Yes, we said we don’t pay attention to it, but sources have let us in on the fact that this bas-ket-ball sport is pretty popular, too. The University of Florida has even gotten in on the fad, showing that they’re ahead of the curve as always, fielding a squad that is among the four best in the nation.
This arrangement involves teams playing in a tournament to settle their dispute as to who is the most excellent in the land…a savage thought, to be sure, but it is a less civilized sport, to be sure. Long may our Poinsettia and Weed-Eater Bowls reign!
Deciding things by a tourney…savages!
Bruce Feldman is one of the very few writers on ESPN.com who actually could call himself a blogger without abusing the term. We mean that as a compliment, of course, since Bruce not only punchily sums up the college scene using a dizzying array of sources, but actually links to them in his thrice-weekly blog, a rarity on the WWL.
Bruce was kind enough to stop by the Brewhouse last Friday night and have a beer. (Feldman, it should be noted, not only bought us the beer, but defied sportswriter typecasting by not being a three hundred pound buffet monster/skinny, John Clayton nebbish. Feldman looks like he could kick your ass something solid.)
The interview sounds remarkably good for being in a bar, but be warned: someone in the interview thought it would be a good idea to get REALLY CLOSE to the mic to avoid the background noise. That someone is not named Bruce Feldman. We did cover the upcoming season, his background as a sportswriter, and his affinity for the unique flora and fauna of the Miami football scene. Much thanks to him for stopping by and talking with us.
After one of the all-timers last year for off-season tumult, including players stealing equipment from the South Carolina locker room, we knew things sounded just a little too idyllic in South Carolina. A blemish-free Cocks’ offseason pustules up as defensive end Shea McKeen and former linebacker Dustin Lindsay get tagged for FnDC in Columbia early last Friday morning. Lindsay, already booted from the team for failing out of school in January, is wanted by Columbia police for a veritable ODB-esque series of charges: disorderly conduct, trespass after notice and failure to stop on police command, all stemming from a brawl at a local bar called “The Pour House.”
Since Spurrier’s renewing his triannual vow to pay more attention to the defense (see: learning their names,) we have a suggestion: keep players away from bars with anything resembling the following list of names:
–”Paco’s House of Agents ‘n Coke Whores.”
–”McTipsy’s”
–”Overserv’d: Now with Collapsible Stunt Furniture.”
–”The Pour House”
–”O’Bombley’s: A Taliban Bar.” (Just to keep your players off the DHS watch list.)
–”Blasé’s on 7th: Now featuring ‘Shots For Tots’ Tuesdays!”
If she’s there, you probably don’t want your players there.
Fulmer Cup points awarded on full confirmation: 2, one for the fightin’, and one for the fleein’. (HT: reader Kevin M.)
Strike one for bloggers: Colin Cowherd will give MZone credit today for the Vince Young Wonderlic Test bit it lifted without credit last week, according to Gelf Magazine. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says of the snafu:
“As the internet continues to flourish and grow, these types of issues continue to spark discussion and constructive debate on how to best and properly incorporate the voice of the fan, which is a significant part of what (we) do here.”
Hmm…one could start by allowing your content to be the game and not the many-armed Cthulu that has become ESPN/Disney? Or allowing facts and outcomes to dictate television coverage? See: USC’s coronation, J.J. Redick and Adam Morrison winning their brackets because TEHY R ROXXtarZ, Tiger Woods in anything…
The voice of the fan has very, very little to do with ESPN in its current form. A corporation in an identity crisis does. Anyone out there planning on getting ESPN Mobile? Anyone?
T-shirts most fine, including one made just for Colin’s Monday.
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