SB Nation User Blog: sir eccles

Sprint Center Shenanigans

sir eccles — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:52:30 -0000

As I have mentioned, the wife and I are in town for Thanksgiving. This means lots of drinking and lots of sports!!! Tonight was the CBE Classic Basketball tournament at the Sprint Center. Wooo Woo Rock Chalk etc etc.

Okay so we sat through the Orange Gator game first then settled in for the main feature of the Jayhawks smearing Husky blood all over the court. Good game good game. But now the reason for the Fanshot.

You know how during quiet bits or time outs, a camera guy will scan the crowd for notable peoples. Woo, there's Charles Barkley he was in town for his hall of fame induction, everyone cheers. Oh look, there's Donnie Edwards, embarrassed wave. Who else. Wow, Larry Johnson his ugly mug writ large on the Jumbotron. The crowd erupted into a good old fashioned BOOOOOOO!!!!!!

We all laughed.

Then we all laughed again halfway through the second half with the Jayhawks easily winning the game, people streaming out and I shouted "What is this, the third quarter at Arrowhead?"

Chiefs plan to honor Gonzalez on Sunday

sir eccles — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:32:38 -0000

Chiefs plan to honor Gonzalez on Sunday

A bit late really

The Official Damon Huard Fan Club

sir eccles — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:05:02 -0000

Meeting called to order.

First point of business, approval of new mascot:

via pics.livejournal.com

All those in favor say "Aye" - the motion is carried! Carried like a laser armed pass for touchdown!

Second point of business, new slogans:

- Disco Huard he's got the moves

- Disco Huard doesn't need to advertize

All those in favor say "Aye" - the motion is carried! Carried like a hand off on third and long for first down!

Apologies for absence:

- BC, TT,IM

Monday Night Football

sir eccles — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:24:27 -0000

Memo to Herm:

Watch the tape for Monday Night Football - Eagles v Cowboys

That is what the other teams are playing, end to end offense, toe to toe, no holds barred football *waves arms in the air* FOOTBALL! *puts arms down and looks slightly embarrassed*

You win games by scoring more points than the opposition. If the opposition scores lots of points, you have to score lots of points plus some.

My wife informs me the Chiefs used to do stuff like that, Priest Holmes diving over the line for a TD etc etc.

We'll ignore the fumbles and bonehead celebrations before crossing the plane, but this is one hell of a game!

World Black Pudding Throwing Championships

sir eccles — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:37:00 -0000

An ancient battle between Lancashire and Yorkshire continues in the form of the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships

This annual event takes place in Ramsbottom (don't laugh it's a very nice village with a steam train and stuff, just down the road from my parents) on the outskirts of Bury the home of the black pudding. In the inflatable mascot phase of the early 90s, fans of Bury football club would wave inflatable black puddings.

Now they just throw the puddings at Yorkshire puddings in a re-enactment of the war of the roses.

Personally I think it's a waste of a perfect good black pudding which should otherwise be sliced and fried then served with bacon, sausages, fried eggs and mushrooms and stuff. Nom nom nom.

eta: here's a video from last year's contest

"I have aspirations beyond football," Todd Reesing said. "I want to travel internationally and get...

sir eccles — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:05:56 -0000

"I have aspirations beyond football," Todd Reesing said. "I want to travel internationally and get my master’s in business. I’m enjoying being a college quarterback, but I’m pretty sure professional football is not really in the future."

NY Times

Lost Luggage

sir eccles — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:50:02 -0000

Watching the Alp D'Huez stage last night it suddenly struck me, I hadn't seen Phil or Paul pull out the "SUITCASE OF COURAGE". Surely this was the stage to use it, to dig deep inside and start dancing on the pedals, not one of the heads of state apparently needed it nore did any of the stars of the future.

Did I somehow miss the suitcase in a different stage? Are Paul and Phil now travelling light due to excess baggage charges on airlines? Perhaps their domestiques are shuttling their dirty laundry to the next stage? The people want to know!

Drinking game!

sir eccles — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:15:45 -0000

My wife came up with a TdF drinking game based on the hilarity of watching Paul and Phil on Versus. So, pull out the suitcase of courage and *chug chug chug*!!!

Take one drink when:

* A time trial is referred to as "the race of truth."

* Thor Hushovd is referred to as "the god of thunder" (take a little sip if alternately called "the big man from Norway.").

* Paul and Phil wear matching oxfords.

* A crash happens.

* The Tour is called "unpredictable."

* Any rider is called out as the national champion of his home country.

* Any mention of Team Garmin-Chipotle is accompanied by a GPS joke.

* Any mention of Uganda.

* "Big George Hincapie."

* Prolonged shots of farmer art.

* Helicopter shot of a chateau (take a second drink when accompanied by a historical fact snippet).

* Any man runs down the race course in a thong or less.

* Bob calls the race "the Tour dey Fraance."

* The peloton catches the breakaway.

* Anyone is referred to as "the star of the future."

* Any mention of Lance Armstrong.

* Anyone watching confuses Vandevelde with Valverde, or vice versa.

* "38-year-old Erik Zabel."

* A shot of someone riding alongside the race on a horse

Chug when:

* Phil pulls out THE SUITCASE OF COURAGE.

* El Diablo runs down the race course.

Inside the NFL team picked Cris Collinsworth, Phil Simms and James Brown will be the lead...

sir eccles — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:55:24 -0000

Inside the NFL team picked

Cris Collinsworth, Phil Simms and James Brown will be the lead panelists on Showtime’s revived version of "Inside the NFL," the cable network will announce Monday. HBO dropped the show last season after a 31-year run. Collinsworth had been a part of the HBO production, while Simms is the lead N.F.L. game analyst for CBS Sports. Brown is the host of CBS’s "The NFL Today." Collinsworth is now in a position to be on a studio show on Showtime, a division of CBS, and another, "Football Night in America," which is carried by NBC.

ProBowl

sir eccles — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:52:27 -0000

With my mind starting to turn towards Dog Shows and Jean Luc Picard in Macbeth there is one final football event to go. The Pro Bowl.

I read that a lot of players have pulled out. One who hasn't is Jared Allen our favourite mullet haired rodeo redneck.

Yes, according to this little article our Jared wants to be a rodeo star!

Who needs salads when you have hair like Sampson. Take that Tony Gonzales!