The Roundup: Wacky Fans, Stolen Tacos and Kiffins
College Football, Death, ESPN, Fans, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, Soccer, Video October 16th. 2008, 8:00am
Bar in leather? Lucky, lucky, Leo … Esquire called her the most expensive escort (NSFW)? … hurricane Omar heads for the AC Green islands … Tea Leoni appears to be on the market … the economy is hurting Vegas strippers, among others …
Clemson reportedly going after Lane Kiffin as head coach; Monte Kiffin as defensive coordinator. (JoeBucsFan)
RIP Chris Mims (not the NBA player, the NFL player), who, in 1999, “attacked [a man] outside a fast-food restaurant and stole his tacos.” (LA Times)
Rare and geeky analyst-on-analyst crime: Boomer Esiason takes a swipe at Troy Aikman. (USA Today)
One vote for Pacman never to come back to the NFL. (NY Daily News)
Sam Cassell might be an assistant coach in Boston this season. (Globe)
Feisty, foul-mouthed UTEP fans. (El Paso Times via The Wiz of Odds)
At some point, the bitterness over Rich Rodriguez will end. Hopefully. (Tribune-Review)
Eddie Jones won’t join the Pacers, and it appears as if the career of the former Temple star and Lakers’ guard is over. (Indy Star)
Fantasy Alert: Shockey’s finally healthy enough to play. (NOLA)
Rick Reilly writes about the football player who cut off his pinky. (ESPN)
Willie Parker, hurt again! This time, he stepped in a hole on the practice field. Dammit. (Behind the Steel Curtain)
Not sure what’s going on here, but it is quite hypnotic. (Rescinded Red)
The Red Sox have about a 13 percent chance to win the next three games over the Rays – better than their chances prior to the rally against the Yankees, but worse than their chances against the Indians. (Vegas Watch)
Sports art director, looking for work. (Visual Editors via Romenesko)
Zimbabwe soccer is crazy: “Rushwaya herself is known for being generous with her body and numerous scribes have had a go. She is a very kind boss whose generosity has won her friends especially in the media as most of her scandals are deliberately swept under the carpet.” (Unprofessional Foul)
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October 16th, 2008 at 8:03 am
requesting that everyone hold onto their political opinions until the politics quick-hitter at 945.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:06 am
I just knew that was going to be a link to Gary Myers, regarding Pacman.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Couldn’t agree more with Boomer. Troy is a Dallas mouthpiece. Every game is all about Dallas and nothing about the other team. He might be critical of the Cowboys, but it’s always about the Cowboys.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:16 am
didnt you hear wally, dallas is in trouble and its a national emergency
October 16th, 2008 at 8:19 am
even as a Cowboys hater, I don’t mind Aikman too much. Buck usually initiates the Cowboy chatter with him. Troy has come a long way since he first started in the booth, he was terrible. But Collinsworth being so much better than him back then did not help. Boomer has a way of picking at former QBs that were better than him. He always takes digs at Marino.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:20 am
@ 15K for “playing together” where’s this recession?
October 16th, 2008 at 8:21 am
anyone else hear the stern interview with marcia brady? my gosh, she got around back in the day. i can’t believe some of the stuff she talked about. i essentially stopped blogging for 40 mins
October 16th, 2008 at 8:22 am
945?? Come on, I want to know what network you tuned into last night that said Obama got smashed. Were you drunk?
October 16th, 2008 at 8:23 am
i read the other day how much of a slut she was. shit, we had her so wrong back in the day.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I’ve noticed this too – it almost seems like petty jealousy.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:30 am
anybody else notice the rick james look a like that had box seats the past two games at dodger stadium?
October 16th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Love this quote from the Expensive Hooker…
Stellar.
Just what do you get for $9000 over 24 hours… Is there any tail in the world that is worth that much money?
October 16th, 2008 at 8:31 am
AC Green islands, Well played sir
October 16th, 2008 at 8:31 am
@roeth – petty jealousy between grown men in sports!? you’re crazy.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:32 am
@crackerjack
Yeah, TBL was very smashed. He thinks aggression = victory. McCain looked like a defense who was getting burned on blitzes, yet kept right on sending his guys.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:34 am
You never learn do you, TBL?
October 16th, 2008 at 8:35 am
what does Maggs think about this?
October 16th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Fantasy Alert: Shockey’s finally healthy enough to play
Marques Colston is playing this week
October 16th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Probably something that would be typed in all caps to indicate screaming,
October 16th, 2008 at 8:52 am
That made me laugh. Did you put on pants and apply for a real job?
October 16th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Give Boomer Dallas’s O-Line, Michael Irvin, and Jay Novacek, and then we’ll talk.
Boomer > Aikman 4EVAH
/someone hand me some straws
October 16th, 2008 at 9:07 am
um, yeah, there is. start with the round up girl.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:10 am
You forgot the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, Moose and Alvin Harper. And a pretty good D.
/hands Nick a straw
October 16th, 2008 at 9:11 am
I think Ty still has some from the “best athlete” debate a couple weeks ago.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:15 am
I purposely left out Emmitt. If you give Ickey that line, he would shit on Emmitt.
/sincere
FWIW, Boomer was a regular season MVP. Aikman never was.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:19 am
I spent most of the game looking at that dude, both games. Not to mention countless friends would call me and ask me if I had noticed that guy.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:24 am
housing tangent: This should put that industry officially in the tank. nobody’s lowering prices and rates are going up? disaster.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Ickey Woods over James Brooks? NickP, you should be ashamed.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:26 am
wow: saddled with debt, torching vehicles.
how long before people start burning down their houses?
October 16th, 2008 at 9:29 am
@Mak: I didn’t think anyone else hear would even remember James Brooks, so I went with the Shuffle savant.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I noticed Tim Allen cheering behind home plate… isn’t he from Detroit, or was that just his character?
October 16th, 2008 at 9:30 am
the best part about the escort link was when it said, “education: masters.”. Hey lady, I don’t care about your masters. I’m paying 9 grand to treat you like an object for one day. Breaking down geopolitical issues and the benefits of charter schools are the last thing on my mind. Now get on your knees and earn that money.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Nick – who could forget James Brooks? He’s one of the founding fathers of the current Bengal arrest generation.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:33 am
about 4 games if you’re a Philly fan. (note: i think they’ve got no shot to win)
October 16th, 2008 at 9:34 am
that’s cold, roeth. I remember him and Harold Green fromm Madden 93′ I think. I’m old, my memory isn’t what it used to be…
October 16th, 2008 at 9:39 am
I noticed Tim Allen cheering behind home plate… isn’t he from Detroit, or was that just his character?
I bet he had some good coke.
October 16th, 2008 at 10:29 am
On the Aikman talk:
If Buck was in the booth for the Arizona game, we would’ve had a sobfest. There’s not much better than listening to the Buck-Aikman duo when the Cowboys are losing.
October 16th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Any morning waking up to Bar is a better morning indeed
October 16th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Jimmy Clausen will use the bye week to sneak back into the Heisman race.