JOE THEISMANN LOSES JOB, GAINS NEW GROUP OF SWORN ENEMIES--COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS

Oh no Dept:

So, it looks like Brent Musberger and Theisssmannn might be “working” together on next season’s Saturday night football game for ABC. Rats! Another ND homer on the tube.

Those two are like the Patty and Selma Bouvier sisters of the Homer Simpson Show.

Where’s the “your worst nightmares” tag?

Musberger + Theismann on Saturday Night Football? Makes me glad the SEC isn’t part of that contract.

“Another ND homer”? At least it will work towards balancing out the 15,000 ND-haters that are in sports journalism and broadcasting!

How do you know if you are a ND fanboy/homer? By calling everyone else who regards ND as average a hater.

So first they demote Ron Franklin, then they bring in Paul McGuire, and now THIS? In the name of Dr. Jerry Punch, who the heck is making decisions these days over at ESPN/ABC/Disney?!

Looking on the bright side, at least we can take comfort in that Kornheiser can always take Herbstreit’s place on Gameday just in case the MNF gig doesn’t work out. That way, we don’t lose any of the magic!

McGuire and Theismann together again? Words fail me.

I don’t see a problem with this. Theisman is well regarded in the industry as a level headed, frank, analytical mind. As welcome an addition to the college football world as there ever were.

The only problem is the inevitable knife fight between he and Mussberger during a ND/USC game. Theisman, of course, wins the fight, but then we have to hear about how a “former ND quarterback” killed an insufferable nerd live on the air.

Theisman well regarded in the industry? The best line I heard yesterday on this subject was that the only person that likes to listen to Joe Theisman is Joe Theisman. (I would have thought it was his mom, but, even moms have limits.)

Ron Jaworski: sell out? I liked him when he was diagraming plays at 3 a.m., before he went all MNF.

There is no God.

To #3:

What????

“Late in the season, his hallmates in Zahm Hall hung an enormous banner out of a 4th story window proclaiming, “Theisman for Heisman,” (sic) changing the original pronunciation of his surname, “THEEZ-man,” to rhyme with “Heisman,” which he has used since."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Theismann
What a cheesedick.

Joe Theeeesman is a menace to the football-viewing public. May he be banished to the most obscure corner of the on-air-personality universe.

blah blah blah ND is overrated blah blah blah everyone hates ND blah blah blah

Theismann is a self righteous clown. I used to live/work in Denver and he came to town to do a Sunday niht game (vs. the Colts). They were forecasting cold and snow (which they got — ended up being a great game with two 50+ yard field goals in the last minute, but I digress…) and he came in to the place I was working to buy some long underwear to wear under his suit. He must have told everyone in there a hundred times that he’s Joe Theismann and he was going to be on ESPN the following night and needed something that wouldn’t show under his suit and he’s Joe Thiesmann and did he mention he’s Joe Theismann?

I’m an ND grad and I found him to be a pretty unbearable. Oh and I went to high school with his kids and they were drunks who were almost as bad as him.

Please, someone put Theisman in a booth with LT and let the violence ensue. I always find it amazing how many former players seemingly know little to nothing about the game of football.

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I know football rules the roost here… but I’m surprised I’ve not seen a post about Donovan fleeing Gainesville for bluegrass country.

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Yesterday I found out Theisman was thrown off the air, it was like magnificent earth shattering sex. Today, I got the clap.

Turn this to your advantage immediately – think of the fun that can be had with oversized cardboard Theismann masks.

It’s not exactly good news though, is it?

Wow, can you believe it more ND bashing….You guys are all such a bunch of losers !!!! You hate ND more then you like your own school……..Just a bunch of Irish Envy !!!

Now, now. Let’s be clear about this. SKLM is the one hating on Notre Dame. You just try and stop him. We’ll be over here trying to stop the sun from setting.

Orson, when is the cheat sheet going to be up for tonight’s radio program? And they have you slotted for 2 hours, beginning at 7 eastern going to 9 eastern.

Break a leg, Joe!

okay, that (“break a leg”) was funny.

In the name of Dr. Jerry Punch, who the heck is making decisions these days over at ESPN/ABC/Disney?!

Norby (Norby!) Williamson.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lester_munson/03/27/holding.court/index.html
Just saw this, Orson. Thought it might be interesting to you.

1. I am jealous of ND. I mean, I love losing bowl games, getting BEATDOWN by UM, LSU, and USC, or any team with a pulse, having an overrated coach, etc. Yeah, it’s definately Irish Envy.

1. I was thinking the same thing. (NORBY!)

Why can’t the four letter network just realize that some of their personnel just flat out suck?

#19: I thought that smart people went to Notre Dame. How do go to ND and not realize that most people hate your school? And why is it that the Notre Dame alumni (and sometimes non-alumni) constantly get bent out of shape about people hating on their school Is it not enough to get the adoration of NBC, constant fellatio from ESPN, and annual (undeserved) invitations from the BCS year in and year out? Corporate sponsorship and 60 Minute interviews for your coach not enough? Must EVERYONE love you? How sad to be so needy. No one fucking envies Notre Dame… get over yourself.

COMMETNS LIKE THAT ARE THE REASON THAT PEOPLE HATE NOTRE DAME!!!!

I know that a number of people hate my beloved WVU, and it’s a fucking state school. Who the fuck cares… hate me… just don’t insult me. I lash out.

We will say this for Notre Dame: the bratwurst at the tailgates tastes better there than anywhere else.

“I don’t see a problem with this. Theisman is well regarded in the industry as a level headed, frank, analytical mind. As welcome an addition to the college football world as there ever were.”

Please tell me you were fucking giggling to yourself when you wrote this?

