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It's difficult not to pity Redskins fans, who, in addition to being Redskins fans, have to hear Joe Theismann talk about preseason football during preseason television broadcasts. And last night, just after Brandon Banks ended an otherwise splendid punt return by flipping the ball out of his hand as he approached the goal line, necessitating a review by the officials to see whether Banks still had possession as he scored, Theismann just couldn't help himself. More »
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Felipe Lopez took it upon himself to share a little story with us via email today. He's going to a "shindig" at his "buddy's house." Felipe will take it from there. More »
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Nothing. He was probably just thinking of the movie, or maybe a penis. Also, it's not that funny. More »
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What the fuck, NFL? I was all excited for this upcoming NFL season, and then you go and add Joe fucking Theismann to the booth? FUCK. YOU. More »
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"I don't think Tony was ever really comfortable in a role. I know the time that I spent with him, he really didn't want to do football. "[Fang's Bites] More »
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Speaking of MNF ... We can't say our mouths were necessarily watering over a potential Jimmy Kimmel-Joe Theismann feud, but breathe easy, America: Theismann's not mad about Kimmel's crack about him on "Monday Night Football." More »
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After his appearance on "Monday Night Football" earlier this week, Jimmy Kimmel has been banned from the program. This is supposed to be a punishment? More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=312344&view=rss&microfeed=true Wait, being banned from "Monday Night Football" is supposed to be a punishment? [TV Squad] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=312075&view=rss&microfeed=true Jimmy Kimmel showed up in the booth of a rather dull "Monday Night Football" game last night, and apparently kicked the dead horse that is Joe Theismann. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=311279&view=rss&microfeed=true It's somewhat jarring, seeing Joe Theismann back in the booth with Mike Patrick, albeit for a preseason Redskins game. It's even more jarring to see Theismann so shamelessly hawking Papa John's Pizza; we almost expected him to be dressed up in the uniform of a delivery boy. But most jarring, and most upsetting to the world's axis, is Patrick's odd rejoinder to Theismann's pizza hackery. These guys really miss ESPN. More »
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Newsday's Neil Best documents a happening that seems specifically designed to make Joe Theismann pound his face repeatedly against a wall: a practice session with the new "Monday Night Football" crew. They're having so much fun! More »
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We're sure there are people out there other than Joe Theismann and Washington Post columnist Leonard Shapiro who will miss Theismann on "Monday Night Football" broadcasts next year. We just can't find any of them. More »
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Tomorrow is the last day to bid on official ESPN items to benefit The V Foundation, which helps cancer research and the ability to recruit in a somewhat shady manner. Most of the items are rather dull. An ESPN employee banner signed by Trey Wingo and Jeremy Schapp! A signed Bill Callahan Nebraska jersey! A signed picture of Len Dawson! More »
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Brady Quinn's dreams had just been peed on for 4½ straight hours before finding out he was going to be spending his career in the high-fashion mecca of Cleveland ... I thought we could all forgive him if he looked a bit disheveled. Joe Theismann could not. More »
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Over the weekend, Pro Football Talk reported that everybody's favorite mathematician Joe Theismann was likely out as Monday Night Football "analyst," with his likely replacement being the infinitely superior Ron Jaworski. Today, The New York Times gets in on the act, confirming it with ESPN sources. And now ESPN has confirmed it as well, publicly. More »
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You may have seen the last of Joe "Norman Einstein" Theismann in the Monday Night Football booth. Pro Football Talk is reporting that Theismann is out, and will be replaced by the great Ron Jaworski. More »
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For all the talk of Brett Favre and Matt Hasselbeck and a dogged night from Shaun Alexander, the main impression we took from last night's MNF Seahawks' win over the Packers was: SNOW! Screw Thanksgiving: We know the holidays are really upon us when it's snowing real hard and people are falling over and you can see everyone's breath and ... aw, man, how happy are we that Chicago's going to be hosting playoff games in January? More »
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We are always hesitant to grouse and grumble about the low excitement level of a particular NFL game and use it as an opportunity to make some larger statement about the game itself; one of the more random things about sports is that sometimes an individual game will just stink, and it's no reflection on the sport itself or the players participating. You can bring two good teams together, and sometimes, bad play will just result. That doesn't mean it's not fun; it's still sports, and it's still better than dealing in spreadsheets or doing a sales call. More »
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The Big Lead says this morning what we've all kind of been thinking: It's probably time to write off the "Monday Night Football" broadcast crew a disaster. More »
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While we acknowledge that the "Monday Night Football" crew might still have some bugs to iron out, as evidenced by this inventive description of new Vikings offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson, on the whole, it was a pretty smooth night of football, considering it went for almost seven hours. More »
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Well, the early reviews on Tony Kornheiser's debut on "Monday Night Football" are in ... and they're almost universally positive. Here's a sampling: More »
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This tastefully choreographed publicity shot of what can probably best be described as "Mike Tirico Microphone Bukkake" signifies one thing: The new ESPN "Monday Night Football" crew is indeed kicking off tonight. Ignoring the wisdom of CBS banning sideline reporters entirely, the crew consists of Tirico, Joe Theismann, Michele Tafoya, Suzy Kolber and, of course, the wildcard everyone's curious about, Tony Kornheiser himself. More »
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AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him and let him know what you think of him. More »
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It was made official last night what had been rumored for weeks now: "Pardon The Interruption" host (and occasional "columnist") Tony Kornheiser will join the booth for "Monday Night Football" next year. We congratulate him; it's a big step up from being the inspiration for a failed sitcom to taking over in the "MNF" booth, even if it means having to spend an abundance of time hanging out with Joe Theismann. More »
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WSJ's The Daily Fix alerted us to anniversary that, like just about everything does anymore, succeeded in making us feel old: Today is the 20th anniversary of Lawrence Taylor's brutal hit on Joe Theismann, breaking his leg and ending his career. (The Washington Post has a fantastic story about this today.) More »
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More on new ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Joe Theisman. Last year, a nice blogger man named Paul Katcher came up with the Sunday Night Football drinking game. Highlights: More »
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Yesterday, ESPN announced that its "Monday Night Football" team for 2006 will have Al Michaels and Joe Theismann in the booth. Michaels was a given, but the analyst job was up in the air. And it would be fair to say that Theismann who has a tendency to do to football analysis what Lawrence Taylor did to his leg — isn t necessarily the most popular choice. More »
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