CURIOUS INDEX, 3/10/08
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Give ESPN credit when they earn it: Their story on the Mud City Muck Rabbit Chasers was beyond evocative. Even with the Bowden talking thing, it's beautiful, haunting work. They make nothing up, either: the Glades Central/Pahokee/Muck City area is rural desolation within shooting distance of Miami, a bizarre blank on the map in the middle of urban subtropical Florida rich only in mosquitoes, football recruits, and sugarcane. Drive through it once and you'll buy every word of the story. Terrelle Pryor: DO YOU WANT TO FOIGHT? Brian beat us to the Terrelle Pryor/Russell Crowe comparisions, but Terrelle Pryor's tendency to fight at basketball games makes us very, very nervous. Should Pryor not end up playing for the Buckeyes, his inevitable foray into the crowd at the 'Shoe could have Shaun of the Dead-esque results. (Warning! Zombie gore!) Is Tommy Bowden a flaming asshole? If Ray Ray McElrathbey lived by the terms of his scholarship, took care of his little brother after getting special permission from the NCAA to take donations to help him take care of his little brother, and still got cut--ahem, "did not get his scholarship renewed," then Tommy Bowden is indeed a flaming asshole reeking of musty rancid taco-shit and evil. We know, we know. Nebraska, football, and sexual assault. It's coming up in the Fulmer Cupdate later this a.m. In the meantime: it's the 90s all over again! Gimme my glowsticks, ginseng tea, and Douglas Coupland books! Joe Kines, finding his bliss. From reader Capstone Alum, this picture of former Alabama and current Texas A&M defensive coordinator Joe Kines, whom Capstone says jogged by his apartment each morning and never failed to say "hi." This must be incorrect: Joe Kines never failed to say "HAAAIIIIIIIGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!" in a voice that likely forced the tenants to put plastic sheeting in their windows in lieu of the shattered windows.
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It’s “Muck” City…I was kinda surprised that FSU was associated with the area considering it’s more of a Florida pipeline. Bobby probably thinks Boldin is still on roster.
by Hotlanta Bill on Mar 10, 2008 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kines’ awesomeness only increases w/ each day.
by ThreenOut on Mar 10, 2008 9:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in my mind i like to think that kines is still kicking bama gear in college station and the aggies are infuriated by it.
i can’t wait for terrelle pryor to go all perrilloux in his sophmore year at [insert big televen school name].
by gerry dorsey on Mar 10, 2008 9:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As a Nebraska fan, I’ve wondered how long we could keep out of the Fulmer cup. Football players in this town are like tiny gods to some people, and sometimes they forget that feeling doesn’t extend to everyone they see.
by Carlinthemarlin on Mar 10, 2008 10:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Having grown up in West Palm Beach, we played all three schools in the Glades – Glades Central, Pahokee, and Clewiston – and that report sums it up perfectly. Football is the only thing to do out there, and it really is the only way out for a lot of kids. I’ve been telling people that story for years and they thought I was kidding about it. Just wish the WWL would have mentioned the city’s names instead of just calling it Muck City.
by Beast44 on Mar 10, 2008 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hotlanta – It’s kinda of changed in recent years, but when I was growing up, Glades Central was always a pipeline for UF (Fred Taylor, Reidel Anthony, Teddy Sims, now Deonta Thompson), while Pahokee was more directed at FSU (Boldin, Antone Smith)
by Beast44 on Mar 10, 2008 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait….. Tammy Bowden will lie and make promises and then turn on the kids who play for him. Can’t be. He is a good Christian fellow that tries to mentor his athletes in a good Christian environment. Just ask any mother of anyone he has recruited. He looks out for his players above all else, just like they don’t get into trouble up there in Pickens.
(Sarcasm off)
by Charlestownecock on Mar 10, 2008 10:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I had to twist my neck about seven different ways before what Kines was holding finally started looking like a fish. My first horrified reaction upon seeing the photo was, “Oh my God, he’s skinned a French bulldog and cut it in half.”
by Doug on Mar 10, 2008 10:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I forgot that Smith is still on roster at FSU…seems like his recruiting “saga” was 10 years ago
by Hotlanta Bill on Mar 10, 2008 10:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For the record, this is where the Ray-Ray story broke:
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/mar/09/ray_ray_finished_playing_tigers33202/
Although, mad props to The Wiz for picking this up. I hope the WWL picks this up and runs a follow up on all the coverage he got last year.
I think that is really telling that James Davis was the one to come forward on the whole story. Good luck to both of them.
Coop: you wanna way in on this?
by Charlestownecock on Mar 10, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If recruits don’t want to visit with Tommy Bowden he stands at the door threatening to shit on their porch if they don’t let him inside.
