You know who Wei Yang is, right? Chinese male gymnast, best in the world, winner of the all-around title and two other medals in Beijing? This guy:
Obviously, he's a great athlete. But he's not so great that he also competed for China in women's badminton doubles. But don't tell that to ESPN. Take a look at his page in their athlete profiles section:
You can see for yourself here.
I'm sure you'll agree that the real story here is the Chinese badminton team getting bounced in the quarterfinals. China has literally 1 billion more people than us, seemingly all of whom are enrolled in state-run sports academies training to play medal-rich sports no one else cares about like badminton, table tennis, and diving. So while Wei Yang the gymnast is a national hero, Wei Yang the badmintoner is a cultural traitor whose actions hurt the feelings of the Chinese people. Nothing five years in a hard labor reeducation camp won't fix.
For the record, the Wei Yang who plays badminton is this person:
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
ESPN Finds All These Chinese Names Very Confusing
Weekly Prescriptions: 8-24
Sorry I missed you all last week. We had our fantasy football draft on Sunday so SoBDD was down visiting and much preparation went in to making it a fantastic draft experience. So this week we will resume with your regularly scheduled Weekly Prescriptions. On a side note, I've been taking Pepcid AC because I cannot stop burping. That's my personal daily dose, but yours will be much sweeter after the jump.
1. Beijing Olympics Wrap Up Photos
Not much else to be said about that. Some cool pics of what was a great event. Although our softball team is a joke. Losers.
2. Goddamn Batman
This is how I feel almost all the time. I get urges to call people retards and remind them of my identity while placing a "god damn" in front of it. What an absolute bad ass...
3. Travis Pastrana
I just stumbled upon this and remembered watching it happen a few years ago. What an awesome stunt. Balls. On my chin.
4. Charles Manson's Epic Answer
I don't know much about Manson, but I know that this video scares me and creeps me the hell out. Holy crap.
5. Statue Pics
You'll get exactly what you're expecting from this site. Statue pictures. And lots of them.
6. Real Robocop
People hate when science fiction has bad science. Well, Robocop's science just got a little more real. Check this walking S.O.B. out. Not too shabby for a cripple.
And that'll do it this week. See you soon.
Your Doctor,
Dozer
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Photoshop Gone Too Far
I know magazines like to touch up pictures, especially those of models. But don't you think today's Boston Globe Magazine is a bit excessive?
I mean, where's her left arm?
(Sorry for the small picture; we're working on getting a bigger one.)
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
My Sister Claims All Conservatives Are Old Stupid Rich White Men
To which I say:
Damn, that's a lot of Old Stupid Rich White Men!
In other news: Are you sick of the Left's "Bush's Last Day" paraphernalia? I know I am. Now you can answer by supplying the answer to the implied question of who will step in after Bush's last day. All proceeds will be donated to John McCain 2008.
You can pick yours up here:
http://www.zazzle.com/mccains_first_day_shirt-235614186218916433
(For some reason, the hyperlink doesn't seem to be working. Should be corrected any minute now. Terribly sorry.)
Monday, August 11, 2008
WTF Russia
So I thought I would take a moment and speak about something besides technology today. Late last week violence broke out in the separatist region of Georgia known as South Ossetia. Now for those not familiar with this area the politics and history of it are almost as complicated as those of Israel and Palestine and I don't think I could possibly scratch the surface. What I would like to talk about is the possible future impactions of this. The Russian aggression in this region reeks of pre-1990s Soviet policy. The popularity of Putin and his party have never been greater as he regions Russia to its former greatness. The question that remains how long will the west stand by on the side lines and allow this second coming of the iron curtain to go unopposed. Now while I do not like either candidate in this fall's upcoming election, I do feel that if Obama get elected Russia aggression will continue and it will be unchecked. This is one region of the world that will be interesting to watch as the years go on.
Read More......Michael, Shut the Phelps Up
I love the Olympics. America flexes its superior muscles, we get to see some sweet sports that are hard to find on cable, and some amazing things happen. Like last night, when the Americans took the men's 4x100 freestyle relay in swimming, beating the French (who had promised victory) by less than a tenth of a second. But some things, such as what went on last night and all day today, make me sick. What, exactly, is that, you ask? Well, find out after the jump.
I hate the excessive amount of coverage that Michael Phelps has gotten since winning his second gold medal. Yes he's our best Olympian and yes he's going for 8 golds in Beijing, but if I see another picture of him flexing his abs on NBC before the Olympics are over, I'll pulverize his svelte pelvis. I mean, one of these images is fine: 
But this has been shown every half hour on NBC. I mean, the guy is cute and everything, but show him winning, not standing on the deck cheering...
And this...
I mean, show the guy winning, show him getting the medal, show the frames of our swimmer's hand hitting the wall just before the Frenchie. But please, one more shot of the shirtless hunk and I'll piss vomit.
Think about that: pissing vomit. Yeah, gross.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Weekly Prescriptions: 8-10
Hey folks. Sorry I'm late this week. Happy Olympic Games to everyone! Summer is on its way out, but not before we get a chance to own Red China in the medal count in Beijing. I mean, those bastards are doing their darnedest to steal the count by dominating events where absurd amounts of government-sponsored time and steroids go a long way, but I think the good guys will come out on top (though not by too much). Anyway, here's a few sites to get you from Olympic game to Olympic game.
1. NBC Olympics Online
For those of you that are like me and cannot get enough of the Olympics, here is a site that let's you watch anything you want anytime you want (live when possible). After the opening ceremony aired on Friday night, I found this site and spent a long time watching judo. I don't really get the cool factor behind the wrist grabbing and shirt un-doing, but it was somehow fun to watch. On a different note, all the accessibility that NBC is offering online is really refreshing. Makes me think the internet may last forever.
2. Yahoo! Olympics
Being a medal count junkie, Yahoo!'s main page for Olympics coverage does just that. The other thing it offers, which I have not been able to find elsewhere, is a constantly updated list of recently concluded events and their respective medal winners. I love knowing the name of the guy that came in second in 10 meter air pistol, and this site grants me that knowledge.
3. Chemistry Exam
I'm guessing you may have seen this already, or at least seen things like it, but it's funny. If you haven't seen it yet, you're welcome. It reminds me of my days in eighth grade. I used to dominate the teacher and her tests so hard that, upon finishing early, I would throw my ruler at my classmates. I would also spend time sneaking to the chalkboard to draw a hexagon to represent my alter ego, the Hexagon Bandit. Intelligent jerks are the very best kind.
