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beaverboard has posted 13 links and 827 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 0 comments to the Locker Room.
Shaq is now a Green man.: Shaq is now preparing his own letter of farewell and thanks to the Cleveland fans after signing with the Boston Celtics.
posted by beaverboard to basketball at 05:50 PM on August 04 - 17 comments
College coach supports theft and suppression of news: College football coach Guy Morriss is fully in favor of his team's recent student newspaper caper, and feels that his players' actions are beneficial to the team.
posted by beaverboard to football at 12:46 AM on March 04 - 6 comments
RIP Mosi Tatupu: Former Patriots' stalwart Mosi Tatupu passed away earlier today. He was a fan favorite during his playing days. One of the most remarkable things about Tatupu was that, despite his Pacific island background, he was one of the Pats' best winter weather players. Somehow he almost always managed to keep his feet under him, even in blizzard conditions. Condolences to Lofa and family.
posted by beaverboard to football at 12:56 PM on February 24 - 10 comments
USF has fired Jim Leavitt: The final chapter of a story that had many twists and turns, and about which there may not yet be a full accounting.
posted by beaverboard to football at 11:36 AM on January 08 - 7 comments
RIP George Michael: So long, king of the Sports Machine. Though his approach was a bit heavy handed at times and did not win the hearts of everyone, there was no doubting his genuine enthusiasm for and love of sports and the individual athletes he portrayed on his program. His was an upbeat but not overexcited voice, and he believed in redemption, as evidenced by the major feature he once ran on Dexter Manley. George Michael felt that warts and all, sports was a positive, beneficial force in the world, and worthy of our attention and interest.
posted by beaverboard to general at 08:01 PM on December 24 - 6 comments
I've been waiting over 20 years to be able to sit on the couch and holler "Hello Kitty five hole!" without my wife testing a 20 inch skillet on the back of my head.
posted by beaverboard at 12:21 PM on September 05
It seems unlikely that Pete Carroll will turn this into LenDale White 2.0
Looking back on his USC career, Leinart will always be able to say that he was better than Booty.
posted by beaverboard at 05:33 AM on September 05
I'd consider a pre-game high colonic irrigation, except that after the game, the coach would then be able to say that I didn't leave it all out on the field.
posted by beaverboard at 11:33 PM on September 01
A left-handed backup QB is a tough sell, I'm guessing. You go in there due to a starter injury and they would have to juggle the OL assignments. You'd have to be at least as good as Brunell to make it worth it.
(I guess Vick is currently #2 on the depth chart in Phila.)
It would be great if Warner came back for just one more year with the Ariz. offense, but wishful thinking there. With a guy of his principles, no more really does mean no more. It's refreshing, in a way.
posted by beaverboard at 06:22 PM on September 01
Occasionally while driving by a golf course, I'll see a golfer throwing his clubs in the croc lagoon with great urgency and emphasis. I never understood why they did that until now.
posted by beaverboard at 07:44 AM on September 01
One way of looking at it is that, with all the off the field trouble his players got into over the years, things might have been doubly bad if he hadn't been carrying a message in there.
Another way of looking at it is, with all the institutional problems relating to the program, it's unfortunate that he put a significant bit of effort into making sure the religious part got done right (in his eyes) while letting the academic and support services parts go to hell.
The whole thing does not add up to a picture of a balanced and well-prioritized collegiate athletic experience.
posted by beaverboard at 08:28 PM on August 30
smithnyiu, I accept your refutation with admiration for your background as I do not have the distinguished service record that you do.
To look further into specific issues I mentioned such as airworthiness of certain aircraft would take more time that I have at the moment, so I will have to let your refutation stand as is. Besides, this is a sports site, so I shouldn't have gone off on the non-sports-related content as I did to begin with.
I don't think I was wrong on all points, however. For one, there has been an increasing amount of discussion related to the merit of maintaining overseas air bases as part of the overall deficit and debt discussion by both commentators and elected officials.
