absolutely no way I would ever throw it back just like there is absolutely no way I would have Minor start another game over Kris Medlen if I were Fredi Gonzalez.
As a Braves fan the one team that scares the living shit out of me in the NL East is the Miami Marlins. Yes the Phillies are the champions but they are getting old and have too many injuries. The Nationals are playing great but they are still too young. And the Mets are still just the Mets. The Marlins on the other hand have a good mixture of veterans (Jose Reyes, Hanley Ramirez, Mark Buehrle, Omar Infante, Carlos Zambrano, etc.) and some young guys like 22-year-old Giancarlo Stanton who can absolutely murder the ball. And you know Ozzie will keep things interesting down there in Little Havana. Before the season started I thought the NL East would be a Phillies/Marlins battle. Today, May 22, I think it will come down to the Braves and Marlins. Both organizations have good scouting departments and have sluggers (Stanton and Freddie Freeman) who are on their way to being huge superstars this season. It will be fun to watch.
This is reverse Danny Almonte shit right here. Cleveland point guard and rookie of the year Kyrie Irving dressed up as "Uncle Drew" and schooled a bunch of young guys in a pickup game. It's obviously some guerilla marketing campaign by Pepsi Max and it worked. They should do more of these. I would love to see Justin Verlander dress up as an old guy, put on a Brewers uniform and come out and play for our men's league team. Or you could have Jamie Moyer comeback and pitch in the Majors. Now that would be hilarious.
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2 down and one more to go for horse racing history for I'll Have Another. If I'll Have Another can win the Belmont in 3 weeks then we are looking at the first horse since Affirmed in the late 70's to complete the Triple Crown. If you have ever attended Preakness in the infield you should know that there isn't a better horse name than I'll Have Another for the complete drunken shitfest that goes on starting at 8 am. Actually I think if I had the coin to buy a horse I might name him Drunken Shitfest. All the other horses wouldn't think twice about my stud because of his name while in the meantime we are taking over the horse racing world one furlong at a time. "Down the stretch we come and Drunken Shitfest is just punishing I'll Have Another!"
Great video here of I'll Have Another trainer Doug O'Neill watching his horse pass Bodemeister to keep his Triple Crown hopes alive.
This is just a classic scene from Wrigley Field today. Kerry Wood on his final MLB pitch throws his wicked curveball for strike three and walks off to a standing ovation. To get the juices even more flowing or tears for that matter he Cubby-bear hugs his son as he walks off the field. Major props go to the Chicago Cubs organization for letting Wood go out on his terms. From my first memory of Wood striking out 20 Astros in 1998 to this final moment I would say he played the game the right way.
Ok this needs to be said about the New Era hats once and for all. The flat brims are horrible. They are so damn hideous and red neck trash looking that even the bros wear them and think they look cool. Wrong. It looks ridiculous. You look like a blind carnie with a devastating limp trying to hump a dog with that flat brim brah! So please stop it with the flat brim look and for the love of all holy take off the damn sticker. We get it. You got a new hat instead of a high school diploma. Congratulations. The $35 you dished out still won't earn you any respect so just do us all a big favor and take off the sticker. As a business owner all the flat brims with the stickers on them just stamp a giant UNEMPLOYABLE right across your ugly mug. It's basically a neck tattoo in chinese characters that translates to don't hire me.
Any ways Round 2 of the Chicago vs Chicago was a giant step down from the epic round 1. I might as well post it for everyone to see. And please New Era can you make the hats less stiff. I want a relaxed fit, not a damn Shriners cone on my head.
Whether it is throwing a pigskin or toking the rock RG3 has a flair for the dramatic on the football field. Off the field the #2 pick wears eccentric socks and does the beatbox on the Tonight Show. The Redskins not only found their savior but they found a guy who should be a media darling for the next decade. RG3 has charisma, talent, and can beat off with the best of them. A modern day Dirk Diggler for sure.
Two of my favorite baseball players share a birthday today: Future Hall of Famer John Smoltz and Hall of Famer George Brett.
Brett is one of the greatest third basemen of all-time and played his whole 20 year career in Kansas City. A pistol on and off the field Brett is known not just for his 3000 plus hits and over .300 batting average but the most famous ejection in MLB history: The Pine Tar Game.