4. Ledger's Joker Concepts
I think it's pretty clear that the guys around BIBTTP are pretty big Batman fans (at least the re-imagined version with Christian Bale). Well, I dug up this site and found it awesome for a good "what if?" What if they had gone ahead with these early concepts for Heath Ledger as the Joker? I think it would have made the movie less realistic (which I proclaimed was one of its best features). Also, I think it may have taken some of the Heath out of the role. That face looks plastic and stiff, and his facial expressions were amazing. Either way, it's an interesting thing to contemplate.
5. 7 High Profile Basketball Criminal Cases
As a guy that has never had talent in basketball outside of dribbling right-handed and lowering my shoulder as I plow towards the basket, I hate basketball and the people that play it. So of course, when I stumbled upon a page that listed seven of its greatest screw-ups of recent times, I had to let you share my enjoyment. From Kobe to Jayson Williams, from Glen Rice to AI, enjoy their failures with me. And then be jealous of them once again five minutes later.
6. Lobsters
And here is this week's throw away pick. Something absurd for you to chew on. Enjoy your lives for the next seven days, and I'll see you in a week.
The Doctor.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
UFC 87 - "Seek and Destroy" Tonight!
Tonight starting at 10 o'clock on PPV is the first major MMA event that has taken place since I have been blogging here on BIBTTP. It is a UFC event, yes finally the best MMA organization out there will put on a great card, live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. UFC 87 - "Seek and Destory" features one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world in Georges "Rush" St. Pierre (pictured above, at left). He is the current UFC Welterweight Champion of the World and he is taking on number one contender Jon Fitch (pictured above, right), a very impressive fighter who is actually undefeated in UFC competition (8-0). If you still think this sport is two guys with tattoos bashing away at each other with no skill what so ever, then please watch Georges St. Pierre or GSP for short, and see how good of a fighter he is, and I assure you that your views will change. This fight is going to be a very technical one, and the fighter that is able to execute their game plan better will come out on top. This fight is going to be what real MMA is all about.
More previews after the jump...
The card also features a heavyweight match-up between MMA veteran Heath "The Texas Crazy-Horse" Herring and former WWE superstar, Brock Lesnar. Yes I know what you're thinking, how can a fake wrestler be in a serious MMA promotion? I was a little skeptical at first until I remembered that Lesnar was a NCAA Division I National Champion wrestler when he was at the University of Minnesota. He possesses the real physical skills necessary to be a force in the UFC heavyweight division. Even though he lost his first UFC fight back in February, this fight with Herring, although not an easy one, may be the first step he will take to becoming a true MMA practitioner. The fight will most likely be a slug fest with some ground and pound thrown in there. So get ready for some fun.
The third major fight at UFC 87 is a lightweight match-up between Roger "El Matador" Huerta and Kenny "KenFlo" Florian. Both fighters are on winning streaks in the UFC and this is said to be the fight to see who is the number one contender and will eventually take on the Lightweight Champion - B.J. Penn. This fight should be very exciting because both fighters are high-octane, fast-paced guys who like to push the action. Florian likes to finish fights by any means, submission or TKO and Huerta is a relentless mixed martial artist who only has one career lose and is 6-0 in UFC competition. This fight has the makings for "Fight of the Night" status.
Please watch these fights if you can, and if you do not want to pay the 44.95 (which is a ridiculous price) to watch it live on PPV, I completely understand. But you can read live updates right here.
For more information on the entire event, including the full list of fights, check out UFC 87's official site.
Enjoy the fights!
theShow
Friday, August 8, 2008
Weekly Draft 2: Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες
(That's Greek for 'Olympic Games'. But hey, it's all Greek to me, right?)
As you surely know, today, 8/8/08 marks the start of the start of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, held in Beijing, China. The Olympics are a great opportunity to see sports we don't often get a chance to, so we at BIBTTP figured we'd get in on the act. So now, we say: what Olympic sport would you like to be awesome at?
The order is: Doctor Dozer, Torshin, JuicyJuice, theShow, blogsquatch, SoBDD
Picks (and pics!) after the jump...
Doctor Dozer: Fencing - I think we've already discussed our status as nerds here at BIBTTP. However, I want to confess to you all that I may be the leader of the nerd category around here as I am a devout fan of... Star Wars. I know, I know. But ever since I was little, I just wanted to sword battle someone with a lightsaber, eventually decapitating him with a scissor motion using two blades or chopping off his arm as I tell his our previously secret familial relationship. Well, just as wiffle ball bats and lacrosse sticks had to do when I was younger, fencing blades will have to do for now. I think I am destined for the sabre event (cough lightsaber) and would dominate any opponent as if he were a mere Padawan.
Torshin: Beach Volleyball - Well I bet many of you are wondering why I picked beach volleyball with my first round pick out of the plethora of possible sports to choose from. Quite simply I picked it for the women. If you are the world's best beach volleyball player you are going to be spending plenty of time on a beach with a great body and have thousands of bikini-clad women attempting to get into your pants to find some endorsement money or something like that. Why choose a sport if the sport isn't going to get you any women?
JuicyJuice: Team Handball - There’s a reason that soccer (real football) won’t get drafted for long time: it sucks to play because you can’t use your hands. (Ed. note: Funny, 'cause your motha didn't feel the same way...) In basketball, you can thread the needle with a pinpoint pass through a defender’s legs. And you can do this because you can use your hands to advance the ball. The best you can do in soccer is kick the ball to a general space and put it on some a teammate’s foot. Would I ever choose to complete a task using my feet? No. So, if you improve the rules of soccer and play the game with your hands … you’ve got team handball! It’s everyone’s favorite gym game (dodgeball) but with a strategic purpose, the same as soccer’s: beat the defense and a goalie to rip a g. Sweet.
theShow: Decathlon - Oh you're good at one event...well I can dominate anyone in 10 different events ranging from the long jump to the javelin throw. In other words, I am the best all-around athlete at the Olympics and in turn the entire WORLD. I'll take that. Plus Bruce Jenner, shown at right, parlayed his gold medal from the decathlon into a lucrative career doing absolutely nothing. Too bad his face looks like it is made of rubber now.
blogsquatch: Archer who lights the Olympic Torch - Yeah, all these so-called "sports" are great, but really, why are they great? Would you ever watch team handball or track and field or any of this stuff if it didn't have the title "Olympics" attached? Of course not. These sports are on TV (a lot) and people care about them only because of the setting and the traditions that come with it. Who better to symbolize those traditions than the man who commences the Games by launching a burning arrow into the Olympic Cauldron like a hero of old? I get goosebumps just writing about it...
