CURIOUS INDEX, 9/28/07
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Hey, kitten. Yes, you. You in the corner, there. You look so…stressed. And stress will just kill ya, baby. Chill out with some smooth grooves here, ’cause even though we just went through some rough waters, there’s smooth sailing ahead, baby. Have a pina colada on me. Talk to my friend Chuck for four minutes of feelin’ good. Yeah. That’s better now, isn’t it? The wicker chair and mirrored coffee table? Oh, yeah, they’re new. Sometimes you lose, baby. Now that we’ve got the catamaran into some smooth waters baby, let’s just talk. Sometimes, you lose. Sometimes everyone loses, baby. It’s part of the whole cosmic game. Oklahoma lost to Dan Hawkins and Colorado Buffaloes, who live that clean mountain lifestyle, baby: all granola, no free radicals, power crystals and free-range chicken and hot tubs and shit. Oklahoma was gassed in the fourth quarter from the altitude and coughed up a shot at the title, baby. It happens. Sometimes you lose to a 300 pound quarterback. And losing happens in thousand wild ways, darlin’. Pass me the fondue fork, will ya? And a napkin, because there’s no way I’m getting cheese on this new Izod. Anyway, look out there. There’s fish in that sea. Big ones. And none of them weigh more than Josh Freeman, but he beat Texas anyway, baby, mostly because the Longhorns just gave them every enchilada he wanted, especially to receiver Jordy Nelson, who got 116 yards on 12 receptions and a TD from the big man. And you see, there’s a duality there that hangs it all together, right? Enchiladas of sadness for Texas, right? But for Freeman? Those were enchiladas of happy, baby, filled with the guacamole of sweet victory. Pass me that mirror…. Sometimes, even ninjas lose. (SNNNNIIIIFFFF!!!!) Ah, woo! That’s great shit. Anyway, sometimes even ninjas lose. Like Florida. They’re ninjas. They’ve got all these plays, and formations, and stuff. And they’re fighting this big, strong retard. Big motherfucker who’s gonna do one thing: hit you in the face. So Florida’s like, BAM! throwing star, bitch! And it hits the retard in the arm, and he keeps coming. So Florida’s like, WHAM! Nunchuks, fucker! And it bounces off the retard’s head, and he keeps on rushing in toward ‘em. So Florida’s like, WHAM! Death touch, yeah! And the retard picks him up and throws him into a tree shredder. So yeah, ninjas. They get thrown in tree shredders, too. Pass me that mirror one more time. It’s Chinatown, Dennis. Let it go.And when you lose, someone’s really happy. Like USF? They’re really, really happy right now, because they kicked the shit out of West Virginia. (SNNIIIIIIIFFF!) Whoa. And Maryland? They’re just freaking ecstatic that they just kneecapped Rutgers’ entire season, especially because they’re not that good. And Cal? Well, they nearly lost to Oregon, but fortunately the Ducks autodeleted their chances of a win at the last second with a fumble into the endzone. Remember the end of Chinatown? When the worst thing in the world happens? Well, that ain’t it. Fumbling into the endzone on possible tying TD is. At least singlet guy won. And when singlet guy wins, we all win.
Hey…did we just drop anchor? Where the hell are we? Those aren’t…sharks…are they? Call the Coast Guard, dammit. But pass me that mirror one more time, first, sweetie. |
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It’s Chinatown, Dennis. Let it go.









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CatFanInDC says:
Jason Whitlock… Ball State’s proudest alum. Makes me glad to see I’m not the only BSU degree holder to pass out half falling off a hunter green sofa.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:26 am
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roaminggator says:
Was it a former “Basket-Weaving Communications” specialist?
September 28th, 2007 at 8:29 am
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Geaux Irish says:
I thought that was Ed Lover of Yo! MTV Raps on the couch.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:34 am
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Scalz1 says:
Actually, Dr Dre was the fat one. Get it right, yo.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:40 am
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DevilGrad says:
Boise State IS the North Korea of football — in the “holy shit, how did a place that small and back-ass get nukes?” kind of way.
And Whitlock is rapidly becoming one of the most consistently sensible yet button-pushing columnists in the country. But I’d still like to see him take on Mangino in a pie-eating contest.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:44 am
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Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
Free Shoes University & The Recruiting Genius:
1. Fulmer Cup should be retired for the season – FSU wins it big time, Cheeto stains and all!
2. Rat No 4 Jumping Sinking Ship:
Looks like the Genius has lost another one of his prized recruits. Offensive lineman Chris Stewart left Notre Dame’s football team yesterday, perhaps permanently.
