The Roundup: Mateen Cleaves, Music Man
Bill Simmons, College Football, ESPN, Former Athletes, Gambling, NBA, NFL, Video November 24th. 2009, 8:45am
Shakira … the scariest Kangaroo attack you’ll ever read … Katie Couric, dancin’ machine … sorry, this ‘World’s Tallest Model‘ looks photoshopped … tips for raising your kid, via the Dog Whisperer … Lou Dobbs must really be drunk … breaking into your neighbor’s house for snacks seems smart … mom steals her kids’ identities to get credit cards … is a riding lawnmower a vehicle? One court says no …
Mateen Cleaves: College hoops star, cup of coffee in the NBA, now he’s in the music biz. (M Live)
David Clowney of the Jets with his second twitter snafu of the season, telling a fan, “go kill yourself.” (Jets Blog)
The best athlete singing performances of all-time. (Josh Q Public)
A look at how ESPN has gone from a MNF focus on celebrities to “just football” in three years. (SBJ)
Marc Bulger of the Rams is out three weeks; Carrie Prejean’s boyfriend, Kyle Boller, will take over. (Fox Sports)
Here’s more of ESPN Editor-in-Chief Rob King talking about Bill Simmons’ twitter suspension. (BWB)
After 74 years, the Northeastern football program comes to an end. (Boston Globe)
Challenging word to spell: Nachos. (Joe Sports Fan)
Just so nobody says we’re unfair to Kobe. (NYT)
Brenda Haywood: My comments about Gilbert Arenas were “misconstrued.” (Yardbarker)
Look at how big of a deal this story is to the Washington Post. (Cover)
“Disgraced NBA referree Tim Donaghy talked to a professional gambler before every game he officiated during a months-long betting conspiracy,” says a gambler. (NY Post)
Paula Dean got hit with a ham.
Deer attacks 7-year-old kid in Ohio. Only in Ohio, people. (via SSF)
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November 24th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Was Clowney talking to TBL?
November 24th, 2009 at 8:49 am
I love Paula Deen’s husband after she gets hit – he just keeps passing the ham like its no big deal. Classic.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:50 am
It is greatly appreciated.
/now if they could only get rid of the 3,235,932 shots of Jerry Jones during his games
//he and Daniel Snyder should count as celebrities
November 24th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Wait, Carrie Prejean is dating Kyle Boller? Does that not count as hitting rock bottom?
Shakira – crazy dress, crazier booty.
And Limbaugh/Dobbs 2012? Can that beat Stewart/Colbert 2012?
November 24th, 2009 at 8:50 am
What did the cured, salty meat say to the face?
SLAP!
November 24th, 2009 at 8:51 am
You see this is all I think about. Sleeping with a giant. It’s my life’s ambition.
/hernia’d
November 24th, 2009 at 8:51 am
for some reason, i found that incredibly sexy.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:52 am
sorry, this ‘World’s Tallest Model‘ looks photoshopped
nah
November 24th, 2009 at 8:54 am
that’s some delicious karma for all those meals she’s made with bacon over the years….
mmmmmmm….bacon….
November 24th, 2009 at 8:55 am
BFF – Can’t miss a day here, buddy.
Plenty of good stuff coming soon, folks.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:55 am
where did that ham originate from? who in the hell would hit a nice woman like that in the face with a ham?
November 24th, 2009 at 8:55 am
So the caption for the “world’s tallest model” says she’s nearly 162 cm. That’s the equivalent of about 5′4″. So either that’s a bogus pic, erroneous caption, or we’ve all missed the real story here: dwarf models emerging into the mainstream of bikini modeling.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I find the pastrami to be the most sensual of all the salted cured meats.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Paula Dean got hit with a ham.
As long as she doesn’t fall into a fryer….
November 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I think we would have heard of a 6 foot ten american model already, but that looks like way too much photoshopping to be done for a crappy magazine cover.
The other one is super tiny.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
should add that Clowney is playing the ‘my account was hacked!’ card … still waiting on confirmation of that. not that i really care, the guy is a twitter hot head.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Wyatt Pugh is a fucking warrior!
November 24th, 2009 at 8:57 am
BFF – Can’t miss a day here, buddy.
Hey, I have sleep and alcohol to catch up on!
