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ITALIAN CONSULTANTS INVADE THE PAC-10

BERKLEY, CA (AP)-- Kicker used to be the only place you would find a soccer player on a football field.

Not anymore.


An Italian soccer legend, Marcello Lippi, has taken the Cal defense and revolutionized the way the Pac-10 plays against the spread offense.

"The defense in a-football, she is a hit-hit-hit, like-a scooters in a-traffic of Rome! All the time this bumping bumping like a mambo!" Lippi said from his hotel suite in nearby San Francisco, a stunning white space filled with art moderne furniture. Looking stylish in a white suit with skinny black tie, Lippi sipped three espressos, smoked a cigarette with a curious grip, and and bantered in rapid Italian with a mysterious woman of fickle affections and undeniable sensuality.

Lippi, first contacted two weeks ago by Cal coach Jeff Tedford, sees a counter-intuitive solution to the tough riddles of Chip Kelly's spread option: when they speed up, the Cal defense likes to slow things down.

"In America, there is too much of the hustle. All the time, going after the ball, the hitting, she is too much."

Instead, the Italian national men's team coach suggested that the Cal defense borrow some of the tactics of the successful Azzurri, known for scoring early, playing stout defense, and slowing the game down any way they know how.

Does this include faking injury?

"No, no, no, the injury, she is never fake. This, I could not stress enough. Football is the mean game! Did she hurt your heart by going so quickly at you, and making the heart go fast and the legs so tired? A team should be emotional, and sometimes that emotion is hurt."

Lippi snapped his fingers at a nearby urchin. The urchin brought him pornography to peruse as he spoke.

"I can only tell them to be emotional, not where to be emotional. Say the leg, he is hurting with the passion and the hurt. Then lay down, the world she is wanting to see your passion!"

"A coach cannot control the passion, where she goes. He can only apply the spray, and hope the passion goes way, preferably long enough to reset a defense, catch the breath, and keep the head level." 

A check of the Cal injured list released this week listed no players out due to "passionate thigh muscle."

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If you’re not faking injuries, you’re not trying.

"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants

by 49er16 on Nov 17, 2010 1:06 PM EST reply actions  

Dick Butkus did it all the time

"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.

by Joey C. on Nov 17, 2010 2:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Takes at least 5 recs on this blog.

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

by DC Trojan on Nov 17, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I love how Hans Moleman

is looking to give him a lil dap.

I'm so ahead of my time, my parents haven't met yet

SE Michigan Sports

by YakAttack on Nov 17, 2010 1:36 PM EST up reply actions  

If you're going to take a dive,

DON’T DO IT IN FRONT OF THE STUDENT SECTION!

A pig gets fed. A hog gets slaughtered.

My only argument is you're stupid.

by boddagettaflyer on Nov 17, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Nothing new

to anyone whose team has played against FSU in the past. Those players have more injuries and muscle cramps at the most convenient times than I’ve ever seen, especially in the 4th qtr.

by Native Son on Nov 17, 2010 1:09 PM EST reply actions  

yep... this is not a new thing

opposing defenses were doing it in 2008 when OU wanted to hit the throttle on offense.

by CincySooner on Nov 17, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Why not one game suspension for the coaching staff and $50,000 fines that escalate with each infraction?

That would certainly get the attention of the AD.

It ticks me off that some prep school in Connecticut got national attention when their coaches complained that the other sideline used their lost wristband, but I didn’t hear of this til Wednesday

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Nov 17, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Can you imagine . . .

. . . how much Oregon would score against a ten-man defense?

Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!

by DevilGrad on Nov 17, 2010 1:23 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't have to imagine.

I saw them play Tennessee and UCLA.

Who new Arizona State’s 42-31 loss to the Ducks could look so good?

by MaconDawg on Nov 17, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Judges?

Yes, that’s a zing.

