Living in the USC world

by jimbo2psu on Dec 3, 2008 10:05 AM EST Comment 20 comments

Throughout the last week or so, I have heard nothing from the USC camp but excuses as to why they are so unbelievably talented, so deserving of a title shot, so embarrassed to be degraded by playing another "Slow-10" team in the Rose Bowl, etc. Here's the thing, the sports world DOES NOT EXIST SOLELY BASED ON TALENT! This is obvious to most that will read this post, but I think most USC faithful can use a reminder

So, as a reminder to USC and everyone else, here is a hugely incomplete list from the top of my head showing what may be different about the sports world if USC had their way, and the sports world were based on talent and potential alone (I should note beforehand that I'm a baseball fan first, so sorry that most of these will probably be baseball-heavy).

Sports movies that never would have been made:

Hoosiers
Rudy
The Rookie
Rookie of the Year
any Rocky movies
The Bad News Bears
Major League
Mighty Ducks
Cool Runnings

Champions that never would have been crowned:

1969 New York Mets
1997 Diamondbacks
1985 Villanova Wildcats
2007 New York Giants
1980 United States hockey team
2004 Whoever won gold in Olympic basketball
1986 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS

Notable sports players that would (or might someday) be in the Hall of Fame:

Doc Gooden
Darryl Strawberry
Len Bias
Bo Jackson
Michael Vick (or at least he would still have a job at the moment)
Ricky Williams
Happy Gilmore
Ki-Jana Carter
Vince Young
LaVar Arrington

In this world, sports games themselves would be replaced with foul shooting contests, 40-yard dash times, skills competitions, Wonderlic scores, shoe sizes, pedigree, experience and talk.

Over here in the slow east, we still believe in showing up and winning with hard work AND talent. So bring on those asses. We'll play them in their own backyard.

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Additions are welcome, btw

Now that I think of it, in USC’s world there would probably be a playoff system by now…seeing as how there would be an undefeated team from each conference every year.

by jimbo2psu on Dec 3, 2008 10:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

oops, correction

2003 Diamondbacks I think, not 1997.

by jimbo2psu on Dec 3, 2008 10:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

2003 was the Marlins over the Yankees

2001 was the Diamondbacks over the Yankees

by The JuggerNitt on Dec 3, 2008 10:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

heh

So much for being a self-proclaimed huge baseball fan, eh?

by jimbo2psu on Dec 3, 2008 10:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

2007 New York Giants

Suck it, Belicheat.

JoePa for governor

by ReadingRambler on Dec 3, 2008 10:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Oooops

I somehow didn’t see that on your list. Nevermind.

JoePa for governor

by ReadingRambler on Dec 3, 2008 10:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Brian Bosworth

JoePa for governor

by ReadingRambler on Dec 3, 2008 10:43 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

You forgot the biggest one:

The 2005 Texas Longhorns.

by Cairo on Dec 3, 2008 10:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I heard USC was trying to get all the PAC10 teams to replace...

the grass or astroturf surfaces in their stadiums with pieces of shredded, green paper since the Trojans always look so good on paper. (An oldie, but a goodie.)

Born and raised in the shadow of Mount Nittany

by Elihu on Dec 3, 2008 10:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

How about...

…the movie Angels in the Outfield??

it has Tony Danza, which means a great movie! LOL

by amandakt on Dec 3, 2008 10:49 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

2005 Penn State Nittany Lions

I think we were supposed to go 6 and 5 that year.

JoePa for governor

by ReadingRambler on Dec 3, 2008 10:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

HOF athletes

Lawrence Phillips
Jerome Brown
Ryan Leaf (go see the movie at the library if you live in San Diego)
Ron Paulus (remember 4 Hesimans)
Danny Almonte
Andy Katzenmoyer
Sam Bowie
Kwame Brown
Todd Marinovich
Jimmy Clausen (yep)
Tony Mandarich
Blair Thomas
HS Player who jumped to the NBA too soon
Dajuan Wagner
Eddie Griffin
Jonathan Bender
Darko Milic
Michael Olowokandi
The next Jordan(s)

PSU Softball

by QBsneak12 on Dec 3, 2008 11:21 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

*****

#14

by borisborisboris on Dec 3, 2008 11:58 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

CHEER +1

#14, who on paper won the Heisman 2 years in a row before declaring himself eligible for the paper NFL draft (subsequently drafted #2 overall) went on to have a brilliant career in the paper NFL, appearing in 8 paper Pro Bowls, and leading 4 of his teams to paper Super Bowl wins. Retiring at the age of 30 he then went on to cure cancer and develop a prosthetic face that would allow him to show expressions other than “complete surprise” and “vacant stare”

by The JuggerNitt on Dec 3, 2008 12:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

+1

Props to you, sir.

JoePa for governor

by ReadingRambler on Dec 3, 2008 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

2007 Appalachian State

by The Man with One Black Shoe on Dec 3, 2008 2:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

01 Pats

Add the 01 Pats as a cinderella champ that never would have been(I wish they never were). Also, put the 88 Kansas Jayhawks on there for cinderella. That was one of the worst teams ever to win the NCAA Tournament. They had Danny Manning and a bunch of stiffs. They were supposed to have no chance against Oklahoma, with several NBA-caliber players, and they upset them.

by PABroncofan on Dec 3, 2008 4:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs