The Roundup: Roy Williams’ Accidental F-Bomb
Baseball, Blogging, College Basketball, College Football, NBA, NFL, NFL retirees, NHL, Video February 19th. 2009, 8:00am
Megan Fox crossing the street … set the Tivo: CNBC’s “House of Cards” … “the dark side (NSFW) of student-teacher relations” … Playboy’s up for sale … depending on how you view this cartoon, outrage may ensue … asteroids, starring Van Halen … the future of internet ads … appearing nude in 10 films is enough for Kate Winslet - no more, she claims … should fertilized human eggs have constitutional rights? … the verdict is in, the reaction mixed … filthy Ovechkin after the jump …
Twenty-five seconds in, Roy WIlliams drops an F-bomb. Bonnie Bernstein is having flashbacks. (ACC Now)
Without Stephen Curry, Davidson gets worked by Citadel; Butler, its opponent this weekend, lost as well, to Wisc-GB. (Star, Observer)
A tribute to Brad Van Pelt of the NY Giants, who passed away this week. (Bluenatic)
Clemson freshman Tanner Smith: Good kid. (ESPN)
FSU beats Miami, one more Hurricanes loss should end their tourney hopes. (Miami Herald)
Maybe Gottlieb was right: the Big Ten can save money by removing the 3rd column from all scoreboards because nobody is ever getting to 100: Penn State 38, Illinois 33. (Rush the Court)
The argument that Leroy Hill of the Seahawks faked a pot busted to avoid a franchise tag. (Hotdog and Friends)
Many more Red Sox fans will be coming to a ballpark near you this summer. (Red Sox Monster)
Notre Dame WR Golden Tate is now blogging. (Journal Gazette)
‘Twas a bad week for Pac-10 officials. (LA Times)
Who said it? “We’re inventing new ways to get hurt. I mean, in the annals of the league, what’s the percentages of one of your players flying on an airplane and his ear drum caves in? I mean, it’s like, what other kind of injury can happen?” (Hint: Coach)
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February 19th, 2009 at 8:04 am
How did I know Al Sharpton’s name would be involved
February 19th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Yes, they did. This past Saturday. Good job keeping up.
But Butler did lose last night again…to Wisc-Milwaukee.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:08 am
that might be the best pic of fox i’ve seen - natural style. mere centimeters from that puppy busting out.
related to that cnbc show - pbs’ frontline on the treasury actions from bear until now is a piece of work.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Awwww crap.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:13 am
depending on how you view this cartoon, outrage may ensue
Should the cartoon have been run? No. Are people reacting to it in a productive way? No. Everytime Americans focus on bringing attention to things of this nature our society takes a step backwards. Interpret the cartoon as you wish, but the only people I hear complaining are people who are insecure when it comes to racial differences or people who want to draw attention to themselves or their cause.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Amazing as that was, that stuff is expected from a player of Ovechkin’s caliber. Too bad he’s stuck mostly playing on Versus here in the states. Good luck finding it. Try the 90s if you’ve got cable.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Big cans, small waist, and her horrendous tattoos aren’t visible. Indeed a very nice pic for Megan Fox.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:18 am
heretofore, you are Bitter Jay. thanks.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:20 am
The Penn St/Illinois score is embarrassing. Other than Mich St, is anyone in the Big Ten really a threat in the tourney?
February 19th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Is it more “progressive” to ignore racism?
February 19th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Megan Fox… always a pleasant sight.
BTW, with all due respect to the SI swimsuit issue, the single greatest issue of a magazine on earth is the Victoria’s Secret Swimsuit issue. Do yourself a favor and somehow, someway, get ur hands on it.
There are no words!
February 19th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Is it more “progressive†to ignore racism?
No. But it’s not progressive to create something out of nothing. I would understand people taking offense to the cartoon if an ape hadn’t just went crazy two days ago. But if you take that occurrence and parlay it with the country’s current economic state, the cartoon seems logical, not offensive (unless you’re sitting in Congress).
February 19th, 2009 at 8:28 am
All you have to do is order your girl something out of there and they send you every Victoria’s Secret issue. It’s a win win.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Bitter? LOL. Not me. But I do have to spend 8 hours in a bankruptcy seminar today…I am not looking foward to that. At least the food is usually decent at these CLE (continuing legal education i.e. the state bar is stealing my money) affairs.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:29 am
you mean the MSU that lost by 35 to UNC, lost by 18 to Maryland, and lost at home to Penn State and Northwestern?
February 19th, 2009 at 8:30 am
With Penn Sts win yesterday, the real question is does the Big 10 get 7 or 8 teams in the tourney?