"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.

by Joey C. on Nov 17, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions  

8.5 (Hey, I'm the Russian judge)

Hey Oliver Luck, I absolutely hate that WVU is "the winningest college football team to have never won a National Championship". You think you could do something about that?

by MtnEer_in_SC on Nov 17, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Which is why you didn't get the 9.0

Hey Oliver Luck, I absolutely hate that WVU is "the winningest college football team to have never won a National Championship". You think you could do something about that?

by MtnEer_in_SC on Nov 17, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions  

I could have sworn Tennesse played with 13.

I can tell you one thing: the grass in Tiger Stadium tastes the best.
The Oregon Ducks once took a delay of game penalty, just to see how it felt.

by AllSaintsDay on Nov 17, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I was actually hoping for

Equal Opportunity Hater

Dean of Auburn Institute of Exploding Dog Studies

THE Oscar Whiskey

by Oscar Whiskey on Nov 17, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions  

C Low Green

stupid enter key!

Equal Opportunity Hater

Dean of Auburn Institute of Exploding Dog Studies

THE Oscar Whiskey

by Oscar Whiskey on Nov 17, 2010 1:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Perhaps...

this?

"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.

by Joey C. on Nov 17, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm sorry you were saying something about chocolate

Equal Opportunity Hater

Dean of Auburn Institute of Exploding Dog Studies

THE Oscar Whiskey

by Oscar Whiskey on Nov 17, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Vandy's #86 or #87 (can't remember) did this last week at his position coach's urging

I yelled at him and his coach frequently for the remainder of the game. Both turned their heads to me multiple times. I smiled and waved.

This stuff'll make you a...sexual tyrannosaurus. Just like me.

by Old South on Nov 17, 2010 1:20 PM EST reply actions  

UCLA offense to go on strike

after minimum offense requirements are raised to 50 yards a game.

George Washington - Golf Cart - Golden Dome - Alex Flanagan

by Ancient Chinese Secret on Nov 17, 2010 1:23 PM EST reply actions  

The video made me laugh

The jaunty music was a nice touch, too.

Although I was especially amused by the little hop that #40 used to get the momentum to fall down.

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by D-Sing on Nov 17, 2010 1:31 PM EST reply actions  

It's not the faking that bothers me...

It’s how poorly he faked it.

I’ve seen better performances on most porn sites.

"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero

by Stuck in the Plains on Nov 17, 2010 1:32 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Wait...

You’re saying those girls on the street knew the guys in the bus?

by Torgo's Executive Powder on Nov 17, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions  

What has the world come too

when you can’t even count on honest porn!!

by sacduxnutz on Nov 17, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions  

So that’s where I’ve been going wrong.

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

by DC Trojan on Nov 17, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

I wonder why the girlie keeps waiting expectantly

for the pizza guy to arrive.

"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero

by Stuck in the Plains on Nov 17, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Marco Materazzi and Cristiano Ronaldo think this is much ado about nothing

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

by DC Trojan on Nov 17, 2010 1:32 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Man, did you have to bring up the floppers

Is balompié not sacred? I will have to light candles to appease the gods of fútbol.

Sancto Tedford

by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Nov 17, 2010 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I love it

Materazzi is a complete twat and one of my favorite defenders ever. And the best part about Cristiano Ronaldo flopping is that he’s so outrageously talented, he doesn’t actually need to… but he does it anyway.

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

by DC Trojan on Nov 18, 2010 9:08 AM EST up reply actions  

I think the Pac-10 officials are getting it wrong . . .

. . . in concluding, as the linked item reports, that they can’t assess an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for this. The definition is pretty broad and specifically mentions “delay” as grounds for a flag. If they wanted to issues league-wide interpretive guidance saying that they were going to start flagging fake injuries after one informal bench warning per game, I bet it would stop.

http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR09.pdf

Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!

by DevilGrad on Nov 17, 2010 1:35 PM EST reply actions  

Maybe the new rule should be any injury keeps a defender on the sideline for the rest of the series

That definitely would show deference to players who are legitimately injured and allow them ample time to get treatment. Plus, D coordinators might be less apt to pull bullshit when they’re lining up their dime back across from the #1 wideout.

