Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Category: Sports

  • A Well Dressed, Smokin’, and Woodsy Team

    The Valdosta State Blazers have another shot at the Football Division II National Championship. This is an impressive feat for new coach David Dean who replaced Chris Hatcher. Chris defected to Georgia Southern to coach I-AA. I hope they win. I’ll be watching the game at home. Game is at noon on ESPN2. Or drive…

  • No, I’ve Never Lived in Pittsburgh or Pittsburg

    Its football season. With football season come the remarks that I look like Franco Harris. I think they really are saying I am fat big…

  • Prince + Foo Fighters Lyrics = Confusion

    Watching the Superbowl. The Half Time Show stars Prince. Fine. He starts playing some song, at first I thought it was a Jimi Hendrix cover, but then he sings lyrics… No, not a Jimi song, ohhhhh… That’s the Foo Fighters’ Best of You. Huh? Is Prince a fan? Really? Odd.

  • Oops

    Does the World Cup have a lingua franca? By Daniel Engber: [Alexi] Lalas once regaled [a referee] in Ecuador with the Spanish translation of “son of a bitch.” The resulting phrase turned out to be far more offensive than the English version, and he got a red card on the spot.

  • Brasil in Seven

    Brasil in Seven Originally uploaded by sneezypb. Can the home of Ginga make it two in a row? This was put up by someone at my apartment complex after Brasil’s 1:0 win over Croatia yesterday.

  • Origins of Brazilian Soccer Scorer Names

    The link is for the article at Slate. A good teaser paragraph. How Brazilian soccer players get their names. By Nick Schulz: Brazil’s affinity for nicknames might stem from the country’s historically high illiteracy rate. As such, shortened spoken names are typically used more often than longer birth names. In Brazilian society, the use of…

  • GERMANY 4-2 COSTA RICA

    The next 30 days will probably have highlights of my love, the World Cup. Many fantastic teams have come together to compete for the title. Game one started with a bang. Germany plays aggressively (though their back line is shoddy). Catching the start at lunch (, brother supplied the play by play over IM,) and…

  • FIFA vs. the hackers

    C’mon people. Don’t do anything that will make me miss the biggest sporting event in the past 4 years! Maybe I need to go back and set TiVo to record both showings? World Cup matchup: FIFA vs. the hackers | CNET News.com Roger Jones, Avaya’s business development manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa,…

  • USA vs. Costa Rica

    Watching the US National Soccer Team take on Costa Rica’s National Soccer Team. I rather like the US team. Kasey Keller has always impressed me with his ability to make amazing saves. Some of my favorite players no longer are playing. Of course, I started watching the US team in 1994. I hope they win.