A Dr. Lou Imitation!

The old saying is imitation is the highest art of flattery. Well this imitation should be the highest art of flattery of all-time. A Dr. Mushmouth Lou Holtz imitator absolutely killed it on the Rick & Bubba show the other day. "The Jacksonville Jaguars beat Ole Miss." Classic! Long live Dr. Mushmouth.

(Via EDSBS)

Video: Ray Lewis Lights Up Dustin Keller

So much for that Jets bravado we saw in the offseason and on Hard Knocks.The Jets were defeated 10-9 on Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens. In a game that was slower than pond water, the Ravens were barely better scoring the game's only touchdown in the second quarter.

While the Ravens offense was terrible, the Jets defense was flat out atrocious. The Jets only managed 176 total offensive yards and were 1-11 on third down's. Everything came to head on the final drive of the game by the Jets. It was a drive that Jets tight end Dustin Keller would like to forget. Keller was blown up by Ray Lewis on one play(The video above). On 4th down, Keller caught the ball but went out of bounds a yard short of the 1st down marker. As Mike Tirico said on the ESPN broadcast about the Jets final play, "That summarizes the Jets offense tonight." What Tirico should have said was that play summarized the entire night for the Jets. The Jets were flagged time after time for penalties. The Jets season won't get any better as they play New England on Sunday. Maybe their offense will actually show up that game and finally start backing up all the talk from the off-season.



(Videos via Jose3030 and SB Nation)

Video: Boise State Defeats Virginia Tech in The Final Minute

Boise State 33 Virginia Tech 30: Boise State somehow defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies. I say somehow because Boise State blew a 17-0 lead, turned over the ball twice, and had 11 penalties for 105 yards. None of that mattered as Kellen Moore drove the Broncos down the field, while being aided by a questionable personnel foul, and hit Austin Pettis for the game-winning touchdown.

All what Boise State needs to do now is beat Oregon State at the end of month and they should go undefeated on the season. Will they make the championship game is what is yet to be determined. I still don't believe they'll make it to the championship game. Not even if there's not another undefeated team. The coaches would never vote Boise State higher than third.

As Musberger and Herbstreit pointed out the AP poll doesn't matter (Boise State is ranked 3rd in the AP) while the coaches poll ultimately matters when it comes to the BCS (Boise State is ranked 5th in the coaches poll). You really think the coaches would vote Boise State into the championship over a one-loss Texas or Florida? If you think that will happened, then you live in a dream world that I want to joined.

We're never going to see a Boise State or TCU in the championship game unless there's a playoff or there's a plus-one system. Sad to think about it, especially when Boise State has earned the right to at least be in the championship game discussion.

Who Say's Baseball Players Can't Fight?

Nyjer Morgan is having a bad year. He threw that infamous temper tantrum earlier this season. Last week he threw a ball at a fan. He's bowled over two catchers when a slide was more than necessary. Tuesday night Morgan cursed out a Marlins fan. So needless to say last night's incident shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone.

In the sixth inning, Marlins pitcher Chris Volstad threw a pitch behind Morgan. Morgan had already been hit in the game by Volstad, so Morgan felt the need to rush the mound. Morgan got a couple of punches in before he was close lined by Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez. Morgan wasn't done as he pulled a WWE-style heel move by playing up to the Florida crowd. Needless to say, we needed a villain to replace Milton Bradley. Volstad received quite the shiner. (Video via Deadspin)

'Around the Horn' Talks Jay Mariotti's Arrest

The big news a couple of weeks ago was that Jay Mariotti was arrested for an alleged domestic dispute. Mariotti was suspended from both his AOL job and from his appearances on ESPN's 'Around the Horn.' Yesterday on 'Around the Horn' the panel discussed the Mariotti incident. They didn't discuss the actual incident, but rather the reaction is it got. SI's Richard Deitsch commended the panel for the discussing the issue instead of just ignoring it. Needless to say this segment was mostly uncomfortable especially the Kevin Blackistone part. Watch for yourself. (Awful Announcing)

The Worst High School Football Play Ever?

Yahoo's sport blog Prep Rally seems to think so. I've seen some bad high school football. Hell my senior year we didn't win a single game. I've never seen anything like this though. Jim Marshall running the opposite way for the Vikings against the 49ers thinks this play disintegrated. No one is sure when or where this play took place, making this the Zapruder film of high school football. (Via Prep Rally)

Pete Carroll Is Up To His Usual Tricks

Pete Carroll is infamous for his practical jokes. He famously staged the death of LenDale White at USC by throwing a dummy dressed in White's jersey off the the roof of the building. He pulled a practical joke on one of his players by saying he was arrested for Internet piracy. Everson Griffen faced the wrath of Carroll's jokes. With Carroll moving on to the Seattle Seahawks, his practical jokes have moved on with him. Watch Carroll placed rubber snakes in an ice chest and hilarity ensues.