"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.

by Joey C. on Nov 17, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions  

I completely agree and I would advocate for those to be the new terms of the rule.

Chip Kelly called ASU out for the same thing at halftime of our game and if it was intentional I’d call it bush league bullshit. The real difficulty here is determining what’s real and what’s fake. In the second half of UO-ASU, Burfict was in and out several times with what appeared to be cramps. If Sparky was actually pulling this crap, why would they take out their best defender during key plays? If the Pac-10 refs were going to call anybody for this tactic its Burfict, so you can all rest assured no one will get called on it.

One thing that needs to be examined is whether fatigue is considered an injury and if it is to what extent? Some of these players really are cramping against Oregon. Many are exhausted. All of them are at least winded, but what constitutes a timeout? The rule should balance player safety and health with the flow of the game and not providing the “injured” player/team a strategic advantage.

by Big Jon on Nov 17, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm totally down with this.

Indeed, I would argue in support by noting that if the NCAA truly considers these kids to be students who, you know, just happen to voluntarily represent their schools, then it is obviously the NCAA’s job to create an environment where the health and well-being of the student takes precedence over the result on the field.

Therefore, it would seem to be that if a kid’s cramping up or suffering fatigue so intense he can’t stay on his feet, maybe he needs to go have a seat and suck on some O2 for 5-10 minutes or so.

My new blog: Those Other Guys. Critiques welcome.

by jonfmorse on Nov 17, 2010 5:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, but that would also result in more players ignoring injuries lest they be sidelined for the rest of the drive.

I can tell you one thing: the grass in Tiger Stadium tastes the best.
The Oregon Ducks once took a delay of game penalty, just to see how it felt.

by AllSaintsDay on Nov 17, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions  

My response to that

would be that it’s awfully damned hard to hide a real injury.

My new blog: Those Other Guys. Critiques welcome.

by jonfmorse on Nov 17, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions  

This wasn't just a coaching decision

It actually originated in a sociology paper written by Mike Mohamed, “The Reification of the Psychic Flop: Situational Physical Reenactments of a Cal Football Season, Time Management, and The Structural Upset of Time Management.”

I mock only because I am 2800 miles away from Mr Mohamed.

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

by DC Trojan on Nov 17, 2010 1:38 PM EST reply actions  

Who would have thought Kiffin would be the one coach who refused to resort to such tactics?

In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!

by MarineCorpsDuck on Nov 17, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions  

You know, whether you think that “back to basics” is a deliberate decision or all that he can manage, there’s something to be said for it. And that includes taking a beating straight up.

The funny thing is, Cal’s defense at home is good enough that I don’t think they really need to resort to stop, drop, and rolling.

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

by DC Trojan on Nov 17, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Totally agree. The funny part of this whole faking injury thing is that it didn’t have a huge impact on the game. I did have some impact, but it wasn’t huge. It’s detracting from how great Cal played on defense. It’s funny to me that people are still looking at that and saying “there was no faking going on in that game.” If your argument is that there were only a couple of flops and it didn’t have the big of an impact, I can see that.

Also, don’t tell anyone this, but Kiffin actually appears to be able to coach at least a little bit. The win at Arizona showed a lot, although I’m not sure how hard it is to out-coach stoops. Shhhhhhh…I don’t want anyone knowing I gave Kiffin any credit, so let’s just keep it between you and me.

In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!

by MarineCorpsDuck on Nov 17, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions  

I take it less as proof that he's a decent coach...

… and more as the beginning baby steps of evidence that he’s not completely incompetent.

"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.

by Joey C. on Nov 17, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions  

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

by DC Trojan on Nov 18, 2010 9:10 AM EST up reply actions  

I was reading a Cal blog

And the blogger said Oregon’s hurry-up offense was a “gimmick” to prevent the defense from substituting. Therefore, it was perfectly acceptable to fake injuries.

