LE WEEKEND: LOOKING FOR BAGHEAD
This is a non-football but busy time of year, meaning it’s only half bad, since non-football and non-busy usually winds up in lots of irresponsible consumer spending on things involving gunpowder, sharpened knives, defenseless animals, and over-the-counter drugs easily converted into harder drugs. Then, you combine these elements into a fascinating carnival of fun that lasts until your neighbors start minding the smell/getting suspicious/call the police, resulting in a week-long standoff. Again.
So, the busy part.
1. We have an interview with Ric Flair today. Feeling: WOOOOOOO!!!
2. We have an actual interview with an actual coach on Monday. Double WOOOOOOOO!!!
3. We’re posting from the SEC tournament today, and have learned that Tennessee fans can boo very loudly indoors, too.
4. We have a request: we want to interview Baghead. Yes, this Baghead:

The man responsible for FireRonZook.com has vanished into obscurity, and we’d like to talk to him. That request comes with the promise of complete anonymity, and the understanding that we are not him, and therefore will not just write up an interview with ourselves. For definitive proof, consider this slice of life from the archives of the blog:
My TENNESSEE SUCKS shirt will have to hit the closet for another long year. At least my fiance will be happy. She thinks I look like a redneck in it anyway.
We’ve been married for ten years, first. Second, TCOAN would applaud such as shirt as proper dinner wear.
Enjoy your weekend, and Baghead! Holla at your blogger!









1
Mike and His Four Noble Truths says:
“You might not like it but you better learn to love it cuz it’s the best thing going today. WOOOOOOOOO!!!”
Much to the dismay of all Domers, when I think of The Four Horsemen, Notre Lame doesn’t come to mind. Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard will always be the Horsemen to me.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
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Captain Awesome says:
In that case, good thing you didn’t waste a money on that swallow-tailed TENNESSEE SUCKS evening coat
March 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
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Anon says:
Um, question…
I realize I’m a yankee born and bread, but, considering this is a Florida blog, how are “…would applaud such a shirt as proper dinner wear” and “…thinks I look like a redneck in it anyway” mutually exclusive when it comes to anything SEC?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
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GamecockTony says:
Congrats on the 10 year mark.
March 14th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
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Anon2 says:
#3:
Redneck wear is lunch attire. Dinner wear is a higher standard. Man, you really need to brush up on your redneck etiquette.
March 14th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
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JB says:
Orson,
Do you think the Christian dating site actually read your blog before buying ad space?
Sub-question, do you care?
Congrats on the ten year mark!
March 14th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
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hunglikehussain says:
Proverbs 5:19
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
/heading straight to hell
March 14th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
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Wes says:
CERTIFIED CHRISTIAN
March 14th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
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poguemahone says:
Curiosities index should be interesting Monday considering the Georgia Dome did its best Superdome impersonation tonight, with Captain O likely inside.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
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Holly says:
I just talked to him; he’s all right, and he got some fucking awesome pictures.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
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mlmintampa says:
The SN posts with pictures of damage was epic. In all kinds of weather, we all stick together.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
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poguemahone says:
@10
Good to know. I’ve got family in the area, hoping they made it out okay
I’ve always wondered what would happen at a major sporting event should a tornado or similar disaster hit. Especially a sporting event taking place outside, at Neyland Stadium, Beaver Stadium, the Shoe, the Swamp, or anywhere else a fuckload of drunk people of all ages congregate to watch grown men and mostly-grown men break each other’s bones. Contrary to what #11 says, I don’t think it would be pretty. But that’s just my cynicism speaking.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
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VandyJ says:
I think in 1983, the Iron Bowl was played through a tornado warning, but the funnel cloud wasn’t particularly close to Birmingham and nothing came of it. It’s comical to see the CNN folks looking so flabbergasted that it could happen there, in the middle of town – anybody down South knows that March and April mean keeping one ear out for the WeatherAlert radio.
Also, 100 COCKTAILS for Orson for grinding it out and posting a report and pics. The image of bowling balls in a dryer beats the tired old “freight train” analogy hands down.
March 15th, 2008 at 12:14 am
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PW says:
Hope you got through the storm OK, Orson.
March 15th, 2008 at 12:23 am
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John says:
Spencer Hall: Legitimate Journalist
March 15th, 2008 at 1:03 am
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Paul says:
As a former journalist, I actually knew exactly where to turn when Brando started shitting himself. I knew CNN would be too busy interviewing some retard about some other retard who does movies, and I knew Fox News would blame the hailinado on Barack Obama letting Muslim clouds into the Atlanta area…
Sporting News Brand Blog had it and Orstewarton, you did a flipping incredible job. You are a testament to the effective communications skills taught at the University of Florida, and the rubbernecker spirit learned through driving in the Sunshine State. The pictures were great, the writeup was great and it was exactly what I was looking for.
Fuck Tornadoes, by the way. Come on, really? WIND!? Sigh. Tornadoes are the Terry Dean of weather. They’re big, they’re powerful in small spurts, they’re inaccurate as hell and they blow like you would not believe.
March 15th, 2008 at 2:11 am
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wooooohoooooo says:
is this guest columnist hunter s. thompson?
March 15th, 2008 at 6:59 am
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jebus says:
#10 – When I talked to him he kept saying things like “boots on the ground” and “nature’s fury”. He’s like Anderson Cooper with a pornstache.
March 15th, 2008 at 8:49 am
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Studley says:
Holly – thanks for the link, and I’m glad that our fearless leader Orson is okay.
March 15th, 2008 at 9:23 am
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eric y says:
while football is on the back burner we have put on the storm-chaser gear and jay whitlow is gathering the clan for another dangerous season here at our place. that should tie us over until another victorious kansas season takes place and jay whitlow has to eat shit.
March 15th, 2008 at 9:52 am
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3rd says:
Man – photo from holly’s link labeled ‘A flooded staircase at the GWCC’ is a damn good one.
Should have set up shop there and taken a few of that particular scene.I mean If it weren’t for the tornado and all
March 15th, 2008 at 10:12 am
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lsufiend says:
On 8/23/04 FMZ.com predicted that the gators would go 7-5 despite what ostensibly looked like a 9-3 season. Spot on, baghead, spot on.
On another note, glad to see firelesmiles.com has already been broken in. The site may need some purple and gold updating in a couple of years.
March 15th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
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ALGator says:
If anyone is interested – the message board that was active on FireRonZook.com is now here:
http://gatornation.proboards82.com/
March 15th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
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AgnosticTheocrat says:
Anyone notice that Baghead is one letter from Baghdad?
Just sayin’
March 15th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
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Saurian-Henry says:
A few notes. There is a fireronzook blog at http://fireronzook.blogspot.com/
The blogger claims it’s a tribute blog and that he is not the real baghead but he has a couple of links to some articles about the real guys that started FRZ.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1909339
That story talks about “Mike Walsh” one of the founders.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/25/sports/ncaafootball/25web.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&position=&oref=slogin
And the above link is a NYT article that names “Mat Tainow” another FRZ founder.
Hope that helps.
March 17th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
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Saurian-Henry says:
Did you ever find Baghead?
March 27th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
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Mark's brother says:
So why do you want to talk with my brother so bad. I might be able to talk him into it?
August 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
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Ryan says:
Well …Baghead (Mark) is my brother, maybe I can convince him to give you an interview!
August 25th, 2008 at 9:18 pm