If you ever see Brett in Las Vegas please don't give him the crab legs. This is his epic explosive shit story from Spring Training...
Also a big 45th Happy Birthday to the greatest Atlanta Braves pitcher of all-time John Smoltz. Yes I said it. Smoltz is the best "Atlanta" pitcher for his whole career. Better than Niekro, Mad Dog, and Glavine in my opinion. He is a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer and was the most clutch Braves player in postseason history. Whether starting or closing games the first guy I would want on the mound wearing the tomahawk is Smoltzie. He also has a pretty sweet house up in Milton...
Come on Albert. So what if you are struggling to hit the Mendoza line and drive in more runs in a whole season than what Josh Hamilton does in one game? It's no reason to take your roid rage out on teammate Erick Aybar especially after a win! Granted Aybar did hit Pujols' elbow and not his hand but it's not like he peppered his balls with a glove slap. Lighten up Albert. You got hundreds of millions to not live up to. No reason to go throwing hissy fits on your teammates.
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This guy is clearly a SportsCrack fan. So what if the ball has a little dirt on it. It's in the beer now so you have to slug it! Bravo to this young Padres fan in his vintage Tony Gwynn jersey for stepping up and delivering one for the home crowd.
Arguably the game's best player who is in his contract year doesn't really worry about how a giant slip n slide-like tarp could effect his market value. Josh Hamilton has hit 5 home runs in his last 6 at-bats (the other was a double that came short about 5 feet) and if he damn well wants to act like a kid during a rain delay in Baltimore then so be it.
Play on playa.
Thank you Charles Barkley. It's one thing to be a prick to everybody like Rajon Rondo usually is but it's a whole other ballgame when you wear shitty clothing. I mean look at that fucking jacket! Even Craig Sager wouldn't put that shit on. If you wonder why people are laughing at you then with you Rondo you might want to look in the mirror bro. So don't be mad at everybody else Rondo because you lost to the Hawks and you wear Liberace jackets because we all know you are really just mad at yourself.
Video via BarStoolSports
I watched the Orioles/Rangers game last night and after the first inning in which Josh Hamilton took a high breaking ball from Jake Arrieta deep to center I said to myself "do not pitch to him again." Well the Orioles and Buck Showalter decided to keep pitching to him and he made them pay all night. 4 home runs. 18 total bases. 8 RBIs. Hambone is a fucking beast and even as an Orioles fan it was entertaining to see somebody do something remarkable that had only happened 15 times before. But seriously Showalter what the fuck were you thinking? Stop pitching to him. Walk him. Hambone is scary Barry Bonds on steroids hot.
By the way those Klondike Choco Tacos look awesome. I haven't had one of those since I was picking celery out of my braces. Basically what I am saying is the commercial worked. I'm a fucking sucker.
Chipper Jones just continues to do his Hall of Fame swag all over MLB's face. Another walk-off, 2-run homer for the recently turned 40-year-old shows the old man still has it when he can manage to get on the field. God I wish the Braves played in the American League so Chipper could DH and play every day.
There should be no more quarterback controversy at Notre Dame with the arrest of returning junior starter Tommy Rees last night. WNDU.com was the first to report the arrest.
The charges against Rees include a felony. He was arrested for resisting law enforcement, battery to law enforcement, minor consumption and public intoxication.Who was Tommy Rees fooling? There was no way he was outrunning anybody without being intercepted. Rees started 12 of 13 games last season for the Fighting Irish as they went 8-5. It's safe to assume he will no longer be in consideration for the starter's job for head coach Brian Kelly.
Police were called to the home on Notre Dame Avenue due to a noise complaint. According to a source, Rees-- who does not turn 20 until May 22nd-- freaked out when he saw police because he was underage and had been drinking. Rees tried to run off and hit an officer in the process of being caught. He was maced before being taken into custody.
Today the world lost one of the greatest all-time middle linebackers to ever play the game with the shocking news of Junior Seau's death. Seau was one of the most ferocious players on the field while building a Hall of Fame career in San Diego after his collegiate days in USC. Many of middle linebackers wore #55 because of Seau and I think it would be appropriate for USC to retire his number now since so many players pick it because of Junior. While I do tend to give grief to anybody who is associated with USC (even my sister who goes there) I once met Junior while out partying in Buckhead many years ago. Very nice guy and a fun guy to be around was the feeling me and my buddies got that night despite myself pestering him since he was a Trojan.
