COUNTDOWN: 44

by Orson on Jul 21, 2009 4:42 PM EDT

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I like deem shoes, dawg…. Gots to ge me a pair deem.

by Noel Devine's Gold Teef on Jul 21, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

Ernie Davis, first black Heisman winner. Died from leukemia without playing a down in the NFL, one of the saddest stories in sports.

On the upside, only 44 days of Fulmer Cup to football!

by Crabapple Buck on Jul 21, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions

No pretentious literature quote? I’m disappointed.

by Cat on Jul 21, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

For 12 days before the season begins I want Joe Roth to be honored.

http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110901aaa.html

by Anonymous IV on Jul 21, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

Can you guys get more of the ads for Evony on your website. I wanna see the one with just the close-up on the woman’s rack.

by hawkeye phanatic on Jul 21, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t want to make this any worse than it already is, but… isn’t it 45? http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?month=09&day=05&year=2009&hour=&min=&sec=&p0=0

Is there some intersectional match up that Friday night we’re counting? If so I must insist that we start with that Thursday’s South Carolina vs NC State Game in the cross border battle of in state after thoughts.

by LL on Jul 21, 2009 6:22 PM EDT reply actions

44 days. My liver trembles in fear.

by Bull_Gator on Jul 22, 2009 1:49 AM EDT reply actions

Anyone that didn’t see the movie, (The Express), I recommend it. It will definitely make you psyched for fall.

by Boatdrinks on Jul 22, 2009 8:03 AM EDT reply actions

when do we get blessed with the EDSBS staff preseason top 25?
is it too soon to be asking for bowl projections?

by God's Power Offer on Jul 22, 2009 12:17 PM EDT reply actions

Regarding THE EXPRESS, I have trouble recommending a movie that is so historically inaccurate. It’s decent entertainment, but it’s annoying when Hollywood takes dramatic license with a story that, on its own, is already inspiring enough.

http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2008/10/phony_express.html

http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/article837721.ece

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/how_the_express_fumbled_the_re.html

Slightly OT but an interesting factoid: Syracuse’s 1959 captain, Ger Schwedes, was born in Nazi Germany. I shudder to think was LSUfreek could do with that.

by HudiBlitz on Jul 22, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions

Good points…I used the movie as a chance to learn more about a part of my team well before my time.
Then I read those articles and others to get a sense of where the reality and movie strayed apart.

by Boatdrinks on Jul 23, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions