SB Nation User Blog: Bullard47

10/23/09 Open Thread

Bullard47 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:47:34 -0000

Well, the evening is upon us and it is time for us to discuss the day's news. And, since it is Friday, we have the opportunity to look forward to this weekend's events.

Don't know what to talk about? Here are some talking points:

- You favorite college program and their prospects for this weekend in College Football

- Jim Caldwell stating that Bob Sanders will indeed suit up for the Rams game this weekend

- Baseball, America's Pastzzzzzzzzzzzzz......................................

- NBA Preseason

-Your plans for the weekend

- The Platypus

- The fact that excepting the Miami abortion, this Colts defense is 3rd in YPG, 2nd in PPG, 2nd in Rush Defense(68.3 YPG, 3.55 YPC), and 9th in Pass Defense.

- The sucktitude of Diet Sunkist

And anything else that comes to mind. Open thread time baby. It's time to start a daily tradition of loserdom!

Week 6 Monday Night Open Thread

Bullard47 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:23:15 -0000

Alright Colts Fan - Let's do the chit chat random-ass thing right here. Let's go Meteor!

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"Backstabbing" Irsay? Really?

Bullard47 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:35:07 -0000

I just got done reading an article on Shutdown Corner entitled "Baltimore backstabber Irsay comes out against Limbaugh's Bid". Who the hell rights this drivel. This quote is what drives me wild:

Here's a guy who was part of perhaps the most contemptible ownership moment in recent NFL history -- lying to the city of Baltimore for months before taking the team, without notice, to the Midwest -- and he's going to lecture others on ethics and comportment?

Wait a minute here? Does this guy know that Jim Irsay was in college at the team and has no part in running the team? That his dad was a drunk and overall lousy person according to most accounts? That he at no time was "lying to the city of Baltimore" and that he didn't take the team anywhere?

I sure as hell think that he could teach some ethics to a supposed "journalist" that couldn't even research some basic facts about Jim Irsay, one of the classiest owners in the league, and one who has done everything to turn this franchise away from the sordid teams of the late 70's to mid-90's. I believe that Shutdown Corner should publish a letter of apology to Jim.

As a sidenote, I do not agree with Jim necessarily about the Limbaugh bid. If Limbaugh was a 100% owner and would be the mouth piece of the team, I could see some concerns, but in this sort of partnership, it seems like he is more like a capital partner that gets the prestige of owning an NFL team.

Leodis' Front Lawn Paid the Price

Bullard47 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:13:50 -0000

Leodis' Front Lawn Paid the Price

I think the title says it all

Adam Vinatieri Kicks A Satellite out of the Sky

Bullard47 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:11:49 -0000

Adam Vinatieri Kicks A Satellite out of the Sky

SB Nation Still making money

Bullard47 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:07:54 -0000

SB Nation Still making money

SB Nation pulls in another $8 Million in financing from Comcast and Accell, Allen, and Partners. Nice job guys. Still sad to learn that Kos started this network, but I love it all the same.

Donald Brown is all about hard work

Bullard47 — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:11:49 -0000

Donald Brown is all about hard work

Donald Brown sounds like he is going to be a stud. If Addai ends up a bust, maybe we can team Brown up with Darren Evans after another pimp year at VT.

Donald Brown Webicon

Bullard47 — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:17:12 -0000

Donald Brown Webicon

A simple tribute to DB31.

"I think he'll play alot. I believe we are going to get back to the two-back system that worked so...

Bullard47 — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:50:19 -0000

"I think he'll play alot. I believe we are going to get back to the two-back system that worked so well for us the year we won the Super Bowl."

--Bill Polian on NFL Network, discussing Donald Brown's expected playing time this season(Note: This quote may not be exact as I had to remember it after I heard it 3 or 4 minutes ago. They still haven't posted the interview).

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Colts Draft Day Party at the Ram

Bullard47 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:00:37 -0000

I know that BBS is totally up to his head with draft related stuff, so I thought that I would take the time to kind of relay what the draft party was like for those who chose not to come and those who couldn't make it do to distance or other obligations.

First off, I've been to the Ram a couple of times before

and I think it is a great place to drink, eat, and watch sports. It's a little pricey, but well worth it if you have some discretionary income. There is really nothing distinctive about the place on the inside, but they do carry quite a few microbrews that I hear are quite tasty. When we walked in to the place, I was kind of surprised at how small the turnout was. We got there a little before 4, and the place still had a number of open tables and bar seats.

As we walk in there is a table there with some registration.

n cards to win some Colts swag, which we of course fill out and turn in. We then followed a sign that led to the back banquet room, and inside were some Colts proshop people, some memorabilia, and a table with Phillip Wheeler(who I somehow instantly recognized) and Keyunta Dawson(who I wasn't sure about at first). Luckily for me, before we went up to get autographs, i noticed that there were only two game photos available for sale, and since I'm a dork and know just about every Colts player's number, I confirmed that the other guy was in fact Keyunta.

Knowing that, I walked up to the table they were both kind of just looking at me and I'm like, how do I choose which one to have sign my hat? So I just walked up to Wheeler since he's closest to the door and hand him the hat off my head(2008 blue sideline) and ask him to sign it. He was very nice, but didn't look very comfortable doing the autograph thing yet. But I shook his hand and went out to the bar while my buddy got Keyunta's autograph, just happy because I have NEVER gotten an autograph from an athlete of any sort before.

At the bar, we set up shop at the end facing the largest TV in the house and take a look around. Sitting four seats away from me is Blue in a XXXXL Manning pro bowl jersey, at the other side near the windows is a bunch of tables with Jeffery Gorman, (magically) Phillip Wheeler, Keyunta, Forrest Lucas, Joe Stayzniak, and that other guy from 1070. Pretty sweet. So we get a drink and order the "Golden Mozzarella" and settle in to watch the first few picks. After Al Davis' epic fail of a pick, a Colts PR guy comes over and asks my friend if he would like to do a trivia game. My friend says yes and goes over to Jeffery's table. They turn up the sound and JG asks my buddy Taco what is the first name of the man who Lucas Oil Stadium is named after, and then tells him he should get it right because he's right in front of him. Luckily, my buddy knew that it was Forrest and just like that my friend won not only two preseason tickets, a zip-up hoodie, a t-shirt, a hat, a laniard, a blanket, and a roller cooler with built-in radio, but also his first contest ever. Awesome.

We finished the day out finishing off our drinks and talking to a few random people and that crazy "Colts Super Fan".

Overall, very nice experience, though I was THOROUGHLY disappointed at the lack of cheerleaders(which we may have missed). On the bright side, they have plenty of attractive waitresses and bartenders, so that was nice. The Ram has great food, great drink selection, and pretty good service. And the Colts did a pretty good job at getting their message out there and holding an event that a real Colts fan will remember for a long time(especially on a beautiful day like today - wow).

And here is my pic of me and Keyunta Dawson(whom I did eventually have sign my hat as well). He was a nice guy and definitely more used to the sign and take photos grind than Wheeler. You can see the autographs on the white part of the bill. The picture sucks because my BlackBerry has a 1.3 MP camera that has noise at pretty much any level of brightness.