Another person we will conveniently forget tomorrow, so I will deign to write about him today...
Suicide death of a former NFL player -- Benny Perrin.
Played under Bear Bryant, four years in the NFL.
And it's pretty clear that it was CTE.
Not only the suicide... He was one of the plaintiffs in the concussion lawsuit dismissed in favor of our Lords and Saviors in the NFL.
So I know you will conveniently forget when your death rate goes up if your team loses tomorrow...
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Friday, February 3, 2017
And, in the "You Can't Make This Up" Department...
My anonymous friend is a golf fan.
My anonymous friend is NOT a Tiger Woods fan.
So, tonight, we had to laugh when my friend saw the World Golf Rankings and saw Tiger Woods at...
#666.
My anonymous friend is NOT a Tiger Woods fan.
So, tonight, we had to laugh when my friend saw the World Golf Rankings and saw Tiger Woods at...
#666.
Mothers of dead CTE sacrifices to the altar of the National Religion want their due time...
(Deadspin)
Mothers of dead CTE victims, laid at the altar of football, tried to bring awareness to the disease at a Monday press conference.
With cutouts of CTE victims like Dave Duerson in the background, their mothers talked about a new partnership with Mayo Clinic, and had a former NFL player talking about simply outlawing tackle football below the age of 14.
Media Count: 3.
No one fucking cares anymore, it seems.
Mothers of dead CTE victims, laid at the altar of football, tried to bring awareness to the disease at a Monday press conference.
With cutouts of CTE victims like Dave Duerson in the background, their mothers talked about a new partnership with Mayo Clinic, and had a former NFL player talking about simply outlawing tackle football below the age of 14.
Media Count: 3.
No one fucking cares anymore, it seems.
Complete re-edit/retraction/explanation: I'll still make the point, but...
Earlier today, I saw this and actually thought the NBA screwed Atlanta on this one.
Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN posted this little gem...
In the David $tern NBA, there'd be no doubt that I would call the game rigged. I want to give Adam Silver SOME benefit of the doubt for the good he's done the league since becoming Commissioner, but this appeared an egregious one.
So it gave me the chance to go over something I philosophically believe about rigged games, sports conspiracy theories, etc.
If I've seen one site use numerology and what I consider hocus-pocus relating to rigged games and what they believe is going on, I've seen many.
I don't believe in such things. I believe numbers can be used to show trends and the like which can indicate rigged games (especially by slanted refereeing, etc.), but I think a lot of the "3+4 = 777" numerology discredits the whole situation -- and I think that's the idea.
All you have to do is watch a lot of this and respond to what obviously is going on and called contrary to what actually goes on.
This is the kind of stuff people need to be looking for to see about rigged games, not hocus-pocus. Look for the sleight of hand, not the magic trick itself.
I had said this was a prime example.
It's *NOT*!!! My friend/external bullshit detector/historian/source/etc. and so forth took many long looks at this one before coming to the conclusion...
THE CALL WAS CORRECT!!! I have to retract the rigging claim.
Why? SB Nation has the better angle on this one...
The ball bounces off the backboard on the side AWAY FROM THE CAMERA, swishes the outside of the net, no basket...
Still, an opportunity to make an important point before Super Farce LI(E), even with egg on my face.
Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN posted this little gem...
Three referees on the floor ruled that not a basket. That would've been a TYING THREE-POINTER in the last 15 seconds, and Atlanta stole one in Houston 113-108.Wait this did NOT go in?#whileyouweresleeping pic.twitter.com/lPymskz830— Mike & Mike (@MikeAndMike) February 3, 2017
In the David $tern NBA, there'd be no doubt that I would call the game rigged. I want to give Adam Silver SOME benefit of the doubt for the good he's done the league since becoming Commissioner, but this appeared an egregious one.
So it gave me the chance to go over something I philosophically believe about rigged games, sports conspiracy theories, etc.
If I've seen one site use numerology and what I consider hocus-pocus relating to rigged games and what they believe is going on, I've seen many.
I don't believe in such things. I believe numbers can be used to show trends and the like which can indicate rigged games (especially by slanted refereeing, etc.), but I think a lot of the "3+4 = 777" numerology discredits the whole situation -- and I think that's the idea.
All you have to do is watch a lot of this and respond to what obviously is going on and called contrary to what actually goes on.
This is the kind of stuff people need to be looking for to see about rigged games, not hocus-pocus. Look for the sleight of hand, not the magic trick itself.
I had said this was a prime example.
It's *NOT*!!! My friend/external bullshit detector/historian/source/etc. and so forth took many long looks at this one before coming to the conclusion...
THE CALL WAS CORRECT!!! I have to retract the rigging claim.
