Odds and Ends: USC! USC! USC!

Posted on Mon Aug 11, 2008 at 12:14:42 PM EST in College
More on: college football, Olympics, UFC, soccer, video (all tags)

We can't wait for the college football season to arrive, but it's not for the reasons you might think. Sure, we love the history-filled rivalries, the tailgating and the school pride, but more than anything, we love the cheerleaders. What? Did you expect us to say the option offense or something? Here's the latest preseason top 10 rankings for this year.

10. Alabama's Auburn University tops off the list at number 10. Six of this sexy squad's cheerleaders were named Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

9. Hailing from sunny California are the ladies of San Diego State. SD State is not just among the top hottest cheerleaders but they also took home third place in the 2008 College Cheerleading and Dance Team Nationals.

8. Reigning at number eight, are the Clemson Cheerleaders all the way from South Carolina.

7. Representing the home of Britney Spears and the Louisiana State Tigers are the LSU Cheerleaders at lucky number seven.

6. The Ohio State Cheerleaders made an appearance earlier this year at CBS and now they are making an appearance on the top ten list at number six.

5. Stirring up the fans and tipping off the top five are the Oregon State Cheerleaders.

4. Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the talent - at number four are the University of Texas Cheerleaders.

3. The recipients of 16 national titles, it's no wonder the University of Kentucky Cheerleaders are at number three.

2. Holding their own with 5 national title victories are the ladies from Kentucky's University of Louisville.

1. And the number one hottest cheerleaders are the USC Cheerleaders aka The Song Girls. These ladies bring good luck, cheers and songs to the devoted Trojan fans.

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[The Beautiful Game]: Always keep your head on a swivel when watching soccer

[NYPost.com]: The Boss is set to rock the Super Bowl

[Denver Stiffs]: The hardest man to trade in the NBA?...

[The Spoiler]: Spain is soooo totally mature

[Tirico Suave]: Kobe gets funky while riding the pine

[Kissing Suzy Kolber]: "The continuing adventures of Tony and Jess"

[StupidVideos.com]: A hockey player with no aim

[The World of Isaac]: It's not Erin Andrews, but we'll take it

[The Love of Sports]: Top 20 TD Celebrations

[YuppiePunk.org]: Dennis Rodman's hair suddenly doesn't look so bad

[YardBarker.com]: Can you name 10 RBs who make more money than Brian Westbrook? You got three minutes. Go!

And finally, here's a good way to impress your friends...and make them fear you.

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We make all our tough decisions on the can, but the Buckeyes do it in the shower

Posted on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 09:43:07 AM EST in College
More on: Buckeyes, college football, shower, Marcus Freeman, Malcolm Jenkins (all tags)

In football, all of a team's players have to be on the exact same page at the exact same time for things to execute perfectly. Sometimes this unity is required on the gridiron, but other times it's about coming together off of the field...in the shower, for example. At least, that's where the Ohio State boys did their heavy thinking.

ESPN: I hate to make you describe a shower scene, but take me back to after the LSU loss when you and the other juniors talked about coming back for this season.

MF [Marcus Freeman]: Just a lot of emotion. Sitting on that bench and thinking, 'Hey, I don't think I'm going to come back and have this feeling again.' But we got in the shower, everybody's disappointed. I forget who was the first person to say something, but it was weird that all of us that had major decisions about coming back were all in the shower at the same time. (Alex) Boone or Malcolm Jenkins or someone said, 'Hey, I'm coming back. I'm not leaving college football like this.' And then James Laurinaitis said, 'I'm coming back, too,' and I said, 'I'm coming back, too.' We all knew we really had to go home and think about it, but that was the first feeling of, 'Hey, let's come back and do it one more time. Let's go out with a bang our senior year.'

Sure, making a life-altering decision like coming back for your senior season in the shower seems kinda silly, but it's no crazier than passing up the opportunity to turn pro while sitting in barren kitchen.

Question: You guys passed up a lot of money to stay. You're living on scholarship checks.

[Malcolm] Jenkins (smiling): Every time you look in your refrigerator and you've only got peanut butter and jelly, you know, it makes you (think) like, "Dang, I wish I would've taken that 15 million dollars."

Links:
[FanHouse]: Ohio State Players Decided to Return to College While Showering Together
[BuckeyeXtra]: For love of game: Ohio State juniors decide as one

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Go pick up your birthday suit from the cleaners because we're going streaking!

Posted on Thu Jul 17, 2008 at 10:37:11 AM EST in College
More on: streaking, Hamilton College, video, funny (all tags)

If we could go to college all over again, you can bet we'd choose Hamilton College in New York. Why? Well, can you name another university that has a varsity streaking team? Didn't think so.

