Your Full 2011 Week 12 College Football Announcing Schedule

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Tuesday, November 15

Ball State at Northern Illinois, ESPNU (8pm) - Rob Stone, Danny Kanell

Wednesday, November 16

Ohio at Bowling Green, ESPN/ESPN3 (8pm) - Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley
Western Michigan at Miami (OH), ESPN2/ESPN3 (8pm) - Mike Morgan, Charles Arbuckle

Thursday, November 17

North Carolina at No. 8 Virginia Tech, ESPN/ESPN3D/ESPN3 (8pm) - Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, Craig James, Jenn Brown
No. 20 Southern Mississippi at UAB, CBS Sports Network (8pm) - Todd Harris, Doug Chapman
Nicholls State at Southeastern Louisiana, CST (8pm) - Lyn Rollins, Rene Nadeau, Erin Cofiell
Marshall at Memphis, FSN-National/WSAZ (WV) (8pm) - Ron Thulin, JC Pearson, Jeremy Bloom

Friday, November 18

No. 2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State, ESPN/ESPN3 (8pm) - Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore, Samantha Steele
Toledo at Central Michigan, ESPNU (8pm) - Sam Gore, Tom Luginbill

Saturday, November 19

The Citadel at No. 12 South Carolina, PPV (SC)/ESPN3/GamePlan (12pm) - Andy Demetra, Brad Muller
Kansas at Texas A&M, FSN-National (12pm) - Joel Meyers, Joel Klatt, Jim Knox
Kentucky at No. 14 Georgia, SEC Network (National)/ESPN3/GamePlan (12pm) - Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano
Indiana at No. 15 Michigan State, BTN (12pm) - Eric Collins, Chris Martin, Dionne Miller
No. 16 Nebraska at No. 18 Michigan, ESPN/ESPN3 (12pm) - Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman, Urban Meyer, Quint Kessenich
No. 17 Wisconsin at Illinois, ESPN2/ESPN3 (12pm) - Beth Mowins, Mike Bellotti
Louisville at Connecticut, Big East Network/ESPN3/GamePlan (12pm) - Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney
#14(T) Harvard at Yale, Versus (12pm) - Randy Moss, Ross Tucker, Carolyn Manno
Minnesota at Northwestern, BTN (12pm) - Wayne Larrivee, Glen Mason, Jon Jansen
#11 Maine at #13 New Hampshire, CSN-New England (12pm) - Gary Tanguay, Andy Gresh, Greg Dickerson
Cincinnati at Rutgers, ESPNU (12pm) - Mike Morgan, Danny Kanell
William & Mary at Richmond, CSN-MidAtlantic (12pm) - Bob Picozzi, Scott Brunner
Akron at Buffalo, Time Warner Cable Systems (Buffalo)/ESPN3 (12pm) - Howard Simon, Marlon Kerner, Brian Koziol
Howard at Delaware State, (12pm) -
Robert Morris at Duquesne, (12pm) - 
#4 Northern Iowa at #14(T) Illinois State, ESPN3 (12pm) - Scott Warmann, Danan Hughes, Mick Shaffer
Wagner at Monmouth, (12pm) -
Iowa at Purdue, BTN (12pm) - Tom Hart, Derek Rackley, Lisa Byington
Central Connecticut State at Bryant University, (12pm) -
Georgia Tech at Duke, ACC Network (National)/ESPN3/GamePlan (12:30pm) - Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood
Brown at Columbia, (12:30pm) -
#10 Towson at Rhode Island, (12:30pm) -
Lafayette at #6 Lehigh, Lafayette Sports Network/WFMZ (PA)/FCS-Atlantic/ESPN3 (12:30pm) - Steve Degler, Mike Yadush, Troy Heir
Samford at No. 24 Auburn, CSS PPV/ESPN3/GamePlan (1pm) - Andy Burcham, Ben Leard
Furman at Florida, Sun PPV/ESPN3/GamePlan (1pm) - David Steele, Nat Moore, Brady Ackerman
#20 James Madison at Massachusetts, WBIN (NH) (1pm) -
Army at Temple, ESPN3 (1pm) - Scott Graham, Rob Harley
#2 Georgia Southern at No. 3 Alabama, PPV (AL)/ESPN3/GamePlan (2pm) - Chris Stewart, Tyler Watts, Tom Roberts
#24 South Dakota at #22 North Dakota, FCS-Central (2pm) - Pat Sweeney, Scott Grodsky
Murray State at Southeast Missouri State, Racer TV Network/ESPN3 (2pm) - Jeff Waters, Dave Winder
Minot State University at UT-San Antonio, Longhorn Network (2pm) - Andrew Monaco, Ahmad Brooks
#5 North Dakota State at Western Illinois, KXJB (ND) (2pm) - Michael Broskowski, Adam Studzinski, Sean Ingrassia
Coastal Carolina at Western Carolina, (2pm) -
New Mexico at Wyoming, The Mtn. (2pm) - Ari Wolfe, Blaine Fowler, Andrea Lloyd
#7 Montana at #1 Montana State, Montana News Network/Altitude2 (2:05pm) - Dennis Patchin, Grady Bennett, Mike Callaghan, Derek Buerkle
Southern Illinois at #23 Indiana State, (2:05pm) -
Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman @Orlando, ESPN Classic/ESPN3 (2:30pm) - Tom Werme, Jay Walker
Austin Peay at #21 Tennessee Tech, (2:30pm) -
Maryland at Wake Forest, ACC Network (Regional)/ESPN3/GamePlan (2:30pm) - Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
Tulsa at UTEP, CBS Sports Network (2:30pm) - Dave Ryan, Rich Rodriguez
#8 Appalachian State at Elon, SoCon Network/ESPN3 (2:30pm) - Darren Goldwater, Doug Chapman
Jacksonville State at Tennessee State, (2:30pm) -
Mississippi State at No. 6 Arkansas, CBS (3pm) - Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson
No. 7 Clemson at North Carolina State, ABC or ESPN or GamePlan/ESPN3 (3pm) - Mike Patrick, Craig James
SMU at No. 11 Houston, FSN-National (3pm) - Bill Land, Gary Reasons, Emily Jones
Colorado State at No. 19 TCU, Versus (3pm) - Paul Burmeister, Shaun King, Anthony Herron
No. 21 Penn State at Ohio State, ABC or ESPN/ESPN3 (3pm) - Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
#16 Liberty at Stony Brook, MASN/ESPN3 (3pm) - Mike Tilley, Ray Jones
Miami (FL) at South Florida, ESPNU (3pm) - Pam Ward, Dan Hawkins
Texas Tech at Missouri, ABC or GamePlan/ESPN3 (3pm) - Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley
Washington at Oregon State, FCS-Pacific/Root-Northwest (3pm) - Tom Glasgow, Steve Preece, Jason Stiles
#17 Delaware vs. Villanova @Chester, PA, Comcast Network (3pm) - Marc Zumoff, Kevin Reilly
Tulane at Rice, (3pm) -
Texas Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, (3pm) -
Florida Atlantic at Troy, CSS (3pm) -
Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee State, ESPN3 (3pm) - Chip Walters, Kelly Holcomb

