I don’t understand rodeo. Sure, it’s not bullfighting; it’s much more benevolent to tie a rope to an animal’s genetalia and yank on it than to chase it around with a cape and decapitate it. But really, how much of a “sport” is this? With former NFL linebacker Junior Seau out there, I guess it picks up a bit of legitimacy. But look how he overplays the A gap and the bull dinks a short pass right over his head. I guess some things never change. as seen here.
UPDATE: Alana G tells us this was for a reality show on “Versus.” I assumed he was doing it because he mismanaged his money and spent himself into a depression. Whatev. Alternate [original] video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
We’re a bit late to this whole Tila Tequila-Shawne Merriman dustup that happened over the weekend, but here’s what we know so far about the relationship between the Pro Bowl linebacker and the woman who’s really not hot enough to be famous anyway: Tequila, whose real name is Tila Nguyen, tried to leave Merriman’s place on Sunday morning. Merriman wouldn’t let her go, saying she was intoxicated. Nguyen would later sign a citizen’s arrest warrant with the San Diego County Sherriff’s office, citing battery and false imprisonment.
Deputies responded about 3:45 a.m. to Merriman’s house in Poway, north of San Diego, after a woman called to say she was choked by the player and thrown to the ground when she tried to leave, Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jan Caldwell said at a news conference. via.
And so Merriman spent two hours in jail. Deputies later confirmed that Tila Nguyen had been drinking, a notion that she would later refute on Twitter, claiming she was allergic to alcohol.
In a tweet Sunday, Tequila said: “I am allergic to alcohol. It has been publicly known for years. That is how I got the name Tila “Tequila” cuz the irony. I cant drink.”
[She also tweeted,] “Steroid use makes people act aggressive….known fact,” presumably a referance to Merriman’s known steroid use. via.
It’s hard to believe that someone nicknamed Tila Tequila would actually try to claim that she’s allergic to alcohol, but that’s my fault for expecting a reality TV star to realize that we actually use the brain that she takes for granted. I always trust the steroid-crazed idiot over the Vienamese TV whore idiot. Call me cynical…
Raiders fans are not just like us. That’s exactly why this video is so entertaining. Raiders fans combine the passion of the college sports fan with the mental restraint of the mentally disabled sports fan. And they do it so seemlessly that it’s hard to tell where the team allegiance ends and the brain damage begins. Does this mean we can start bombing California now?
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More “highlights” of Raiders fandom after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
The highlight of yesterday’s Bucs-Chargers game — aside from the fact that it gives us a Philip Rivers-Jay Cutler battle royale for the AFC West next week — was Jeff Garcia opting not to slide after a scramble, and paying for it by getting Quentin Jammer’s shoulder planted into his helmet (video and more pictures after the jump).
I admit, I saw this and I was like, “Sweet! There’s blood on his face.” But the commentators really went crazy for it. They were so excited it was like a couple tiger sharks were calling the game. “GRRRR that’s some old-timey football!!!” Please, it’s just a nosebleed. I get those all the time when the pressure changes, and you don’t hear anyone calling me gritty.
I don’t know why I’m wasting time recapping this, but the Chargers beat the tar out of the Raiders last night 34-7. JaMarcus Russell was horrible, even by JaMarcus Russell standards: 68 yards passing, two interceptions, and a lost fumble. Andrew Walter replaced him and was horrible, even by Andrew Walter standards. The only reason the Raiders had a touchdown was because their special teams came through with a return.
As for the Chargers, they actually looked like the team they were supposed to be this year, getting big games from Philip Rivers, LT2, Darren Sproles, and Vincent Jackson. They’re now 5-8, and delusional fans are allowed to think that they still have a shot to win the pathetic AFC West.
All in all, another rousing success for the NFL Network. Bummer it’s not part of my cable package. I think I’ll put off that angry call to Time Warner for another week.
The Chargers suffered gut-wrenching last-gasp losses in their first two games — Rosario Dawson and Hochuligate, in case you’d forgotten — so they broke out their groin-stomping boots and blew out the Jets 48-29 on Monday Night Football.
Philip Rivers continued his excellent play with another three-touchdown game (he leads the NFL with 9 TD passes), and LaDainian Tomlinson finally found the end zone, scoring twice despite being held to 67 yards on 26 carries. His longest rush was 5 yards. START DARREN SPROLES GODDAMMIT. Sorry. Anguished fantasy owner here.
On the other side of the ball, Brett Favre was Brett Favre, just slingin’ the ball and never meanin’ no harm and havin’ fun out there and pilin’ up yards and convertin’ 1 of 8 third downs and throwin’ a couple interceptions, one of which Antonio Cromartie took 52 yards the other way for a score. You know, I’m glad Favre came back this year. This post wouldn’t be nearly as much fun if I were making fun of Chad Pennington. What can I say about him? “Nice haircut, asshole”?