I know. My porch has been violated.
by yo momma's dawg on Mar 10, 2008 10:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury.
The defense today will be led by Alan “Coop” Dershowitz.
by hunglikehussain on Mar 10, 2008 10:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Threadjack:
Scott McKinney was arrested on Friday:
Has Orson asked for any “Investments” from y’all?
by reb pup on Mar 10, 2008 10:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought Ray Ray is going to graduate. That, and he’s all injured up. It seems sorta obvious that is scholly goes buh bye. Is this not the case?
by Brian on Mar 10, 2008 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This must be the joy one feels when holding their newborn..
by CapstoneAlum on Mar 10, 2008 11:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That bass that Joe Kines is holding looks better than Melissa Etheridge and her girlfriend, but the smell is the same.
by Crabapple Buck on Mar 10, 2008 11:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank goodness Terrelle isn’t actually a zombie slayer! If he were, Joe would have taken a cricket bat to the head and PSU would be completely out of the Pryor-lottery!
Thank god for small miracles and zombie coaches who will last forever!
by JB on Mar 10, 2008 11:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not being a fan of the “zombie” movie genre, how do you eventually kill/repel those things?
by hunglikehussain on Mar 10, 2008 11:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brian, you dumb motherfucker. Many D1 football players are extended the opportunity to pursue graduate degrees under the initial offering of an athletic scholarship. I hope your post is dipped in jest, otherwise you should repeatedly run head-first into the nearest edifice. Jerk-off. And if injury allows for righteous deviation from an institutions responsibility, well, sir, the government says your unemployment check bids you adieu and asks that you say hello to that pesky alcohol fetal syndrome.
by Fah-Q on Mar 10, 2008 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hunglikehussein,
Beheading and fire are standard ways to kill the undead, should you ever find yourself trapped in a building surrounded by them.
by Biggus Rickus on Mar 10, 2008 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what would happen if Ed Orgeron and Joe Kines coached on the same staff???
by Hang up & Listen on Mar 10, 2008 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
looking forward to brian’s upcoming TOMMY BOWDEN IS THE REAL SNAKE OIL SALESMAN AROUND THESE PARTS!!!! article
by 3rd on Mar 10, 2008 11:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
USC enters the Fulmer Cup and makes this Trojan proud.
Fight On!
by SocalBryan on Mar 10, 2008 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fah-Q: Your hate filled diatribe isn’t helping your argument.
by Brian on Mar 10, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Credit ESPN for creating a video, but I read the same story last year (the year before?) in SI.
by NativeSon on Mar 10, 2008 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I usually scoff at the self serving and self involved nature of personal jounalism pieces that writers seem to think will put them on the pulitzer track. With that said, I did enjoy the muck city piece. I especially like how they made a point to show that, even though cotton tails are worth 3 bucks, the first such prize for the williams family was cooked and eaten out of pride. Just the fact hat rabbits are kept for food says a lot. Back in the day, when I THOUGHT I was country, we let he dogs have em.
by tzubear on Mar 10, 2008 12:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m still trying to figure out what play the “inside trout” is, much less what the “largemouth bass” is.
by yoyofutbawl on Mar 10, 2008 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That Joe Kines picture would be cooler if he was holding up a rabbit
Kines’ jogging route also took him by our house in T-Town, but my friends and I were afraid to say anything to him because we were worried we would lose our ability to hear. He always gave us a wave though.
by haybeav on Mar 10, 2008 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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Are you sure it wasn’t ESPN the Magazine?
…because it was.
by PW on Mar 10, 2008 1:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Credit to 25. Error scored to 30.
That story did indeed appear in SI last year. So credit ESPN for copying someone else again. Give kudos to SI for seeking the story out and writing about it.
But really, that’s what I expect from the Worldwide Leader in Suck.
by Joshua on Mar 10, 2008 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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Maybe I spoke too soon. I don’t know whether or not it appeared in SI or if it was before ESPN the magazine, but it definitely appeared in ESPN the Magazine. If I’m wrong, my apologies.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=adelson/070416
by PW on Mar 10, 2008 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to WVU, Tay Miller, straight from Muck City!!!!
by Footballchicady on Mar 10, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Terrelle Pryor is just warming us up for the 2009 Fulmer Cup. Ohio State has been eerily absent.
My blog has a clip about “The Number One Reason Terrelle Pryor Should Choose Ohio State: The World is Already Sick of Terrelle Pryor”.
Oh, it’s after the award for the smokin’ hottie center of Michigan State Women Spartans . She’s 6’ 8".
by Poe McKnoe on Mar 10, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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