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jake_lex

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Posted Sunday January 11, 2009, About: Pacman: 'I might be back in Dallas'

Well, football has gotten him out of every mess he's ever been in. All through high school, into college, and well into the pros, you gotta wonder how much more junk he's done and had it covered up because some coach wants to keep him on the team. So, given that, no wonder he thinks football will get him out of this one too. Hasn't it always?

Posted Monday December 29, 2008, About: Did Terry & Howie cuss on air?

It's amusing that we let kids watch a sport that involves men crashing into each other at full speed, possibly seriously injuring each other, and that's fine, but OH MY GOD TERRY BRADSHAW MIGHT HAVE SAID S***BAG! (Scum?)

I mean, I love football, but moralizing like this is ridiculous.

Posted Saturday December 27, 2008, About: Miami mayor's bowl payoff deemed illegal

Newsome's response: "F--- the f---ing Diaz brothers! I bury dose cockaroach!"

Posted Monday December 08, 2008, About: Raiders coach chastises Russell

A coach criticizing dear JaMarcus? Cable better watch out or Al will project a letter he wrote him on the wall explaining why he won't get paid.

"He is a great quarterback. Get over it."

Posted Sunday November 30, 2008, About: USC rout puts Weis on chopping block

To me, if Notre Dame were losing games by scores of like 55-49, it would still be bad, but it would be more understandable, somehow. Weis' reputation was that of the Mad Offensive Genius who came up with the scheme that powered that Patriots' offense. The fact that they look utterly inept at offense really seems to speak to the fact that Weis is a fraud, that it was either Belichek who actually came up with that offense...or that having tapes of the other teams' defenses helped more than the Patriots claim it did.

Plus, it speaks to the fact that Clausen should just stick to cavorting on boats with other guys in Speedos, and should not be the starting QB of a "major" college team.

Posted Wednesday November 26, 2008, About: MJ's agent blames Wizards owner for mess

Well, the success the Bobcats have had under his reign proves his skill...oh wait

Posted Wednesday November 26, 2008, About: Sources: Weis' buyout smaller than expected

Lee Corso wrong about something? That's unpossible!

Posted Monday November 24, 2008, About: Feds getting desperate with steroids probe

Bonds is a lying roidhead **** who should never play again, but the federal prosecutors in this case just seem to have completely turned this into a witch hunt. They need Bonds to go to jail not so much out of any principle of justice, but to justify their existence.

I mean, as soon as I step away from my "OH YES TAKE THAT **** DOWN" knee-jerk reaction, I think "Isn't it scary prosecutors have the power to just keep cases going and going like this?" I mean, how long did they keep Greg Anderson in jail?

Posted Thursday October 30, 2008, About: Limbaugh's Palin quip rips NASCAR

We are talking about a guy who ate so much Oxycontin he went deaf here. Rush Limbaugh isn't worth anyone's time or attention. He's a buffoon.

What amuses me about the Republican Party trying to paint themselves as the party of "Joe the Plumber" against the elites is this: isn't someone like Rush Limbaugh definitely "elite" by any standard of the word?

Posted Saturday October 25, 2008, About: Magic players on trading block?

Exactly. I'm amused at all the "They won't let JJ play!" posts here. Umm, why don't they? Maybe there's a reason beyond jealousy of Duke.

Posted Saturday October 04, 2008, About: Jerry Jones: We'll force ball to T.O.

That's true too, but, again, Jones saying this is like telling your kid "Well, you can have two cookies after dinner", but then saying later, "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot we were out."

It's a smart play strategy wise, especially if defensive coordinators bite and double and triple cover TO. But in terms of dealing with TO's psyche, I don't know about it.

I mean, he acted so relatively mature (for him) during his contract negotiations earlier this season I thought TO had finally figured out acting like a **** isn't a good strategy for him. I guess he's back to himself, though.

Posted Saturday October 04, 2008, About: Jerry Jones: We'll force ball to T.O.

Yeah, that's my thought, but if Jerry says this and then TO gets the ball less, Owens will explode.

So if it is, it's still a bad play.