I’m too lazy to find the link, but you don’t really want to read it anyways. You’d have to wash all the homerisms off yourself afterwords.

"Conan, what is best in life?"

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women!"

by lordloveaduck on Nov 17, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions  

The forward pass is a gimmick.

Hence why I am purchasing a set of these babies for the UF secondary.

"In case you're wondering what the offense should look like, that wasn't it." - Urban Meyer <-- HE SAID THIS ONCE A LONG TIME AGO I PROMISE

by cantcatchuf on Nov 17, 2010 3:39 PM EST up reply actions  

I will not speak of it further.

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

by DC Trojan on Nov 18, 2010 9:10 AM EST up reply actions  

"and you lost your integrity at the same time."

I hate it when a youtube clip cuts off before the end. The rest was "Now if you’ll excuse me I’m headed to Phil Knight’s house, where I will be paid unspeakable amounts of money to do things that simply can’t be unseen.

OOOOHHHHHH! DAYGLO!!!! I mean, um, Chip Kelly."

/Agrees with Noir Rich Brooks that feigned injuries are indeed bullshit.
//Thinks Jeff Tedford had no other options not involving crowbars, napalm, or poisoned patchouli.

by MaconDawg on Nov 17, 2010 1:41 PM EST reply actions  

Jesus.

Scott Bakula does not age. In that he has always looked 48.

by Torgo's Executive Powder on Nov 17, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Necessary Roughness

In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!

by MarineCorpsDuck on Nov 17, 2010 2:07 PM EST up reply actions  

This month's Runner's World


Terrible image size, but it’s the best I could do. Agree that he looks the same today as he did 20 years ago, which is just WRONG.

"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
— Martin Luther

by Go Big Rev on Nov 17, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Especially since he looked OLD 20 years ago. It’s not like he looked young then and just never “aged”. It’s like he looked 50 years old 20 years ago and today.

In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!

by MarineCorpsDuck on Nov 17, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Sparky Anderson looked 80 when he was hired by the Reds in 1970.

He ever aged though, and looked 80 when he went into the Hall of Fame. I bet when he died this year, he looked the same.

You can never pay back, but you can always pay forward. - W. W. Hayes

by Crabapple Buck on Nov 17, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions  

That's so true

I didn’t see an updated photo of Sparky when he died, but I was shocked when they said he was 76 or whatever

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."-Bill Hicks

by Linoleum Knife on Nov 17, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Maybe the Florida Gators could have Addazio

do this so the UF offense would not have to run any plays. They could maybe stall until the other team just leaves.

by oldtimegator on Nov 17, 2010 1:44 PM EST reply actions   2 recs

Oh, so they've actually been running the wrong dive play?

"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
— Martin Luther

by Go Big Rev on Nov 17, 2010 2:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Whoever made that video

is just pissed that #40’s backup came in and pulled a perfect triple lindy.

by The Guys Get Shirts! on Nov 17, 2010 1:57 PM EST reply actions  

Well, that might be a fracture

I’m afraid you forfeit.

THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.

by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 17, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions  

I looked, but couldn't find

the strange Mark Ingram cramp video. Looks similar, except that Ingram really is hurt after walking around celebrating after the game.

by El Kabong!!! on Nov 17, 2010 2:04 PM EST reply actions  

I think Florida did something Similar to Oklahoma in 2009 BCS NC Game

I’m actually watching the entire game on Hulu right now for proof. Orson, I didn’t know Urban Meyer had assistants from Italia.

by I-Right Fullback Dive on Nov 17, 2010 2:11 PM EST reply actions  

I think you're talking about Harvin

In that case it was probably legit. Glass Joe is fast but gets hurt on every other play. Or has spontaneous migraines.

