CURIOUS INDEX: 11/6/2007

by Orson on Nov 6, 2007 9:43 AM EST Comment 42 comments

Tim Tebow's shoulder will be completely healed for the South Carolina game, according to, um...Tim Tebow.

"Tim's not the most honest guy when it deals with injuries," Meyer said Sunday. "He's going to be so defensive about it - I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine. He made the comment to me that this week he thinks it's as close to 100 percent as it's been because he did not get hit one time [on the shoulder against Vanderbilt]."

You can almost hear the smile in Urban's voice as he says that, because Urban loves pain. Has it on his paincakes in the morning. Doles out doleful lattes with extra shots of pain in them. MMMM sweet yummy pain.

The injury is to Tim's non-throwing shoulder, the shoulder used by the community of Gainesville as a combo philosopher's stone, community garden, and anvil for the town's booming amateur blacksmithing community. (You think finely crafted one-hitters come from the sky, amigo?)

It's so cute when Big Ten teams snipe at each other! It's a bit like watching middle schoolers get into fistfights, an appropriate metaphor given Mike Hart's height and the general air surrounding the Michigan/Michigan State tiff preceding and following the 28-24 Michigan victory this past Saturday.

In Hart short:

1. Mark Dantonio suggests a moment of silence for Michigan when they lose to App State earlier this year.

2. Michigan players hold a "moment of silence" at midfield following the game.

3. Mike Hart compares the game to fighting with "your little brother."

4. Mark Dantonio points out the fact that Mike Hart is very short.

"Does Hart have a little brother or is he the little brother?" Dantonio asked. "I don't know, he's ... that tall." Dantonio placed his hand to his chest to illustrate Hart's stature.

Note: he does not point out that countertop-reach-challenged Hart had 110 yards on MSU despite being injured. Steve Spurrier, however, is ready for a PR consult on properly salting the earth following a rivalry game when you are, Michiganders of all creeds. He charges 500 dollars an hour, but he's totally worth it.

Full summary at the Freep.

Mike Sherman could follow Charlie Weis and Bill Callahan as the latest bowling-pin-shaped NFL underachiever to join the ranks of college coaches if the ABC Houston affiliate is correct in saying he's a candidate for the Aggies head coaching job. Sherman's not quite the pure college guy: he coached the Aggies o-line in the 90s under R.C. Slocum (89-93, 95-96), which at least gives him a connection to the job. In contrast, we imagine Bill Callahan still hasn't unpacked the trailer, and is still living at an Extended Stay America.

Six players to be punished per the instructions of Penn State President Graham Spanier have not been disciplined yet by Joe Paterno. Go away, young man. JoePa's watching this new show Baywatch, and just can't stop. (HT: The Wiz.)

Evil Richt coached the game against Florida two weeks ago, and the rare-as-of-late victory against Florida must have gotten good to the Georgia coach. He's going black hat again, according to Fanblogs, who says that Georgia may be donning black jerseys for their Hatescapade game against Auburn. (Kyle, by the way, hates Auburn. Just to be clear.) You'll be able to tell if it's Evil Richt, btw, if he comes out with a Snidely Whiplash mustache and the entire team, bench, crowd, the band Pylon, and the entire town of Dacula rushes the field to celebrate the first TD.

Evil Richt: hairier, more festive.

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Is it just me or does Richt seem to have a little captain in him?

by Jonathan on Nov 6, 2007 9:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

"Tim’s not the most honest guy when it deals with injuries,"

It? I knew that guy wasn’t human!

by PW on Nov 6, 2007 9:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Mark Dantonio, gleefully ignoring the first rule of holes.

by Oops Pow Surprise on Nov 6, 2007 10:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

evil Mark Richt… wasn’t that the coach that came to the Tennessee game earlier this year?

by Futbawl Fan on Nov 6, 2007 10:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Tim Tebow doesn’t lie, something, something, Chuck Norris.

