Well, Lil Wayne went and did it, and he delivered.
I’m from New Orleans, but I’m a Packers fan/We knocked the Eagles and the Falcons and the Bears off/Now we ’bout to cut Troy Polamalu’s hair off.
Hear the full Green & Yellow freestyle at Nah Right. I’m not sure why they went with a photo of Lil Wayne bowling – other than to remind us that even his shins are fully tatted.
And once more, do check out the Kobe rap from awhile back if you missed that.
And for the vast majority of us who are not (and never will be) at media day, a number of the media present are keeping it light and humorous on Twitter – like CBS’s resident Dean Winters lookalike Gregg Doyel.
It was friend of Steady Burn, CBS and Guyism.com’s Will Brinson who just posted this video of AP Defensive Player of Year snub Clay Matthews fielding the age old question for men with curiously long hair: What’s more important – shampoo or conditioner?
Matthews took the question abundantly seriously.
According to Brinson, this question (and that lock in the moisture lead you heard) came from the “Toon Network guy.” Hope he means H. Jon Benjamin.
To stay updated on what the media at Super Bowl media day are tweeting about today check out Quickish too.
If your head did not explode from reading the title of this post, I suspect you are probably laughing or are confused as to what the hell the Beanpot is. In the grand scheme of sporting events, yes, comparing the two is bombastic. It’d be like comparing, ladies and gentlemen, sex with a model to that first awkward drunken make-out/groping session you had freshman year of college.
While the Super Bowl is the grandaddy of all American sporting events (so grandaddy-licious this year that it’s the most watched broadcast event in history), the Beanpot is a tournament involving Boston’s 4 big schools: Harvard, Northeastern, Boston College, and my alma mater, Boston University. Each year, the 4 schools are paired off for a 2 week tournament for the coveted Beanpot trophy. More importantly, these four schools play for pride and bragging rights…and yes, ads do not cost $3 million for 30 seconds.
If you watched BC’s 4-3 Beanpot victory on Monday night at a local sports bar, it made for an unbelievably satisfying sports dessert to The Big Game’s main course. As a BU alum, it was disappointing to lose, especially to our hated rival (Thank god for $1 dollar draft Mondays at Third & Long) and I was not exactly thrilled wake up and watch ESPN’s Top 10 yesterday morning. What was the #1 play you ask? Chris Kreider, BC’s 18 year old freshman, deking out BU freshman Max Nicastro and finishing with a fluid backhander past BU goalie Kieran Millan to put BC up 3-1 during the Beanpot.
Now, I can drunkenly berate the other 3 BC goals (and believe me, I did) but none of us could argue this was a helluva play. Oddly enough, I quickly changed my tune since, if you watched the game, you’d know BU’s David Warsofsky had an equally amazing top-shelf backhander later on. Surprisingly, I was happy. I was happy that college hockey, a sport that doesn’t get nearly enough recognition and is the pride of the BU faithful, was getting it’s due on Sportscenter. Hopefully next year, we’ll reclaim the trophy for a tournament that’s continually ours (29 titles and running). Until then…
What? You didn’t think I’d really end this on a sad note and praising the enemy, did you? GO B.U.
Not only am I nerd, because I just dropped that information on you, but I’m also a huge jerk because I remembered I love Super Bowl boxes about the time that Jay-Z and his symphony asked you to pledge allegiance to the Roc Nation (approx. 6:03). Alas, I didn’t get to participate.
If you reigned victorious, hit me with a story (How much you won? Which friend you berated first – your pitiful buddy who got stuck with 2-2?). I love a good gambling success story, and the only one I’ve heard out of this Super Bowl so far is from my degenerate coworker Leon* who bet heads on the coin toss.
*Not his real name, changed b/c betting on the coin toss is ultra degenerate.
I don’t really have an opinion on who’s going to win the game. However, I am certain, by the end of Sunday night, we will all be sick and tired of hearing the song When The Saints Go Marching In. Even odds that The Who noodle around with it during half time.
If you dislike this song – which, not for nothing, if you dislike this song then you’re a jerk, it’s delightful and timeless – you should probably either watch the game on mute or chew your 7-foot sandwich really loudly.
Here are my Top Five Renditions* of When The Saints Go Marching In.
*So as not to go buck-wild with the Saints favoritism, I didn’t post the original Who Dat?! version, but I did post it over here.
When Jim Irsay finally settles into his seat on Sunday night to watch the game, it’ll probably feel like a reprieve from the vicious circle of 19-0 What If? questioning. (At best, some shift in the conversation to Peyton’s impending paycheck.)
I think he’s come to grips with the fact that he’ll never get the media to back off and say: OK, you’ve made it abundantly clear, winning the Super Bowl is what’s most important to you guys. There is no move.
This, for what it’s worth (about $500K, I estimate) is a classy move…
Miami – It’s one of the most important times for the Indianapolis Colts. But starting Thursday, the organization, run by team owner Jim Irsay, will not be getting a lot of work done and that is okay with the boss!
That’s because the entire staff of 250, plus their guest, is headed to Florida to take in the Super Bowl.
From the receptionist at the front desk, to the cleaning crew, Jim Irsay is paying the way for 500 people to be a part of the team’s spectacular journey.
