Braking News

While Patriots fans are walking funny today as well as trying to separate endemic ass hair from foreign cock pube, we thought we'd share some rather interesting news:

It seems that half the teams in the league, whether winning or losing, are in the market for a new coach come 2010.  The Bills have been the aggressor in the early going but there have been audible rumblings out of Cleveland, Chicago, and Washington, as well.  However, perhaps the team that needs a new coach the most is in Green Bay.

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Blogsturbation Monday

Saturday night this cat got to witness three (3!) Shoot-outs thank to the combined power of NESN and the NHL Network.  I saw Rick Nash on a breakaway.  I saw Alexander Ovechkin on a breakaway. I saw Nicklas Backstrom on a breakaway.  I saw Daniel Alfredsson on a breakaway and it was fucking fantastiiiiic.  Sure, it is a strange way to resolve the game, but it is effective and makes ties impossible, which is always a good thing.  Besides, the shoot-out disappears once the playoffs start, so that they never have any over-arching say in a potentially season-ending situation.  Which is a good thing.

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32 Things

As you may or may not have noticed, this blog is strongly biased toward two things in life: football and music.  We try to unify the two in print as well as we do in our own minds, but these things do not necessarily translate all that well when traveling between the abstract to the tangible.  But this new segment appears to be prepped for success and understanding.  It combines our favorite sport with one of our favorite songs and the two get along just fine, even if it is also combined with one of our least favorite things; NFL recap posts.  Regardless, it's 32 Things!

32 Things - moe.

Texans: So that's that, I guess.  Although we are already excited about you being overrated heading into next season.

Lions: You know your life is fading away when you're playing in Detroit they decide to play the rookie with the separated shoulder instead of you.

Chargers: Lookout AFC...

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En Route: Workin'

Few ways we could proceed after posting a lead photo such as that... But I'm just going to let that picture speak for itself rather than embarassing myself or tarnishing nearly 150 years of slave-free society.  The point is, my ass is at work today, and I'm sweating as if I were in the fields pre-cotton gin thanks to skunky 4th of July beer than ma and pa made sure to hang onto just for my visit on this special occasion.  In fact, I'm pretty sure that skunky 4th of July beer was actually Thanksgiving beer from the year before, so I guess it was fitting after all.

And as a matter of fact, I'm not sure if the beer is the problem, or if I'm still reeling from those sorry excuses for football game yesterday.  Holy balls.  There was not one second of drama, let alone entertainment provided by any of those games yesterday.  3 blowouts, 2 meaningful fantasy performances, and 1 pretty awesome bomb of a completion just does not cut it.  The good news?  The average margin of victory is now only 23.  So although Greg Jennings and Steve Smith didn't do shit for you fantasy teams yesterday, a full 2 point drop in average Thanksgiving blowout occurred, so you can always hang your (en route) non-playoff bound hat on that development.

And while you are all sleeping, eating, and mainly, NOT WORKING, feel free to enjoy the following:

• If a curse is uttered on the NFL Network, does it make a sound? (Sports by Brooks)
• If you happen to be making your Christmas list and also love hockey, well, here you go (World Hockey Blog)
• Still hungry?  Well here's a low-carb alternative to the Baby Bird* (Basketball Jones)
• What this segment probably should look like (Sportress of Blogitude)

Happy super duper long weekend y'all.  Fuckers.

*Baby Bird = Turkey, stuffing, cranberry stuff... and maybe mayo if you're into that.  Go ahead, it's a better name than whatever you've not been calling it. 

THE SHEET®: Week 12

Scavenger Hunt Edition

What is with the Thanksgiving schedule?  Why is it unbelievably bad each and every year?  The most recent "good" game we have witnessed on Fuck You Turkey Day when the 6-4 Chiefs upended the 7-3 Broncos 19-10 at Arrowhead.  19 to 10!  THAT is the best game we have seen in the last three years.  Since then, the average margin of victory on the holiday has been 25 points.  Good for fantasy, bad for casual viewing.

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Feliz Thanksgiving

It is out first Thanksgiving here at FSD, so we have yet to develop any kind of solid tradition or holiday-related segment.  But, because we pride ourselves on being rogue, un-patriotic, and occasionally sardonic, we are offering our thanks in the least traditional manner possible: en espanol... Sort of and only because we're not ironic enough to know how "Thank you" is said in Algonquin.

So let's run it down the line starting at the far end of the color spectrum... And literally.

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