I am beginning to think we are just touching the tip of the bad high school football announcer iceberg. Enjoy.
Archive for October, 2010
BlogHawgs Bad Announcing Hall of Fame–Nuts and Bolts Edition
Posted by Adam Butler on October 29, 2010
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Mallett and Childs to Play, Adams to Sit
Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 29, 2010
Back in the Saddle
Two of Arkansas’s biggest offensive weapons will be in uniform tomorrow night. Ryan Mallett and Greg Childs have both been cleared to play after suffering injuries last week against Mississippi. Unfortunately Joe Adams, perhaps the most electrifying Razorback, will have to sit after suffering an ankle injury last week.
Arkansas has Vandy on the schedule this weekend. Hopefully the Hogs can ice this game early, allowing Mallett and Childs even more time to rest before heading to South Carolina in a week.
Posted in Sports | Tagged: Arkansas Razorbacks, College Football, Greg Childs, Joe Adams, Ryan Mallett | 7 Comments »
NWC Report for 10/29/10
Posted by Jeff on October 29, 2010
Blocked Carotid Artery? Please. I had one of those for breakfast.
Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan had a health scare this week. A blocked carotid artery is apparently not enough to slow him down.
Fayetteville’s city prosecutor will not seek to file hazing charges against the Phi Delta Theta members that are being sued by a former pledge but only because the statute of limitations is approaching.
Restore Sanity? Please. If nothing else, I'll create more insanity.
The local Rally to Restore Sanity has announced its lineup of speakers. They include the 11 year old gay rights supporter from West Fork and Friend-of-BlogHawgs, Jon Williams. The rally is tomorrow.
Take a look at why this guy was headed out with a gun and accidentally shot a twelve year old.
And then there’s the guy who left his bomb at the drug store after he burglarized it?
Someone created a fake Facebook page to harass a Van Buren mother who is accused of stealing money from a high school account.
"It's just a jump to the left." You can blame me if you have the Time Warp stuck in your head for a few days.
This back-in parking stuff in Fayetteville might be close to over…
Finally a local merchant on Dickson street has come up with a way to cool the burn of paid parking.
The UofA is showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight.
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Game Day
NOT a post-mortem photo.
The UofA Band is going to lead the entire stadium in Michael Jackson’s Thriller Dance. They have done it before (it starts at about the 1:23 mark) but this year they made an instructional video for fans.
Knile Davis had a big week last week. Not that you didn’t already know why.
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BlogHawgs Bad Announcing Hall of Fame–”I’ll Fight Any One of You (in the Pressbox) Edition
Posted by Adam Butler on October 28, 2010
Florida Athletic color man Dave Lamont lost his mind last week in Jonesboro when FAU took on Arkansas State. I can’t decide what’s better–the part when he bangs his fists and yells “He’s Defenseless!, He’s Defenseless!” or when he threatened to fight anyone in the press box who wanted to go. Hey, at least he admitted he melted down. Until then he sounded like he had gotten his hands on some good ‘ole NEA bathtub meth.
Posted in Sports | 9 Comments »
Notre Dame Student Tweeted Dying Declarations Before He Fell to His Death Filming a Fighting Irish Practice?
Posted by Adam Butler on October 28, 2010
What was he thinking?
The sad story of the death of Declan Sullivan, a 20-year old Notre Dame Student who fell from the top of a camera “scissor” tower to his death during 50-60 mile per hour winds, continues to unfold.
Apparently at least one person–Sullivan–knew that he had no business being on that tower, and, per The Huffington Post said as much via his Twitter account.
In the first message, timestamped 3:22 p.m., Sullivan wrote, “Gust of wind up to 60mph well today will be fun at work… I guess I’ve lived long enough :-/.”
The second message, which was sent at 4:06 p.m., less than an hour before his tragic fall at 4:50 p.m., reads, “Holy f*** holy f*** this is terrifying.”
Meanwhile, OSHA is investigating the incident. One would expect Notre Dame will spend a lot of dollars to make a potential lawsuit to go away quickly and quietly. Unfortunately, nothing will bring this kid back. Sad.
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BlogHawgs Week 9 Pick ‘em
Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 28, 2010
It may be time for me to call in the backup picker.
Last week was eerily similar to the Arkansas-Alabama game for me and my picks. I jumped out to a big lead, and it looked like I was finally going to win a statement game. Things broke right, especially in the Mich St. v. Northwestern game. Everything was falling into place.
Then the bottom fell out. Tennessee, Kentucky, Washington, and Oklahoma all laid enormous eggs, and I ultimately paid the price. Much like Ryan Mallett, I’m focusing on the good things that happened while trying to figure out how I let it slip away in the fourth quarter. This is shaping up like the massacre of 2001, a year I never hoped to repeat.
Meanwhile, Adam continues to roll up pick after pick this year. If you’re betting with Adam, you’re making money.