November 24th, 2009 at 8:58 am
says she’s nearly 162 cm
i think that was describing the chick next to her
November 24th, 2009 at 8:58 am
No – read the bold lead-in first. The “other” girl in the photo is 162 cm, the giant is 205cm (~6′9″)
November 24th, 2009 at 8:58 am
good stuff
November 24th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Only in America could a millionaire news anchor who got a $12 million settlement to leave his network run for president as a populist.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Not as challenging as your Facebook Friends attempting to spell “congratulations”.
/has a friend with an awesome “Steeler’s” tattoo.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:59 am
you guys are killing the math on that one. 205/2.54 = 80.7 inches. 6′10″ plus. The teeny one is 5.2
November 24th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Dobbs has no chance of winning the election. I dont even think he gets past Ross Perot’s high.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Only in America could a millionaire news anchor who got a $12 million settlement to leave his network run for president as a populist.
What about the ambulance chaser worth something like 50 million who tried the same thing, even knowing he had a bastard baby out there? Politics are the greatest.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Statistically speaking, there has to be one hot 6′10” girl out there. I’m just doubting what those chances are she’s already a model.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:01 am
hahaha
November 24th, 2009 at 9:02 am
my favorite kangaroo picture
sfw
November 24th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Oops. Should have read the lead-in better. Not enough coffee and an overwhelming desire to be snarky this morning.
A shame, though, that dwarves remain shut out of bikini modeling. I really thought we’d turned the corner as a society.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Nice. I had not heard it was that big. I would love Dobbs to run just so we could see him at the Telemundo-sponsored debate. Hilarity would ensue.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:03 am
That tall girl would look ridiculous standing next to anybody. Still pretty hot, though.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:03 am
usually starts running across Jets fans minds this time of year anyway.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:04 am
just about as good of a gift as palin/beck
November 24th, 2009 at 9:06 am
I would love Dobbs to run just so we could see him at the Telemundo-sponsored debate. Hilarity would ensue.
He did seem to have a sense of humor on The Daily Show when they had a mariachi playing him onto the show.
I’ve learned not to make the mistake of assuming that the public persona of these pundits is anywhere near to what they are in private life.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:06 am
mom getting credit cards from her kids? Too close to home. Fml
fannation has a report that bill cower would be interested in the bears and texans job. I was going to mention shanahan myself.
/texans are too inconsistent to go 5-1, 6-0. Kubiak is probably gone.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:06 am
did you see when he was a guest on the daily show, and they had a mariachi band play as he walked onto stage
November 24th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Please make this happen.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Alright, I’m a Republican and all, but this is the scariest thing proposed that I’ve ever heard.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Kubiak is probably gone.
if that’s true, he’ll be out of work for about 5 minutes before coordinator jobs start rolling in.
Is there a game post, or should I mention how boneheaded Vince Young is here?
November 24th, 2009 at 9:09 am
texans are too inconsistent to go 5-1, 6-0. Kubiak is probably gone.
Kubiak arrived with fanfare but has proven mediocre year after year. A step above Dom Capers (not saying much) but it’s time to move on.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Agree. They are all blowhards who say shit to get a rise out of people (though I do think Beck is a legit freak). Fuck, for 12 million I would say the craziest shit you’ve ever heard. Glenn Beck would think I was nuts.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:13 am
First BU and now Northeastern. Just sad.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:13 am
i miss something?
November 24th, 2009 at 9:13 am
SNL did a 2012 movie spoof with this premise…
November 24th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Is there a game post, or should I mention how badly Kris Brown shanked that FG in the final seconds? It wasn’t even close!
/Vince Young just wins football games (had to be said)
November 24th, 2009 at 9:13 am
VY just wins games, baby! he’s a winner; he just wins. he’s 8-0 in his last 8 starts. all he can do is win, he can’t help it. he’s just a winner.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:14 am
why is it sad? always seemed people in boston didn’t care about college football anyway.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:15 am
i miss something?
nothing specific, just in general. The timeout with 3 on the playclock, and 2 in the quarter. How confused he got about the 2 minute warning whistle, the fact that they stopped calling anything but the same option play he ran at Texas, or QB draw late in the game.
Just that he doesn’t look exactly “cerebral” out there.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:16 am
i thought he played pretty well. surprised to see his stat line. i guess stats are overrated to a certain degree for some qbs
November 24th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I thought it was funny that Mike Tirico pointed this out, and then ended up not elaborating on it much further. You just KNOW he wanted to rip into him for it and call him an idiot.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:17 am
VY looked markedly improved last night, not amazing, but calm and accurate. Good for him.
Not sure you can blame Kubiak, they’re in position to win but just dont know how to close games out. I dont claim to watch a lot of Texans games, but they look better than before he took over.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:17 am
i now sound like spencer
November 24th, 2009 at 9:17 am
First BU and now Northeastern. Just sad.
Not worth it for them given the costs.
Agree. They are all blowhards who say shit to get a rise out of people (though I do think Beck is a legit freak).
Yep. They play a role say what others have prepped for them to say. It’s like wrestling, only with less muscles.
palin/beck
Don’t want to start a political flame war but one day someone’s got to explain to me what the attraction to Palin is. Is it that she’s the hottest candidate on that side of the aisle by far? Or is it because she’s hot and likes to hold guns?
November 24th, 2009 at 9:18 am
I was watching that game early this morning, and I was thinking that Tennessee should just play 9 offensive linemen, VY, and Johnson. They can even split two of them wide, if they want. Just get 9 blockers out there for those two guys to run around behind.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:18 am
the wins stat is all that matters with VY. VY is just a winner!!
November 24th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Yeah, he’s a dumbass for sure, but he wins too much to sit him from here on out. I think they would be wise to trade him if someone offers a first rounder or second rounder and get an actual QB because he may win some reg. season games, but I don’t think he will ever win “big” in the NFL.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Q: Is anyone working tomorrow?
I’m thinking half day.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:20 am
I work with people who know people who work with Beck. His whole thing right now isn’t so much that he believes it, but he realizes the power it’s getting him, and he’s just so big right now that no one can tell him “no”. Also, he’s going to be pretty screwed in about two ears, because his rhetoric is so far out there that he really will have a hard time one uping himself.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:21 am
I’m sure people are, but most places I know are so dead they start letting people leave at lunch.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Paula Dean got hit with a ham.
for some reason, i found that incredibly sexy.
/LOL’d
November 24th, 2009 at 9:22 am
i hope you’re talking about my place of employment, but sadly, i know you’re not…
November 24th, 2009 at 9:22 am
1). She’s recognizable and her Q rating is unbelievable.
2). She’s outspoken
3). Think of every issue that the far right is for and she’s for it and extremely vocal.
4). Rush and Hannity love her, so she’ll be everywhere, even though she doesnt hold an office anymore.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:24 am
“Because she’s just like me,” said Wal-Mart patron and high school dropout Debbie Shaw.
“She’s a real gal, not some tranny liberal like Hit-lary,” said John Wayne Harris, as he held an Obama=Holocaust homemade sign.
“Because she’s not afraid to go down to D.C. and shake things up and give them liberals a small town ass-kickin’,” said Jimmy Fields as he cleaned one of his 28 assault rifles.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I work every day this week except wednesday
November 24th, 2009 at 9:24 am
working until 3 pm tomorrow
November 24th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Dammit TBL, I’m gonna be working tomorrow and it will be slow as hell. At least do a half day.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:25 am
well at least we didn’t throw out a stereotype or two here ha
November 24th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Obama=Holocaust homemade sign.
Gods, are there storebought obama holocaust signs?
November 24th, 2009 at 9:26 am
She’s stupid, bigoted and proud of it, just like me!!!
Terrorist
November 24th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I actually like working the wednesday before thanksgiving…half the office is out (including the higher ups), so you can sit around and do nothing, and still get paid with no one bothering you. Of course, I work in the health industry, and no one want to get a procedure before Thanksgiving, so the schedule’s really, really light. I did work one time on the friday, but it was so dead I left at 10AM. Since then, I made sure that I was off if the office wasn’t closed.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:27 am
LOL good stuff, GODS. im dissapointed to realize that that could be said for a lot of people though
November 24th, 2009 at 9:27 am
BTW, I’m off this week. Replying in my pajamas.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:28 am
yes.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:28 am
If that’s the best that the Republicans can do… Silly me. I like my President to have more than a junior college education and an IQ near or above mine. She doesn’t qualify.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:28 am
I work in the health industry
he doesn’t teach people how to put rubbers on bananas, he teaches people how to teach people to put rubbers on bananas.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:28 am
my office is closed on Friday, but i have to use a vacation day if i want it paid. fuck all that. they wonder why there is never any Fresca in the fridge
November 24th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Please don’t do that to me. I have to work everyday but Thursday.
Not sure about store bought, but if you just go to Kinkos and have money they will make anything you want.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Chicken/egg deal. Was interest in college football low because the teams were bad and students had to walk 2 miles away from campus to the stadium (Northeastern), or were the teams bad because nobody cared?
November 24th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I plan on putting in a 12-hour session of online poker, does that count?
God, I’m going to miss being a college student…
November 24th, 2009 at 9:30 am
i will see you here, GOTG.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:31 am
we need a moderate to run. someone who doesn’t care about abortion and gay marriage. those issues are wedge issues and divide a lot of people. anyway, someone who is for small government and someone who actually follows the constitution, unlike our last two presidents.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:31 am
She has absolutely no shot at even coming close to getting the nomination, and she knows it. Right now, she’s just playing a role like Beck and Limbaugh in order to cash in. She’s getting 100k per speaking gig, and she’s gotta push those books.
And don’t kid yourself…no one gets to that level of national prominence from Alaska without having some intelligence. I don’t like her, I think she was as well qualified as a manager at a busy McDonalds, but she’s making millions of dollars for acting a role…she’s pretty smart.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I never said I liked her. THe party just has no real vote getter right now. No real threat to Obama.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:32 am
cosigned
November 24th, 2009 at 9:32 am
She has zero chance of winning a general election. Most Rep’s know this. She is a force for the Right on issues, but not in terms of getting elected. What she will be asked to do is campaign for whomever wins the nomination to rile up the conservatives. No way she wins a general election. As a liberal I would love her to win the nomination, but far too many connected Rep’s know she can’t win.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:33 am
i’m gonna go with the teams being bad, and people in the northeast generally not caring anyway.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Romney is getting the nomination, and if the fundamentalists can get over his Mormonism, he’s got a fighter’s chance against Obama if things don’t turn for the better.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:35 am
palin is pushing her book people. nothing more.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Sadly, I’ll be joining you guys here.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:36 am
i think someone else will emerge. the mormon thing is too big an obstacle.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:37 am
And don’t kid yourself…no one gets to that level of national prominence from Alaska without having some intelligence. I don’t like her, I think she was as well qualified as a manager at a busy McDonalds, but she’s making millions of dollars for acting a role…she’s pretty smart.
From everything I’ve seen and heard, I think she’s smart enough (and ruthless enough) to know how to play the political game. She’ll be rich by 2012 and put a semi-attempt and try to latch onto another candidate’s campaign. Do that 2 or 3 times and then retire to live a life of luxury.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:38 am
i’d be open to a republican in office if they just took away their silly fixation on religion.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:38 am
The only other option I can think of (That isn’t too green) is Jindal from Louisiana. Even he is a long shot.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:38 am
Romney has a ridiculous track record in the private sector. He could bring the government what it desperately needs, a CEO. It’s the only way I can foresee our government ever balancing a budget.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:40 am
If his 7 wives each tell 7 people, and in turn they each tell 7 people, and so on…dude’s a lock.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Is this what we have degenerated into? Are we not men?
November 24th, 2009 at 9:41 am
you guys must have another definition of a moderate. because bush was more moderate than anything. sure, he had traditionally right wing agendas, but he grew gov’t ridiculously.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Tongue in cheek, right?
Bush was a CEO. We need someone who isn’t afraid to get tough with congress and stop giving money away we dont have.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:42 am
A couple of things. Your point about the last two Presidents might as well say the next 10 Presidents because once that genie is out of the bottle, every Pres. will want the power that W and O are exerting. Bush expanded the powers of the pres to freakish heights and O is following suit (very disappoiting). Secondly, the country is a moderate one, but the vocal factions are anything but. I could see myself voting for a Rep, but never a conservative one on social issues, but to get the nomination they have to pander to the extreme right (the uber conservative). they lose me there. What’s funny about O is that he is not nearly as liberal as his enemies say he is. He is doing far too much of what W did before him. Imgaine the panic of the Right is an actual liberal was in office.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Dirt – epic fail. You’re correct on the conversion of 205 cm to in, but someone 6 foot tall is 72 inches. That leaves a remainder of 8.7 inches. Like I said earlier, ~6′9″, not over 6′10″.
