A tribute to Halloween from the Mac Army. This is how THEY built the Mac-O-Lantern
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October 31, 2006
October 30, 2006
Kyle Wright: Worst Univ. of Miami QB EVER!!!
WTF is wrong with Kyle Wright. He has to be the worst QB at Miami in years. Even Ryan Collins, Frank Costa, and Geoff Toretta (Gino’s brother) were better.
- He can’t complete passes
- He can’t outrun pursuit – yet he still tries
- He won’t throw the ball away
- He can’t go past 2 reads without keying on the pass rush
- He never looks off the safety
- He has awful pocket presence
- He has the slowest release this side of Randall Cunningham
He’s just a bad, bad quarterback. Why is he in there? Why is he starting. This is a Dave Wannstedt move – another reason I want Coker out. It’s ok to run the Nebraska Eric Crouch running offense if you can get push from the OL, but when you can’t do that consistantly against quality opposition you need the QB to make plays, not think he can outrun LBs to the corner that run 4.3 40s. I mean Jeez. It’s just painful. The fact that we’re still in the game against GT was amazing and a testament to our defense. This guy just sucks.
Sure Kenny Kelly would give the ball away or Brock Berlin was useless when he wasn’t in shotgun, but this is just pitiful. And Ryan Collins was a run first QB – but at least he could run! At least Kelly could run. At least Ryan Clement and Scott Covington could complete a pass. Wright is horrible. How the hell was he our stater for 3 years? Does that meen Kirby Freeman is just plain retarded?
Unreal.
Lloyd Carr and Larry Coker were in the same boat this offseason. Lloyd Carr went out and got good coaches to coach up his players and get them to play smarter. Larry Coker fired scapegoats and then went out and did interviews.
Now Look at the difference.
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NFL Math
I’m floating these NFL theorem and formulas – see if you like them:
- Philly losing their third straight game = WIP callers wanting AJ Feeley to start
- Down 41 points at halftime = Always Leave Early from the stadium
- Ocho Cinco + a bad offensive line = nada y nada
- Addai + Vinnatieri = Losing Edge
- Brett Favre not passing Marino this year = Brett Favre sticking around for another season.
- 2 late hits on Sage Rosenfels = One slightly late hit on Mike Vick
- Damon Huard = System QB + damn good system
- Super Bowl curse = alive and well
- Meshawn + dropped open passes = a bad sign for your chances to win
- Starting a rookie QB against the Giants D in the wind = fuhgeddaboudit
- Trying to make something of a botched FG snap = trouble everytime
- A running back throwing into double coverage = bad things
- Michael Vick + effective passing from the pocket = Super Bowl contender
- 4 INTs + 2 pick 6s against the Raiders = a loss (yes – even THE Raiders)
- 1-6 Miami against 7-0 Chicago next week = tired 85 Bears vs Marino comparisons
- Najeh Davenport highlight = some other silly poop joke
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October 27, 2006
The Great Pumpkin
I saw it tonight and it brings back so many childhood memories. I used to have this and most of the Charlie Brown series on either record or casette and would listen to them all the time. They all came with an accompanying book too.
“YOU OWE ME RESTITUTION!”
So many interesting lessons, too, in this one. Is the Great Pumpkin just a spoof of Santa Claus? Or is it a metaphor for believing in God? Did Charlie Brown get a trick-or-treat bag full of rocks because he was bald at age 5?
You make the call.
Poor Linus. Poor Chuck. Poor World War I Flying Ace – getting shot down sucks.
I know this – I’ll never invite any women to wait in a pumpkin patch with me without at least trying to get some play – just in case the Great Pumpkin finds a more sincere pumpkin patch to rise out of (and that’s not code for anything).
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October 23, 2006
Switching QBs Means: Your Season Is Over
So the Cowboys go to Romo at the half, he promptly gets the ball tipped by a D Lineman on a play action bootleg and it’s intercepted. Boys fans were cheering loudly when he came in. But as Eli Manning threw to Shockey for the TD off the turnover – it wasn’t as loud. Nor when Brandon Jacobs turned a 4th and 1 inside the 5 into a touchdown and a 26-7 lead.
How long will it take HIM to get comfortable with the offense (his second year) and the first team? Did he inspire his players to play better? Sure – TO really seemed to try not to drop that 4th down pass where he was open beyond the marker with room to run.