RIP Junior Seau. You will me missed. Seau is now the 8th member of the 1994 San Diego Chargers AFC Championship team to pass away. The oldest member was 53. Man that just doesn't seem right.
I can't ever get enough of these fail videos. Especially when it involves kids, dogs, drunk people, and skate boarders. In short a typical weekend at the Fairchilds.
Andrew Luck may not have a Heisman or a National Championship but the #1 NFL Draft pick has a gymnast for a girlfriend. Basically he has all the money in the world and a flexible girlfriend. I would NOT trade that for a Heisman or a ring on any day of the week. In case you were wondering her name is Nicole Pechanec and she is currently a gymnast at Stanford. Feel free to stalk her.
The lesson here kids is if you are really good at throwing a football and have millions in the bank you too can get a hot girl. You just gotta be Luck.
/Brady Quinn nods in approval.
I don't think words can do this Cat Daddy Dance justice. I'll just let you describe it in your comments. It's Kate Upton's world and we are just living in it.
Urban Meyer is going to be pissed about this.
Mike Heuerman, the Buckeyes #1 target at tight end and younger brother of current Buckeye Jeff, has decided to go play for Tight End U and picked Notre Dame today.
Yankees blowhard Michael Kay needs to shut his yapper. Getting a foul ball is not a right. Look do I feel bad for the kid because he cried uncontrollably like some little pansy? Hell no. Man up kid. Life isn't an endless amount of breast milk, chicken nuggets and free foul balls ok. If it were we would still be sipping on a tit instead of paying some Thailand hooker to "play mommy." You gotta earn your keep kid and next time a foul ball comes your way you better start throwing punches instead of hissy fits. Video via TheBigLead
I love how in the Youtube description it says "IMPOSSIBLE SHOT." Hey dipshits he fucking made the shot right? Then it's not "impossible." What a bunch of European assholes. Stick with your pastries and shitty coffee and leave the descriptions up to the Americans ok? Video via Sean
Don't kill the messenger but I predict VaTech's David Wilson will have a better pro career than Alabama's Trent Richardson. Wilson isn't as big as Richardson but he is more elusive, has better speed, better hands and can catch the ball out of the backfield, and after watching this video he can apparently do a bunch of backflips without even using his hands. If the NFL Draft has proven anything it's that you can find good quality backs not in the top 20. Whoever drafts Wilson (most pundits have him going either late first or somewhere in the 2nd) will be getting a steal. This kid is going to tear it up and I pray that the Atlanta Falcons can somehow trade up to get him. Video via HotClicks
If you are a Buckeye fan this has to get your scarlet and grey panties in a bunch to see new head coach Urban Meyer firing up the troops in this amazing circle jerk. I've only heard rumors about circle jerks but to actually witness it for the first time in front of 80,000 plus fans is mind blowing. It looks like Urban Nation is going to be ready to roll in 2012. One circle jerk at a time.
I'm not sure what is more funny. Seeing a USC football player in class (does that actually exist besides Ballroom Dancing 101?) or the complete pointless production of it all? Because make no mistake it's not funny to see QB Matt Barkley walking around in full uniform around the campus. Hell I would think 80% of the student population doesn't even recognize Barkley without his uniform because if you have ever been to a USC football game most of the students couldn't tell you who Reggie Bush is. But whatever. My point is FUSC. Via TheBigLead
You knew it was only matter of when and not if Ron Artest was going to lose another screw and do something stupid like he did yesterday with this flying elbow on James Harden. Harden went down with a concussion and should be out for at least a few games. Artest aka Metta World Peace should be suspended twice as long as many games as Harden misses. I'm buying his excuses anymore. This was a blatant elbow even if he continues to try to deny it. The NBA Playoffs start this week. Losing Artest would be a huge blow for the Lakers as they will probably lose their first round matchup without him.
I could make a few obvious jokes but I'm going to restrain myself. The point of posting this video is not to make fun of people. The point is to show how good of a person Alabama tailback and soon to be top 10 NFL pick Trent Richardson is. Somebody had to step up to take 17-year-old cancer survivor Courtney Alvis to her senior prom and Richardson took it upon himself to do it. A great collegiate runningback but an even better person. Tip of the hat to you Trent!