February 19th, 2009 at 8:30 am
I totally agree watched it online yesterday and it was an outstanding watch and amazed me how quickly it all really went down.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:31 am
TBL, hating Duke, the Big 10 conference, bowl games and carbs since 2006…
February 19th, 2009 at 8:36 am
I’m thinking 7. And, with the possible exception of MSU, they’ll all be done after the first weekend.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:37 am
With Penn Sts win yesterday, the real question is does the Big 10 get 7 or 8 teams in the tourney?
If the Big 10 gets seven teams in the tourney, every ACC and Big East team should get in.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:37 am
ibis - paulson has taken a pounding in the media and probably rightfully so, but after watching that I kinda felt bad for the guy.
He was hell bent on standing by the free market as it imploded around him.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Ohio State lost to Northwestern. OSU now 7-6 in league play.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:43 am
As a PSU alum, I really want PSU to get in, but I really don’t think they should get in over Georgetown. MSU, Purdue, Illinois and then one out of Minnesota, PSU, OSU seems like it would make the most sense.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Ohio State lost to Northwestern. OSU now 7-6 in league play.
Northwestern outscored Illinois and Penn State combined.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:43 am
So TBL was a rancher before he started blogging?
February 19th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Whether or not the cartoon was intended to be racist or not, the editors at the Post should be slapped, fired or both. It’s their job to see that the cartoon could very easily be read as racist and not run it, no matter who the cartoonist is or how much you’re paying for the syndication rights.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:44 am
TBL-don’t turn your hate towards Michigan St because your slamming of the Big 10 is about to blow up in your face.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:45 am
herdatious - I agree for 75% of that I felt bad for him but then I feel like he tried to be too much of a hard ass and it bite is ass.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:47 am
dude, GTown is playing in the NIT this year.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:53 am
PSU needs to get to 22 wins to get in (IMHO). They’re at 19 now.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:53 am
ibis - agreed. i put myself in his place and would have went down in flames as well. i looked as though he tried to get the guy running lehman to make a move.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:55 am
So, just because that’s where they’ll wind up it makes it a right decision? The Big Ten this year is pretty damn weak and we’ve been running through the same cycles lately. Big East gets hyped up large for having so many teams and what not, then during Conference play they beat each other up and you forget about that and people start hyping up the ACC and Big Ten.
Then, you get the Tournament and the Big East, Pac-10 do better than the other Conferences, which, is forgotten about come next season.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:57 am
21 wins. they knock off Iowa and Indiana like they should, they are going dancing. they beat Michigan State and Illinois on the road. two top 15 RPI teams.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:59 am
nobody touched the fertilized eggs story?
you guys are anonymous, feel free to offer your opinion.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:59 am
really? The Pac 10? with the exception of UCLA, what are you talking about? They had 3 first round losses last year
February 19th, 2009 at 8:59 am
How Illinois - a team that just dropped 33pts in a game - is a top 15 RPI team is beyond me.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:02 am
teams have bad games. UNC lost to BC at Chapel Hill this year. BC lost to Harvard. shit happens.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Come on Sparty, everyone knows the Pac 10 is THE GREATEST CONFERENCE IN THE HISTORY OF CONFERENCES AND I HAVE TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS JUST TO DEMONSTRATE HOW MUCH BETTER IT IS THAN EVERYONE ELSE!!!!!!!
February 19th, 2009 at 9:03 am
You want an abortion debate on here? Really?
February 19th, 2009 at 9:04 am
who hates MSU? just pointing out the spartans flaws. everyone has them.
i predicted way back 4 Big 10 teams would go dancing. appears i’ll be wrong. not the first, wont be the last …
February 19th, 2009 at 9:05 am
No. As always in the case of pro-life nut jobs, keep your Bible out of their uterus.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:05 am
it’s a story that figures to be in the news in the coming days/weeks, sure, i’d listen to a few anonymous people offer up their .02
February 19th, 2009 at 9:05 am
just busting on you. i plan to collect later.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:06 am
I don’t know how many other people are having this problem, but I can’t get the article to come up. It’s just a blank page.
I’m also calling bullshit on Kate Winslet. She’ll get naked again the moment it is “necessary to a role.” That of course, translates into her doing it in five years to make a point about older women and their bodies, blah blah blah. Frankly, I feel bad for her kids (besides them being filthy rich). Every guy at school is going to have seen their mom naked by seventh grade.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Am I the only one who missed the alleged F-bomb by Roy?
February 19th, 2009 at 9:07 am
I guess. But 33pts! I don’t know that I’ve seen a women’s college bball team score that low, and they play under water.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:08 am
The Pac-10 and Big East have been the most consistent Tournament teams recently. But they also had three Sweet Sixteen teams.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Fertilized egg story didnt work for me, link was some empty .txt doc.