SoBDD: Mile - According to Standard Rules & Measurements, a mile is 5280 feet, 3074.201 Egyptian cubits, 1760 yards, 1609.334 meters, 880 fathoms, or .000000000000170108 light years. According to those who love track and field, a mile is perfect. For years, the four-minute mile was thought to be the boundary of excellence through which no human could pass without jeopardizing his life. Though the barrier has long since been broken, the mile still holds unparalleled public cache. Running a mile takes an equal mix of aerobic and anaerobic oxidation, an equal mix of speed and endurance, an equal mix of guts and guile. To be the world's finest miler is truly to be the world's finest runner. There is no higher title than that.
(Ed. note: Yes, we know the mile has never been contested at the Olympics, with the 1500 meters standing in its stead. But please, don’t let the Communists win: no metric system.)
SoBDD: Water Polo - Though water polo is most widely played on the West Coast, don't let its popularity with those smoker-surfer hippie laid-back cool dudes fool you: this sport is fucking awesome. Water polo is vicious, as the guys in the show-your-junk-trunks constantly batter each both other above and below the water. Water poloists (Poloers? Why don't we go with 'water polo players'...) are ripped, and they absolutely have to be, as they swim, tread water, and fight surreptitiously for 32 straight minutes. They can also propel themselves high out of the water, using only their abs and legs, in order to shoot or make a save. It's rugby in the water, plus you get to look like The Man shooting, just like in team handball. Of, if only I could swim...
blogsquatch: Badminton - Think about your family reunions. Okay, so at my family reunion we mostly hit pinatas, drink Coronas, and eat tacos, but I bet I know what happens at yours. Grandma smells funny and pinches your cheek, your aunts talk about how much you've grown, creepy Uncle Chris has too much to drink and starts saying inappropriate things to your 12-year-old cousin... And, eventually, someone pulls out a backyard badminton set. If you're no good at it, badminton is about the lamest thing there is, but if you're sick--wowzer. It offers the chance for high-flying hard-hitting action, as you fire your cock at your family members hit the shuttle back and forth. Aunt Rosie made you eat her uber-shitty pineapple upside down cake? WHAM! Grandpa got you a Blue's Clues video for Christmas, even though you're 15 years old? SLAM! Your tease of a cousin won't kiss you, even a peck on the cheek for crying out loud? BLAM! It would be awesome to show your family how you really feel by kicking their collective asses as badminton.
theShow: Trampoline - This is a new event, not sure of the actual name of the event, but you might as well just call it: Little People Bouncing Up and Down. I just think it would be cool to go that high and flip and spin like crazy. Who didn't love trampolines as a kid, hell I still love them, why wouldn't you want to do it competitively?
JuicyJuice: Table Tennis - I get my ass kicked regularly by all of my friends at ping pong. Actually, at all racquet sports for that matter. So if I could pick one racquet sport to take revenge upon them, it would no doubt be the most serious of them all: table tennis. Olympic table tennis requires agility, power, quickness, and the ability to do all of those things with a deft hand (because you’re smacking around a tiny plastic ball). I don’t know if you have witnessed anything but casual ping-pong, but table tennis is not a game for the weak-minded. To return the blistering serves these athletes are forced back yards away from the edge of the table, and then volley from that distance. Putting spin (“english,” or as my friends say, “jizz”) on a ball is one of the coolest things in sports. Pitching a baseball or a golf ball is cool, but not as sweet as chopping a ping pong ball or ripping a vicious backhand. 
Torshin: Shooting - Screw China. That's the reason I picked rifles with my second pick. For years China has been pouring ridiculous amounts of funding into less well known sports such as all the riflery events and other things like table tennis, diving, and many others in order to increase their medal count. Basically I'm taking one for the team in order to rob those communists of a few medals. Also it would be pretty cool to be amazing at shooting things 'cause you could make serious bank doing parlor tricks like shooting quarters and stuff.
Doctor Dozer: Archery - I'm not a fan of guns. Not at all really. It's the only point in the Constitution that I completely disagree with (maybe the 19th Amendment as well...). I mean, imagine how much safer you'd feel if guns didn't saturate this country. But bows and arrows? Totally OK. I mean, think of all the awesomeness that went down in the times of Robin Hood. Think of how cool it must be to tag a deer or some other furred beast with an arrow so that you can eat it and put its head on your wall. Think of that scene in Hero at the end where he is just demolished by a wall of arrows or the scene in 300 where the same thing happens but the Spartans are too cool for it. Archery is totally sweet because it is simple, traditional, and bad ass. If I could be awesome at it, I would steal from the rich, feed my family, and try to kill heroic figures.
Doctor Dozer: Sailing - So many of our friends are of substantial amounts of old wealth and, as such, are sailing enthusiasts. My motivation for selecting such a preppy, nauseating sport is this: I would love to be better at their elitist pasttime than they are. Imagine me racing against a certain Gary Hotchkiss in a regatta, swinging the jib boom all over the place as I expertly maneuver my vessel past his, maybe even in circles around his, as I deftly beat him to the finish line. I would love to see him in his white pants, boat shoes, and pastel shirt standing dumbstruck on the dock, stunned at the defeat. It would be almost as good as slaying theShow's mother and having him find out about it. One can always dream... (I <3 Anne Marie)
Torshin: Soccer - Yes I picked soccer. Or futbol or football or whatever the hell you want to call it. If I'm going to be the best at something hell I might as well be the best at the most popular sport. I don't care if you are the fastest 10km runner in the world most people aren't going to know your name. I don't care if you can swim faster than most fish because people are going to forget you pretty quickly. But if I'm one of the world's top soccer players, not only am I going to be rich but I'm going to be famous.
JuicyJuice: Modern Pentathlon - Often called the "sport that most accurately conveys the ideals of Olympism." Only true renaissance athletes are fit to compete in this event. You may have run track in high school, maybe you run marathons now. But after running 3 km, can you complete a show jumping course on horseback? Slay a fencing opponent? Win a 200 meter freestyle swimming race? And then out-shoot enemies in a pistol shooting competition? Didn’t think so. Surprisingly this ridiculous event has been an Olympic sport since 1912. Modern pentathlon medalists would have been elite soldiers during the American Revolution/ Civil War: can travel quickly by foot, water, or horseback and master of the sword and gun.
