• Redsauce

  +3

  When people play like crap, they should get called on it.  It's that simple. I can understand the desire to defend your players, but come on.

  The guy wants to rant & rave, but the 'you don't have a kid' shot's about as low as it goes...thank you, Mr. High & Mighty.  Enjoying the view from your pedastal?

   

  Posted 9/23/2007 respond (flag)

  • CrazyFBFan1223

    0

    Did u read the article Redsauce?  It was ridiculous in terms of personally attacking a player.  I dont mean saying something like he's playing bad but calling him a mamas boy.  A chicken who doesnt have the guts to play QB.  The kid is already benched and you are going to kick him when he is down is simply stupid.

    If you read a little more into the lines of the column, Jenni basically says that Reid is just a baby and attacks his manhood.  You should really read the article before opening up your mouth.

    Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

    • Redsauce

      low-rated comment (show) -3

      I absolutely read the article...several times because I was confused why people were in such an uproar about it.  I think I'd try reading my responses further down which make this obvious before you open your mouth...

      But keep being a douche if you'd like. 

      Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

      • CrazyFBFan1223

        +3

        Why there was an uproar about it?  He's a kid.  Have you ever played college sports and had such pressure on you?  This kid was kicked when he was down and who knows how his psyche is right now.  Reid is NOT a pro athlete.  He doesnt need to be ridiculed and ripped so personally.  When you feel like you have a towns, or even better yet whole states counting on you and you have a bad game, how would you feel when such pressure is on you?

        Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

        • Redsauce

          0

          I actually did play college sports (although I'll admit at not such a crazy high level).  Read further down--to pretend Reid isn't adequately compensated for his services is ridiculous.  It's not the sportswriters' job to care about his psyche--it's to call him out when he's playing like crap. 

          Where's the uproar when ARod's mental acumen gets called into play?  Is there a salary line that if you make over that amount, anyone can say anything about you?  I'm just loving the double-standard.  Say he's a pro & all that nonsense, but Reid's getting his just like ARod is.

          Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

          • CrazyFBFan1223

            +2

            But thats the point, Reid isnt a pro athlete.  There SHOULD be a line drawn when it comes down to personal life.  I agree that if he plays bad, then the media has every right to call for him to be benched or call for the backup. But to attack a persons manhood and call him a baby with such a personal attack is completely uncalled for.

            Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

            • Redsauce

              +2

              My last say on the matter:

              Why's it OK to "attack a persons manhood and call him a baby" when it's his job as opposed to his hobby which he just happens to get handsomely compensated for?

              Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

              • CrazyFBFan1223

                +3

                How do you know he's being compensated for it? :P  I just think there should be a limit as to what is said about college athletes.  Most of them (not all because you know some of them are paid. lol) arent compensated and are more students then athletes hence why i say there should be a line drawn.  If its a pro athlete and its there job, by all means they chose to be in the public eye as such and should be critized when playing bad.

                Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

      • Redsauce

        +2

        lol

        Seriously?  I get voted down for defending myself & responding to a personal attack ("You should really read the article before opening up your mouth.")  Hilarious.

        Posted 9/26/2007 respond (flag)

• Zorgon

  +4

  Article in question: newsok.com/article/3131543

  She does say a lot of insulting off the field things about the QB, and says that the coaching staffs mind was basically made up that he wouldn't start because of his attitude. She does mention, several times, that he was hand-fed chicken by his mother, and that says everything about his attitude.

  So, I do believe Mike Gundy was somewhat in the right. But, the QB should NOT have to have chicken hand fed to him, and Mike Gundy should really not read some of the other stuff that comes out of the Craplahomans columnists.

  Posted 9/23/2007 respond (flag)

• Redsauce

  +2

  She mentions the chicken thing three times in the entire article.  What does she say that's so bad?  She basically writes that he doesn't have the attitude to cut it right now as the starting quarterback.  She questions his drive. 

  Seriously, if this is the first time Mike Gundy's had one of his players' attitudes questions, then he's been coaching soccer for 4 year olds.  Give me a break.

  Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

• airraid81

  +3

  Funny press conference.

  Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

• KyleS

  +3

  Granted, the thing about him being fed chicken seemed cheap - I'm assuming his mom just brought him some and didn't hand feed it to him - but aren't coaches supposed to hold players accountable? Maybe there's a reason Ok. St. is an underachieving team.

  Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

• Woody

  +4

  Getting personal with the "this person has never had a child" bit might come back to bite him, but Gundy was completely justified in going after Jenni Carlson.  Devoting an entire column to blasting a student athlete is a dubious move.  Throw in the fact that it was all based on rumors and off-field stuff and she deserves the criticism.

  Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

  • Redsauce

    +3

    Because sportswriters have never written a column about how they think a certain athlete stinks, this is a totally never-before-heard-of situation.

    And isn't this what sportswriters are supposed to do?  Write their opinions on sports?  Report  why a guy gets benched? 

    Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

    • Woody

      +3

      Professional athletes should expect to be called out when they play like crap.  But picking on college kids just isn't cool.

      Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

      • KyleS

        +4

        If college athletes don't want to be criticized, they shouldn't play. It's a huge business with enormous exposure. Don't like it? They should take up water polo. Nobody will say a word.

        Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

        • Digital Headbutt

          +3

          It is a huge business, but aside from the exposure, college athletes don't see a dime for their services. Questioning a student-athlete's tangibles (their on-field performance ans skill) is completely fair game; questioning their mental fortitude is somegthing else completely. It's important to use personal discretion in that regard, and it appears that Jenni Carlson did not. 

           Having said that, the clip is awesome. 

          Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

• Redsauce

  +4

  It's laughable to think that college athletes don't see any money for their services.  Want to pretend that these athletes are actually 'student-athletes'?  I highly recommend taking Jim Harrick Jr.'s test to see how much of the 'student' part of that shows through.

  Keep in mind I'm not saying that every 'student-athlete' is solely an athlete.  I'm saying the vast majority are.  Pretending that college sports isn't big business & that these athletes aren't compensated is ridiculous. 

  Posted 9/24/2007 respond (flag)

  • El Stevo09

    +2

    Your article/test link simply shows that it is more about the business versus the student (which was wrong as the NCAA found) which in essence supports everyone blogging here that Jenni Carlson was wrong for her article. 

     Not that something like this hasn't been written before on another athlete, nor do we know that a coach called the reporter on it.  The beauty of it is that everyone who even just watches the video, will side with Gundy because he is right.  They're kids.

     

    Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

• JaketheSnake

  +4

  But Bobby Reid is who Dennis Green thought he was.

  Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

• Digital Headbutt

  +3

  And Donovan Woods let him off the hook.

  Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

• mikeismad

  +4

  Watch out he may come after you next: http://www.mikegundyismadatyou.com

  Posted 9/25/2007 respond (flag)

• CrazyFBFan1223

  +1

  Forgot to mention this.  Sorry about the personal attack Red.  Unfortunately ive been on the end of some of those attacks in a paper and so has some of my friends and let me tell you it sucks.  I do believe coach Gundy had every right to protect his players and if i was a parent and read that column, i would be pretty upset also.  To attack such a person in such a negative way when he is already down and and benched is completely uncalled for.

  On a side note, i am glad that coach Gundy spoke from the heart and shot this one from the hip.  It made it that much more real.

  Posted 9/26/2007 respond (flag)

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The Bissinger Syndrome
Garnet And Black Attack — I've always stood at an odd intersection. Everyone who reads this blog knows me as cocknfire, the opinionated and irreverent blogger that runs Garnet and Black Attack, and before that Cock & Fire. In my day job, I am a "real" journalist, writing about politics and government for an Atlanta-based media outlet. (No, not the AJC or CNN, for those of you might assume either.) So when confronted with one of the occasional flare-ups between "real" journalists and bloggers, I generally end up coming down on the side of bloggers but with a little more nuanced view of the issue, I think, than anyone who's just a "real" journalist and anyone ...

White Sox Conduct Infuriates Blow-Up Dolls
Rumors and Rants — The White Sox have been all over the news lately, and it's not because their offense has been so bad it would make the Padres blush. Yesterday, the focus was on Ozzie Guillen's pre-game tribute to the stylings of Lee Elia, in which he bemoaned the fickleness of Chicago fans and the popularity of the Cubs. Unfortunately, no media outlet has the [expletive] [expletive] to release an unedited [expletive] version of this [expletive] masterpiece, so this is the best I can do. But the rant is so yesterday's news now. Today, the focus is on what was in the Sox clubhouse before Sunday's game -- two ...

