EVEN A HATING HEART LIKES NOVELTY: NOTRE DAME AND POSSIBLE COMPETENCE
by Spencer Hall on Jun 20, 2011 1:10 PM EDT
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PrintWe realize an entire generation of football fans have grown up to maturity (or at least as close as you'll ever get to maturity) without Notre Dame being "good." They have seen spikes, sure. Tyrone Willingham, a degenerative nerve disease and coach, took Notre Dame to ten wins in 2002. Charlie Weis, who later went on to work as offensive coordinator for an obscure team in Central America, led the Irish to a 10-2 record in 2006. That season ended with an exhibition against Louisiana State in the Sugar Bowl. Remember the time Charlie Weis tried to out-Les Miles Les Miles? Oh, Charlie. You couldn't have known the power of the Cult of Les, but did you have to make a mockery of his rites, his traditions? His fakes on special teams?
(At the :20 mark. If you are a Notre Dame fan, do not watch, and if you a Florida fan, just remember that Will Muschamp is the head coach, not Charlie Weis, and keep saying this to yourself until the hyperventilation and heart palpitation passes.)
Like how Jamarcus Russell isn't really doing a lot of reading there, but is instead just heaving the ball up to Early Doucet and soft-tossing passes to wide open receiver? Ah, fortunately it all turned out for that young man, and he went on to play in the NFL with a degree of success.*
So if Bill Connelly's preview of Notre Dame is right--and there are reasons, good ones, to believe it may be--Notre Dame is going to be...[winces]...sort of good next year. It's not that we hate them, or ever have had reason to hate them. If anything, they deserve your pity since they have had their leaders inflict one of the more brutal runs of coaching malfeasance forced upon them: Holtz, the quality that burns when you pee for years afterward, Bob Davie, George O'Leary (resume blew up on launch pad,) Willingham, Weis...it's a list that reads like the sad roster of teachers at a mining colony in the 1880s.
Well, first Mr. Robertson was a great teacher, but we found out he was tooting laudanum in between classes. He died of the pleurisy, and then we discovered he'd drank away most of the school's funds in morphine and spent the rest on scarlet women. So we used Mrs. McGill, who taught geography in a manner that suggested that Montana was not only an alien colony, but was contained entirely in a corner of the classroom. Our town is now full of desperate people in need of knowledge and a proper understanding of where Montana is.
---"A history of a mining town I just made up," Spencer Hall, 1883.
They deserve your pity for that string of Lundbergs foisted on them by clap-brained managament alone, but WAIT THERE'S MORE. Their home games are molested by NBC until their television contract expiers in the year 3729. They lost to Greg Robinson while he was head coach at Syracuse. They attract not just bandwagon fans but the worst possible bandwagon fans, the detritus of the sports universe attracted to name brand programs and winning like cheap whores to imitation Fendi bags. They play in a stadium without a Jumbotron, and protest as the Luddite elitist class might, this is a form of poverty. (Pull up them bootstraps, ND Alums, and get thee a jumbotron. They are tasteless, distracting, loud, and FABULOUS.)
Pity can only move you to do so much, however. There is much to actually like about this Notre Dame team, as well. Their star wide receiver likes to party, and could totally do you and himself a favor by using your friend's flailing limo service after nights out on the town. Like all Brian Kelly teams, their quarterbacks are delightfully disposable. One will get injured in horrific fashion, the other will take his place, and the results will be similar and similarly productive because for once Notre Dame has hired a coach who knows his ass from a hole in the ground where one keeps a simple but effective playbook.
They have defense, real, smashy, pain-inflicting defense, too. They have a linebacker who, for at least the next three seconds, will not be the overhyped linebacker the media morphs into kind of a Mormo-Catholic hybrid Polynesian Tebow. Actually, apologies. This has already happened. You may now be tired of Manti Te'o before you ever got to like him. This has been a message from the football hipsters of America.
Quality-wise, if the thought of extending a kind thought towards Notre Dame seems too repellent for even your calloused soul, then think of them as a Brian Kelly team: well-coached, disciplined, aggressive, and fun to watch. We don't mean fun to watch in the way Notre Dame games for two decades have been. That meaning implies Notre Dame's role as "Our Beloved National Snuff Film," and in 2011 we should all move on past that. Other teams of prestige now occupy that role of fallen nobility scrambling for moldy pastries in the gutter.
We demand new ogling, new horrors. This year's emaciated princes clawing each other's eyes out for a scrap of green pork in the alley could come from any number of candidates: Florida, Auburn, Texas as they attempt to break in two new coordinators, USC as they suffer under the yoke of the NCAA's sanctions, Michigan as they rebuild under Brady Hoke, or--why hello there, Ohio State! Is that a Joe Bauserman you're wearing? Why, it is, isn't it! What kind of party is this? Oh, never you mind. Here's some paint thinner in a red solo cup and a hammer. Quick drink it before it leaches through the plastic, and put the hammer to good use before UConn cranks you over the head with that rusty crowbar.
Notre Dame fought their way out of that bumfight the same way everyone else did: by writing checks until something worked. That something is Brian Kelly, and for once, they could be a very satisfying kind of good: 10-2, an at large bid in a BCS bowl, and dammit, possibly a victory if they go to the Orange Bowl and play some busted-ass ACC or Big East Team. (Unless this team is West Virginia, and then you die at the hands of Holgo the Barbarian. Don't worry, it will be a noble death.)
This is all null and void the minute the echoes are awakened, and someone slaps together the inevitable Brian Kelly book about how he turned around the Irish, etc, blah blah blah. Then you may feel free to hate them again without reserve, but even then you'll have a novelty you haven't had for years: you could hate Notre Dame this fall because they are sort of good at the footballs.
*None! HA-ha! Cough Syrup
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"A history of a mining town I just made up," Spencer Hall, 1883.
This could totally happen. Just like “Deadwood” but replace swearing with Oregon Trail jokes.
Oregon Trail jokes never get old.
by Dr. Norris Camacho on Jun 20, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 17 recs
who says you can't have swear words in Oregon Trail jokes?
“Bandits raided your wagon and ass raped your wife and daughters you pussy mother fucker!”
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
لا يوجد سلام على أبواب
by Oscar Whiskey on Jun 20, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Pity? PITY?!
I don’t want your goddamned PITY. I demand nothing but your bitterest hate; your most vituperative scorn. Save your pity for fools and children. We who make war here, sir, are men (except for the women) and men show a vanquished foe no pity beyond a sharp blade and a quick, clean strike. Blood makes the grass grow and I DEMAND that you attempt to spill mine as gleefully as I will surely spill yours.
by Tracer Bullet on Jun 20, 2011 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Bless your heart!
I demand nothing but your bitterest hate; your most vituperative scorn.
You got it, but I’m not sure “bitterest” is a real word.
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
Damn
I tried to find a gif of Cornelius Bennett destroying Beurlin, but I couldn’t. Believe me, there is no pity on our end. Speaking of which, care to schedule a home and home, we could use a out of conference cupcake?
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
That's more like it.
