Seahawks fullback Owen Schmitt might be short on talent, but he’s even shorter on brains. And pain threshold. Here’s Schmitt, he of the reportedly steel forehead, after being introduced before his first career start yesterday against the Jaguars. And Schmitt marked the occasion by beating himself in the head, with his helmet. And this is the same dude that was praised for being a “workout freak” after bulking up 15 pounds during his tour as an upperclassman at West Virginia. I’m sure he just worked really hard in the weight room and paid strict attention to his diet, just like all those other hard-working fellows.

Oh, by the way, Schmitt did catch one pass for three yards yesterday. And then he probably tried to eat the ball. Still better than the ribs at TGI Fridays. Their ribs are terrible. That video’s after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

The FanHouse, which apparently has bloggers who actually watched the NIT, noticed that West Virginia celebrated its championship game victory last night in a uniquely West Virginian way: by wearing NIT championship t-shirts with their state's name misspelled. However, the blame goes to 6thManSportswear.com, not the institution that produced outstanding sports citizens like Pacman Jones and Chris Henry. They posted an apology (since removed):

***PLEASE NOTE: In our rush to put up a graphic immediately after the closing buzzer, we inadvertently used in incorrect image. We apologize for the error. The correct Championship Tee Shirts will ship, not the "misspelled" shirt! Thank You!

Also, in their rush to get an apology up, they failed to catch the difference between "in" and "an." Man, these guys are awesome at copy editing. I can see why they're working for the tournament that determines the 66th best team in college. Maybe they do tattoos. I've been wanting some new ink. I'm thinking about something half-assed and crappy.

HICK-Y UPDATE: NBX sends in this action shot of the tee-shirt not being read.