Navy at San Jose State, ESPN3 (4pm) - Shawn Kenney, Drew Henson
Boston College at Notre Dame, NBC (4pm) - Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan
Jacksonville at San Diego, (4pm) -
#3 Sam Houston State at Texas State, (4pm) -
Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State, Southland Network/ESPN3/GamePlan (4pm) - Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Jane Slater
Weber State at Portland State, (4pm) -
Louisiana Tech at Nevada, (4:05pm) -
Cal Poly at South Alabama, WJTC (AL/FL)/ESPN3/GamePlan (5pm) - Jim Cox, Dan Brennan, Pat Greenwood
Utah State at Idaho, Altitude/ESPN3/GamePlan (5pm) - Trey Bender, Jay Taylor
Utah at Washington State, KJZZ (UT)/FCS-Atlantic (5pm) - Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, David Locke
Florida International at Louisiana-Monroe, (5pm) -
UC Davis at Sacramento State, CSN-California (5:05pm - Grant Napear, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley
Southern Utah at Northern Arizona, Universityhouse (5:05pm) - Mitch Strohman, Kevin Stephens, Marc Buckhout
Eastern Washington at Idaho State, (6pm) -
UNLV at Air Force, The Mtn. (6pm) - Todd Harris, Todd Christensen, Natalie Vickers
No. 1 LSU at Mississippi, ESPN/ESPN3 (7pm) - Steve Brown, Mike Norseth, David Locke
Central Florida at East Carolina, FSN-National (7pm) - Ron Thulin, JC Pearson, Jeremy Bloom
Western Kentucky at North Texas, CSS/CST/ESPN3/GamePlan (7pm) - Joe Davis, Cole Cubelic, Erin Cofiell
McNeese State at Lamar, (7pm) -
Vanderbilt at Tennessee, ESPNU (7pm) - Clay Matvick, Brian Griese, Allison Williams
Virginia at No. 25 Florida State, ESPN2/ESPN3 (7:30pm) - Mark Jones, Ed Cunningham
Colorado at UCLA, Versus (7:30pm) - Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Southern California at No. 4 Oregon, ABC or GamePlan/ESPN3 (8pm) - Brent Musberger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox
No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 22 Baylor, ABC or GamePlan/ESPN3 (8pm) - Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Erin Andrews
No. 10 Boise State at San Diego State, CBS Sports Network (8pm) - James Bates, Aaron Taylor, Brooke Collins
No. 13 Kansas State at No. 23 Texas, FX (8pm) - Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Tim Brewster
Arizona at Arizona State, FSN-Arizona/PrimeTicket/FCS-Central (9:30pm) - Tom Leander, Adam Archuleta, John Fina
California at No. 9 Stanford, ESPN/ESPN3 (10:15pm) - Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard, Shelley Smith
New Mexico State at Brigham Young, ESPNU (10:15pm) - Adam Amin, David Diaz-Infante
Fresno State at Hawai'i, WAC Network/Altitude2/ESPN3/GamePlan/Oceanic PPV (11pm) - Barry Tompkins, Joe Glenn

Irish Rugby Announcer Goes Crazy

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Check out this clip of an Irish rugby announcer going crazy. Ronan O'Gara dramatically kicks a drop goal to win Munster's match with Northampton after the final siren. This is understandably a favorable outcome to the Irish fans of Munster and this announcer, Michael Corcoran. In fact, he might be speaking a different language or making up words entirely.

I have no idea what he's saying halfway through the video, and I bet you don't either. But that certainly won't stop me from enjoying it nonetheless. Just listen and smile.

[H/T SportsGrid, Deadspin]

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Your Week 11 Pammies Winners And Updated Standings

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It was only a matter of time until the Penn State scandal spilled over into the Pammies.  This week, brave ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi takes top spot for a quote from the leader's PSU-Nebraska coverage.  Reporting in front of ominous bushes and sleepy, peaceful students is no easy task ya know.  As for the rest of this week's winners, Shaun King and Craig James populate the rest of the top five.  The envelope please...

10) "The Gamecocks lead it by nine." - Tim Brando (via Dascenzo) It was 14-3.

9) "Depth is a problem on defense all over the Southeast Conference, especially on defense." - Gary Danielson (via TheBlightning)

8) "He does a good job of reading, coming out of his zone and splitting the defenders on the screen. What I mean by defenders is the big offensive linemen." -Chris Spielman (via TheBlightning)

7) "Two things that will not show up on the stat sheet: two-point conversions." - Paul Burmeister (via RonFlatter)

6) "4 seconds left on shot clock." - Verne Lundquist (via govolx)

5) "We knew this game was going to be a game." - Shaun King (via Jarvidus)

4) "This is just out of QB sneak range. It's 3rd and 7." - Craig James (via sctvman)

3) "I'm no math major. 6 out of 10 is 60%." - Craig James (via BloggerJustinF) on the number of Big Ten stadiums named after people who served in the armed forces.  There are 12 Big Ten teams.

2) "Boise doesn't lose at home. You have to beat them" - Shaun King (via SoonerCharley)

1"Fans are wearing blue in honor of child support, err, child abuse" - Tom Rinaldi(via AlexFromBuffalo)