That would be the 4th member of Weis’ class to depart Notre Dame: 1. quarterback Zach Frazer (Connecticut), 2. quaterback Demetrius Jones (Cincinnati), 3. loose end Konrad Reuland (Parts Unknown).
The offensive line, already a national joke, is getting weaker by the minute as a few of its players are hurt.
“Wait till Weis gets his players”, say Charlie’s boot-lickers. Well, he might get them, and then they quit on him, like the team has this year.
After the fiasco of this season, any high schooler that wants to play for Charlie is either stupid, desperate or a coward that does not want to compete with top talent at a tier-1 school.
Of course all of this is Ty’s fault.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:47 am
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Brewster Crew says:
O, let me do a little ranting.
The NCAA dropped the freaking hammer on the Minnesota bounceyball team for a tutor writing papers, not taking tests (and it was tutor, as in singular). If the NCAA were serious about the allegations they’d go into Tallahassee, find out how long this has been going on and how many athletes benefitted from this, force FSU to vacate any and all wins from the era of cheating, take away scholarships and campus visits, and put a 5 year postseason ban on the Noles, as well as smack the ole “Lack of Institutional Control” on Bowden and FSU for allowing this to happen, dadgummit.
What wlll really happen? SW Florida A&M will lose 27 scholarships and be placed on probation.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:51 am
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AllWhoYonder says:
May be a rumor, but I heard that the whole university of Notre Dame is transferring. It was on the internet though, so it’s probably true.
September 28th, 2007 at 8:53 am
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WTTerminus says:
What’s wrong with an Athens band going out and making a little jack on the side. I bet Sister Hazel wish they had a little commercial money. Then they might not have to play half empty shows in every college town except Gainesville.
“Play ‘It’s All For You’ wooooooooooooooooo” (read as drunkenly yelled”
Also playing Of Montreal at a UGA tailgate will most likely result in rednecks labeling you as a homosexual. [actual terminology redacted] But I like ‘em.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:00 am
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Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
Weis’ Notre Dame Quitters:
AllWhoYonder: You may be right about the quitters. According to the local South Bend paper, since Charlie Cheeseburgers Weis took over, 16 players have left the team. A few more and that would be enough to field a team.
Maybe Charlie scares the players away so that he can have more servings at the buffet table?
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070928/SPORTS13/709280387/1001/Sports
September 28th, 2007 at 9:01 am
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Allahver Fist says:
The Orange and Blue Out was damned impressive. Idaho. Dang. It happened in freaking Idaho. They’ve probably have been testing that underground for years out there. Still, I’m looking forward to the display of cheese in Tampa tonight. Riddle me this, WfVU v. USF fans:
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many people will pick the pecker picking prick in wrasslin’ tights from the packed passel of puckered poofters?
Go Bulls, fuck that Big East up.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:05 am
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Stormy says:
“and close its football program in favor of fielding a really, really strong women’s lacrosse team”
I thought only Northwestern was allowed to do that.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:09 am
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tOSUBuckeyes says:
Is it too much of a stretch to try and connect Bobby Bowden and the long history of questionable things that have gone on at FSU to his Alabama raising?
Very ironic that Alabama was almost given the death penalty, Auburn has been on probation more than any school, and FSU (guided by an Alabama native) has a 20 year history of cheating or questionable behavior.
It’s probably just my narrow-minded hatred for all things Alabama, but it sure is interesting.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:11 am
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gerry dorsey says:
now you see that other fans trying to dupricate boise state’s fans is inevit…inevitabre .
September 28th, 2007 at 9:41 am
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Raider Red says:
“Hans Brix?!? Goddammit!”
September 28th, 2007 at 9:50 am
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bamafanintigerland says:
Funny how Tressel has been running a clean program at Ohio State, thankfully all the allegations made about being paid were by angry black men (except for Troy Smith, but he is an upstanding young man).
September 28th, 2007 at 9:51 am
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NewAZTiger says:
Orson,
You know UF does a similar thing to Boise St. – Orange or blue tops, but regardless of shirt selection, everyone wears Jorts.
September 28th, 2007 at 10:07 am
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Orangeblood says:
More scandal! Coach Fran selling injury information to select boosters:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA092807.01D.FBC.Aggies.Franchione.en.34050d6.html
September 28th, 2007 at 10:08 am
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tOSUBuckeyes says:
All programs have “shady” things going on, no doubt about it. And by no means am I here saying that Ohio State is as clean as a whistle, absolutely not.