I don’t know much about college BBall, but I do know GTown has lost 7 of 8. PSU has already won just by being in the discussion, and they should get in.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:11 am
The Bismarck Tribune is being overloaded. Basically, some pro-lifer is asserting that fertilized eggs should have constitutional rights. Basically, they think this is a loophole that will allow them to essentially ban abortion.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:12 am
I did at first. The link in the description of the story is the “flashback” to 2003. The new video with the F-bomb is the (ACC Now) link.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Yes, I think the mighty server of the Bismarck Tribune has been overwhelmed.
This is essentially a religious debate, and there is no freaking way (no matter how loud the religious right screams) that fertilized eggs are getting constitutional rights.
Robots will get constitutional rights before a zygote will.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Again, I haven’t seen the story, but there is a history of attempted (and failed) legislation in ND right? NPR has been covering it for a while.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:17 am
It really doesnt have to be. There are prolifers out there who are in no way religious. On the other side, there are religious people out there who don’t favor abortion being outlawed.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:19 am
i can access it fine
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2009/02/19/news/topnews/177129.txt
February 19th, 2009 at 9:19 am
TBL - you meant Brad Van Pelt of the Michigan State Spartans, right? He was one of the best athletes ever to set foot on campus. Lettered in football, baseball and basketball (7 times total). R.I.P.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:20 am
I’m a Republican (economically, but not exclusively) who is pro-choice, and I just wish Republicans would pick a different issue than abortion to hang it’s hat on. It brings out the nutjobs. Maybe they figure that they don’t have a chance in Congress w/ the Democratic control, so they’ll go to the state level & try and push an agenda.
Republicans need an “Extreme Image Makeover” before 2012. If Sarah Palin or another person of her extreme beliefs is running, Barry will have another 4 years unless the economy has completely imploded by that time (which it might)
February 19th, 2009 at 9:20 am
are you sure you really want to stand by that statement about the Pac 10?
February 19th, 2009 at 9:22 am
he was great. Also a member of the “Crunch Bunch.” LT, Harry Carson, Brian Kelley and Van Pelt.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:25 am
well put. i’d say that if palin is the best they can do in 4 yrs or 8, democrats will take office again.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:26 am
+1 on that, jpq. I tell my right wing relatives the same thing.
And RIP to Brad Van Pelt. I’m not a Sparty fan, but that does not preclude me from recognizing obvious greatness. And his “shrine” at Owosso High in Owosso, MI should not be missed by any Van Pelt fan.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Just glancing at the tournament fields from the last few seasons, it certainly seems like the Big East and Pac-10 have done better than anyone else in getting teams to the Sweet 16.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Roe v. Wade is never getting overturned. The End.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:27 am
not saying it is the best of choices, but they will push either Romney or Huckabee.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:29 am
/how it should read.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:30 am
are you kidding?? her and the 1st dude are so much like joe six pack and hockey mom how could they not win
/you betcha’d
February 19th, 2009 at 9:31 am
well put. i’d say that if palin is the best they can do in 4 yrs or 8, democrats will take office again.
If you look past Palin, there is very little to get excited about in the Republican party, at least at this point. There are a few (Jindal of LA, Crist in FL, Pawlenty in MN), and I can honestly say that other than Crist here in FL, I know nothing about the other two except their names. Other than that, you got retreads that didn’t excite people the first time
February 19th, 2009 at 9:31 am
too much starbucks this morning Sparty?
I watched house of cards on monday
February 19th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Well, I would certainly disagree that Final Four appearances is a good way to judge Conference depth.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I can appreciate trying to get creative about challenging Roe v. Wade (even though I might not agree). But a state legislating that a zygote is a human/person/something worthy of constitutional rights will eventually just result in some pissed off Supreme Court Justices (in my opinion).
February 19th, 2009 at 9:32 am
@sparty- how many Big Ten teams won the title in those 10 years?
February 19th, 2009 at 9:33 am
@JPQ: Please tell me that the Republican’s hope in Florida pronounces his name Christ.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:34 am
@JPQ: Please tell me that the Republican’s hope in Florida pronounces his name Christ.
“crissssed”
February 19th, 2009 at 9:35 am
I should have added “Lie if you have to.”
February 19th, 2009 at 9:35 am
TBL, if Charlie Christ ever runs for national office I demand you dig up some of the old gay rumors about him. That would be fun.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:36 am
I’m a pro-life, God hater. There are probably a lot of us.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Ah, what am I thinking, some opposition group will find someone sleazy to get it out publicly anyway.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Can’t say a team is good based on reaching the sweet 16. Teams like UNC, UCLA, Duke get “home” games every year for the first 2 rounds. Elite 8 and Final 4 appearances are the way to judge teams.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Irish, so if Memphis wins it all you will claim that CUSA is the best conference?
