Comments on: She Got Game http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dumbass http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-117052 dumbass Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:06:26 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-117052 <p>go colts !! go brackett !! go RUTGERS !!!</p> go colts !! go brackett !! go RUTGERS !!!

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By: Al_Mujahid_for_debauchery http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116627 Al_Mujahid_for_debauchery Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:18:24 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116627 <p><i>Was that player named Mohammad booed during the team introductions because of his name/religion?</i></p> <p>I believe the crowd was chanting 'Muuu'. Also Muhsin Muhammad is not a Muslim. His dad was a Muslim, hence the name though Muhsin Muhammad himself is a practising Christian.</p> Was that player named Mohammad booed during the team introductions because of his name/religion?

I believe the crowd was chanting ‘Muuu’. Also Muhsin Muhammad is not a Muslim. His dad was a Muslim, hence the name though Muhsin Muhammad himself is a practising Christian.

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By: Doordarshan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116564 Doordarshan Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:25:10 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116564 <p>Not so long ago white supremacists were flattering themselves with the thought that while there were many blacks in the NFL, none was "smart" enough to be a quarterback. Unfortunately for these neo-nazis we have seen a black quarterback, Doug Williams of the Redskins, winning the Superbowl and now we have an african-american coach (coaches are supposedly smarter than quarterbacks) who has done the same.</p> <p>Ominously for the euro-centrics, the number of black quarterbacks in the NFL is growing rapidly and there are plenty more in the pipeline: many of the best college quarterbacks are black. And so is the number of coaches (not just head coaches) in the NFL. For example, 9 of the 17 coaches of this years Superbowl winners, including the head coach, are black; as are 7 of the 19 coaches in this years runner-up, also including their head coach.</p> <p>A little more than a century ago these same racist fools were claiming that east asians did not have what it takes to run modern factories! Now the japanese, koreans and chinese are having the last laugh....</p> <p>BTW, I noticed how the winning african-american coach Tony Dundy looks quite a bit like Adolf Hitler. I always thought Adolf's nose didn't look germanic :)</p> Not so long ago white supremacists were flattering themselves with the thought that while there were many blacks in the NFL, none was “smart” enough to be a quarterback. Unfortunately for these neo-nazis we have seen a black quarterback, Doug Williams of the Redskins, winning the Superbowl and now we have an african-american coach (coaches are supposedly smarter than quarterbacks) who has done the same.

Ominously for the euro-centrics, the number of black quarterbacks in the NFL is growing rapidly and there are plenty more in the pipeline: many of the best college quarterbacks are black. And so is the number of coaches (not just head coaches) in the NFL. For example, 9 of the 17 coaches of this years Superbowl winners, including the head coach, are black; as are 7 of the 19 coaches in this years runner-up, also including their head coach.

A little more than a century ago these same racist fools were claiming that east asians did not have what it takes to run modern factories! Now the japanese, koreans and chinese are having the last laugh….

BTW, I noticed how the winning african-american coach Tony Dundy looks quite a bit like Adolf Hitler. I always thought Adolf’s nose didn’t look germanic :)

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By: Doordarshan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116563 Doordarshan Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:54:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116563 <blockquote>The creeping religiosity in sports is such a turn off.</blockquote> <p>It is annoying as hell. We need separation of church and sport in America.</p> <p>OTOH, it does seem that today one of the easiest ways for the despised colored minorities of America to gain some semblance of acceptance with the white mainstream is to vigorously profess the religion of the majority: christianity. Look at the african-americans Clarence Thomas and Barack Hussein Obama or the indian-americans Dinesh D'Souza and Bobby Jindal, for example.</p> <p>BTW, how do these agressively christian coaches deal with the handful of muslim players in their teams? Was that player named Mohammad booed during the team introductions because of his name/religion?</p> The creeping religiosity in sports is such a turn off.

It is annoying as hell. We need separation of church and sport in America.

OTOH, it does seem that today one of the easiest ways for the despised colored minorities of America to gain some semblance of acceptance with the white mainstream is to vigorously profess the religion of the majority: christianity. Look at the african-americans Clarence Thomas and Barack Hussein Obama or the indian-americans Dinesh D’Souza and Bobby Jindal, for example.

BTW, how do these agressively christian coaches deal with the handful of muslim players in their teams? Was that player named Mohammad booed during the team introductions because of his name/religion?