Ed. note: So the "sport that most accurately conveys the ideals of Olympism"--you know, achieving a spirit of better understanding between men and nations, as well as competition for the sake of pushing oneself towards excellence--is...one designed to train and test army officers?
theShow: High Dive - I enjoy swimming pools, but high dives scare the piss out of me. I think it is so impressive what those guys/girls do from the time they leave the platform to the time their svelt bodies splash into the water. Please refrain from any Greg Lougayness jokes please. Thank you.
blogsqatch: Rhythmic Gymnastics - Did you ever play that game with Chinese fortune cookies (no, not that game, Dozer) where you added "in bed" to the fortune. You know: "You will have great success"... In bed! "Be adventurous and good things will happen to you"... In bed! "The time is right to make new friends"... In bed! See, never gets old. What does that game have to do with rhythmic gymnastics? Not much, really, except I'd really like to be "in bed" with some of these rhymthic gymnasts. Just think: all the grace, flexibility, need for affirmation, and general sexiness of regular gymnasts (Ed. note: And the unnaturally delayed menstruation!), but skilled with sex toys hoops, balls, and ribbons. Woo Hoo!
SoBDD: Field Hockey - I love field hockey for its unique strategy--being only able to play with the right side of the stick really changes the game (imagine if you were only allowed to dribble a basketball with your right hand)--for its exciting penalty corners, for the speed and grace with which the players move, for its status as the only sport that India would ever have a hope of winning a medal in, and for the challenge of the drag flick, which some have described as the most difficult thing to do in sports. Eh, who am I kidding? I just want to wear a skirt.
What about you? Yes, we picked a lot of great events, but there are a bunch we missed. Put your own in the comments.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Suck it Patriots, Brett Favre is a Jet!
Brett Favre is a New York Jet.
Sorry to the Patriots and all of their fans too.
Can't wait for the Super Bowl Championship parade.
That is all...have a nice day.
theShow
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Another Lost Liberty
The Department of Homeland Security recently released this gem about their policy regarding the search and seizure of laptops and other electronic devices, "Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed." The policy also includes their ability to share any information obtained with other agencies as well as the right to send your computer to non-government agencies for translation and things of that nature. Now while the seizure of laptops without a warrant at the boarder might not seem like that big a deal, its not far from the government claiming the right to tap any and all international communication because importation of information from a laptop is no different then sharing information over a VPN. On top of this several European government are in the works of passing legislation that will allow airport security to search laptops for pirated software and songs.
I know many of you will say that this is for the greater good and the government is only doing this to protect us. But who is regulating the government? When you are no long allowed to freely share information with others without the fear of big brother looking over your shoulder things start to look a little bleak. Along with all the recent news about net neutrality it looks like the age of unregulated internet is coming to an end.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Weekly Prescriptions: 8/3
It's that time of the month week again, and frankly, I'm excited about it. I find I much enjoy our fulfilling albeit limited time together, and I'm sure you feel the same way. I also wanted to take the time to make a little pledge to you. With authors being added and more and more posts being posted each and every week, things look to be on the up and up around here. My pledge is this: no matter how cool our blog gets and how many fans we have asking us to let them fellasche us or kiss their babies, I won't forget my devoted "Weekly Prescriptions" column readers. You can count on me for as long as this blog is up and running. With that in mind, onto this weeks pills/picks.
1. 15 Funniest Police Blotters
At Reston, we have a good time every few weeks looking through the college newspaper and checking out the police blotter. That's where they write down a list of all the situations the campus police have responded to. It never fails to amuse. Anyway, this is a list of some epic police blotters that I stumbled upon. Pretty damn hilarious. Give it a shot. Damn ungrateful ducks...
2. I Met a Butterfly
A cute little butterfly comic strip that reminds us all what is important in life. Well, sort of. It reminds me of a kid I knew in high school whose screen name was morbidmetal13. What a friggin' psycho.
3. 2008 Darwin Awards
I realize that 2008 is not yet over and that this probably isn't the official Darwin Awards release, but it's damned funny. If you don't find number one slightly amusing at the least, please die. All 8 are hilarious. Please enjoy.
4. Repose
Usually, I'm not all about artsy naked pics. I mean, if you're going for naked pics, go all the way, right? Well, something about this picture was refreshing. I thought it could also make all of you that haven't seen a girl in person in over 4 months feel very very alone... Suck it.
5. Hot Pole Vault Chick
There's really nothing more to it than that.
6. Car Fail
What an incredible fail. I smiled the whole time. I mean, what was he thinking? A race against gravity? And then to challenge the momentum of his car? Unstoppable force and all that, I guess. And then he drives away. What an idiot.
Well, see you all next week.
Yours,
Doctor Dozer
Saturday, August 2, 2008
MMA Sunday August 3 - Check It Out
Just a little reminder for everyone out there. There is a very solid live MMA event on free television Sunday night. The organization is called the WEC, which stands for World Extreme Cagefighting. It is actually owned by the UFC, and features a lot of lesser known, but not lesser skilled fighters. They are up and coming in the MMA world and deserve some attention. The card this weekend features three title fights. If that is not a reason to watch then I will give you another. The current Light Heavyweight champion is a man by the name of Brian Stann. His nickname is "All-American", and for good reason. Brian Stann is a former US Marine Captain who did a tour in Iraq and received a Silver Star for his bravery/valor. He is a great American, a talented fighter, and more importantly a great human being. When I first heard his story I became a fan right away, and I am confident you will too. And he is one of many reasons to watch this WEC event. Plus, it's free, so why the hell not watch it.
The event starts at 9 o'clock on the Versus network. Check your local listings.
For more information on the fight card visit the WEC's official site
Enjoy the fights!
theShow
sorry nothing after the jump
Friday, August 1, 2008
The Dark Knight Review: A Look To The Future
So here is part two of my highly anticipated TDK review. Consider yourself privileged to read it. Just kidding. What I try to do in this half, though, is come at TDK in a way that few others have. What I'll be focusing on is the future of the franchise. Can Nolan's Batman successfully inhabit a third installment or would it turn out something like Spider-Man 3, widely regarded as the worst possible Spiderman movie they could have made. Well, find out what's in store for our gadgeted-billionaire after the jump.