Oh Carroll, stop it. My sides hurt. (SB Nation via Deadspin)

Video: Why Can't Ichiro Do This?

(Editors Note: I'll be gone for the rest of the day. kt1000 will have a post up later today previewing the ACC college football season. Enjoy.)

A couple of weeks ago there was an amazing catch made in the Japanese Baseball League. It happened again! And it happened for the same Hiroshima Carp team, in the same ballpark, against the same opponent. The outfielder this time was Amaya Soichiro for the Carp's. Amaya scaled the wall, stood on top of the fence, and made the catch. Amazing to watch the reactions of the players and the fans. Well done Amaya.



(H/T Big League Stew)

A Maurice Clarett Sighting!

Remember Maurice Clarett? Clarett has lead a strange life since leading Ohio State to the National Championship back in 2001-2002 season that saw him dismissed from Ohio State, sue the NFL, cut by the Broncos, arrested, returns back to Ohio State to attend classes, and now he wants to play for the Omaha Nighhawks of the UFL. First though, let's go over the Maurice Clarett time-line to find out how the hell we got to this point.

Clarett's Timeline:
-2003: Scored the game-winning in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl to help defeat Miami and win the National Championship for Ohio State. Of course this game will always be remembered for this controversial call against Miami.

- September 2003: Clarett is kicked off of the Ohio State team when he lied about a police report and then took special benefits and mislead investigators.

- 2004: Clarett sued the NFL to allow him into the league despite not being out of high school for more than three years. Clarett won his case at the local level, but the rulling was overruled by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Future Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was actually the judge that overturned the original decision.

- 2005: In a surprise move the Denver Broncos drafted Clarett in the third round despite many experts predicting Clarett would be drafted in the sixth or seventh rounds. Not playing competitive football in two years though took a lot out Clarett and he was released by the Broncos.

Sweet Lou Calls It a Career

It was already decided that Lou Piniella was going to retire at the end of the season. Because of his mother's failing health, Sweet Lou decided to end his career yesterday with a lopsided loss against Atlanta.

A choked up Piniella had this to say in the post-game press conference: "Cried a little bit after the game. This will be the last time I put on a uniform. This has been very special for me. I'll go home, do what I have to do there... and enjoy my retirement."

I'm sad that one of the more enjoyable managers in baseball had to go out this way. Judging though by his actions and tirades against the umpires over the years it's kind of fitting. Piniella leaving the game in a cloud of flames. 

(Video Courtesy of Jose3030)

Video: Rob Ezell Does One Hell Of A Nick Saban Impersonation

Impersonations can be difficult. When done well they're impeccably funny and spot on. Alabama walk-on Rob Ezell perfectly impersonated Nick Saban. Ezell will probably just be a special teams player this year, but he'll always have a place in my heart. By the way, I'm sure the Nicktator wasn't very impressed with that impersonation. (Via Dr. Saturday)

Hard Knocks Episode 2 Recap

Last night's Hard Knocks was another classic. Rex Ryan held back his cursing to please his mother and Tony Dungy. There was the moment the punter Steve Weatherford bought shakeweights for the entire team. Bart Scott had the line of the night when talking about former USC running back Joe McKnight. "He's just mad because he had to take a pay cut."-Bart Scott. Burn!

The moment that is being talked about the most though this morning, was Antonio Cromartie trying to remember the names and ages of all of his kids. Cromartie of course is in the Shawn Kemp Club by knocking up several women and at one point having a several child support cases against him at one time. In Hard Knocks last time we find out that Cromartie has married one of the women he knocked up. Cromartie also can name all of his children and their ages. We also find out that Cromartie has four different children who are 3-years old. Which only means Cromartie was doing more work off the field, than on it.

Manning's Do Bleed!

It may have been only preseason, but we got to see blood in the Giants-Jets game from Eli Manning no less! In the first quarter with the Giants in the red zone there was a miscommunication between Manning and Brandon Jacobs. Manning fumbles the ball, loses his helmet, and then is pulverized by Calvin Pace and Jim Leonhard gashing his head. Manning required 12 stitches for his gash. Manning would go on to say,  "I feel fine. I feel normal. I'll be back as soon as I can. It's really not an injury. Nothing serious. I really feel like I could go back out and play right now if I had to." So was that blood or oil leaking from the robot?

(Video via SB Nation)

Only a Yankee Fan Can Embarrass Himself This Way

Michael LaPayower, obviously he's single, is a Yankee superfan  who submitted one of the worst videos ever to be the Chevy Fan of the Year. Good God that's awful. Every fanbase has it's fair share of dorks but this guy may take the cake. Only a Yankee fan can embarrass himself this way. The only Katy Perry parody I will listen to is "Minnesota Gurls."



(The Big Lead via Deadspin)