tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post116463572821785673..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Monday 11/27 A.M. Quickie:Blanks, Birds, Backups, Bama, MoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164666667698122982006-11-27T17:31:00.000-05:002006-11-27T17:31:00.000-05:00No, Easterbrook was canned a couple years ago. ES...No, Easterbrook was canned a couple years ago. ESPN sweeps everything under the rug... unless it's about another network or a sport they want to hype, or an issue they want to push, like a gay football player.<BR/><BR/>To their credit, ESPN brought him back after he worked on the NFL.com network.<BR/><BR/>Too bad he stopped being creative a couple years ago. I mean, really, he uses the same made-up names for the teams.<BR/><BR/>Olbermann and Patrick are so corrupt, they can't even speak out against this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164665292778573532006-11-27T17:08:00.000-05:002006-11-27T17:08:00.000-05:00Easterbrook got canned a couple of years ago - now...Easterbrook got canned a couple of years ago - now he's back.<BR/><BR/>Whitlock already wrote about the Irvin thing last week, in his AOL Sports column.<BR/><BR/>And if I have to hear one more "if a white guy said" comment, I'm gonna scream. Let's not get into the whole "double standard" argument, ok? You can't possibly win that one. Should Irvin be fired? Yes, because he's an idiot, and he consistantly makes stupid comments, and he can't give an interview without fawning over his subjects, and he's not good at his job. End of story. Unfortunately, ESPN is in love with him for some reason...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164665023367419632006-11-27T17:03:00.000-05:002006-11-27T17:03:00.000-05:00I believe the incident about Easterbrook being ref...I believe the incident about Easterbrook being referenced was a few years ago and was why he moved over to NFL.com. My guess is that ESPN must pay more because now Easterbrook is back at ESPN. Otherwise presumably he'd tell them to go to hell when they offered his job back.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353671003212539401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164664763160189072006-11-27T16:59:00.000-05:002006-11-27T16:59:00.000-05:00When did Easterbrook get canned? No more TMQ??When did Easterbrook get canned? No more TMQ??Aitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465798018639732646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164661768546121442006-11-27T16:09:00.000-05:002006-11-27T16:09:00.000-05:00i'm surprised no one has brought up Philly fans ye...i'm surprised no one has brought up Philly fans yet....<BR/><BR/>I think the only thing that can make a city's fans "bad" is if they are unsportsmanlike, and annoying as rabid fans can be, its hard to make a case that an entire city's fan base is unsportsmanlike. But if its possible, Philly fans come pretty close.Sheldizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198083524704018695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164661294127442392006-11-27T16:01:00.000-05:002006-11-27T16:01:00.000-05:00Hockey Rules.I didn't know Easterbrook got canned....Hockey Rules.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I didn't know Easterbrook got canned. ESPN never seems to announce these things.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164660552881286322006-11-27T15:49:00.000-05:002006-11-27T15:49:00.000-05:00Interestingly enough, at this time USC shows up as...Interestingly enough, at this time USC shows up as #2 on my <A HREF="http://frekyj.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">CFB Ladder Rankings</A>. I wonder if that will continue to hold true after the conference championships are played out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164660315686725172006-11-27T15:45:00.000-05:002006-11-27T15:45:00.000-05:00I'm not sure in what order but the top 5 worst fan...I'm not sure in what order but the top 5 worst fans in sports are:<BR/><BR/>Yankees (obvious reasons), Cowboys (calling your team America's Team doesn't go over well), Duke B-ball (the word jerk comes to mind), Notre Dame (always think that the name gets you a ranking), Hockey (think that people care)GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164657334950867032006-11-27T14:55:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:55:00.000-05:00Cub fans are loyal to a fault...which is why the T...Cub fans are loyal to a fault...which is why the Tribune Co. has never spent the money to build a winner (until this year when they sell the team).<BR/><BR/>I think the biggest problem isn't the real ND fans, but the media ND fans (led by Beano Cook, the Notredame Broadcasting Company, et al). They all--including ND itself--seem to forget that ND hasn't been truly relevant to CFB in 10-15 years and the landscape of CFB has dramatically changed since then (with the BCS and conference championships, etc.