KNOWSHON LIKES LEGOS--NOW, THIS IS NEWS.
Hey, Knowshon Moreno likes legos. He also has an infectious laugh, likes Patty Mayonnaise from the cartoon series Doug, and introduces himself as a wide receiver. These are all positives, btw, as is the fact that he jokes about liking Korn and Limp Biskit (we think/hope he's joking.)
No mention of any lingering resentment towards ESPN's shameless anti-Dawg conspiracy in not showing him vaulting a Central Michigan DB in the second half of a yawning blowout for two, possibly three more critical yards on a play broadcast on tiny CSS. It's classy on Knowshon's part not to hold grudges, since it's all part of a vast, all-encompassing plot AGINST MAH DAWGS and against the ESS-EEE-SEE by THEM YANKEEZ IN BREESTUHL.
(Correction: we meant, against the Missouri Tigers, that is.)
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Ignore, for a minute, the fact that if Tebow had jumped that defender ESPN would still be showing the replays – What’s the point in even putting together a highlight reel from the game if you don’t show that play?
Did you see anything more impressive on Saturday?
by ElectricSweater on Sep 10, 2008 12:31 PM EDT reply actions
I can’t believe JoePa didn’t try to recruit such a big advocate of Lego’s and oatmeal. I mean, sure, it’s not weed or whores, but come on!!
by AlanInDC on Sep 10, 2008 12:34 PM EDT reply actions
The Missouri is totally different…somehow. No, your facts will not sway me on this.
by Biggus Rickus on Sep 10, 2008 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
Biggus: it’s less impressive due to Coffman being white, and thus an incredible jumper.
by Orson Swindle on Sep 10, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions
@1 And who the hell cares what ESPN would have done if Tebow had leapt a defender? What’s our man got to do with yours (you got a man)
by Orson Swindle on Sep 10, 2008 12:40 PM EDT reply actions
His claiming to like Korn and Limp Bizkit is just to solidify his good standing among the people who post highlight videos on YouTube.
by jakldawg on Sep 10, 2008 12:41 PM EDT reply actions
That really is one infectious laugh. I literally found myself laughing too within the first minute.
by Mackalicious on Sep 10, 2008 12:44 PM EDT reply actions
Dammit…I hate Moreno for gutting the UF defense last year at the cocktail party, but after seeing this there’s no wonder the Georgia football team looks so happy on the sidelines all the time. I bet this guy’s pretty fun to hang around.
by ALGator on Sep 10, 2008 12:45 PM EDT reply actions
That game was on Fox Sports South, not CSS.
As far as it being a meaningless play; endless coverage of a certain running back’s toe/foot (without getting medically into it) being the source of constant attention for a week leading up to a big game with a MAC team that hasn’t won the MAC the last two years (ahem), that’s meaningless. This week, yeah it’s meaningful; but last week? Please.
I think the average UGA fan response is more Pavolovian than anything: last year Gameday opted for Amherst-Williams instead of top ten Georgia vs ranked Auburn, the Herbstreit about-face on the need to win your conference to play in the BCS game (shamelessly plugging Michigan one year, completely scoffing Georgia the next), the drop from one to two the previous week (and UVA is so much better than… Richmond?)… Dogs have been conditioned to respond where (perceived) slights by the WWL are concerned.
This blinds them to the fact that ESPN is a promotion machine. If UGA beats South Carolina this weekend and Arizona State beat UNLV, then the machine will go into UGA mode. Bank it.
by Gen. Stoopnagle on Sep 10, 2008 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
File this in with the moon landing, 9/11 Truth, unicorns, and Tebow’s hurt shoulder.
by Dawg 05 on Sep 10, 2008 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
The problem with the infectious laughter is that it infects you with the ebola virus, not laughter.
I know a lot of UGa fans that complain mightily about the paucity of UGa coverage. And there’s not much of it either.
This conversation is playing into Cthulhu’s tentacles.
by OhioDawg on Sep 10, 2008 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously, if he had said “Dude, to come down from games, I play Risk and some Lego Star Wars.” I would have had a massive brain anuerism at the idea of one the coolest players ever being Killdozer to UF’s season.
by That 5.0 Guy on Sep 10, 2008 1:00 PM EDT reply actions
@8 I would really like to hate Moreno as well, but the fact that he seems like he’s enjoying life to the fullest and not taking it to seriously makes it hard.
I am glad that he injected “you know?” into his answers so many times because I’m still not sure if I really do.
by BDoc on Sep 10, 2008 1:00 PM EDT reply actions
II’m not conceited enough to think that there is a conspiracy against Georgia, but ESPN should pay more attention to their coverage. Stoopnagle’s comment is a pretty good reflection of the sentiments in Dawgnation.
As an isolated incident its not a big deal, but it isn’t an isolated incident.
by ElectricSweater on Sep 10, 2008 1:09 PM EDT reply actions
To the Gator fans who wish they could hate Knowshon I feel the exact same way about Tebow. Fortunately I find your coach a little easier to hate than most people find Richt.
by Biggus Rickus on Sep 10, 2008 1:12 PM EDT reply actions
My junior year at college, you could find me at 4AM Saturday morning building spaceships with Legos in my dorm room floor. I also have listened to Korn.
