CURIOUS INDEX, 6/12/2008
by Holly Anderson on Jun 12, 2008 9:00 AM EDT
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(Artist's rendering of Orson Swindle, Esq. not to scale) Even ESPN thinks "Football Championship Subdivision" is a stupid name. The WWL reports that Bill Curry, he of Georgia Tech, Alabama, Kentucky, and ESPN itself, will helm the incubating Georgia State football program and provides this giggly nugget: "The Atlanta school will begin play in 2010 in the division formerly known as I-AA and will play its home games in the Georgia Dome." The next natural step is clearly the creation of an unpronounceable symbol to denote I-AA. Suggestions welcome, particularly those involving flightless birds. Mis'sippy State's off probation. Money quote: "Sherrill's lawyer, Wayne Ferrell, didn't return a message Wednesday. Neither did Sherrill." They'll breed. You'll die. Last year saw the emergence of the Northwestern band of brothers; this year's new Miami hotness is a bumper crop of baby receivers out of St. Thomas Aquinas. The city continues to breed its football talent in convenient multi-pack form. Are they growing them in test tubes like Colquitts? Who knows, but [heavy-handed segue into joke about gerbils, which also multiply very quickly, in order to have an excuse to post this video containing that one gay bar song that appears by law at least four times a week on this site]: (Not to pile on, but it's the South Bend affiliate.) Anyone seen that episode of Sports Night where Danny gets emergency writer's block and comes up with the sentence, "The Flyers played the Red Wings in a hockey game last night and they won 4-3"? OK, now read this. That is the gawkiest series of sentences I've ever seen on a professional media website, and not even because it's about Eli Manning. Pepper The Notre Dame Comeback Dolphin bows his sleek head in weariness. Rest easy, Dawg. Four-year Georgia QB and CFB Hall of Famer John Rauch died yesterday at the age of 80. Our condolences and best wishes to his family. |
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WE LOVE THE XX-CHROMOSOME LEADER-ESS!!!
by White Speed Recieiver on Jun 12, 2008 9:09 AM EDT reply actions
I was thinking Division 1-Aaaaaaagh, like the castle where the Holy Grail rests. Stupid English kiniggits.
And Sports Night was terrible, but I’ll wait here for someone to tell me that I just didn’t “get it.”
by Big Jon on Jun 12, 2008 9:26 AM EDT reply actions
Fortunately, Duron Carter should not run into the agent issues that his father Cris did for two reasons. First, Cris has enough money that Duron won’t want for anything at tOSU. Second, he will be eligible for the NFL after his junior year, which Cris was too early to take advantage. If he is half as good as his dad, Terrelle Pryor will have a great receiver.
by Crabapple Buck on Jun 12, 2008 9:28 AM EDT reply actions
I don’t think that Fox28 article reads too badly. I mean, it was Eli’s assignment to write about his field trip to the College Football Hall of Fame, wasn’t it?
by AllWhoYonder on Jun 12, 2008 9:34 AM EDT reply actions
Orson drives a Renault Scénic? Huh, he’s actually cooler than I thought.
Welcome back, dear.
by Doug on Jun 12, 2008 9:40 AM EDT reply actions
St. Thomas Aquinas is in Ft. Lauderdale, not Miami. Big difference.
Miami-Dade County = Third World
Broward County = Second World
by Ed Generro on Jun 12, 2008 9:41 AM EDT reply actions
Big Jon – I was going to call you an idiot in response to your Sports Night comment, but you also made a Holy Grail reference, which is always, in any situation, whatsoever, a good thing. So I’ll just say that I strongly disagree with your opinion about SN. I lament it’s absence. It was great television – and there isn’t very much of that these days.
by Picture Me Rollin on Jun 12, 2008 9:43 AM EDT reply actions
Georgia State football, huh? I wonder how many transfers they can get from DeVry?
by MorningBeer on Jun 12, 2008 9:47 AM EDT reply actions
Good to see you made it safely back home from the evil west coast.
by ThreenOut on Jun 12, 2008 9:47 AM EDT reply actions
Jackie Sherrill brought disgrace to good two schools. The man is truly a class act.
by blon57 on Jun 12, 2008 9:51 AM EDT reply actions
Sherrill’s Ferrell got State out of peril.
Too bad State’s still sterile.
by RaginCajunRebel on Jun 12, 2008 9:55 AM EDT reply actions
If Jackie can get one more school in trouble, he will tie Lou Holtz!
by Crabapple Buck on Jun 12, 2008 10:00 AM EDT reply actions
@Blon,
The schools got off easy.