Why? SB Nation has the better angle on this one...
The ball bounces off the backboard on the side AWAY FROM THE CAMERA, swishes the outside of the net, no basket...
Still, an opportunity to make an important point before Super Farce LI(E), even with egg on my face.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Super Farce LI(E): WAY TOO QUIET.
And I thought LAST YEAR was quiet.
This year is making last year loud in comparison.
And, look, I get it: Tomorrow's State of the League lie-fest notwithstanding, it's clear Goodell is telling everybody to knock it off.
It's so quiet that this little tidbit is probably good for a post: The last time the Super Bowl was in Houston and the Patriots were playing, Justin Timberlake was getting Janet Jackson naked by the end of that song.
Yep, THAT.
(One of the reasons I am shocked the league allowed for Lady Gaga this year.)
Anyhow: Lady Gaga was asked about that and whether, given Gaga's penchant for being a little out-of-the-box, something might happen on Sunday.
She laughed, asked if we wanted to blame that on the Patriots (that works! :) ), and said things will be "nice and tight" on Sunday.
So the Concerned Mommies of America won't need to worry.
This year is making last year loud in comparison.
And, look, I get it: Tomorrow's State of the League lie-fest notwithstanding, it's clear Goodell is telling everybody to knock it off.
It's so quiet that this little tidbit is probably good for a post: The last time the Super Bowl was in Houston and the Patriots were playing, Justin Timberlake was getting Janet Jackson naked by the end of that song.
Yep, THAT.
(One of the reasons I am shocked the league allowed for Lady Gaga this year.)
Anyhow: Lady Gaga was asked about that and whether, given Gaga's penchant for being a little out-of-the-box, something might happen on Sunday.
She laughed, asked if we wanted to blame that on the Patriots (that works! :) ), and said things will be "nice and tight" on Sunday.
So the Concerned Mommies of America won't need to worry.
Super Farce LI(E): Not even the cops are getting some of this...
I heard part of the story last week.
Doritos, as part of the Super Bowl, unveiled a unique bag for this year's Super Bowl.
It doubles as a breathalyzer. You breathe into the bag, and it turns green, your BAC is below a certain point. Red, and you better get somebody else to drive.
That didn't stop some police from taking a shot at the entire project last week:
Yep, that's the Lawrence, Kansas Police Department's Twitter account, completely missing the entire point Doritos is making out of this!
And, now that the story behind the bag is coming out, doubly so!!!
According to numerous media sources, but I found it from Arash Markazi at ESPN: Delanie Walker played in Super Bowl XLVII, and his aunt and uncle were at the game to see him play.
It would be the last day of their lives -- both lost their lives in a car crash, with a drunk driver.
Walker used that as an impetus to partner with Doritos to create the breathalyzer.
So thank you Delanie Walker and boo on the Lawrence PD for completely missing the point.
Doritos, as part of the Super Bowl, unveiled a unique bag for this year's Super Bowl.
It doubles as a breathalyzer. You breathe into the bag, and it turns green, your BAC is below a certain point. Red, and you better get somebody else to drive.
That didn't stop some police from taking a shot at the entire project last week:
If you have to blow into a Tostitos bag to know if you're intoxicated, for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT DRIVE https://t.co/gnTcIIL7Oj— Lawrence Police (@LawrenceKS_PD) January 26, 2017
Yep, that's the Lawrence, Kansas Police Department's Twitter account, completely missing the entire point Doritos is making out of this!
And, now that the story behind the bag is coming out, doubly so!!!
According to numerous media sources, but I found it from Arash Markazi at ESPN: Delanie Walker played in Super Bowl XLVII, and his aunt and uncle were at the game to see him play.
It would be the last day of their lives -- both lost their lives in a car crash, with a drunk driver.
Walker used that as an impetus to partner with Doritos to create the breathalyzer.
So thank you Delanie Walker and boo on the Lawrence PD for completely missing the point.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Super Farce LI(E): Commercial banned because GNC sells NFL-banned substances.
GNC is not allowed to air an ad during the Super Bowl.
At least 3% of all products GNC sells, Yahoo! reports today, have banned substances by the league.
As a result, and with no merit to the content of the ad, the NFL threw GNC off the list of commercials to air on Sunday's bloodfeast.
It's also not a question of law: Nothing GNC sells is against American law (that we know of), just against the NFL performance-enhancing rules.
At least 3% of all products GNC sells, Yahoo! reports today, have banned substances by the league.
As a result, and with no merit to the content of the ad, the NFL threw GNC off the list of commercials to air on Sunday's bloodfeast.
It's also not a question of law: Nothing GNC sells is against American law (that we know of), just against the NFL performance-enhancing rules.
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