Showing posts with label Stuff that blows up is awesomes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stuff that blows up is awesomes. Show all posts
October 2, 2017
July 29, 2016
Inside the mind of the Georgia fan
Yeah, I know Spencer does this as a thought piece to get himself jacked for the invariable yelling he'll get to do at [FILL IN THE BLANK] every year, but be honest: doesn't this all cross your mind every year?
I'm getting there, y'all.
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I'm getting there, y'all.
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July 28, 2015
Donnie Tyndall, Frozen Food Salesman
At least Tennessee fired him before he could have cookouts and stuff in Knoxville.
The best part?
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The best part?
The NCAA also claims Tyndall failed to cooperate with its investigation. The notice says the former coach went as far as to obstruct the investigation by deleting pertinent emails and providing false or misleading information to enforcement staffers.So he has that in common with Bruce Pearl, right?
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July 23, 2015
That program stinks
Thank you to Timothy Poore for making everyone's afternoon a bit brighter....
"Should we put more spaces in our sign for UF's Art-Ed program?" "No, why?" "No reason." pic.twitter.com/ZtmHft75oD— Jeff (@saintwarrick) July 23, 2015
December 12, 2014
Coaching at Wisconsin be like...
The camera guy is Gary Andersen. The guy looking around the corner is Paul Chryst.
The raccoon is Barry Alvarez.
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Audio is NSFW
The raccoon is Barry Alvarez.
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October 21, 2014
Profiles in irony: Bryan Allen doesn't like reporters
I know it is as shocking to you as it is to Bryan Allen, but reporters want to talk to him:
SB Nation reported that Allen's email to them said he would be "crucified if my name was released."He recognized that he'd be in for a rough patch if his name came out, while failing to see the irony of that recognition while emailing with reporters. I'm not saying it is ok for Georgia fans to assault him or burglar his house, but calling police to get the very people he was inviting into his life off of the street in front of his house is high comedy. Apparently not all publicity is good publicity.
Copyright: Mack Williams
Used with permission
He also asked police to come back to his house late one night last week. But according to cell phone video shot by a neighbor, Allen seemed more worried about reporters than burglars.
The funniest part of his predicament is that it only ranks second in UGA's historical record of incidences where police are called to fix a problem that is caused by the doings of the person making the call.
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July 1, 2014
January 29, 2014
Traffic woes and snow
Let me get this out of the way: being stuck in your car for many, many hours sucks. I know. I've been there. On multiple occasions.
Also, schools who waited to let kids out need to seriously evaluate their policies and think critically about where those kids are going when their parents are working 25 miles away. However, we need to stop blaming schools for closing too quickly when the threat of weather happens. That's on we parents. Unless we evaluate our willingness to bitch about that (which drives school administration thinking on pulling that trigger) and own our role in all the times schools close too quickly, we are doomed to see this happen again.
And we will bitch and snark the next time schools close the day before a threatened snow and it doesn't materialize. And we will forget about kids stuck on school buses, stuck at school, or our collective outrage over 'them idiots' running our schools for waiting to pull the trigger yesterday. That's what we do.
One last rant: before we start yelling at the top of our lungs about government or the weather man, let me ask you a question: Didn't you know the weather was going to be bad before you went to work yesterday? Does your employer have a reasonable leave policy?
If your employer has a reasonable leave policy: You traded saving a half day of leave for sitting on the road for multiple hours. What happens when it snows in Atlanta isn't an unknown quantity. That isn't to say government and the weather forecasters don't have a role in this, but in essence, you decided that you knew better and didn't want to 'waste' that leave/get mocked for staying home/fall behind on something that probably doesn't really matter now.
This is a lesson I learned while practicing law in Washington, DC in the 90s. Multiple times, I went in with full knowledge that if the forecast was right, I'd end up having to make a sleep at the office or drive six hours decision that day. And I had to do so. Six hours from Silver Spring to Quince Orchard in the snow. And I never learned. Except for the times I slept at the office.
Also, I'm not surprised that my dedication to clients/the firm/my managing partner/the practice of law didn't come up at all when evaluation time came around.
If your employer doesn't have a reasonable leave policy: You need to direct some (or perhaps a large part) of your ire at your employer.
This happens in other cities. It happened in Chicago in 2011, with commuters sleeping on Lakeshore Drive and the Dan Ryan Expressway. It happened in New York in 2013, with commuters sleeping on the Long Island Expressway. Yes, the amounts of snow are different, but even if Atlanta had all the equipment those cities had, we would have had much the same result because that equipment can't work when roads are covered with cars all leaving at nearly the same time.