Beyond Gotham's pulchritudinous skyline and its mob underworld lies Batman's biggest opposition to another movie: the real world. First, the Joker is alive at the film's end, and Nolan left us believing that, although the Joker is in jail, his chaotic dance with Batman will go on forever. But Heath has passed on. And don't even try to claim that someone could replace him. I mean, sure, they could, but it would be awful. No one can stand up to the performance Heath did without completely reimagining not only the character, but the franchise. It would be like doing the Clone Wars movie with everyone in cartoon mode except for Anakin, leaving the galaxy far far away with one in-the-flesh person wearing the outdated life-sustaining gear of the late 1970's. Really picture how awful that could be. Now imagine a different actor playing the Joker in a future Batman movie........
Yeah, you're right, the "replacement Joker" Batman movie would be worse. Way, way worse.
Besides the Heath issues, Christian Bale has problems of his own. First of all, Bale has inhabited a number of roles in his career and has done so because he loves the challenge of taking on new characters. Although he has stated he'd be happy to do a Batman 3 (so long as Nolan stays on), it certainly wouldn't be the challenge he's looking for. Besides his potential lack of interest, Bale has recently filed a statement with Scotland Yard in regards to a matter that occurred during the opening weekend of TDK. Now this isn’t just a statement where he says what he knows about an accident he may have witnessed or something like that. No. The incident at hand involves both his mother and sister claiming that he got upset and assaulted the two of them in their hotel room. What kind of sick weirdo grown man beats on their sister AND mother (especially outside the privacy of his own home)? Needless to say, this could develop into a substantial criminal situation in the near future. Think Chris Henry and the Bengals (who will never play for them again because of his blatant disregard for the law). Talent plus psychotic opposition to real world lawlessness do not mix. Lastly, Christian Bale is an insane actor and man. Earlier in his career, he lost 60 pounds for his role in the Machinist (30% of his body weight)! He has played characters ranging from Jesus to Patrick Bateman (in American Psycho) and has told reporters on record that the role of Jesus gave him nightmares, whereas "Patrick Bateman? Nothing." He hates the spotlight, saying to the media that he has "no desire for people to get their facts right about [him]." When asked questions about his personal life, he simply makes up stories so that no one knows what his deal is. Bale has had all the media attention he can handle between The Dark Knight’s success and his gathering legal troubles, and with Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins coming out in 2009, I think Bale will be skeptical of any project that will keep him in the limelight.
The final real world issue is Nolan. He, like Bale, is a guy that likes to create and imagine. I think he'll be itching for something new after this most recent film which simply adds to the oft cinematically represented Batman franchise. He's a trailblazer, kind of like Strider in the Lord of the Rings, but not nearly as gay (or attractive…), and with not anything close to the same fetish for little people. He just can't settle down and nothing can make him stay in one place for too long. Sort of like how your dad feels about you, like how he can't stand the sight of you and left your mom because of it. Trust me, he told me. Anyway, look for Nolan to go on to bigger and better things. Also, after killing the box office and creating such a great film, what else is there to do for Nolan? Wouldn’t you feel like you’ve done all you could as far as Batman is concerned if you were this director, did this great a job, and were inherently artsy and creative as all directors are? I just think he will want to move on, whether he should or should not. He simply crushed a movie with the Batman and the Joker, which is like the holy grail of Batman movies. He’ll want out.
Beyond these pressing real world issues, the world of Gotham may not NEED another movie. First of all, Nolan's Gotham has thrived on realism and plausibility. If you look at possible villains for the next installment (althought with a great cast, even some of the slightly more minor and slightly less realistic characters can be brought to life by Nolan in a way that reflects the successes of TDK), who would be real enough to inhabit Nolan's world? Who could exist in Gotham the way the Joker or Two Face did? Sure, people like to point to Batman Begins and its list of relatively minor villains (i.e. Scarecrow and Ra's Al Ghul), but now that the Joker and Two Face have been created, how could Nolan go back to a potpourri of minor villains? I honestly don't think he can. It would tarnish the masterpiece that was TDK. Also, with Commissioner Gordon's final speech, yes we have now set the stage for the future of Batman, but is it a stage on which the show must be performed? Couldn't that ending, with Batman running from the people he has given everything to serve and save, be enough? Isn't it sort of an "and the rest is history" moment?
Good people have died in battle, Batman has beaten back evil (for now), he lost his love (even before her death), the village has come after him in a Frankenstein-esque ending, and still Batman fights evil in their name. We know now that he can never truly win because evil and chaos will never be defeated, but he will always fight on as Batman or any true hero must. If the story isn't ended here, when can it possibly end? If it's just going to be a cyclic story about a new villain (which is either too dull or too outlandish when compared with the Joker and Two Face), same Batman (deep voice, kung fu, new gadgets), same outcome (evil is turned away by The Dark Knight, though it shall return again), same Alfred, same cool toys (OK, "new" but with the same idea), same boy-toy Bruce Wayne antics, and same Gotham (dark but lightening, rescued but still in need of saving), then why bother? Within Nolan's two-volume Gotham universe, Bruce has come from the little boy in the alley to the lost man searching for his way to the hero he wanted to be to the selfless vigilante he is now. That is a long way for a character to develop. Why let him become static in another movie after all that growth and self-revelation? The only way it could continue is if Batman could one day go out on top, but that would undercut everything Nolan fought so hard to brand into our fleshy frontal lobes: he can't win in the storybook sense. He's doomed to forever fight for a justice he can't attain for the people he can't win over. He's reached the bottom, but the ceiling has come down with him, trapping him forever in this constant state of opposing unrelenting evil, leaving him destined to impose justice and order with chaos and violence forevermore.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
So an intro Eh?
My name is Torshin and I am video game addict. I've been playing video games ever since I was a little kid and haven't stopped since. Was first a huge console fan and was first hooked on play-station and N64 and then around nine or ten I discovered the beauty of online gaming and it all went down from there. I love the internet and I love the fact that it allows you to be who ever you want to be, but as of late I have become more and more cynical of it as we hear more stories of kids killing themselves over Facebook or eloping to Jordan because of a boy they met on Myspace. So as the newest member of BIBTTP I will be writing about all that is wrong with technology and the internet in general these days with a bit of my views on politics thrown in once and a while.