By the way if you would like to help other cancer patients please take a moment to visit the American Cancer Society website. Cancer sucks and hopefully someday we will eradicate it.
I hope somebody checked Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa's pulse because he just got knocked the fuck out by Coyotes Raffi Torres. It's always good to see that hockey is still a non contact sport. A gentlemen's game for sure.
Video via HotClicks
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Dude I would have gone ape shit if I saw this in person. I was a big 2pac fan back in the day. "I ain't a killer but don't push me...revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting p*ssy...pictures paragraphs are loaded...wide words being quoted" was heard on a loop in my old ride the '87 Nissan 200SX back in the mid to late 90's. This isn't real, it's a holographic 2Pac, but they need to seriously start doing this shit for dead artists. I'm not even joking. I would love to go see a dead Jim Morrison perform "Alabama Song" or Biggie belt out some "Big Poppa." While we are at it why don't we bring back a holographic Rocket Ismail so I can pretend the last 20 years of Notre Dame football never happened. Or maybe a young Cal Ripken before he got all fat and bald? I'm sure the Japanese are on top of it.
By the way the best days of rap were back in the 90's. You had NWA, Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube, Eazy E, Biggie, Too Short, Tupac, etc. just killing it. Today's rap is just fucking horrible. I know I sound like some old asshole who thinks his generation is better but mine really was. I feel bad for college and high school kids these days. Not only do they got to listen to shitty rap but when they are done with school they won't be able to find a decent job and will be saddled with an enormous amount of college debt. See the key to life is to drop out of school, have a few kids, get government assistance and bitch about rich people while you vote for Obama. It's as American as apple pie.
Now excuse me while I pop my hip back in place.
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Rugby player Olly Barkley with the picture perfect form tackle. I've never heard of Olly before this drunk got taken down on the pitch but if I was going to pick a rugby name I think Olly Barkley might be the best suited for one. It's sounds like a superhero name. It would either be Olly Barkley or Steel McNuts.
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I swear watching the NHL Playoffs is like watching a tennis match or even a ballet. Such grace and definitely a gentlemen's game.
Just another day of Gronk being Gronk. I wonder how Tim Tebow will respond?
Video via @Cartmaniak
Last season Aaron Lynch, all 6'6 260 lbs of him, came in as a true freshman at Notre Dame and provided the Fighting Irish with a pass rush they hadn't seen in years. Lynch finished up his frosh season with 5.5 sacks and named freshman first team All-American. This year he was expected to start again on a defensive line that was expected to dominate along with Stephon Tuitt and Louis Nix. Today Friday the 13th hit South Bend as Lynch who took a leave of absence last week after getting in a fight with offensive tackle Tate Nichols and a verbal fight with the coaching staff decided not to show up for practice and has decided to transfer.
Brian Kelly addressed the media this morning about Lynch quitting the team. Video courtesy of IrishIllustrated.com
First off this can not be understated. This is a tremendous loss for the Notre Dame football program. You just don't replace a "next man in" guy for Lynch. The same could be said for Michael Floyd and it's one of the reasons why Notre Dame fought so hard to keep him through four years. Lynch is a beast and will be a top 15 NFL pick in the 2014 draft when he leaves after his junior season. No one at Notre Dame who knew Lynch believed he would stay all 4 years because his eyes have been set on the NFL from the get go.
IrishIllustrated.com's Pete Sampson has been on top of the story from the start and had this to say about the Lynch saga.
For starters, I'm not surprised. I referenced this in the podcast yesterday, but the coaching staff was at the end of their rope with Aaron Lynch and the maintenance that had been required to keep him as part of the program. Even after he returned to the program this week, there was never a sense that he was fully invested in Notre Dame or happy to be here.
In the past three semesters I've had a player call Lynch "un-coachable" another player talk about his "attitude problem" and a third try to talk sense into him that he just needed to make it through the first semester of his junior year before leaving, to which Lynch replied that that was too long to wait.
It's my belief Brian Kelly was pushed to the limit with Lynch in terms of accommodation. There's only so much you can do to convince a kid to stick with the program before it starts to undermine your authority with the remainder of the team. I believe Kelly probably hit that point in the last week. While that's not an assertion Notre Dame is better off without Lynch on the team athletically, it's an acknowledgement that the locker room should be improved in its chemistry without him.
