CURIOUS INDEX, 6/2/2009

by Orson on Jun 2, 2009 9:16 AM EDT

Huzzah for foofery! If you're fond of retro fooferaw and blustery go-teamery, then put on your straw hat, pull on a fur coat, and adjust your Woodrow Wilson high-banded collar, and sing along with the Michigan State fight song--now, as always, the only college fight song with brand-specific VIM.

Just like Waffle House's "World Famous _______", we doubt that Michigan State or any other university is known far and wide. Oxford and Cambridge still have that on lockdown for brand recognition, and seriously, if you go to the ends of the earth the words "Nike" and "Coke" are far more recognized than any university. The exception to this is Michigan, whose graduates pile up in the oddest places. Kick over a rock in the Australian outback, and you will find a Michigan grad working on an arcane project who would be happy to tell you about the unfairly slandered reputation of John Navarre, college quarterback.

A sure sign Houston Nutt is gassy. Mack Brown posts from the Middle East:

We are staying at one of Saddam's lavish palaces. It is unbelievable. You should check them out on the net. That is the exciting and good news. The bad news is that all seven coaches slept on bunk beds in the same room. Now we've been close the entire trip, but seven tired coaches sleeping together after jet lag will test the camaraderie.

"Houston! For god's sake, don't fan it up!" Between that and Tressel's night terrors, this would be a living hell.

Retired, again: Mouse Davis, the grandaddy of the run 'n shoot, retires again. The architect of the passing game that has morphed in a thousand different directions--most significantly elements of the spread option passing game and Mike Leach's attack--says he's going to take his new wife on a trip or just hang around 'n stuff. Davis is recently married and 76 years old. Redundant: he is also obviously an optimist.

Ma bought it for me. Tim Tebow's floor seat for the Magic game the other night was purchased for him by his mother, but since it would have been a secondary violation at best, and those don't get punished, we might as well just let a booster pick up the tab next time and let the Tebows' money go toward their state goal of ridding the Philippines of the scourge of godless foreskins.

Oh, hello you sexy timesuck, you. The team builder on NCAA 2010 looks like a superb way to destroy both relationships and your sleep schedule.

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Where was your SEC Speed when our huskies mercy-ruled your gators yesterday? Today Women’s softball, tomorrow MNC…

by Pac10Fan on Jun 2, 2009 9:26 AM EDT reply actions

Between (Houston’s gas ) and Tressel’s night terrors, this would be a living hell.

Nevermind Neuheisel’s insistence on sleeping in his two-sizes-too-small whitey-tighties.

by CincySooner on Jun 2, 2009 9:27 AM EDT reply actions

NCAA 2010 linkage?

by haybeav on Jun 2, 2009 9:28 AM EDT reply actions

that whole situation with the coaches in Iraq will end up like most spring break trips.

The week starts out as a barrel of laughs, but as the week drags on its clear that everyone wants to kill all the others in their sleep with a weedeater.

by CincySooner on Jun 2, 2009 9:32 AM EDT reply actions

Orson,

A college-football article from one of your favorite magazines:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2009/05/looking_for_tax_revenue_in_all.cfm

Look out, the Government is casting its eyes this way in a search for revenue.

by maskedavenger on Jun 2, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions

one can only imagine how Mrs Tebow came into possesion of tickets to the Magic’s game….

knock on the door of the Tebow residence

Florida Booster: uh, hello – Mrs Tebow?

Mrs Tebow: yes?…

FB: uh, I was trying to sell some tickets to the Magic’s basketball game to raise money for bibles for missionaries… think your son would be interested in coming to the game?

Mrs T: I suppose….

FB: That would be great… two seats would be $12 ea, that would be $24…is that okay?

Mrs T: okay, yes… will you take a check?

FB: That would be fine, just make it out to C.A.S.H., that short for Christs’ Assistants for Saving Humanity

Mrs T: how wonderful! you know how interested we are inspreading the word…

FB: and Mrs Tebow, would you be interested in buying a lottery ticket for a new car? Tickets are only $10 and you could win a Chevy pickup or a Jeep Comanche, Tim’s choice…I mean your choice

Mrs T: well, I guess an extra $10 for a good cause would be okay….

FB: Great!…. you will be notified of winning, I mean whoever wins, in a week. Thanks for the contribution to this great cause and Go Gators!

by WarChiziken on Jun 2, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

No real Michigan fan would say Navarre was slandered, he one 1 consequential road game in his career, and that was coming back from down 28 in Minnesota when he sucked. Now the inflation of the college legacy of Tom Brady, after he started winning Super Bowls, is another matter, a lot of fans couldnt get him out of town fast enough to start Drew Henson.

by Just another Michigan Man on Jun 2, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions

Chizikin has it about right. No way his mom payed the going rate for those tickets. I mean $8000 goes a long way in an orphanage. If he did the story probably went like,
“Mom, can I borrow 10,000 dollars?”
“Why son? Oh, nevermind I’m sure you have only the purest of Godly intentions for this money.”
“Of course mom. Thanks. I’ll pay you back in a year or so.”

by JIMatUA on Jun 2, 2009 11:32 AM EDT reply actions

Berkeley (Cal/California/University of California at Berkeley/Cali) is known ‘round the world. Say “Berkeley” in Asia and ears perk up. Same in Europe. However, say Cal/Cali/University of California and you might get a ’surfs up!’ with no reference to the school, which is unfortunate and poor branding on the schools part IMO.

Michigan…spread option now right?

by oaktownbear on Jun 2, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions