BLAKE MITCHELL FEELS LIKE D-D-D-DANCIN, DANCIN'

by Orson on Jun 25, 2007 7:49 AM EDT

Late Friday, With Leather posted these pics of Blake Mitchell, noted eccentric and South Carolina quarterback, sweating like a meth-head running wind sprints in the Kalahari at a wedding of some sort.

Blake Mitchell, dancing, sweaty fool.

This immediately went straight to the Department of Gloriously Stupid Ideas in our head, so we contacted someone who might actually make the video. The conversation went something like this:

Orson: Joel, can you make Blake Mitchell dance?
Joel: Yeah. It'll look like JibJab, but yeah, I can do that.
Orson: That's awesome. Why don't you get started on that great idea I just had? Like, now?
Joel: Um, sure.

And so a classic was born. Frankly, we deserve no credit on this one, since we merely told a Tennessean with a rudimentary working knowledge of Flash the idea, and he ran with the rest. And if you haven't seen Graceland, the story of Mary the Murderous Elephant and Her Unfortunate Hanging, or seen a Nashville-area Golden Corral at 5:30 p.m. on a Sunday, you'll have to understand that things get out of hand and get out of hand fast in the Volunteer State once the enthusiasm kicks in for a bit.

We now present Blake Mitchell, who contrary to the soundtrack, feels like dancin', dancin'. For those of you who have the Youtubes blocked at work, try Joel's embedded Flash file after the jump.

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Blake Mitchell: He’s like Napoleon Dynamite without the social skills.

by Doug on Jun 25, 2007 8:12 AM EDT reply actions

There’s something about blake’s mugshot…meesa can’t put my finger on it.

by Erik on Jun 25, 2007 8:55 AM EDT reply actions

now I feel like dancin’. bring me the outdoor dancefloor!

by PSUgirl on Jun 25, 2007 8:57 AM EDT reply actions

UTube blocked at work here. Embedded works.

Ugly video, and fat chicks in the background.

by drogue on Jun 25, 2007 9:02 AM EDT reply actions

off topic but for the record, if rod beck isn’t awarded moustache wednesday this week, it will be an affront to all we hold holy here in the sports blogosphere.

by kleph on Jun 25, 2007 9:02 AM EDT reply actions

Very impressive. EDSBS is rated NC-17 btw.

by Chg on Jun 25, 2007 9:05 AM EDT reply actions

One wish – girl in green (who looks like she’s hatching a baby) was…..

Flashin’, Flashin’

by Rashaan Salaam on Jun 25, 2007 9:05 AM EDT reply actions

That was absolutely outstanding.

The perfect thing for a Monday morning.

by Cincy on Jun 25, 2007 9:11 AM EDT reply actions

The NC-17 rating was based on the following words:
de*th (5x)
f**k (4x)
c**ks (3x)
de*d (2x)
and en*ma (1x)
I’m a little concerned about the context of that last one…

by Herb on Jun 25, 2007 9:16 AM EDT reply actions

I told you he could really dance!

Yeaah, clickclack!

by BDoc on Jun 25, 2007 9:37 AM EDT reply actions

The King needed a castle, that pachyderm needed killin’, somebody’s got to eat all that food, and Blake Mitchell needed to dance. It’s just the way things are.

by Rocky Top Talk on Jun 25, 2007 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

The word of the day is…..nebbish.

by BC Eagle on Jun 25, 2007 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

Killer headspin on the turf.

by tOSU_radar on Jun 25, 2007 9:50 AM EDT reply actions

That video was very well done sir (Joel) seriously a great way to start the morning

by Jonathan on Jun 25, 2007 10:05 AM EDT reply actions

Something really cool about a chick in a bridesmaid’s gown with no visible means of support, yankin’ the hem up way over her knees and sportin’ reefs exhibiting finely pedicured toenails…a motivational combination of feminine and practical that sets my teeth on edge and sharpens my focus. Extra points for the tan. The term “target” comes to mind.

Oh, and Blake Mitchell? Sweats like Tennessee’s B-Ball coach.

by sb on Jun 25, 2007 10:11 AM EDT reply actions

Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing. Joel, way to represent for our fanbase.

Wow, what a way to start the week.

Dancin’ dancin’!

by CFB Authority on Jun 25, 2007 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

Fantastic stuff. The spinning on his head at the end was gold, pure gold.