From what I'm hearing, it sounds like South Florida is the early leader for land Lynch. I've been told that Lynch already tried to reach out to Florida State. And Florida State hung up.
South Carolina head ball coach Steve Spurrier was a willy one today in front of reporters. He was asked about the upcoming season and what were his thoughts coming off South Carolina's most successful season...ever.
“Now, our people know we can win 11 games, and when we don’t, they’re going to be, ‘How come we’re not winning 11, Coach?’” Spurrier said in his familiar twang and wearing that equally familiar smirk. “That’s just the way it is.”
“I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.”
Two basketball powerhouses picked up the two best recruits in the nation yesterday. First up was Nerlens Noel who is the #2 overall recruit in the nation and at 6'10 can step in and dominate the college game much like Anthony Davis did this past season for #1 Kentucky. And like Davis Noel will be another one and done player for Kentucky as he decided to take his services to Lexington to ball for head coach John Calipari who once again gets the top class in the nation. Nerlens which sounds like drunk southern slang for New Orleans picked Kentucky on ESPNU with a little help from some clippers at the barber shop.
Not too shabby for coach Calipari. You go from "The Unibrow" dominating the paint to "House Party" in 2012.
Second to pick on ESPNU was Shabazz Muhammad, a point guard out of Las Vegas, who is the #1 rated overall prospect in the country. Like Nerlens parents Shabazz apparently were high as a kite when they decided to pick out his name. Shabazz was down to Kentucky, Duke, and UCLA. He decided to stay out West...
UCLA head coach Ben Howland has to be ecstatic getting Shabazz along with Kyle Anderson, the #3 overall prospect in the country. Next up for UCLA is the big guy in the middle in Georgia's Tony Parker. Howland has been on the hot seat but with these two one and done players he can take UCLA back to the Final Four and perhaps compete with Kentucky for a National Title. I think we all know why Shabazz picked UCLA over Kentucky and Duke. It's not because of the competition or the coaching or even the history. It's the Asian chicks. Think about it. UCLA stands for U C Lots of Asian chicks all around campus.
Now that is something to cheer for.
Unfortunately I've missed the whole NHL season since I put a one year protest on the game because they did nothing to prevent my Atlanta Thrashers from moving to Winnipeg of all places so forgive me for my lack of insight. It's not right because the passion and electricity that is the Stanley Cup Playoffs is above and beyond any of the other professional sports playoffs in my opinion. To get you hyped up the NHL produced a couple of videos for the conferences. Enjoy.
Eastern Conference Preview
Western Conference Preview
Oh yeah and fuck you Atlanta Spirit for killing hockey! Assholes. I won't even go to the Hawks games because they have their slimy mitts all over the franchise.
Many baseball fans will remember Jeff Francoeur as the can't miss Atlanta Braves prospect who was dubbed "The Natural" when he exploded onto the MLB scene 6 years ago. Today he is the did miss prospect who now occupies right field for the Kansas City Royals after playing with the Mets and Rangers since he was traded from his hometown Atlanta. But what people should remember about Frenchy is what he did yesterday to a whole section of fans in Oakland...
It all began last September when Francoeur engaged with a bunch of Oakland diehards seated out in right field on a night when it happened to be “Bacon Tuesday.” The following evening he strolled to his spot in right and threw a ball in their direction with a hundred dollar bill wrapped around it along with a note that read, “Beer or Bacon Dog on me. Jeff Francoeur.” And it’s been authentic love ever since.
He did it again last night — 20 pizzas to Section 149 (here’s video). Jeff Francoeur is awesome.
Those same well-fed fans presented him with a green shirt that said “Second Annual Bacon Fest sponsored by Jeff Francoeur.” Here’s the keeper quote from Frenchy: “I told them I’ll come out early and hang out with them in the parking lot and eat bacon.”
And made him more grumpy. Don't get me wrong I like the Orioles but this is how I feel when I watch them the past...shit basically my whole life. Poor Robert Andino. He's lost the joy of baseball. By the way the "new" Orioles uniforms are the tits. They are basically identical to their 70's/80's uniforms with some minor tweaking of the cartoon bird.
