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What Do Ohio State Fans Love To Complain About? An Investigation
This year, Ohio State debuted a new service that allowed fans in the Horseshoe to let stadium officials know about any concerns during games via text message. Loud neighbor? Drunk neighbor? Loud, drunk neighbor? All you had to do was send a message to 69050 addressed to Brutus, the school's grotes...

Outback Bowl Features Horrifying Mascots
Mascots should not be edible, ever, with the exception of Delta State's Fighting Okra. ...

Ex-Bills Coach Doug Marrone Gets $4 Million To Do Whatever He Wants
Doug Marrone is opting out of his contract with the Buffalo Bills after two years, mainly because his 2015 salary of $4 million is guaranteed no matter what. Even if Marrone takes a head coaching job with another team, he still receives his full salary from Buffalo. ...

Al Roker Is Horny For The Oregon Cheerleaders
"Let me have something here!" Al Roker, voice of the libidos of millions of straight male college football fans. ...

Ken Griffey Jr. Is Taking Well To His New Career As A Photojournalist
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Your 2015 College Football Playoff Cheat Sheet
College football begins a new era today. After years of frustration with the Bowl Championship Series, there's finally a playoff to crown a national champion. If you haven't followed the season closely to this point but want to follow along, here's a quick rundown of what you should know about each...

Mississippi State Delays Orange Bowl Halftime With 42-Yard Hail Mary
The pass from Dak Prescott to Fred Ross was so unexpected it forced Orange Bowl organizers to get the prematurely-installed halftime show stage off the field so the Bulldogs could attempt an extra point. It's 21-20 at the half....

Report: Suh Says He Stepped On Aaron Rodgers Because His Feet Were Numb
Ndamukong Suh won an appeal of his one-game suspension for stepping on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Suh argued innocence by claiming that his feet were numb from the cold....

Sweater-Vested Ole Miss Ballboy Really Wants The Damn Football Now
"Hand it over, froggy."...

Here's A Glorious Photo Of Joe Flacco In High School
Commenter Keisertroll shared a photo of possibly elite quarterback Joe Flacco—back when he was a student at Audubon (N.J.) High School—during Gawker's search for notable people in their readers' yearbooks. Flacco looks so over it....

Ravens Head Of Security Allegedly Assaulted Woman During Game
When news broke last night that the Baltimore Ravens' head of security, Darren Sanders, had been charged with sexual assault, details were slim. But now TMZ has gotten a copy of the police report, and is reporting that Sanders is accused of assaulting an M&T Bank Stadium employee during the Rave...

TCU Kicks Off Peach Bowl With Perfectly-Executed Trick Play
Were you late in tuning into today's Peach Bowl? Then you missed TCU taking advantage of a Bo Wallace interception on the opening drive to run this perfect trick play for a touchdown. New Year's Eve is often the sneaky best day for bowls, and this one's already turning out to be worth the watch....

Dad Removes Son's Tooth With A Golf Ball And Some String
We've got a few dads on staff, and so I asked them if this video, in which a dad whacks the hell out of a golf ball that is attached to a string tied around his son's loose tooth, is an example of good or bad dadding. ...

We Are All Unided
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Greek Club Such A Disaster, Manager Quits For Second Time This Season
OFI Crete manager Gennaro Gattuso has come to realize that it's kind of hard to motivate yourself and your players when the club refuses to pay salaries, makes you pay certain club expenses, and constantly finds new creditors they owe money to, leading to possible transfer bans and point deductions....

Deadspin's Best Long Stories Of 2014
We wrote a lot of long stories this year that you probably didn't have time to read. Now is your chance to get caught up....



Why The NFL Considered Ndamukong Suh A First-Time Offender
Yesterday, Lions DT Ndamukong Suh successfully appealed his one-game suspension for twice stepping on the injured leg of Aaron Rodgers. There is legitimate debate to be had over whether Suh deserved to be suspended for this weekend's playoff game; there is no debate that Suh has a reputation as one ...