Only Larry Johnson Until Football

by BSD on Aug 25, 2008 12:00 PM EDT in Fun Stuff Comment 51 comments

Only five days until anger can be a good thing

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Larry Johnson

You see more #27 Chiefs jerseys around Kansas City that any other pro jersey. He buried the running back curse – although Kenny Watson has also crafted a fine career. Once Tony Hunt starts burning through the line, watch out!

by Cairo on Aug 25, 2008 12:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kenny Watson...

is going to have a breakthrough fantasy year.

by spakajewia on Aug 25, 2008 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope you're right

I drafted him late in my Yahoo fantasy league. I was going to take Morelli with my last pick but he wasn’t even listed in the pool of available players; ESPN has him listed but I couldn’t justify taking him with the limited number of picks you get in that particular league.

I don’t even watch much NFL football but this gives me a reason to watch a team other than the Steelers.

the idiot formerly known as "joepadon"

by nittanyroar on Aug 25, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wait...wha?

You were going to take Morelli in your fantasy draft? Have you been in a coma the past two years?

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Aug 25, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish I had been in one.

by ReadingRambler on Aug 25, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not too late

to join. Just go to practically any sports website and chances are they offer fantasy football. You can easily join a public team, that’s what I did. ESPN’s setup is cool because you can search for leagues by name. Search Penn State, Nittany, or PSU and you’re bound to find a few public leagues being run by Penn State fans.

the idiot formerly known as "joepadon"

by nittanyroar on Aug 25, 2008 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What I meant

was that I wish I could forget Morelli’s stellar play.

by ReadingRambler on Aug 25, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

gotcha

the idiot formerly known as "joepadon"

by nittanyroar on Aug 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I felt

bad having his name sit in that pool of unwanted players. What can I say, I’m a softie…plus it just sounds hilarious doesn’t it? “I drafted Anthony Morelli for my fantasy football team”

the idiot formerly known as "joepadon"

by nittanyroar on Aug 25, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Definitely

Hilarious. And a portion of every fantasy team should be devoted to similary shenanigans. Just like the team name. My primary squad last year was dubbed Step Up to the Rape Stand, in honor of Mike Vick. Wasn’t somebody in here gonna name this year’s squad Vaginal Gymnastics, or something like that? Having Morelli on your roster is definitely akin.

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 25, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather draft Blue Sapphire as my QB

than Anthony Morelli. She can toss that baton waaaayyy better than he can throw the football.
When I was in school, Bobbie Jo Sullivan was blue sapphire.

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Aug 25, 2008 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Bobbie Jo Sullivan

was the blue sapphire for 10 years. She seemed to never graduate. Perhaps she spent too much time twirling the baton instead of studying for her econ exam?

Also, I knew the dude on the flag team. Yeah, that guy.

by Cairo on Aug 25, 2008 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not like she only had four years of eligibility

Who is to say she didn’t go to graduate school.

Bobbie Jo was not John Mitchell.

For the Glory; National Champions 1982, 1986, 1994,

by jesse. on Aug 25, 2008 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Apples and oranges

They were both excellent at what they did, but they were not the same. By the way, BSD is now going to get a ton of hits from all the blue sapphire fans out there. I get tons of hits for Bobbie Jo and P.J.

Blogging about D.C. Baseball since April '04. Penn State alum. Also partial to the Washington Capitals, New York Yankees and Yale football.

by WFY on Aug 26, 2008 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How are they not the same?

They both twirl batons, right?

For the Glory; National Champions 1982, 1986, 1994,

by jesse. on Aug 26, 2008 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Different kinds

Not knowing the specifics of baton twirling, my recollections are that Bobbie Jo twirled multiple batons while Mitchell twirled one long baton.

Blogging about D.C. Baseball since April '04. Penn State alum. Also partial to the Washington Capitals, New York Yankees and Yale football.

by WFY on Aug 26, 2008 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No way...

John twirled everything short of Joe Paterno, and most of the time it was on fire.

