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CURIOUS INDEX, 12/20/07


You took his job, so he'll take yours, too. Tennessee assistant Trooper Taylor's departure from the University of Tennessee is not good news for the Vols. Taylor was largely regarded as the best recruiter on the staff and a great golden god of a coach, and his new job at co-offensive coordinator for OK State leaves the Vols down two spots on the offensive coaching staff (OC David Cutcliffe took the head job at Duke, meaning that if the Vols just wait two years, they can have him back.)

The Trooper story gives us yet another excuse to post Iron Maiden. Pardon us while we get out the stretchy pants and lean over our amp to tell you a story of gunsmoke, glory, and death.

The latest installment of Dan Hawkins' "Bloggin' with Hawk" may contain the most motivational material per pixel we've ever seen in a single website. We counted: nine boxes of motivational quote and a whole long piece we imagine Colorado players are forced to recite while Coach Hawkins goes around with a wireless headset mike clapping and screaming "SI SE PUEDE! SI SE PUEDE!!!" This doesn't even mention the crypto-Marxist definition of a "blue-collar player" outlined at the top.

A blue-collar worker is an idiom referring to a member of the working class who performs manual labor. Blue-collar workers are distinguished from white collar workers, whose jobs are not as physically demanding or considered manual labor. The term blue-collar occasionally carries a persona based on historical perspective. The blue-collar worker in the United States is an embodiment of the American mythos of a work ethic and the dignity of labor.

Football players of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your jockstraps. Under that definition, we think Colt Brennan qualifies as some kind of glorified postmaster or FedEx employee.

In case you think you have something to complain about, you do not. Darrell Mack doesn't, and he's got as big a beef with the universe as anyone we can think of, Andy Dick excepted, of course.

Gupta, bitches. Gupta. Michigan can claim another double victory: not only can they claim one of the most recognized fake doctors on the planet, House, they claim Sanjay Gupta, as well, who says he's already renewed his season tickets thanks to the hiring of Rich Rodriguez. The fact that House went to Michigan means that Peter King just put Rich Rodriguez fourth on his rusty trombone list for the week, just behind Favre, Romo, and Hugh Laurie.

Don't ever change, angel-eyes. Because you can't. [NAME REDACTED], caught attempting to talk and think at the same time:

“You use history to understand what has happened in the past,” Zook said.

If you go home, smoke three or four bowls of Kryptonite, and then reread that, you will wake up on your couch and see the very seams of the universe, grasshopper.

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Speaking of NAME REDACTED, I would like to smoke three or four bowls and cruise around downtown Hartford in his limo/golf cart.

by Edsall is God on Dec 20, 2007 10:50 AM EST reply actions  

Peter Laurie? The coauthor of Apache: The Definitive Guide, 3nd Edition?

I wonder where Hugh Laurie falls on Peter King’s list.

by PeteJayhawk on Dec 20, 2007 10:51 AM EST reply actions  

I don’t get the joke behind the Gupta link. Methinks it might be incorrect.

by formerlyanonymous on Dec 20, 2007 10:52 AM EST reply actions  

coach hawk is beginning to enter the pantheon of hilariously insane coaches that i can’t help but love, like the orgeron, the right reverand houston nutt, and of course, the dread pirate leach

i particularily enjoyed this excerpt from his sweetass blog, wherein he described one of his favorite holiday books…

““The Long Walk” by Slavomir Rawicz. An inspirational story of a man who overcomes man’s unhumanity to man. Just when we think we have it tough, we learn of others who rise like the Phoenix through more pain and suffering than we could ever imagine.”

such unhumanity really puts the holiday season in perspective…

by okiedomer on Dec 20, 2007 10:55 AM EST reply actions  

FIxed, fixed, fixed. We blame society and wild dogs for the error.

by Orson Swindle on Dec 20, 2007 10:56 AM EST reply actions  

My favorite piece of the Hawk Blog is the thesaurus listing for "hard work’. What’s more inspiring than drudgery, grub work and interminability?

by Biggus Rickus on Dec 20, 2007 10:59 AM EST reply actions  

goddamned baby-eatin dingos.

by kleph on Dec 20, 2007 11:00 AM EST reply actions  

In the Gupta link, I first read the title of his upcoming documentary “Chasing Youssif” as “Chasing Yourself,” which made me wonder why a Michigan grad would be doing a documentary on Minnesota’s defense.

by Doug on Dec 20, 2007 11:01 AM EST reply actions  

Maaaaaaaaaaaiden!

