Comments on: CURIOUS INDEX, 12/23/08

By: Papa Lou BSU

Papa Lou BSU — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:55:17 +0000

Y’know, if Orson is going to throw that McCartney hideousness at us, the least he can do is post a clip of The Pogues’ legendary “Fairytale of New York” right alongside of it to balance it out.

Come on, man, it’s the holidays!

By: Rockytop85

Rockytop85 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:08:31 +0000

That Herrera quote is weird. He’s said stuff like that before, too.

There were dozens of players who came out in support of Fulmer last year and this year when fans were calling for his head. One letter in particular written to the Knoxville paper had dozens of signatures from former players on it. I want to say it was more than 80, and may have even been over 100, but I’m not sure of the exact number.

I went to high school with a former UT player. He came back and talked to us in the locker room one day when he was a freshman and I was still in HS, he said that Fulmer had lied to him while he was being recruited. Telling him how he had an opportunity to start as a freshman when it wasn’t true, but isn’t that how it always is? The strange thing is that Herrera played in every game as a freshman and started most of his career at UT.

Just seems like if Fulmer was a huge douche to all his players, that it would have come to everybody’s attention like 15 years ago.

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:42:15 +0000

No language in human history has had words strong enough to describe how fucking horrible that song is. Jesus Christ.

By: Woekie

Woekie — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:25:46 +0000

Steve Spurrier cares not about your piddling Outback Bowl (the name of which, apropos of nothing, contains both a U and a T). Upon landing in Tampa, Steve Spurrier will spend every moment until 1:00 EST Sunday combing his hotel phone book for former ‘76 Bucs that he can invite to his room. At the stated time, they will watch a pathetic Packers team defeat a ghastly Lions team to send the Detroiters to 0-16. This, combined with the impending auto “bail-out” will prompt self-important sportswriters who know nothing about public policy or economics to authoritatively declare that Detroit is beyond the point of no return and that only Obama Claus can save us. That last sentence is of no concern to the Old Ball Coach; he will take his old Bucs teammates (and maybe Casper Brinkley) down to Mons Venus where they will experience redemption in the form of Cristal, ice licking, and champagne room indiscretions that would cause Mike Price to recoil in horror.

By: DC Trojan

DC Trojan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:26:39 +0000

Orson, didn’t TCOAN say that playing that McCartney song in the house would cause a termination of marital relations? No wonder you’ve been waiting all year to unleash it on us.

That said, I’m choking back a tear – remove the moog and the formality of drinking in a pub, and that’s remarkably like the family Christmases we had when I was but a little DC Trojan, back in the old country. (sighs)

By: Mike Price

Mike Price — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:36:12 +0000

Did someone say it’s rolling? I’m here to help.

By: OPS

OPS — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:34:44 +0000

For what it’s worth, Harris, we like the non-Biohazard version when you’re not looking.

By: DrB

DrB — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:07:50 +0000

But whats really gonna stick in the craw of most Sakerlina fans is that their nemesis Tammy Bowden gets to speak at the Outback Bowl FCA dinner.

First get beat by Florida, then thumped by Clemson’s WR coach, then get to hear Clemson’s ex-coach who was 7-2 against you….

You could have all kinds of fun with Angry OT God with Spurrier on that one.

By: Claude Bawls

Claude Bawls — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:13:59 +0000

Re: the Pendulum vid; Who knew Fulmer had such mad dancin’ skillz?

By: Just another Michigan Man

Just another Michigan Man — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:06:46 +0000

You get used to the early Outback bowl time, by the time the shakes and the vomiting stop, you’re halfway into the 3rd quarter.

At least this year I can sleep it off in peace

By: EZ

EZ — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:43:58 +0000

Anthony Herrara will be the Grand Marshall for Bama’s 2009 Homecoming Parade.

@7, Clarence Clemons is STILL pissed Patty Scalfa is in the E Street Band.

By: Mich-Placed Gator

Mich-Placed Gator — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:31:55 +0000

I’ll take a hockey player over a football player every day of the week in a FAIR fight…ie…1 on 1, 2 on 2, etc.

2 on 1, that’s pretty chicken sh!t, even if they were dressed like Jehovah Witnesses.

By: Pinto

Pinto — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:10:23 +0000

That song remains hideous, no matter how many times it’s played. It makes Manheim Steamroller sound righteous by comparison.

And fuck McCartney for trying to present his wife as a member of the band.

“Yes dear, you can stand in the corner and play the tambourine. No, you look really cool, really rock and roll. Of course, of course, we’re using Eastman/Kodak film to shoot the video.”

Beatles are overrated anyway. I still take Zeppelin any day of the week.

By: hobeg8r

hobeg8r — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:59:35 +0000

If you read the entire Herrera interview, he sounds like a stand-up guy who worked hard to get where he is. Makes you wonder about Fulmer in light of that.

By: GamecockTony

GamecockTony — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:48:13 +0000

But we OWN the Outback Bowl! Bwahahahaha!

/Can’t even get excited for it.
// 11 AM is much to early on New Year’s Day for anything.