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VY Resurrected

Sunday's NFL games were pretty blah but the most riveting finish was watching Vince Young leading the Titans on a 99 yard game winning drive over the Cardinals. Here is a video recap of the clutch drive.



I ran into Young at a casino in New Orleans last April while there for my buddies bachelor party over Jazz Fest Musical festival. I was wearing Iowa Hawkeye beads that I just purchased on Bourbon Street and I yelled "Sup VY." Young instantly noticed my Hawkeyes paraphernalia and told me that his boy is former Iowa QB Drew Tate. They both hail from Texas.

I asked if I could get my picture with him and VY was ready to pose when one of his entourage boys said no. I had totally forgotten that I was in the middle of a Casino lobby and no photograph evidence was probably a wise move.

VY was very engaging to some random drunk white guy like myself when he really did not not need to be at all. I came away with a positive experience in our brief encounter and I hate the Texas Longhorns too.

It seems silly but as a believer in karma, I feel VY is getting his just due now.

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Link Whores

• Washington Wizards owner Abe Polin died yesterday and there was an outpouring of emotion from those who were impacted by his life. Part 1-Truth About It Part 2-Bullets Forever

• MTV is finally making a Guido Reality TV show. Animal

• My man Cajun Boy absolutely nails down the sociological characteristics of this generations Guidos. Cajun Boy in the City

• This party girl loves to take pictures of herself and it is usually a sign of being vain. Sorry I Missed Your Party

• The new video game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, set all time record with 300 million dollar of sales in 24 hours. CNET

• Will 'Paranormal Activity' Teach The Movie Industry A Lesson? Tech Dirt

• The obituary of blogging in favor of micro blogging (Twitter) might have been premature. Tech Crunch

• Tim Lincecum, aka little Mitchie Kramer, might drive baseball suits crazy by requesting 23 million in his arbitration hearing. The Sports Pig's Blog

• Will Leitch highlights the year 2001. Deadspin

• Former Atlanta Hawks cheerleader makes a porn. Don Chavez

• Miranda Kerr is going to debut a diamond bra along with her butterfly lingerie during next week's Victoria Secret fashion show on CBS. Tasty Booze

• Ron Artest Slings the Crazy on Jimmy Kimmel. Brahsome

• The Big Boob Hunt has begun in Nottingham. Banned in Hollywood

• The creation of a Jimmy Clausen got his ass beat parody video has to be rock bottom for Notre Dame fans. Busted Coverage

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United We Serve

Throwing the football around with NFL stars Drew Brees, DeMarcus Ware, and Troy Polamalu along with President Obama on the South Lawn is pretty damn cool.



The Prez even grabs a smooth pick from Brees and he should have bowed afterwards in celebration just to set Fox News into a frenzy.


Did you FEEL the exercise indoctrination of the children?

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So this is not the Showbiz Pizza Party that I remember as a little kid.



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Quotes From The Wire

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Will "The Thrill" Bynum

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Clash of the Cretins

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Iowa Linebacker Pat Angerer has a solid comeback dare to the national pundits like Mark May, Lou Holtz and Terry Bradshaw hating on Iowa's 9-0 record,

"It doesn’t really matter....I’m pretty sure I can beat up most of those guys anyway.”

9-0 is 9-0 and the point of a football contest is to beat the other team. Iowa has not lost a game in over a calendar year but somehow they are begging for national respect after eventually covering the spread against Indiana last Saturday. I do not have the energy to break down everything because there is still a bunch of football to be played but who the hell thinks Boise State/Cincinnati/TCU would run the table at Madison, East Lansing, and Happy Valley in the same season?

There is no doubt that Iowa has warts and they been a benefactor of fortunate bounces at times. However, this 2009 team has always made the money plays when the game is on the line and they should get credit for making them.

I will take winning ugly over losing pretty and I am pretty sure most college football fans would like their team to be 9-0. It feels much better than following the Cornhuskers wreckage in Lincoln.

While the 2009 Hawkeyes have caused serious heart/liver damage amongst us fans, I am still buckled in for the historic ride.

Stanzi Magic, Believe it.


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Like Agent Zero, The Basketball Jones is Back

My favorite NBA podcast, The Basketball Jones, is back for another NBA season. Here is a video montage of last year with these hilarious and basketball savvy Canadians.



J.E. Skeets is the editor of Yahoo's dope basketball blog Ball Don't Lie and here is his Twitter feed. Other host is Tas Melas and here is his Twitter feed.
Jason Doyle is the show's producer.

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All Day>William Gay

Purple Jesus just made a fool out of Steelers DB William Gay.