I like you. You’ve got spunk. When the time comes, I’ll keep you as a pet.
by Tracer Bullet on Jun 20, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
this is multi generational hate
taught father to son, believe me, we are giddy everytime you lose to the Coast Guard or Merchant Marines.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I've said this before, I'll say it again
We’ll think about giving you partial credit for ’66 when you stop claiming ’73, when you LOST TO ND IN YOUR BOWL GAME, as an NC.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
no thank you
we would prefer to just continue the hate.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Put your hand down, MSU
You didn’t beat the #1 team, at home, with 3/4 of their backfield out for the game. You do not have the answer to a national championship.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL ARGUING ABOUT AN ARBITRARY NATIONAL TITLE FROM OVER 40 YEARS AGO!
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
/still claims 1941 National Championship
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you should change your quote
and claim both 66 and 73
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Put your hand down, Nonexistence
Just because you don’t know what an NC is…
/of course, it’s been so long, I’m forgetting….
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Your last title came the year I was born.
Just sayin.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
And yours was when, again?
Now quit it, y’all. You’re simply MAKING me be the butthurt ND fan. You know I’m not like this, but darned if I’m going to sit by and let everything go by. Yeah, we’ve not been great the past 2 decades. We’ll be irrelevant IF YOU PEOPLE STOP CARING SO DARN MUCH.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I care
if it helps, the last two decades have been glorious. Keep up the good work!
/trollface.jpg
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, Mike Shula. Sure thing.
/nothing but love, bro…
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Shula
isn’t even the worst coach we have had during that time. I raise you with Mike Dubose.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Put together and you have a Gerry Faust.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
The strippers.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
I like the cut of your jib.
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Price
because he is buddies with the bouncers at the strip club.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
But O'Leary would still put a "win" on his resume
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 20, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I didn't know we were doing strip club euphemisms again
"Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys into men, from men into gladiators, and from gladiators into Swansons"
by the beefy ghost of prop joe on Jun 20, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Tim Brewster would also put a win on his resume, for being the referee.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Crxxm beat Shula twice
/files under ’Things That Should Not Be Possible"
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Tell him...shit, just hang up, man.
by Dr. Norris Camacho on Jun 20, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
The difference between Alabama Fran and Aggie Fran...
Was he produced at Bama and then fucked the Tide by leaving for A&M. But at A&M he fucked the Ags for not leaving sooner.
Do you think Eddie Money has to put up with this shit?
by CockNDallas on Jun 20, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love Fran.......for leaving.
"I find nothing more depressing than optimism."
by Truffle Shuffle on Jun 20, 2011 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS MAN WAS GREAT
DAN SNYDER OF AGGIES COACHES AND SHOULD BE APPLAUDED
"Listen, if the Miami Heat were playing the Washington Generals I would pick the Washington Generals," Barkley said with a chuckle.
by Burrito Electrico on Jun 20, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
It's just fun to rile you guys up.
We get it, you used to be good, but now you’re just like everyone else.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
FIFY
We get it, you used to be good, but now you’re just like not as good as everyone else.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
by broski on Jun 20, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Welcome to our world, then, tOSU
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
/shufflesofftointramurals
In the name of the Woody, the Bo, and the Mustache Ride. Amen.
by Pariahwulfen on Jun 20, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
And yes, if we kept crowing about it like a bunch of NDnation douches, then
your hatred would be warranted. But I like to think those of us who are here do a pretty good job of recognizing reality. If people want to argue about 40 years ago, then yes, we were damn good, and I’m not going to back down on that. But I’m not arguing that ‘66 or ’73 has any bearing on NOW. Kelly’s right: until we schedule and beat a decent SEC team (and the same goes to other good teams NOW, which is why I’m glad we’re playing Oklahoma), we’re not “back” and we’re not “good”. I’d prefer to play an Alabama or an Oklahoma every year. If we lose, then we don’t get massively oversold into a BCS bowl where we get killed. And if we win, then we might actually deserve the bowl. Most of us Domers don’t want to us to go to BCS bowls without being BCS quality either.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, you can be completely reasonable like you folks are here.
And I still won’t be able to stomach your team. Sorry, that’s just the “little brother” complex rearing it’s ugly head.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What, it's not like you're BC...
/really hates members of his own fanbase who hate on a team that has owned us like that.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Had any of our offense been healthy
he wouldn’t have had to. Again: at home, you couldn’t beat us when we had no QB and 2 RB’s out. Why do you treat this as a win?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Votes don't lie
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hate the system all you want
Final poll had us #1. You want to finish first, don’t tie a team with no offense at home for your last game of the season.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Or put the team that didn't tie anyone
at #1.
by Durdens Wrath on Jun 21, 2011 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions
If that team played a team with any black players...
Oh, wait, nevermind
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Yeah, I'll admit
That hurt us. But shouldn’t have factored AT ALL into the standings.
by Durdens Wrath on Jun 21, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen
pity and mercy is for the weak.
A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance
HammerAndRails, SBNation's Boilermaker Blog
the spider closet beckons
I can’t really answer this in polite company. Or this space. But don’t worry, I don’t feel any pity for Notre Dame. I didn’t feel any pity about SC splitting the defense like the Schism of 1054 and the Reformation, I just remembered the second half of the 13 years of failure and the days I spent laughing at the Notre Dame players who promised to carry Holtz off the field after his last game at the Coliseum and then forgot to win.
The next few years are going to be ugly, but we’ll be waiting, patiently. The law of averages catches up with everyone eventually.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
There is but one acceptable retort.
FIGHT ON!
by Phocion on Jun 20, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're just jealous
Alabama still has to make up homicidal former star running backs. When’s your Napoleon-complex coach going to do something about that?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
by DC Trojan on Jun 20, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OJ Simpson: finding the real killers, one jail at a time.
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
Well, more likely than one Florida golf course at a time
But I don’t get the impression that he was really planning all of this.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
AAARRGHH FOX ANNOUNCING TEAM KILL IT WITH FIRE
by ben_in_dc on Jun 20, 2011 1:21 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Seconded
I saw the serif fonts and heard the voice of Kenny Albert and the combination nearly triggered a Manchurian Candidate reaction right here in my office.
by Doug Gillett on Jun 20, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Such a fun scrimmage
Why Notre Dame insisted on having it in the Superdome and televising it, I have no idea. You’d think they would have wanted less witnesses to that embarrassment.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
We went just to enjoy New Orleans
With no expectations of winning the game. Then somehow, through trickeration and devil work, it was tied in the second quarter just to give us a little hope. HOPE DOES NOT SPRING ETERNAL. That was the day Saban signed with Alabama, though, so the LSU fans were cool with us because they were already looking forward to the first game with the Tide.
Also had a great conversation on the way out:
LSU Fan: “Ha, Russell really outplayed Quinn!”
Me: “Well, if Brady got to go against the Notre Dame defense, he would have had better numbers.”
LSU Fan, thinking: “Yeah, that’s true.”
http://www.rakesofmallow.com
by CW on Jun 20, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I was at the game
When the teams lined up across from one another, I said to my friend our defensive lineman are way bigger than their offensive line. I was expecting big Midwestern lineman. I knew ND was in big trouble. Grant kept them in it early, then the roof caved in for ND.
"Ladies and gentleman, the sun has now found its home in the western sky. It is now Saturday night in DEATH VALLEY."
by I ate the grass on Jun 20, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I was there too
but I have no memories from the game, other than almost getting in a fight with some raaaaaaacist North Shore LSU fans who were not using polite language to describe certain New Orleans citizens.
Go Irish!
Crunch. No, wait, Beefheart. No, wait, Kangaroo.
