Entries from November 2006

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Irvin: “This is how I joke”

Even though it didn’t get much play in the national media, by now you might have heard how ESPN NFL analyst Michael Irvin recently did his best Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder impression.
As you may recall, Snyder was canned by CBS in 1988 for spouting some rather politically incorrect views on why African Americans were naturally superior athletes. […]

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Vick to fans: You’re #1

This picture just about says it all. Seems Mikey Vick was a little upset at some of the comments from his “fans” after the Falcons got punched in the mouth by the Saints 31-13 to drop to 5-6 on the season.
 Of course, after the Falcons PR staff got ahold of him, Vick, aka Ron Mexico, quickly […]

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Looks like it will be the Trojans

So now it seems as if the whole college football world is in agreement that Southern Cal - fresh off their impressive 44-24 shellacking of Notre Dame - should be the team to play Ohio State for the National Championship?
As if beating the Irish by 20 points was impressive.
Has everyone forgotten what happened on September […]

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Ocho Cinco En Fuego

Nine weeks into the 2006 NFL season, Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro wide receiver Chad Johnson had tallied 40 catches for 482 yards and two touchdowns. Decent stats for some but far below what the outspoken Johnson expected from himself - not to mention fantasy football nerds everywhere (I should know, I own him).
Of course, in this […]

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Boo Hoo

Wittle Wandy is upset and doesn’t want to catch footballs for da Waidas anymore.
Just a few years ago, Randy Moss was considered the best wide receiver in the NFL. Better than T.O. Better than Marvin Harrison. Better than Steve Smith. Sure, he was a thorn in the side of teammates and management while in Minnesota, […]