BOWL BRIEFS A-COMIN’; OTHER THINGS TO ENTERTAIN IN THE MEANTIME
Nobody knows distraction like we do, a talent partially culpable for the slowness of our bowl previews. We’ll have the Champs and the Emerald on the way, done with the intensity of at least five trained macaques. In the meantime…
Find out why you crave Morehead (State) and the Shockers (Wichita State) over at Thirty Five Seconds.
And…
Our column over at the Sporting News establishes both quantitatively and qualitatively that the Independence Bowl is the biggest and worst of the bad bowls.
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Tater Salad says:
Fuck you Orson! Mobile is a destination city! We have a Holiday cruise ship AND a battle ship! And Mardi Gras! And the Under Armour Senior Bowl!
December 28th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
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DenverGregg says:
The editors at SN should be informed that the game is actually Sunday night, rather than Saturday night. Shreveport Saturday night is for cow-fishing!
December 28th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
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Brian says:
So how is the working from home productivity working out, Orson? Is it all PJs and sitting on the couch, or are you more of a home office type guy?
December 28th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
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NRBQ says:
You’re a dead man in Shreveport, Orson.
December 28th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
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Brian says:
Aside from that, a tidbit you might not know is that Shreveport was named for Henry Miller Shreve, whose claim to fame was removing all of the jammed up logs from the Red River that had accumulated throughout the eons, and thus prevented passage by boats. Apparently the log jam was 150 miles long. The area of the Red River where the Raft was most concentrated is today his namesake city of Shreveport.
And now you know…
December 28th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
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Port City Gangsta says:
Its a little deflating when someone can nail down the complete feel of your hometown. Coctails to you Orson. You did however forget to mention the visually tantalizing neon bridge.
December 28th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
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hunglikehussain says:
Orson, I can’t help but think of this whenever I see your photo on Sporting News. Something about the intensity in the eyes….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHK
December 28th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
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hunglikehussain says:
Sorry…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw
December 28th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
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Acid Reign says:
…..I’ve got to second #1. And I’m a Birmingham guy! I think their GMAC bowl out-draws our little Pizza Bowl. And you sure can’t beat those Carnival Cruises. Let’s see, if I take about two more, I’ll weigh as much as an offensive lineman!
…..I’d add one more “feature” to the Shreveport description, as I drove though there fleeing Hurricane Ivan, back in 2004. Nearly every urban block sports the same line-up: Check-cashing/pawnshop, Casino, Drive-thru Daquiri stand. Cash that social security check, sit glassy-eyed pulling a lever for an hour or two, then have one for the road. Watch those native drivers in Shreveport! Depressing.
December 28th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
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CapstoneAlum says:
#8 HLH
It has been a long time since I have cried from laughing…thank you
December 28th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
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BennyBeav says:
Wow, who would have thought there are so many people who are proud to live in Shreveport? I do like the Southern charm with which they come to the defense of their beloved city.
Hal Sutton demands satisfaction, sirah!
December 28th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
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panhandler says:
Speaking of bowl-city extracurricular activities, my (admittedly thin) understanding is that UK and FSU will be (already are?) staying in the same hotel, instead of separate ones. Also booked at the same hotel, vast multitudes of high school cheerleaders at a competition.
December 28th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
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Hokie Andrew says:
panhandler… could be worse… at least Minnesota isn’t in the game.
December 28th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
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Steve says:
I came on here to defend my town, but I see that Tater Salad has done so admirably, although he left out beautiful beaches, awesome food, etc.
Detroit and Shreveport are on levels by themselves, but don’t sully Mobile’s good name by throwing them in with it.
Thanks, Tater.
Eat shit and catch syphillis you poor excuse for a journalist, Orson.
December 28th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
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Hokie Andrew says:
Orson… looks like the normals don’t take kindly to folks who don’t take kindly to Shreveport. And on the financial it’s even worse… For a conference team I believe the bowl proceeds are returned to the conference for distribution to all the conference members. At least that’s how it works in the ACC (each team gets an equal share) and in the Big East (where the participating team received a larger share but the bulk was still divvied up by the conference for the rest of the members). So that $1MM payout goes back and gets split 12 ways at which point it’s barely enough for two Escalades, dubs not included. As the Orange County Register points out some of the travel costs are absorbed by the conference from the proceeds but still it’s a dicey proposition on a purely financial basis. Unless you include the intangibles, like how the alumni giving would be impacted later on, recruiting, etc.
December 28th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
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Coop says:
#10 – Outstanding reference.
“Be the right club, TODAYYYYY!,” haunts Tiger Woods to this day.
Well, probably not, seeing as how Woods has some Player’s crystal in his trophy case, but I digress…
December 28th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
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KT says:
…and Bear Bryant wept….
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ipAu0hwk0CU
I give you the Sabaratchi…
December 28th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
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Eric says:
The 2000 Independence Bowl – the best use of camouflage in football ever. A driving snowstorm, and Miss State busts out the all whites.
It was like watching Floating Head Football Players…
December 28th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
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PW says:
Orson, I want to hear more about this fab place you live and about all your glamorous friends.
