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Oy Vey! Maurice Clarett is a Schmuck
For the next season of The Surreal Life, they should just have one guest…Maurice Clarett. After his little chase from police with his vodka, guns, and lint roller, now details emerge that Clarett was involved with the Israeli mafia! Some chutzpah. Honestly, I didn’t even know such a mafia existed. Hollywood has taught me about [...]
College Football: Almost Here!
Just three weeks away from my favorite sports season of the year. To help prepare for it, I found this highlight clip of Ohio State receiver Ted Ginn (he’s really fast): And, Ohio State QB, Troy Smith:
Sports’ Top Ten Biggest Falls from Grace in the Past Decade
Inspired by the latest in the Maurice Clarett saga and an ESPN list, I decided to put together this list. Feel free to leave comments with any I may have missed. Ken Griffey, Jr.: Not really a fall so much as a gradual decline ever since leaving Seattle. When he was traded in 2000, Griffey [...]
Don’t Call Me a “Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey”
Man, if you missed the World Cup final, you’ve gotta check out this video of Zidane getting a red card for headbutting an Italian player: If you’re going to get ejected from the game, that’s the way to do it. Evidently Zidane didn’t get the memo about the French not liking fights.
The Undeniable Disappointment of US Soccer
Well, US soccer’s World Cup is over with a 2-1 loss to Ghana. Congrats to the Black Stars. I’d rather see them go (along with Italy) rather than have two European teams advance out of the group. Time for the US to start focusing on South Africa in 2010. The US did get screwed again [...]
A Good Day for US Soccer, A Bad Day for the Ref
The US played a much better game than they did against the Czechs in a 1-1 draw against Italy this afternoon. And, they received an immense boost from Ghana who pulled the biggest upset thus far in beating the Czechs 2-0. Thus, Group E truly lived up to its billing as a Group of Death. [...]
Hit By a Lokomotiva
The only word I can come up with to characterize the US performance against the Czech Republic’s Lokomotiva in the World Cup is OUCH. We were thoroughly dominated in our 3-0 loss to the Czechs. After having missed qualifying for the past two World Cups, the Czechs came out and played like a team that [...]
Let the Games Begin
Today marks the beginning of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Leigh Ann and I got to watch the last half of the Germany-Costa Rica game at lunch today. Quite the shoot-out. Here’s the schedule for the US team in group play (all times are Eastern Time): Against Czech Republic at noon on Monday, June [...]
Coolest Video You’ll See Today
There’s your run-of-the-mill holes-in-ones and then there’s Fuzzy Zoeller’s hole-in-one:
Clemson Baseball Rocks!
Our alma mater, Clemson University, has the number one seed overall in the College Baseball World Series this year. Go Tigers! Hopefully this year the post-season will be kinder to them than it has been in years past.
The NCAA Continues Its Quest to Remove All Traces of Native American Culture
It’s political correctness that would make Orwell proud as the NCAA is evidently intent on making sure the next generation has no knowledge of the existence of Native Americans. Now, the phrase “Tribe” is forbidden from college campuses. The NCAA has added William & Mary to its list of schools subject to restrictions on the [...]
Tournament Pick ‘Em
If you’re looking for a NCAA tournament pool to get in, you can join the one we started at Yahoo. Just follow this link, and join the Orange Overload group using: Group#: 38778 Password: weneedderon The deadline to make the picks is Thursday (3/16) at noon Eastern time.
Did People Actually Think Barry Bonds Was Juice Free?
To me, the more shocking part about the revelation that Barry Bonds is a big-time juicer is that people could actually be surprised by such news. I mean, just look at the dude circa 1986: Compared with him about 20 years later: I mean, he used to look like me, now he looks like The [...]
All of March Madness Being Shown Online
CBS is showing all of the March Madness games live online for free. To sign up to watch, go to this site. If you sign up before March 16, you get some special priority in watching the videos. I imagine they’re probably going to limit how many people can watch a game to deal with [...]
Impressive Panthers football…
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…no, not the Carolina Panthers…the Eastern Illinois Panthers! Since New Orleans’ recent hire of Sean Payton as head coach of the Saints, there are now THREE head coaches in the NFL who are alums of Eastern Illinois University (my MBA Alma mater). There are several more EIU alums on NFL coaching staffs as well. Only [...]
The Rose Bowl Drinking Game
With the beverage of your choice of course… Take a drink every time the telestrator is used to circle or point to Reggie Bush. Chug if the telestrator breaks from overuse. Drink every time the announcer mentions how Mack Brown has silenced his critics by playing for the National Championship. Chug if the announcer has [...]
Cool Sports Pics
James Harrison tackles a Browns fan that ran on the field during the Steelers 41-0 win on December 24, 2005. Eric Carriere gets walloped during the UEFA Cup on September 15, 2005.
2005 College Football Awards
Feel free to add your own awards in the comments! Irrational Exuberance Award: After the Illini started 2-0 by beating Rutgers and San Jose State, one of the local news stations led a segment with the title, “Feels Like 2001″. 2001, of course being the year that the Kurt Kittner-led Illini went 10-2 and earned [...]
Those “Limited Government” Republicans Strike Again
Evidently, having solved the deficit problem, health care problem, and won the war on terror while the press was sleeping, Congress now finds time to concentrate on college football’s BCS bowl system. “College football is not just an exhilarating sport, but a billion-dollar business that Congress cannot ignore,” said committee Chairman Joe Barton, a Texas [...]
The Spread for the Aggies Against the Longhorns
27.5 points for the Aggies at home?! I’d actually be tempted to take the Aggies with those odds. Has the Coach Fran era gone horribly awry in College Station or are there some underclassmen and recruits brewing that are going to restore them to past glory? Any Aggies out there to comment?