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Stanzi Magic

I was yelling “Stanzi Magic” continually throughout the final drive and stewed anxiously during these final 2 seconds to see if my premonition was about to hit pay dirt.

Oh….My…..Fucking……God.

The exact text message to my Hawkeye boyz: “Stanzi Magic, hawkeyes are destined, its so real that it seems made up.”

When you place this sporting event in a big picture thinking context, it seems silly that a play amongst 19-21 year old males could have such an emotional impact on your daily life. To an irrational and passionate Hawkeye/Husker fan like myself, the Hawkeye victory saved what could have been the worst college football day ever and positively changed the outlook of my life in the Fall of 2009.

After Nebraska suffered another demoralizing home upset defeat at the hands of a gritty undermanned Iowa State Cyclone squad, Iowa’s BCS/Rose Bowl chances going up in flames would have been a double whammy soul crusher. It would have taken me weeks to recover and I am not afraid to admit this flaw of mine. Hell, the Brett Favre Vikings ordeal has scarred me in ways that I am not comfortable in talking about yet. (My cat dying, my fiancé leaving me, and my all time sports hero playing for the hated enemy are almost on the similar level of personal despair.) Yes, I am weird/crazy MoFo.

The Stanzi/McNutt combination will go down as one of the top plays in Hawkeye history and might just be the defining moment of a special season.

On Sunday morning, I woke up from my alcohol-induced slumber and immediately pondered if that play really transpired. These types of things do not happen to us Hawkeye fans and we wait around for bad things to happen for good reason, which is based on past repetitive disappointments. (Distinct losses that I witnessed in person over and over and over still traumatize me to this day. I was so close for this heartbreaking hoops defeat that you can almost see me in St. Patty’s Day gear) This devastation has bred quite a severe case of pessimistic cynicism in myself and some of my fellow Hawkeye brahs/brahettes.

However, this play did happen, Iowa is 8-0 for the first time ever, Hawkeyes has won 12 in a row dating back to last season, computers really do have them ranked number one, their BCS ranking is 4 and a Rose Bowl berth seems in reach. The national media is finally taking notice that Iowa is now a legitimate national championship contender.

My initial mass text on Sunday summarizes the feelings of gradual but bewildered acceptance of what is transpiring to Hawkeye nation.

“Did the sports gods really shine on the Hawkeyes? 5 wins from a national title? Holy Fucking Shit!”

Stanzi Magic, Believe It.

McNutt It.



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"See You In My Nightmares"

Kanye West & Spike Jonze - We Were Once A Fairytale



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The Dark Knight Kills Christmas

The amount of Christian Bale/Batman humor jabs in this video is pure comedic genius.



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The House of Suh

Nebraska DL Ndamukong Suh completely dominated in the Huskers' 27-12 huge road victory over Missouri last night. I will have much more on Suh and strongly arguing how it is complete bullshit that being one of if not the best defensive college football player in the country somehow does not guarantee him any real shot at winning the Heisman trophy.

This is my new favorite hash tag on Twitter. #suhforheisman

I have been blowing up on Twitter today and tweeting some dope smak to deserving peeps associated with the Missouri Tigers. I provided a slight rat a tat tat to Chase Daniel.

The infamous blogger Huskerh8er and his now defunct blog ripping the Nebraska football program got his Mac G beat down over and over and over and over.

Huskerh8er spent years running a Missouri centric site dedicated solely to tearing apart Husker nation. I actually agreed with some of his assessments and enjoyed his writing style but if you are going to play that game, expect some serious blow back when your team craps the bed like it did last night. This is how sports fandom works and I am not going to let up until he publicly eats crow.

Huskerh8er's "Missouri sucks so does Nebraksa crap" or calling Nebraska fans gomers or hicks is not going to fly. When Chase Daniel sliced up Nebraska's D the past few years, I swallowed the painful Tigers syrup and never played the easy "Rednecks in Ozarks card." Man up Huskerh8er, I am awaiting a real response.

Mizzou's starting QB Blaine "I see Suh people" Gabbert has been a tweet target of mine as well (here and here) for his piss poor play against the Skers. Go give Gabbert your tweet condolences for sucking on national TV more than Nebraska's subpar QB and he is lucky that he did not have at least 5 picks.

I am not bitter over Gabbert decommitting to Nebraksa because teenagers are apt and allowed to change their minds but karma is still kind of a bitch.



My boy Matt at Sportscrack has a new dope "House of Spears" Suh Tshirt.




Go Get Yourself a T Shirt.

SUH FOR HEISMAN!!!!