In relation to the WVU coaching story, ESPN is reporting that Terry Bowden is getting a big push to get the gig (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3162874)

As a Florida fan, I say goooooooooooooo Bowden!

by Mätt on Dec 20, 2007 11:01 AM EST reply actions  

Orson, you’ve outdone yourself. A double dose of Maiden in less than a week.

Bra-fucking-vo

by Scalz1 on Dec 20, 2007 11:04 AM EST reply actions  

Thanks for the reminder, Kleph…what’s the most recent points spread between Ted and the Dingo’s?

by Aerobab on Dec 20, 2007 11:04 AM EST reply actions  

9 – As a UConn fan, I say GOOOOOOOOOOOO Bowden! If West Virginia had half a brain, they’d stick an assistant there and win the national title next year with everyone coming back. Afer that, who cares?

Instead, they’re going to bring Bowden and blow the whole thing up. I can’t wait. UConn in the 2009 Orange Bowl!!!!

by Edsall is God on Dec 20, 2007 11:05 AM EST reply actions  

The parallels between [NAME REDACTED] and Bill and Ted and the Wyld Stallions!!! is just too much. I fear that the significance and importance of [NAME REDACTED] to the future will not be known to us until it is just too late. With any luck Rufus in a phone booth has already arrived and is leading the [NAME REDACTED]ster on a journey through history to learn how to consistently coach a team, in addition to assembling talent and ?getting better and better.?

by skinnyphatman on Dec 20, 2007 11:06 AM EST reply actions  

Maiden makes every post better.

by LD on Dec 20, 2007 11:07 AM EST reply actions  

Navy will see your Darrell Mack, and raise you a Zerb Singleton:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/bal-sp.navyfoot20dec20,0,2354959.story

by Herb on Dec 20, 2007 11:09 AM EST reply actions  

Into the valley of Death
 Rode the six hundred.

by mhentz on Dec 20, 2007 11:10 AM EST reply actions  

i’ve always wondered about gupta’s credentials. what a fuckin’ joke that guy is.

and peter king is a new englander…therefore he prefers to give out “boston pancakes.”

by gerry dorsey on Dec 20, 2007 11:11 AM EST reply actions  

I don’t know, I was thinking Blueberry with Zook – improves my workout.

by OhioDawg on Dec 20, 2007 11:16 AM EST reply actions  

Antwoine Fisher doesnt see what the big deal about Darrell Macks story is……hence where we get the phrase…“App State just beat Michigan like they were Antwoine Fisher”

by Mr Pelican Pants on Dec 20, 2007 11:18 AM EST reply actions  

Up the irons, bitches!

by Rob on Dec 20, 2007 11:30 AM EST reply actions  

Come on, play some Dio.

by Techie on Dec 20, 2007 11:31 AM EST reply actions  

Coach Hawk’s kids are dead-on about Pandora. Very cool site.

Closing with “See ya in Shreveport, right?” – even he knows his fans aren’t going there.

by Eric on Dec 20, 2007 11:32 AM EST reply actions  

Is Dan Hawkins being played by Gary Busey?

by Jerkwheat on Dec 20, 2007 11:37 AM EST reply actions  

A day in the life of Dan"the inspiration man" Hawkins.

[/mowing the front yard]
Tis’ great the spirit of bermuda grass, like life itself, periodically getting clipped of nonconformity while retaining and enhancing its roots of nourishment.

[/painting the den]
All great decors begin with a single brush stroke.

[/eating breakfast]
Like snap,crackle and pop…. never fail to cry out loud and resist the trend toward mushiness.