If we are going to skewer local and state government for not learning past lessons, we need to be willing to admit we aren't doing so either.
We aren't big on personal responsibility in the world anymore. We look for reasons bad stuff happens to us. Sometimes it is our own decisions, and not those of the government, the weatherman, or school administrators, that we are in the situation we are in.
Or maybe it is just snarky bloggers who are to blame.
See Also:
-- How Hothlanta Happened -- EDSBS
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Also, schools who waited to let kids out need to seriously evaluate their policies and think critically about where those kids are going when their parents are working 25 miles away. However, we need to stop blaming schools for closing too quickly when the threat of weather happens. That's on we parents. Unless we evaluate our willingness to bitch about that (which drives school administration thinking on pulling that trigger) and own our role in all the times schools close too quickly, we are doomed to see this happen again.
And we will bitch and snark the next time schools close the day before a threatened snow and it doesn't materialize. And we will forget about kids stuck on school buses, stuck at school, or our collective outrage over 'them idiots' running our schools for waiting to pull the trigger yesterday. That's what we do.
One last rant: before we start yelling at the top of our lungs about government or the weather man, let me ask you a question: Didn't you know the weather was going to be bad before you went to work yesterday? Does your employer have a reasonable leave policy?
If your employer has a reasonable leave policy: You traded saving a half day of leave for sitting on the road for multiple hours. What happens when it snows in Atlanta isn't an unknown quantity. That isn't to say government and the weather forecasters don't have a role in this, but in essence, you decided that you knew better and didn't want to 'waste' that leave/get mocked for staying home/fall behind on something that probably doesn't really matter now.
This is a lesson I learned while practicing law in Washington, DC in the 90s. Multiple times, I went in with full knowledge that if the forecast was right, I'd end up having to make a sleep at the office or drive six hours decision that day. And I had to do so. Six hours from Silver Spring to Quince Orchard in the snow. And I never learned. Except for the times I slept at the office.
Also, I'm not surprised that my dedication to clients/the firm/my managing partner/the practice of law didn't come up at all when evaluation time came around.
If your employer doesn't have a reasonable leave policy: You need to direct some (or perhaps a large part) of your ire at your employer.
This happens in other cities. It happened in Chicago in 2011, with commuters sleeping on Lakeshore Drive and the Dan Ryan Expressway. It happened in New York in 2013, with commuters sleeping on the Long Island Expressway. Yes, the amounts of snow are different, but even if Atlanta had all the equipment those cities had, we would have had much the same result because that equipment can't work when roads are covered with cars all leaving at nearly the same time.
If we are going to skewer local and state government for not learning past lessons, we need to be willing to admit we aren't doing so either.
We aren't big on personal responsibility in the world anymore. We look for reasons bad stuff happens to us. Sometimes it is our own decisions, and not those of the government, the weatherman, or school administrators, that we are in the situation we are in.
Or maybe it is just snarky bloggers who are to blame.
See Also:
-- How Hothlanta Happened -- EDSBS
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September 29, 2013
September 15, 2013
Oklahoma State fans win the Internets
There is plenty for Okie State to worry about with the SI story, but that should never stop a fan base from bringing it about the author of a damning story:
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Oklahoma State students supposedly throwing these today. Via @brendon_wm. pic.twitter.com/G3uPhGGt4xI mean, that is third level trolling there. How much richer are we all for having the Twitters?
— David Ubben (@davidubben) September 15, 2013
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Official Fail
The set up: Wisconsin is trying to center the ball on first down, with the intention of spiking the ball and bringing out the FG unit. The problem is without time outs, you are at the mercy of the officials to set the ball in a timely manner, which the officials were clearly in no hurry to do. Wisconsin kneels with 15 sec on the clock. Arizona State jumps on the ball.
In the confusion (which should have been managed better by the officials), the ball doesn't get set to play for over 13 seconds, with the official standing over the ball and holding back Wisconsin's defense for the last five of those. We can place the blame on Wisconsin's decision here, but the game officials have to have more urgency in this situation. They train on end of game situations such as this.
Oh, and Arizona State probably could have been flagged for delay of game, but that is quibbling.
Outside of a reprimand of the officials of the Pac-12 crew, nothing will happen. Not saying they did anything intentionally wrong, but you have to give teams a chance to do their thing in this situation.
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September 11, 2013
Alabama, Mississippi State, Tennessee all face questions over payments to players
When you've got Charles Robinson on the case, it is a whole new ballgame:
While there is some time to go before we know final resolutions, this is a well documented case, with text messages and bank records. You can always issue denials when you are fighting against words. Denials ring hollow when the media and NCAA are pouring over Western Union receipts.
The biggest part of this story is that Alabama may be facing vacating its 2012 SEC and BCS championships. Fluker was a starter on 'Bama's vaunted offensive line last year. If he is found to have been ineligible,it wouldn't be a stretch for the NCAA would have to force them to vacate their wins from 2012. The bigger issue for the Tide is that former player Luther Davis is the bag man in the scheme. It wouldn't shock me to see the NCAA go after them for lots of those status type things that have the words 'failure to maintain' in them, and ends with multiple years on probation.
Tennessee may have to vacate their SEC win from last year, too.
For UT and Mississippi State, they are currently on probation. Any hint the athletics department or coaches knew or should have know could mean serious penalties for either program.
For those of you wondering how any other conference would stop the SEC's run of dominance? This is the sort of thing that will do it.
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See also
-Yahoo!Sports accuses five SEC players of taking improper benefits (Team Speed Kills)
-Fluker among five players alleged to have recieved benefits (Bama Hammer)
-DJ Fluker's twitter account (from April), courtesy of Saturday Down South:
Five Southeastern Conference football stars violated NCAA rules by receiving extra benefits prior to completing their collegiate careers, a Yahoo Sports investigation has found. The benefits – which in some cases came from multiple individuals – were conveyed to University of Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, University of Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray, Tennessee defensive end Maurice Couch, Mississippi State University defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and Mississippi State wideout Chad Bumphis.Only Maurice Couch remains in college.
While there is some time to go before we know final resolutions, this is a well documented case, with text messages and bank records. You can always issue denials when you are fighting against words. Denials ring hollow when the media and NCAA are pouring over Western Union receipts.
The biggest part of this story is that Alabama may be facing vacating its 2012 SEC and BCS championships. Fluker was a starter on 'Bama's vaunted offensive line last year. If he is found to have been ineligible,
Tennessee may have to vacate their SEC win from last year, too.
For UT and Mississippi State, they are currently on probation. Any hint the athletics department or coaches knew or should have know could mean serious penalties for either program.
For those of you wondering how any other conference would stop the SEC's run of dominance? This is the sort of thing that will do it.
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See also
-Yahoo!Sports accuses five SEC players of taking improper benefits (Team Speed Kills)
-Fluker among five players alleged to have recieved benefits (Bama Hammer)
-DJ Fluker's twitter account (from April), courtesy of Saturday Down South:
August 9, 2013
Somewhere in B1.5G Country....
Attn: @KegsnEggs #B1G bus has broken down near Penn St. Meanwhile ESPN buses are cruising through the SEC & Pac-12. #CanIGetAMetaphor?What do you think broke? The Pizzonator?
— FootballScoop Staff (@footballscoop) August 9, 2013
NO WONDER IT BROKE DOWN, HAVE YOU SEEN HOW MANY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THE B!G NETWORK?
No word on if this is the actual bus
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July 2, 2013
Clemson takes the lead for South Carolina's Pre-Season National Championship
Y'all have seen the quote:
So how did they beat LSU so badly? Wait, they only won by one point? That can't be right, can it? I mean, they beat LSU by...what? 1 point?
Oh, yeah. Les Miles did Les Miles stuff while nursing a lead, asking Mettenberger to throw the ball, something he'd been super successful at all season.
The best thing Clemson did is run 52 more plays than LSU. You can certainly give Clemson credit for that. Especially in the 4th quarter when they physically imposed their will on LSU, holding the ball nearly 12 minutes and scoring 12 points to complete the one point drubbing of the Bayou Bengals.
Essentially, the best thing they did was keep putting Les Miles in the position to make some decisions.
Now, getting to Mr. Watkins' role in that drubbing. I mean he really lit up the LSU defense for -3 yards on one carry. And a fumble on Clemson's second play from scrimmage. That went for a TD. He did end up leaving the game with a sprained ego.
As for Clemson, they did have quite an impressive offense, but their defense is what really gets me concerned:
Of course, if Georgia gets held to just 48 plays in the game, we'll only score 27 points based on last year's stats. For reference sake, Georgia was only held under 59 plays per game in one contest, Georgia Tech. We scored nearly a point per play in that game. So, there is that.
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See also:
-The Chick-fil-A Bowl Changed Everything (Blutarsky)
-Watkins jab at UGA Should Serve as Reminder (Barrett Sallee)
“If we come out and beat Georgia, not just beat ‘em but beat the mess out of ‘em like we should, I don’t see no problems in getting started in the right direction. I don’t have disrespect for them or for nobody else, I just believe we can be just the kind of team we want to be, the talent is here, we know how to win.”Hey, congratulations. You held the number 87 ranked offense in the nation to 4.56 yards per play. For comparison sake, that is comparable to how those defensive powerhouses like Arkansas (4.57y/p) and Auburn (4.94y/p) did against LSU. As for the offense, Clemson did gain an eye popping 4.45y/p. That puts them in the cohort with VaTech. No other team held Clemson under 5.56y/p.
So how did they beat LSU so badly? Wait, they only won by one point? That can't be right, can it? I mean, they beat LSU by...what? 1 point?
Oh, yeah. Les Miles did Les Miles stuff while nursing a lead, asking Mettenberger to throw the ball, something he'd been super successful at all season.
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| Watkins showing how to dominate an SEC team (Image: USA Today) |
Essentially, the best thing they did was keep putting Les Miles in the position to make some decisions.
Now, getting to Mr. Watkins' role in that drubbing. I mean he really lit up the LSU defense for -3 yards on one carry. And a fumble on Clemson's second play from scrimmage. That went for a TD. He did end up leaving the game with a sprained ego.
As for Clemson, they did have quite an impressive offense, but their defense is what really gets me concerned:
Watkins said there were questions about the defense last year, “but those guys got better and better every week, every game and they showed the world who they are against LSU.”As demonstrated by their holding NC State to 597 yards and South Carolina to 444 yards.
Of course, if Georgia gets held to just 48 plays in the game, we'll only score 27 points based on last year's stats. For reference sake, Georgia was only held under 59 plays per game in one contest, Georgia Tech. We scored nearly a point per play in that game. So, there is that.
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See also:
-The Chick-fil-A Bowl Changed Everything (Blutarsky)
-Watkins jab at UGA Should Serve as Reminder (Barrett Sallee)
February 9, 2013
Kiffin screwing with the entire UCS fanbase
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| (h/t @Michael__Booker) |
Based on the player's comments, he was also the most loved. Which probably is cause for firing if you work for Kiffin.
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January 24, 2013
"Farrrr From It"
I'm just going to leave this Te'o joke here. twitter.com/WorldofIsaac/s…
— World of Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) January 24, 2013
January 17, 2013
December 22, 2012
So, we have SC today in baskeball
Well, we have another basketball game today. Against Southern Cal. Between our offensive prowess and Southern Cal's lack of scoring, this game could end up looking like Auburn vs. Mississippi State, circa 2008
Dawgs vs. Southern Cal tip today at 1:30.
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December 20, 2012
NCAA is in a deep hole
If haven't been following the Sabazz Muhammad NCAA case, a quick primer:
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- The NCAA started investigating him pre-season and declared him ineligible for dealing with a financial adviser who paid his way on recruiting trips.
- ESPN and the LA Times breaks a story in November that basically calls into question whether the NCAA had pre-judged the case without having facts...any facts...at their disposal. By the way, the story was broken because the NCAA's investigator's boyfriend was blabbing on a plane about how Muhammad wasn't going to play and that his girlfriend was going to make sure of it.
- Did I mention the blabbing boyfriend was having the conversation just a week after they started the investigation?
- The NCAA decides Muhammad can play the next day, just in time for UCLA to play Georgetown and Georgia in Brooklyn.
Sources say the NCAA has fired Abigail Grantstein, its lead investigator in the Shabazz Muhammad case.The NCAA is not the most well regarded organization, especially among those being investigated. While this whole sorted episode isn't good for the organization, you can rest assured that Abigail Grantsein wasn't and isn't the only investigator who prejudged her case (or had the case pre-judged for her) or talked to others about the decided outcome. I'm pretty sure the next time enforcement shows up in a department, you can expect the department's lawyers to be pretty loud about process and fairness.
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) December 21, 2012
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December 19, 2012
Guy behind Ryan Lochte gets his own gold
Since the Olympics are over, I'm not a Ryan Lochte fan. I mean, his turn on 30 Rock was awesome and all, but there is something so Gator about him that I just can't get over.
Oh, yeah. He's a Gator and has a tat to prove it, bro.
None the less, when he Tweeted this tonight, I was charmed:
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Oh, yeah. He's a Gator and has a tat to prove it, bro.
None the less, when he Tweeted this tonight, I was charmed:
Me @devonlochte and @unclerickg watching the Gators dominate the first half! twitter.com/ryanlochte/sta…I mean, what is more perfect than a Florida fan picking his nose for Lochte's 1+ million followers on Twitter. Bet that dude is wearing jorts, too.
— Ryan Lochte (@ryanlochte) December 20, 2012
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