You sold me...queer giraffes.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Nov 17, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions  

No, I'm talking about Spikes or a linebacker from the defense

Fox kept showing a ticker all game on how fast OK was in between snaps. Whomever, the Florida player was kept calling plays as he would walk in the area of the spotted ball, sometimes kicking it, causing the Sooners to slow down.

by I-Right Fullback Dive on Nov 17, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Found it. Dunlap does it against Oklahoma in 4th Quarter of National Champtionship


Go to 1:35:30 mark and watch. After the long gain by Okalhoma, Dunlap (at least that’s who I think it is) casually strolls over the ball and knocks it away so Oklahoma can’t snap it. You can’t really see him in between plays but it’s pretty obvious he’s trying to buy time. Charlie Strong < Lane Kiffin

by I-Right Fullback Dive on Nov 17, 2010 3:00 PM EST up reply actions  

gah...

fuck that for existing. video of that game available online? Thx, just spent 20 minutes watching that game and weeping over the offense. Never got to see it on tv; was there in person.

You sold me...queer giraffes.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Nov 17, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Its like watching a super-hot ex girlfriend on tv

then looking over at your disgusting pig-wife eating bon-bons on the couch.
/not that i would know
//thank god for a hotwife

You sold me...queer giraffes.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Nov 18, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions  

I just thought of the one reason I’m sad Fox will no longer have these games: it means they won’t end up on Hulu anymore, either. eats Tostitos and drinks Gatorade

by softbatch on Nov 18, 2010 9:38 AM EST up reply actions  

I thought Steve Addazio was Italian, but it turns out he was actually cloned . . .

from DNA stolen from Chan Gailey and Dick Jauron. He’s a new species capable of not only failing upward or failing repeatedly, but failing upwardly over and over again at frightening speeds.

I’ve proposed we call it the veloci-retread.

by MaconDawg on Nov 17, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions  

I haven't ruled it out.

But he didn’t stay in this ecosystem long enough to allow for sufficient observations to confirm the link.

by MaconDawg on Nov 17, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions  

I’ve seen such things before, but maybe never quite so blatant.

by Erik T on Nov 17, 2010 2:13 PM EST reply actions  

umm,

I think it was a pretty clever tactic myself.

-Matt Rob

by MattRobW on Nov 17, 2010 2:30 PM EST reply actions  

It's not clever. The idea is described in the rulebook, as the video indicates.

As Chip Kelly indicated yesterday, it’s also an admission that you can’t win without going “Well, there’s no penalty for breaking this rule, so let’s break it.”

I can tell you one thing: the grass in Tiger Stadium tastes the best.
The Oregon Ducks once took a delay of game penalty, just to see how it felt.

by AllSaintsDay on Nov 17, 2010 9:09 PM EST up reply actions  

FYI

Starting comments with “umm” is a good way to piss off the local magistrates.

My new blog: Those Other Guys. Critiques welcome.

by jonfmorse on Nov 17, 2010 9:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Oregon complaining about this

is the same as the Colts complaining about the new rules which require referees to get back behind the offense before the ball can be snapped: If you’re so good, Oregon, you will adapt to it.

-Matt Rob

by MattRobW on Nov 17, 2010 2:33 PM EST reply actions  

Oregon has all year.

It’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-I-T-T-L-E-T-I-G-H-T-A-T-T-H-E-H-E-E-L"

by JShufelt on Nov 17, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions  

We do need to adapt though, Shu. If we can figure this thing out, we can improve our record and do better next year.

In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!

by MarineCorpsDuck on Nov 17, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m not being cocky. I am, however, being sarcastic in order to show that the Ducks have, in fact, adapted just fine. This has been happening since the ASU game, which was WAY worse.

In the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss. The REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC 10. The Oregon Ducks!

by MarineCorpsDuck on Nov 17, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Agreed on all fronts

"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.

by Joey C. on Nov 17, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions  

use the sarchasum font then

Quack Quack Bitches!

by Quack Addict on Nov 17, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions  

TOTALLY THE SAME

I understand that something that the Pac-10 is actually looking into changing, that has been nationally condemned as bad sportsmanship and is actually called out in the ethics guidelines as unethical is EXACTLY THE SAME as a legal rule change.

