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18
Nov
2011
This 6-year-old Jets fan knows more about football than you (VIDEO)
At first, the idea of watching a 6-year-old kid cry over his favorite football team’s misfortunes just seems cruel … and then you realize that you’re dealing with a wunderkind who has every team in the NFL’s schedule memorized, and understands the subtle nuances of the AFC playoff race in Week 11.
Then, you just sit there and marvel at the sheer breadth of this kid’s knowledge (even in the midst of a full-on meltdown), while mom tries to help him come to terms with the years of inevitable pain & suffering that lay ahead for this young Jets fan.
That’s just good parenting, right there.
16
Nov
2011
Marissa Miller is the NFL’s Official Superfan … HOORAY!!! (VIDEO)
(Photo via GQ-magazine.co.uk)
The NFL made one of its savviest marketing moves ever recently when it announced that Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Marissa Miller was hired as the newest spokesperson for the league.
Upon being named as the NFL’s “Official Superfan”, the fan response was one of joy but general confusion as to how and what, exactly, Miss Miller would be promoting. But given Miller’s status as one of the world’s hottest women, we naturally assumed that whatever she’d be doing, it would involve minimal attire and maximum skin, and that was good enough for us!
Well, the NFL has now released its first video featuring Miller – a devoted 49ers fan – behind-the-scenes at a photo shoot for this year’s London game between the Niners and the Broncos. And let’s just say we’ve never wanted to be a Frank Gore jersey more in our lives.
So sit back and enjoy over three minutes of pure NFL fandamonium … or what Marissa appropriately calls, “the new fantasy football”:
VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP
7
Nov
2011
Angry fan delivers epic rant to Browns’ “Factory of Sadness” (VIDEO)
Following the Browns’ ugly loss at the hands of the Texans yesterday, comedian and lifelong Cleveland fan Mike Polk, Jr. felt the need to unleash his frustrations on someone or something. And with the Browns playing oh so far way in the state of Texas, Polk found the next best thing to vent on … their stadium, which he has appropriately dubbed a “Factory of Sadness”.
As Mike says in the video description, “Some times it’s nice to just yell at a building”:
Yep. This pretty much sums up the feelings of Browns fans everywhere.
PS – in case you were wondering, Mike is wearing a Ryan Pontbriand jersey … the Browns’ long snapper, who might just be their most consistent player. Perfect.
31
Oct
2011
Colts fans are all-in on the “Suck for Luck” campaign (PIC)
This photo tells you all you need to know about the mindset of Colts fans these days, following the loss of Peyton Manning and an 0-8 start to the season:
(Photo: Yahoo.com)
Not only are these fans actively rooting for their team to tank the rest of the season to increase their chances at drafting Stanford QB Andrew Luck with the #1 pick, but they went so far as to purchase custom-made Colts jerseys with Luck’s name on it!
There’s so much that’s fundamentally wrong with this, I don’t even know where to begin.
4
Oct
2011
Furious Eagles Fan Loses It … Almost As Badly as the Eagles (VIDEO)
(Image via Eaglescouch.com)
From the schadenfreude department, we bring you this fantastic rant from a diehard fan after his Eagles blew a 20-point lead to the 49ers on Sunday, losing 24-23 and falling to 1-3 on the season.
And while we’re on the subject of 1-3 NFC East teams, while not nearly as long or in depth, the passion displayed here brings to mind this Cowboys fan’s meltdown following their week 1 loss to the Jets. That guy, by the way is back on the anti-Romo warpath after yesterday’s collapse against the Lions.
NSFW VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP
16
Sep
2011
Broncos Fans Planning Pro-Tebow Billboards = Foolishness
Yeah, this is really going to work (ESPN rendering via Patheos.com)
This story has been making the rounds for a couple of days now, and we’ve mainly ignored it because we don’t want to encourage these clowns. But it’s become painfully clear that the whole pro-Tebow quarterback controversy in Denver isn’t going away any time soon, so we might as well adress it now.
As you may have heard, a group of Broncos fans are planning to buy two billboards in downtown Denver, calling for the team to bench QB Kyle Orton and start Tim Tebow instead. The campaign is being spearheaded by Jesse Oaks, a Broncos fan from Independence, Kentucky of all places, who says that he and his friends devised the plan after watching Denver lose their season opener 23-20 to the Oakland Raiders on Monday night. During the 4th quarter of the loss, it became clear that at least some of the Broncos faithful had seen enough of Orton, and even as the QB was trying to rally his team to victory in a winnable game, a handful of liquored up fans started the chants for Tebow, which seemed to gain momentum as the game wound down.
Oaks and his friends had been saving up for a trip to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, but after watching Orton go a middling 24-of-46 for 305 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 1 fumble and 5 sacks, determined that their money would be better spent on a message to the Broncos and Head Coach John Fox:
“We believe in Coach Fox. We’re just tired of Kyle Orton,” Oaks said. “We were sitting around after Fox said he didn’t hear the chants for (Tim) Tebow and we figured if he’s deaf, we hope he’s not blind.”
“It just feels like we’re a team that’s settling for mediocrity,” Oaks said. “We’re not blind. We know when we see good football … We see other teams making good plays and we don’t see that from our team. We can sink or swim with Tim Tebow. Why wait a few more years?”
15
Sep
2011
Really really excitable fan calls out Jerry Jones and Cowboys (VIDEO)
RIP Chris Farley
Since our resident Cowboys fan, C-O-U-R-T-N-E-Y, has remained silent about the outlook for his favorite team, this guy will have to suffice as our “expert” opinion on the subject for now.
In response to the Cowboys meltdown at the Jets in Week 1, YouTube user divalover159 delivers a tirade for the ages on his favorite franchise, owner Jerry Jones, and QB/whipping boy Tony Romo. It’s nearly ten minutes of pure, unadulterated passion, bouncing bellies and questionable grammar, the likes of which we haven’t seen since Matt Foley, motivational speaker.
Sure, it goes on a bit long, but something about this video is truly captivating …
VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP
23
Aug
2011
Can’t decide which NFL team to root for? Check out this handy flowchart
In case the lockout left you feeling disoriented about the upcoming NFL season, or if you’ve never had any reason to fully embrace one NFL team over the other, the good folks over at Interpretation By Design have developed this handy-dandy flowchart to help you decide which franchise to cheer for in 2011. It’s really quite enlightening … as long as you don’t take yourself (or the game) too seriously.
Click on the pic below for the full-size version:
(CLICK TO ENLARGE - Image via InterpretationByDesign.com)
31
Jan
2011
Bill Murray is a huge Bears fan, thinks Ray Nitschke is a pussy
This is just fantastic. From the guys over at BlackBook comes this tremendous first-person account of one Green Bay Packers fan’s experience at last weekend’s NFC Championship game.
Apparently, while braving the Soldier Field crowd to root on his beloved Packers, this gentleman had an encounter with none other than diehard Bears fan and comic legend Bill Murray, who was seated right behind him. And even though Green Bay won the game, ole’ Bill wasn’t going to let this interloper intrude on the Bears’ home turf without at least giving him a little bit of the business.
"This picture is of him laughing in my face" (Photo: BlackbookMag.com)
From the source himself:
My friend Matt Katrosar flew to Chicago last weekend to hang out with some of his Windy City pals and attend the Bears/Packers NFL playoff game. He was wearing a Green Bay jersey (in support of old-school Packers legend Ray Nitschke) amid a sea of Chicago blue. During the 2nd quarter, Matt celebrated a considerably good play on the part of Green Bay with the usual hootin’ and hollerin’ reserved for such moments. That’s when he was blatantly shoved from behind. Turning to catch a glimpse of his assailant, he discovered his pusher was none other than Bill Murray, a huge Chicago Bears fan, who was unapologetically enjoying the moment.
Matt’s friend managed to capture a photo of Murray in mid-celebration, laughing at the rival fans. Naturally, Matt wanted a picture with the legendary actor. Murray’s response to his request? “Nitschke is a pussy.” So much for “No one will ever believe you.”
LOVE IT. And Bill Murray wins again.
22
Jan
2011
The 25 biggest headaches for the Cleveland Browns since 1990 — #25: Gary Baxter
After Gary Baxter's 2005 campaign was cut short by injury, his 2006 season -- and his career -- ended abruptly on this play. (Source: Daylife.com)
The past two decades represent a drawn-out, frightful voyage into deep wilderness for the Cleveland Browns franchise and its faithful followers.
Fans of 31 NFL teams are left disappointed each season, but you’d be hard-pressed to name a more snake-bitten enclave than Cleveland’s. Their troubles are well-documented, from soul-crushing AFC title game defeats to John Elway and the Denver Broncos in the 1980s; to Art Modell‘s splintering of the franchise with the move to Baltimore in 1995; to the focused, passionate fight of Browns fans to keep the team’s colors and history tied to Cleveland forevermore.
All of this happening BEFORE the team returned in 1999.
Cleveland’s re-emergence on the NFL landscape was cited as a striking triumph for the city over the tentacles of greed tightening around pro sports.
But victory trumpets were quickly silenced.
