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Sad Browns Fan Holds World's Saddest Protest
Oh man, look at this poor bastard....
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Lamborghini Driver Is Impersonating MSU FB Player? [UPDATE: Not Really]
A reader sent us this photo last night, claiming he and a buddy ran into Mississippi State center Dillon Day at a gas station near St. Louis. He thought it was curious a college football player was driving a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. We thought it was curious Dillon Day was spotted nearly five ho...

First-Half Lowlights From The Pinstripe Bowl
Notre Dame and Rutgers square off in the Pinstripe Bowl at the New Yankee Stadium. You can almost taste the tradition. ...

Minnesota Was <i>This</i> Close To Winning The Texas Bowl
Ohhhh. Syracuse wins. ...

"Dad Gets College Football Tickets For Christmas" Video Has A Twist
So, videos of college football fans getting tickets for Christmas are popping up all over, as they do every holiday season, but this one stands out for the elaborate scheme. It's on par with the final minutes of a soap opera....

Who Wants The Worst Head Coaching Position In FBS Football?
The UMass Minutemen football program left the FCS for the FBS two years ago, ditching the Colonial Athletic Association for the MAC. It's been a rough two years....

The Texans Have The Saddest Christmas Tree In The NFL (Naturally)
The Wall Street Journal assigned eight members of its sports staff to judge photos of 29 of 32 NFL teams' Christmas trees. Because the universe bends toward order, the Texans have the very worst. ...

Someone Please Help Eddie DeBartolo Open His Beer
Here's a funny moment from last night's Monday Night Football broadcast, in which 49ers owner former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr., desperate for something to wash down a mouthful of snacks, attempts to crack open a beer. It does not go well....

Ohio Player Gets A Football To The Face While Minding His Own Business
The Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl is going on right now. Don't worry about missing it, because it's the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. What you do need to see, however, is this poor Ohio Bobcat catching a football with his face. ...

Peyton Manning Threw A Lot Of Touchdowns
Nine years after setting the single-season record for touchdown passes, five years after watching Tom Brady claim the record for himself while setting fire to the rest of the league, and two years after undergoing four neck surgeries that probably should have ended his career, Peyton Manning is back...

Paralyzed Player Looks Upon Gravely Injured Player: Regrettable Angle?
Much of last night's ESPN coverage from the New Orleans Bowl matchup between Tulane and Louisiana-Lafayette focused on former Green Wave safety Devon Walker, who was paralyzed from the neck down after a helmet-to-helmet collision last year in a game against Tulsa. When Tulane cornerback Jordan Sulle...

Colorado State Comes From Behind To Top Washington State
Colorado State was able to battle back from an early deficit to beat Washington State in a wild finish. They needed a Statue of Liberty two-point conversion to tie the game with under a minute remaining and then a Cougar fumble on the ensuing kickoff. The Rams recovered and were able to kick a 41-y...

Fresno State Cuts Into USC Lead With Flying TD On Interception Return
Fresno State now trails by only 18 early in the fourth quarter of the Royal Purple Las Vegas Is This Enough Words In The Name Of A Bowl? Bowl. ...

Is This Colorado State Coach Calling The WSU QB A "Fucking Faggot"?
Man, it sure looks like it. It's tough to tell, of course, it could be any number of other insults prefaced with "fuck you, you fucking" but it looks like Colorado State's defensive line coach Greg Lupfer called Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday a "fucking faggot" at the Gildan New Mexic...


The NCAA Is Not Going To Tolerate Excess Education
Originally published at Bloomberg View....

UVa's Recruiting Letters Aren't Even Trying Anymore
(If your name is Jeff, by viewing this photo you have officially committed to Virginia.)...

Angry Alabama Fan Drops The Best Burn On Colin Cowherd
Paul Finebaum welcomed ESPN radio personality and rat-faced gasbag Colin Cowherd onto his radio show yesterday, and the two did some chatting about Auburn's stunning win over Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Cowherd apparently had some not-nice things to say about Alabama during his segment. Big mistake, C...

Croozon' With The Tooz
Pete Dexter and John Matuszak—a good combination:...

Pixar Animator Is Back With More NFL Sketches
Pixar animator Austin Madison's collection of NFL-related sketches was one of the coolest things we saw last year, and we are happy to discover that Madison has been making similar sketches this season. You can find all of them on Madison's website, but here are a few of our favorites....