Dallas fans can now start planning for the interesting headlines to come next season as Parcells leaves and TO melts down. Bill knows he’s done – he knows he can’t compete with the T.O. sideshow and can’t keep the team together and focussed.
And by switching QB’s in mid season, in mid game – Dallas’ season officially died tonight. Along with Parcells’ career.
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Love The Leia Costumes
Ahhh … Halloween … and the Princess Leia slave costumes are out in full force. Check out some of the samples over at The Costume Blog
Every year the number of girls in Slave Leia costumes increases. Luckily, this year they seem to be of a much higher quality since some of them in years past have been a bit…well…not necessarily suited for the wearing of such a costume.
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October 16, 2006
Coker Hanging by a thread
Good news for the U. I think we’ve finally hit rock bottom. Third quarter, 9 minutes to go in the crosstown rivalry (a Miami derby, if you will) and tempers start to flare. But there were no peacemakers. Just combattants in headgear and pads. It’s as if I went to a brawl and a football game broke out.
If this isn’t an indictment of lame duck coach Larry Coker, then his statement after the game was:
“I think that it will affect the image of our program greatly, but in a positive way . . . I think that when they see the video and they see how it was handled they will be impressed with our players.”
What? The ENTIRE bench cleared! The team had 5 ejections! They have video of one of our guys swinging a helmet and eyewitness accounts of our guys punching, kicking heads, and more! And a lot of them weren’t even ejected! And it’s not like this school has a history that will allow people to give us the benefit of the doubt. C’mon, Coker.
There was a sentiment that the FIU players caused the brawl, perhaps some upset that they were overlooked for scholarships at Miami. But one thing’s for sure – this would NEVER have happened to a Butch Davis coached team. Discipline in college athletics is crucial. These guys are lethal weapons out there and there needs to be rules and standards that these guys are held to without exception. Or this is the kind of thing that would happen. Sad to say, but FIU coach and Miami Doklphin legend Don Strock needs to take a long hard look as well.
The best part of this whole night, though, was when the fans started cheering the fighting, and fighting themselves. No doubt spurred on by the Canes jumping up almost in celebration following the expected team talk after the fight while the referees meted out the penelties. You’d think Coker would be tearing them a new one for being so stupid just like it seemed Strock did for FIU. But (for now) that’s Miami for ya.
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October 12, 2006
Why Paul Robinson Has To Be The Sickest Man In The UK
It seems like the ball took a hop right before keeper Paul Robinson went to swipe, and what looked like a safe back pass became an astounding own goal.
Looking at the pictures of the stadium in Zagreb, I’m not that surprised at what happened. It looked like it was a year away from being condemned. It reminded me of what the US National team always say about the national stadium in Jamaica, where the rocks to grass ratio is a tad higher than in the US. Those irregular bumps make for a nice home stadium advantage.
Steve McClarren switched to the 3-5-2 even without Gerard available and now he’s feeling the heat with some even calling for the return of Beckham. What amazes me about him is that whenever he’s interviewed he seems to have a smirk on his face. I saw it after the second FYR Macedonia game for sure, the “oh don’t worry, we’re fine” type of George Bush look. It wasn’t there as much after this one, but you could tell he was still trying to stress that there was nothing wrong.
Oh but there is. Right now there are 7 teams in their group and 4 are tied at the top with 7 points, 2 of them only on 3 games. England do not play on the next round of matches so they could find themselves in 4th place very easily. Stevie – you better figure something out quickly or the back pages will get very nasty VERY quickly.
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October 11, 2006
Hardly the News – 10/11
Why won’t she just go away? That money should be considered a crazy stipend.
Runaway Bride Suing Former Groom: Atlanta, GA (AHN) – A bride-to-be who ran out on her husband and launched a nationwide manhunt for her after she dissappeared, is now suinig her former fiance. Jennifer Wilbanks says her groom-to-be, John Mason, is “capitalizing on their story.” According to UPI, in court papers filed in Gwinnett County, Jennifer Wilbanks says John Mason got a power of attorney while she was in the hospital, sold the story for $500,000 to Regan Media and used the proceeds to buy a house, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. She wants her share of the money and a number of household items. Wilbanks received national attention when she went missing a year ago, and was found across the country in Albequerque, New Mexico, days later. Wilbanks gave police a story about how she was kidnapped, yet upon investigation, it was revealed she simply split town on her own.