December 28th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
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PeteJayhawk says:
Oscar what a terrible column how dare you bash the honorable city of Shreveport and who are you an expert or something on where to live and you really shouldnt be so mean to people when you should take a look in youre mirror and pray to Jesus Christ who died for your sins that you should be forgiven and be nicer to people like me who love dear old Shreveport which is a nice place to raise a Christian family and never did anything to you.
December 28th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
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Doug says:
I love how the first indignant Shreveporter to comment on your fallacious article called you “Oscar.” You do realize that’s we’re all going to call you from now on.
December 28th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
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Port City Gangsta says:
Great quarterbacks from Shreveport include Terry Bradshaw, Joe Furgeuson, and David Woodly…thus living in Shreveport may cause balding, cancer, and premature death. Just sayin’.
December 28th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
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hailstate says:
Having grown up in Shreveport-Bossier (Go Panthers!), I can only tell you by fondest memory of my time there was the time it snowed 10 inches one night and the whole area shut down for three days. A remember that ‘83 game, although I’m pretty sure I spent the whole game under the stadium drinking hot chocolate.
Btw, the Indy Bowl trophy is bust of Gen. Omar Bradley.
December 28th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
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Allahver Fist says:
Freaking awesome coverage of Shreveport’s bowl game. It’s the pinnacle of SEC humiliation, unless you’re Ole Miss. For the Rebbas, it’s fucking ON to prove the Oklahomas and Nebraskas have indeed reached rock bottom – at least until Callahan came on.
I’m out in Laurel, Mississippi this weekend where Miss State’s Liberty Bowl coverage in the Clarion-Ledger today includes an eight-fucking-page Special Section. State makes me want to vomit.
Back to drinking…
December 28th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
Can you catch syphilis from eating shit?
-Oscar
December 28th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
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Unhappy Monkey says:
Atlanta is really that nice?
December 28th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
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The Conscience of a Nation says:
Well, that’s how Steve’s mom caught it, so yes.
December 28th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
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Tater Salad says:
Honest to God, mom jokes are pretty much the only jokes that are just as funny in your late 20s as they were in late elementary/early middle school, with no signs of them becoming unfunny, at least to me, any time soon
December 28th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
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Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
“Best post of the day” Award Dept:
#8, Hussain. The dramatic chipmunk was so funny. And, yeah, it does look a lot like Orson’s Sporting News picture. Da, Da, Da!!!!!!!!!
December 28th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
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Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
Mom Jokes, Cont’d”
Tater Salad: I once heard two late 20-somethings arguing, and one ended up telling the other the ‘your mom wears Army boots” line. I still laugh about that situation.
December 28th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
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The Song of Hiawatha Francisco says:
@19: If that was a Bill Simmons joke . . . bra-fucking-vo.
December 28th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
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Steve says:
Oscar/Orson/Oswego,
You can, you fucking ass spelunker.
December 28th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
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jake steely says:
wow, maybe the link to the sporting news piece wasnt the greatest of ideas….just sayin’
December 28th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
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PW says:
31
Ive earned no bravos, friend. Just making a joke based on one of the comments on the Sporting News piece. Although that commenter may have thought Orson was, in fact, Bill Simmons, which is funny in its own right.
December 28th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
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PW says:
Is Steve serious? I mean about his hostility toward Orson, not the syphilis.
December 28th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
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Mr Pelican Pants says:
Oscar,
The best part about Shreveport was the Mobile Admirals having to travel there to play the Shreveport Bossier Knights or someshit in the RFL back in 98, then trying to keep Josh Booty, Frank Costa and laid back Thad Buzbee from kickin the living shit outta some bouncers at a strip club that we got thrown out of for leaving change on the dance floor for this fat skank….
December 28th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
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Tater Salad says:
PDub-
Don’t think Steve’s hostility is serious. I know mine wasn’t. Just sticking up for Mobile. Which brings me to…
Fuck you PantsMcPants! I know you read this site! I read your bullshit on Sporting News. You’ll have a wonderful time in Mobile and you’ll like it!
December 28th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
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gosouthgohard says:
wow, you seriously hit a nerve over there. I guess readers of the sportingblog aren’t quite as thickskinned and used to playful lambasting as your typical EDSBS reader. at least you’re getting hits, right? all publicity is good publicity, or something?
on another note, i think the vehement response to this might also indicate some of the problems involved in shitcanning the current meaningless bowl system. The people involved are very proud of the 3 hours of exposure their city gets on national television, and won’t stand for anything that gets in the way of showcasing Shreveport/Boise/wherever.
December 29th, 2007 at 2:30 am
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BarefeetBob says:
This story has even made it to Yahoo! (Does SN own the distribution rights?)
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=shreveportthegrandaddyof&prov=tsn&type=lgns
Orson, you are now qualified believe you should be the next coach at WVU.
December 29th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
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JohnAnnArbor says:
You mentioned Detroit in that column on the Independence Bowl: “Even the Motor City Bowl is smart enough to hold the thing indoors before turning people loose to fend for themselves in the wilds of downtown Detroit. (There are enough variables in Detroit without having the weather frighten people, too.)” Mostly true, but you forget Super Bowl XVI in 1982. The weather might not have affected the game itself, but it was epic for anyone trying to attend it.
December 29th, 2007 at 1:02 pm