One of my favorite running themes/ideas that Bill 'Sports Guy' Simmons has is his yearbook quotes. This is the premise: He searches for absurd quotes from athletes (and some entertainers) and passes them out to his reading masses for them to use as their high school year book quote. Pretty funny stuff, and 99% of the time are a better bet than what the average 18 year old would choose to put as his/her yearbook quote. He's updated the YBQ on his Twitter page, so if you have one of them, check it out.
All that to say, I think there may be a new leader in the clubhouse for yearbook quote of the year. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Thunder himself, LenDale White.
"I really got to be honest," White said. "It wasn't a lot of major diet changes. (It was) watching what I drink. I was a big Patron consumer. ... That's what it was. I was drinking a lot, drank a lot of alcohol. I cut that out of my diet all the way. I don't drink at all. I cut the drinking, I stopped drinking for six months... It started falling off."
I've already written about the talent that took the field in Pasadena on January 4, 2006, but consider the paths of the four biggest stars in the game: One quarterback had photos of him partying with college girls in a hot tub leaked to the internet and has since taken up MMA training in the offseason to improve his on-field performance, the other quarterback had photos of him partying shirtless with other dudes get leaked as well and has been on suicide watch for one night. The Heisman-winning running back has made more news for being injured and dating (until recently) OJ Simpson's lawyer's daughter. And now, to complete the circle, the other star running back is making news for losing 30 pounds of tequila!
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Monday, September 8, 2008
Better Late Than Never
I know it's already two weeks into the college football season, and I haven't made any comments, but trust me, I've been watching and I'm full of comments. Want proof? Read on...
1) I know FAU isn't exactly UofF, but I was thrilled with the outcome of the Horns first game last Saturday. After the lackluster performance at home in last year's opener (see point 2) it was encouraging to see Texas look sharp and dominate a lesser team and was impressive.
2) Speaking of 'lesser teams,' the newly minted Red-Wolves of Arkansas State must love playing teams from the state of Texas. After nearly upsetting UT in last years opener, they go to Kyle Field and beat the Aggs and then crushed Texas Southern, quarterbacked by Bobby Reid (the player who was the center of Mike Gundy's "I'm a man!" tirade last season) this weekend, 83-10. 83 points?!?! A lot of basketball teams don't score that much!
3) The Colorado/Colorado State game may be one of the most underrated rivalries in college football. The crowd is always obscenely electric, and the game is usually a good one. This years match up turned out to be pretty one-sided after a close start, but how many times do you see back-to-back kickoff returns for TD's? Good stuff in Denver.
4) A lot of teams to watch that will be either good or REALLY good withing the next two years: Arkansas, Miami, Texas, Alabama, Notre Dame. Each has a ton of young talent that, assuming they progress as expected, should do a lot of winning in a few years.
5) Speaking of number 4, I'm very happy Texas doesn't have to go to Arkansas next year. Because Arkansas is playing ATM next year, the second game of the UT/UA series got moved back a few years. This makes me happy, because by then Petrino should be gone to a job he considers greener pastures, and the Horns may catch the Hogs in another rebuilding stage.
Now for a few NFL thoughts:
1) Yes the Cowboys looked really good yesterday, but let's hold the Tampa reservations, ya hear? Next week will go a long way in determining how good Dallas really is, but even then, it's only week two.
2) How many years will it take San Diego to underachieve until someone finally realizes that Norv Turner is a great coordinator, but a mediocre head coach? I'm not saying they're done. It is only week one after all, but how does a Carolina team with it's best player suspended come to SD and pull out a last-second win?
3) My not-so-bold prediction for who's coming out of the suddenly not-so-dominate AFC? The Pittsbugh Steelers. With Brady being hurt for maybe the year, (breaking news alert: he's out) San Diego looking unprepared, Indy somehow losing at home to the Bears, and Jacksonville managing to drop a game at Tennessee in which VY doesn't play well AND gets hurt, it looks like the Steelers have the early inside track at making the Super Bowl. Also, the AFC north may be football's new worst division, although the AFC East and NFC West may have something to say about that before things are all said and done.
4) Intersting tidbit that probably no one else noticed: After the thrilling finish to the Carolina/SD game, FOX had a rundown of the statistical leaders. Instead of displaying the name Donte Rosario, the tight end who caught the game winner, the FOX graphic read: Rosario Dawson-7rec 96yds 1td. Apparently, the FOX graphics personell got Rosario mixed up with the Sin City (among other things) actress.
Not the Panthers tight end
1) I know FAU isn't exactly UofF, but I was thrilled with the outcome of the Horns first game last Saturday. After the lackluster performance at home in last year's opener (see point 2) it was encouraging to see Texas look sharp and dominate a lesser team and was impressive.
2) Speaking of 'lesser teams,' the newly minted Red-Wolves of Arkansas State must love playing teams from the state of Texas. After nearly upsetting UT in last years opener, they go to Kyle Field and beat the Aggs and then crushed Texas Southern, quarterbacked by Bobby Reid (the player who was the center of Mike Gundy's "I'm a man!" tirade last season) this weekend, 83-10. 83 points?!?! A lot of basketball teams don't score that much!
3) The Colorado/Colorado State game may be one of the most underrated rivalries in college football. The crowd is always obscenely electric, and the game is usually a good one. This years match up turned out to be pretty one-sided after a close start, but how many times do you see back-to-back kickoff returns for TD's? Good stuff in Denver.
4) A lot of teams to watch that will be either good or REALLY good withing the next two years: Arkansas, Miami, Texas, Alabama, Notre Dame. Each has a ton of young talent that, assuming they progress as expected, should do a lot of winning in a few years.
5) Speaking of number 4, I'm very happy Texas doesn't have to go to Arkansas next year. Because Arkansas is playing ATM next year, the second game of the UT/UA series got moved back a few years. This makes me happy, because by then Petrino should be gone to a job he considers greener pastures, and the Horns may catch the Hogs in another rebuilding stage.
Now for a few NFL thoughts:
1) Yes the Cowboys looked really good yesterday, but let's hold the Tampa reservations, ya hear? Next week will go a long way in determining how good Dallas really is, but even then, it's only week two.
2) How many years will it take San Diego to underachieve until someone finally realizes that Norv Turner is a great coordinator, but a mediocre head coach? I'm not saying they're done. It is only week one after all, but how does a Carolina team with it's best player suspended come to SD and pull out a last-second win?
3) My not-so-bold prediction for who's coming out of the suddenly not-so-dominate AFC? The Pittsbugh Steelers. With Brady being hurt for maybe the year, (breaking news alert: he's out) San Diego looking unprepared, Indy somehow losing at home to the Bears, and Jacksonville managing to drop a game at Tennessee in which VY doesn't play well AND gets hurt, it looks like the Steelers have the early inside track at making the Super Bowl. Also, the AFC north may be football's new worst division, although the AFC East and NFC West may have something to say about that before things are all said and done.
4) Intersting tidbit that probably no one else noticed: After the thrilling finish to the Carolina/SD game, FOX had a rundown of the statistical leaders. Instead of displaying the name Donte Rosario, the tight end who caught the game winner, the FOX graphic read: Rosario Dawson-7rec 96yds 1td. Apparently, the FOX graphics personell got Rosario mixed up with the Sin City (among other things) actress.
Not the Panthers tight end
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