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Okla...homa Sooners get punk'd and then get pissed

Posted on Wed Jul 16, 2008 at 10:10:53 AM EST in College
More on: Sooners, Cornhuskers, prank, Sam Bradford, cocaine, lawsuit (all tags)

When we first saw the news about Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's little case of road rage, we figured it had to be an elaborate joke. After all, he was trying to evade the cops in a jacked-up truck with a life-sized picture of himself on the side. Something tells us that probably wasn't the best choice for an escape vehicle. Either way, turns out Rampage's little, uh, rampage in the streets was all too real and the former UFC light heavyweight champion is facing a pair of felony charges.

Anyways, like getting a song stuck in your head after hearing a few lines, we're now jonzing for a good prank to get rid of the sadness that has crept into our souls since finding out Rampage is a moron. Luckily, this anti-Sooner came into our lives at just the right moment.

The publisher of Oklahoma's largest newspaper and one of its sportswriters have sued a University of Texas employee who admitted posting a bogus article on the Internet about two University of Oklahoma football players.

The Oklahoma Publishing Co., which publishes The Oklahoman newspaper and newsok.com website, filed a civil lawsuit Monday against James W. Conradt, a Nebraska football fan who works as a service manager for UT's information technology department.

The 10-count civil lawsuit accuses Conradt of libel, copyright violations and trademark infringements. It seeks unspecified financial damages.

Conradt, 36, used a template from the newspaper's website to publish a fake article on the Internet on July 9 that stated OU quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Landry Jones had been arrested for intent to distribute cocaine, the lawsuit alleges.

Hey, James, say hi to Rampage for us if you should happen to pass him in the courthouse halls.

Links:
[USAToday.com]: Newspaper sues Nebraska fan over bogus article about Sooners

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Odds and Ends: Desmond Howard now has the second most famous Heisman pose

Posted on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 01:22:15 PM EST in College
More on: Tim Tebow, funny, NBA, MLB, video, Bret Hart, Tony Romo, NFL, Alyssa Milano, Chris Duhon, Gina Carano, MMA, Odds and Ends (all tags)

As soon as we saw this picture of Tim Tebow, we knew we had to post it. After all, could anything be better than a photograph of the only sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy breaking out "the pose" with a baby in hand while wearing a pair of Florida Gators colored Crocs. Simply put, no. Thanks, Busted Coverage.

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[FanHouse.com]: Slump Buster is back with a whole new look

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[Awful Announcing]: Here's one way to get your kid addicted to alcohol at an early age

[PhillyBurbs.com]: Bret Hart is a prick

[BleedEaglesGreen.com]: Sorry, Tony Romo, but you're not in this guy's Fave 5 (or 10)

[NFL.com]: L.A.'s wait continues

[HoopsWorld.com]: The Clips put Shaun Livingston out to pasture

[The700Level.com]: It's hard to be professional when Alyssa Milano is in the booth

[The Caveman Network]: Chris Duhon?!?! Hey, Plaschke, you do know who Chris Duhon is, right?

[MMA Chump]: Daaaaaaaaaamn, Gina!!

And finally, from Tirico Suave, we give you the Official Mr. Belvedere Fun Kit.

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Tennessee is already regretting the signing of their latest recruit

Posted on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 10:28:23 AM EST in College
More on: NCAA, college basketball, Tennessee, Bobby Maze, rap, video (all tags)

Ron Artest does it horribly. Kobe Bryant does it girly. Tony Parker does it unintelligibly. And Shaquille O'Neal does it hilariously. Yup, we're talking about rapping and the NBA players who love to attempt it. Like anything and everything else the pros do, up-n-comers of the game want to be exact replicas of their favorite stars. Take Tennessee recruit Bobby Maze for example. He obviously idolizes this NBA rap superstar.

Links:
[Sports Crunch]: Tennessee Recruit Bobby Maze Tries to Rap

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Don't mess with this Hawg's hog, uh, scooter

Posted on Thu Jul 03, 2008 at 11:23:46 AM EST in College
More on: Wendel Davis, crime, fight, scooter, Arkansas, college football (all tags)

Soaring gas prices are hitting everyone hard, forcing many to resort to unconventional means of transportation. Some are choosing to walk when they can, others ride bicycles around town, while some brave souls even dare to climb aboard the public transportation systems (Note: Watch out for homeless people's urine in the seats. We learned the hard way.). All in all, this lifestyle change is making the general population a bit cranky and edgy. Case in point, 6-foot-1-inch, 205-pound Arkansas linebacker Wendel Davis opted to go with riding a scooter and went psycho when he was rear-ended.

Arkansas linebacker Wendel Davis faces a felony criminal mischief charge after police say he punched through the window of a car that bumped his scooter.

Davis, 19, of Sweeny, Texas is scheduled to appear before a judge July 30 over the charge, stemming from an altercation Tuesday afternoon. If convicted, Davis could face up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

A university police spokesman says Davis' fist put dents into the car and broke its windshield. Davis was released without bond pending his court hearing.

