Kickoff
Sep 2, 2008 2008 Season, Kickoff
Say it with me, kids. “Sta-tis-ti-cal a-nom-a-ly.” Megan Manfull has a flashback to the 2002 game against Pittsburgh as a backdrop for this week’s season opener. (Side note: THE MOTHERFUCKING SEASON STARTS THIS WEEK, BITCHES!!!) 3 first downs, 47 yards of offense, and a 24-6 win? Oh yeah! Notable names from that game include Billy Miller and James Allen. (h/t Eric)
Oh, 2006 Draft, I’ve always loved you. Wanna see Mario looking WAY cooler than you during an ESPN photo shoot? Enjoy. (Bonus points for the Reggie Bush dig in the headline.)
I was told there would be no math. AJ Burge has a nice rundown of the roster changes we are likely to see this week.
Finally. Just wanted to mention that BFD and I have a bet with Jimmy and August West from Music City Miracles. The bloggers for the team with the better overall record this season get to each write one post about whatever they want to be posted on the other bloggers’ site. Suggestions for what BFD and I should write about after we win are welcome in the comments.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 10:13 am
Is it only the “overall” record or can it include the teams games against one another?
Three would be a charm for y’all to stick the BE-SF this year!
(On a side note: the U of TN faithful are jumping off bridges and impaling themselves from the HUGE loss to Div.IIa UCLA last night! It’s a beautiful sight to behold!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 10:24 am
RE: Music City blog, If they drop two to us this year, you might as well entitle your piece, A Farewell to Radio, because that fucker’s dead.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 am
“The bloggers for the team with the better overall record this season get to each write one post about whatever they want to be posted on the other bloggers’ site.”
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Seriously - that is the greatest prize in the history of the world. I assume there’s also a rule saying they can’t spam-post after it? As in - they can’t bump it down and have to leave it up for at least a while.
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Um… I could come up with some stuff for you to post - but in reality, I KNOW you don’t need any suggestions, LOL. That will be a great day. A GREAT day. Oh, man - as if I needed a reason to root even harder for the Texans.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 am
@DiehardChris: The only “rule” is no gratuitous cursing, but that is just so MSM doesn’t get bitched at by their SBN overlords. But, still, I agree that spam posting to bump it down would violate the spirit of the deal, if not the explicit terms.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 10:57 am
Yeah, I figured no cursing… luckily, banjo, meth, overalls, straw hats, muskets, bare feet, etc are not curse words.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 am
Whatever you do, be sure to include a picture of Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:23 am
@DiehardChris: Nor is Baby Eating - Sister Fucker. At least not in Tennessee.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Whatever you write, include the link to Stephs video about the BESF’s. That’s not cussin and will let them know what we think of the team and the name Titans.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 7:02 pm
After we finish with a better record (and beating them twice) the post should definitely be a “FCwRP” involving VY, the Whale, Satan (BA) and Captain Moustache.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
One of the best Super Mario quotes I’ve ever read (from the ESPN Mag article): “For the first time, when I left Houston I felt like I was missing something,” he says. “Growing up, I was always extremely happy and at peace in the woods, and that’s where I am now with football. When you’re the first pick overall, there is a sense of chasing it, the pressure of living up to what you know you can do. I’ve stopped chasing it. Football is coming to me, and I’m running with it.”
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September 2nd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
With regard to Tatum Bell, I think we should sign him. In Denver’s zone blocking scheme in ‘06, his YPC were 4.4. He even managed 4.1 in Detroit last year with their shitty line. He could excel again under Kubes.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
I still say Generic Dick (smith) needs to go.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I think you should take all of the insane comments from their blog about how VY is throwing for 4000 yds, Lendale is rushing for 1500, etc. and post those predictions along side their actual statistics.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Matt,
Didn’t you learn your lesson last year?
Guess not.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 5:49 pm
@Tman: We both know I never learn.
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September 4th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I realize I’m a little late to this party, but a lengthy treatise on the similarities between David Carr and Radio would shatter their self-esteem, but still give them hope that they can become a decent team if they get a decent owner and a decent QB.