Freshman Quarterback Review, Part Two: Big 12
Sunday Morning Quarterback — One of the regular assumptions here and elsewhere holds that, whatever a player's performance as a freshman, automatically add major gains to his sophomore projections. He had no idea what he was doing; now he does. Hence: he will be better. He'll probably be awesome, in fact, since who's good enough to start despite having no idea what he's doing? ...

A Reasonably Anticipatory Assessment of: Oklahoma State
Sunday Morning Quarterback — A too-soon look at next fall, sans the inevitable injuries, suspensions and other pratfalls of the long offseason. - - - What’s Changed. Five regulars on the front seven ran out of eligibility, and they were pretty long in the tooth: collectively, Marque Fountain, Nathan Peterson, Donovan Woods, Maurice Cummings and Jeremy Nethon ...

Context, Please
Rumors and Rants — Jenni Carlson is back at it. No, not angering Mike Gundy to the point of hilarity (and a contract extension). She is, however, making noise with claims of sexism without proper context. The last time this happened -- at least that I was paying attention -- was during the "infamous" incident regarding the Chicago White Sox and some blow-up dolls who made their way into the clubhouse. That's when Jenni opined that the presence of the blow-up dolls made it uncomfortable for any female reporter in the clubhouse who was just trying to do her job. Which is a fair enough sentiment -- had there actually been ...

OK State Still Profiting From Pickens’ Big Donation
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Boone Pickens‘ big donation to Oklahoma State University has turned into quite the money maker for the Cowboys , even if it hasn’t made any football or basketball champs yet. Oklahoma State Cowboys ball Darren Rovell of CNBC crunches the numbers of the oil man’s gift, in which he gave his alma mater $165 million to help his school further excel on the court & on the field. Although the moolah hasn’t brought any Big 12 titles yet, it has brought something just as important - even more dough. Rovell explains that one condition of Pickens’ original donation was that the money would be put back into Boone’s BP Capital investment firm. And it ...

Bizarre Twists in Internet Hoax Story
The Wiz of Odds — That Nebraska fan who created the bogus webpage and story about Oklahoma quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Landry Jones being arrested on cocaine distribution charges? He happens to be the computing services manager in the information technology department at the University of Texas. James Conradt's hoax spread quickly Wednesday through cyberspace and was reported as fact by at least two Texas radio stations. Although he apologized, Conradt's legal problems are growing. Jones' dad said he is considering prosecuting Conradt "to the fullest extent of the law." Now Oklahoman publisher David Thompson is considering legal ...

Bullfeathers!
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician — So let's quickly get up to speed on this whole Oklahoma Football Message Board Rumor fiasco, shall we? Wizard of Odds, help us out: James Conradt, a Nebraska fan living in Austin, finds himself in considerable trouble today. On Wednesday, Conradt lifted a template off the website of the Oklahoman and created a bogus page and story about Sooner quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Landry Jones being arrested on cocaine distribution charges. Conradt then posted the story on a message board and it was soon reported as fact on at least two Texas radio ...

Bullfeathers! Message Boards are Pure Evil!
The Big Lead — Anyone familiar with Berry Tramel of the Oklahoman? Over the weekend he felt like painting and whipped out the broadest brush he could find: Message boards are avatars of evil. It’s all because a “dweeb” in the heartland created a hoax recently, claiming two Oklahoma QBs were busted for drugs. The “dweeb” is going to get sued. Tramel claims anyone who simply ventures onto a message board is an accomplice to a crime: “Message boards are a weapon. They’re a haven for people to carry out anonymous attacks. They’ve got no more redeeming quality than ...

Media news: LA Times bloodbath, bloggers get richer, disillusioned print media
Press Row — - The prolonged march of death for the newspaper industry continued today as the LA Times laid off 150 (!!!) of their staffers, all part of a greater plan of eventually cutting the cord on 250 employees (!!?!??!), or 17% of their staff. The mass genocide coincided with the resignation of Ann Marie Lipinski, 52, as editor of the Chicago Tribune and the “resignation” of LA Times Publisher David Hiller—although Hiller believes he was ousted by Tribune Chairman and Chief Executive Sam Zell, and I’ve heard that was basically flat-out fired. While not entirely sports related, these layoffs are ...

Great Moments In Press Conference History
The Blog — Partly to have a good laugh, and partly to keep y'all company while I work SWAC Media Day Tuesday morning in Birmingham, and partly to celebrate the podium party that is SEC Media Days that starts Wednesday, let us relive Great Moments In Press Conference History, thanks to YouTube:   Have a GREAT day.   He's a man, he's 40, but the player he defended transferred and wound up ...

Winded
Eleven Warriors — Everything measured With Big Ten media days in the rearview mirror, the weekend was spent catching up on what everyone fortunate enough to make the event had to say. There was a little bit of an update on Donald Washington’s situation. Tressel is sticking to his mischievous teen metaphor, ...

Tell It Like It is
SI.com - Extra Mustard — Michigan hoops coach Kevin Borseth took his anger out on the podium after a loss to Wisconsin last season.

Clippers Aren't Getting Any Better Younger
WCBias | West Coast Bias Sports Blog | West Coast Sports News by West Coast Sports Fans, Covering Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers and All Things West Coast — The Clippers have added another aging player to their lineup. Welcome “White Chocolate,” otherwise known as Jason Williams, to La-La Land. Since their woeful season mercifully came to a close, that other team in L.A. has added 10 new players to its 14-player roster. Problem is those players aren’t exactly “new.” Gone are Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, i.e. players in their prime. In are 30-somethings Williams, 32, Marcus Camby, 34, Jason Hart, 30, Cuttino Mobley, 33, Brian Skinner, 32, Tim Thomas, 31 and Dan Dickau, 30 next month, i.e. players no longer in their prime. Then there’s Baron Davis and Ricky Davis, who turn 30 ...

Mike Gundy Now 41, Manlier
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He’s A Man! He’s 41! Happy B-Day, Mike Gundy!
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Happy Birthday, Mike Gundy ! The Oklahoma State football coach famous for his Youtube-cherished “I’m a Man!” rant turns 41 today. Mike Gundy ranting Bill Haisten of the TULSA WORLD shares what fun activities the Cowboy coach has planned for his special day . Surprisingly, Mike wants it subdued:“I don’t look forward to birthdays anymore. To be honest, I’d rather be 40 than 41,” Gundy said. “It’ll be a normal birthday for me two-a-day football practice. Kristen (Gundy’s wife Kristen) will bring a big cake up here for the team.” Exciting! While passing out the cake pieces, any chance for an encore performance of Gundy coming to pieces himself? Not ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EARL WEAVER: A CELEBRATION OF TIRADES!
ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily — Today is Earl Weaver's birthday (he's 78). Perhaps the master of the tirade, Weaver's birthday compels us to revisit this interview we did months back with Lee Elia on the 25th anniversary of his world-famous tirade. It also contains a Clip Reel of the best tirades ever! Bonus: Lee Elia managed the Phillies in the first night game at Wrigley Field, a few years after managing the Cubs. Bonus II: because we've got college football on the brain, here's Mike Gundy's rant from last year. Enjoy it all.

Coaching Approval Ratings: Mike Gundy
Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries — With Football season right around the corner, we here at Dejuiced! have decided to take a look at the coaches in the NFL and college football to see how well the fans approve of them. Today we look at Mike Gundy. Before we start looking at Coach Gundy, I’ll get it out of the way. “He’s a man!” OK - I’m done. However, that was one of the all-time classic press conferences in college football. It was one that he would rather rip the media than talk about his team’s win over Texas Tech. But press conferences like that don’t help you ...

Stewart Mandell Thinks Mike Gundy Is A Clown
Crimson And Cream Machine — We’ll never shy away from taking a shot at Oklahoma State here at the Machine but I don’t know that we’ve ever massed an onslaught like SI.com’s Stewart Mandell. In his College Football Mailbag Mandell’s response to a question from an Oklahoma State fan as to why the Cowboys aren’t getting any love as an up-and-comer in 2008 was that Mike Gundy is a clown, the Cowboys are horrible on defense and Mike Gundy is a clown. Why is it that the media is practically ignoring Oklahoma State? This team was so balanced last year they had exactly 3,161 yards rushing and passing. QB Zac ...

