CURIOUS INDEX, 11/1/07
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d00d that iz eerie……Urban Meyer does look just like Bryan Hughes. Texas/Nebraska featured a number of huge plays, but to hell with that shit. What you want in your football coverage is more voyeur cow porn, and that’s precisely what you’ll get if you follow the link and click on the video clip where ABC runs a shot of a cow’s ass instead of the actual play unfolding on the field. (HT: Rob Pongetti, who breaks the whole thing down further in his review.) WOOOO cow flanks. If bovines ruled the world, that would be half the material on the internet, and sites like “hotheifer.com” would look a lot different than they do right now. The other half would still be penis enlargement ads and medications for the heartbreak of anaplasmosis and blackleg. Your “Joe Paterno Might Retire Because He’s Old” story of the day comes from the Philadelphia Inquirer, who attaches worth to the fact Paterno’s contract is up at the end of the year for some reason, ignoring the fact that a.) there’s no one out there in their right mind who would take the job right now, and b.) Joe Pa’s done a better job revamping Penn State than, say for example, his septuagenarian younger Bobby Bowden. He won’t die on the sidelines, either. We mean, he would…if he were alive. As it stands now, only a dedicated zombie hunter can keep Penn State from Paterno coaching Penn State in the 2076 GoogleSoft Fertility Bowl. Michigan State fans are snowing under the Appalachian State t-shirt shop again in anticipation of Michigan’s visit to East Lansing on Saturday. You know the old Bedouin saying: The enemy of my enemy is a D-1AA team that lost to the Wofford Terriers. Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins on Kansas “If he weighs 200 pounds,” Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins said, “I’ll give you my left foot.” Perhaps he’s misquoted here, and is merely offering to purchase the inspirational Daniel Day-Lewis movie for the fullback in return for some healthy weight loss on his part. If that is the case, screw that–Day-Lewis is far cooler in Last of the Mohicans, where he beats one of cinema’s grand barons of badass, Mogua, in a fight only after running three hundred miles through the mountains. We don’t know what the hunk of blue metal Mogua wields is, but we want it on the wall next to our bottles of Charles Bronson’s Mandom and the skull of Darnell Dockett.
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PeteJayhawk says:
Hawkins said that about Todd Reesing, not McAnderson.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:16 am
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PeteJayhawk says:
Also, dude…that video. It plays automatically. And is on continuous loop. Not cool.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:18 am
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PW says:
speaking of Dockett, has anyone noticed that Earnest Graham looks like he’s gained about 75 pounds of muscle since he left UF?
November 1st, 2007 at 9:19 am
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rjsplow says:
“We don’t know what the hunk of blue metal Mogua wields is, but we want it on the wall next to our bottles of Charles Bronson’s Mandom and the skull of Darnell Dockett”
Hey Orson- according to the book the blade is made of obsidian, which, as i’m sure you know, is volcanic glass.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:23 am
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PW says:
I remember him being one of those kinda short, quick guys who would occasionally initiate contact, but primarily relied on shiftiness. Now he just runs lawyas over.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:25 am
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Will says:
#1 is right; it is a reference to the QB, Reesing, not the FB.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:27 am
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Orson Swindle says:
Corrected–much thanks.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:35 am
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theun4gven says:
That hunk of blue metal was actual wielded by Chingachigook when he disposed of Magua.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:35 am
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PW says:
nevermind, he only weighs like 10 pounds more now. carry on.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:43 am
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Walrus says:
In regards to the Cody Hawkins blurb…it says that he is a Colorado State QB…he plays at Colorado, not CSU
November 1st, 2007 at 9:44 am
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Digital Headbutt says:
Brad Nessler, I don’t think I want to want to meet your buddy Dirk.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:54 am
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gerry dorsey says:
what #2 said. i mean really. killin’ me.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:03 am
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Anonymous IV says:
Magua: [speaking Huron “Magua understands that the white man is a dog to his women. When they are tired, he puts down his tomahawk to feed their laziness.”
