Seasons of Discontent

Today’s “it’s not really news but, fuck it, ESPN’s reporting it anyway” file contains the story of a recently-signed Eagles QB who was photographed drinking a vodka pineapple juice in an airport bar.  I read this story about Michael Vick, and the accompanying reaction of Tony Dungy, and it reminded me of the reports of Steve [...]

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Earlier this afternoon, ESPN.com released their training camp edition of Power Rankings – this was the 2nd crack at power rankings of the off-season.  In the May edition – our heroes, the reigning NFC Champions, ranked a mildly disappointing 9th behind the Fightin’ Criminals Steelers, Patriots, Giants, Eagles, Colts, Ravens, Chargers, and Titans.  Not exactly [...]

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ESPN and the Associated Press reported earlier this morning that Steve McNair had alcohol in his system at the time of his death with the headline “McNair Twice The Legal Limit At Time Of Death” or something very similar.  In the body of the article, the AP again stated that McNair was “twice the legal [...]

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The last holdout from signing the BCS/ESPN contract has finally given up hope.  Though, I can’t really blame them for the delay.  Sometimes deals take time to process, especially deals with the Devil.  And, like all deals with the Devil, the soul doesn’t necessarily fetch what you thought it would on the open market. Instead, [...]

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The first rule of journalism is “Don’t get involved with a newspaper.”  The second rule is “Don’t become part of the story.”  ESPN violates this rule more than any media outlet except for MTV (to the extent you can call it a news gathering station).  In yet another egregious violation, “Outside The Lines” has reportedly contributed to Tennessee’s [...]

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I promised myself I wouldn’t use this blog to blatantly attack people when they don’t agree with my obvious biases – wait! It’s the exact opposite! So guess what? Tim Hasselback – you’re a sucky loser. If you missed it – and you probably did – Mr. Elizabeth Hasselback is apparently now an analyst for [...]

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As you may be aware, ESPN recently released their NFL Power Rankings for the month of May. We here at SoD thought it was about time we added our two cents. However we all quickly realized that regurgitating rankings on the teams would be pretty boring (particularly in May) so we reverted to what makes [...]

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So, we got really drunk the night before last and hooked up with someone. Now we can’t remember who it was. We feel so cheap and dirty. SportsCenter Slumming It

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