For better or worse, here are the picks. As usual, BlogHawgs is not responsible for any busted marriages, busted bank accounts, or busted kneecaps…especially our own.
| Road | Home | Line | BK | AB |
| Florida St. | North Carolina St. | FSU -3.5 | NC State | FSU |
| BK Says: NC State is sneaky good. A ‘Noles win all but assures them a spot in the ACC Champ Game. | ||||
| Florida St. 38, North Carolina St. 35 | ||||
| Northwestern | Indiana | N’western -3 | Northwestern | Northwestern |
| BK Says: Northwestern could not hand-pick a better opponent to face this week after a tough loss to Sparty. | ||||
| Northwestern 37, Indiana 28 | ||||
| Oklahoma St. | Kansas St. | OSU -5 | K-State | K-State |
| BK Says: Can Gundy hold this team together after a bad home loss and off-field disractions? | ||||
| Kansas St. 31, Oklahoma St. 30 | ||||
| Tennessee | South Carolina | So Car -17.5 | South Carolina | Tennessee |
| BK Says: Spurrier owns Tennessee. | ||||
| South Carolina 38, Tennessee 20 | ||||
| Tulsa | Notre Dame | ND -8.5 | Tulsa | Notre Dame |
| BK Says: Tough week in South Bend | ||||
| Notre Dame 38, Tulsa 31 | ||||
| Arizona | UCLA | Arizona -9.5 | Arizona | Arizona |
| BK Says: Arizona was very impressive last week. UCLA was not. | ||||
| Arizona 41, UCLA 10 | ||||
| Missouri | Nebraska | Nebraska -7 | Missouri | Nebraska |
| BK Says: I believe in Mizzou. | ||||
| Missouri 28, Nebraska 24 | ||||
| Michigan St. | Iowa | Iowa -6.5 | Michigan St. | Michigan St. |
| BK Says: I also believe in Sparty. | ||||
| Michigan St. 31, Iowa 21 | ||||
| Florida | Georgia | Georgia -3 | Georgia | Georgia |
| BK Says: Oh how the mighty have fallen! I honestly forgot these two played this week. | ||||
| Georgia 33, Florida 20 | ||||
| Auburn | Mississippi | Auburn -7 | Mississippi | Auburn |
| BK Says: Trap Game! | ||||
| Mississippi 31, Auburn 27 | ||||
| Vanderbilt | Arkansas | HOGS -20 | Arkansas | Vanderbilt |
| BK Says: The Hogs are 3 TDs better than Vandy even with 2 playmakers on the bench. | ||||
| Arkansas 49, Auburn 20 | ||||
| Baylor | Teas | UT -7 | Baylor | Baylor |
| BK Says: Will the Longhorns be bowl eligible? | ||||
| Baylor 38, UT 27 | ||||
| Stanford | Washington | Stanford -7 | Stanford | Stanford |
| BK Says: Stanford is rolling. Washington is searching. | ||||
| Stanford 45, Washington 20 | ||||
| Kentucky | Mississippi St. | Moo U -6.5 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| BK Says: MSU cannot keep up in a shoot-out. | ||||
| Kentucky 38, Mississippi St. 21 | ||||
| Utah | Air Force | Utah -7 | Utah | Air Force |
| BK Says: Air Force will need help from Army and Navy for this one. | ||||
| Utah 58, Air Force 20 | ||||
| Oregon | Southern Cal | Oregon -6.5 | Oregon | USC |
| BK Says: The Ducks are a machine. USC better than most think, but not good enough. | ||||
| Oregon 48, USC 21 | ||||
| Ohio St. | Minnesota | Ohio St. -25.5 | Minnesota | Ohio St. |
| BK Says: The Gophers are playing better, and this one is at night. | ||||
| Ohio St. 45, Minnesota 21 | ||||
| Michigan | Penn St. | Michigan -3 | Penn St. | Michigan |
| BK Says: JoePa has one big win left in him this year. | ||||
| Penn St. 31, Michigan 27 | ||||
| Colorado | Oklahoma | Oklahoma -23 | Oklahoma | Colorado |
| BK Says: Bob Stoops will act like the bully he is on Saturday. | ||||
| Oklahoma 99, Colorado 7 | ||||
| TCU | UNLV | TCU -35 | TCU | UNLV |
| BK Says: Could my love for Boise be misplaced? Perhaps TCU is the best non-BCS team. | ||||
| TCU 41, UNLV 3 | ||||
Adam: Last Week 9-7, Overall 68-61-3
Brett: Last Week 7-9, Overall 58-71-3
Posted in Sports | Tagged: College Football, Pick em | 3 Comments »
Arkansas to Announce Football Facilities Renovations, Today
Posted by Adam Butler on October 27, 2010
at an afternoon press conference. I am not sure why the lockerrooms and coaches’ office weren’t a part of the last renovation to Reynolds Razorback Stadium–almost a decade ago.
The renovations should boost recruiting now and in the future. This is good news considering recruiting is already going as well as it has at this point in a season in quite some time. I will try to remember this when I have to pay the increased ticket and donation prices for next season.
UA Defensive Lineman Arrested
Posted by Adam Butler on October 27, 2010
Dequinta “D.D.” Jones was arrested this morning in Fayetteville for possession of a controlled substance (reportedly approximately a 1/4 bag of marijuana).
Depending upon the facts and Jones history, it could be charged as a felony.
But, as long as he doesn’t have a prior possession conviction, and there aren’t facts suggesting he possessed it with intent to deliver (ie large amount of cash, lots of baggies, scales, etc.), my guess–and that’s all it can be without the facts–is that he will be charged with an A Misdemeanor, which carries a possible punishment of one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. (but for which probation is a very common result).
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On Mallett & The Potential NFL Lockout
Posted by Adam Butler on October 26, 2010
Pete Fiutak at College Football News ponders the possibility of the biggest (underclassmen) stars in College Football coming back to school if the potential NFL lockout comes to pass in 2011.
It isn’t going to happen–there is just too much money out there for the NFLPA and the NFL Owners to allow a work stoppage.
But, it would definitely be interesting.
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Late Night Fodder
Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 30, 2010
Now… Where’s my NyQuil?
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Posted in Commentary | Tagged: Auburn Tigers, Gus Malzahn, Houston Nutt, Mississippi Rebels | 7 Comments »