EDSBS OSCARS: THE NOMINATIONS ARE…
Jon Stewart can take two routes with the oscars: he can go cuddly and Billy Crystal on everyone (”Oh my, Sara, what a benign, friendly Jew he is,” says an anonymous viewer,”) or he can squat firmly over the face of Hollywood and deliver a one-year-and-out Cleveland Steamer of a performance a la Chris Rock or David Letterman. We’re hoping Stewart opts for the second option, which will be judged by whether or not Sean Penn gets premenstrual over a Stewart quip. (And he will.)

Jon Stewart, seen here sporting quality Jew-fro, could Cleveland Steamer the Oscars with zeal this week.
We thought of a few Oscars of our own to hand out around here:
Best Foreign Film: Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College. Plays wicked awesome defensive end. Has the presdential seal of Uganda tattooed on his back, which has to be a tattoing singularity since we can’t imagine Yoweri Museveni getting loaded on palm wine and getting tatted up in Kigali one crazy Thursday night. The grandson of an assassinated Ugandan PM comes to play football for the Jesuits while earning two degrees and making noises about entering politics after his NFL career. If this isn’t globalization at work, nothing is.

Kiwanuka, seen here imposing an embargo on completions on a player who he outscored on the Wonderlic by thirty points.
Best Screenplay, Nominees 2006 Since Texas won this last year, ruining fellow nominee and big studio fave “USC Best Evah 4 Real,” they’re out of the running this year. This won’t prevent ESPN, CNNSI, or the media as a whole from doing some ridiculously contrived story-arcing prior to the season. The nominated memes are:
1. “Urban Renewal.” Urban Meyer takes Florida to a national title with the Ladyback at qb, overcoming the obstacles of year one and affirming his status as the new pontiff of college fb.
2. “The Mighty Quinn.” Articles proclaiming the Irish’s inevitable march to title begin in 3…2…1…
3. “And a Hovercraft-lovin’, Sweatervest Clad Gangsta Shall Lead Them.” Late season surge, emerging offense, a solid, mobile qb, and the ever-bankable defense will have sportswriters flocking to the Buckeyes for early picks.
4. “Sooner, Rather Than Later.” Predicted Oklahoma resurgence will gain traction with a healthy Adrian Peterson and a Rhett Bomar who knows what the hell he’s doing now.

Remember him? Sportswriters will.
Best Acheivement in Costume Design The nominees will be anyone turning down any one of Nike’s one-armed Power Ranger outfits they’ll no doubt test out on squirming, helpless marquee programs locked into unbreakable, sealed with unspeakable curses Faustian contracts with Phil Knight. Oregon stands zero chance of enduring a new low in a long series of uniform indignities, but Florida and Virginia Tech should know better. (BTW, the one-armed Gator undershirts? Marked down to 22 bucks at Dick’s Sporting Goods the last time we checked. And we still pulled it off the racks with a pair of chicken tongs and refused to buy it.)
The interesting counterpoint to Nike’s avant-garde futzing with unis is Adidas, who’s partnered with UCLA, Notre Dame, and Tennessee, among others. Adidas–with the exception of the new Nebraska unis–rides the “classic” look ’till it breaks, which can actually seem more daring in the face of endless revampings and overhauls than any of the Cirque de Soleil/Freddie Mercury duds Nike makes their athletes ball around in on Saturdays.

As if Leak didn’t go through enough this year.












1
Seriously, Tressel’s World is about the greatest thing I’ve ever seen.
Comment by Bullfrog — February 28, 2006 @ 1:33 pm
2
Nothing on the internets makes us laugh harder–not even the little dancing banana graphic Brian’s always using on MGoBlog.
Comment by Orson Swindle — February 28, 2006 @ 1:35 pm
3
This isn’t very clever but LenDale White should get Best Supporting Actor.
Comment by John — February 28, 2006 @ 1:43 pm
4
Best Supporting Actress: the safe pick here is Holly Rowe, but I’m going out on a limb and taking Nick Lachey.
Comment by moin — February 28, 2006 @ 2:39 pm
5
Best Long Documentary:
“Medocrity: The Gailey Era at Ga Tech & The Athletic Director who Exposed the Truth”
Comment by AuburnGADawg — February 28, 2006 @ 3:29 pm
6
I’m waiting for Phil Knight to just lose it and go George Lucas on college football. Take things that were once good and try to make them better by adding more flash, effects, and fireworks.
Phil Knight, like ESPN, needs to get back to his roots and stop trying to impress us with all the bullshit.
I’m venting. EPSN did a God DAMN segment on Kenny “I talk like I’m always wasted” Mayne and him getting kick off that stupid dancing show on ABC. What the shit is that?
Comment by Rome — February 28, 2006 @ 3:51 pm
7
Tribe Pride baby…Tribe Pride.
Comment by TJ — February 28, 2006 @ 5:24 pm
8
I like how the score is UF:14 and UGA:0 in the chris leak pic. Nice
Comment by bonghit Gator — February 28, 2006 @ 8:49 pm
9
Is it just me, or is the idea of someone bumping around DSG in jorts and chicken tongs just hysterically funny?
Comment by bitterhorn — March 1, 2006 @ 6:02 pm