by Allahver Fist on Nov 6, 2007 10:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Futbawl Fan, only for us UGA fans, for everyone else it is the guy that calls excessive celebration after the first touchdown

by Jonathan on Nov 6, 2007 10:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Give Orson a little help……

http://2007.weblogawards.org/polls/best-sports-blog-1.php

by The Last Dragon on Nov 6, 2007 10:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

MgoBlog has another great snippet, regarding MSU-UM. After the game, Jeehuu Caulcrik said “Show some class”. Brian promptly posted the video of him(Caulcrik) running to midfield at Notre Dame stadium and helping plant the MSU flag in the ND logo.
Not only a douche, but a hypocrotical douche.

by Scalz1 on Nov 6, 2007 10:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I thought Jeehuu Caulcrik was the guy whose clones formed the Army of the Republic.

by PW on Nov 6, 2007 10:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

wait…there’s a job opening in aggieland??

by gerry dorsey on Nov 6, 2007 10:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Good Lord, what is wrong with Michigan State? Dantonio has become Crazy John L II. Embarassing. I hate Michigan but, come on, that moment of silence thing and Hart’s “little brother” comment were pretty fuckin’ sweet.

I like how Michigan State has two games left to possibly make a bowl and they’re still yapping about Michigan. clearly, they ARE the little brother.

by Edsall is God on Nov 6, 2007 10:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

#9
No, that’s Brady Quinn

by Scalz1 on Nov 6, 2007 10:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

funniest part of the penn state story? the director of penn state football communications is named “guido d’elia,” which is a made-up name if i ever heard one.

by matty blue on Nov 6, 2007 10:22 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Are you seriously likening Weis with his 4 Super Bowl rings to an “NFL underachiever” like Callahan? I can appreciate an incredible amount of journalistic* slouch, but this just sinks below the couch cushions. (no fat jokes now).

*Of course, I recognize that I could be making the fatal assumption that the content here is the result of “journalism.” More like, “scrawled in bloody mary mix on a cocktail napkin after the fourth Jager Bomb.” Not that there is anything wrong with that.

This guffaw aside, keep up the good work, and have a drink on me.

by Buddy Jeans on Nov 6, 2007 10:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Where was Mike Sherman in 1994, Orson? Where, I ask you! Where?!!!

by Gentleman Masher on Nov 6, 2007 10:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Scalz1 @ #12, I thought Brady Quinn was cloned for the Army of the Banana Republic

by DC Trojan on Nov 6, 2007 10:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Trojan – I got nothing for that.
+1 to you, sir.

by Scalz1 on Nov 6, 2007 10:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Red jerseys, black jerseys, Herschel Walker is still gay.

by Allahver Fist on Nov 6, 2007 10:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

“[T]he entire team, bench, crowd, the band Pylon, and the entire town of Dacula rushes the field to celebrate the first TD.”

Guadalcanal Diary are too busy for this shit.

by panhandler on Nov 6, 2007 10:55 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Gentleman—

UCLA, we think, as their o-line coach, or in Honduras coasting on a fat American dollar and running guns. You pick which one.

Are you seriously likening Weis with his 4 Super Bowl rings to an "NFL underachiever" like Callahan? I can appreciate an incredible amount of journalistic* slouch, but this just sinks below the couch cushions. (no fat jokes now).

Yes. See the valid part of the Chait article where he calls Weis “the worst coach in the universe.”

During his eight seasons as a coordinator, six of his teams finished in the bottom half of the league in total offense. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has graciously shared credit for his success with Weis, even though the Patriots offense has been dramatically better—seventh in the league, on average—since Weis left.

So perhaps, to this point, the real inaccuracy was not calling him a college and NFL underachiever. He is not, however, the worst coach in the universe. That title remains with Hal Mumme.

by Orson Swindle on Nov 6, 2007 10:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Evil Richt and Hedley Lamarr…separated at birth.

by Captain Awesome on Nov 6, 2007 10:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Shoulder… no shoulder, it is of little consequence.

