The Bad Lip Reading crew take their absurdity to the NFL with spectacular results. They had me at, “Help me burn that old man.” [via deathandtaxes]
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From The Verge: “Cowboys Stadium currently boasts the largest jumbotron in the NFL — a behemoth of an LED measuring 160 feet wide and 72 feet tall — but how does Dallas’ Texas-sized display compare to the rest of the NFL’s set ups? That’s the question that graphic designer Daniel Beaton set out to answer with a [...]
I had football on in the background Sunday while putzing around the house, when the CBS post-game show cut to Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano’s post-game victory speech. Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia and has missed a few games for treatment. Anyway, this was his first time back and midway through his speech, Lady Oyster [...]
In light of the NFL’s problem with replacement refs, let’s take a moment to appreciate the living referee God known as Ed Hochuli. Man, it’s going to be great to see Hochuli on the field again. Never thought I’d say that in a million years. [via thehighdef]
What’s the most exciting thing about the upcoming NFL season? Peyton Manning in Denver? Tim Tebow in NYC? For some, it’s the NFL’s decision to make available the infamous all-22 game film that coaches have access to. It’ll cost $70 as part of the Game Rewind package on the NFL website. For the uninitiated, the [...]
Last night, Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke Dan Marino’s 27-year-old single-season passing record after capping the game with a 9-yard touchdown pass. Brees ended the game with 5,087 yards on the season and still has one more game to play. Marino finished the 1984 season with 5,084 yards. Anyway, this is as fine a speech [...]
The Sports Guy puts things into perspective, using the analogy of him starting his own website business. Remember the scene in “Shawshank” when Andy tells the warden that he’s done with laundering money for him? The warden’s eyes narrow. He shakes his head. He looks at Andy as dismissively as one human being can regard [...]
Soccer jerseys have always been fascinating because oftentimes the team’s logo isn’t prominently featured — it’s the club’s main sponsor front and center. Well, just about everywhere besides America. So you know the whole world, because they are all football/soccer crazy. And in America it’s the exact opposite — advertising everywhere but the uniforms. Graphic [...]
Andrew Postman on Marshawn Lynch’s still buzzed about touchdown: Is it cool if you can say, “Once upon a time, I signed the biggest contract in my sport,” as Alex Rodriguez or Kobe Bryant can say? Sure. Is it even cooler if you can say, “Once upon a time, my country passed a law that [...]
According to The Houston Chronicle, NFL Networks is going to re-broadcast the Thanksgiving Jets vs. Bengals game two days later and replace the announcers with a bunch of mic’d up players and coaches. You can’t underestimate the significance of this development. “We’ve got 15 players and coaches miked during the game, including both coaches and [...]