Anyway, enough said. I defer to your expertise and now back to sports.
posted by beaverboard at 11:48 AM on August 30
I think career-wise, that's good advice. It's always good to see as many capable people get military flight training and experience as possible, because many of those folks end up bringing a higher readiness and resourcefulness standard to the civilian/commercial pilot ranks after they leave the military.
However, not every piece of current flight equipment procured by the Pentagon is airworthy, and there are lots of risks with military flight. The routine incidents and loss of life don't always make the news, but happen frequently enough. Lots of good people flying equipment that should have never been approved, built, or paid for.
Also, if he's really juiced to build up a lot of flight hours, the USAF may not be the place for that. A greater proportion of fighter missions have been given to Navy personnel in recent years, with the AF doing more long haul heavy work.
Any near term growth is likely going to be with unmanned aircraft - drones, etc. Legislators are starting to pound their fists about the cost of maintaining far-flung airbases around the world. The land-based fighter pilot may become an endangered species before too long.
Plus, as bright and motivated as this kid is, they would probably want to promote him right out of an airplane and up to a desk before too long.
If the Broncos had both Tebow and this kid on the roster at the same time, the press would go gaga and they would automatically become the new America's Team. The way the Cowboys have looked this pre-season, Jerry Jones would have to do naked Rocky and Bullwinkle swan dives into a shallow tank from the top of the video display just to get people to notice that Dallas still had a franchise.
posted by beaverboard at 07:08 AM on August 30
ЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦельЦель!!!
That misjudgment is something I would expect to see with my U10 team.
Lively rug there providing the big bounce. Lotta nice hard concrete underneath no doubt. Must be the Vet's sister facility.
posted by beaverboard at 04:30 PM on August 29
UCLA, Stanford, Arkansas, Michigan, and USC all lose.
Not because of rivalries or dislike for the schools, but because those programs are all currently headed up by members of the League of Insufferables.
There are plenty more members of the league, but Neuheisel, Harbaugh, Petrino, Rodriguez, and Kiffin make a good starting five.
posted by beaverboard at 07:36 PM on August 28
That's a nicely found nugget. I still want to know why Sprewell ended up choking Carlesimo while leaving Wimp Sanderson unscathed. I'd chase Sanderson around the gym just based on some of his gameday wardrobe decisions.
I hope at some point someone will carry this field of study further into the world of sports and do a study of all-beef testosteronial inflectional dynamics with a central emphasis on the broadcasts of Jon Gruden.
posted by beaverboard at 04:18 PM on August 28
just the name should get him on a team
That seems to have worked for Seneca Wallace.
Colt seems out of place in Cleveland. So does Delhomme. They belong to a different latitude. The Browns ought to look for a guy with a name like Cuyahoga Carey.
(He's probably playing in a regional nine ball tournament this weekend).
posted by beaverboard at 12:59 AM on August 28
Two parts of the Cleveland self-image difficulty:
1) Cleveland used to be a happening place, with a great deal of aggregate wealth and stellar resources, rivaling or exceeding other American cities in its heyday. That time has long since passed.
2) Cleveland is convinced that it is part of the Eastern US, not the Midwest. Or to look at it from a different perspective, Cleveland longs to be in the East.
When people pile on Cleveland for whatever reason, it makes the issues that already exist there even more painful a burden to bear.
posted by beaverboard at 12:25 PM on August 22
The song was lame and forced, but I loved the tourism video.
With the events of this year, I finally understand why there's a place in Ohio called Chagrin Falls.
posted by beaverboard at 01:04 AM on August 22
Team Executes Perfect Fumblerooski
When Calvinists and Demon Deacons square off, something out of the ordinary is bound to happen.
The Presbyterian wideout made a good dead ball sell on the play. Shades of Devin Hester's tormentation of the Giants on that failed FG attempt.
(Hard to believe the Presbyterian team is actually called the Blue Hose. I just called a pulmonary specialist I know and he thinks that is a truly unfortunate choice for a team name).