Week 11 Top 5 -

1) Craig James 110 pts

2) Matt Millen 70 pts

T3) Pam Ward 46 pts

T3) Gary Danielson 46 pts

5) Chris Spielman 35 pts

Others receiving votes - Brent Musburger 28 pts, Lou Holtz 21 pts, Shaun King 18 pts, Mike Patrick 17 pts, Mark Jones 16 pts, Beth Mowins 13 pts, Brett Favre 13 pts, Sean McDonough 13 pts, Jesse Palmer 12 pts, Tom Rinaldi 10 pts, Artrell Hawkins 9 pts, Warrick Dunn 9 pts, Dan Hawkins 9 pts, Jenn Brown 9 pts, Andre Ware 8 pts, Verne Lundquist 8 pts, Gus Johnson 7 pts, Lee Corso 7 pts, Wendi Nix 7 pts, Steve Martin 7 pts, Tom Cole 7 pts, Rod Gilmore 6 pts, Dave Pasch 5 pts, Bill Land 5 pts, Alex Flanagan 4 pts, Mike Morgan 4 pts, Paul Burmeister 4 pts, Joe Tiller 3 pts, Keith Jones 3 pts, Desmond Howard 3 pts, Charles Davis 3 pts, , Danny Kanell 2 pts, Steve Beuerlein 2 pts, Scott Van Pelt 2 pts, Kevin Kugler 1 pt, Eric Collins 1 pt, Todd McShay 1 pt, Ray Bentley 1 pt, Tim Brando 1 pt.

The Full Week 12 Announcing Schedule will be coming soon, where you can find the dates and times of games and all the announcing pairings as well.  Then, make sure you check back every Saturday for the Pam Ward Chronicles and another week of the Pammies!

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While Boxing Fades, UFC's Future Is Bright Thanks To Fox Debut

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Above you can see the entire UFC Heavyweight Championship fight on Fox from Saturday night, where Junior Dos Santos defeated Cain Velasquez to win the belt.  The fight lasted all of 64 seconds, but provided a decisive, exciting knockout finish.  The same can't be said for Manny Pacquiao's bout with Juan Manuel Marquez, also on Saturday night.  Pacquiao won a questionable decision, which seems to be the rule rather than the exception in boxing.  How many boxing fans have grown tired of the neverending supply of controversies, disappointments, teases, and fractures?  In fact, the highlight of Pacquiao/Marquez fight night may in fact have been the role of this strategically placed sombrero.

The contrast of trajectories between UFC and boxing couldn't be more apparent than Saturday night.  On one hand, you had the UFC making its debut in primetime network television.  Sure, it wasn't the first MMA appearance in primetime, but this was finally the time for MMA's premier organization to take centerstage.  This wasn't a Youtube fighter trying to make a name for himself in a fourth rate bout, Dos Santos v Velasquez was the real deal.  It was also a winner in the ratings.  Here's the numbers from MMAJunkie...

With updated figures, network executives say this past weekend's first-ever UFC on FOX event scored a 3.1 household rating and an average audience of 5.7 million viewers.

That's up for sharply from the initial estimates of 4.64 million viewers.

According to FOX officials, the Nov. 12 broadcast was the highest-rated event in UFC history, and once final figures are in, it's expected to win the adults 18-34, adults 18-49, men 18-34 and men 18-49 demographics.

5.7 million viewers for a single 64 second fight is fairly impressive.  And hey, it's almost three times as long as Armen Keteyian's interview with Mike McQueary!  But perhaps more importantly, it's winning those young demos that will have Fox and the UFC popping the champagne bottles.  Networks obsess over winning those young/male demos and the fight delivered.  And really, this could only be the beginning for Dana White and UFC...

Gerry Sandusky, Baltimore Ravens Announcer, Is Not Related To The Alleged Pederast

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Besides feeling awful for the children (think of the children!) whose lives were forever scarred by a demented pervert, I kind of feel bad for the same-named people in the world who have also had their family name somewhat tarnished. It happened in the Casey Anthony case and it's happening with Baltimore Ravens' radio announcer Gerry Sandusky, whose name is close enough that it made Dick Ebersol flinch after he introduced himself and it's getting him some pretty nasty reactions from people who don't know any better. And he's not even Jerry with a J. 

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Of course, his parents didn't know that a high-profiled Jerry Sandusky was going to start showering with little boys, which is why you have to have some sympathy for the innocent people who unluckily come into sharing a name with a murderer or a pedophile. That's the kind of misfortune parents who name their kids Hitler or Aryan Nation should wind up having.

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CBS Pulls Epic Bait And Switch With Mike McQueary "Interview"

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As you can tell by the tweets above from the CBS Evening News feed, the network heavily promoted an exclusive interview with Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, the man that allegedly walked in on Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy in the shower.  McQueary has been one of the key men in the Penn State scandal as one of the few eyewitnesses to Sandusky's alleged actions, and has also undergone criticism for his perceived lack of action in reporting the abuse.  Until tonight, McQueary had not spoken publicly about the scandal, Sandusky, or his being placed on administrative leave by the university.