College Football Kickoff: One Last Look At 2007 Highlights
FanIQ Blog — Happy College Football Day! Most of your teams aren't playing until Saturday, but tonight we get real actual football on college campuses. I can't be any happier about that. Before we start making some new highlights, I thought we'd take one last look back on gems of 2007. We can only hope Mike Gundy's rant gets topped. I'd settle for someone even making it into the ballpark. Michigan falls to Appalachian State in the first game of the season, on Big Ten Network's debut. The coaching rant to end all coaching rants. Gundy is 41 now, but still a man. ...

Former Oklahoma State QB Bobby Reid Is NOT a Man, NOT 40, and NOT Impressed With Mike Gundy
FanIQ Blog — Many of us remember the famous Mike Gundy rant. It was all over the place in the weeks following it, and was even spoofed on multiple occasions. Although the consensus was that he had gone a little overboard, many people were impressed with the way Gundy was willing to stand up for one of his players. But surprisingly, that player took it very differently. For those of you who don't, here's a little reminder. ...

BOTC Focus Group: Week 1
Bring On The Cats — This week we concentrate hard on getting ready for North Texas.  Unfortunately, ksubailey was unable to participate this week, but Panjandrum stepped in ably.  Be sure to check out Panjandrum's blog, Chronicles of a K-State Fan.  Particularly, read this post where he talks about "the love" associated with being a K-State fan.  It's not perverted.  I promise. Also, I should note that my ability to access the life-sustaining Internet has been limited this week because the house that I've moved into is still without working Internet (but we got cable ...

Straight Talk In Bruin Nation
Bruins Nation — We have already had a lot of discussion (here and here) on the football season ad UCLA placed in the LA Times and the Daily News. We are currently running a poll to take a general pulse in terms of reaction to that ad. You can view it on the right hand side of our blog or by going here.  Again I believe the ad was more than anything a straight message to the Bruin Nation from Rick Neuheisel. He is telling us directly that he understands what we expect from him in the long term as the head coach of UCLA football program. Rather than engaging in the typical coach speak, Neuheisel is taking on the responsibility ...

Shades of Mike Gundy in College Park
Stet Sports Blog — Shades of Mike Gundy in College Park [image] Ralph Friedgen pulled fifth-year senior quarterback Jordan Steffy in the Maryland Terrapins’ season-opening win over the University of Delaware last Saturday. He classified the benching as medical related, citing an undisclosed problem with Steffy’s thumb. Today, Friedgen told Terrapin faithful and members of the local media to get off Steffy’s back :“If you want to boo me, boo me. Don’t boo the kid,” Friedgen said during a media briefing noteworthy for the coach’s intensity, but also for the fact that he wouldn’t commit to starting the fifth-year senior Saturday at Middle Tennessee ...

Thursday is the New Wednesday Daily "Linkin' Logs" (9/4/08)
The Bad News Bloggers — If you're anything like the 9-5 working man I am, then you are enjoy the fruits of a 4 day workweek. Rare, quick and delightful. Right now, I walked into my office and realized "Its not Wednesday, Its Thursday...Thirsty Thursday...time to hit the pubs after work." ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski gives his quick thoughts on the NFL Season. The apocolypic part is that both Gene (I refuse to type his last name again) of ESPN and Dr. Z of SI picked the same matchup! Its uncanny! Stupid Sideline Reports gives us the newest trend, Jaguars and the New Bengals PFT says it could be the end of the line for former ...

Tim Tebow does his best Mike Gundy impression
Campus Watch Editor — By Michael McCall, Independent Florida Alligator GAINESVILLE -- Wanna get Tim Tebow riled up? Say something negative about Urban Meyer. Miami coach Randy Shannon wasn't too happy with Meyer's decision to throw a pass into the end zone and kick a field goal in the final minute or so of the Gators’ 26-3 win against the Hurricanes on Saturday, and he made a backhanded comment at Meyer. "I'll just say this one statement," Shannon said. "Sometimes when you do things and people see what type of person you really are, you turn a lot of people off. Now, whatever you want to ...

CLIP REEL: WHAT COLLEGE TEAMS ARE FOR REAL?
ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily — [First experience with 'Clip Reel?' You can go here for more information.] Take a look at the current college football standings. Granted, no one's really played anyone yet (sorry, Clemson), but there are a few surprise undefeateds in the bunch. Iowa? Kirk Ferentz? Odd. Oklahoma State? Mike Gundy? Hmm. Are any of these teams for real, or will the schedule sort it out? Let's take a look at a few squads, via Clip Reel.

Game On: Iron Ref - Divine Intervention
Hugging Harold Reynolds — Welcome to Round 9 of HHR's Iron Ref. We've got a tasty batch of goodness for you this week so let's get right in. Remember to vote for one of these dishes in the comments! This Week's Secret Ingredient: DIVINE INTERVENTION ------------------------------------------- Dr. C It was what you would usually suspect for a January Sunday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Temps barely holding above zero with winds whipping about. The type of day where if you're a Packer fan, you expect to stay in and drink PBR watching the Pack unless you had tickets to heaven on earth for any cheesehead.The hallowed grounds where Nitchske, ...

CGW - Coaches Gone Wild
Thoughts from the Jockstrap — There's not much I love more than a good rant from a sports coach. I'm not talking about the little league coach who is yelling at parents in the stands and telling them he'll play whoever he wants to play. I mean the classic college or professional sports coach who puts on a great show for the media or the fans. Even though I didn't put one on this list, I love a good baseball manager who gets about four inches from an umpire's face and screams. Then he goes and kicks dirt on the plate. Then he gets really mad, pulls second base up, and launches it into center. I love that. LOVE that. I crack up every time. I may have obsessive-compulsive disorder or something, but ...

Happy Anniversary Mike Gundy
Walker Sports — First off, let me thank the guys at PTI for reminding me about this. Without a doubt, I have gotten a ton of millage out of this little rant, and it will always rank up there as one of my favorite press conference blowups. In the wake of that rant QB Bobby Reid did in up leaving OSU, not because of the media but ...

Stuff Sports Fans Like (#4) - Accepting "It is, What it is"
Play is Under Review — It's been funny to watch the back and forth between Alabama and Georgia regarding the whole "Black Out" thing. Here's the full story, but to save time, I'll give you a brief summary. Georgia decides it will wear black jerseys and the fans will wear all black. They'll have a "Black Out" Saban wears a black shirt to a press conference, potentially mocking the situation. Alabama assistant coach gets caught on tape telling the team that GA is wearing black because they are going to a funeral. (Expletives intentionally omitted) Richt wears a red shirt to a press ...

What a Fukujoke
Rumors and Rants — My friend Thporth is a quasi-regular reader of our site, and often sends me links to things which he feels would make for good blogging fodder. This time, he didn’t need to send a link because he is the fodder. Or at least his wife, Mrs. Thporth, is. Thporth and The Mrs. are Cubs fans in a strange territory unfamiliar with the workings of Major League Baseball. I don’t want to get too specific here, but The Mrs. works at a Big 12 university that uses orange as its primary color, has a now-41-year-old man coaching the football team, and produced one of the greatest basketball talents in North American ...

Fukudome And The Horse You Rode In On
TheScore.com Blog — When we learned last year that the hot new Japanese baseball export would be an outfielder with the last name Fukudome, I suspect we all had a hearty chuckle for about five minutes, and then went back to surfing for raccoon-bite porn (or whatever it is we do on the interweb). And while, in the back of our heads, we knew that maybe one day this peculiar name-- say, on the back of a jersey or a t-shirt-- had the potential cause a vaguely comical misunderstanding at the office water-cooler, I would like to have thought that any confusion could be quickly undone by explaining that Fukudome is simply an overrated* Japanese ballplayer who plays for ...