It doesn’t and didn’t stop Oregon. Cal’s defense played great, and it’s a damn shame this has overshadowed that brilliant performance. It’s an even bigger shame that anyone thinks that this had anything to do with stopping Oregon ,and some of the talking heads who have said that are flat out wrong.

But let’s not equate that with it being the same as a rule change.

by kalon on Nov 17, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions  

speaking of the futbol

thems of you that gets ESPN 3 can catch the USMNT at South Africa (or watch Germany and Sweden if you are a terrorist)

by haveagreatday on Nov 17, 2010 2:39 PM EST reply actions  

Come on guys, they were actually injured.

Menstrual cramps can be a bitch.

"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Nov 17, 2010 3:26 PM EST reply actions  

The more everybody wants to talk about the Ducks

the more I want to say, “Hey! Look over there! Squirrel! Auburn! TCU!”.

Too much talk. Too much hype, hysteria, hubris, humor. Too much inviting of bad karma. Juju help us.

Nate Costa -- all class, grace, character and talent. Oregon thanks you, Nate!

by gamedaytribe on Nov 17, 2010 3:37 PM EST reply actions  

Everybody wants to be the talk of the town

Nobody wants to have that bull’s-eye painted on their backs.

Hey Oliver Luck, I absolutely hate that WVU is "the winningest college football team to have never won a National Championship". You think you could do something about that?

by MtnEer_in_SC on Nov 17, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

It's snowing!

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."-Bill Hicks

by Linoleum Knife on Nov 17, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

I prefer Paul Mooney's take:

Everybody wanna be a (n-word) but don’t nobody wanna be a (n-word).

by Big Jon on Nov 17, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions  

"I tell ya, Erin, we're hopping mad.

We read the papers and watch TV, and I can’t begin to tell you how angry we are over all this disrespect. I mean, have you heard what they’re saying about Boise and TCU? And then all this nonsense with Auburn’s quarterback? It makes me sick, all this disrespect, and by god if people aren’t going to show our competitors some respect, we’re just going to have to go out on the field Saturday and take our aggression out on Arizona."

My new blog: Those Other Guys. Critiques welcome.

by jonfmorse on Nov 17, 2010 5:45 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

To be fair

Squirrel has a decent chance of jumping Auburn in the BCS standings.

THAT'S RIGHT, Kenny Wheaton you did. You cut back into GREATNESS.

by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 17, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Squirrel

Hated in most major dog polls, but the computers love it.

"Conan, what is best in life?"

"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women!"

by lordloveaduck on Nov 17, 2010 4:45 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Why Squirrel hate me?

And here's a lighthouse keeper being beheaded by a laser beam!

by UMBAI on Nov 18, 2010 12:44 AM EST up reply actions  

Not to be a spelling Nazi, but it is spelled "Berkeley"

Also, did you know Cal’s kicker is actually Italian? but ironically, he didn’t fake injury vs Oregon.

by ginfizzbear on Nov 17, 2010 4:43 PM EST reply actions  

He just faked starting a kick.

Too soon?

by grimc on Nov 17, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

well done

This stuff'll make you a...sexual tyrannosaurus. Just like me.

by Old South on Nov 17, 2010 8:05 PM EST up reply actions  

The second "e" in Berkeley...

had to leave for an undisclosed muscle pull. Not to worry though, it returned minutes later as healthy as ever.

"Go on! Shoot me again! I enjoy it! I love the smell of burnt feathers and gunpowder and cordite!"

by Yell-O!!! on Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

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Juan Agudelo is now a man. Great goal, noob.

Can you hear this, Denver, or shall I turn it up for you?

by Ignignokt on Nov 17, 2010 5:38 PM EST reply actions  

They threw a bunch of teenagers out there today

Also, I didn’t realize how much I missed the vuvuzela.

Also, this doesn’t make me love the Azzuri any less.

Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.

by Blackheartnopants on Nov 17, 2010 6:17 PM EST up reply actions  

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