Posted Wednesday September 24, 2008, About: NFL players donate brains to science

Al Davis seems really, really interested in helping collect the brains for some reason.

Posted Sunday September 21, 2008, About: How Cowboys stadium will change NFL

Here's the problem for the Raiders: Al Davis' slash and burn legal tactics, and his constant threats to move the team mean he has absolutely no clout left. Oakland's not going to spend money on him, and the NFL will go out of its way to make sure that he's not the one who gets LA (my personal prediction is that you'll see the Los Angeles Jaguars in the near future -- sorry, Jacksonville). So that's all he has.

Oakland will not be a real franchise until Al Davis retires -- voluntarily or not.

Posted Friday July 25, 2008, About: Giuliani's son kicked off Duke team

What everyone forgets about Guiliani is that on Sept. 10, 2001, his political career was about to end in disgrace. He had been caught cheating on his wife. He was utterly despised by everyone in New York. He was going to fade away into obscurity, never to be heard from again.

And then came the next day...

Posted Monday July 21, 2008, About: Shockey's future uncertain

Shockey seems to have absolutely no conception of what a weak position he's in to be trying to make the Giants do anything. If the Giants had missed the playoffs, or even lost early, maybe. But trying this after the Giants won the Super Bowl without him? Trying to make fans think that he is utterly indispensable to the team and must be resigned when his replacement helped bring a ring? Really, Jeremy?

I mean, you can say that Boss isn't as good as Shockey, and that's probably true. But the thing is that there's this perception that the Giants stepped up without Shockey, and he refuses to see that that's out there. Maybe that's an education at "The U' at work.

Posted Sunday July 06, 2008, About: Report: Weis projects 9-12 wins

Based on the schedule, ND can win 9 early games and then all the media will start to talk about how great ND is and that they have turned around the program. Then they will go to a BCS game and great thoroughly beaten by a far superior team as they have consistently been in the past. People just don't learn from the past. (See Bush and Veitnam)

sandsdj | 07/06/08, 02:47 PM

I think it's pretty clear the BCS has been set up to give Notre Dame special consideration, so that if they can pull out a 9 or 10 win season against a really soft schedule, they're in.

Of course, this leads to them getting a beatdown in the BCS, which can't be good for the BCS in the long-term. But that's the BCS for you: short-sighted cash grabs, no thought of the overall health of the game.

Posted Saturday June 21, 2008, About: Miller apologizes for Rocco remark

My bigger problem with Johnny Miller is that he's an idiot who can't shut up.

Posted Saturday June 14, 2008, About: Disgruntled Johnson changing tune?

There's just something so odd about NFL contracts. I mean, Darren McFadden is going to be guaranteed $26 million in his contract, and he hasn't played a down in the NFL, and there are extremely serious questions about him and whether or not he will work out in the NFL. Meanwhile, vets that have proven themselves can basically have their contracts ripped to shreds.

It's an issue that needs to be addressed, but I don't think Ochenta Cinco (which is how it should be, Chad) or his **** agent are suitable agents for change.

Posted Sunday June 01, 2008, About: Why Notre Dame AD left for Duke

I think the Weis extension is going to go down as one of the biggest blunders in college sports history. I mean, yeah, OK, I can see extending it a couple of years after that first season, maybe, but 10? After 7 games? Really?

Besides, I think of the big effects of the whole Patriots taping scandal has been to call into question Weis' reputation as an "offensive genius". (Well, and the atrocious offensive play of ND under him so far doesn't help either.) Maybe it's not so hard to be a "genius" if you know what the defense is calling.

Posted Sunday May 25, 2008, About: Probable effects of capless NFL

The example of baseball, however, kind of points out that even if you spend all the money in the world, you can't just buy a winning team. The composition of the team matters. I mean, look at the relative places in the standings of the Yankees and Rays right now.

I can see some teams using the opportunity to hold on to more players, and maybe get a free agent or two. And then there's what the Redskins will do: Lil' Danny Snyder will buy up every free agent he can, like a bratty kid begging Daddy for money to finish his football card set. The payroll will balloon to $400 or $500 million, and they'll still finish 6-10 or 7-9.