CURIOUS INDEX, 6/10/09

by Orson on Jun 10, 2009 9:29 AM EDT

Conditioning. Goosebumps GO:

The lack of a boom shot of a crowd or the gaze of a gimlet-eyed but grinning Ron Franklin following this leaves us cold and vulnerable. (Reaches for bottle of anything, shivers.)

BUT THEY'RE MY SONS. If this is as tiffy as Pac-10 football gets, the collected coaches of the SEC need to stage a clinic for the Left Coast conference's enlightenment on how to properly kneecap each other in public and do worse in private. (Or just send Tuberville, if you believe a word of Paul Finebaum's column yesterday, seen here being shaken, eviscerated, and left for the vultures by Ms. Stabby herself.)

It starts here with Neuheisel mentioning a rule change he proposed to allow his kids to be on the sideline with him, which is allowed so long as they're performing some kind of football-related task. (Like interfering with a live ball, for example.)

Neuheisel mentions that Pete Carroll was the lone dissenter to a proposed rule allowing kids on the sideline during games without a task--true among coaches, as pointed out by Adam Rose, but the rule change was voted down 8-2 by conference ADs with only Arizona supporting the rule change. Ted Miller thinks Pete Carroll is just trying to tweak Neuheisel, which he likely is, but this is what he's supposed to do as the cross-town rival. Also, unless Mrs. Neuheisel or a nanny is unavailable to tend to their infant, there is little need to have your kids on the field unless you claim some kind of special, non-functional privilege, and that is what nepotism in coaching is for, no? (Neuheisel calling a game with a Baby Bjorn on--there is your image for the morning.)

If Neuheisel wants his kids on the sideline, he will do what every other coach does: degrade the idea of a merit-based hiring process for assistants by hiring his own children and promoting them. (BTW: Feldman BURRRRRRRRRRRN.) There is someone who, no matter the situation, will seek to change the rules to suit even the smallest of their whims to suit either their grandiose valuation of their own worth. This is Rick Neuheisel, and we recognize him because we're in the club, too. (Could you turn the air-conditioning down in here? Have any hollow-fil pillow instead of down? Can you leave the tomatoes off that, and if you have any tincture of lavender that would be lovely, because I am DYING for a Harrier.)

If pointing = wins, there is indeed hope. Syracuse football has hope so long as there is confident and epic pointing like this coming from defensive tackle Arthur Jones. If he nodded and stared right after this, then we're looking at four wins minimum, because as Urban Meyer has proven for four years and going on five that pointing = wins.

Due to the ban on Lane Kiffin stories, this was postponed. But it is further proof that his presence in the SEC is making it easier for all concerned in the blog universe.

Yeah, that's him. This would probably get the Feldman seal of approval for veracity on the topic of Orgeron Studies.

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Couldn’t Neuheisel just do what Bobby did and put junior up in the offensive coordinator’s box?

by CKGator on Jun 10, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions

Playing that song in June is just cruel.

by gosouthgohard on Jun 10, 2009 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

Echoing the thoughts of cruelty on playing that song with so, so many days to go before football.

by Sarah on Jun 10, 2009 10:01 AM EDT reply actions

The College Game Day Intro is the sound I use for my alarm clock every Saturday in the fall. My ex-girlfriend hated it. She was also a Virginia Cavaliers fan. That’s two strikes right there.

by JIMatUA on Jun 10, 2009 10:13 AM EDT reply actions

That is a great theme…but was better followed by the charcoal-mellowed strains of Ron Franklin and the nicotine/ tar tarnished strains of Mike Gottfried than Mike Patrick and Todd Blackledge, who just applied to be the next Food Network Star…..

by Stan Gable on Jun 10, 2009 10:14 AM EDT reply actions

I offer, in rebuttal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_q4fO7DsIc

by Stan Gable on Jun 10, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

First, I go to YouTube to pick my “Song Of The Day” for Twitter and Facebook and the first thing that pops up is the Lexington Brothers singing “It’s OK To Hate Doyle Jackson.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU6q_Mrsiow

Now you throw the ESPN College Football theme at me? Jesus, just stab me in the heart and play “Comin’ To Your Ci-Tay” why don’t you?*

*Seriously, stab me, THEN play Big and Rich, in that order. ‘Ccause I’ll be dead and won’t hear it.

by the ex-croominator on Jun 10, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

Oh, and stan gable, fuck you too.

mutters to self, I haven’t been to the pool or bought fireworks yet and these wahoos are already making me long for the Grove, Crown & Coke and crisp fall brezzes…fuckers

by the ex-croominator on Jun 10, 2009 10:46 AM EDT reply actions

more muttering…and making me misspell “Cause” and “breezes,” asshats

by the ex-croominator on Jun 10, 2009 10:47 AM EDT reply actions

And thank you SO much for including that. What’s next? Ice picks to the eyes? Lemon juice coated razorblade finger snacks? How about a three month wall-sized calendar filled with “NO COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULED” on every date?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11114_duck-rabbit-duck-1953_shortfilms

See Daffy at 5:20

“Shoot me again! I enjoy it!”