Wednesday Thunderbolts
The Thunderworld — I just couldn't let this go (caution: heavy cursing inside and turn your speakers down). An awesome, awesome (and by awesome, you know what I mean) YouTube rant about the new Thunder jerseys. Holy cow, it's good. Better (or should I say worse?) rant - the eruption of Mount Gundy, Lee Elia's head exploding or MadThad0890's on the Thunder? And in case you were thinking about doing it, save your time: I counted - he said Thunder 46 times. Speaking of Mike Gundy, Jenni Carlson of the Oklahoman on the team growing together: "The franchise and the face are going to grow up together. 'For him to come here early in his ...

Happy Anniversary to our Favorite Man.
Sharapova's Thigh — I can't believe this anniversary passed us by without mention. Mike Gundy, Septempber 22, 2007 will forever live in our hearts and minds. BallHype: hype it up! Add to RootZoo [image] Social Bookmarking

OK State: Good, Bad and Sleezy
Mizzourah — What an ass beating Nebraska took, 52-17. I have not seen any thing that lopsided since Jim Ross. Nebraska was said to play dirty. Well, in a rivalry game, things get a little dirty. Cheep shots, late hits, helmet to helmet, these things happen. Sure spitting on someone is a bit much and that person should be suspended for a few games to grow ...

Cause It Never Gets Old
Mizzourah — Shit, Mike Gundy is now 41, is coming to CoMo this weekend, and apparently still a man.

GAMEDAY 10/11: The haters, they hatin’
Third Saturday in Blogtober — After last week’s GAMEDAY post where we saw Georgia, USC, and Florida fall, this week seemed really boring.  We did however, almost see Alabama get a taste of its own medicine, barely pulling out the win over Kentucky. Kentucky? Are you kidding me? The weeks biggest story was Vanderbilt beating Auburn in Oskie’s ...

Saturday Rewind: What We Learned
The Redshirt Señior — Five lessons from a weekend where Alabama was lucky it was idle, the Oklahoma-Texas officiating crew put Ed Hochuli to shame and The Big House was again a House of Horrors. 1. The Big 12 race will be one wild, wild ride. The conference’s first weekend of Top 25 clashes didn’t disappoint at the Sooners and Longhorns delivered an Instant Classic and Oklahoma State supplied its biggest hit since Mike Gundy’s “I’m a man” tirade in knocking off third-ranked Missouri. Add in Texas Tech’s surviving Nebraska in overtime and it was a big, big day in the Big 12. It was also a reminder that ...

Blogpoll Ballot: Week Seven Draft
Around the Oval — RankTeamDelta 1 Texas 3 2 Penn State 4 3 Alabama 1 4 Southern Cal 3 ...

Shakeup, Really?
Football Outsiders — by Russell Levine I suppose we should be used to this by now. Three of the top five teams went down this weekend to once again shake up the poll. But how much has really changed about college football's championship picture? Texas beating Oklahoma was hardly a surprise; both teams were undefeated after authoring a series of routs against mostly overmatched competition. Florida beating LSU was also expected, although the 30-point margin should open some eyes. Florida was at home, at night, and if the SEC has proven anything over the past few seasons, it's that in games among the league's upper echelon, just about anything can and should be expected. Florida ...

College Football Roundup: Carnage Came and Carnage Conquered [College Football]
Deadspin — For those of you who emailed and asked whether the bearded guy in the orange shirt on the sideline at UT-Georgia was me. Yep, it was. There's a refined sense of pleasure in being a fan and watching your team suffer a drubbing from the sideline. I think I spoke about five words the entire game because I was afraid of getting in the way or getting leveled. Early on one of UT's student managers said, "Clay, keep your head on a swivel." So I was terrified of getting Weis'd and laying on the ground while my cell phone buzzed with text messages from friends making fun of how badly I got wrecked. Slow motion instant replays would not be my friend. I also didn't ...

Tuesday Headlinin': The last day of Tommy Bowden
Dr. Saturday — • How are you going to criticize a coach who does everything right? So Mike Gundy might ask about Tommy Bowden's unceremonious midseason axing at Clemson, and so The State's Ron Morris does ask today with typical "What's wrong with society" clucking under the actual headline, "Bowden did everything right, except win":Â Bowden did everything right at Clemson. His teams won an average of nearly eight games his first nine seasons. Every one of his teams qualified for a bowl game. His players graduated, and they rarely were involved in off-field ...

Croom: "I don't like those line drives"
The Blog — I spent more time thinking about punting Saturday than I have in my previous seven-plus seasons covering this great sport of college football.   Why? Well, first and foremost, Blake McAdams' performance in Saturday's 17-14 Mississippi State win over No. 13 Vanderbilt, which, of course, I covered. And I wondered if and when he might be subbed out. But he wasn't, and to his credit, he boomed a 48-yarder on his next attempt. The crowd applauded loudly, and I wrote a notebook item about it.   In the other color uniforms Saturday, the black and gold ones, it was ...

BOB - The Best Of ZBOIZ
The Money Line Journal — BrerTiger: Feeling like Texas might have a hard time getting up for two explosive offenses in a row. Now that Mizzou is coming off the loss, it seems like an especially dangerous game for Texas. I am thinking Mizzou wins this game out right and maybe by a couple of touch downs. This is just a bit inconsistent. If both teams played explosive offenses last week and both teams face explosive offenses this week then why is Texas going to struggle to get up and not Mizzou? Does Gary Pinkel possess some magic pill that instantly gets his defense up for explosive offenses when the explosive offenses arrive ...

The Wannabe Wagerer: Missouri bounces back
Dr. Saturday — Hey Jenny Slater's Doug Gillett offers betting advice without bias, malice, or credibility. Or, you know, money. I've probably been less affected by the financial crisis than most (hooray for being too poor to own any stock!), but what the stock-market collapse couldn't accomplish, last week's picks did. Thanks to Vandy's upset loss to Mississippi State, I now have a $3,000 Dwight Eisenhower autograph I have no idea how I'm going to pay for, and that was just the beginning. I've got some ground to make up, so it's go big or go home this week -- and as you can see, I'll be putting some big-ticket items on the line. The ...

Bobby Reid's "a man," but he's becoming "The Man" in SWAC
The Zone Blitz — Most of you saw Mike Gundy's explosion last season, when he gave a columnist for the Daily Oklahoman a tongue lashing. Gundy yelled (video below) at the columnist, Jenni Carlson, "Come after me. I'm a man. I'm 40. I'm not a kid. Write something about me. Or our coaches. Don't write about a kid that does everything right -- that's heart's broken. And then say that the coaches said he was scared. That ain't true." The line "Come after me. I'm a man. I'm 40. I'm not a kid," is so popular now, it's a punchline to your jokes. But do you remember the "kid" in this story? Most don't. Well, first off he is a man ...

Kicking the Tires: Colorado
Bring On The Cats — A season that started off with high expectations for the Colorado Buffaloes has taken a sour turn the last three weeks.  While CU wasn't quite expected to contend for the Big 12 North this season, most probably expected them to be better than last year's 6-7 campaign.  After three straight losses in which the Buffs have exhibited almost no offensive punch, frustration is settling into the moun-ain air. Here is a brief look at both teams and this weekend's matchup. Players to Watch K-State Passing: Josh Freeman -- 111/169, 1,509 yards, 12 TDs, 2 INTs, 251.5 yards/game Rushing: ...

Classic Coaching Meltdowns
SportsDystopia — Since there was no baseball on tonight, no World Series preview to be written, and no part of me that felt like chiming in on the “will they or won’t they collapse?” debate swirling around the Rays at the moment, I decided to do something a little different.  The Denny Green tirade I included in yesterday’s game 5 recap got me hungry for some more classic coaching meltdowns, so I decided to track down a few more of the better ones. We’ll start off with a Jim Mora classic that’s a favorite of mine, and I’m sure it’s one of yours as well.  Mora resigned as head coach of the Saints following the loss to the ...

The Thunder Way
Bend It Like Bennett — If you're like me, you've heard lots of talk about the "Thunder Way". Our organization wants to win, but only if we win the Thunder Way. Winning any other way would be a complete waste of time. So what is the Thunder way? I have no earthly idea. I know it involves Desmond Mason. I know it involves buzzwords like "character" and ...

Oklahoma State's brave new world, or something like that
Dr. Saturday — It's a good thing T. Boone Pickens feels like he's getting his money's worth from Oklahoma State, what with the billion-dollar losses and all. He should enjoy it all the way to Saturday, which as far as I can tell may be the biggest date in Cowboy football since World War II. Check the record: OSU hasn't finished in the top-10 since a 9-0 finish in 1945, and since it didn't crack the top-10 in its two best seasons since -- back-to-back 10-2 efforts with Thurman Thomas in 1987 and Barry Sanders in 1988 -- the chance to move into the mythical championship picture against unanimous No. 1 Texas is very foreign ground. If I was really smart, I'd be ...

Oklahoma State's brave new world, maybe
Dr. Saturday — It's a good thing T. Boone Pickens feels like he's getting his money's worth from Oklahoma State, what with the billion-dollar losses and all. He should enjoy it all the way to Saturday, which as far as I can tell may be the biggest date in Cowboy football since World War II. Check the record: OSU hasn't finished in the top-10 since a 9-0 finish in 1945, and since it didn't crack the top-10 in its two best seasons since -- back-to-back 10-2 efforts with Thurman Thomas in 1987 and Barry Sanders in 1988 -- the chance to move into the mythical championship picture against unanimous No. 1 Texas is very foreign ground. If I was really smart, I'd be ...

Mike Singletary Had Vernon Davis Sit Out For A While, Delivered An Epic Rant
FanIQ Blog — Mike Singletary has a promising coaching career ahead of him. He hasn't yet joined the elite group of ranting coaches, like Jim Mora, Herm Edwards, Dennis Green or Mike Gundy, but he's well on his way. Singletary had Vernon Davis sit out the end of the 49ers' 34-13 loss to the Seahawks. After the ...

Mike Singletary's Epic Rant Joins Coaches Like Herm Edwards, Jim Mora, Dennis Green, Hal McRae, Mike Gundy
FanIQ Blog — Mike Singletary has a promising coaching career ahead of him. He hasn't yet joined the elite group of ranting coaches, like Jim Mora, Herm Edwards, Dennis Green or Mike Gundy, but he's well on his way. Singletary had Vernon Davis sit out the end of the 49ers' 34-13 loss to the Seahawks. After the ...

Mark Dantonio shows Mike Gundy how to release press conference rage like a man
Dr. Saturday — A little background: last week, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio and East Lansing police confirmed rumors that at least one MSU football player was under investigation for putting a Spartan hockey player in the hospital during a brawl following MSU's home loss to Ohio State (not to be confused with the football-on-hockey violence in Ann Arbor the previous week). No reports of arrests or suspensions have followed, though a couple Spartan players mysteriously weren't in uniform against the Wolverines Saturday. Among them were three players the nearby Oakland Press speculated "may have had something to do with an off-campus ...

There’s Nothing To Click Here: Short and Sweet Edition
Major League Jerk — Is this chick hot? She from Flight of the Conchords. Here’s a small dose of links for that ass: * Dr. Saturday is surprised at the composure of Mark Dantonio compared to Mike Gundy. * Tom Verducci thinks that the Phillies have the edge in winning game 5 tonight. * Best Buy is ...

Week Ten S.E.C. Power Poll Ballot Submitted
Dawg Sports — At a moment when uncertainty grips Bulldog Nation and I am unsure about my BlogPoll ballot, it is comforting to see how cleanly the Southeastern Conference has delineated itself for purposes of this week’s S.E.C. Power Poll. The list, it seems to me, could not be more clear, so please pardon me for stating the obvious when I break it down as follows: 1. Alabama (9-0): Yes, the Gators have looked more dominant, but flashy Florida units have been outperformed by merely methodical Crimson Tide clubs for a while now and looks sometimes are deceiving. No matter what ...

College Football Picks Week 11: LSU vs. Alabama, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State
FanIQ Blog — Last season's Oklahoma St. vs. Texas Tech game in Stillwater was a thrilling game that the Cowboy's ended up winning 49-45; however, the only thing that anyone remembers from that game is Mike Gundy's wild tirade on an Oklahoma City sports writer. It made Gundy a YouTube sensation and completely ...

Behind the Diddly Poo: The story of Jim Mora's famous rant
Shutdown Corner — When we read Lincoln's words "Four score and seven years ago" we know that they were delivered on the battlefield at Gettysburg, in the aftermath of one of the bloodiest battles in the deadliest war in American history. Similarly, when we see clips of Martin Luther King in front of the Lincoln Memorial or see Ronald Reagan saying, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," we know the context of those speeches. On the contrary, the meaning behind some great historical talks have been long forgotten. What happened, for instance, that led to John F. Kennedy to utter the famous line, "Ich bin ein Berliner?" And, more importantly, what ...

Bye Weekend? No Way!
Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville — Some exciting Weekend links for you. It is a Cowboys off-week, but we do have some goodness as Oklahoma goes to College Station…Texas at Baylor…Oklahoma State visits Lubbock with Brent looking live…Eagles and Giants on Sunday Night football…Aaron Rodgers at the Metrodome…Titans at Soldier Field…Stars at Ducks…Stars at Sharks…Mavs at Nuggets…Mavs at Clippers…Premiership…and Tom’s band plays Fubar in Fort Worth tonight at 9…. ...

'I'm a man. I'm 40.'
Uwe Blog — The last time Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy played Texas Tech.

Mike and Mike and the battle of unintentional Internet stars
Dr. Saturday — For the second week in a row, the nation turns its lonely eyes to Mike Leach's eccentric Wild West sideshow in Lubbock, which is good and right, because this run might be the most attention Texas Tech ever gets. But the Internet's been writing little love letters to the good Cap'n for years now in exchange for an endless stream of Grade A material, and with all-time Web king Mike Gundy coming to town, there couldn't be a better a more fitting game between non-traditional powers -- and very different personalities -- to soak up another cycle of national hype than the YouTube Bowl. You folks in Muleshoe can ...

Tonight: Oklahoma St. @ Texas Tech
The Big Lead — Some questions and thoughts going into tonight’s game where the Red Raiders will welcome the Cowboys into the inviting confines of Jone AT&T Stadium their home turf. Will everyone still be hungover from last Saturday’s madness? Probably not, expect that place to be more insane than Paul Bearer’s face. With so much attention still being paid to the exciting events from last weekend, which has to be the best game we’ve seen thus far, some are forgetting what a crazy game these two teams played last year. OSU won 49-45 but Graham Harrell threw for 646 yards. Insane. ...

NICK SABAN REALLY DOESN’T. THERES PROOF.
EDSBS — Go to about 2:50. Expect an audible “shit.” Gawk in awe. Anger come in layers. When you watch Mike Gundy get mad, there’s obvious hurt underneath the anger; you get the feeling Mike Gundy puts on anger like a dusty formal suit, trotting it out for special occasions like funerals. He gets angry on principle, not because there’s some underlying rage just seething and waiting to explode. When Dennis Green grows angry, there’s obvious frustration and confusion, but no sort of basic low-boil of anger. When Herm Edwards goes nuts…well, he’s obviously ...

DSRTSV - 11/24/08
The Bad News Bloggers — The trifecta! Denny Green Jim Mora And Herm Edwards Aww, fuck it, here's Mike Gundy too

Jimmy Patsos You're a &%&*#&!
Amphibious Sports Duo — Mike Gundy is a man. Aron Ralston is a man. Jimmy Patsos you are no man. Patsos, the head basketball coach at Loyola (Md). Last night, his Greyhounds took on the Davidson Wildcats, falling 78-48. There is no dishonor in losing to a ranked team, but Patsos's antics deserve to be ridiculed. He decided to implement a Triangle-and-two defense. Instead of guarding Davidson's two best scorers he stuck two defenders on Steph Curry for the entire game. Full Court. The result was Curry standing in the corner (almost certainly at the instruction of his coach, Bob McKillop), while his teammates played four on three. With Loyola leading ...

Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy is a Man, Is Worth $15.7 Million
straitpinkie.com — We are going to talk about this article below. Let me tell you why we are going to talk about it. Mike Gundy is awesome. 100% of the money that he is getting is completely deserving. It embarrasses me he didn’t get this extension as soon as he went off on the media. The university’s athletic department must not have ever had a child who has come home with their heart broken, upset. How are they going to kick a man while he is down? Here is all Mike Gundy did. He was QB at OSU and went to class and graduated. He is respectful to the media and to the public and gets really pissed off when you don’t do the same. He wins football games. Mike Gundy is ...