Is there no EDSBS radio tonight? Will there be a cheatsheet? Will I be prejudiced against again by the Saban-esque operator? I have so many questions…

As my good friend Tex McGruder says, “Notre Dame Football: Returning to Glory Since 1993”

Orson, have you have brats at Wisconsin or Nebraska?

Yeah… i’m going to have to go with Nick here. If it’s not Wisconsin, it’s not a brat.

Yes, we have, but only in Milwaukee off the street. They didn’t compare to eating them at a football game after five drinks.

We ended up mixing our tailgate with some Nebraska fans when they came to Penn State a couple years back and they had some amazing brats. They also had “Husker” dogs which are bright neon red hot dogs, which I don’t care how drunk I was, I was not about to eat those.

Yes I use to hate ND and some of it was out of envy. Now I just think of the program like i think of Virginia. Arrogant but no one can figure out why.

#30.

Of course. I didn’t realize so many would assume I was serious. I can love ND and still realize that not every player in the NFL is God’s gift to football. Theisman cannot..

NBC Irish Fellatio: Ill give you that one, even if theyve got a Trojan in the booth.

Anyone who considers the WWLs treatment of ND to be favorable, whether double entendred or not, needs to have their eyes checked.

Yes, they talk about ND too much, but its only because the Irish are a popular team. Both the Yankees and Cubs are popular, yet they have clear levels of success (or lack of). That doesnt stop those weasels for covering every little incident for them (and of course, the Sawx!) while ignoring the majority of MLB.

If you have a problem with ND’s coverage level, I usually find that it stems from your own perception of your school being “hated on,” and usually from a current/recent past season in which said team:

-is having its best damn season in over 15 years, but still hasnt one a “signature game” or is locked in for #2/3 in conference.

-has a Heisman candidate that is overshadowed by your programs inability to shed its “fluke” status.

-is consistenty good, but never great.

-your “game of the century” happens to be on the same weekend as ND-Mich, ND-Southern Cal, or ND-eventual winner of bowl game

-your team is a mid-major

I for one think ND is covered too damn much. The four-letter should dial it the F down and not pump us up so much. There are plenty of other teams that can provide the copy for the vaseline-filtered “team on the rise” puff pieces, but I guess running the shadowy behind the music “and then it all went terribly wrong” companion pieces over and over has too much juice at Bristol.

Maybe the WWL talks about the Irish so much not out of homerism, but because they know the rest of the country gets off when they tear the team down. For them, its the best of both worlds. The only guarantee you are reaching the entire audience.

Be very careful talking about mid majors ND those are the teams you can still be competitive with.

My mom met Joe Theisman at a corporate conference a couple of years ago (he was hired to speak at the conference)…upon me telling my mother that I couldn’t stand him, she said “that’s OK, he loves himself so much it doesn’t matter who hates him”.

5.0 Guy,
Myles Brand thinks the limit should be revoked? Damn. I can’t remember the last time I agreed with that guy.

CBG,
I thought I was the reason everyone hates ND. You know—someone who didn’t go there but is a fan? And nobody but WVU’s rivals hates WVU; it’s not at the level of ND-football or Duke-basketball hatred yet. It’s West Fuckin’ Virginia, home of Mike Gansey and Pat White (mocker of the Pitt growl).

I worked in a chemical plant where we sniffed toluene both purposely and accidentally. Wikipedia claims there are adverse effects of this process.

I can say without hesitation

There is one benefit to all the ND hating go on out there… I can be guaranteed to see an ND game every weekend they play regardless of the station it’s on. Thanks a million everyone! Keep the hate flowing…

Best off season move yet, Theisman is a retard. My fear is that he will show up on Lincoln Financial now and ruin that quality production.

I LOVE it that ND is despised – hate us all you want to. Notre Dame tottered on the brink of becoming irrelevant, so they bring in Weis. The media fawns all over him and the team, anoints them #2 preseason last year and guess what… college football became that much more interesting.

We are the Ric Flair of College Football.

To paraphrase a couple of famous quotes – “You want us on that wall, you NEED us on that wall, because however disgusting our existence may be to you, you depend on us. You may not admit it at your parties, your conference championship games or your Meineke Car Care Bowl afterparty, but we ARE college football. Who are you going to replace us with, huh? Nebraska? Georgia? USC? No one can hate those schools universally like they do ND.”

“So say goodnight… to da bad guy!”

Good news/bad news. He was easy to mute doing only MNF. Now he’ll be popping up all over college games.
Bad news wins.

46- I take it you read SI.

#46, leave Georgia out of this; the Dawgs won their bowl game.

48 – No, did I miss something? Did SI deem Notre Dame the Ric Flair of College Football?

Sun Dawg – yeah, nice win there in the Chicken Sandwich Bowl. Just sit there while we continue to take the best of the great State of Georgia to play for the Golden Dome.

The big difference between ND and UGA.

Notre Dame players pray to Jesus before each game. UGA coach thinks he is Jesus.

Well Michigan thankfully doesn’t do many night games (yet) so maybe I can avoid Doucheman for a while. It’s too bad he can’t be hired by NBC to do ND games. That would be a perfect match.

No, the paraphrasing of the Jack Nicholson ‘you can’t handle the truth’ spiel. There was one in SI this past week. Your’s was basically the same with slight differences.

Love us, oh please, love us …

No?

Hate us, oh please, hate us ..

Just don’t ignore us …

At least tell us what you think about our great bowl streak …

He’s off the air – very good. He’s doing cfb – very bad. With Musburger? Might as well flail me with a thousand flaming fishhooks and dip me in alcohol. Rape my mom, wife and kids while you’re at it. I think ESPN is trying to kill us all and sweet, sweet death cannot arrive soon enough for me.