Via Reddit
I could watch these Taiwan animations all day. In fact I think we need to start doing these for our news. They nailed the Petrino story with Jennifer Dorrell falling off the bike and the cash payment of $20k she received to be quiet. Hilarious.
Great job of analysis in the century old question of which sports figures are bros and which are douche bags? I couldn't agree more with what they said but I think we need to look at some more just for the hell of it.
Dustin Pedroia: Douche bag. On a team filled with plenty of douche bags he might be the smallest in stature but clearly the biggest in ego with Papelbum pitching in Philly now.
Justin Verlander: He won the MVP and Cy Young last year but more importantly he appears in a commercial with Kate Upton currently which means he probably fucked her so he definitely has ultimate BRO status.
Lebron James: Lebron is the rich kid that wants everyone to love him but everybody fucking hates him including his teammates so he is most certainly a DOUCHE BAG.
Urban Meyer: Not as easy to pick this one as you might expect. Sure Urban lies to recruits and he also left Florida in shambles but he won more National Titles in half the time as the Ole Ball Coach so I would say that is pretty BRO -like. With that being said if he isn't currently coaching your team then we can all agree he is a douche bag.
Feel free to add your comments below on this life or death question. And be sure to check out SB Nation's Dan Rubenstein and Matt Ufford if you are a BRO. If your a DOUCHE BAG go check them out too.
The Naval Academy is not for the faint of heart when it comes to the physical, academic, and schedule demands it puts on it's Midshipmen to perform every day. Luckily for the football team head coach Ken Niumatalolo has a new stretch routine that breaks up the monotony that is every day life in Annapolis, MD. With just under 5 months left to prepare for a trip to Ireland to play Notre Dame in their season opener this Navy team proved it's not your grandfather's Navy. They get down. Ladies be afraid. Very afraid.
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The story that just keeps on giving. I promise I'll eventually stop talking about Bobby Petrino but I can't not post this great LSUFreek gif. With Petrino now gone I've been hearing some whore mongering rumors on the interweb that there was no motorcycle accident. Jessica Dorrell's fiance found out about the affair and beat the shit out of Petrino seems plausible. I mean how does Dorrell not have a scratch on her if she was in the accident with Petrino? Petrino suffered broken ribs so those had to be kicks in the gut while on the ground crying for mercy right?
BTW I love the Bill Clinton thumbs up. It just tops it all off for me. Complete epic gif from LSUFreek.
According to ESPN's Joe Schad Arkansas has decided to part ways with football head coach Bobby Petrino. Who would have thought the whole "if you nailed a girl half your age in your office who was engaged to someone you work with you yourself a currently married man with kids and then crashed your hog with your mistress with you while giving you reach arounds and then lie to your superiors about the whole thing" would get you fired? I just didn't see this coming at all. Sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants and now Petrino can enjoy his time off from his job, his family, shit basically his whole life.
Before you even ask the leading candidate and pretty much the only candidate I can think of to replace Petrino will be Arkansas State head coach Gus Malzahn, a former Razorback player and offensive coordinator. Malzahn is familiar with the conference, the state, and can recruit with the best of them. This might turn into an Ohio State situation where the school actually upgrades at the head coaching position despite a scandal. You gotta love college football!
Via The Chris Vernon Show comes the ballad that is bound to become the state song of Arkansas. Alabama may have "Sweet Home Alabama" but they sure as shit don't have "The Ballad of Bobby Petrino."
Now go ahead and get the Bobby Petrino shirt you've been dying for...
The Miami Herald has this picture of hundreds of protesters freaking out because an idiot baseball manager said he likes Fidel Castro. This is actually great news for the Marlins organization. They now have more fans showing up to protest than people who buy tickets. As they say in business there is no such thing as bad publicity and the Marlins and Ozzie Guillen are getting a ton of it right now.
I still think they are there to protest that monstrosity in the outfield and not Guillen's words of support for ole Fidel. But hey maybe that's just me. Here are Guillen's exact words about Castro:
“He’s a bull—- dictator and everybody’s against him, and he still survives, has power. Still has a country behind him,’’ Ozzie replied. “Everywhere he goes, they roll out the red carpet. I don’t admire his philosophy; I admire him.’’