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164657169417673222006-11-27T14:52:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:52:00.000-05:00I don't think you can make enough of ESPN's double...I don't think you can make enough of ESPN's double standard. Gregg Easterbrook got canned for something that _might_ have been vaguely insulting to jewish readers (suggesting 2 Hollywood jewish executives were greedy, without mentioning their race, btw).<BR/><BR/>Irvin's comment is much, much worse. This is actual racism and a dismissal of Romo's athletic ability merely because he's white. He couldn't have earned it? Irvin would be fired if the situation was reversed! Can you even imagine if Rush Limbaugh suggested McNabb must have white ancestry to be a good quarterback? CNN, ABC, CBS would be beating up on Rush for years.<BR/><BR/>This is just a continuation of the horrible racial double standard that has developed. I mean, really, it isn't Mayor Nagin's fault that people died in New Orleans, it must be Bush. It's not like National Geographic wrote specifically what was going to happen to New Orleans 6 months prior to the storm. You can't expect him to plan ahead, can you? You can't expect them to spend their own money, can you? So it has to be FEMA's fault.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait until Whitlock writes about this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164656519302064512006-11-27T14:41:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:41:00.000-05:00"All of these fans ALWAYS think their teams are #1..."All of these fans ALWAYS think their teams are #1...even when they suck ass. Then when they don't win, they make up excuses, curses, blame the refs, and say "we ALMOST won."<BR/><BR/><BR/>- Speaking as a Cubs fan who lives in Chicago, I don't quite think anybody ever argues our team is #1 as you say. But the Cub nation is extremely loyal and should not be sorry that they continully root for and support their team. That is what a true fan does. ...but I guess we should just shut up and stay at home because our team sucks. Good startegy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164656100854614762006-11-27T14:35:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:35:00.000-05:00RevScottDeMangeMD: It was worse then - he probably...RevScottDeMangeMD: It was worse then - he probably has someone in his family that's black...<BR/><BR/>"there must be some brothers in Romo's background, because his great-great-great Grandma "ran over in the hood and something went down" or <B>"pulled one of them studs up outta the barn." </B><BR/><BR/>That's the direct quote:<BR/><BR/>That's just downright insultingNAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958843468425299776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164655287261452672006-11-27T14:21:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:21:00.000-05:00I too agree with the yanks fan (scary...)There is ...I too agree with the yanks fan (scary...)<BR/><BR/>There is nothing wrong with being passionate about your team and expecting them to compete and win every year. I'll take that over indifference any day.Aitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465798018639732646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164653965440041402006-11-27T13:59:00.000-05:002006-11-27T13:59:00.000-05:00ndyanksfan05 said... The five worst fans because t...<I>ndyanksfan05 said... <BR/>The five worst fans because they are extremely passionate about their teams??(including the red sox, and I hate red sox fans, but they love their team). All those fan bases love their teams without prejudice and expect them to win</I><BR/><BR/>I think that's the first time I wholeheartedly agreed with a Yankee fan. Ever.<BR/><BR/>Go Sox.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164653245544954542006-11-27T13:47:00.000-05:002006-11-27T13:47:00.000-05:00Irvin said that Romo "probably has a great great g...Irvin said that Romo "probably has a great great great great grandfather who is black and that is where he got his speed"<BR/><BR/>or something of that natureRevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164651944998219042006-11-27T13:25:00.001-05:002006-11-27T13:25:00.001-05:00what did irvin say?what did irvin say?rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164651912119656562006-11-27T13:25:00.000-05:002006-11-27T13:25:00.000-05:00lolYou'd have to add Ohio State fans to that list ...lol<BR/>You'd have to add Ohio State fans to that list too...<BR/>Woody Hayes is dead. Get over it.<BR/><BR/>Anyways...yeah, ND fan..can't defend the OSU vs ND game last year...that game was not close at any point. <BR/>The problem with ND is that it gets overhyped then can't perform against good teams. Weis hasn't changed that to this point. He may eventually, but not yet. <BR/><BR/>In any case, the national title game will feature the two best teams and the two best coaches in CFB. But I think OSU takes Jarrett out of the game and the offense pours it on.