In light of Jerry Sandusky's in-depth, mesmerizing interview with Bob Costas, McQueary's interview with CBS's Armen Keteyian was heavily anticipated.  Would McQueary try to defend his actions?  Would he explain the e-mails he sent claiming he went to the police and stopped the rape?  Would he respond to Sandusky calling him a liar the previous night and blaming him for fabricating the allegations of abuse in that shower?  Given the outstanding interview Costas gave the night before, expectations were high that McQueary's answering of questions would be just as provocative and eye-opening.

Instead, we got this...

Keteyian: "Do you have any idea when you think you might be ready to talk?"

McQueary: "This process has to play out, I just don't have anything else to say."

Keteyian: "Ok, ok... and then just one last thing, just describe your emotions right now."

McQueary: "All over the place, just kinda, uhh... shaken."

Keteyian: "Crazy?"

McQueary: "Crazy."

Keteyian: "And you said what, like a..."

McQueary: "Snowglobe."

Keteyian: "Like a snowglobe."

McQueary: "Yes sir."

Keteyian: "All right."

LIKE A F*C&ING SNOWGLOBE?!?!!!  THAT'S YOUR EXCLUSIVE, CBS?!?!  THAT'S THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW???  THAT'S THE "WINDOW INSIDE HIS EMOTIONS?!?!  WHAT THE HELL???

You can not pull a bigger bait and switch as a network.  CBS's big exclusive with Mike McQueary was that his world is a snowglobe.  The entire interview lasted 23 seconds.  Keteyian asked "just one last thing" as his second question!  23 seconds!  That's it!  

Bravo, CBS, bravo.

The immediate reaction from Twitter was deservedly mocking and cut-throat from many notable sportswriters and bloggers...

ChrisMottram FYI, ABC World News also had an on camera "no comment" from McQueary tonight. They did the right thing and didn't lie about what they had.
JimmyTraina Kim Kardashian is laughing at the sham CBS just pulled.
darrenrovell The FCC should fine CBS for false advertising in the McQueary "exclusive."
PaulPabst CBS next exclusve interview will be Paterno chasing them off his lawn.
PeteThamelNYT So much for that McQueary interview. Bad job by CBS promoting it. That was a no comment.
CFBROCKER What an embarrassment CBS
PeterBurnsRadio: CBS did not Rick-Roll America with the McQueary Interview because Rick would have never let us down like that
AmyKNelson on CBS interview, top of mind: "Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it."
WhitlockJason Wow. CBS just embarrassed all TV networks and TV journalists. Just embarrassing. Surprised Armen Keytenian would be part of that.
TiricoSuave BREAKING: CBS reporting Mike McQueary currently flying somewhere over Colorado in giant gas balloon.

This is an embarrassment for the network, for the CBS Evening News, and for Keteyian.  What they promoted as an exclusive interivew was nothing more than a glorified no comment.  We learned precisely nothing from an EXCLUSIVE 23 second interview.  Hell, there was better and more detailed, more newsworthy material in the portion CBS replayed from the Sandusky interview on NBC!  What does that say about you, CBS!  Bob Costas and Rock Center gave us the interview America is still talking about.  Costas gave us a relevant interview that asked tough, direct questions that captivated the country.  The contrast to the traveshamockery CBS produced simply cannot be greater.  CBS gave us nothing more than a small pile of hot garbage as an exclusive.  But hey, at least that hot garbage was encapsulated in a pretty snowglobe.

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If Anyone Can Make Light Of The Penn State Scandal, It's SNL

Written by Blythe Brumleve on .

After the week that Penn State has had, many of you may be wondering how on earth someone can make light of this child rape investigation. But if you were around a TV on Saturday night and witnessed SNL, you probably are thinking that they handled this situation about as best as humanly possible.

In the SNL news segment, Seth Meyers introduces Jason Sudeikis (the Devil) and begins to describe the entire situation to him, knowing nothing about what has transpired. The Devil actually gets so disgusted, he starts ranting about how terribly everyone in this situation has handled the events that have transpired.

When the Prince of Darkness is calling Sandusky a monster, warning rioting students about their actions, and scolding Joe Pa for not reporting these allegations to the police, that’s pretty bad.

So while you can never make light of a child rape scandal, in a story that is too big too ignore, SNL skillfully cracks on the idiots that performed these actions and the ones that never did enough to stop it.

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Vote For Your Week 10 Dickies Nominees!