/don’t question the engineers in here when it comes to math – signed roeth and miz (and a few others)
November 24th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Bush was a failed CEO…
November 24th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I plan on putting in a 12-hour session of online poker, does that count?
God, I’m going to miss being a college student…
Damn you…..ENJOYYYY, just graduated within the last 2 years, and I hate my life now…..
/runs away weeping
November 24th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Agreed
“Working” all day tomorrow
/internet most of the day
November 24th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Romney has a ridiculous track record in the private sector. He could bring the government what it desperately needs, a CEO. It’s the only way I can foresee our government ever balancing a budget.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:58 am
OK, so I totally f-ed up that block quote thing.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:04 am
roeth, I blew the addition and subtraction part. I’m retarded.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Well said Professor.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Brenda Haywood:
Come on, TBL. Brenda? It’s not bad enough that they’re 3-9 and fighting an 8th of the way thru the season? Damnit!
November 24th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Um, except that Romney (RINO that he is) was actually a very good CEO:
November 24th, 2009 at 10:14 am
he’d be best suited for the Fed or treasury if he’s that good.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:17 am
I think having success as a CEO of a business does not mean you will have said success as a Prez. You may, but I don’t think one leads to the other. How would he deal with Congress? How would he handle other heads of state on non-economic issues? So many other aspects come into play when you are a prez. He is a damn good businessman though, I’ll give him that. Too bad he’s a mormon and believes Jesus is from Missouri.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:17 am
My ex-sister in law did the same thing to her kids. There’s a special corner of hell reserved for her.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Working tomorrow also.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Does identity theft get you into hell?
November 24th, 2009 at 10:24 am
That’s not allowed…by law Goldman Sachs has to control the treasury
/may not be law
Ok, we get it, CEO’s suck…except not only was Romney an exceptional CEO, he’s also a proven commodity as a politician. Hell, he was a 2 term Republican governor in Massachusetts, and a good one at that. The guy knows how to operate politically and is a proven manager of men, something that is needed in the White House. There are no other viable candidates that have his qualifications and track record.
Damn him for being a Mormon.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Paula Dean got hit with a ham.
for some reason, i found that incredibly sexy.
You would spence, you fucking weirdo.
That video and the ensueing anguish in it probably just made my day. Maybe Paula Deen will stop talking in that ridiculously contrived southern accent. You’re making us all look bad Paula!
/late to the party.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Not all of them do, but the one’s running wall street into the ground while banking million dollar bonuses do. Romney is fine by me if he would drop the fake shit about being a social conservative. If he would be him and no who he thinks crazy right-wingers want him to be it would be better. Of course I can’t vote for someone who believes the stupid shit that is in the book of mormon. just can’t do it. I think the bible is bad enough, but when you read the shit that is in the book of mormon you can only assume that crazy cave-dwellers are the ones who believe it.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Mormonism today is just Scientology 100 years from now. People will always believe in some stupid shit.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Mormonism today is just Scientology 100 years from now. People will always believe in some stupid shit.
Funny story: Freddy Mercury was a Zoroastrian.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:37 am
True.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Oldest monotheistic relgion I believe.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Oldest monotheistic relgion I believe.
You are correct. Used to be the state religion of the Persian Empire and now there are fewer than 10,000 adherents in Central Asia.
/wikipedia’d.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Okay so I just got out of class and apparently I missed the whole rebuttal about the Romney/CEO deal…but basically Mike NYC and tallguy said everything that needed to be said in comments 110 and 116.
Referring to failed Wall Street CEO’s as a “knock” to Romney’s experience being important to becoming an effective president is simply a dumb argument.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Funny story: Freddy Mercury was a Zoroastrian.
All this time I thought he was a Cocksmoker
November 24th, 2009 at 11:20 am
All this time I thought he was a Cocksmoker
I think Zoroastrianism allows you to be both at the same time. It’s not like Catholicism and abortion, as Patrick Kennedy might say.