For the Glory; National Champions 1982, 1986, 1994,

by jesse. on Aug 26, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1992/08/08-03-92tdc/08-03-92dsports-1.asp

In the championships, Mitchell couldn’t use objects that were set aflame, knives, swords, or the other things he commonly relies upon when he is on the turf of Beaver Stadium. Instead, Mitchell had to use a single baton.

For the Glory; National Champions 1982, 1986, 1994,

by jesse. on Aug 26, 2008 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Funniest post I've ever read on this site.

"A setback is just a set up for a comeback." -Drew Brees

by kajpsu on Aug 26, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The name you’re looking for is Vaginal Acrobatics, from the high profile streaking case.

Sadly, I didn’t use it.

Stupid on my part.

by Tailgate Shogun on Aug 25, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does that mean

it’s up for grabs? I won’t use it in the BSD pickem league, but my NFL fantasy commish recently had a baby and has been dragging on the league setup, so I haven’t picked a name yet. Open for lease? (so to speak)

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 26, 2008 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All yours, man. All yours.

Make us proud and bring home a W.

by Tailgate Shogun on Aug 26, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks, meng

Now all I have to do is fight off the second place name du jour: Santonio Holmes is a Bitch-ass Sucker.

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 26, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another One

Richie Anderson had a very long career in the NFL with the Jets and Dallas. But nobody ever mentions him.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Aug 25, 2008 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Best LJ game ever

was against Michigan State in 2002. LJ ran for 279 yards and 4 tds in the first half. I taped the game and watched it over and over again. It seemed like every single time he got the ball, he would bust out with a huge run. Boy, I wish I could find that tape again.

Game recap if you’re interested:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=223270213

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Aug 25, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

the play by play is fun too

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/playbyplay?gameId=223270213

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Aug 25, 2008 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know it's a route when Tim Shaw starts getting carries

For the Glory; National Champions 1982, 1986, 1994,

by jesse. on Aug 26, 2008 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That Game Was Sweet

I took my buddy who’s a U Florida grad. His first PSU game. That was kind of LJ to put on such a show for us.

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 25, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What a coincidence
http://www.centredaily.com/sports/story/794047.html

by InScoresOfOtherGames on Aug 25, 2008 12:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Breaking 2000

I remember LJ was like 200 something yards from breaking the 2000 yard mark heading into his final game, but at that point I and everyone I knew was confident that he was going to get it. Afterwards though, when I thought about it, he was the only running back that I knew could head into a game and expect 200+ yards out of him

by WPIALkid22 on Aug 25, 2008 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It's a shame

He could have rolled up 400 yards that day if Joe had left him in. I was really hoping he would win the Heisman. Just once in my life I would like to see someone bring that hunk of metal back to Happy Valley. (I was too young for Cappy)

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Aug 25, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't even get me started

The Heisman means nothing to me after that.

by ReadingRambler on Aug 25, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Correct me if I'm wrong...

I believe John Capelletti ran for 200 yards in the first half of the final game of the 1973 regular season prior to winning the Heisman.

by Cairo on Aug 25, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That game was gross

It was like he was parting seas the way he was running all over everyone.

by psuphiman80 on Aug 25, 2008 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was 19 degrees

for the MSU game. My friends and I did the crazy bare-chested front row with “LETS GO LJ”

Years later my uncle was watching “Modern Marvels: The History of Tailgating” and they showed clips of us at that game. Weird.

by 4thand15 on Aug 25, 2008 12:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bare-chested spelling

Sophomore year my friends and I wanted to go bare-chested and spell out PENN STATE on our chests. We were short on people, and could only manage PENN ST! So every once in a while during the game, we had the guy with the ! on his chest do a handstand so we could spell PENIS. We thought we were so clever.

And now that I am older and more mature, I look back on that day and still think it was very clever! Ah yes, boys will be boys!

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Aug 25, 2008 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Booo, mature!

That’s hilarious! And, yes, clever. ’How’s that workin out for you—being clever?’ (name the movie…)

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 25, 2008 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fight Club

Now a question of etiquette; as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch?

