Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:30 pm
The Swamp
It's the sixth version of The Swamp. What could possibly go wrong?
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Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
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Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:34 pm
And Willie.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:38 am
and Kinky Friedman (okay maybe not the musical career of others but solid novelist to make up for that).
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:10 am
Just as long as the Smothers Brothers are still OK.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:53 am
Still pissed off that Jerry Jeff and Billy Joe Shaver share a thread with whatever the fuck Erick Morillo is.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:45 pm
Travis Roy. 11 seconds on college hockey before being paralyzed.
Did not realize how many NHLers were on that team.
Did not realize how many NHLers were on that team.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:02 pm
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:39 pm
It was one of the biggest stories in Boston at the time. Everyone was just crestfallen. Very tragic.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:16 am
What's fucked up is the same thing happened to a women's pro player in their first outdoor game and no one has ever really cared.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:13 am
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:20 am
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:54 am
Legendary "Hard Man"
Certainly looked the part.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:18 pm
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:50 pm
Just got this email below. An annual charity run for his foundation is this Sunday: https://www.travisroyfoundation.org/eve ... -5k-2-2-2/
Might try a last minute signup.
We are heartbroken to learn of the unexpected death of our dear friend Travis Roy. Travis was an inspiration to all who were lucky enough to meet him or hear him speak, and his presence will be sorely missed.
For the last 15 years we have been honored to host the Bill’s 5k road race to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation. His passing just days before this year’s event hits especially hard. Many of you will remember fondly Travis parked at the finish line year after year welcoming and celebrating every runner as they crossed the finish line.
We never got him in a costume but we also never ran the race without him.
We offer our heartfelt condolences to Travis’s family and look forward to honoring him and his work on Sunday.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:28 am
Herb Adderley
Hall of Fame shutdown cornerback for the Lombardi-era Packers, and then the Doomsday Defense-era Cowboys. Won six NFL championships/Super Bowls.
Bart Starr claimed he was “the greatest cornerback to ever play the game.”
Hall of Fame shutdown cornerback for the Lombardi-era Packers, and then the Doomsday Defense-era Cowboys. Won six NFL championships/Super Bowls.
Bart Starr claimed he was “the greatest cornerback to ever play the game.”
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:02 am
Also the 48th overall pick (GPJ) in the Swamp All-Time Draft
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:39 pm
not a good day for Canadians
Howie Meeker
Howie Meeker
He won that Calder Trophy beating out someone named Gordie Howe! And he was a legend on tv in the 80s.Canadian hockey icon Howie Meeker has died at age 97.
Meeker won the Stanley Cup on four occasions over eight seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
A spokesman for the NHL team confirmed that Meeker died earlier today. Meeker won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie in 1947 and was a three-time all-star. He also had a 30-year broadcasting career with CBC and TSN.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:53 pm
Jeez, you're right. Meeker was a mainstay of hockey broadcasts for years. A squeaky clean cliche machine, but so lovable anyway.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:23 am
Former CMU WR Titus Davis (older brother of Tenn WR Corey), died at the age of 27 after battling a rare cancer.
First player in FBS history with 8 or more receiving TDs in four seasons and you may also remember his most famous TD in the 2014 Bahamas Bowl Hail Mary.
ETA: Link. Was CMU's all-time leader in receiving yards, which is saying something considering Antonio Brown went there.
First player in FBS history with 8 or more receiving TDs in four seasons and you may also remember his most famous TD in the 2014 Bahamas Bowl Hail Mary.
ETA: Link. Was CMU's all-time leader in receiving yards, which is saying something considering Antonio Brown went there.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:19 pm
Damn, I must have missed the 2014 [double checks name] Bahamas Bowl?
[sorry, I'm in a foul mood and had to make the dumb Bowl names dig]. You should really make up some asinine Bowls and try to slip them by.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:39 pm
Well it’s one of the most famous plays in the last 10 years or so of college football, so...The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:19 pmDamn, I must have missed the 2014 [double checks name] Bahamas Bowl?
[sorry, I'm in a foul mood and had to make the dumb Bowl names dig]. You should really make up some asinine Bowls and try to slip them by.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:59 am
brian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:39 pmWell it’s one of the most famous plays in the last 10 years or so of college football, so...The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:19 pmDamn, I must have missed the 2014 [double checks name] Bahamas Bowl?
[sorry, I'm in a foul mood and had to make the dumb Bowl names dig]. You should really make up some asinine Bowls and try to slip them by.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:04 am
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:32 am
Former Liverpool/Spurs/England keeper Ray Clemence
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54953093
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54953369
Would have had a lot more England caps but for playing at the same time as Peter Shilton
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54953093
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54953369
Would have had a lot more England caps but for playing at the same time as Peter Shilton
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:16 pm
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:32 am
He was a DB named SB MVP?
I guess it's possible, and hell, it's probably happened since...
QBs, RBs and WRs have a ridiculously easier path to SB MVP status.
How many more sacks or INTs must you make or tack on to be viewed as equal?
"His 6 INTs were undone by Terry Bradshaw's 2 TD passes and 160 yards passing en route to an MVP during SB IX..."
I guess it's possible, and hell, it's probably happened since...
QBs, RBs and WRs have a ridiculously easier path to SB MVP status.
How many more sacks or INTs must you make or tack on to be viewed as equal?
"His 6 INTs were undone by Terry Bradshaw's 2 TD passes and 160 yards passing en route to an MVP during SB IX..."
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:44 am
Dexter Jackson
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:48 am
Richard Dent, Super Bowl XX.
(By the way it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize I could always figure out any Super Bowl number *because it's my own fucking age at the time*.)
(By the way it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize I could always figure out any Super Bowl number *because it's my own fucking age at the time*.)
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:56 am
Chuck Howley - Cowboys' linebacker won it and they lost the game.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:08 am
Larry Brown
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:22 am
Jesus christ, people. When you read from the bottom up in the morning, this thread got real dark. I was like, shit, some football players be dying!
Well, first I thought it was a basketball coach.
Well, first I thought it was a basketball coach.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:38 am
Yup.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:41 am
I think everyone who has been here for an extended period of time knows I’m a slavish adherent to Swamp Operating Protocol and the lack of a link, ellipsis or “yup” should have assured you that coach Larry Brown is alive and well and waiting for an opportunity to bail on a team after a couple to seasons so he can do the same to the next team.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:57 am
Heh.rass wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:41 am I think everyone who has been here for an extended period of time knows I’m a slavish adherent to Swamp Operating Protocol and the lack of a link, ellipsis or “yup” should have assured you that coach Larry Brown is alive and well and waiting for an opportunity to bail on a team after a couple to seasons so he can do the same to the next team.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:18 am
At Super Bowl 50, they introduced every player who had previously been a Super Bowl MVP during the pre-game. Jake Scott's name was met with almost absolute silence. Felt bad for him.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:42 am
I'm old enough to remember that Super Bowl. The game was dismal...the only highlight anyone remembers is the Garo Yepremian FG/pass attempt.
Not surprised a DB was named MVP.
And Malcolm Smith, a LB for Seattle, was the MVP in SB XLVIII, mainly because he returned an interception for a touchdown.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:24 am
He didn't get his champagne this year either.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:18 am At Super Bowl 50, they introduced every player who had previously been a Super Bowl MVP during the pre-game. Jake Scott's name was met with almost absolute silence. Felt bad for him.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:10 pm
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:24 pm
Hal Ketchum. Bad year for country singers.