Riverboat Gambling
Ok, so I haven't posted in a while but thats probably because I havent been inspired enough about anything to make it blogworthy. Well, I have to bring something to your attention, now.
Remember how much of a big thing it used to be a riverboat gambler? Well, this football season we've had a few references to the elusive "Riverboat Gambler" status, but I have noticed something rather disheartening. Maybe theres just something in this post Snakes On A Plane world, but Riveboat Gambler status just isn't cool enough anymore. Call me crazy but it seems as if Samuel L. Jackson having enough of those mother fuckin' snakes on that mother fuckin' plane may have been a way of expressing that he's had enough of those mother fuckin' riverboat gamblers on those mother fuckin' fields. Even if my theory proves to be false one can not argue that a few players this season are being described as something that, well, sounds like it just mighT be harder than being a riverboat gambler.
For instance, when Tomy Romo took Bledsoe's seat in Dallas he was compared to Joe Montana. That's not enough then I proceeded to hear Madden say that Romo was "...the kind of guy who can just walk into a bar, shoot the 8 ball in the pocket, pick up his money and leave." That sounds pretty hard to me. Even cooler than riverboat gambler status. Has Tony Romo earned this status?
Another example of the new higher level that football players are expected to play at comes from the Rutgers-Louisvill game on Thursday night. Now follow this closely. The game is in its final seconds and the score is tied at 25. Rutgers has a 46 yard field goal attempt to make it 28-25 and seal their victory over the #3 team in the BCS rankings. JEREMY ITO misses the field goal attempt but gets a second chance at the points because of an offsides on Louisville. Now Jeremy Ito makes a 28 yard attempt and its good. Rutgers wins. What do I proceed to hear from the commentators? I hear this gem:
"Eddie Vedder is to Pearl Jam as Jeremy Ito is to Rutgers!"
Are you kidding me? The guy shanked the first kick. It was TERRIBLE. And then because some assclown on Louisville had itchy balls or something and jumped the line, this Ito guy gets a second chance from closer in? WEAK. Yeah, it was the biggest play in Rutgers history, but it practically fell into Ito's lap like a Thai hooker. And then you compare him to EDDIE freakin' VEDDER? Are you kidding me?
And then for a change of PAAACE...sometimes the commentators don't need to say anything. Tulane Football Head Coach Chris Scelfo had this comment about todays 31-3 loss to the University of Southern Mississippi in which Tulane only had 85 yards of total offense...
"For us to go out there and pee down our leg for 60 minutes like we did was just inexcusable."
Well, that just about sums it up. I can not even believe I heard a college football team's head coach say this. Now, keep in mind this is coming from the man who called a fake punt from his own 5 yard line in the SMU game after Tulane's first possession with the score tied at zero 5 minutes into the first quarter. What kind of plays was he calling today and did they qualify as the equivalent of peeing down one's own leg for 60 minutes? You be he judge, but just be advised, it dos not meet "Riverboat Gambler" status and it surely would not elicit comparisons to the guy who can sink that 8 ball, much less Eddie Vedder.
The Times-Picayune does a fair job of capturing the events that took place at the Superdome.
Things then went sour, again. Two false starts and a delay of game penalty, followed by a 3-yard run by Ray Boudreaux and another incompletion by Ricard, and Scelfo had seen enough. With more than five minutes remaining, Scelfo angrily motioned his offense off the field and elected to punt on third down.
"When we brought (Ricard) back, we were going to the hurry-up and try to get back in the game; we weren't gong to sit on it," Scelfo said. "We had a couple of bonehead things, and I got tired of looking at it, so I punted on third down. "
"I wasn't frustrated at that point, but I think anybody in the stadium could see we were going backwards faster than we were going forward. I got tired watching it. That was embarrassing. That was intimidation. They were intimidated to jump offside a couple of times, delay of game, that's intimidated. It just saved them more embarrassment. I wasn't embarrassed. It saved the players a little bit more embarrassment."
Golden Eagles Coach Jeff Bower was caught a little off guard by the third-down punt.
"I guess (Scelfo) got tired of looking at it," Bower said. "Sometimes a punt is the best thing to do."
Wait, you punted on third down? A riverboat gambler you are not, Coach Scelfo.
Big Ben in his prime is to riverboat gambler as you are to keno player. I will cover more on this tomorrow, but for now all I have to say is that I wouldn't put my money on you sinking that 8 ball anytime soon... unless its on a scratch.
Link of the Moment: http://www.firescelfo.com/
Song of the Moment: "Uptown My Home" - B.G.
Quote of the Moment: "We had a couple of bonehead things, and I got tired of looking at it, so I punted on third down. " - Tulane Football Head Coach Chris Scelfo
Remember how much of a big thing it used to be a riverboat gambler? Well, this football season we've had a few references to the elusive "Riverboat Gambler" status, but I have noticed something rather disheartening. Maybe theres just something in this post Snakes On A Plane world, but Riveboat Gambler status just isn't cool enough anymore. Call me crazy but it seems as if Samuel L. Jackson having enough of those mother fuckin' snakes on that mother fuckin' plane may have been a way of expressing that he's had enough of those mother fuckin' riverboat gamblers on those mother fuckin' fields. Even if my theory proves to be false one can not argue that a few players this season are being described as something that, well, sounds like it just mighT be harder than being a riverboat gambler.
For instance, when Tomy Romo took Bledsoe's seat in Dallas he was compared to Joe Montana. That's not enough then I proceeded to hear Madden say that Romo was "...the kind of guy who can just walk into a bar, shoot the 8 ball in the pocket, pick up his money and leave." That sounds pretty hard to me. Even cooler than riverboat gambler status. Has Tony Romo earned this status?
Another example of the new higher level that football players are expected to play at comes from the Rutgers-Louisvill game on Thursday night. Now follow this closely. The game is in its final seconds and the score is tied at 25. Rutgers has a 46 yard field goal attempt to make it 28-25 and seal their victory over the #3 team in the BCS rankings. JEREMY ITO misses the field goal attempt but gets a second chance at the points because of an offsides on Louisville. Now Jeremy Ito makes a 28 yard attempt and its good. Rutgers wins. What do I proceed to hear from the commentators? I hear this gem:
"Eddie Vedder is to Pearl Jam as Jeremy Ito is to Rutgers!"
Are you kidding me? The guy shanked the first kick. It was TERRIBLE. And then because some assclown on Louisville had itchy balls or something and jumped the line, this Ito guy gets a second chance from closer in? WEAK. Yeah, it was the biggest play in Rutgers history, but it practically fell into Ito's lap like a Thai hooker. And then you compare him to EDDIE freakin' VEDDER? Are you kidding me?
And then for a change of PAAACE...sometimes the commentators don't need to say anything. Tulane Football Head Coach Chris Scelfo had this comment about todays 31-3 loss to the University of Southern Mississippi in which Tulane only had 85 yards of total offense...
"For us to go out there and pee down our leg for 60 minutes like we did was just inexcusable."
Well, that just about sums it up. I can not even believe I heard a college football team's head coach say this. Now, keep in mind this is coming from the man who called a fake punt from his own 5 yard line in the SMU game after Tulane's first possession with the score tied at zero 5 minutes into the first quarter. What kind of plays was he calling today and did they qualify as the equivalent of peeing down one's own leg for 60 minutes? You be he judge, but just be advised, it dos not meet "Riverboat Gambler" status and it surely would not elicit comparisons to the guy who can sink that 8 ball, much less Eddie Vedder.
The Times-Picayune does a fair job of capturing the events that took place at the Superdome.
Things then went sour, again. Two false starts and a delay of game penalty, followed by a 3-yard run by Ray Boudreaux and another incompletion by Ricard, and Scelfo had seen enough. With more than five minutes remaining, Scelfo angrily motioned his offense off the field and elected to punt on third down.
"When we brought (Ricard) back, we were going to the hurry-up and try to get back in the game; we weren't gong to sit on it," Scelfo said. "We had a couple of bonehead things, and I got tired of looking at it, so I punted on third down. "
"I wasn't frustrated at that point, but I think anybody in the stadium could see we were going backwards faster than we were going forward. I got tired watching it. That was embarrassing. That was intimidation. They were intimidated to jump offside a couple of times, delay of game, that's intimidated. It just saved them more embarrassment. I wasn't embarrassed. It saved the players a little bit more embarrassment."
Golden Eagles Coach Jeff Bower was caught a little off guard by the third-down punt.
"I guess (Scelfo) got tired of looking at it," Bower said. "Sometimes a punt is the best thing to do."
Wait, you punted on third down? A riverboat gambler you are not, Coach Scelfo.
Big Ben in his prime is to riverboat gambler as you are to keno player. I will cover more on this tomorrow, but for now all I have to say is that I wouldn't put my money on you sinking that 8 ball anytime soon... unless its on a scratch.
Link of the Moment: http://www.firescelfo.com/
Song of the Moment: "Uptown My Home" - B.G.
Quote of the Moment: "We had a couple of bonehead things, and I got tired of looking at it, so I punted on third down. " - Tulane Football Head Coach Chris Scelfo
posted by The King Of New Orleans at 11/12/2006 01:47:00 AM
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