Brian Kelly’s ’09 Cincy team was a lot like that 2006 Notre Dame team, in that both were fine against most teams but got torn to shreds against the elite.
Team Speed Kills -- SBNation's SEC Blog
If you're so inclined, follow me @Year2
Does this count, really?
They got torn to shreds after Kelly bolted.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think that's entirely fair
Ask a team to play at their best and without reservation after their coach promises he won’t leave, then bolts for Notre Dame. See what the response you get it.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
*get is
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially when the other guy fake-quits
/takeanantacid
I don't have time for any of this... and yet... here I am. I feel like Wiley E. Bulldog-y.
by Gen. Stoopnagle on Jun 20, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean like when Rich Rodriguez
promised to stay at WfnVU “for as long as you’ll have me,” then bolted for the UM job after the Pitt loss and left the team facing OU in the Fiesta Bowl with whittlin’ Bill Stewart in the HC seat?
That kind of response?
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 20, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Extenuating Circumstances Defense:
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How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Er... y-yes!
/shakily
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
THANK YOU.
“Best team in Ohio” pffff. Put your hand down, UC fans. You play in the Big East. Your argument is fucking invalid.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
I don't know
you play in the B1G.
trollface.jpg
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
GERG was a head coach in the Big East.
That is the only argument I need.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
And this guy won your league
//doesn’t really think Big East is better, but liked this better than trollface
"Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys into men, from men into gladiators, and from gladiators into Swansons"
by the beefy ghost of prop joe on Jun 20, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think NAME REDACTED ever won the Big Ten.
They went to the Rose Bowl as an at-large pick.
by ElRocco337 on Jun 20, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're right
Thought of that just as I posted. I guess all of those years of hearing how the Rose Bowl was better than a National Title skewed my memory
"Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys into men, from men into gladiators, and from gladiators into Swansons"
by the beefy ghost of prop joe on Jun 20, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
The Rose Bowl could have set up USC-Georgia or USC-WVU
Instead they really wanted a Pac10-Big10 matchup so set up Illinois to get slaughtered. Thanks, Rose Bowl committee!
Ah yes
The years of the USC Bowl.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember Purdue going to a bunch of Rose Bowls in the 2000s.
It was weird because they were playing other Big Ten teams.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Actually, USC forfeited just about everything BUT their three Rose Bowl wins from that era
Yeah, I mad.
wooooooooooooooooo!
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Yeah,
dumbest move the Rose Bowl committee ever made.
They’d have been better off picking whichever team they wanted. The people would have shown up. And shown up 5 days early.
by Durdens Wrath on Jun 21, 2011 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions
[BUTTHURT COMMENT ABOUT A 10-2 TEAM GETTING LEFT OUT OF THE 2007 BCS IN FAVOR OF ILLINOIS]
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
Dude, you lost by double digits twice in the regular season and again to Texas in the Holiday Bowl. Don’t even try to act like that season record wasn’t smoke, mirrors, and a pretty good win against Oregon State.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
He didn't win.
They were an at-large that year. We actually won the B1G that year despite getting Juiced. That was the year we got wrecked against LSU.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
I can't help but enjoy how you ND and B1G fellas keep going back and forth
but every story ends with then we went to the bowl and “got wrecked by LSU.”
/come on Illini fans you can get in on this too
"Ladies and gentleman, the sun has now found its home in the western sky. It is now Saturday night in DEATH VALLEY."
by I ate the grass on Jun 20, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure they can
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Now to think of it that crowd was a little one sided.
I just thought it was because we were in NOLA
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Illinois was my most likely second option. I feel like the Hitler on July 21, '44.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Dammit. I can't bust out the Illinois Nazi reference twice on the same thread!
I just can’t.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I like to think of myself
as an Illinois grad who follows the team in much the same way a nurse checks on a patient in the burn ward—hoping for any shred of progress, but knowing it’s probably just going to be a pus-filled, bloody mess barely clinging to life. Except that poor bastard won’t just flatline.
by Broncanous Mendenhall on Jun 20, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Today's Award for most self-flagellating post.
Don’t forget to thank Juice Williams and [Name Redacted] in your acceptance speech.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Are you sure you are not Cal fan?
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Not Cal fan
Is not living in redwoods protesting stadium expansion, because no stadium expansion is needed.
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
Illini whosawhatsa now?
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
We hung a 47 spot on them in 2002
"Ladies and gentleman, the sun has now found its home in the western sky. It is now Saturday night in DEATH VALLEY."
by I ate the grass on Jun 20, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
hey hey hey I have that same story
-Chad Jones
I regret that I have but one computer to troll this website.
by Nick Fairleys Hitlist on Jun 20, 2011 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
A lampost got him
but not a bad collegiate career. National championships in both football and baseball.
/too soon
"Ladies and gentleman, the sun has now found its home in the western sky. It is now Saturday night in DEATH VALLEY."
by I ate the grass on Jun 20, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
ooooo oooo hey hey hey!
can I play, too?
"Without spirits the men cannot support the fatigues of a long campaign" - Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene
by TheDutchWonder on Jun 20, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yes, you may 40-3
Could have been an epic spelling bee though. (war of attrition) In the end, Matt Flynn correctly spells “tiger” for the win.
"Ladies and gentleman, the sun has now found its home in the western sky. It is now Saturday night in DEATH VALLEY."
by I ate the grass on Jun 20, 2011 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
No he wasn't
Syracuse did not field a football team from 2005-2009.
/la-la-la-I-can’t-hear-you
Are you dismissing St. Timothy's work against Cincinnati?
You’re a heretic, sir.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Fuck Tim Tebow.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
"Don't candy coat it, son. Tell us how ya really feel."
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But Tebow never ever lost a game, right?
I mean, wasn’t he like 720-0 in college and won every bowl game by 600 points?
Just spend 15 minutes with Tim Tebow and you still won't be pregnant.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
He might start crying, though
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think they had any chance in that game.
And the way Florida looked I don’t think anyone was beating them that day.
Notre Dame's recent troubles are God's punishment for the Catholic Church's child rape problem
by LoneStarHoosier on Jun 20, 2011 1:31 PM EDT reply actions
I am no fan of Notre Dame
but that might be over line.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
conserative approach is usually the best.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Just ask the folks at ND Nation.
"Without spirits the men cannot support the fatigues of a long campaign" - Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene
by TheDutchWonder on Jun 20, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
subcategory Politics
"Without spirits the men cannot support the fatigues of a long campaign" - Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene
by TheDutchWonder on Jun 20, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Quick!
use the ‘my account was hacked’ excuse!
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
No, just no
Everyone knows that God has backlogged with punishments for all the stuff Alexander VI did for the past three centuries.
Alright, I apologize. Over the line.
by LoneStarHoosier on Jun 20, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
WAY FUCKING OVER.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Here is a helpful chart..
"All you need is bacon and a dream."
by jc001 on Jun 20, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Even as a Catholic, I'm more offended by the lack of cleverness
In the words of the great bard Calvin Broadus, “step yo’ game up.”
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
by Joey C. on Jun 20, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously?
Because football is how the Almighty chooses to punish, right.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Please don't sell God short.
He punishes you by having you go to a Catholic university whose football team everyone loves to hate.
/irony hits Gordian Knot level
by WrathofCaan on Jun 20, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Really?
