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A run on sports...

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Journalism At Its Best


Interviews like that are the exact reason I want to be a journalist, and why journalists get such a good rep. I've had some awkward interviews where you ask something, get no reply and just move as fast as possible to end the conversation because of the uncomfortable feeling.
Me: Had that play gone a different way the game might have turned out different.
Coach: What are you talking about? We still needed to score to win the game...
Me: *Fake laughing* Thanks for you time, see you tomorrow night.

Really though, the dude is obviously playing a joke on Cassell, but it is very entertaining to know ET doesn't know that.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Penn State Fans Show Class

The following is a video of Penn State fans showing some class towards Ohio State fans. And when I say "class" I mean the exact opposite. The Ohio State fans were outnumbered 3-to-120. Turn down your speakers if you are at work, cussing in the video:



What a bunch of idiots. I am sure they would accept being pelted with beers if those Penn State fans visited the Ohio State campus. Oh well, we all know every team has a bunch of bad apples.

What a waste of beer. Rookies.

I originally planned to go to Oakland Coliseum in December with my Colts jersey on when they play the Raiders, but have decided to just wear black after hearing stories from people I know. One person was stabbed, and the other got their rental car destroyed. No thanks.

Anyway, those three guys were smart by sucking up their pride and not retaliating. They would have been destroyed by those fans.

Kudos to a comment on the YouTube about the video: "You can't spell pussy without PSU."

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Friday, October 19, 2007

Press Conference Gems

For you to relax in the final hours of your work week:

Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia tirade about Cubs fans in which he drops the "F" bomb like crazy in 1983. Turn down the volume or throw on the head phones if you are at work. At home, turn it up!


Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins talking about the players break, and the anonymous letter he received from a parent. "Go play intermurals brother, go play intermurals."


Former Temple coach John Chaney wants to kick former UMass coach John Calipari's ass, and I believe him. Problem is it has not happened yet, come on Chaney, you promised.


Kansas City Royals manager Hal McRae goes nuts in 1993. I love the guy at the :57 mark, classic look on his face. I wonder how the next day went when they wanted to talk to McRae, awkward.


This one is not a press conference, but is the best ejection from a baseball game, ever. It is Mississippi Braves manager Phillip Wellman setting a new bar for antics following an ejection. At the 2:05 mark you can see the second baseman smiling, who wouldn't?


A gem I know you have seen, but it never gets old. Whether it be the original or in a Coors Light commercial. Dennis Green and the Cardinals knew who the Chicago Bears were and they let them off the hook. God I love the back of his head.


There are plenty that I know I left off, but do not want to take up the whole page with videos. My apologies to the following: Jim Mora, Herm Edwards, Mike Gundy, and the master of the press conference, Bobby Knight.
Enjoy, and feel free to tell me your favorites that I left off in the comments section. Have a happy Friday afternoon.

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