The Cock D will get 541’d in Klumbya this week by the Tebow and Harvin show.

by tigercpa on Nov 6, 2007 11:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

The chances of Georgia wearing black jerseys against Auburn this weekend are about the same as Dennis Franchione’s insider newsletter being nominated for a Pulitzer. A fan “blackout,” however, might look cool — I just wish we weren’t basically bogarting ideas from the Gamecocks.

by Doug on Nov 6, 2007 11:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

So, the question is not one of “What happened to all of Weis’ football genius?” but rather one of “How did the Pats ever manage to win with this guy on board?”

by Techie on Nov 6, 2007 11:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

[Insert Color]-outs become no less homosexual when my own team does one. And if Richt needed to become evil to beat Florida on a fairly regular basis then I say, “Hail Satan!”

by Biggus Rickus on Nov 6, 2007 11:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Since when do assistants get the credit for Super Bowl wins and not the head coach? Yeah, Weis coached the offense, but Bellichik is the reason they won those Super Bowls. Their offense was nothing special for those years. Also, having a future Hall of Fame QB running the offense probably helped a little bit too.

The coaching ranks are littered with former assistants who failed at being head coaches. Weis will just be another one on that list whenever ND decides they’ve seen enough of the Charlie schtick.

by Brian O'Blivion on Nov 6, 2007 11:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Isn’t the lead singer from Pylon working at a Kinkos in Athens?

by Bob Hewko on Nov 6, 2007 12:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

All evil Richt and UGA’s crapulent 3-15 record against the Gators aside, I still have a soft spot for dawg coeds that doesn’t seem to be fading…and the fact that they seemed to like orange and blue, well, there is just no hidin’ good breedin’…

by dick gozinya on Nov 6, 2007 12:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Black jerseys and silver britches, go to Hell you sons of bitches!

Actually, I like Richt and hope you guys win out and win the SEC.

LSU is dead to me after they got the push on Saturday night. Or, maybe I hate JPW. Either way…

by Coop on Nov 6, 2007 12:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The dogs should wear white jerseys and Stafford should wear a white Ga Tech Jersey with his name written on the back with a Sharpie. He would throw for 4 TDs. Black jerseys would be sweet, they sell them at the bookstore. I’m sure Nike would not mind selling a few more. As long as the jerseys are not red with one black sleeve I will be happy.

by GloryGlory on Nov 6, 2007 12:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

So can I be the first to nominate Evil Richt as the recipient for tomorrow’s Mustache Wednesday?

by Aerobab on Nov 6, 2007 12:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

- I actually have a hard spot for UGA coeds, as opposed to a soft one.

by Brian on Nov 6, 2007 1:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Love the Pylon reset — just picked up Gyrate Plus in Athens over the weekend.

by Fesser on Nov 6, 2007 1:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I really hope that blackout thing does not happen. The last time a blackout was attempted for a Georgia game was the UT game last year, and I had to get blackout drunk for weeks to get over it.

by Will (the other one) on Nov 6, 2007 1:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

#32, touche…I guess I’m just gettin’ sentimental what with georgia gittin’ all excited about their victory and everything…it seems whenever they win I get lucky, bein’ their favorite Gator and all…

by dick gozinya on Nov 6, 2007 2:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Urban’s tougher than the front row of a Chuck E Cheese concert.

by Brandon Cox's Vagina on Nov 6, 2007 3:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Can we promise that Georgia’s Blackshirts will be as porous as Nebraskas?

by Brandon Cox's Vagina on Nov 6, 2007 3:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Dick Gozinya,

Those weren’t our women. The giveaway should have been when the one with the beer gut mentioned your “purrrty mouth.”

by Dawg 05 on Nov 6, 2007 3:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

“Middle Schoolers?” Please. Same “middle schoolers” that thumped Rex Grossman. Oh yeah, that was Zook and that didn’t happen. Sorry, I forgot.

Don’t believe anything Oops Pow Surprise posts either.

by Swindler Jackson on Nov 6, 2007 3:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

+1 for the Pylon reference. Couldn’t tell you if the lead singer still works at Kinkos (I don’t think she did anymore when I went to school there in the mid-90s) but the bassist worked at Dixon’s Bikes and had a graphic design shop in town (IIRC) called Candy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lachowski

SSB!

by SSB Charley on Nov 6, 2007 6:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs