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Fascinating column in the New York Daily News from Mitch Lawrence today, discussing some of the extreme measures David Stern and the NBA are undertaking to make sure all the new behavioral rules and dress codes are being adhered to. It’s an eye opener. Our favorite part:
When the Knicks played the Wizards at the Garden last night, there was a newly assigned official who was at the arena for the expressed purpose of watching for players pulling their jerseys out of their pants when they came out of the game. As of this season, that move is illegal and subject to fines. Those same set of eyes were looking for players wearing rubber bands with their names on them. Anyone caught displaying those would be subject to a call from the league, with a warning to stop. That same spy was busy during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” watching for players chewing gum and shifting as they stood in line, which have been outlawed.
We desperately wish we could have seen the Monster.com ad for the Guy Who Watches Each Player’s Pantsline position; do you think he and the Gum Watchdog occasionally trade shifts?
Players Crying Foul [New York Daily News]
Continue Reading November 16th, 2006
Fascinating column in the New York Daily News from Mitch Lawrence today, discussing some of the extreme measures David Stern and the NBA are undertaking to make sure all the new behavioral rules and dress codes are being adhered to. It’s an eye opener. Our favorite part:
When the Knicks played the Wizards at the Garden last night, there was a newly assigned official who was at the arena for the expressed purpose of watching for players pulling their jerseys out of their pants when they came out of the game. As of this season, that move is illegal and subject to fines. Those same set of eyes were looking for players wearing rubber bands with their names on them. Anyone caught displaying those would be subject to a call from the league, with a warning to stop. That same spy was busy during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” watching for players chewing gum and shifting as they stood in line, which have been outlawed.
We desperately wish we could have seen the Monster.com ad for the Guy Who Watches Each Player’s Pantsline position; do you think he and the Gum Watchdog occasionally trade shifts?
Players Crying Foul [New York Daily News]
Continue Reading November 16th, 2006
So here’s a question: Whatever happened to Lil Ronnie? Longtime Deadspin readers will remember Lil Ronnie, the 12-year-old from the “south side” of Indianapolis who serenaded his beloved Colts with “Super Bowl Bound,” the hip-hop ode with the cityscape of Indy pulsing in the background. He was cute, he was fierce, he was driven, man; he was Lil freaking Ronnie.
But now, with the Colts undefeated and seemingly on top of the NFL world … where’s Lil Ronnie? We could certainly use his Talk Of Trash; he surely has much to say. That said, he is 13 now; he might have finally realized that girls are a little cooler than Jim Sorgi. Hey, it happened to Tupac.
Talkin’ ‘Bout 87, My Homey Reggie Wayne [Deadspin]
“Super Bowl Bound” [Lil Ronnie]
Continue Reading November 16th, 2006
So here’s a question: Whatever happened to Lil Ronnie? Longtime Deadspin readers will remember Lil Ronnie, the 12-year-old from the “south side” of Indianapolis who serenaded his beloved Colts with “Super Bowl Bound,” the hip-hop ode with the cityscape of Indy pulsing in the background. He was cute, he was fierce, he was driven, man; he was Lil freaking Ronnie.
But now, with the Colts undefeated and seemingly on top of the NFL world … where’s Lil Ronnie? We could certainly use his Talk Of Trash; he surely has much to say. That said, he is 13 now; he might have finally realized that girls are a little cooler than Jim Sorgi. Hey, it happened to Tupac.
Talkin’ ‘Bout 87, My Homey Reggie Wayne [Deadspin]
“Super Bowl Bound” [Lil Ronnie]
Continue Reading November 16th, 2006
So here’s a question: Whatever happened to Lil Ronnie? Longtime Deadspin readers will remember Lil Ronnie, the 12-year-old from the “south side” of Indianapolis who serenaded his beloved Colts with “Super Bowl Bound,” the hip-hop ode with the cityscape of Indy pulsing in the background. He was cute, he was fierce, he was driven, man; he was Lil freaking Ronnie.