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By: risible http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116544 risible Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:01:35 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116544 <p><i>I can't get over how much armour and padding they wear. I think rugby players are way tougher than these guys. All Blacks rule!</i></p> <p>That little dance the All Blacks are doing at the beginning is a Maori war dance, known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haka_of_the_All_Blacks">haka</a>. One of my fondest possesions is an All Blacks jersey I picked up on a trip to New Zealand in '04, though the mood was funereal - the favored All Blacks did not live up to expectations in the previous World Cup.</p> <p>As wonderful as Rugby is, don't be dissing the NFL. Those guys are massive, and just as importantly, fast. Imagine a 280 pound guy running a 40 yard dash in 4.5 seconds - your flattened ass will learn Newtonian physics the hard way.</p> <p><i>I hate the Pats. I hate them even though the Pats have been a patsy franchise for 6/7 of their existence.</i></p> <p>Kinda like Chelsea, my dear anti-Austrian economist? :) That six points between you and Man Utd. is looking like a gaping chasm, with what, twelve "fixtures" left? :)</p> I can’t get over how much armour and padding they wear. I think rugby players are way tougher than these guys. All Blacks rule!

That little dance the All Blacks are doing at the beginning is a Maori war dance, known as haka. One of my fondest possesions is an All Blacks jersey I picked up on a trip to New Zealand in ’04, though the mood was funereal – the favored All Blacks did not live up to expectations in the previous World Cup.

As wonderful as Rugby is, don’t be dissing the NFL. Those guys are massive, and just as importantly, fast. Imagine a 280 pound guy running a 40 yard dash in 4.5 seconds – your flattened ass will learn Newtonian physics the hard way.

I hate the Pats. I hate them even though the Pats have been a patsy franchise for 6/7 of their existence.

Kinda like Chelsea, my dear anti-Austrian economist? :) That six points between you and Man Utd. is looking like a gaping chasm, with what, twelve “fixtures” left? :)

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By: Manju http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116507 Manju Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:08:06 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116507 <p>AMFD & Siddhartha:</p> <p>If you're going to believe in mermaids, you might as well believe the mermaid will make you successful and rich. There are noble lies in this world, as plato instructed; what works is not necessarily true.</p> AMFD & Siddhartha:

If you’re going to believe in mermaids, you might as well believe the mermaid will make you successful and rich. There are noble lies in this world, as plato instructed; what works is not necessarily true.

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By: hema http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116497 hema Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:49:25 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116497 <p>This seems like the appropriate time/place to give a shoutout to <a href="http://www.dailyillini.com/home/index.cfm?q=Harini+Ganesh&event=displaySearchResults&buttonPushed=1&client=testing-testing&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23666666%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BLH%3A37%3BLW%3A310%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en">my cousin</a>, who covers sports for her college paper, The Daily Illini.</p> <p>She's got next!</p> This seems like the appropriate time/place to give a shoutout to my cousin, who covers sports for her college paper, The Daily Illini.

She’s got next!

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By: Clueless http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116493 Clueless Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:14:43 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116493 <p>Peter King of Sports Illustrated in his column today said that because of Ted Johnson, some free agents will have some doubts about wanting to play for the Pats.</p> <p>I can recall that earlier this season Brady was upset with the Pats cause they did not pay Deion Branch who was his favorite Wr and one of his best friends on the team.</p> Peter King of Sports Illustrated in his column today said that because of Ted Johnson, some free agents will have some doubts about wanting to play for the Pats.

I can recall that earlier this season Brady was upset with the Pats cause they did not pay Deion Branch who was his favorite Wr and one of his best friends on the team.

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By: glass houses http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116490 glass houses Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:03:11 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116490 <p>"I'm about to jump ship. I can't take another year of that narcissistic senile geriatric in a tracksuit."</p> <pre><code> abandon Uncle Al?!!...I swear he's going to have his head in a jar Futurama style. </code></pre> “I’m about to jump ship. I can’t take another year of that narcissistic senile geriatric in a tracksuit.”

 abandon Uncle Al?!!...I swear he's going to have his head in a jar Futurama style.
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By: No von Mises http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/02/03/she_got_game/comment-page-2/#comment-116489 No von Mises Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:59:37 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4158#comment-116489 <blockquote>No Von Mises you sound like a Raiders fan (tuck rule) :)!</blockquote> <p>I'm about to jump ship. I can't take another year of that narcissistic senile geriatric in a tracksuit.</p> No Von Mises you sound like a Raiders fan (tuck rule) :) !

I’m about to jump ship. I can’t take another year of that narcissistic senile geriatric in a tracksuit.

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