<BR/>Ohio State - 38<BR/>Southern Cal - 20rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164651389997418392006-11-27T13:16:00.000-05:002006-11-27T13:16:00.000-05:00To bum a line from the 80s version of Detroit's Ba...To bum a line from the 80s version of Detroit's Bad Boys, if Michael Irvin was a white sportscaster, he'd have been immediately fired and forced to take sensitivity classes with Jesse Jackson for his comments.<BR/><BR/>Let the excuse making commence...EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164651152573153372006-11-27T13:12:00.000-05:002006-11-27T13:12:00.000-05:00If you're a Notre Dame fan and you don't think you...If you're a Notre Dame fan and you don't think you're team is overrated you are an idiot. You might be great next year or the year after, but this year you suck. Face it. ND should be banned from the BCS until it joins a conference instead of getting its annual free pass.<BR/><BR/>As for the list of worst fans, I think I would replace Duke with the Cubs....really its been almost 100 years you have to feel a little bad for them.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291036839803295637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164650493889549332006-11-27T13:01:00.000-05:002006-11-27T13:01:00.000-05:00RevScottDeMangeMD, I'd also add Duke fans to that ...RevScottDeMangeMD, <BR/><BR/>I'd also add Duke fans to that list of worst fans.Giddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002131581355463868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164649574747427302006-11-27T12:46:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:46:00.000-05:00No you idiot...they are fan bases of teams that ar...No you idiot...they are fan bases of teams that are unrealistic.<BR/><BR/>Woaaaaaaah is meeeeeeee! Boo fucking who! Notre Dame will never compete with USC, Floriday, and OSU. The Red Sox will always be a step lower than the Yankees. The Cubs are embarrassing year in and year out. The Cowboys haven't been relevant in 10 years. The Yankees think their shit doesn't stink.<BR/><BR/>All of these fans ALWAYS think their teams are #1...even when they suck ass. Then when they don't win, they make up excuses, curses, blame the refs, and say "we ALMOST won." True fans say, "good year...let's try again next year." They also don't go into every season, spring training, and training camp thinking they should be rated #1 when in reality, they only get rated that high b/c of their name, payroll, or shitty division.RevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164647882321541212006-11-27T12:18:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:18:00.000-05:00Brave Sir Robin said... Like it or not ShittyTeams...Brave Sir Robin said... <BR/>Like it or not ShittyTeamsFan05<BR/><BR/>HAHAHA<BR/><BR/>That's funny (even though I kind of like ND)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164647479039108302006-11-27T12:11:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:11:00.000-05:00yikes... a discussion of "worst fans in sports" ne...yikes... a discussion of "worst fans in sports" never ends well for anyone.Sheldizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198083524704018695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164647127729757162006-11-27T12:05:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:05:00.000-05:00Bullshit NDyanksfan!The Ohio State game was a fuck...Bullshit NDyanksfan!<BR/><BR/>The Ohio State game was a fucking blowout! Ohio State fumbled TWICE inside the 10 yard line AND missed 2 field goals. That's 20 points! That game was NEVER close last year. Everyone knew it...except Musberger who creamed his pants all night from Brady Quinn throwing "over the miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidle!!!!!!"<BR/><BR/>Notre Dame has been blown out by the good teams. Just admit it. They will get destroyed by USC and Michigan again next year. BC will beat them next year and then of course ND says they won't play them anymore. Instead, they want to play Duke.<BR/><BR/>You have to understand...it's never hatred toward Notre Dame. It's hatred towards their idiotic fanbase that is so blinded by National Championships that occurred when there were only 5 teams in college football.<BR/><BR/>Top 5 Worst Fans in all of sports<BR/><BR/>1.) Notre Dame<BR/>2.)Chicago Cubs<BR/>3.) Boston Red Sox<BR/>4.) New York Yankees<BR/>5.) Dallas CowboysRevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1164645625707301512006-11-27T11:40:00.000-05:002006-11-27T11:40:00.000-05:00When ND has played the top teams in the last coupl...When ND has played the top teams in the last couple of years, they were getting BLOWN OUT.<BR/><BR/>And it doesn't help that the rest of their wins have come from NON-RANKED TEAMS! (besides Ga Tech who may join the non-ranked teams by season's end)<BR/><BR/>But I agree Quinn is one hell of a quarterback. Too bad he doesn't have much to work with.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.com