To start us off I'm going to mention BBN Technologies Inc. current pet project for which they recently received 12 million in government funding and a large amount of dedicated bandwidth to, well basically replace the internet. The name for this project is Global Environment for Network Innovations(GENI) and it is supposed to take a clean slate approach to the internet to fix serious security issues. Now looking at this very optimistically this project could drastically fix serious problems facing the internet such as transfer of copyrighted materials and things of that nature. But I look at this as government regulation of internet content, aka China. These are the kinds of things that interest me and these will be the kinds of things I will be writing about.
Boof!
While doing some reading about possible trade deadline deals, I came across this list of "Worst Trades in Baseball History" on Foxsports. All in all, it's a very good list, as author Morisato hit all the big ones, including the 2003 deal that send asshole A.J. Pierzynski to the Giants in exchange for top pitching prospects Francisco Liriano, Joe Nathan, and Boof Bonser. Did I say Boof Bonser? I meant #### Bonser.
Evidently, FoxSports censors the word 'Boof', a word which means, well, I'll let you look it up yourself. Boof at urbandictionary.com. Not quite reporting Tyson Homosexual won the 100m at the Olympic Trials, but still kind of funny.
Okay, back to your regularly scheduled programming. (That'd be nothing, because, you know, usually we don't post anything. But that's going to change. Honest. I promise. We're going to, like, put up new content every once in a while. Why, I'm predicting that in exactly 34 minutes, our newest Canadian will make his first post. BIBTTP is back, baby!)
(Sorry, nothing after jump. I don't know how to get rid of that 'read more' business though.)
The Dark Knight Review: The One You've Been Dreaming Of
Within a week of its release, I had seen “The Dark Knight” (TDK) twice. I've been sitting around thinking to myself, "what do I have to say about this movie? Do I want to discuss my feelings after the first time? How about my reflection on the movie now that I've seen it twice?" Well, the problem was that everyone and their mother had already said anything I could possibly say in review of the movie. So I decided that, in addition to a couple of brief comments to let you know where I stand as a fan, I would also like to dabble in the field of the future of the Batman franchise. Where has the film left Gotham, the viewer, and the Batman (and other characters) both onscreen and off? All that, and more, after the jump.
Note: This article is directed at those dedicated masses that have already seen the film. Spoilers follow. You’ve been warned.
The Review
Honestly, I was slightly disappointed after my first viewing, and for all of the common reasons you can read at any sci-fi, movie, or Batman site. The story was not as novel as “Batman Begins” (with the origin and development of Batman). It was also LONG as hell with many people calling it "a movie and a half." Yes, that's more for your money, but TDK went from having a crisp ending at about an hour and forty-five minutes in to forcing the second half of the movie to an abrupt halt. The other thing that left a bad taste in my mouth walking away for the first time was the amount of preaching from virtually every character. From Batman to Rachel to Harvey to Alfred to The Joker himself, everyone spent a great deal of their lines discussing what was right, why it was right, how justice should be served, if it should be served at all, and what being a hero means. I mean, I get the whole "Justice vs. Chaos" dichotomy going on. Batman brings chaos to the “order” that was mob-ruled Gotham, but then he and Harvey try to impose justice to replace the chaos, but The Joker does all he can to disturb that and bring Harvey to see that Chaos is the only fair way. I get the hero vs. "something more" distinction for Batman, that he wears the mask so that he can make the tough decision for the greater good. I get that truth needs to be buried and lines need to be crossed sometimes. All I ask is that the director show some faith in the viewer to draw those conclusions on his own.
Then I saw it again. And it was more amazing to me somehow. I appreciated the subtleties of Heath Ledger's Joker. Yes, I liked his performance the first time, but it wasn't anything more than what I had expected from reading the reviews and seeing the trailers. He fully exceeded my expectations when I gave him the attention to detail he deserved. I can't even describe it, but go see it and ask yourself this: has anyone in the history of the role ever made it look so plausible? He is totally believable, totally real, and totally demented. Without his perfect character the movie falls apart. Which brings me to my next point: the movie was realistic and believable. It’s about heroes and villains, sure, but ones that don’t have powers. It’s about people that are willing to put it all on the line for what they believe, and anyone in this world could do that with the proper motivation and dedication. TDK is not for kids or even teens. It's adult, and it's perfect that way. Nolan panders to no audience for ticket sales (i.e. groin shots or sexual innuendos for the teen audience) and still rakes in more cash each successive day than any other film in history. Finally, I love that this movie lets the hero fall. He is so much darker than not only any Batman has ever been, but any popular, cinematic superhero in general. Hospitals blow up. People get hurt. Terror reigns. Rachel and Harvey, the two noblest characters in the film, DIE. Batman becomes the enemy of both sides, fighting hostages, henchman, and the SWAT team all at once in a scene towards the end. As Harvey promised earlier in the movie: "you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” And as Gordon explains at the movie’s close, Batman is "the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.” (Note: Yes, these are instances of the preaching that I mentioned earlier, but it isn’t like the rest of the dialogue concerning those lofty issues. These are sweet lines that, in retrospect, are useful at summarizing key motifs in the movie. What I’m trying to say is BLOW ME!) It was a great movie. It had action but also depth, heroes but also Heath, victory but also utter defeat.
So that was my review. I'm sorry if you've read something similar recently, but I promise you mine was bigger... I mean better. Now for the fun. What lies ahead for the Batman franchise? My guess is not much. Why? Well that's why you're still reading, isn't it? Sorry to be the burst your bubble, but you'll have to wait until next time for the other half of this post. Don't want to go spoiling your supper now, do I?
As the old cartoons used to say, "Same BatTime, same BatChannel!"
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Greetings from East Rutherford, N.J.
Through my good friend Myron—he's very, very, very good friend, obviously—I got tickets for Monday July 28's Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band show at Giants Stadium, and my first thought was “I have to blog about this.” Actually, that was about my 253rd thought, after, “I wonder if he’ll play ‘Blinded By The Light’”, “I wonder if he’ll play ‘For You’”, and so on for each song Bruce has ever put on an album. But I did think it, eventually, which is why you’re reading this right now. (That and you must be really, really bored to come to this little corner of the internet.) But let's move on, shall we?