February 19th, 2009 at 9:42 am
@duder- maybe if you pay attention on here, you will notice that i like the Big East. Memphis is my squad, but we all know the C-USA is weak as fuck
February 19th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Elite 8, maybe, but Final Four I don’t think is a good judge of team’s in a Conference. Like, if PSU does make it into the tournament, they don’t have much of a shot at getting to the Final Four. If they get to the Sweet 16, then it says more about the strength of the Conference than is MSU makes it to the Final Four.
Also, on Sweet 16s, I think it tells something about the strength of the Conference, because a good conference should be able to slip some teams in there. The ACC has had three appearances in the Sweet 16 in the last three Tournaments.
I’m not talking about which Conference is likely to send a Final Four team, because, really, this is about the last four or so teams in the Tournament.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:43 am
If the economy is on the upswing in four years, I would look for the GOP to send out Palin as a sacrificial lamb. But if the economy is close to what it is now, Romney will have a very powerful narrative. And that’s what elections are about, narratives.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:44 am
1, which is more than the Pac 10.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Is this where all the people who don’t watch Lost hang out? That show sucks.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Is this where all the people who don’t watch Lost hang out? That show sucks.
agreed. never watched one minute of it, and now it’s too late even if I wanted to (which I don’t)
it’s also like being on in the fall on Monday Night when half the people are watching MNF and the other half (led by tbl) are discussing Gossip Girl
February 19th, 2009 at 9:48 am
How long before these fuckers join the big east?
February 19th, 2009 at 9:48 am
/nodding
February 19th, 2009 at 9:50 am
it is not as if it has only been MSU. Wisconsin, Indiana,OSU, and Illinois have all represented that Big 10 in the Final Four during that span. on 2 occasions the Big 10 had two representatives in the same final four.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:52 am
2001, Penn State, Sweet 16, and we rioted, ooooohhh, we rioted, good times.
February 19th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Good question Bo
February 19th, 2009 at 9:57 am
long time, Bo. they don’t need to join a major conference anymore. in fact, if they included their other sports in the new conference affiliation, then it would really hurt football. but, whenever they’re asked, the Memphis president and AD are always saying they’re pushing hard for major conference membership.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:00 am
agreed bo. i see no advantage to them playing in cusa. when your conference win streak is close to 50, it’s probably time for a little competition in the league.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Miz-Louisville, DePaul, and fucking USF! joined the Big East time for them to join the Big East. Shit man you never know it might help their football program Big East=More more media exposure. More media exposure= More Recruits. Look at USFs football program after it joined the Big East.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Well, this is definitely a larger timespan than I’m using. The Big East expanded for the 2006 Tournament year, I think.
When talking about Conference strength I don’t like to go back too far, sure, if you keep adding years, the Big Ten will look better. But, I’d say the Big Ten was a better Conference the years you’re talking about than I would the last two years.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:07 am
I’m not saying they shouldn’t, Bo. I’m saying they don’t need to anymore when it comes to basketball. you may be right that the effect on football could be positive. but, as long as Cal has World Wide Wes on his speed dial, they’ll be straight in basketball for many years.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Yea was just wondering why you asked how many B10 teams won titles in 10 years, acting like that determined how good the conference was.
Still think MSU could go on a run, dont think they’ve been healthy for a game all year.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:09 am
miz. not sure how joining the big east would hurt football. i would say at a school like memphis football is #2 to basketball anyways, much like it is at a big east school like uconn. i don’t think being in cusa is hurting them a whole lot in football or basketball, i was just thinking more along the lines of competition in conference, that way they don’t have to schedule the ridiculous ooc schedule that they usually have.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:10 am
if i go back further, the Pac 10 will look better. that is how long ago that they were actually really good.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:11 am
coop, when they went to the sweet 16, cline-heard’s sister worked in my office. i didn’t really like her, but her brother (and dad) could ball.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:15 am
ark - I think it would hurt football because they would lose a lot of games. Memphis takes pride in their bowl games, even if they’ve gotten a bid for a 6-6 record. They’re on a historical streak right now of 4 bowls in the last 5 years. I’ll have to check my facts to be absolutely certain, but I think that’s more bowls in the last 5 years than in their entire football program’s history combined. When Louisville, Cincinatti, USF, etc. jumped the CUSA ship a few years ago, I would have said Memphis needed to as well. I just don’t think they need it as much anymore though.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:16 am
I don’t know why I got into the Pac 10, was originally making a point about PSU/G’Town, but, fuck it, the last three years, Pac 10 has had 8 Sweet 16 teams and the Big Ten 3.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:32 am
miz, good point. i didn’t really think about it in that sense. i guess going to any bowl game is good for a program like memphis, and as long as they can pull the de angelo williams every once in a while, that isn’t a bad thing either.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:39 am
IIRC, that’s the best run in the state.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:46 am
you make a solid point clown…and I hate you for it.