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…brother?
by The Fake Gimel Martinez on Sep 10, 2008 1:24 PM EDT reply actions
#4
I’m glad you said that. I was thinking it…but I thought I would sound racist if posted. (I’m white, by the way.) As a race overall, we have no speed and no vertical leap.
by blon on Sep 10, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions
It is very, very difficult to hate Knowshon. That’s why we don’t in the least; in fact, we’ve liked him ever since we saw the countertop dance party pictures last year.
by Orson Swindle on Sep 10, 2008 1:40 PM EDT reply actions
He’s a gifted player, no doubt. And his excitement about the game is something to enjoy.
That said, it WAS an impressive play. It DID deserve to be on highlight reels (and, in fact, ESPN made it one of the top 10 plays on Monday). Also, the game was not on CSS. It was on Fox Sports. I don’t have CSS, and I got it in Orlando, in glorious HD.
Even though you’re a Gator, keep up the great work. I check this blog religiously, despite my UGA-tendencies.
by Brent on Sep 10, 2008 1:52 PM EDT reply actions
I think if I were a Dawg fan I would throw up in my own mouth at the obscene amount of coverage my team is getting this season. You can’t turn to any media outlet and not see something about the beloved Dawgs. From the new Uga to Richt pimping Ford’s to Knowshown flying amongst the clouds, it’s a bit excessive. Now, here in Athens south, both AM sports stations have former Dawgs as hosts. You can’t escape the Dawg hype machine!
by The Snake will Drive Again! on Sep 10, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, I fucking hate it when the media discusses my team. I’m like, “GAAAAH! Tell me what Indiana’s up to, you assholes!”
by Biggus Rickus on Sep 10, 2008 2:25 PM EDT reply actions
I Like that laugh. And I like legos too!
by Mike 1st Lt., USMC on Sep 10, 2008 2:28 PM EDT reply actions
Good point Biggus. I guess it’s me and not them. I can’t be the only one wishing for an OBC upset this weekend, can I?
by The Snake will Drive Again! on Sep 10, 2008 2:45 PM EDT reply actions
The Snake will Drive Again,
No, you are definitely not alone. I prefer it myself. If there’s one thing the Goff years taught me (other than how to control my rage), it’s that it’s much better to be hated than an afterthought.
by Biggus Rickus on Sep 10, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
Biggus…I have no trouble embracing my animosity for Richt. And it’s longstanding…anyone who embodies the um-f$u-uga axis of evil gets their full quota of hate from me.
Now Knowshon…meh.
by zzgator on Sep 10, 2008 3:31 PM EDT reply actions
zz,
I would think that of all fanbases right now Gator fans would be the most likely to have the hate amped up to 11. You know, after events of the cocktail party.
by Biggus Rickus on Sep 10, 2008 4:28 PM EDT reply actions
One of the UGA starters on defense said that They didn’t like Knowshon at first. When He was red shirted and playing on the scout team He went full out, just like He plays in games. The jumping up and running back to the huddle, lowering His shoulder for extra yardage when the norm for the starters is to “take it easy” on the new guys, and the physical arrogance in His play made Them believe Knowshon was a hot dog. It was when the guys got to know Him off the field that They began to like Him. According to His teammates Knowshon IS a fun guy to hang out with and quite humble off the field.
by shanensga on Sep 10, 2008 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
OMG, Knowshon is adorable! I’m not even a Georgia fan, but I just want to put him in my pocket and pet him. Anyone who likes legos and can laugh like that…well, he’s alright.
And he can run and jump, too, so…good move there.
by Xaryn on Sep 10, 2008 5:09 PM EDT reply actions
Just a couple of thoughts….
(1). Knowshon is admirably stepping into the Auburn Iron brothers shoes. Midgets in suitcases….hahahaha
(2). Prior to “The Leap” Knowshon personally gave an offensive lineman (who had made a five yard false start penalty) some “constructive criticism”. If you can back it up well…. I have never seen anyone with as much enthusiasm.
(3). Mark Richt made chicken salad out of chicken….. No Saben/Miles/Meyer hell raising. He is the Pete Carroll of the east. He created a firestorm as subtly as Burl Ives.
(4). Should Coffman have been included…Hell Yes. However ESPN seems to like to show Beenie getting “turf toe”. If it was Prothro-esque I might be interested. I have had worst looking injuries ice skating. ESPN is a joke. Just for fun…Does anyone like Mark Mays?
by hlh on Sep 10, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply actions
shanensga @ 28:
I like how you’ve deified the Dawgs with your majuscule pronouns.
In nomine Hertius,
et Marcus,
et Canis Sanctus,
Amen.
by NCT on Sep 10, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions
@31
NCT, your homily is obscure. Please be a little more erudite.
by hlh on Sep 10, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply actions
I agree, hlh. NCT wasn’t nearly erudite enough. All his nouns are in the nominative, when they clearly should be ablative.
by The General on Sep 11, 2008 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
Actually, I’m wrong. They should be genitive.
by The General on Sep 11, 2008 12:13 AM EDT reply actions
Hey, my majors were philosophy and French before law school. Except for a handful of phrases like “expressio unius est exclusio alterius” and “cogito ergo sum”, I know squat about Latin. And declensions? Forget about it.
by NCT on Sep 11, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions

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