ESPN Game Day Coming to the Orange Bowl for UVA Game?
Ohio’s finest, Kirk Herbstreit, was live on 560 WQAM this morning, and stated that there’s a good possibility of GameDay coming to the Orange Bowl on November 10th.
Said Herbie:
“You look at the slate of games, that’s the only game that deserves Gameday to come down and send the Orange Bowl off. I would say right now, from everything I have heard, that’s the one a lot of people internally are pulling for.”
Brody and I have been discussing, and we’d like to take some recommendation for signs. So what are your suggestions? Post them here… we’ll take the best ones and use them at Gameday (who knows your genius might make it on national television).
Thus far this season, these have been my favorites:
1. Buckeyes, YOUR WELCOME!
2. Mom I found the Library ( the show was live from the library)
3. Tony Joiner stole my car
4. Chuck Norris belives
5. Andre Woodson steals heisman voters. Tony Joiner steals general motors.
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It’s between Cal-USC (sounded better a few weeks ago) and Miami-UVA. On paper, the ‘Canes’ game may not be the greatest matchup of the weekend, but this will be the last opportunity GameDay has a chance to broadcast from the Orange Bowl (that is, assuming they decide to not attend the Florida International Unversity vs. Florida Atlantic University Civil War matchup on November 24th).
Kobe Bryant is Gay
Hmmm… now THAT would have gotten me out of that whole “rape” thing..
Uncle Luke, of 2 Live Crew fame, just had this to say on 790 the Ticket:
Kobe is gay. Anyone who’s seen him out at the club know it, Kobe is gay.
Don’t kill the messenger.
Now, Luke is probably the most heterosexual man on the planet. So… honestly, anyone who’s not “makin’ it clap” with 30 ladies at Gold Rush is probably gay to Mr. Luther Campbell.
Hey Cam! Play John Beck!
Time to see what the kid can do. This is an audition. He’s not getting any younger, and the Miami Dolphins need to decide if he’s the QB of the future… or if it’s someone like Matt Ryan.
But if he’s anything like this… we might have a winner:
Judging by this exclusive scouting report, MSB has learned that Beck can win games in the final seconds and throw the ball 70 yards… he also has special underwear, what’s not to like?
List of Events to Commemorate the Orange Bowl
The University of Miami has sent out a list of events that will be going on the the Orange Bowl on November 10th as we kiss the stadium goodbye. (Good news! Included are free posters! Yaaay. Anything to keep everyone’s hands full so they don’t walk out with their seats…)
· Former players return and will be brought down onto the field to form the tunnel when the team enters the field.
· ACC Commissioner John Swofford and Dany Garcia Johnson will participate in the coin toss. Johnson along with her partner, former Hurricane football defensive lineman Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, recently gave a $1 million gift to the Football Facilities Renovation Fund. She is a member of the UM Board of Trustees.
· Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Jon Secada will perform the national anthem. He is a UM graduate.
· Players and families of former coaches and administrators, representing the different eras of Hurricane football at the Orange Bowl, have been invited back and will be honored during a special halftime celebration. Many players, coaches and administrators have been invited back, though some were unable to attend for various reasons. A list of those who have confirmed are:
1. Bowman Foster Ashe (deceased)–UM’s first President who served in that capacity from 1926 to 1952. He will be represented by his grandchildren, Gary Dunn, Bo Dunn and Linda Brown.
2. Jack Harding (deceased)–Head Football Coach from 1937-42 and 1945-47. He will be represented by his children, Betty Ann Parker and Barbara Hoffman.3. Jim Dooley (physically unable to attend)–Halfback from 1949-51. Named first-team All-American 1951. Later played for and was the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Inducted into the UM Ring of Honor in 1997. His number 42 is retired. He will be represented by his children Lisa Trace and Jim, Jr.
4. Harry Mallios–Fullback from 1950-52 and Director of Athletics from 1979-83.
5. Don Bosseler–Running back from 1953-56. Named a first-team All-American in 1956. Later played for the Washington Redskins. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Elected to the UM Ring of Honor in 1999.
6. George Mira, Sr.–Played quarterback from 1961-63. Named an All-American in 1962 and 1963. Played for several professional football teams. Was elected to the UM Ring of Honor and had his number 10 retired in 1997.
7. Pete Banaczak–Running back from 1963-65. Went on to play professionally for the Oakland Raiders from 1966-78.
8. Ray Bellamy–Wide receiver from 1968-69. The first African American student-athlete at the University of Miami.
9. Burgess Owens–Defensive back from 1970-72. Named an All-American after his senior season. Went on to have a long professional career. Inducted into the UM Ring of Honor in 1999.
10. Ottis Anderson–Running back from 1975-78. Played for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants in the NFL from 1979-92. Named MVP of Super Bowl XXV in 1991. Inducted into the UM Ring of Honor in 1999.
11. Bennie Blades–Played safety from 1985-87. Named an All-American in 1986 and 1987. 1987 winner of the Jim Thorpe Award as college football’s best defensive back. Had a long pro career with the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
12. Bernie Kosar–Quarterback from 1982-84. Passed for nearly 6,000 yards and was the starting quarterback on UM’s first championship team. Went on to a stellar pro career. Inducted into the UM Ring of Honor in 1999.
13. Michael Irvin–Wide receiver from 1985-87. Played 12 years for the Dallas Cowboys where he was a member of three Super Bowl champions. Inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2007.
14. Russell Maryland–Played nose tackle from 1986-90. Named an All-American in 1990. Was UM’s first recipient of the Outland Trophy, honoring college football’s best interior lineman, that same year. Had a 10-year pro career with the Cowboys, Raiders and Packers.