Sullivan013

by sullivan013 on Jun 10, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions

Well, another reason I come to this site: therapy.

In addition to sharing mental breakdowns hearing this music in June, I have also learned I’m not the only one who pictures Urban yelling at me while I’m working out in order to get a few extra reps in.

by Grady on Jun 10, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions

Please God…no more “Comin’ to yo citaaaaaay.” It ruins the complete utopian atmosphere that should be “college football Saturday.”

by Touchdown74 on Jun 10, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

Glad I scanned the responses first; I was going to post what Stan Gable did. The CBS intro makes me drop into a LB stance, particularly when they do it after one of their great mood-setting set ups, like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYwafOrqqLY

Don’t know why it’s in 3 parts, so to get the full effect you should watch parts 1 and 2…

by etsuVol on Jun 10, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

Thanks a ton for playing that song. Due to conditioned reflex I’m now going to have to explain to people why I reek of beer at 9:30 am

by bem hill gryphon on Jun 10, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

That video just makes you feel so good!

by Winfield Featherston on Jun 10, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

On my iPod I have a play list that includes that song, the Gameday theme, about 40 fight songs, and a nice collection of HBC band songs (Like the Jackson State “Sonic Boom of the South”’s rendition of I would die 4 u.

by InScoresofOtherGames on Jun 10, 2009 12:20 PM EDT reply actions

Oh no! My beloved CRN was wrong :( :( :(

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/06/uclas-rick-neuheisel-may-not-have-uscs-pete-carroll-on-his-side-but-the-kids-are-fine.html#more

The trojie shill, Adam Rose actually looks up the RULE. Unfortunately CRN and I didn’t bother to check the actual Pac-10 rule. :( Oh no…

by Mushroom Zaheeeeeeed on Jun 10, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions

@6 Stan – Ooooh.. now that got me going. That is THE sound of a nice fall Saturday evening with friends, good food, good drink and a really good football game to watch.

by ALGator on Jun 10, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

At this point (in the non-season), I would even be happy to hear the Raycomm opening.

by hobeg8r on Jun 10, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions

- 98% of men who drink before noon like women. No other explanation needed.

by NewAZTiger on Jun 10, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

I listened to that before I left to workout at lunch. It put me into the mood to dial up the old Pride of the Southland CD on the ipod. So it’s 93 degrees out and while listening to Down the Field, Rocky Top, Spirit of the Hill etc… I am transported to a cool crisp autumn Saturday. Visions of the flags of the Vol Navy whipping around in the breeze. The smell of stale beer on the strip and bourbon in the stadium overwhelmed my senses. The opening of the T and the run through it with fireworks booming across the river.

Then I realized I had run somewhere between 4 and 5 miles instead of my usual 2. I’m on the verge of heatstroke and running late for getting back to work. I finally recover and get back only to be subjected to the CBS intro which is about 10 times as bad for me personally. This has got to be in the geneva conventions somewhere (not that Orson Pinochet would actually observe them).

by bofavol on Jun 10, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

Goddamnit, those themes are better than most caffeinated beverages in getting one up and going.

by Signal to Noise on Jun 10, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

[hair flip]

by Holly on Jun 10, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions

@6, 13, and 18

Bingo.

by Sue E. Pig on Jun 10, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

No love for ABC?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMbM3URjnNk&feature=related

This post and Stan’s reply not only gave me goosebumps but made me tear up. God fuck June.

by Erik on Jun 10, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

The CBS theme leaves me with goosebumps everytime because I know it is SEC football coming on next. Of course with our new contracts, I guess the ESPN music means that now too. Everyone here knows EVERY conference game is on national TV this next year on either CBS or ESPN. That means even at Vandy and Miss State, you are guaranteed to be on national TV more than every school in the nation except the one on N(otre Dame)BC. It’s hilarious that Dan Mullen can walk into a kids house now and promise them over a four year career they will be on national TV at least 32 times, when even at a school like USC it might only be 15ish.

by Al-D on Jun 10, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions

@26

Mianderson, is that you? What are you doing over here???

Get back to rsfc where you belong!!!

by An 'eer with a Beer on Jun 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT reply actions

Just read a few posts on thefullmontekiffin.com

He gets zero credibility from me and others because it takes a unanimous vote from congress just to be able to post a coment on the site! If the guy can’t take the heat for his blogs then he doesnt deserve the hits that linking him would provide.
Lord knows he is still wiping Orgeron’s cum stains from his mullet

by maomatt on Jun 10, 2009 11:54 PM EDT reply actions