We went in a group of four: me, Myron, and two other big Springsteen fans, Spartan and MissCulver. Myron's got important friends all over the place—he doesn't limit his celebrity interaction to hanging with the writers at BIBTTP—and he managed to get us backstage passes. We walked backstage before the show, and within five minutes we were in conversation with Jon Landau. Yes, that Jon Landau, of whom Spartan has said, “If there were no Jon Landau, there would be no Bruce Springsteen,” a sentiment oft-echoed by those paid to discern such things. It was a Landau review of a Springsteen show in The Real Paper that catapulted Springsteen to national consciousness; it was Landau's advice that convinced Springsteen to produce Born to Run, his finest album to date; and it is Landau who has brilliantly managed the Boss' career for the last three decades. This man was a rock legend, and here he was cracking jokes with me and my friends. Needless to say, I didn't have the balls to ask him if the rumors about Tracks II—a compilation completing the work of 1998’s Tracks, which contained 64 previously unreleased Springsteen recordings—were true. Sorry guys.
After hobnobbing with a couple other cool people (none as cool as Landau, but that's a pretty high standard) we made our way to our seats, which were located in Section 1. Let's just say they call it Section 1 for a reason. This Myron, he's a pretty good guy. Have I said it before? Maybe I should say it again.
This was the second of three shows Bruce is playing in his home state of New Jersey, and after the previous night's instantly legendary performance—29 songs, three and a half hours, and just about every classic you could want—we had high expectations. While they were certainly met—Springsteen never leaves you disappointed—I'd confess they weren't met they same way I expected them to be. Sunday's show, as I said, was filled with classics: he opened with ‘Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out’; play epics like ‘Youngstown’, sweet duets like ‘Brilliant Disguise’, hard rockers like ‘Murder Incorporated’, and mega-inspiring ‘Growin' Up’; 16 other great songs; and “closed” with the rocking ‘Badlands’. Of course, Springsteen wasn't done, and the band came back out to play ‘Girls in Their Summer Clothes’ off the new Magic album followed by possibly the greatest six song combination any Bruce fan has ever dreamed of. ‘Jungleland’, ‘Born To Run’, ‘Bobby Jean’, ‘Dancing in The Dark’, ‘American Land’, and ‘Rosalita’. Any one of those songs is worth the price of admission, and six in a row… Wow. It really was the one we'd all been waiting for. Now, I’d didn’t see that concert. (Which absolutely kills me, because I found tickets on craigslist for a reasonable price, but my mom wouldn't let me drive eight hours round-trip to the show on two straight days. Jerk.)
But I still saw a very good performance, obviously. While I’d say the first night was a “thank you” to the fans for their years of love and support, the second night was more a celebration of family, of friends, of the great state of New Jersey. It wasn't what I was expecting, but it was a hell of a lot of fun.
Highlights included:
· Bruce leading a rousing rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ for his wife (and bandmate) Patti Scialfa, who turned 55 the next day.
· The teen daughters of Springsteen and bassist Garry W. Tallent and their friends dancing out on stage to finale ‘Twist & Shout’.
· A little boy in about the fifth row had a huge sign that said: “First Show. Age 7. Harmonica Please?” and after Bruce finished wailing on ‘No Surrender,’ he walked out in the crowd and gave his harmonica to him.
· Bruce stepped to the edge of the crowd and had several sing-alongs with little kids on their parents' shoulders, putting the microphone to them for key lyrics. They all came through.
· Bruce moved into the standing-room only section for ‘Hungry Heart,’ dancing with a teenager, and turning and yelling to Patti back on stage “this is my new girl!”
· For ‘Born to Run,’ drummer Mighty Max Weinberg—yes, like the Max Weinberg 7 Max Weinberg—stepped out, and his son Jay took his place at the drums and absolutely blew the doors off. Max could be seen watching proudly from the side of the stage.
· Playing ‘Drive All Night,’ a slow and moving love song, for only the second time in the last 25 years.
· Playing ‘Held Up Without A Gun,’ a short fun little song--Bruce dedicated it “to everyone who had to pay for gas to drive the concert”--for only the third time ever.
· As Bruce began ‘Because the Night,’ Myron leaned over to me and said “Nils (E Street's tiny guitarist) usually plays a sweet solo in this song.” It didn't look like anything of the sort of going to happen, as Bruce began the song as the only one light on stage lit up, singing with minimal accompaniment. But as the song gathered steam, the focus soon shifted to Nils, who was rocking the fuck out. He fired through the solo, he clearly feeding off the crowd's energy, and he began spinning himself in a circle. Finally, he ran clear across the stage and turned a front somersault, playing all the while. Hamazing.
· ‘It's Hard to Be A Saint In The City’. This one is so freaking cool, because it almost didn't happen. See, Bruce has always been very fluid with the set list—Myron has relayed to me that the E Street performers don't see the list of songs until right before they go on—but in March or so, he got even more extreme, and began moving out into the crowd, grabbing signs that requested songs, and getting the band to play it next. That night, one of the signs he grabbed was kind of hard to read from the audience—it had a bunch of songs listed, and he was only going to pick one—but he showed it to the band and announced “we’re going to do it in 'A'.” There was immediate confusion on stage, as Bruce told his bandmates, “I know it’s supposed to be in 'C', but we’re going to try it in 'A'.” At this point, nobody one in the crowd had any idea what song it was going to be, and after Bruce stumbled through a bit of an introduction by himself, we still didn't know what was going on, and became a little worried. He stopped for a second, said to himself, “How does it go again?” and restarted. This time, there were no mistakes. ‘It’s Hard to Be A Saint in The City,’ a track off debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. rang out loud and clear, and as he strut down the street… well, for the next six minutes, in that arena of 50,000 people, it was just me and Bruce.
Really, though, I can't do the man justice. Compared to some of the fans out there--fans who saw him at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park back in the late 70's (like Spartan) or the people who saw 10 straight shows at Giants Stadium in 2003 or the countless masses that follow him across the whole country and over to Europe--I'm a huge neophyte. The best line I’ve heard was from a friend of Myron’s who’s seen over 150 concerts, when he was asked (by someone who’d never seen Bruce perform before, obviously) if he ever got tired of it. “Are you kidding me?” he replied. “There’s nothing more energizing than this.”
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
MMA Weekly Prescriptions
I don't mean to rip off the Doctor with my title but that is in fact what I did. Sorry. I could not think of a better title right now. So I just went with that. I hope everyone has been enjoying my regular MMA posts, and for those of you who have and are craving more MMA information, I have compiled a list of a few sites that I frequent regularly. Check them out and enjoy...
