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      Sports clichés we could all do without

      October 20, 2008 /

      The Love of Sports put together a great list of sports clichés that the general public could do without hearing for the next couple decades.

      Plaxico Burress1. “One Day (Game) at a Time”
      Ah, how Zen. It’s great to know our admired athletes live along the same space-time continuum as the rest of us, despite possessing extraordinary physical skill. You may want to stay humble to maintain that underdog mentality, but don’t try to wow us with your existential wisdom.

      4. “Nobody Believed In Us”
      Really, no one? How very lonely you pro athletes must be. If this were true, then we should all be thankful none of us has to deal with the crushing abandonment that a come-from-behind sports franchise must. Even the Rays had a few thousand “believers” and they claim the most anemic following of anybody. Save the pity card and enjoy the win.

      6. “We Never Gave Up”
      On behalf of the millions of other fans who invest their money and time to watch you do your job, thank you. This should go without saying. So, by all means, don’t say it.

      8. “We Just Had to Come Out and Play Our Game”
      Uh huh. And? What a way to say nothing, yet hint at something truly profound. We know what game you played, but damned if we have any idea what “your game” actually was – or is. Clearly the game the other team played, though technically the same as the one you were playing, was inferior to this mysterious “You” game. Tell us more.

      The “Nobody Believed In Us” is beyond the point of annoying. Players like to assume that everybody is against them now and it’s ridiculous. The whole “respect” thing is getting really tired.

      General Sports, Golf, Humor, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Soccer, Super Bowl, Swimming

      Terrelle Pryor: “I’d love to battle against Mark May anytime”

      October 20, 2008 /

      Ohio State freshman QB Terrelle Pryor is still using what ESPN’s Mary May said earlier this season about him not being ready for the big stage as motivation to prove critics wrong.

      Terrelle PryorPryor got huffy earlier this season before the Minnesota game about some fairly innocuous and well-reasoned comments May said about wanting to see Pryor perform on the big stage. He remains huffy.

      “I’d love to battle against Mark May anytime,” Pryor said, before adding, “I don’t worry about what he says. I don’t even watch ‘SportsCenter.'”

      Perhaps not. But Pryor clearly has rabbit ears for any perceived criticism, using it as motivational fuel.
      “People don’t know what I can do,” he said. “They say I’m overrated. Wait and see. The time will come and you will find out.

      “I didn’t prove anything yet. But I like playing with a chip on my shoulder.”

      Pryor also put a charge into this Saturday’s Big Ten battle between Ohio State and Penn State when asked how it would feel playing in his home state of Pennsylvania this weekend.

      “I don’t care,” Pryor said. “I’m from Ohio now. That’s still my hometown, but this is where I am now. I don’t need to make Penn State happy.”

      I like this kid and I like this competitiveness. He seems to walk the line of being cocky and confident, but he doesn’t give off the impression that he’s just another mouthy athlete looking for attention. And you have to like a freshman quarterback that walks into his coaches office before a game and tells him to bench him if he doesn’t get the offense into the end zone on the first drive of the game.

      College Football

      Larry Johnson faces another suspension

      October 20, 2008 /

      ESPN.com is reporting that Chiefs’ running back Larry Johnson is at risk for facing yet another suspension after being in a physical altercation with a woman at a Kansas City nightclub. And yes, this would be Johnson’s second incident this year involving a physical altercation with a woman.

      Larry JohnsonDuring the Chiefs’ recent bye week, Johnson was involved in a physical altercation with a woman at a Kansas City nightclub, sources told ESPN — the second such late-night incident he has found himself in this year. The incident is consistent with a pattern of off-field behavior that league sources expect will lead to a suspension for Johnson under the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
      It’s unclear whether Johnson has been or will be charged in the incident.
      “It’s just a matter of for how long,” one source said of a possible suspension.

      Johnson has been involved in at least three other incidents during his six-year NFL career; the bye week incident is his fourth — not third, as reported last week — and second of 2008. Each incident involved one or more of three common denominators: a female accuser, alcohol and a nightclub. In the case of the past three, it’s been all of the above.

      I just don’t get it. How hard is it to not get into trouble off the field? How hard is it to not hit, push or do any kind of physical hard to a woman? Some of these athletes think that just because they play professional sports that normal society rules don’t apply to them. And Larry Johnson is one of them.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Referee tackles South Carolina QB in LSU game

      October 20, 2008 /

      If you were busy watching No. 1 Texas destroy Missouri on Saturday night, chances are you missed one of the officials tackle quarterback Stephen Garcia in the LSU-South Carolina game. And as FanIQ.com points out, clearly this official had money riding on the Tigers since he flat out gave Garcia the business:

      It’s like the dude forgot he was a ref for a second and saw an opportunity to make a play.

      The Tigers eventually came from behind and won 24-17…easily covering the 2.5-point spread. Hmm…

      College Football

      Jeremy Shockey blasts Saints

      October 20, 2008 /

      Here’s a shock (no pun intended): Jeremy Shockey is upset with the team he plays for. Following New Orleans’ 30-7 loss to the Panthers in Week 7, Shockey ripped the Saints for mishandling his groin injury and now he might not play next week against the Chargers in London.

      Jeremy Shockey“I feel a spot in my leg that wasn’t there before,” said Shockey, who indicated he was hopeful he only dug up scar tissue and did not suffer more damage.

      Shockey was clearly slowed by the injury. Later, after a catch, Shockey had the ball stripped by Julius Peppers and Carolina recovered. It led to the Panthers’ go-ahead touchdown in a rout that left Shockey in a foul mood despite leading the team with five catches for 50 yards.

      “I had a fumble that hurt the team. I missed a backside cutoff block,” Shockey said. “That’s on me, 14 points I felt like I gave up today, not because of effort, but just because physically I’m not healthy.”
      Shockey said he may have come back too soon from the surgery, and also indicated the Saints erred by misdiagnosing him in training camp.

      “I’m worried that this thing could have been taken care of in camp, like it should have been,” said Shockey, who the Saints acquired from the New York Giants in July for two draft picks. “If it wasn’t misdiagnosed in camp like it was there’d have been no problems. … Next time I know. When I get hurt I’ll get three or four opinions besides just the team’s.”

      Ah the old, “I take full credit for my mistakes today, but really it was someone else’s fault.”

      Shockey didn’t fumble because he was hurt. He fumbled because he wasn’t taking care of the ball and got stripped. Why the Saints were running a screen pass to the tight end in that situation is beyond me, but that’s beside the point. When Shockey was in New York, the Giants mistreated him. When he was traded to New Orleans, everything was great because he was going to get the opportunity to play in Sean Payton’s offense. But now that things haven’t started off so well, he’s got to bitch and blast the team. The Giants have to be laughing right now and breathing a sigh of relief that they don’t have to deal with him anymore.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

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