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This week's Straight Outta Stockton nominees present a deep field of screwups, misspeaks, bloopers, and headscratchers.  In other words, there's plenty of our favorite announcers represented in this week's list!

For the Straight Outta Stockton vote, each week we'll nominate 15-20 quotes for you to pick the best 10.  The winning quote of the week will earn that person 10 points all the way down to 1 point for 10th.  Remember, you can vote for your favorite five quotes.  Here are your Week 10 nominees...


1) "A major, major mistake throwing an interception in the red zone when you already have points on the board" - Steve Beuerlein (via TheBlightning)

2) "Ken Whisenhunt and Andy Reid in a robbery that has been dead even down through the years." - Dick Stockton (via CK29) I'm not even going to try and guess what this was supposed to mean.

3) "That is how you drop a load on somebody." - Dan Dierdorf (via JoeCNC)

4) "The NFL will be able to operate a hedge fund after all the filed fines from this game." - Thom Brennaman (via DevsFan30)

5) "Both of Skelton's interceptions have been in the red zone.. of his own territory.." - Dick Stockton (via JoshuaBatelli)

6) "They're gonna call timeout here, which would be my guess, but they're not" - Troy Aikman (via bmitchelf)

7) "That was a very strange challenge...oh wait it wasn't a challenge!" - Brian Billick (via sjwest86)

8) "The Packers quarterbacks coach spends a lot of time teaching the quarterback position." - Jon Gruden (via CaptTouchback)

9) "Jason Snelling 'Salts'" - Chris Berman (via AA) grasping at nicknames.

10) "D'Brickashaw Ferguson is one of the best pass rushers in the game" - Cris Collinsworth (via Bflo360)

11) "The wheels are coming off their snowmobile." - Dan Dierdorf (via Dan_Ciarrocchi) on Buffalo's season.

12) "Great punt by Weatherford." - Joe Buck (via StPOConnor) during a 29 yard punt that reached midfield

13) "And this throw against Atlanta, I fell off my bed. I almost hit my head and died." - Jon Gruden (via GreatScottsman) to Aaron Rodgers

14) "Here comes the beef! The beef is coming in!" - Tony Siragusa (via cgmv123)

15) "Did he catch it? No. Oh he did but he is short of the goalline." - Dick Stockton (via bloggerjustinf)

16) "If you want to be a good point guard, you have to have some turnovers..." - Phil Simms (via MCamerlengo)

 

Vote For Your Week 10 Dickies Nominees! (vote for up to five)

The winners will come Thursday morning so make sure you vote early and often and check back for the full NFL Week 11 announcing sked later this week!


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Here's Howard Stern And Al Michaels Discussing The Penn State Scandal

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Al Michaels and Howard Stern discussed the extremely delicate Penn State situation on Monday's show. In true Stern fashion, he does not tiptoe around the outrage and disgust he feels about those who were allegedly responsible and covered up the unfathomable scandal that has rocked sports in the last week. The majority of Stern's venom is directed at Mike McQueary, the man who saw one of the alleged sexual assualts take place. His inaction has been severely questioned although he believes he did take appropriate action.

Unfortunately, Michaels brings up a depressing point. It's apparent that many were aware of the unimaginable accusations against one of the most prominent public figures at Penn State for as long as a decade and simply hoped it would never be discovered. Because of this, many kids were directly put in harms way because he was still allowed to be apart of his foundation and make use of the facilities at Penn State. It's sad, but it's looking likely that we haven't reached rock bottom yet.

[H/T The Big Lead]

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Iraq's Goal To Beat China In 2014 World Cup Qualifier Ahhhh

Written by Packey on .

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I have a huge obsession with ESPN's 'Streak for Cash,' so much that I always need to have a pick in play, even if it means dipping into the obscure soccer match ups I have no business attempting to predict.

China v. Iraq, however, seemed like a lock. I even wrote that in my journal the day before when looking at the next day's options: "Iraq's a war zone, they're scrounging together a soccer team to play against China? China's a lock." I laughed at it later that night! I also asked my co-worker, who plays semi-pro soccer, for his 'expert' advice and he agreed that China would win.

Well, that wasn't so:

I have no idea what the announcer is saying here, but I'm imagining it's Iraqi Arabic for something about an awesome goal, Iraq beating China, and Nelson Muntz mocking my 'Streak for Cash' loss that ended a seven-game winning streak. Thanks, China. 

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