15. Darren Smith–Linebacker from 1989-92. Named an All-American in 1991 and 1992. UM’s first National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholarship recipient. Played 12 seasons in the NFL.
16. Gino Torretta–Quarterback from 1989-92. Was the quarterback of the 1991 national champion Hurricanes. Became UM’s second Heisman Trophy winner (along with Vinny Testaverde) following his senior season. That year also won the Maxwell Award (best overall college football player), the Davey O’Brien Award (top quarterback), the Unitas Award (top senior quarterback), was a consensus All-American and won every Player of the Year Award. Played professionally for several NFL teams between 1993 and 1997.
17. Andre Johnson–wide receiver from 1999 to 2002. Co-MVP of the 2002 Rose Bowl victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He caught seven passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns in that game as UM claimed its fifth national title. Currently plays for the Houston Texans.
· All fans in attendance will receive a commemorative poster courtesy of Ocean Bank.
World Cup to Become Europe Cup
Yes! Tonight we don’t have to pay for sex!
FIFA announced yesterday that the “rotation policy” it had for World Cup sites will be abanoned starting with the 2018 event. The current rotation system would have had the 2018 World Cup being played in North America or the Caribbean. England has made it known they will bid for their first World Cup since 1966. England is expected to be joined by bids from the U.S., Mexico, China, Australia, and the mythical land of Benelux (some sort of hybrid super-nation of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg… either that or a KIA).
FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he has no preference for where the cup will be held, but did have this to say about a possible bid from England:
“I’m supporting all the bidders, but the England bid is, I have to say, a very pleasant bid because it is not today they have said they start to be interested in the World Cup 2018, it’s several years ago, especially when they lost against Germany [for the 2006 tournament].
“England is the motherland of football, they have the best professional league. But I doubt if they have the best national team and this is also something very important to organise a World Cup.”
Don’t let the whole “I doubt if they have the best national team…” thing fool you. This entire structure was abandoned so the World Cup could be given to England for 2018. I love how this changes just in time for the Americas to get another shot at hosting the world’s greatest tournament. The rotation policy was the best thing to happen to the tournament. South Korea, U.S.A., South Africa… these sites may have never seen the World Cup if not for this policy, now they never will.
Its not enough that England gets to see the worlds best football every weekend in the Premiership, they will now get to host a World Cup after having two prior cups in their backyard. France in 1998 and Germany in 2006 were a hop, skip and a train-ride for the Redcoats.
Here is the explanation from a British apologist:
Waaaaaa, England hasn’t hosted the games in 40 years…. waaaaa… America had it in 1994. Waaaaa….”
Get out of here, if you wanted to see your national team from England play, you just had to go down the street to France in ‘98 or Germany last year. According to Google maps, the drive from London to Paris is under 6 hours. Approximately an hour less than what it takes to get from Miami to Tallahassee to watch the ‘Canes beat the ‘Noles (ooohhh… subversive dig on FSU in an unrelated blog post!). Or you could drive to the games in Berlin in under 12 hours… not that anyone drives in Europe. That’s right! Easy train routes.
And you get to take the Chunnel!
The rotation policy was the best way to look at it, because FIFA was awarding the World Cup to certain continents, irregardless if a certain country had hosted the games recently.
Its not enough that Europe gets to see the best pro teams (Premiership, Serie A, Bundesliga, Vandersexxx, etc…), and they get the EURO 2008, now every World Cup will be in a European nation. Brazil, hope you enjoy that 2014 World Cup, because you won’t see one again til the rest of the world has personal teleporters (or you get indoor plumbing… whichever comes first… my money’s on teleporters).
Coming Soon: Doors!
At least they have the hottest fans in the World’s favorite sport. It’s called “Joga Bonito” for a reason.
!Oh meu deus, eu quero a osso a!
I love the world’s football, and if you watched the U.S. in the U-20 World Cup this summer (and I know there are at least 4 of us), you know that the U.S. soccer team is among the best young squads in the world; and we’re only getting better. By the World Cup in 2010, the U.S. team should be competitive with the likes of Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore and the ‘Du Brothers (Freddy Adu and Maurice Edu). By 2014 and 2018 hopefully we’ll be lifted of the Landon Donovan curse (don’t get me started on that guy, he is to soccer what Andy Roddick is to tennis).
Sorry Europe, I know you think you own soccer, but it is the world’s sport. Even though you pay for all the good players, and have more leagues than the University of Florida has assault rifles (oh damn, I did it again!), the sport is not yours. Stop Bogarting all the damn World Cups. You’re worse than my roommate with the Wheat Thins.
Either way, if North America doesn’t get the 2018 games, I’m rooting for Benelux. I can’t wait for soccer in the land of haunted forests and magical pixies.
Welcome to beautiful Benelux!
Is That All for Miguel Cabrera?
Most of us thought Miguel Cabrera in a Yankees’ uniform would’ve occured many moons ago, but now, it seems like a true reality.
Experts estimate Cabrera will fetch up to $11 million in arbitration for his salary next season, a price the Marlins will surely not pay.
The Yankees have a huge hole at third base, since A-Rod has opted out of his contract.
Put those together, and what do ya got? The face of the Marlins for the past four years shipped out of town. I’m guessing this will happen sooner than later, and we’ll be seeing the D-Train putting his house up for sale shortly afterwards.
London Streaker at Giants vs. Dolphins Game
A British streaker without Golden Palace Casino written on his back? I’m not buying it.
Thanks: SportsByBrooks.
