Comments on: CURIOUS INDEX, 7/20/2009

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:36:34 +0000

Please, please, please ask Nick saban “why are there so many songs about rainbows?” And then ask him who is he kicking off the squad next to make room.

By: yoyofutbawl

yoyofutbawl — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:16:50 +0000

Don Meredith summed up what Archie’s problem was with the Saints on MNF, saying, “The Saints always tip the other team when they’re going to pass. Ten players come out of the huddle laughing and Archie’s pale as a sheet.”

Despite my enmity toward ole pi$$ and all things Manning (well, Peyton excepted), Archie was probably the best NFL QB that will never sniff the HOF.

By: Boclive

Boclive — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:54:28 +0000

Whiff. That’s it.

By: Boclive

Boclive — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:53:30 +0000

It is not my objective to debate the relative strengths and weaknesses of any quarterback named Manning but as a point of order it IS my contention that no quarterback named Manning has ever been hit. I mean with anything more than a ~~glancing blow clear miss.~~

By: Boclive

Boclive — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:49:08 +0000

By: JD

JD — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:40:09 +0000

If someone was ever going to fall out of a Busch Gardens ride, I figured it would have been the Phoenix. It’s always funny to walk by when that ride is at its full upside-down-50-feet-in-the-air glory, and you hear the change and keys and sunglasses falling out of people’s pockets, through the safety net, and down to the ground.

By: KLB

KLB — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:38:36 +0000

As someone who may be relocating for work soon, I’d like you to ask Bobby Petrino if he can recommend any good movers.

By: The Ghost of Jay Cutler

The Ghost of Jay Cutler — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:27:49 +0000

“Points to be assessed as soon as we get those frilly things like facts, dates, numbers, etc.”

Fact: Empty champagne bottles in Dixon’s vehicle within’ plain sight of the officer.
Number: Two.

Dixon, we all love a bottle or two of the crispest of sparkling wines, but you really need to find somebody to drive you home. Why SEC athletes–while living in towns whose very economies rely on their successes, no less–feel the need to drive themselves home after a night of boozing will forever escape me.

By: Vandy J

Vandy J — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:11:24 +0000

It’s been a long long long long time (ie over 30 years, god damn I’m getting up there yo) but as a child, I remember going to Busch Gardens on an ill-advised family vacation and going on a tour of an adjacent BUDWEISER BREWERY. I think this speaks to a) the quality of 70s parenting and the miracle that GenX lives at all and b) a possible explanation for why one would put oneself in a position to dangle over a theme park like something out of a madcap 60s ensemble farce.

By: That 5.0 Guy

That 5.0 Guy — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:10:24 +0000

As an alumni of USF, I can say with some authority that, yes, Lasagna Hog, the fact he was a student there was probably the primary contributing factor. Also, he was a kicker, so there’s a chance that was pretty important too.

By: HudiBlitz

HudiBlitz — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:06:23 +0000

@ 15

German bar? I’ve lived in Europe, and In my experience, Germans only get violent when (a) they’re in a group and (b) they’re not in Germany. Think either “belligerent tour group” or “World War.” American bars and, especially, English pubs can get far more violent.

Wait, I take it back: Your father did qualify “man.” The most roughest fistfight I’ve ever seen was between two Cockney women in a dodgy pub in London.

I don’t like to inject NFL memories into a college football discussion, but holy sh_t was Marshall’s hit on Joe Ferguson vicious!

By: NewAZTiger

NewAZTiger — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:57:35 +0000

“Coach Petrino: is it true that a rolling stone gathers no moss?”

“Coach Meyer: When do you expect to finally beat Auburn?”

“Coach Orgeron: WHACCHADOINNOWTHATMUDBUGSEASONISOVER”

By: I'm A Lasagna Hog

I'm A Lasagna Hog — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:40:48 +0000

Having worked at Busch Gardens (the one in Virginia) once upon a time, I can safely say that faults are nearly invariably operator error. “USF student” is the telling phrase, in this context.

By: WhiteSpeedReceiver

WhiteSpeedReceiver — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:28:00 +0000

Archie’s mobility was gone after all the years of hits he took. He sacked 11 times in a game against the Bears in 1984 while he played for the Vikings. Or, as my father put it, the worst beating he’d ever seen a man take that wasn’t in a German bar.

By: TheDeuce69

TheDeuce69 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:01:35 +0000

Suffering Succotash! rjsplow #2…Even though he has no connection, I would vote for Sean Salisbury to introduce Lou Holtz to the HOF…just so I can hear Dr. Lou to say “thank you for that stupendous introduction Sean Salisbury”

Ummm…btw…Orson…where’s the Erin Andrews naked peephole coverage???? I mean it is the I know you certainly can’t link the video for fear of ESPN lawyer nazi reprisal but damn, it IS the biggest college football offseason story so far…#1 on Google Trends. BTW if you haven’t seen it…da-yum!