2008 Holiday Bowl Preview
The Sports Corner — Oklahoma State 9-3 (5-3) vs. Oregon 9-3 (7-2) Tuesday, December 30, 5 p.m. PST. Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California. Big 12 South #4 vs. Pac 10 #2 Coaches: Mike “I’m a man! I’m 40!” Gundy (27-22) vs. Mike Bellotti (115-55) Quarterbacks: Zac Robinson vs. Jeremiah Masoli The line: OK St. -4 Payout: $2.3 million Yesterday thesportscorner spoke with Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy about this match-up. Here’s what he had to say about Oregon and the Holiday ...

Slim Pickings: Bowl season just getting warmed up
One Bronco Nation Under God — Up until Hawaii’s no show and Jimmy Clausen deciding to show why he was once the top rated quarterback in the nation, things were going pretty well for my picks. I’m not prepared to live in a world where a Clausen is good and Notre Dame wins. Hopefully this was a fluke and they’ll slip back into their under performing ways next year. Unfortunately this probably means that Notre Dame will somehow be ranked preseason next year. Let’s get onto the next batch of bowl games. Motor City Bowl: Central Michigan (-7) vs Florida Atlantic Here’s another match up of traditional football ...

Football '08: Closing thoughts
Mizzourah — It's gonna take a few years before we can really properly put this season and this era of Tiger football into context. Some overweight sports columnists have already deemed the success and records of the last four years a fluke and a product of cupcake scheduling. Only time will tell if that's the case. I really don't think enough evidence exists to determine whether or not the last four years were an aberration or proof that the program has completely turned the corner.  ...

I Hereby Resolve
One More Dying Quail — The New Year is here! In the days leading up to the beginning of 2009, I wrote down a few resolutions in my planner. These are by no means everything I want to work on in the next twelve months, but I think it's a pretty good start. ...

Top 10 Press Conference Meltdowns
The Love of Sports — by John Gorman Love of Sports Correspondent As one of my many goals in life, right up there with sleeping with a Miss [insert any state here] and starring opposite Al Pacino in a buddy comedy, I’d like to give a press conference. I’d like to do this for a couple of reasons, not the least of which being that this will validate my long-standing delusion that anything important I do warrants media coverage. I’d also love to host a press conference, because I’d be totally off the wall. I’d answer questions in the most loopy, unscripted, bizarre fashion imaginable. In other words, I would only attempt to be half as great as the certifiably loony gentlemen who ...

Congrats to Utah,Your National Champions
Not Qualified To Comment — ESPN's front page said something like "too much Tim Tebow and plenty of Percy Harvin..."; you don't need to hear the rest. Everyone knows that the game last night was supposed to crown us a champion. But did it? I, for one, don't think so. As a fan of college football, and therefore a staunch opponent of the BCS, I was cheering for whatever would reflect badly on the system. Before the game that seemed like it would be a low scoring, say 24-14, win for Oklahoma, meaning Texas would have a good argument as the best in the land. However, once the game ended I realized that Texas wasn't the team I should be arguing for, it should be ...

Reason #1,032,674 That I Love The Internet: Video
THESPORTINGMUSE.COM — All Around the Net, by Michael Pueschel Remember these great coaching rants?  They are classics. Jim Mora’s Playoffs rant. How does he get his voice to do that?   How about Dennis Green’s famous "Crown their ass" rant? And of course Oklahoma State Coach, Mike Gandy’s infamous “I’m a Man” press conference. Got your own favorites? Feel free to email us your choices.

Losing Momentum?
Boiled Sports — We discussed this over a week ago- Purdue was not on terra firma with Shayon Green, a linebacker prospect out of Georgia. Well, during the weekend, Green made it official as he switched his verbal to Miami. In other recruiting news, Jordan Barnes decided to verbal to Oklahoma State during his visit to Stillwater. That said, his committment sounds less-than-convincing, at least to me. When asked if he committment prior to meeting Purdue's entire staff, Barnes responded "Yeah, I did and then I talked to Purdue and they had me thinking about some things so right now I'm really not sure which way I'm going to go with ...

In Time of Need, Duke Fans Make Terps Fans Feel Better About Themselves
Mr. Irrelevant — I stopped watching the Maryland-Duke massacre at halftime because a) it was 40-15 and b) it was a nice little Saturday, and I had errands to run. I’m a man. I’m 31, with a penchant for topical references. So I missed this while heading to Babies ‘R’ Us and Harris Teeter, and I thank Bog for sharing it: I’m gonna come right out and say what everyone’s thinking: Those kids are cool. Also, notice that Len Elmore ends the bit by saying the “Duke Blue Devils have put a foreclosure sign on [their own] house.” Good to know. ...

Top Five Football Coaching Rants (To Get You Through The Off-Season)
The Red Zone Report — The coronation of the Pittsburgh Steelers as Super Bowl champions marks the end of another football season… unfortunately.  But for those of us who eat, drink and sleep pigskin 365 days a year, football season is never really over. Football is a passionate sport for passionate fans and nobody is more fanatical about the sport than its head coaches.  Over the years, many of football’s more charismatic coaches have lost their tempers in not-so-gracious fashion after frustrating losses. To ease those of you who still crave football in the off-season, we hereby celebrate the greatest post-game rants of recent memory and honor ...

Funniest Blow Ups in Sports
InGameNow — From time to time, we all need to get away from the grind and grit of sports, and get a good laugh.  Sometimes the best laughs come ironically in the form of coaches going off on the media and becoming infamous for a word or phrase.  Here are three of those instances: Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy: “I’M A MAN!” Former Arizona Cardinals Coach Dennis Green: “They are who we they were!” And who could forget Jim Mora: “PLAYOFFS!?!?!?” ...

Speed Read: Is Big Ben Lying About Broken Ribs?
SPORTSbyBROOKS — So, what’s the deal with Ben Roethlisberger? We all know now that he told Peter King that he played in the Super Bowl with two broken ribs, but it wasn’t anywhere to be found on the official injury report in the lead up to the game, and there hasn’t been any independent confirmation that this is true. Would Big Ben lie about broken ribs just to seem like a bigger man? ESPN.COM notes that he has “previously exaggerated or misstated injuries he supposedly suffered during his five-season career.” PRO FOOTBALL TALK seems to have the biggest problem with all of this ...

Gundy on Rant: 'It Has Helped Us Tremendously'
The Wiz of Odds — Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy now says his "I'm a man, I'm 40" meltdown in 2007 has helped recruiting. "No, I didn’t expect it, in any way, shape, form or fashion," Gundy told Michael Carvell of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "It's interesting since that day, which happened on impulse in my opinion, to protect and take care of one of our players, I didn't have any idea that it would take off like this. From that point on, for good or bad, I've become very recognizable across the country. "In turn, what has has happened in the last couple of years in recruiting, it has helped ...

The Roundup: Twenty-Eight Hours Until the Madness
The Big Lead — Reggie and Kim, in all their airbrushed glory - they’re even funnier after the jump … Anna Farris, not bad in GQ … before reading too much into this story, is Sky News credible? … Williams Faulkner would probably love SEC football … the Natasha Richardson skiing accident story is incredibly unfortunate and sad … the AIG “bonus bozos” saga continues … adult film stars seeking workmen’s comp, featuring a great quote from Briana Banks … Could CBS lose the NCAA tournament after next season? Yup, ESPN is the only logical destination, ...

Completely useless information about the NCAA Tournament: East Region
It's Just Sports — Last night, I felt the need to mention the NCAA Tournament in some way. But since my college basketball viewing this season consisted mostly of watching the most hated conference in America and a mid-major that didn't make it to the tourney , I am not qualified to offer much insight. Instead, I "analyze" things by embedding Jimmy Fallon videos and making fun of college journalists because ... well, because I'm a jerk. (1) Pitt vs. (16) East Tennessee State: We've written a lot about hair on this blog , but we neglected to mention that Levance Fields, who has been at Pitt for about 15 years, shaved his rows this year too . ...