I could go on but employment is necessary to maintain my standard of living.

by hunglikehussain on Dec 20, 2007 11:40 AM EST reply actions  

Is that Steve Nash on drums…? I knew he was multi-talented but that’s impressive.

by Texas Sized BS on Dec 20, 2007 11:45 AM EST reply actions  

Yeh new reality show…..“I’m With Hawkins”……this guy makes Gary Busey seem sane….
Notre Dame sees your Darrell Mack story and raises you Charlie Weiss, at least for this year…..Jimmy Clausen felt like Antwoine Fisher, minus the molesting, or maybe not…

by Mr Pelican Pants on Dec 20, 2007 11:52 AM EST reply actions  

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a Michigan man.
But to truly get to know CNN’s chief medical correspondent, you have to hear him talk about the Michigan prospects. The 38-year-old smiles when he says their names and quickly whips out his cell phone to show you a picture of them splashing around in his bathtub.

I was trying to speed read and thats what I thought I read, and it caught me offguard….

by Mr Pelican Pants on Dec 20, 2007 11:55 AM EST reply actions  

PeliPants, #27

Same mistake here.

Wasn’t Gupta the dumbfuck that diagnosed Wyatt Sexton with Lyme Disease without ever seeing him? I think so. Spared ol’ Wyatt the embarassment of not being able to handle the psychedelic mindblowing upside down blue choo-choo train spewing bleeding dove wings sensory explosion that is the Dave Matthews Band on acid. DMB is for lightweights. Pussy.

by Allahver Fist on Dec 20, 2007 12:17 PM EST reply actions  

Ari Gold is another fictional character w/ Michigan ties. (Has an MBA and JD…which had to be a fun several years of study).

by Will (the other one) on Dec 20, 2007 12:20 PM EST reply actions  

“Took my wife to Red Rocks on Thursday night to see ABBA. Why? Well, it was for her birthday. Now, I love music, but I can say I’m not much of an ABBA guy, but my wife is. You stay married for 25 years by making sacrifices for each other. My wife is a saint and she has made MANY sacrifices for me. Dedicating some time with her and doing something SHE wanted to do TOGETHER was a reasonable sacrifice I needed to make. Red Rocks was stunning, the concert was fun, and the time spent with her was priceless.

Remember? Focus on the process, just get better, quit trying to win and just be a winner. Life, marriage, or football—it’s all the same."

LOLOLOLOLOL

by Kate on Dec 20, 2007 12:37 PM EST reply actions  

Texas size BS -
Steve Nash is Canadian.
Come on, dude.

by Scalz1 on Dec 20, 2007 12:45 PM EST reply actions  

It is not true that the Vols will have access to David Cutcliffe in two years. Ted Roof had 4 and 1/2 seasons there with a win total of 6 games. The saying in Durham is “What will be left after a nuclear winter? Cockroaches and the Duke football coach.” These are not high expectations. Although it pains me to say it, football is merely a placeholder to basketball season in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill. I do hope that Cutcliffe does well, as he is a talented coach who got a raw deal at Ole Miss, but there is not much to live up to.

by Walter Sobchak on Dec 20, 2007 12:49 PM EST reply actions  

Herb-
Kinda makes you wonder if Will or Orson even watched the Army-Navy game, where they mentioned him every thirty or forty seconds. The Z. Singleton kid has not only been though as much, he’s really bright too.

by Exile on Broadway on Dec 20, 2007 1:46 PM EST reply actions  

  1. You think its a coincidence App State’s mascot is name Yosef?

by Fraggle Rock on Dec 20, 2007 4:20 PM EST reply actions  

Once again, Gupta can’t help but to make crap up.

As a UM season ticket holder, the window for renewing tickets is in sthe spring and in the spring only.

Not quite sure which tickets he was renewing last week…

by Roch on Dec 21, 2007 7:42 PM EST reply actions  

Sorry, dude, but House MD, went to Hopkins not Michigan. My daughter was a cheerleader @ UM, but I went to the Hop & we claim House as one of our own.
Coincidentally the Hopkins Blue Jays also are cheered on by their faithful with the phrase Go Blue. Of course they are perhaps the only collegiate sports team with a greater winning % than the Wolverines…albeit in lacrosse, not football.
History lesson complete, Go Blue

by Ken Flowers on Dec 22, 2007 6:05 PM EST reply actions  

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