Anyone know who is performing the song? That’s going to be stuck in my head all day.

by John F on Jun 25, 2007 10:32 AM EDT reply actions

The whores in that wedding party look pretty bangable.

by Pimp Tight © on Jun 25, 2007 10:33 AM EDT reply actions

It doesn’t look like Blake was wearing the Under Armour moisture wicking dress shirt.

by mlmintampa on Jun 25, 2007 10:34 AM EDT reply actions

Damn, Pimp, you can’t go callin’ ‘em whores if you ever expect to be invited in. Your pejorative may be accurate, but it won’t enhance your opportunities. Just sayin’…And, yes, ‘bangable’, would certainly apply.

by sb on Jun 25, 2007 10:47 AM EDT reply actions

I wish Blake could move like that in a game. No wait, I wish our offensive line could protect him enough so he didn’t have a need to move like that in a game.

by Out of Conference on Jun 25, 2007 10:58 AM EDT reply actions

I second kleph’s motion. For this week at least, Rod Beck > Bernie Brewer.

by Rusty on Jun 25, 2007 10:59 AM EDT reply actions

That’s epic. And drouge, I don’t know who you’re looking at but the bridesmaid in green looks pretty damn good.

by Robert on Jun 25, 2007 11:05 AM EDT reply actions

How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a dance-off?

by Oops Pow Surprise on Jun 25, 2007 11:09 AM EDT reply actions

Robert, I agree, an exemplary display of green-dressed pulchritude.

by sb on Jun 25, 2007 11:18 AM EDT reply actions

The only thing to make Joel’s animation better would be OBC throwing the visor in disgust.

Nicely done, Joel!

by Aerobab on Jun 25, 2007 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

Holy crap, now I’ve got flashbacks from junior high sock-hops.

Like the Varsouviana played in Blanche DuBois’ head, so is “Let’s Get It Started” playing in mine.

must not do runningman . . .

by MCab on Jun 25, 2007 11:41 AM EDT reply actions

How awesome is Blake Mitchell?

HE CASTS NO SHADOW ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD!

by Mätt on Jun 25, 2007 12:02 PM EDT reply actions

1. Re: the women: I had to stretch the picture to make it fit right. Added 20 pounds, which often looks good for linemen on letterbox TVs, but is not so flattering for wedding crashers of the female variety.

2. Spurrier is (still) giving me fits. I first tried throwing his visor, but I had problems separating it from his head. So then I tried having him just throw his head down, which I thought would work, but really didn’t. Eventually, I had to settle for the ambiguous shaking of the head. Is it in disgust, or is he getting funky? We animate. You decide.

3. The song is by the Scissor Sisters, whom I’d never heard of until Orson sent me the tune. I must have heard it two hundred times this weekend, and I still don’t know the words. Catchy tune, though, no?

4. Seriously, the elephant needed killing. Why hanging? Deterrence, folks. Send a message to other large beasts with malicious predispositions. Not in our town.

Actually, it was because the guns didn’t work. Erwin was the only place close that had the requisite machinery to actually hang an animal that large, and even then something broke on the first attempt. Second time’s a charm, apparently. File that away for future reference.

by Rocky Top Talk on Jun 25, 2007 12:03 PM EDT reply actions

http://www.dancesisterdance.com/

Insert pictures of friends’ heads, then sit back and enjoy the magic. And don’t ask me why I knew about this site.

by PW on Jun 25, 2007 12:14 PM EDT reply actions

he’s so. very. moist.

by jeneria on Jun 25, 2007 12:19 PM EDT reply actions

Oh Blake, your ability to embarass us continues to impress.

by offcampus on Jun 25, 2007 12:47 PM EDT reply actions

Around the 1:07 mark, there’s a subtle heartbeat animation— Nice touch. This video would definitely get my vote for a year-end college football blog award if I voted in such things.

by PW on Jun 25, 2007 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

Good ol’ Blake. Always good for some downtime amusement. For what its worth, the photos made their way around Columbia and my friends last Monday after the wedding….we attempted to keep them hush hush because we knew this would happen. But inevitably, someone sends them to a Clempers Tiger on their e-mail list and Voila! Instant Website material.

by cockengr on Jun 25, 2007 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

Is it just me or does Blake’s right leg look an awful lot like the leg on the Sparta guy from the PSU post a few days ago… ie, like a cartoon penis you’d draw in 5th grade

by Berdingo on Jun 25, 2007 2:02 PM EDT reply actions