OK, so there appears to be more to this story than simple road rage over gas prices like we indicated earlier. Turns out Davis was involved in an altercation with the rear-ender, Onyebuchi Odunukwe, hours before the "accident" and sent Davis threatening texts during the days prior. What caused the beef? A chickenhead, of course.

Davis said the threats began after he kissed Odunukwe's girlfriend early Saturday
morning.

The babes simply can't resist mopeds.

Links:
[AJC.com]: Arkansas LB Davis faces felony charge
[HawgsIllustrated.com]: Davis Claims Motorist Threatened Him

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Odds and Ends: Wisconsin students must prepare for sober football

Posted on Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 01:00:08 PM EST in College
More on: Wisconsin, football, drunk, MMA, Lakers, NBA, MLB, video, Odds and Ends (all tags)

Bad news for drunken Badger fans; the University of Wisconsin-Madison decided to continue their 2007 "Show and Blow" campaign which requires students who were previously busted for getting tanked at a home football game to blow into a Breathalyzer unit to get in. Of course, you gotta pass the test to enter (blowing .00 for underage students and under .08 for those over 21).

When asked for reaction to the renewal of the program, almost every student on campus responded, "This blows!"

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Pole vaulters just gained some points in our book

Posted on Mon Apr 28, 2008 at 09:13:44 AM EST in College
More on: Chip Heuser, Oklahoma, pole vault, injury, ouch (all tags)

Who said pole vaulters were weenies? Obviously, they haven't heard about Chip Heuser from the Oklahoma Sooners. Don't let the fact that he wears a dorky helmet nowadays fool ya, this guy is an animal, cheating death on numerous occasions after taking a 16-foot plunge and landing head first following an errant vault six months ago. We'll let him explain.

Chip Heuser: Funny thing about it, it was actually Halloween.

Jenni Carlson: No trick, no treat.

CH: Definitely not. I tricked myself into this one. We were doing a drill. It was a drill simulating the vault in the air called rope vaulting. The set-up we have requires an extra mat behind the pit itself just in case you carry too much momentum and overshoot the pit.

So, of course, you probably know what I did. Forgot the mat. Overshot the pit. Landed from about 16 feet in the air directly on my skull. Fractured my occipital bone, had a contrecoup injury, damage to my poles. Was in the ICU about seven days, was released, then had a seizure and was put back in the ICU for another three days.

JC: Oh, geez.

CH: I had some hemorrhaging ... but luckily, they didn't have to operate. If they would've operated, I would not be vaulting. I'm forced to wear a helmet now when I jump, but it doesn't keep me from wanting to jump again. ...

JC: After you were released from the hospital, you had a seizure?

CH: I was in the ICU seven days, released, then the next morning after the release, I suffered the seizure and went right back in the hospital. It was bad.

JC: It's a miracle you're here.

CH: They lost me once right after the initial impact. Then they lost me twice after the seizure in the ambulance.

JC: You essentially died three times. How do you even process something like that?

CH: The funny thing about it is I don't recall much.

You should be proud of yourself Chip, not only are you alive, but you made it onto our blog. That's quite an accomplishment. We haven't even looked in the general direction of another pole vaulter since we discovered Miss Stokke.

Links:
[NewsOK.com]: The Q&A: Chip Heuser: Oklahoma pole vaulter back after 16-foot fall

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Bantams seek first perfect season in college baseball history. Wait, what the hell is a Bantam?

Posted on Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 11:53:07 PM EST in College
More on: Trinity College, baseball, NCAA, perfect season (all tags)

I'm a miniature chicken, you moron!

Everyone thought they were going to see a perfect season in the NFL, but the Giants kept the Patriots from putting the Super Bowl cherry on top of a 16-0 regular season record. Memphis was oh-so close to perfection in college basketball this season, losing just one regular season game and then making it all the way through the NCAA Tournament before falling to Kansas in a frantic final. Well, believe it or not, we've got another team looking at perfection: the Trinity College Bantams.

At 27-0, the small private college in Hartford is getting increasingly close to something believed to be unprecedented in modern college baseball.

No team has won a national championship without losing a game, to be sure; but Trinity, which competes in N.C.A.A. Division III, could become the first college of any size to finish its regular season and conference tournament having won every game. Such records are not officially monitored, an N.C.A.A. spokesman said, but an examination of previous top teams' final records suggested it was unlikely that any had done that before.

Next month's N.C.A.A. regionals and the Division III national championships could trip up Trinity. But if the Bantams win Tuesday night against Eastern Connecticut State, a perennial national power and their toughest regular-season opponent, running the table will be a step closer for a team that has throttled opponents by a combined score of 260-64.

Got that?! Forget the Spurs vs. Suns; Trinity against Eastern Connecticut State is where the magic's happening tonight. There's always Game 3, but you only get one shot at 28-0.

Links:
[NYTimes. com]: In Sport Filled With Flaws, a Chase for Perfection

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