Does the horse have to be drunk too?
Georgia Woman Gets DUI On Horseback: (AHN) – A Georgia woman was cited for a DUI while riding a horse after she steered the animal into traffic. A Pontiac Bonneville struck the horse injuring two young passengers and the driver. Heather Darnell, 22, of Mountain City was airlifted to the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Ga and the horse reportedly survived the incident. Ancella Gragg, 32, a 13-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy were all treated at Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton, Ga. Trooper Anthony Coleman said the woman was charged with a DUI because she was on a public road. She was also cited for entering a traffic lane. He said, “If it’s on the public right-of-way, you’re under the same jurisdiction as if you’re in a car.”
I wonder if he was drunk when he made his escape
Trail of beer, clothes leads to beer truck bandit: CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – A man suspected of stealing a loaded beer truck was nabbed after a police dog followed a trail of beer and clothes to find him hiding on top of a porch, Edmonton police said on Tuesday. The police dog was called out to a parking lot in the western Canadian city on Monday morning where a beer delivery truck, recently stolen outside a liquor store, had been abandoned after a collision. Edmonton police spokeswoman Karen Carlson said the dog and its handler followed a trail of discarded beer, a cooler, a hand cart and pieces of clothing to a nearby apartment building. “I guess the dog had a pretty good scent to go on,” Carlson said. Just as police readied to enter the apartment building, the suspect was seen climbing out of a second-storey window and on to the roof of the building’s porch. Police said the man was arrested without incident and charged with theft and hit and run.
Someone needs to be grabbed by the short hairs for this one
Michigan County Spends $40,000 After Misspelling “Public”: (AHN) – One Michigan County will spend $40,000 after spelling the word “public” wrong on 170,000 Nov. 7 election ballots. The ballot was proofread five times yet the “L” in the word was still left out. County Clerk Daniel C. Krueger said, “It’s just one of those words. Even after we told people it was in there, they still read over it.” The word was used six times in the ballot but was only misspelled once. An election clerk found the mistake early last week. Now all 170,000 ballots must be reprinted.
I’ve had it with these MF snakes in my MF truck stop!
Snake surprises truck driver: A lorry driver who stopped for a toilet break in a layby got a shock when he discovered he was being watched by an 8ft python. The snake weaved its way toward his feet as he stopped for the break on the A59, near York. He called police who alerted RSPCA staff, reports the York Press. Animal collection officer Helen Martindale said: “The python had wrapped itself around one the branches of the tree and was sitting there staring at us. “It was much bigger than any snakes I’ve dealt with before. Occasionally, we’ve had corn snakes that have escaped, but nothing like this. “The lorry driver said he got the shock of his life when he saw it crawling out of the bushes.” It is thought the snake was abandoned or escaped from a local house. The snake was put in a box and taken to a sanctuary in Knaresborough.
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October 8, 2006
Big Stein never learns from his mistakes
It shouldn’t be surprising that the mighty Yankees, murderers row, and all the other cute nicknames, failed yet again in the post season. They’ve failed learn from their mistakes – namely having Big Stein meddle. Every one of his free agent pickups since Clemens has failed to make an impact. Yet the core of the championship teams were built from the sort of team development that occurred when Steinbrenner was suspended from day-to-day activities.
You would think that losing to the low payroll Marlins in 2003 would have given this guy a clue – but no – he goes and saves the Red Sox’s bacon by bringing Mr No-Clutch A-Rod after Boston’s numerous futile attempts. That was what undid the Babe Ruth curse and erased all the years of when the Sox couldn’t close the door. They closed it that year for good.
So you can feel bad for the real yankees in Jeter, Williams, Posada, and whoever else is left that came up through the system, but the ones hoping to jump on the bandwagon? Not so much. The Boss’ Daniel Snyder dreams of fantasy baseball in real life will fail every time until he learns to let the baseball people make baseball decisions instead of chasing the year’s biggest free agent or Cuban refugee. Scott Boras guys will kill your team.
As a Yankee hater, I hope the rumors of him getting rid of Torre for Pinella are true. Torre’s been the only steadying influence on that train wreck for the last few years with the free agent madness. He and Brian Cashman have continually acceeded to the Boss’ strange demands to make chicken salad out of expensive chicken manure.
All I can say is – buy stock in the NY Post and NY Daily News, because their back pages are gonna have a field day with Pinella and Steinbrenner.
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