Hot Back to School Fashions by The Buffet

You know the feeling. It's back to school time and while everyone else is chillin' out/maxin'/relaxin' all cool and calibrating their fresh new TI-86 calc's, you're still in your closet shuffling through the same old played out gear.

Straight out of Fishtown or far South Philly, it's no secret that fashion is your native language. You've always had a sense for style, but gone are the days when that #81 Cowboys jersey and your fresh zip-up Iverson kicks could garner the kind of red-carpet attention you command. You need something that screams, "Scumbag," and Soldier, I've got just the ticket.

Exclusively from the Buffet of Goodness online fan shop, comes the midnight green Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles jersey. Featuring the finest silk screened details money can buy, the sweet smelling polyester blend will be a smashing compliment your savory man-musk of capicola ham and Axe deodorant body spray. Embroidery? Heck no, Friend! You're no queer.

So step it up, rookies! Come grab the gear that turns heads and says, "I know nothing about football, but I've got the stones to be the loudest mother effer in my entire SRO section!"


*Sizes limited to XXXL and Larger Than Your Momma.
**Get some.

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Brian Scalabrine: Potenial Asset

If you want to ruin this image with the context, that's your choice.

"Most embarrassing game of my life"

Those were the words of the text message I received from one of my friends, a "lifelong Terp", midway through the second half of the Terrapin Men's Basketball team's shaming at the hands of Duke.

The Terps trailed 40-15(!) at the half en route to a 85-44 loss. It was the worst loss of the Gary Williams era, and a painful indicator of just how far these programs have diverged — in recruiting, and on-court performance — since these two teams split consecutive final four match-ups in '01 and '02.

Here's what Eric Hayes had to say via mobile facebook after the game:

The Terps might want to forget about this game, but the fans might find that harder to do.

It's safe to say that the Terps are closer to the team that got blown out by Gonzaga and Georgetown early in the season than the team that beat up on Michigan State and Michigan (two teams that haven't exactly looked like world-beaters.) And after choking away two winnable road games at Miami and Florida State,  the Terps will likely leave their dancing shoes at home for the fourth time in five seasons.

Let's just hope it doesn't continue in such an abysmal fashion

NFL playoffs, SchmeNFL playoffs

To the legions of readers clamoring for material from the NFL playoffs opening day fare, I offer my sincerest apologies. I will be elsewhere when Matty Ice leads the Falcons into Matt Leinart's Hot Tub.

Instead I'll be here. UMass vs. Vanderbilt at the Mullins Center.

As Simmons would say: Ricky Harris! A.J. Ogilvy! Taste the excitement! It's ginger! It's cloves! It's cardamom! It's a veritable vanilla chai of a game!

Anywho, 5 p.m. tip and I'm tryna get some hangar wings beforehand. No time to search for a better picture, so here you go. 

If only Tyrone Weeks (left) would turn around so we could see his neck roles. Man I used to love those.

Dear Editor,

Now that all of your bloggers have a vested interest in the 2008 playoff picture, can we expect to see another flurry of homer posts after your lengthy hiatus? This has been the pattern in years past, and it would certainly be nice to add another non-goat porn URL to my current favorites.

Sincerly,
Crispy Kielbasa in Philadelphia

Thank you, Ralph Friedgen

The Terrapin football team is about to take on Florida State in a game critical to both team's ACC title hopes. You've probably heard by now that Myron Rolle is being flown in from Birmingham, Ala., after he interviews for the Rhodes Scholarship. Whoop-de-doo.

A pregame interview with the Fridge outside of Gossett field house produced this gem:

Sideline Reporter (paraphrased): Ralph, you've alway said you need to protect this house, how big is home field advantage?

Ralph: Well I didn't say that, Under Armour said that.

Truth.

Irwin's Revenge

The Phils have found an angel in the outfield for game one of the 2008 World Series (of Baseball), Wednesday. Rioting and/or looting is sure to follow in the city of bro love. Personally, I plan to flip an ice cream truck on its roof as a symbol of the social and cultural order being momentarily reversed as the feeling of communal victory lifts me out from under the oppression of this new world caste system.

I Have to be Honest

This isn't the first time I've watched the Steve Harvey Show with a confused frown on my face (a-thank you!)

But seriously folks. That sucked.

"Two circuit breakers in our Atlanta transmission operations tripped causing the master router and its backup – which are necessary to transmit any incoming feed outbound – to shut down. This impacted our live feed from being distributed to any of the other networks in the Turner portfolio and caused the delay in our coverage. Both our primary and backup routers were impacted by this problem. We apologize to baseball fans for this mishap that caused a delay in our coverage."

Right. Whatever. In the end the sox won.

Bottom line, this series getting a little ridiculous. Can we please get a 5th inning brawl tomorrow? I don't ask for much.

{TBS quote from BallHype via Eye Of Sports Media}

The Function Between Eagles Incompetence and My Blogging Inactivity:

that looks weird.