November 1st, 2007 at 10:11 am
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Dave(not that one, the other one) says:
Paul FInebaum looked at that Lookalike list, said “Excellent” thru tented fingers and then released the hounds.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:15 am
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Scalz1 says:
Nice to see MSU fans supporting a team that can actually beat Michigan. Something that MSU has only done 2 out of the past ten. Classy as ever. I’m suprised they didn’t riot after the ASU-UM game.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:17 am
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Wooderson says:
Russell Means killed Magua after Magua kills his son and the hotter of the two chicks jumps off the mountain. Day-Lewis provided covering fire.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:20 am
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Hook'em Tide says:
I just wanted to say, for the record, that win or lose this saturday, LSU fans will STILL smell like Corndogs.
Check out Mandel’s Column on the LSWho hate, and the revelation that they lack a true rival and must project unbalanced malice at Alabama.As for rivals, we have Auburn and Tenn traditionally. Florida in the 90’s (by way of SEC championship games), and now LSU.
As for LSU, What are they to do when Miles jumps ship for Michigan? Why would he stay somewhere where he’s NOT fully appreciated for going 29-5 in the SEC (an awesome feat.)? And why am I not wearing any pants?
ROLL TIDE.
I give us a 1 in 4 chance to pull of GigantoUpset.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:21 am
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UgasTexan says:
Pongetti is dead on about how networks (in this case the ESPN/ABC/Evil Mouse Mafia) cack up coverage of football games with bottom lines, trivia, stupid player introductions by Deborah Norville(!) or, worse, the players themselves (naming everyone’s assinine nicknames), and, that abortion the “30 at 30″. All of which just get in the way of what everyone has tuned in for.
(*)^(%#&(%()&*()(^(%$%(*)^)(*((*&&^^%#%$&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 1st, 2007 at 10:24 am
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SpookyJuice says:
Don Vito found guilty today of molestation. It only pertains to football in the sense that he could’ve been the next great fat ass coach. The world may never know.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:24 am
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Jeremy says:
Well, you know what they say, Scalz1. “If you can’t beat ‘em, outsource your support to a team who can.”
November 1st, 2007 at 10:27 am
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Gentleman Masher says:
In regards to the Texas fans concerns about ABC. I hate to say it, but crap like that is par for the course with the Disney family’s broadcasts.
They seem to think that you didn’t tune in to actually watch the game…but to be mindlessly entertained by flashing lights, graphics, in booth interviews with random celebrities (they do this every GD week on MNF).
It’s almost as if they lack the ability to carry the game with just words and action…
November 1st, 2007 at 10:30 am
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AllWhoYonder says:
I love that the Last of the Mohicans music is being used for an NFL commercial. Reminds me of that “chase” scene up the mountain every time.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:36 am
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crabs says:
#21
Couldn’t agree more. If I see Todd Blackledge stuffing his face with some slop served up by the local college-town eatery again I’m going to puke.
I hope that chode smoker gets food poisoning one day so that the fucking idiotic segment can be put to rest.
November 1st, 2007 at 10:53 am
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Yinka Double Dare says:
ABC still has a long way to go to match Fox for annoying graphics and other crap to distract you from the game. Case in point: Dancing robots? WTF?
November 1st, 2007 at 10:54 am
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MP says:
When the Grey Hair is dead, Magua will eat his heart. Before he dies, Magua will put his children under the knife, so the Grey Hair will know his seed is wiped out forever.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:01 am
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Stranko Montana says:
I think the music is from that scene where they send the messenger out and Daniel Day Lewis is picking people off from a distance.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:03 am
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Edsall is God says:
24 -
At least Fox keeps the bells and whistles off the screen during the action and the random celebrity in the booth is kept to a minimum. I’d much rather watch a football game on CBS, Fox or NBC than ABC/ESPN these days.
Yinka Double Dare? I love it, GW’s best player ever!
November 1st, 2007 at 11:05 am
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spartymike says:
#22
Michael Mann (who directed those commercials, and used the theme music from the film he directed…Mann just generally kicks a lot of ass.