Sherdog
This is the foremost leader in MMA news and articles. The writers are knowledgable and they have the infamous "Fight Finder" feature. Search any name/nickname and you will get the full list of fights for that person and any person for that matter who has competed in any sort of sanctioned MMA event, ever.
Five Ounces of Pain
One of the more substance based MMA websites out there. Articles/videos added daily. The editor: Sam Caplan is one of the leading MMA reporters around. Check out this site if you want to find out what is going on in the MMA world and what is going to happen in the near future.
MMA Weekly
I only look at this site for the rumor section. It provides a clear list of upcoming MMA events and which fights are likely to occur on those dates. For the MMA fan, this knowledge is so exciting. A fight fan has trouble waiting a week for a fight, let alone three months and MMA Weekly provides news about events that have not even been finalized yet. So if you're looking to see who your favorite fighter will be taking on next, check out this site.
MMA Junkie
Much like BIBTTP, this site is a blog site that was created by a hardcore MMA fan and which has blossomed into one of the most viewed MMA sites out there. The articles are very informative and the site has a partnership with Yahoo Sports and publishes stories from Yahoo MMA writers as well. The articles are short (which is good for my short attention span) and it even has a tutorial for the fan thinking about betting/wagering on MMA fights. Check it out.
Well I hope you will find these sites as enjoyable as I do, and I promise you that viewing them daily will make you a much more knowledgable MMA fan and will get you hooked on the sport in no time.
Enjoy...Do Work
theShow
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Greetings from Redskins Training Camp
Peter King was sent to Ashburn, VA on July 25, 2008 to report on the Redskins’ training camp for SI.com. After reading King’s article, SI editors decided it was insufficient, so they sent me to get the inside report on the Skins’ camp. I took the trip to Redskins’ Park, their year-round training facility, one day after King did. It was Fan Appreciation Day and 28,000 fans showed up to watch the team’s practice. The team warmed up, did some position drills, and then played an intra-squad scrimmage. Basically, the first, second, and third units took turns driving up the field, starting from their own 35. Afterward, many of the players interacted with the fans, signing autographs. I was two yards off the line in endzone the offense was driving away from during the scrimmage but where the offense skill positions did their drills. Here are my observations and thoughts:
Observations/Notes
- Chris Cooley is the fan favorite of the Redskins nation. And rightfully so, as he was one of only two players wearing yellow socks at the practice. It helps your population rating when you are the favorite player of every single female fan. (Cooley is seen right, #47).
- I am 5’9” and ¾. Santana Moss, Antwaan Randle El, and Rock Cartwright are all shorter than me. Chris Samuels, Jon Jansen, and Jason Taylor are taller than me. It is really cool seeing these giants playing on the same field as these small dudes.
- Clinton Portis is the star of the team (more eyes on him than anyone else, but not as beloved Cooley) and he acts like it. Portis came out on to the field wearing a Skins baseball cap backwards, put his helmet on for about 15 minutes and then returned to the sideline with the cap. Portis was the only back or receiver to drop a pass in a drill catching balls out of the backfield. He was also the only player wearing a yellow shirt under their jersey (you could see because most players had their jersey tucked up under their shoulder pads). He seemed like the relaxed funny guy you see in interview. He is the Skins' franchise back and he knows it.
- The scrimmage was full contact (except for QBs) and the first big hit really got the fans riled up.
- You know the players were going full speed because DT Anthony Montgomery fractured his hand during the scrimmage.
- Most of the studs only took a few reps during the scrimmage and some of them, like Portis and Taylor, didn’t play at all.
- Rookie TE Fred Davis made me regret selecting Jets TE Dustin Keller instead of him in the rookie draft of my dynasty fantasy football league.
- QB Todd Collins led the second team instead of rookie Colt Brennan. At first I was confused why the promising Brennan wouldn’t be the back up, but after watching both, now I understand why Collins is the #2 QB. Collins may not have the physical tools Brennan does, but he moved the ball effectively up the field and didn’t screw up. Brennan struggled to maintain a drive, repeatedly making mistakes. If they were playing full contact with QBs too, Brennan would have been crushed about a quarter of the reps he took. Poor Derek Devine, a QB one year out of
- Rock Cartwright signed autographs with his mouth piece in his mouth.
- The coolest piece of memorabilia that I saw at the dozens of stands was a framed photograph of the Redskins “missing man formation,” signed by ever Redskin that was on the field for that play. In the Redskins first defensive play of the game after
- In his article, King states that he thinks
Uniforms
- Like I said, Cooley was one of the only players wearing yellow socks, and they were sweet. The few other players that were wearing socks wore black ones.
- Most players’ helmets had the Redskins’ logo on both sides but some were bare.
- Many of the skill players wore new black and yellow Nike cleats that are very nice. None of the linemen wore these flashy cleats, instead choosing plain black ones.
- Injured rookie wide receivers Malcolm Kelly and Devin Thomas were wearing sweet practice shorts. Standard NFL issued shorts probably, but still, very cool.
- The Redskins’ fans are pretty rabid. 87% of fans were wearing Redskins paraphernalia and 50% were wearing a jersey.
- Starting QB Jason Campbell is improving but he still has a way to go in earning the trust of Redskins fans. I saw 5 fans wearing Joe Theismann jerseys and one wearing a Mark Brunell. I only saw 4
- Other former Redskins were well represented by fans wearing their jerseys. I saw multiple people wearing the jerseys of Jon Riggins, Lavar Arrington, and of course, Sean Taylor.
- Fans were also wearing some Redskins players’ jerseys from former teams. I saw a Miami Hurricanes Portis jersey, Miami Dolphins Taylor jersey, and most exciting, a younger kid was wearing a Colt Brennan Hawaii jersey.
- If I had to guess, Cooley and Portis jerseys would be tied with for the most worn by fans.
Play of the Day
- Fourth year receiver Billy McMullen made the most exciting play of the day. McMullen ran a 15 yard post and rose up with the safety and cornerback. Each player had a shot at the ball and McMullen snatched it out of the hands of the safety while still in the air. He came down with the ball, quickly broke away from the two defenders and took it 35 yards to the house, stiff arming another D-back on the way.
Personal Highlights of the Day
- One fan was wearing a blue Seahawks Steve Largent jersey. Awesome.
- I also saw a woman with the most legit mullet ever. I had no idea women could, or would, put their hair into a mullet. Apparently in
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