What Was Old Is New Again
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician — Greg Robinson (remember that guy?) came to Syracuse without much of an understanding what the program was all about and where it had come from.  Greg just wanted A job, he didn't care where, so he had no real attachment to our history and traditions.  But Doug Marrone...Marrone didn't want A job, he wanted THIS job.  And he wanted it for a very specific purpose.  He cares very much about the state of Syracuse football.  He cares because he knows where it's been and what it once was.  And even if it doesn't put anything in the win column, it's that understanding of Syracuse football that is so evident even after only one day on ...

Female journalists now coming after White
Cage Writer — Dana White's vlog with expletive-laced tirade that included several slurs resulted in him making one apology to GLAAD: "I chose some words that offended and hurt some people," White said. "Anybody who knows me knows I would never, ever maliciously attack somebody who wasn't attacking me. As far as the gay and lesbian community, my comments were not directed toward them. I'm actually a supporter of many of their issues. The last thing I would ever want anybody to think about me or think is cool is to go out and attack somebody because of their sexual orientation. That was not my intention. That was not the way I said it ...

Come After Me
Five Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back — On the off chance that you read the blog, aren't on my e-mail list and want to come celebrate me finally becoming, fter 40 years and 2 days, A Man... well, leave your e-mail addy in the comments. (Aka, my 40th birthday.) Inspiration, as always, comes from self-righteous college football coaches who are taking life far too seriously. I especially like the fact that he got applause when he left. That's what you do when you are in the presence of a man -- you show some respect! Anyway, your date is Friday, June 5, your place is an Atlantic City casino that has a poker room TBD later, and ...

Our Way Too Early Top Ten for ‘09
Eleven Warriors — Will The Vest make magic again in ‘09? Spring ball may have just ended, but it’s never too early to look at who is going to be among college football’s best when fall of 2009 rolls around. While some teams, like defending national champion Florida, will be a mainstay, compiling the back half of this list is not as easy as ...

Johan Santana, like Mike Gundy, is a Man
The Sporting Blog — Johan Santana didn't want to leave the mound in the eighth inning Tuesday night. He told Jerry Manuel as much, when the manager came out to request the ball. “I’m a Man,” Santana told Manuel, repeatedly. Better to tell than to show, in this case. "What he means by that, I don't know," Manuel later said. ...

By the numbers: Five places to play fantasy football in 2009
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Coaches Motivate by Any Means Necessary
The Big Lead — Stephen Montemayor, one of our three interns, is a senior at the University of Kansas and the sports editor of The University Daily Kansan. Recruiting violations? So original, Lane Kiffin. If you really wanted to make an impression when you hit Knoxville earlier this year, you’d have taken a few notes from Montana Tech football coach Bob Green. Scoff all you want at the thought of taking advice from an NAIA coach from Big Sky Country, but you could learn a thing or two from the Orediggers coach. Few have demonstrated as well as Green the ability to ...

Omar Minaya’s Press Conference Meltdown: Top 10 of All-Time? Gotta Be
The Big Lead — It was one of the truly epic meltdowns in press conference history. That’s not hyperbole, it’s right up there in the Top 10 with John Chaney vs. John Calipari, Mike Gundy’s meltdown, Dennis Green’s ‘Crown their Asses,’ and Bernie vs. Tony. Sensitive Mets’ GM Omar Minaya, was upset that Adam Rubin of the NY Daily News had written a series of (accurate) stories that got his buddy, backstabbing Tony Bernazard, fired. And as you’ve surely seen by now, Minaya tried to discredit Rubin in an explosive press conference yesterday, accusing him of lobbying for a job in the ...

Mike Gundy Now 42, Even Manlier
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Bevo's Daily Roundup - August 12, 2009
Burnt Orange Nation —   23 days until the Louisiana-Monroe game Roddrick Muckelroy's best asset? Pen and paper. "He takes notes in the meetings and asks questions, asks the right questions," Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp said. "He watches film in the right way, and he does it every single day." Is that typical? "Not typical enough," Muschamp said. "We've got to get more guys who see his attitude and approach to the game." Jordan Shipley has been named to ...

10 Best Sports Celebrity Car Salesmen
InGameNow — I’m looking forward to seeing The Goods this weekend because watching Jeremy Piven yell at people is always hilarious. The concept of shifty auto salesmen got me thinking about the commercials for car dealers and the athletes you often see endorsing them. A few searches produced some of the best examples of athletes & coaches putting their high profile on a pillar of community business. Enjoy these goods: Larry Bird Gets a Great Deal on Escorts Evidently he got a good price on the car, too. John Elway Has Cornered the ...

Cupcake time
Red Renee — As I turn yet more of my limited attention span to college football, it’s time for the annual pre-season look at out-of-conference schedules. Thanks to a continued lack of a playoff in D-I, quality scheduling continues to have much more influence on “who’s ranked where” than it should. And several top ten teams should be full out embarrassed by the slate of pansies on the home sched. First let me give credit where credit is due. Ohio State and USC obviously deserve mention for scheduling the home-and-home with each other, the back half of that coming this year in Columbus. Oklahoma also gets credit for not ...

Morning Juice: Rockies' Spilborghs slams Giants (RIP) in 14th
Big League Stew — This and every weekday a.m. during baseball season, let's rise and shine together to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts in the rarefied air of Denver, where the Rockies let the Giants sniff victory before snuffing them out, it says here, for good. Game of the Day: Rockies 6, Giants 4 (14 inn.) Don't ... don't you want me?: You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when this game began, but your shift was probably over by the time the winning run scored. A huge swing game in the standings, it seemed neither team ever really wanted ...

Bevo's Daily Roundup - August 27, 2009
Burnt Orange Nation —   9 days until the Louisiana-Monroe game That's all we need to know. Safety Earl Thomas has Will Muschamp's trust. With this fall's season opener 10 days away, Thomas has taken another significant step. Muschamp, who described him as a "grinder," says Thomas has emerged as the Longhorns' best player in the secondary. "I am very confident in him," Muschamp said. The two most indispensable players on the team? Colt McCoy and Sergio Kindle. They stand, quite simply, as the two most indispensible players on ...

Nick Collison’s Tweets Spark OKC Radio Meltdown
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Does the name Jenni Carlson ring a bell? Maybe a little bit, but you can’t remember from where? Would it help if we said the words, “I’m a man,” “I’m 40,” and “GARBIDGE”? Ah yes, now you remember: she was the columnist whose hit piece on an Oklahoma State quarterback prompted one of the most memorable hissyfits, courtesy of OSU head coach Mike Gundy . Watch here for a trip down memory lane ...

College Football Preview: If you like quarterbacks like Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy and crazy coaches like Mike Leach and Mike Gundy, the Big 12 is the conference for you
It's Just Sports — Bookmark It's Just Sports or subscribe to our RSS feed . The IJS staff will be previewing the college football season all week, looking at all six BCS conferences. I should not be writing this post since I am one of the biggest OU fans since the Kings of Leon (regular members of Soonerscoop.com), but I am also fairly well versed on the Big 12 as a whole so if bias shows up, simply disregard it. The Big 12 should be in the national title hunt yet again, with Oklahoma (of course), Oklahoma State and Texas all among the contenders. A lot of folks have debated in the past whether the Big 12 is an inferior conference, but a team that can ...

College Football Breakdown 10-6
Style Points — This week our stable of writers will preview the teams in the preseason AP Top 25.Consider us your ghost of football season past, present, and future.  We’ve got this thing covered like Joe Paterno on a hemorrhoid cushion .  So sit back, relax, and enjoy our completely subjective, half-assed predictions and unhinged rantings.  It may not be enlightening but it’ll definitely be entertaining (if your idea of entertainment is racial epithets, animal cruelty, and soft-core pornography). 10. Penn State Nittany Lions Business_Socks:  There seems to be some anxiety about ...

UGA, Okla. State Won’t Hold Pregame Handshake
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Nice to see the college football season get off to such a fighting start. Actually, it wasn’t that nice to see Oregon RB LeGarrette Blount slug Boise State DE Byron Hout after Thursday night’s contest. The whole ironic thing about Blount bopping Byron is that the game began with a full-team handshake between Ducks & Broncos players - a gesture designed to help promote sportsmanship. no handshake ...

Week 1 College Football - This is for real!
"MyTeamRivals" via MyTeamRivals.com in Google Reader — Ok, when I took a look at week 1 of the college season, my first thought was...."Where do BCS schools find these teams to play????"  Just to name a few, WVU plays Liberty and I can't even tell you what state Liberty is in (I looked it up - Lynchburg, VA for those who care), Georgia Tech plays Jacksonville State, USC verses San Jose State, Seriously?  And ...

Soundbytes Of The Decade - #1 Mike Gundy
Randall Simon's Sausages — Isn't that a face you would love to come into your living room and recruit your child? The most ironic thing about our #1 Soundbyte of the Decade is that it has actually helped the person and team involved. 3 years ago, nobody knew who Mike Gundy was, and Oklahoma State was one of the bottom feeders of the Big XII. Today, Mike Gundy is known ...

Soundbytes Of The Decade - Recap
Randall Simon's Sausages — Here at Randall Simon's Sausages, the Yoders have been glad to bring you our Soundbytes Of The Decade over the past couple weeks as a part of our Decade Series, where we will take a look at the most memorable moments from this decade in sports. For those of you that might have missed our countdown, here is a recap of our Top 10 Soundbytes. For a more in-depth take ...

Soundbytes Of The Decade - Recap
Randall Simon's Sausages — Here at Randall Simon's Sausages, the Yoders have been glad to bring you our Soundbytes Of The Decade over the past couple weeks as a part of our Decade Series, where we will take a look at the most memorable moments from this decade in sports. For those of you that might have missed our countdown, here is a recap of our Top 10 Soundbytes. For a more in-depth take on ...

September 9th Houston Sports FaF Smear
Fourth And Fifty — Song of the Day: Bloc Party – “The Prayer” Six feet of bubble gum... for you... NOT THEM! Apparently there is an underground cry to eliminate cats from the internet. We at Fourth and Fifty will not stand behind this Genus Cleansing of the web. Therefore, we lead off with the Big ...

FaF Opponent Essentials: Oklahoma State Cowboys
Fourth And Fifty — Each week we’ll dig deep to find the best dirt on the next opponent of the Houston Cougars. If you have any suggestions e-mail them to us (admin@fourthandfifty.com) and we’ll make sure to include them. Generic shit-talk is completely acceptable if not preferable.With the Houston Cougars coming off an impressive(?) 55-7 win against ...

Again?!?!
Ick's Corner — I’m a man, I’m 40!  And my Cowboys just showed why they didn’t deserve to be ranked in the top 10! Can teams on the Longhorns schedule please win? Is that to much to ask?  The Longhorn’s don’t need any help making their schedule look any worse! *shakes head*

6 Best Sports Rants to Get You Through the Day
Cubicle GM — Mostly just because I need one location where I can access my favorite sports rants from the last few years, below is a buffet, the best of the best, for your viewing pleasure.  Your boss too focused on a non-issue?  Boom – Iverson talking about practice.  Some fool in the cubicle next to you dreaming of a promotion or a big bonus come December?  Boom Jim Mora talking Playoffs?  Some intern, or coworker from another department ruining your project?  Boom Berman is for you.  Being micromanaged?  You’re a man, you’re a Director.  Need any opportunity to remember the good old days of Denny Green or Kellen Winslow back at the U?  Yeah you know what to do. I’m A Man, I’m ...

Deion lands in the middle of the Dez Bryant mess
ProFootballTalk.com — On the same day that one situation into which former NFL cornerback Deion Sanders became entangled was resolved (sort of), word now emerges that Deion had a direct role in the ineligibility of Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant. As John Taylor of CFT points out, Bryant lost his eligibility to play college football because, as the NCAA explains it, he " failed to openly disclose ...

Too Little Information: Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
Sports Page Atlanta — We are at the point in the week at which I ordinarily would offer a segment I call "Too Much Information," which has been a staple of my college football commentary dating back to the days when my brother-in-law, Travis Rice, and I co-hosted "The Dawg Show" on local cable. This week, though, I’m going to deviate from the norm somewhat. There are two reasons for this. First of all, It has been a long week in these parts, and I will confess to you up front that I plan on making it an early night this evening. I’m just beat, and any breakdown I had to offer would be deficient, and I didn’t want to let all of you down after Doug already ...

Bevo's Daily Roundup - October 26, 2009
Burnt Orange Nation — This week's theme song. Sing along. You know the chorus. We are ready. Texas served notice to the rest of the Big 12 Saturday night. The Longhorns are pointing to their first Big 12 title since 2005. If they play like they did Saturday night, it will be the Big 12 championship game and beyond – like a trip to Pasadena for the BCS title game next Jan. 7. Usually teams do not shake up their starting line up six weeks into the season, but Greg Davis did just that. ...

49ers QBs Alex Smith vs. Shaun Hill: The QB debate to end all QB debates
Niners Nation — When I was putting together today's links, I came across a rather amusing little line over at Shutdown Corner: Do the 49ers have a quarterback controversy? And is a 49ers quarterback controversy the NFL equivalent of a pillow fight? We can but wait and see... The QB debate the past few years has often a bit more sad than enthralling.  The 49ers have long looked for the "QB of the future," but have often been stick with mediocrity.  And yet for 49ers fans, the position remains so enthralling in a car wreck kind of way.  Exhibit 1: Yesterday's 49ers-Texans recap thread.  The shocking ...

Chumps vs. Yumps: Week 9 Predictions
straitpinkie.com — Week 9 is upon us and the Yumps will try and hold on to their one point lead in the overall standings.  Kentucky hosts SEC opponent Mississippi State, who has given both Florida and LSU all they could handle; while Louisville hosts Arkansas State.  Third ranked Texas is playing a bunch of kids, but kids whose coach is A MAN!!!  The MANgino cost me last week, but i’m goin’ with the MAN once again. Maybe cuz I’m an idiot, but “THAT’S NOT TRUE! So get your facts strait!…Who’s the kid here? Are you kidding me? That’s all I got to say, makes me wanna puke…” ...

Know Your Colts History: Getting to Know Bill Polian's Latest Gem
Stampede Blue — Jacob Lacey's pick-six against the Rams last week introduced him to a national audience (ok, a Midwestern audience, but still) who didn't know about the undrafted free agent who is now playing key snaps on one of the best teams in the NFL.  Watching late-round draft picks like and undrafted players turn into productive players is a great thing, especially when they hit the ground running, like Jacob Lacey.  As Colts fans, we're no strangers to seeing late draft picks and undrafted players play become big time contributors, thanks to the ...

SUrreal Times
The Axeman - Brent Axe — Soooooo...quiet day around the SU Football ranch, huh? Wow. We had enough to sort through with the poor attendance at the Cincinnati game on Saturday, fans booing Greg Paulus at that same game, the QB controversy brewing around Paulus and Ryan Nassib, and the dire need by this team to get a signature win to validate all this "progress"... Soooooo...quiet day around the SU Football ranch, huh? Wow. We had enough to sort through with the poor attendance at the Cincinnati game on Saturday, fans booing Greg Paulus at that same game, the QB controversy brewing around Paulus and Ryan Nassib, and the dire need by this team to get a ...

The Underachieving BCS College Football Coaches of 2009
Comments on: Fantasy Football Week 3 — Every year, some college football fans are filled with disappointment of a fall come and gone, their hopes and dreams dashed by a miserable season on the gridiron.  2009 is no different, so we decided to offer a list of who were the worst offenders of underachievement. And please note, that unless specified, this list is only based on the merits of the current season. bowden A classic example of a coach who didn’t know when to quit.  You surely can’t take Bowden’s National Titles away, but we’re a decade removed from his last title–which was his last BCS win as well.  The biggest gripe about Bowden in the last decade is the perennial underachievement of his ...

Following the money
Boiled Sports — Thanks to a discussion over at KHC, I found this link. So, who is stealing money? (all numbers are prior to bonuses) Rip Off -Bob Stoops $4.8 million Stoops teams win a lot of games (usually), but struggle mightily in BCS bowls. Methinks that paying a coach one of the top salaries in the nation should yield a national title contender every third year...and no, a contender is not just based on a top-3 pre-season ranking. -Charlie Weis $3.5 million (est.) Domers make me chuckle. A pal of mine who roots for UND for no apparent reason tells me that it's too hard to win at UND because ...