#15
Is the implication that if ASU played Big Blue ten times, they’d win more than two? And for whatever reason, Sparty doesn’t riot over football…the past few coaches beat the fight out of us. May Dantonio bring the burning couches back to Cedar Village.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:08 am
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AllWhoYonder says:
Stranko, I think it is the prevailing bad-ass-scene music in the film.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:13 am
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PeterPumpkinhead says:
You seriously missed out by not having that “I (heart) Haley Lafontaine” t-shirt up on the site… you’d have sold thousands this week… I’d have worn one all weekend.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:17 am
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Wes says:
#14 Paul Finabaum is the douchebag of all female sanitary items. I really hate that fucker.
In all seriousness, does anyone know if JoePa actually provides any sort of a service to Penn St football program? It is clear he does absolutely nothing on the sideline during games except rant at the officals. Does he actually do any coaching? Is there another head coach at a major program that doesn’t wear a headset and therefore, not involved in the game at all. He might as well be sitting in the front row at Beaver Stadium.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:19 am
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Stranko Montana says:
I love those commercials.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:29 am
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Edsall is God says:
31 – uhhh, you just described Bobby Bowden.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:29 am
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Hook'em Tide says:
That movie is full of very scenic places….
Great places to bleed out from a tomahawk wound and get scalped.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:48 am
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Muzz says:
The grey-hair’s children were under Magua’s knife.. they escaped.. they will be under it again.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:54 am
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Wes says:
33 Your right, so same question for Bobby Bowden. Do those old fucks actually do any coaching?
November 1st, 2007 at 11:55 am
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howard21 says:
This is out of this world, last night I had to explain the weapon to a friend of mine because he hadn’t watched the movie yet. Then I had to demonstrate the move used. By the way, the old man kicks way more ass than Lewis.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:58 am
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Scalz1 says:
Spartymike -
No, there was no implication. I just find it rather annoying that instead of buying merchandise from their own school, they choose to wear shirts from a team that beat Michigan. There’s no rhyme or reason to it, besides being a douchebag.
It would be like me going and buying a Florida shirt, just because they beat OSU in one game.
All UM fans attending the MSU game should wear Braylon Edwards jerseys, I guess, huh ?
November 1st, 2007 at 12:07 pm
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spartymike says:
I think it’s disingenuous to say Sparty is buying ’shirts from a team that beat Michigan’…I mean, they’re not snapping up Oregon gear, right? It’s the 1-AA stigma that people are trying to stir up, and that’s a special kind of stain that doesn’t wash away just by rolling through the B10. So the Florida analogy doesn’t fly. Good luck this weekend, though.
November 1st, 2007 at 1:54 pm
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Pants McPants says:
The last 30 minutes of Last of the Mohicans might be the best combination of music and action in cinema history…
November 1st, 2007 at 2:02 pm
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Scalz1 says:
That’s fine with me. Although I must say, the ASU was an embarassment, and the Oregon game sucked out loud. Other teams would probably have folded(read:Nebraska,GT, etc), UM has gotten it back together to put some semblance of a season in order. I won’t say that I’m happy with the way the season has played out so far, but a Rose Bowl win would make me smile.
How about a Stanford shirt. Would that fly ? Seeing how they were a bigger road dog than ASU ? Seeing how they had a 3rd string QB in ?
November 1st, 2007 at 2:09 pm
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oc phil says:
No, because Stanford is a Pac-10 school and Appy State is 1AA. UCLA or Notre Dame fans wearing Stanford shirts would be dumb because they would be wearing the gear of one of their own opponents this year.
Also Stanford has a second string QB. But why is that such a big deal? JD Booty getting hurt was what gave Stanford a chance in the game.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:02 pm
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Out of Conference says:
#40 – Pants McPants – well except for 70’s porn, you mean, right?
November 1st, 2007 at 4:28 pm
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MP says:
Pant McPants is right, the last half hour is unbeatable
November 1st, 2007 at 10:11 pm
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jash says:
I thought the old man mohican had the blue hunk of metal?
November 2nd, 2007 at 10:04 am