I mean, maybe you like spiders and all, but really?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
BRIAN KELLEY IS THE SWORD THAT WILL UNDO YOUR GORDIAN KNOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I'm not even Catholic
But saying crap like that is just…wow.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
We've learned to ignore
It comes in handy for a lot of things.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
Every Catholic knows it's haranguing mothers with which the Good Lord dispenses his wrath
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
I meant "His" wrath! "His!"
/awaits call from mom
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
Honestly, wouldn't it be the best method?
No one likes the brimstone stuff, so a lighter touch is needed. So ND football will suck instead of a famine.
Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude
Indiana, ladies and gentlemen.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
naw, it has kept giving to him.
he rivals Warren Sapp in girth nowadays.
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmmm,
as we speak, Drew Rosenhaus is packaging a 4th round trade for an unheralded DT named AmarcusJa UsselRa
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is." -Sir Francis Bacon
by Stuck in the Plains on Jun 20, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I don't care what anyone else says...
…Auburn should have played Notre Dame in that Sugar Bowl with Brandon Cox raining down left-handed, dim witted fire upon the Fighting Irish. Fuck you Arkansas and Georgia!
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
لا يوجد سلام على أبواب
by Oscar Whiskey on Jun 20, 2011 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
/shudders
Auburn is gonna suck in 2011. Let's all embrace that. I will. It seems to work.
by cowcollege on Jun 20, 2011 2:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Being a LSU fan seems like so much goddamn fun.
Even on a post about ND, all I can think about is how awesome wearing a purple fro would be.
Engineering wouldn't be so bad if occam's razor worked.
It really is.
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
/door flies open
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
At least I didn't pile on with the Eddie picture from the '95 beatdown
Oh, wait. Yes I did.
twitter - devidee33
I don't dare for either of these teams
But that’s a really cool picture.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
by Big Jon on Jun 20, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
To obtain a special dialing wand,
pleas mash the keypad with your palm…now.
by Dr. Norris Camacho on Jun 20, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
I have to admit, the teams not withstanding,
it is a pretty cool pic. Plus, Eddie is probably the one Buckeye since I’ve watched CFB (early 90s) that I liked. I’m sure he BBQ kittens and puppies or something, but seemed a decent enough dude.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
I just hope all of Tressel's losses against MSU get vacated.
twitter - devidee33
by devidee33 on Jun 20, 2011 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Like moths to a flame.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Or dolts to an ESPN comment section
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
Missed one
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Nonexistant pity helps not anyways.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
'nonexistant pity'?
/ACCchampionshipgame.jpg
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Has Spencer written a Holgo the Barbarian peace, yet?
I know there have been a few things with him and Whittling Bill, but have we seen a full-on “Holgo the Barbarian” work? Because with the world now devoid of the Dread Pirate Leach, Noir Rich Brooks, and Mangino (damn it, I’ve forgotten the title to those), we definitely need a new series.
Chairman of the Frivolous And Wasteful Committee On Avocado Peels (FAWCOAP).
by AUTigerGSUEagle on Jun 20, 2011 1:50 PM EDT reply actions
NO NO BAD SPENCER BAD
BXXSXRMXN IS NOT OUR STARTING QB, NO NO. THE QB IS KENNY GUITON OR BRAXTON MILLER THAT’S RIGHT OF COURSE, KENNY GUITON WILL START WEEK ONE AND HNNNNNGGG-
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
So, what you're saying is you're going to lose to Toledo.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Losing to Toledo is more of a Michigan thing.
They’re pioneers like that.
by fluffy_bunny_feet on Jun 20, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
LEADERS AND LEGENDS
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Are we starting Bxxsxrmxn?
If yes, then we’ll probably drop a few games we aren’t supposed to.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
No, he is not.
Game managers are capable of throwing a slant route relatively on target. Joey Baseball can do no such thing.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
He'd better.
I want to see Guiton get a shot though. Maybe play em a half each against Toledo.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
They're going to need a better offensive coordinator.
or expect a lot of punting.
by fluffy_bunny_feet on Jun 20, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Punting?
I think we’re used to that by now.
/armpunt
//regular punt
///armpunt again
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
reconciliation
the last part of the grieving process.
I must admit your avatar is hilarious
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
But Neuheisel told me that punting is winning!
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
It is winning, which is why Berkeley is always happy no matter what circumstance befalls.
Truly they are a city filled to the brim with win.
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
/please don't protest my post it was an honest mistake
I really meant LA…
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
Why do you hate vowels?
I understand Crxxm (no O) but you aren’t making any sense to me.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
I refuse to spell out his name
because it would acknowledge his existence, which I am unwilling to do.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Well technically you are spelling his name, just incorrectly
you’re better off referring to him as “That One Ohio State QB Whom I Really, Really, Really Dislike”
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
لا يوجد سلام على أبواب
by Oscar Whiskey on Jun 20, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
or just use his title
EPIC FAIL
In the name of the Woody, the Bo, and the Mustache Ride. Amen.
by Pariahwulfen on Jun 20, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
kthx
Take solace in this: you will never see a worse starting D1 quarterback than Danny Sullivan.
(Erik T posts FFFFFUUUUUU.jpg in 3…2…1…)
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
Um
Adam Weber
Jake Christensen
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, Adam Weber wasn't THAT bad.
gotta stick up for Cincy kids
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
You know what's ridiculous?
He set a career passing yards record at Minnesota.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Helps to start every game for four years and always be playing from way way way behind.
Doesn’t help to have three different OCs.
I don’t blame Weber for our ills.
He went through so many coaching changes, the kid probably never learned anything
All he knew was how to throw a pass.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Weber showed promise that first year
needing to learn a new system every year killed it though.
In the name of the Woody, the Bo, and the Mustache Ride. Amen.
by Pariahwulfen on Jun 20, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll add Tatertot to this list, too
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't forgte the fumble also
4 completions, 5 turnovers and the team still almost took down the best college team I have seen.
You obviously didn’t catch Cal vs. Oregon this last season.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Ahem
I’ll see your bet, and raise you one Reggie fucking Ball.
Not good times.
by GTFridge25 on Jun 20, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just use asterisks
That’s what I do when discussing a certain left fielder who used to play for the Pirates that was convicted of obstructing justice. It’s a little cleaner that way.
Bxxsxrmxn as a meme would be okay. As the starting quarterback:
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Oh, that's rich.
Craig Krenzel was capable of completing a pass more than 20 yards downfield. To say Joey Baseball has a noodle arm would be an insult to linguine.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
by broski on Jun 20, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'm not lying, I don't really care
I just get excited when Ohio State installs a “game manager” because watching Krenzell qb sneak his way to a national title against a mutant defense was wildly entertaining. But I guess all hope of that vanished along with Tressel’s playbook.
__________________
STRONG LIKE BOAR
We realize an entire generation of football fans have grown up to maturity (or at least as close as you’ll ever get to maturity) without Notre Dame being “good.”
They haven’t won a national championship since the year I was born.
So, just like Cal, then?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Cal has not won a Rose Bowl since 38 or been awarded a MNC since the early 20s
No one here has any recollection of those years.
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
This was the best thing I can remember ND producing ...
by fluffy_bunny_feet on Jun 20, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Jimmy Powlus!
A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance
HammerAndRails, SBNation's Boilermaker Blog
I hate them too
Which means if Purdue somehow pulls off a miracle this year and beats them it will be that much sweeter.
A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance
HammerAndRails, SBNation's Boilermaker Blog
We can dream.
/steps awkwardly
//crumples over
///done for season
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
////drafted 4th round by Chicago Bears
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
لا يوجد سلام على أبواب
by Oscar Whiskey on Jun 20, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
HA ha! Cough syrup
Cookies on dowels.
Dangly parts.
V…PEE.
Duck lugey.
Dislocation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMz8uzM65jk&feature=related
__________________
STRONG LIKE BOAR
I've gotta tell ya, Im starting to feel sorry for the Cardinals...
"All you need is bacon and a dream."
Yeah, but it's not like the Cards haven't won a World Series in 103 years.
Or employ Jeff Samardzjia.
by ben_in_dc on Jun 20, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
bing bam boom!
green’d
"set the game ablaze, i'm an arcade fire."
by whiskey_soup on Jun 20, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the next break the Pirates needed to win the Central.
Now they just need to steal someone’s talent and inject it into Overbay.
/gives Votto Jonny Gomes' jersey
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I seriously think that's what happened last year.
Gomes carried the team at the beginning of the season – I think he was just wearing Jay Bruce’s lucky socks.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
GERG'D
Reporter: "What would it take to get you to spend three or four days outside in a tent, on concrete?"
Joe Paterno: "Depends what she looks like."
A dark, silent, immense warehouse in northwest Indiana.
Among the thousands upon thousands of crates, a loud THUMP reverberates throughout the building. The rusting lock on a box near the back rattles violently.
Heavy rain batters the aluminum roof and a flash of lightning illuminates the warehouse. The box topples to the floor and shatters open.
Miles away, Brian Kelly awakes with a start in his bed. Above the distant roll of thunder, he hears an unearthly voice.
BRIIIIIIIIIII-ANNNNNN…BRIIIIIIIIII-ANNNNN….
My God.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 15 recs
I pray night and day to Shai-Hulud for the return of Pepper...
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
لا يوجد سلام على أبواب
by Oscar Whiskey on Jun 20, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Pepper was moving to Florida...
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS
"Come render the salad unto Caesar"
OT
Looks like my “Late July is when the wheels fall off for the Cards” was a bit optimistic. Pujols out 4-6 weeks, just when he had finally started resembling his normal level of play.
We blogging the CWS games anywhere?
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
there will be a fan post tonight I'm sure
there’s been one every other night of the week for the sake of having one.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Jun 20, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve got a great idea
Let’s build a stadium with a built-in design flaw that gets home runs mistakenly called as doubles. No instant replays but God forbid that we would get the call right.
/MDWM
They’ll fix it before next year, just move the metal fence in six inches.
by T-Jax, Field General on Jun 20, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Or how about the extra two umps like in the real World Series?
I’m betting the outfield ump would have been able to see that. Regardless, after this debacle, I doubt they’ll miss a call of that nature again, luckily it didn’t affect the game.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Orson,
I want to believe you when you say “…just remember that Will Muschamp is the head coach…” but isn’t the fact he would hire Chawls at least one strike already? Don’t worry, when we score 40/game in SEC play, I will build a shrine in my basement to Blustery made of spam and assorted pork products.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
One thing to remember about the SEC
We have an answer to the dive play
They should have just used this guy in Alien Resurrection.
BTW, Sigourney, I love ya, and I’m gonna let you still be remembered as the bestests kickass female action hero, but this is why the whole “making love to the Alien” was a bad idea and James Cameron was right to say GTFO in Aliens with your ideas.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
If your pass rush can stop a properly run fade route via the sack, then damn, that IS impressive.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Those first two pictures sure did show high quality opponents in FIU and ULL.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Ragin' Cajuns gonna rage
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
BCS photos
I was looking for a better one for Dareus, but McCoy left the game after that one.
Nah, it just morphs into Ryan Kerrigan doing that.
/revisionist history’d
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
So we're just gonna start posting pictures of defensive plays, then?
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
IT'S LIKE THOSE DEFENSIVE LINEMEN ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO TACKLE THE QUARTERBACK.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH WIZARDRY OUTSIDE OF SEC AND OHIO STATE FOOTBALL. IT IS CERTAINLY AN AWE-INSPIRING SIGHT FOR US PLEBES.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So what you're saying is
the Ohio State defense is a bunch of pigfuckers.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 20, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
quick someone 'shop a quarterback's face onto ned beatty...
and an ohio state D-Lineman’s face onto the backwoods redneck from deliverance.
then put ANY SEC COACHES’ face on burt reynolds as he shoots said redneck.
If there's one thing I come here for, it's three pages worth of huge pictures of SEC defensive linemen.
by Erik T on Jun 20, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
BUT CAN'T YOU SEE THEM MAKE THAT TACKLE ON THAT SPECIFIC PLAY?
WOW, JUST LOOK AT IT.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Can we get back pictures of cleavage?
No really- I’d rather see cleavage.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 20, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Plus, O-face is more appropriate there.
What?
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 20, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I haven't been keeping up on my String Theory lately,
I thought M-Theory only had like 11. Just like Bama, claiming more dimensions National Championship.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
by North 2 on Jun 20, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
BOOBS? YOU WANT BOOBS? HERE YOU GO.
"All you need is bacon and a dream."
by jc001 on Jun 20, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
I see this pic
and instantly I start humming 3 blind mice.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Oh that's a rec
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
The Tresselmouse knew the clock would strike midnight back in april.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
by North 2 on Jun 20, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Andre Smith running
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Look at that flubber fly!
A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance
HammerAndRails, SBNation's Boilermaker Blog
GAHH MAKE IT STOP
FLASHBACKS TO BENGALS.COM MESSAGE BOARDS AHH MY BRAIN
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
THE TRADE FEDERATION WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Who's that DT?
Helmet is way too far from the small of the back to be an Auburn player.
by Erik T on Jun 20, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I remember my earlier (and co-signed) motion that anyone using the recent title game as an example of SEC dominance should be labeled a mong
And I smile.
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
That's redundant.
I will build a shrine in my basement to Blustery made of spam and assorted pork products.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
Here is a present for you...
Are you talking to me? Are you taling to me?
by I am the truth on Jun 20, 2011 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Title clicked
What the heck is happening there?
by cmill126 on Jun 20, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's molting
IT’S MOLTING
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by Ronnie D on Jun 20, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Darn. For a minute there I thought it was twice the yumminess.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 20, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No wonder you're a Japanophile
You’re into eating the weirdest shit we can drag from the ocean floor, apparently
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by Ronnie D on Jun 20, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, such strange things as...crab...legs...
scratches head
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
That's just a big ol' softshell crab sammich
waiting to happen.
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 20, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry to look like a philistine
I tend to eat smaller, less horrifying-looking crabs: blues, speckled, etc. Kinds you catch in the surf, with a net. All that Alaskan shit is fine for everyone else. No thanks.
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You just don't like that it tastes like the carcasses of dead Discovery Channel cameramen.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 20, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hear the disembodied voice of Mike Rowe warning me away from them
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I'm not sure a King Crab qualifies as weird, but okay.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 21, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Molting
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's the time-lapsed video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QIgW639Oog
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Molting crab.
GTFO SKIN
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
by broski on Jun 20, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Arthropods: includes both spiders and crabs
This goes in the closet
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I think if there was, that fucking crab would be placing you in said pot
Not the other way around
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BOOM!!!
delayed hangover out of nowhere
by Ron Zook Owes Me a Liver on Jun 20, 2011 2:41 PM EDT reply actions
me too!
Fuck this day. And yesterdays patriotic Budweisers. All 17 of them.
I've been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.
@keepitupguys for the tweeting
by sailorjerry on Jun 20, 2011 3:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
WELCOME TO MY WORLD
Try a redbull
by touchdown H-town on Jun 20, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ND is like the Darth Vader of College Football
How are you going to have a great season if ND is no good?
My favorite “hate” quote of all time was from an Alabama fan – can’t remember where I saw this and “the Google” didn’t help me find it.
“My father hated Notre Dame so much after the ’73 Sugar Bowl that he said (and remember, this was at the height of the cold war) that if it was possible for Notre Dame to enter the Olympics and compete against the Soviet Union – he would be in the stands waiving the Hammer and Sickle”.
That’s hatred right there – and what makes college football the best.
Yeah, the Alabama fan part is a dead giveaway.
twitter - devidee33
by devidee33 on Jun 20, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it kind of does when you think about it
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Illinois Nazis!
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 20, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Had to break it down for those in parts north
who may not have grown up with “rally on the square” like some of us did.
by Atlantadomer on Jun 20, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
What if it was Auburn versus the Reds?
OH WAIT AMATEUR ATHLETES ONLY SINCE IT WAS BACK IN THE 70’S TROLLOLOLOLOLOL
I've often said that if Alabama was playing Al Quaida
I’d be wearing a turban, shooting an AK-47 into the sky, and yelling “Lalallalalalalallalallalala”
by Board Certified Scrotologist on Jun 20, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Into the sky?
You lack commitment.
by Mango Stasi on Jun 20, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The feeling is mutual
and everytime you and Tennessee meet up, I do find myself pulling for an asteroid
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy shit - Demps got a 5 on the wonderlic?
There’s rocks in my driveway that could score higher.
by fluffy_bunny_feet on Jun 20, 2011 2:56 PM EDT reply actions
Wait,
Why did he even take it? I thought he was coming back because he was a natural fit for the pro-style offense.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
...
Evan Silva
Per source, Florida RB Jeff Demps scored a 5 on the Wonderlic. Florida WR Chris Rainey got a 6. LSU QB Jordan Jefferson scored a 12.
by fluffy_bunny_feet on Jun 20, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I cannot understand this.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe he was just trying to score his Jersey Number and over shot?
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Apparantly, both Demps and Rainey are "functionally retarded."
"All you need is bacon and a dream."
by jc001 on Jun 20, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
They do have SEC speed though.
Probably not going to take them that far in life.
by fluffy_bunny_feet on Jun 20, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Jordan Jefferson got a 12?
I heard they tried to sub in Jarret Lee for the last 5 questions but time ran out.
"All you need is bacon and a dream."
by jc001 on Jun 20, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
NO.
Lee scored 6 points for the other people taking the test.
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
by DrBundy on Jun 20, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
lee was kind enough to score 12
for darryl gamble
"set the game ablaze, i'm an arcade fire."
by whiskey_soup on Jun 20, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Cool. More football pictures.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
just when I was feeling good about myself...this
"Ladies and gentleman, the sun has now found its home in the western sky. It is now Saturday night in DEATH VALLEY."
by I ate the grass on Jun 20, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
rec
"set the game ablaze, i'm an arcade fire."
by whiskey_soup on Jun 20, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
They have bright futures as presidential advisors.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 20, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know who had really, really low scores on the Wonderlic?
Terry Bradshaw and Dan Marino
/Useless test is useless
Either love your players or get out of coaching.
Dan Marino?
That chump in South Beach has as many titles as I do. Oh wait, misplaced anger there.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
But he has a dozen more Nutrisystem commercials than you do!!!
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
real food
for real guys (with no titles)
"set the game ablaze, i'm an arcade fire."
by whiskey_soup on Jun 20, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I, for one, would like to pass the titty donation hat.
Any unused or unwanted titties, feel free to hand over to me.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
/serious voice
without seeing years of data with Wonderlic scores plotted vs. Avg Years in league, Avg. Pro Bowls, etc. I can’t say it is worthless or not. Granted, we’re talking about fuwtbawl, not rocket science, so I doubt it is a great indicator of future success, but it may or may not have value.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Malcolm Gladwell says it's rubbish, that picking future NFL QBs defies all system
And since he knows how to spin a few scientific studies and some telling anecdotes into an oh-so-readable essay, I am convinced.
Either love your players or get out of coaching.
Precisely
I love picking up his books at airport newsstands when I’m traveling. They’re incredibly light reads, but you feel marginally smarter when you get done.
Either love your players or get out of coaching.
I got burned out on Gladwell after Blink.
Fun to read, but all future attempts at his other works came off as repetitive. On the plus side, it was fun watching the mental gymnastics in Blink where he makes a case for making snap judgements and how they are often superior to more calculated judgements, oh except when you see somebody walking down a street and stereotype, that’s just waccist.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Getting a 13-low teens is one thing but ...
A 5? Seriously how did he follow the directions to get to the building the test was given in?
by fluffy_bunny_feet on Jun 20, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
HOW
HOW. SERIOUSLY. HOW. I HAVE TAKEN ONE OF THESE. HOW DO YOU DO THAT.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Even just Christmas Treeing it you should get like a 10 right?
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
meanwhile in gainesville
"set the game ablaze, i'm an arcade fire."
by whiskey_soup on Jun 20, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you're gonna take the test high, the key is to be stoned while you're studying
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 20, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
No. Even taking it stoned and blackout, I think you could manage Jordan Jefferson's score or higher.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
This
I have had to take this test in the past, it is not very difficult. I didn’t know what I was taking until after the fact, and was timed with out knowing that would be the case. I didn’t finish, but I scored rather highly, and while I consider myself smart, I would by no means consider myself special or gifted. These guys are just fucking dumb.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Was yours actually timed?
Mine was “timed,” in that they graded me after a certain time period passed, then gave me unlimited time to go back and get credit on everything I didn’t finish. I thought it was bizarre.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
they timed it
and took it from me and scored it, this was for a job about six years ago. If I remember correctly, I got about 38 questions done, and answer all but 2 or 3 correctly. Again with no preparation what so ever. Also, again, I am by no means special, these guys are just idiots.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm about the same as you
I had 42 done when they decided time was up. I think overall I got a 47 or 48, and didn’t answer two questions.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Using the versions available online that are purported to be similar and timing myself,
I’ve gotten in the low to mid 40s and wasn’t quite able to finish. Unfortunately, some of the questions on different versions were the same, so some of my runs were kind of cheating. I feel confident that I could crack 40 though in a legit run, of course my 40 yard dash time would be greater than Demps wonderlic score, so there you go.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Basically
You can see what I am saying, any commenter here at edsbs would do as well if not better than I did. These guys are utter morons.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, also
Saw your reply to me on the Big12 conference realignment fanpost. I feel the need to point that out as quickly as possible to clear my name from herp and derpage.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that post is a shitfest of retardation.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I just checked it out.
You mean to tell me that a BC fan doesn’t have any clue how college football works? I am shocked.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
/TV timeout after TV timeout
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
/TV timeout for penalty analysis
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats slightly better than Vince Young....
"All you need is bacon and a dream."
by jc001 on Jun 20, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Futurama quote
Leela: Yeah, it’s weird. Sean was uneducated, unambitious, he was pasty and hunched.
Fry: Pretty boy.
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Since we're discussing Notre Dame...
NYC is going to feed geese to the poors of Pennsylvania.
Ambitious, but rubbish.
the googles leads me to believe it is method to get rid of unwanted step children "accidentally"
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
+ reply fail.
No links in the subject. The comment section just eats them.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Jun 20, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Go on kid, take it, everybody is doing it.
“It’s like in college football, those players, sometimes they get paid.”
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
And yet, and yet...
Good they may be, but they’ll still lose to Boston College and/or Navy on their way to 10-2.
hahahahahahahaha
Either love your players or get out of coaching.
We won't get use to it
ND won’t get use to a draught much longer…. what? LSU had a 45 year draught w/o a NC; Michigan 49 years; Penn St. 25; Auburn 53; USC 32; Nebraska 23; Texas 35; Clemson 31+; Ohio St. 32; Nebraska 24…. Bama only 17….. But 23 at ND is unheard of and we are coming to change it back…… How did you guys live through those years? No, wait… we don’t want to know. When all things are rebalanced in the universe, and they soon will be: We will win again! We will dominate again! Because? WE ARE ND!!!!!!! And, you’re not…….
we are nd (all caps and 9 exclamation points)
You sir, have used your whole allotment of exclamation points for the year in one sentence.
"Ladies and gentleman, the sun has now found its home in the western sky. It is now Saturday night in DEATH VALLEY."
by I ate the grass on Jun 20, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
The only thing this post is missing
is ranch.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Nah.
Needs more self-righteousness, and he could’ve been a lot more disparaging towards the rest of the unwashed masses that believe in “conferences” and “charity”.
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He's too busy bawling about a Jumbotron to fill that in.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
or this thing called defense
apparently, its optional.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Option?
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Northern Illinois or Cincinnati...which option will he choose?
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
According to Wikipedia... after playing middle linebacker at Cincy...
he is now a WR/TE for Central State University. A proud product of the Charlesfense.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Not that Zak Fraser turned out that great, but
lulz! Let’s alienate Zak Fraser and push him away! NOTHINGCANGOWRONGHERE!!!
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
HNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
HENCEFORTH TO BE KNOWN AS
200X.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
You're new here.
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is trolling a troll really even needed?
Purdue, feel free to way in.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
WEIGH IN LOL SEC ACADEMIC STANDARDS ETC ETC ETC
by Erik T on Jun 20, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
On Dallas sports talk
They just interviewed Bian Cardinal, who was introduced as “the most beloved Boilermaker ever.”
He’s a cool dude.
"Listen, if the Miami Heat were playing the Washington Generals I would pick the Washington Generals," Barkley said with a chuckle.
by Burrito Electrico on Jun 20, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
**er, Brian, obvs
"Listen, if the Miami Heat were playing the Washington Generals I would pick the Washington Generals," Barkley said with a chuckle.
by Burrito Electrico on Jun 20, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Dad's a pretty cool guy... but there's that other guy.
Oh, what was his name. Went to the Rose Bowl, won a Super Bowl, not the racist one, oh yeah… I think it’s Drew Brees.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
I think its further proof that the whole thing was a hoax
as some guy from “Purdue” landed on the moon.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Haven't met Neil.
I’ve heard he’s pretty chill. His statue is comfy.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Does this mean you met Brees?
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
It was more or less passed by and shook his hand once.
Talked to his grandpa a few times. That dude is legit.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Got to duck hunt with Brees a few months back
He really is that nice of a guy.
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He seems like the kind of guy you could split a 6 pack with.
I’m voting for him for President.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
How can you tell? If only he had some jean commericals where is
out back playing pick-up ball in the mud with boys, then maybe I could believe in him. Until then, he’s just a pretender.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
by North 2 on Jun 20, 2011 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Would you accept Peter King fellating him on national television?
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
That's awesome
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Who dat?
/seewhatididthere
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
"the most beloved Boilermaker ever."
Yeah and I’m the King of Narnia.
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bravo,
Way to pop the first post cherry. Are you really new or just under a nom de plume Jeff?
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
You're probably a Cubs fan too, aren't you?
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 20, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
trollololol
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
/Holds hand up to block sun with baseball cap on backwards
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Sure... teams have had longer droughts between World Series wins...
wait, they haven’t? Well, shit.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is it permissible to jump on the Cubs hating bandwagon?
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure why not?
Hell I’m a Cubs fan, and I hate them.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 20, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Whitney Houston needs to come out with the "Greatest Hate of All" song.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
by North 2 on Jun 20, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think that's that Go Cubs Go song they play after every "win".
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
To really get the feeling across
It’s a duet with Bobby Brown.
"Listen, if the Miami Heat were playing the Washington Generals I would pick the Washington Generals," Barkley said with a chuckle.
by Burrito Electrico on Jun 20, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
OOOH, I LOVE WHITNEY HOUSTON
"All you need is bacon and a dream."
by jc001 on Jun 20, 2011 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
I was recently reading Thunderstruck (not as good as Devil in the White City) and
one portion was talking about how the lab guy tested for various drugs by dropping drops in cat’s eyes to see if they dilate. Cocaine does this, but is only weekly good at it since if you shine a light the pupils will contract. Anyway, this picture makes me think of that now.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Awesome!
Okay, first question: Why would you be a Cubs fan?
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you seen documentaries on North Korea?
People can be bullied/guided into some crazy ass shit.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
As a self-loathing Cubs fan I feel qualified to answer this.
I grew up in several places and none of them had professional sports, so I was stuck with the superstation teams- Braves and Cubs. I got into baseball in the late 1980’s when the Braves consisted of Dale Murphy and 24 bums while the Cubs had Sandberg, Grace, and Dawson. The Cubs had that great run in ’89 and I was sold. I chose…. poorly.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
/breaks wrist trying to help the ghost of john hannah onto the bandwagon
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I crazy for thinking a non-dislocated fracture is actually a good diagnosis long term?
So, at least the Scrubs or whoever buys him next year will get someone without a serious lingering injury?
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
Cubs shell out $200 million for Pujols...
…only to find out a week later that he’s really 46 years old and needs a hip replacement?
It’s inevitable really.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
That's $200 million per year for 45 years, right?
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
The owner says they'll have money to spend next year...
….so yes that is most likely.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
Are they going to kill and eat Carlos Zambrano, then?
Because no one is taking THAT farcical contract off their hands.
A headcase with a fastball rapidly losing velocity? No thank you, sir!
/raeg
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I'll bring the marinade.
Seriously, fuck that guy forever. Wood and Prior live their lives on the DL and he’s perfectly healthy? God doesn’t care about baseball but he still hates the Cubs.*
*- an old line borrowed from The Author
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
by Big Jon on Jun 21, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Borrowed line is still awesome.
I refuse to blame Dusty Baker for Wood and Prior’s rapid decline, but…damn. Remember when the Cubs actually had a pitching rotation? sighs
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Bobby Bonilla's agent strikes again.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ooh, nice
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Dammit, Jim I'm [not] a doctor!
Honestly, I’m not sure, although I think that kind of injury might permanently decrease his hitting power.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Did I just vote for Wilson Betemit for the AL All Star team?
You damn right I did.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
The Quad A Braves
play some decent ball in K.C.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
/votes for Willie Harris
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Hate brings people together.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 20, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait
I reread the post and I think I have deciphered what he meant. ND is going to move down to the FCS division and try to win titles there.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
The NCAA would require them to share revenue with the rest of the schools.
Besides that would require them to play App. St. and JMU.
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we fear Richmond more.
They beat Duke by more than we did.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
It is not all bad
Richmond, JMU, and App. St. have won FCS national championships.
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
WHAT'S IT LIKE GOING SO LONG IN BETWEEN FCS CHAMPIONSHIPS??? HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITH YOURSELVES???
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 20, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's been 11 years since Georgia Southern won an FCS National Championship.
I’ve been waiting that long for us to add our 7th (and most of any other FCS school), and it’s driving me CRAZY!
/TryingToAddToTheJoke
//FailingMiserably
Chairman of the Frivolous And Wasteful Committee On Avocado Peels (FAWCOAP).
by AUTigerGSUEagle on Jun 21, 2011 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
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2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
by purwho on Jun 20, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
Holy Christ
I’m crying I’m laughing so hard.
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
That is excelsior.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw this right before I left work.
I have an hour long commute. This had me giggling the entire drive home.
...
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Thanks, man.
No really, make it easier for me to get a wedgie from folks around here. No problem.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 21, 2011 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
They can't afford him. Auburn still has salary cap space though.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 20, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Still can't match what OSU has to offer
The guaranteed money is lower but there is a bigger opportunity to make it up in endorsements.
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They're due
in April.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
not light-skinned enough
/trollface.jpg
"set the game ablaze, i'm an arcade fire."
by whiskey_soup on Jun 20, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
You didn't like it
when I called you a quadroon.
by Charles UF on Jun 20, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Archer Auto Rec
"Put me in a college football stadium press box on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm more giddy than a 13-year-old at a Miley Cyrus concert." - Mark Schlabach
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Jun 20, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
who's hinting?
we’re talking about notre dame here.
"set the game ablaze, i'm an arcade fire."
by whiskey_soup on Jun 20, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
By god, Swindle, I think you've discovered a clean, renewable source of energy that we can rely on for centuries.
Butthurt.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Well, you know.
D-IA Independent speeeeeeeeeeeed, and all.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We've known about it since the 70's
I regret that I have but one computer to troll this website.
by Nick Fairleys Hitlist on Jun 20, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, I'm one of the above-mentioned generation of not-so-much-winning-the-football.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
But you can pretend like games 40 years ago mean something to you, right?
I always imagined ND freshmen orientation consisting of the chair from Clockwork Orange where Alex is forced to watch the flashing images.
by Charles UF on Jun 20, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
jim tressel's known about it
since last april
"set the game ablaze, i'm an arcade fire."
by whiskey_soup on Jun 20, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Jim Tressel wrote the foreward of this book
"All you need is bacon and a dream."
by jc001 on Jun 20, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
awesome
I am particularly excited to see the Merchant Marine preview.
/trollface.jpj
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
This has to be some sort of meta-troll I'm not getting.
You just posted a link to a site you have to sign up for to talk about Notre Dame football.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Suddenly, having entrance requirements for our little corner of the web seems like a good idea.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
It took a minute and a half of reliving the past in a 2.5 minute video before any sort of video involving the upcoming season.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
/waits for burned out light bulb to return to glory
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, and then it's a bunch of clips of beating USC, Army, and Miami.
Then it’s back to the past. Also, according to this video, Notre Dame fans still saw 1988 in sepia.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Those are amber waves of grain.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 20, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't help but wonder what this would look like set to Yakety Sax.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 20, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
GOD BLESS YOU, SIRRAH.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe something like
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 20, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I will
Rec that
"Listen, if the Miami Heat were playing the Washington Generals I would pick the Washington Generals," Barkley said with a chuckle.
by Burrito Electrico on Jun 20, 2011 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
hey now
don’t make too much fun of reliving the past.
by BamaThrasher on Jun 20, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't worry, just remember no one can take away those 19384728 national titles you claim.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
19,384,728
1941 IS OURS, DAMMIT
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
whoops, 19,384,727 that is
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that changes everything
Hey, all former military and colonial powers, take note. Put up a video of past glories. That is how you return to g[l]ory.
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Jun 20, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright, c'mon
Who’s gonna claim this guy? This a set-up, right? This can’t be real.
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
The fuck happened in here?
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 20, 2011 5:07 PM EDT reply actions
I have no idea.
Something about some kind of crappy 8-5 team.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Chan Gailey's their coach now?
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
by gth863x on Jun 20, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yes. i sure would have 2001-2008
YOU WILL GO 7-6 AND LIKE IT.
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by CoastalCowbell on Jun 20, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
2011 ND FOOTBALL: "EL CHURRO RIDES AGAIN"
"I find nothing more depressing than optimism."
by Truffle Shuffle on Jun 20, 2011 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Notre Dame is the Little Lord Lannister of the college football realm
All stunted growth and self-serving largesse, offset by a certain amount of surprising cunning.
All of which is to say that I just started watching Game of Thrones and I’ve decided that I care more about the cotdamn dogs than I do anyone else on the show.
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
WORD.
I just started reading, and my opinion is precisely the same.
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
Besides, we're more of the Jamie Lannister of the College Football world
We’re all flash and bang and we used to be really good and feared. Then…something happened…and we’ve lost our glamour, our power, and our good looks (note the lack of spoilers, KG).
The whole time, though, we’re disturbingly infatuated with a certain golden woman.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Bribes are common in Alabama.
"I find nothing more depressing than optimism."
by Truffle Shuffle on Jun 20, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, to cap this thread off, I just wanted to say that y'all have warmed the black abyss where my heart used to be.
I had no idea you all…cared…so much…NO I’M FINE IT’S JUST GETTING DUSTY IN—
What’s that? Oh, sorry, coach. Ahem.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 20, 2011 6:12 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
kenny albert comparing jamarcus to culpepper and cunningham
AKA: fat and black
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by likemalls on Jun 20, 2011 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Awesome band shots video
/Getting ready for the Pac 12 coverage.
//Shit, also getting ready for the Big1 Championship game coverage …
Actually, I thought "Big1" was in reference to Notre Dame and I laughed.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
"It's not that we hate them, or ever have had reason to hate them."
Remember that time an innocent kid died because ND football put him in an extraordinarily dangerous situation to perform a mostly trivial task? And then no one took any responsibility because they knew they finally had a good coach and chance to win?
Yeah. That could be a reason to hate them.
\throws wet blanket on whole comment chain
\shows self out
by Sleeping With Bieniemy on Jun 21, 2011 10:06 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd for handle alone.
I <3 ERIC BIENEMY 4 EVA AND EVA
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Any ND hater with a fondness for early 90s Orange Bowls should.
I am also reccing the handle.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
It's third and long. What do you call?
Delayed draw to Eric Bieniemy
\Bruce Coslet’d
by Sleeping With Bieniemy on Jun 21, 2011 10:27 AM EDT reply actions
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