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NFL Highlight Of The Week: Stokley's 'Miracle' Touchdown

DAULERIO — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:00:19 EDT

Because the NFL has such a stingy rebroadcast policy, we've decided to recreate the week's best highlight using a white gerbil, a tree frog and actual game audio. Suspend disbelief.

Game notes:

• We had no Bengals helmet. so Frog is seen wearing a Browns helmet.
• Gerbil does not like wearing helmet.
• Gerbil trampled Frog twice, but Frog was unfazed.
• Frog prefers cover 2 defense.
• Frog urinated on Browns helmet.
• Gerbil — excited. Pooped in end zone.

Video: Gawker genius Mike Byhoff

Wacky Touchdown Gives Broncos 12-7 Win Over Bengals [Yahoo!]

Gus Johnson Handcuffed Saturday Morning After Outburst At Memphis Restaurant?

DAULERIO — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:00:15 EDT

So sayeth The Big Lead: "Sources say Johnson had become increasingly surly during his dining experience, and complained vociferously about the service and his food." [The Big Lead]

Gus Johnson Is Still The Dancing Queen

Leitch — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:35:55 EDT

We don't know how we missed this — we must have been too busy being fooled by April Fools Day jokes about Dennis Rodman — but look everybody: It's Gus Johnson singing ABBA's Dancing Queen.

Proving once again that Meryl Streep made an awful career decision starring in "Mamma Mia;" this belonged to Gus, obviously, from the get-go.

Only Gus Johnson Can Make This Acceptable [FanIQ]

Gus Johnson Doesn't Get Quite Enough Love

Leitch — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:15:59 EDT

OK, now do you guys think it would be safe to say that few television personalities not named Erin Andrews are more popular among these here Intertubes than Gus Johnson? We're the ones pumping the guy, dammit! James Brown? Play-by-play? Over Gus Johnson? Come on! He's loved around here. So why, then, is he so darned sensitive?

In an interview with the invaluable Tom Hoffarth, Johnson says he gets sad when people on the Web call him bad names.

"It's funny about that crazy criticism, it weighs more on some of us than the praise does," said Johnson, who did last Saturday's USC-Stanford regular-season finale and will call CBS' coverage of the Pacific-10 Conference tournament final from Staples Center on Saturday afternoon (3 p.m.).

"Unfortunately, I think I spend more time reading the critical stuff. Vicious stuff. And it does evoke an emotion - anger, embarrassment, it's like, 'Dang, is that how people see me?' My skin is really thick now.

Gus! No! We love you! How could we not love this?

(Best part about this video, to this day: Johnson isn't even the most emotional person there. That's Adam Morrison, of course.)

We continue to find it amazing how thin the average media member's skin is. You'd think being paid good money to watch sports all the time and be famous would make one happy, or at least able to shrug it off. Alas.

Let Us Embrace The "Gus Factor" [Los Angeles Daily News]

Gus Johnson Hits The Pause Button

Christmas Ape — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:15:24 EST

This is from a while back, but I feel it buttresses (pause) my claim that Gus Johnson should be paired with Dick Vitale. Sure, they're on different networks and their collective screaming would surely destroy us all. But at least the next time Dickie V. starts a massive Dook fellatefest, there'll be someone to call him out for it.

Media Approval Ratings: Gus Johnson

Leitch — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:05:06 EST

For some reason, we tend to forgive Gus Johnson for sins we'd find unforgivable in other broadcasters. He's high histrionics, high volume, high intensity, high volume, high pitch, all of it. He's 95 percent bluster. Of course, this is why we love him.

Or do we? Does the sugary drip of Gus Johnson weigh too heavily on the soul the further we get away from him? Can we really forgive the screaming of that Gonzaga-UCLA game? Is that what we really want from a broadcaster? Does he lose points for trying to negotiate a peace agreement with Isiah Thomas and Bill Simmons? You make the call.

Do you like the Gus Johnson? Do you not like the Gus Johnson? Let us know.

Gus Johnson "Loves The Internet"

Leitch — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:10:03 EST

Big ups to Awful Announcing, which, after considerable negotiation, landed an interview with everyone's favorite screaming announcer Gus Johnson. He seems like a friendly enough fellow.

He does love him some tacos.

Things were difficult at one time, I remember working in Waco making $16K a year and eating at Del Taco everyday. They used to have this deal where you would get 4 tacos for $2.50 plus a drink and that was my thing, but it was fun.

Eating at Del Taco every day? How in the world is that difficult?

The Gus Johnson Interview [Awful Announcing]

Gus Johnson: Get On The Dance Floor!

Leitch — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:00:43 EDT

Because the NCAA Tournament is never quite the same once Gus Johnson leaves — a week earlier this year, dammit — someone who knows how to use that audio software on your computer that we never understand has put together a Gus Johnson remix, featuring some of his greatest moments set to one of them Block Rockin' Beats.

We will never, ever get over his call of that Gonzaga-UCLA game last year. He sounds like Bob Dylan on a meth binge. We miss him already. We miss him always.

Gus Johnson Remix [PutFile]