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Aug 25, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Still one of the toughest to answer

It’s gotta be circumstantial. Burritos recently involved?: the crotch. Half-shirt and a belly?: the ass.

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 25, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

More Bare-chested spelling

Hey, speaking of, when are we gonna see some female bare-chested spelling? What with the prevalance of body paint these days. Can someone get Elizabeth Burke on the horn and hook this up?

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 25, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It would have been nice though...

…if he could have productive against Ohio State and Michigan that year.

Kevin

by kevinmc on Aug 25, 2008 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think he had over 100 yards in total offense

…against Michigan, and very close to it against Ohio State.

Given the disastrous out of bounds on Johnson’s catch in the fourth quarter, it is understandable that the umpire broke up two middle screen passes to LJ that would have been complete for first downs. Those were big plays too.

For the Glory; National Champions 1982, 1986, 1994,

by jesse. on Aug 25, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LJ...

was also playing hurt against UM. i think he as even questionable the week leading up to the game…

by WETSU on Aug 25, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not Sure About the Upside of Anger

But this is one of my least productive Mondays in quite awhile….Do I have LJ to thank? If so, I’d be a little scared to actually thank him if I saw him in the pub. You know how Simmons always writes about how scary Charles Oakley is, when he’s seen him in person (well, when he’s actually publishing and not taking a summer off, that is)? I get this same feeling about LJ. As cool as it would be to send a shot or a beer over to him and thank him for his PSU service, I’m not entirely sure he wouldn’t come smash me and acuse me of any number of imagined unsavory transgressions.

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 25, 2008 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I will say this

I think every Chiefs fan is just waiting for the day LJ just blows up. Some day I’m going to open up the KC Star and see an article where LJ blasts Herm Edwards, the Chiefs, the offense, the city, the barbeque, the people who aren’t as hardcore as LJ, the cancer ward kids at the childrens hospital he visited, etc. Just all out 11 out of 10 anger.

Having said that, he says all of the right things, and he is truly a student of the game and the position of running back.

by Cairo on Aug 25, 2008 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LJ was always angry

and every now and then he had a point.

For the Glory; National Champions 1982, 1986, 1994,

by jesse. on Aug 25, 2008 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

"A setback is just a set up for a comeback." -Drew Brees

by kajpsu on Aug 25, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He can definitely blast the KC airport. Easily one of the worst airports I’ve ever seen in my life. No restaurants/alchol past security? Are you kidding me?

by Tailgate Shogun on Aug 25, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

I hate that airport.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Aug 25, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh. True.

Incidentally it was the last major US airport constructed prior to bag screening and airport security. It’s a fantastic airport if it’s your final destination. On a day trip I can be on the road home 5 minutes after touching down on the runway. It’s the worst airport in American if it’s a stopover.

by Cairo on Aug 25, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"I will say this"

I love this construction. Like one prefacing whatever shite one’s about to spew with this phrase gives it any more merit. All one is sayin is they’re about to say something else. Also very Kicking & Screaming, I’m paraphrasing myself here. And akin to this at the end of said shitespew: I’m Just Sayin. All of it, great!

So, I will say this: there is something to say (well, say it then!) about a man who earns Respect with not a small amount of fear (from a reasonable person, and born of the recognition of anger in person one). Somehow the Respect is double, or more earnest. I mean, you take a man who ‘is truly a student of the game and position’ and who works hard and is respected by his peers (opponents) and you respect him as a player, right? Then add on top of that the general unease he conveys because you’re never quite sure when he might blow or just flat out kick your ass. Doesn’t that Respect have a little more gravitas, or certainly a different flava than, say, a respect for someone who ‘quietly goes about his business,’ like an Art Monk? OMG, I can’t believe I just compared Larry Johnson and Art Monk. I guess the Bobby Jo & John Mitchell thread inspired me….

Convivite Nudem!

by jtothep on Aug 26, 2008 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs