sports.aol.com - 1/21/2008
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It turns out that the Giants' 23-20 overtime victory over the Packers was described quite nicely by Akeem, the main character in Coming to America, portrayed by Eddie Murphy: "Oh sir, it was most exhilarating. The Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. And in the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big "H". It was a most ripping ...
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Eddie Murphy, Football Prophet?
hotfootblog.com 1/21/2008 — From the classic Eddie Murphy movie, Coming To America… Prince Akeem : Sir, did you happen to catch the professional football contest on television last night? Cleo McDowell : No, I didn’t. Prince Akeem : Oh sir, the Giants of New York took on the ...
Oblong ball made of pigskin goes through on third try
weblogs.newsday.com 1/21/2008 — Prince Akeem: "Sir, did you happen to catch the professional football contest on television last night?"
Cleo McDowell: "No, I didn't."
Prince: "Oh sir, the Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. And in the end, the Giants ...
Coming To America Calls NFC Outcome
brahsome.com 1/22/2008 — We don’t want to get too aggressive with Hat Tips here, but we saw it at Deadspin this morning (via Big Blue ) and then were reminded that we forgot to post it by The Sporting Blog (via Busted Coverage ) a few minutes ago. So now we’re ...
Eddie Murphy Recaps New York Giants Victory Over Packers
bustedcoverage.com 1/21/2008 —
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izArWUVtMC4
Brilliant video and timing.
Eddie recaps the whole scenario right down to the game-winning kick AND it was against the Packers.
This video will fly around the Internet.
This is what makes YouTube ...
See, Prince Akeem Knew All Along
mondesishouse.blogspot.com 1/21/2008 — All this time we wasted listening to analysts who don't know anything, when the answer to Sunday's outcome was lying before our eyes in a 20-year-old Eddie Murphy movie .
Prince Akeem and the Giants
myespn.go.com 1/22/2008 — Eddie Murphy's movie, "Coming To America," was released in 1988. You decide if his character, Prince Akeem of Zumunda, was actually a modern-day Nostradamus by discussing a certain football game 20 years before it happened.
Prince Akeem Predicts NFC Championship Outcome
sportingnews.com 1/21/2008 — By Chris Mottram
This video is starting to make the rounds this morning, and although Busted Coverage ( among others
Man, I had nearly forgotten what it was like for Eddie Murphy to actually be funny.
The Miami Heat Are Kind Of Like...
hardwoodparoxysm.blogspot.com 1/22/2008 — I asked a bunch of bloggers this question.
Things that compare to the Miami Heat. Go.
Here are the responses.
Any Eddie Murphy film between 1992 and 2001 except for Life.
The Eagles Greatest Hits.
They are as bad as we wish the Knicks would be.
Every scene from Jackie Brown not involving Samuel L. Jackson.
Hearing "Let's just be friends."
Eddie Murphy, Football Prophet? —
Hot Foot
From the classic Eddie Murphy movie, Coming To America…
Prince Akeem : Sir, did you happen to catch the professional football contest on television last night?
Cleo McDowell : No, I didn’t.
Prince Akeem : Oh sir, the Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. And in the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big ...
Life (the NFL) imitating art (an Eddie Murphy movie) —
Sports Scope
In Coming to America, the 1988 movie starring Eddie Murphy, Prince Akeem, played by Murphy, predicted the outcome of the 2008 Giants-Packers playoff game. (Link goes to a youtube.com video) Prince Akeem walks into his manager's office at McDonald's and...
Eddie Murphy Knows His Football —
Knight-Packer
I did not mean for today to turn into an off-topic video day, but they keep coming, and this one is pretty cool. Twenty years ago, in Coming to America , Eddie Murphy predicted the outcome of the Giants-Packers game. Creepy.
(Via Dani)
Nostradamus, Coming to America-style —
Red Renee
For all our loyal readers that are also NY Giant fans, here’s proof that you are in fact a team of destiny. From one of our favorite movies “Coming to America”, here’s Eddie Murphy twenty years ago foreshadowing your victory over the Packers:
And here’s a bonus clip (SFW):
Coming to America comes to life —
Eye on Foxborough
Jocks vs. Geeks brought up an interesting point yesterday that deserves some attention: Coming to America, that wonderful Eddie Murphy movie that's always on at 3 in the morning, pretty much hit the nail right on the head on how...
When Movies See Into The Future —
Foul Balls
I was going to write a Basketball Diaries this morning, but there was only one basketball game scheduled yesterday. It seems the NBA is smart enough to know when it can't compete.
The Suns beat the Nets 116-92 in that game, and they did it by scoring more points.
Still, I don't have my post on yesterday's football games finished up yet, and something needs to be here to help fill your time,
Dec. 31, 1961: Packers 37, Giants 0; Rick Aguilera born —
Sports stories from Newsday
Here is my latest mildly amusing "guide" to the big game from the Sunday paper. It's difficult to find on the Web site, so I found it for you.
It's not as important as reading all of the stuff from Staple, Glauber and the others, but it does include mentions of Rick Aguilera, Dick Clark, Prince Akeem and Pam Oliver.
Good luck in the big game, Giants fans . . . even if a victory would ...