Troy is a fine young man, he made a single mistake and took $500 bucks from a booster. He was suspended and worked his way back. I don’t know if anyone else was paying attention, but if I remember correctly Troy Smith was the first person to run over to Chris Leak and congratulate him. And he did so with a genuine smile on his face. In fact, I remember seeing a picture of the two hugging and I remember saying to myself that I couldn’t tell who won the game. Troy looked just as happy as Chris.
If that doesn’t speak volumes for the type of guy Troy has grown up to be, nothing else he can do will.
I’d like to think that Tressel had a hand in that somehow.
September 28th, 2007 at 10:09 am
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Papa Lou BSU says:
#1 — Indeed! (Although my sofa at my apartment in the Village way back when was more of an *olive* green…)
However, everyone knows that BSU’s most famous alum is Joyce DeWitt (a.k.a. Janet on “Three’s Company”).
September 28th, 2007 at 10:13 am
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Blog Goliard says:
I wonder if Demetrius Jones will be getting any tuition refunded from Northern Illinois. Seems a little late to me. And he’s having to pay for the fall term at Cincy.
From a scholarship at Notre Dame to paying out-of-pocket for two schools in one semester. Dayum, that kid’s either rolling in dough, got no sense, or was crazy desperate to get out of both North Bend and DeKalb.
Or some combination thereof.
September 28th, 2007 at 10:19 am
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Willet says:
Troy Smith was smiling because he was not on his back for the first time all evening
September 28th, 2007 at 10:58 am
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adam (the gay one) says:
hey now. of montreal has already talked about that damn outback commercial. they were the classic legally ignorant rock kids and didn’t realize the lyrics would be rewritten. also, they used the money to buy props, including giant lobster claws, for a kick as tour. seriously, of montreal, radiohead, and do make say think gave the best performances i’ve ever seen.
but i have those fucking commercials.
September 28th, 2007 at 11:16 am
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oc phil says:
Just because there are no athletic scholarships avaialbe does not mean that Demetrius handed over much, if any cash to either school. University financial aid departments have some very creative people and I’m sure they were able to maximize the assistance that would be available to any student (theoretically).
September 28th, 2007 at 11:17 am
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ProfKid93 says:
Arcade Fire sucks almost as much as SKLM
September 28th, 2007 at 11:56 am
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Brandon Lang says:
USF is attempting a “green out” tonight. We’ll see what happens, but I guess it depends on how many people make it over from Polk County.
September 28th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
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Signal to Noise says:
Re: Whitlock — even a broken clock is right twice a day.
September 28th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
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Brian O'Blivion says:
re Hysteria:
How do you cheat on a clown test?
And then there’s this little gem from Dodd:
Did you know? That Bowden once had lunch with the mayor of Stuttgart, Germany. Manfred Rommel is the son of the infamous Erwin Rommel. According to FSU, Bobby always had a “special admiration” of the Nazi field marshal’s “renowned tactical brilliance.”
Maybe he admired Joseph Goebbels as well. Bobby seemed like a minister of propaganda defending his boy during the Jeff Bowden years.
September 28th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
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kleph says:
waitaminit… arcade fire is from canada not athens or the east coast.
September 28th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
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wtterminus says:
Kleph,
Of Montreal are from Athens, and they wrote the music for the Outback commercial.
September 28th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
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Pat says:
It amazes me that none of you even read the report or a summary. Here let me sum it up for you people:
One tutor was helping people cheat online. A student reported this to FSU and the investigated it. The Tutor is no longer part of the University. Two FSU football players were suspended at the start of the season and have not played this year. No men’s basketball, baseball or men’s track players were implemented.
To sum it up, No sanctions, no loss of scholarships, no forfits. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.
September 29th, 2007 at 12:06 am
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Steve says:
While I don’t read his comments regularly, I’ve read several and seen numerous television appearances, which, when taken together, lead me to the conclusion that Whitlock’s panis must be filled with extra brains, because he’s the most sensible mfer writing today. If only he hadn’t done something to piss of the folks at The Sports Reports, I could get my weekly fix, too. Instead, we have to listen to Mitch “the (other) male Oprah” Albom and Mike Lupica, moderated by John Sauders, who isn’t interested in a story if he can’t tie it to the underrepresentation of blacks in NCAA head coaching positions.
September 29th, 2007 at 9:17 am
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Brian O'Blivion says:
#31 Whatever helps you sleep at night darling.
September 29th, 2007 at 1:44 pm