ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ...
• "Whatever shakes down, the Elite Eight is going to have some great contests." — stevieg247
Previous ESPN Featured Comment of the Day, plus a Featured Deadspin Response or two ...
• "I'd like to say the Brewers can make things interesting for the Cubs again, but I can't." — tcab2880
• I'd like to say Bob Knight can make Sportscenter interesting again, but I can't-ZzzzzScottVanPeltisADoucheZzzzzz — How do you spell retard?
• I'd like to say that the water is cold, but I can't.- HKeller1896 — Bob Loblaw
• I'd like to say that there is a God despite the limitations of reason, but I Kant. — SportsCentre









Comments
Call me crazy, but I bet there will be eight teams.
"Whoever shakes down, the Elite Club is going to have some great strippers." - pacmanjones
Whatever shakes down, is what I sell to unsuspecting high school kids.
--shadypotdeala08
"Whatever shakes down, the sun will rise tomorrow"
I pick Xavier to upset UCLA in plinko.
whenever I order a #8, I always get a shake. It's great.
/starving
Whatever, Shakes the Clown, the Elite Eight are getting ready to fry some bacon.
"Whatever shakes down, the Deadspin LLP is going to fight some great contests." - Lgladvis
"Whatever shakes down, is going to look bad on the shoulders of your black sportcoat." -- Head-n-shoulderz
"Whatever shakes down, "Shakes the Clown" is going to make me a great amount of money." --bobcatgoldthwaitfor92oscar
Whatever shakes down, breaks down, takes down...your bracket's busted. --BobSegerLuver
Whatever shakes down, the elite eight will have eight teams.
"Whatever shakes down, Michael Irvin will have the Elite Eight-ball and some great hookers"
-DallasPD
Whatever shakes down, the Elite Eight is going to have 8 teams and 4 games. --stevieg247
@in Soviet Russia, 911 calls YOU: Two "Shakes the Clown" references posted at the same time, never thought I'd see the day.
"Whatever shakes down, Big Paulie is still going to get his money. Trouble with deliveries, fuck you , pay me."--hhill
"Whatever doesn't shake off, will run down my leg."
Whatever shakes down, Micheal J Fox will in fact still be shaking
How can these be getting dumber? How is that possible? I thought we clearly identified the floor, but I keep coming back and there's a new floor every time. Are we sure Mole People aren't submitting these?
"There's gonna be a whole lot of shaking going on when Michael J. Fox takes uppers to get his schoolwork done." --BoxcarsForDaddy
Whatever shakes down, make sure it gets in the urinal next time.
-embarssedcoworker767
@Tuffy: As the saying goes, they've hit rock bottom and started to dig.
"Nothin shakin on Shakedown street
used to be the heart of town"--jerrylives
@Len Bias Cocaine Surplus: Son of a--
whatever shakes down, these comments will have some great dick jokes
Whatever shakes down will end up in her mouth. And make sure she's legal.
-r.kelly
@Jefferson Short Bus: I remember it not as a tragic disease but as the tragic end to Spin City
Even better than his comment:
Greatest Sports Moment
Dropping 7 Three-pointers and 28 points while playing point guard in a very competitive University of Delaware Intramural Basketball League my sophomore year of college.
"Whatever shakes down, the Muhammad Ali and Michael J Fox are going to have some great jenga contests."
Whatever shakes out, my bladder is going to have some great relief.
-Stand2P69
@Fuck Lion: Holy shit, what a douchebag.
Whenever it shakes down, I'm one of the Elite 8 Sax players, no contest.
-KennyG247
Shake down, break-down, take down - everybody wants into the crowded light - miamivicerules1985
"Whatever Hippy Hippy Shakes down, this TGI Fridays is going to have some great bartenders." - Cocktail1988
@Tuffy: Do you think the intern stuck looking through all the comments intentionally uses the lamest stuff he can find in order to sabotage the feature? And to make sure the is post continues here? I do, I do!
Whatever shakes down, don't wizz on the electric fence.
"Whoever shakes down the eighty year old is going to have deal with some incontinence."
--NursingHomeWorker24/7
That's a big ten-four
From your back door
Just put that hammer down
This young man feels
Those eighteen wheels
That keep turning 'round to take me down to shaky town--runningonempty
@Fuck Lion: Jason McElwin is getting up there in years now.
"Whatever shakes down, your tree is going to have some great peaches."
~SteveMillerBand4Eva
Whatever shakes down, Ric Flair won't be walking that aisle after Sunday night-heartbreakkid
I call b.s., because there aint nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street
-BWalton
Whenever Baltimore shakes down on crime, Marlo Stanfield still gets away.-J.McNaulty
Whatever shak--I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
"Whatever breaks down, I can fix it. My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools."
-Spicoli
Whatever shakes down, them still ain't my kids.-RandomBlackManOnMauryPovich
I bought an old rocker on eBay for 99 cents. His name is Eddie Money.
----sh-sh-sh-shakin (o-o-o-OH!)
"Whatever shakes down..." is he implying that the games are rigged? This is the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, not the BCS.
@My Government Name is Berto, But My Spiritual Name is BRONZ...: Them IS yo kids and you gon take responsibility for them. - RandomSkankOnMauryPovich
Shakedown, breakdown, takedown/
Everybody wants into the crowded line/
Shakedown, breakdown/
My bracket is busted.
-VolsFan4Life
"Whenever 'Shake You Down' plays, there will be good contests."
-GregoryAbbott
Whenever the Dream shakes down, it is sure he will pray to Mecca five times a day.
-Dreamshake34
Whatever Shakey's Pizza I've gone to, I've eaten at least 8 slices.
@Paper Cut: Mojo potatoes, brother!
With the shakes, I'm going to card an 8 on the first hole.-johndaily
"Generally speaking, watching the eight best college basketball teams play against one another in a tournament format will provide viewers with an excellent opportunity to watch entertaining sporting events. Also, I just crapped in my pants." stevieg247