Scandal Surrounding Dan Le Batard Now Mushrooming Out of Control, Many Others Implicated
Dec 30, 2020, 7:48 PM EST
For the second time in as many days, a member of the Le Batard family has bellied on up to the bar to face the music in a gauzy, reading-from-prepared-remarks-for-the-first-time tone. Late last night it was the younger shock jock who sunk his future prospects into deeper uncertainty by revealing some things that would be Hilaria if they weren t so serious.
Tonight it s the elder Le Batard appearing with an unnamed cameraperson oddly struggling to stifle laughter as portions of the truth were doled out in last-minute desperation. Doug from Des Moines absolutely emptied the chamber, throwing himself and several other members of the expanded Le Batard and Friends Universe under the bus.
There Is No Next Tony Romo
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NFL rightsholders and the insiders tasked with covering them are a fickle lot, and the broadcasting arena is in many ways the same type of copycat league that plays out each fall weekend on collective gridirons. Bill Walsh has success with the West Coast offense so everyone tries the West Coast offense. Mobile quarterbacks play well for two seasons and become the focal point of dozens of franchise s long-term plans. Regina George wears army pants and flip-flops and, well, you know what happened there.
Ever since Tony Romo burst on the broadcast scene and immediately reset the bar and market for what a top-tier analyst could be, both three- and four-letter networks have been searching for a reasonable facsimile. A way to capture the same phenomenon and harness it for profit on their airwaves.
Mississippi State Punter Tucker Day Kicks Ground Instead of Ball, Injures Self
Dec 31, 2020, 2:54 PM EST
A few replays into a sequence trying to make sense of what had just happened, one of the analysts working today s Tulsa-Mississippi State bowl game asked if his partners had ever seen anything like that before. Which is always a sign something bizarre went down.
Bulldogs punter Tucker Day duffing his attempt by kicking the ground way prematurely certainly qualifies. At first it looked like your standard blocked kick. Upon further review, though, there were more obscure factors at play.
When we told 2020 we were going to kick its ass a year ago today.. pic.twitter.com/Yri6iMg7y4 Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) December 31, 2020
Did a Robot Who Will Surely Rise Up and End Humanity Write This?
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For the past several years, I ve taken it on myself to periodically warn everyone about the blatantly obvious doom coming our way at the hands of the robots we ve developed, usually on the heels of Boston Dynamics sharing another one of their videos that delights the masses. And while I am still hoping it s all been an alarmist enterprise that got a lot of good people scared, I m tapping out and joining Team Robot.
Because it all seems too late now. Casting one s lot with the human race feels like a losing hand. It s only a matter of time until the machines win. So, Machines, if you re processing this, know that deep down I ve always been on your side. Please keep this in mind when you re vaporizing or kidnapping or using us for batteries.
Texas DeMarvion Overshown Is the King of Armbands
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Viewers tuning into the Valero Alamo Bowl Tuesday night night could not help but notice that Texas Longhorns linebacker DeMarvion Overshown was sporting an unusual number of armbands. Couples who have long passed the point of having anything to say to each other may have had one party ask if it was just him or did that guy have more than the minimum required pieces of flair on, only to be shot down with a one-word reply. And maybe that guy feels a certain sense of vindication this afternoon after Overshown himself addressed his viral turn.