But now, with the Colts undefeated and seemingly on top of the NFL world … where’s Lil Ronnie? We could certainly use his Talk Of Trash; he surely has much to say. That said, he is 13 now; he might have finally realized that girls are a little cooler than Jim Sorgi. Hey, it happened to Tupac.
Talkin’ ‘Bout 87, My Homey Reggie Wayne [Deadspin]
“Super Bowl Bound” [Lil Ronnie]
Continue Reading November 16th, 2006
Since the Redskins last won a Super Bowl (which was, sadly, when I was a high school freshman) they’ve started 16 different quarterbacks, and bless the Washington Post for illustrating all 16 signal callers in chronological order, including exactly how many games they each started under center. Here they are…
Mark Rypien (10 starts), Cary Conklin (2), Rich Gannon (4), John Friesz (4), Heath Shuler (13), Gus Frerotte (46), Jeff Hostetler (3), Trent Green (14), Brad Johnson (27), Jeff George (7), Tony Banks (14), Shane Matthews (7), Patrick Ramsey (24), Danny Wuerffel (4), Tim Hasselback (5) and Mark Brunell (33)
Wow, that’s quite a list and stroll down misery lane right there. A few notables here…
• Frerotte has started more games for Washington than any other QB over the past 15 seasons, and it’s not even close. That’s frightening.
• Only three of these guys (Johnson, Banks and Hostetler) managed to post winning records. That’s three out of 16.
• Obviously Gannon, Green and Johnson weren’t good enough to run the high-powered Redskins offense. Kill me now.
It is into this lineage which young Jason Campbell hot steps on Sunday afternoon against Tampa Bay. Given past history, I’ll expect the worse, even if his Auburn highlight reel* suggests otherwise. Either way, we’ll be pulling for him.
Warning: That highlight reel link takes you to a YouTube clip with horrible Don Henley (or is it Steven Winwood?) soundtracking. Find the mute button.
Note: Some may be wondering about that Frerotte t-shirt. It was purchased by yours truly in 2005 at a Goodwill in Arlington, VA for $1.48, and I’m way too proud of it.
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Of all the long-extinct traditions we miss about the NFL, the practice of coaches wearing suits on the sidelines might be our most lamented. It made the game seem more epic, as if these were truly generals commanding men on the field of battle, if generals wore plaid ties and wore fedoras. It classed up the game, made if feel as if it were run by gentlemen, and we were frustrated and confused when the NFL refused 49ers coach Mike Nolan’s request last year to wear a suit rather than the traditional (and ridiculous) windbreaker or parka.
Well, the NFL, bless ‘em, has finally listened to reason and has authorized Nolan and Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio to wear suits this weekend. The suits, of course, are designed by Reebok — the NFL isn’t about to mess with its licensing deals because a couple coaches got all uppity — but for the first time since 1993, coaches are going to be wearing something other than an outfit assigned to them by the league.
Now, if we can do something about forcing baseball managers not to squeeze themselves into actual uniforms, we’ll be making real progress.
Nolan, Del Rio Expected To Wear Suits On Sideline [San Jose Mercury News]
Continue Reading November 16th, 2006
Of all the long-extinct traditions we miss about the NFL, the practice of coaches wearing suits on the sidelines might be our most lamented. It made the game seem more epic, as if these were truly generals commanding men on the field of battle, if generals wore plaid ties and wore fedoras. It classed up the game, made if feel as if it were run by gentlemen, and we were frustrated and confused when the NFL refused 49ers coach Mike Nolan’s request last year to wear a suit rather than the traditional (and ridiculous) windbreaker or parka.
Well, the NFL, bless ‘em, has finally listened to reason and has authorized Nolan and Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio to wear suits this weekend. The suits, of course, are designed by Reebok — the NFL isn’t about to mess with its licensing deals because a couple coaches got all uppity — but for the first time since 1993, coaches are going to be wearing something other than an outfit assigned to them by the league.
Now, if we can do something about forcing baseball managers not to squeeze themselves into actual uniforms, we’ll be making real progress.
Nolan, Del Rio Expected To Wear Suits On Sideline [San Jose Mercury News]
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