Don’t believe me? Ask that poor bull.
by GamecockTony on Jun 12, 2008 10:01 AM EDT reply actions
1. Sports Night?! Shoe money to-night!
2. If Danny had written the article you linked to, he would have spelled Santa Claus correctly. Sure, he was a former stoner, but he went to Dartmouth, fer chrissake. The town in Indiana that gave us Jake Cutler did not name itself after a Tim Allen movie. This is an error lots of people make that drives me absolutely insane.
by now_a_hoo on Jun 12, 2008 10:14 AM EDT reply actions
Speaking of castration, MSU is to sterility as Ole Miss is to…
by hailstate on Jun 12, 2008 10:15 AM EDT reply actions
It ticks me off that schools like Georgia State are getting football teams solely for the pay day they bring. I am proud that my school and my SEC brethren started playing football when it wasn’t for profit.
by DoubleDawg05 on Jun 12, 2008 10:18 AM EDT reply actions
Mississippi State coach Jackie Sherrill
Was recruiting a lineman named Darrell
Darrell’s services were bought
And Jackie got caught
So he called his lawyer, Wayne Ferrell
by Hawkeye State on Jun 12, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions
Ft. Lauderdale? Awww, dammit, that ruins the entire premise of getting to post the gerbil video.
Good to see you made it safely back home from the evil west coast.
Sadly, I’m back west again. It’s pretty gross.
by Holly on Jun 12, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions
Wayne said, “Jackie, I always assumed
Your coaching career was doomed”
So Jackie retired
Now the SEC perspires
At the possibility of getting Croom’d
by Hawkeye State on Jun 12, 2008 10:45 AM EDT reply actions
#15
Great article. I especially loved this…During his coaching career Lou Holtz famously put four schools (including Arkansas and South Carolina) on probation, and yet last year released a book about ethical leadership.
Brings back memories of the good ’ol Southwest Conference. Looking back, I fondly remember looking at the sports page daily wondering who was giving away cars, cash, etc.
Good times.
by blon57 on Jun 12, 2008 10:52 AM EDT reply actions
As long as you continue mocking South Carolina, the University not the state, which you have consistently done on Fridays…
life will continue.
Anybody know if I can get US Open coverage via the Internet? I just received a text that Tiger doubled #1.
by Coop on Jun 12, 2008 11:25 AM EDT reply actions
@Coop – USOpen.com – video – I think it’s “Featured Pairing” or something like that.
by GamecockTony on Jun 12, 2008 11:57 AM EDT reply actions
El Perro Fumando? Maybe Big John has a complex about people with advanced degrees.
How can anyone dislike a show with the line ‘And in that moment, Dan was reminded once again why he wanted to write in the first place. It’s for the same reason anyone does anything – to impress women.’
by InScoresOfOtherGames on Jun 12, 2008 12:23 PM EDT reply actions
Georgia State football huh? My actuarial science degree from there will now REALLY be worth somethin’.
by DHC on Jun 12, 2008 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
So now we not only have girls in the treehouse…she’s in charge!
/heading for the trapdoor
/just kidding
by hunglikehussain on Jun 12, 2008 12:41 PM EDT reply actions
That Manning picture is the best part of that whole article. You can almost sense the KSK-style Eli sitting there, looking down at a youngster and just WISHING he could trade places.
“You got fruit roll-ups? Aww… I want a fruit roll-up…”
by Whohah on Jun 12, 2008 1:02 PM EDT reply actions
How can we have this many comments about a SportsNight episode without anyone mentioning how Danny overcame his writer’s block? He was trying to bang some beach volleyball player he met at the Flaming Dog while wearing something blue!!! C’mon people!!!
by Beast44 on Jun 12, 2008 2:35 PM EDT reply actions
I get that Sports Night was not about sports, duh, and the dialogue was witty in that standard Sorkin vein, but the mistakes they would make regarding schools and leagues, and of course the episode that was “centered” on some kid out of nowhere winning the long jump contest over somebody from some racially oppressed country, were inexcusable.
Because, seriously, who covers track & field more than once every four years, unless you are Court TV?
Glad I have not seen that dork who dated the porn star, and replaced Rob Lowe on WW, in a while.
by Coop on Jun 12, 2008 3:07 PM EDT reply actions
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