January 20, 2014

America Shocked to Learn Professional Athletes Gin Themselves Up Into War Fever and Then Trash-Talk Opponents
— Ace

Seahawks' shutdown cornerback Richard Sherman usually sounds like this -- polished, friendly, media-savvy.

But moments after he deflected a pass to become what would be the game-ending interception, he sounded like this.

There was a lot of silliness over this outburst, with various people declaring that a man they had only heard of three minutes ago was some kind of socially-malignant psychopath.

And a raft of people also decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to note that Sherman was both a "n*gger" and a "monkey."

Look: Athletes whip themselves up into an emotional froth for a game -- "Game Faces" -- which are scarcely different from ancient war dances before a battle.

They deliberately put themselves into an emotional and angry place, inventing slights and insults and injustices that must be avenged ("The opposing quarterback called us a good team..?!! He thinks we're only good?!!").

That's why few athletes ever say anything provocative (or even borderline interesting) about the other team before a game: Because any stray remark will be seized upon (and posted on the team bulletin board) as a method of stoking actual hatred and, I guess they think, improved (emotional) on-field performance.

So Erin Andrews interviewed this guy less than a minute after he had just ended the game with a deflection-turned-interception. He is now going to the Super Bowl. He is still in Maori War Dance mode.

He was, get this, emotional. Apparently this is now a Very Important Concern with all sorts of Social (and Racial) Implications.

I really think people are really judgmental dicks at heart. Not a single person would castigate himself for exhibiting the after-effects of adrenaline after an adrenaline-fueled ordeal. But then we see someone else doing it, and we're all like, "Damn, that man should have been able to turn off his fight-or-flight hormones one second after winning a game. Has he no self-mastery? Is he, in fact, deranged?"

There apparently is a reason, apart from madness and lack of self-control, for Sherman's emotional grudge against Michael Crabtree. Apparently the game ended not just with Sherman deflecting a pass straight into the Super Bowl, but with him doing so against a specific man he actually hates. (Though he denies he "hates" anyone. But it seems he does.)

And meanwhile, Richard Sherman has in fact stopped being an emotional psychopath who has no self-control, penning a calm explanation for the post-game interview.

And Sherman himself seems to understand that the in-game "Game Face" is not acceptable outside the context of a football game. At 2:01 here, a reporter asks him a question about the "Legion of Boom" personae (I guess they have some kind of pro-wrestler like schtick, but I don't know; I don't watch football anymore) and he responds thus:

Everybody has a switch... that they turn on on game day. You know, you can't be these intense, super-aggressive, super-physical guys off the field or you'd go to jail. (Laughs)

And I think he made that comment before he even realized that "Richard Sherman, Dangerous Psychopathic Black Menace" was trending on Twitter. He seems unaware of any controversy; he's just discussing, generally, the idea of Game Faces.

Video of Richard Sherman's Very Hurtful Words below.


Posted by: Ace at 09:32 AM | Comments (336)
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1
Erin Andrews is wearing far too much clothing in this clip.

Posted by: Waterhouse at January 20, 2014 09:35 AM (RUvjp)

2 Erin Andrews is wearing far too much clothing in this clip.


Well, it was cold.   I can still tell.



Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 09:36 AM (GQ8sn)

3 Denver will stomp that right out....

Posted by: the Butcher at January 20, 2014 09:36 AM (8g9qq)

4 Ofcourse he's shit talking!  He just secured a place at the big dance for his team and he's still amped. 

Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 09:36 AM (GQ8sn)

5 oh I forgot, she's a hottie, huh? She looked pretty frumpy in the clip. I guess that plays into this -- people really like Erin Andrews so they're a little defensive and protective of her.

Posted by: ace at January 20, 2014 09:36 AM (/FnUH)

6 But you have to admit, ace, that this was unusual for a sideline interview. That's the thing, if athletes did this constantly, it wouldn't get a reaction. And he was not just coming off the play either. There were a couple of knees and timeouts taken in the interim.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 20, 2014 09:37 AM (xSegX)

7 Football players are somewhat aggressive during, and immediately following, a game. Who knew?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at January 20, 2014 09:37 AM (0HooB)

8 And you people think I'm the one that's crazy!

Posted by: Skandia Recluse at January 20, 2014 09:37 AM (VnBW7)

9 The guy is a dick. And it was more than 30 seconds after his play. Seattle had to take a knee to end the game. He also has an irrational hatred of his former college coach who helped turn him into such good defender.

Posted by: njrob at January 20, 2014 09:37 AM (vHt2Q)

10 "I really think people are really judgmental dicks at heart."

Yup. It's a horrible world filled with horrible people.

Posted by: Chris M at January 20, 2014 09:38 AM (k3w9p)

11 Classy fans, Classy coach, Classy team.

Posted by: Log Cabin at January 20, 2014 09:38 AM (aO1W9)

12 "I'm going to make a play and embarrass him," Richard Sherman vowed that day. The ball was under thrown, so the guy he embarrassed was Colin Kaepernick, who had embarrassment and to spare anyway.

Posted by: toby928© at January 20, 2014 09:38 AM (QupBk)

13 *gasp*

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at January 20, 2014 09:38 AM (BZAd3)

14
I know I'm dating myself.... but....  he sounded EXACTLY like Mr. T.

"Ah piddy da foo"

Posted by: fixerupper at January 20, 2014 09:38 AM (nELVU)

15 I don't think people are judgmental dicks at heart, I think we've raised a culture that is looking for the slightest excuse to join the ranks of the Offended. Because without being told, a lot of people are capable of saying the things you said, or rolling their eyes and dismissing the Offended, but not many are willing to stand up publicly and out loud call the person extrapolating racist and misogynist overtones from a football player's end dance an overemotional dumbass.

Posted by: Zoomie at January 20, 2014 09:38 AM (X+iyv)

16 Are people in a moral panic over this one? I saw the interview and I thought it was amusing. Erin Andrews looked uncomfortable, but I'm sure she'll get over it. If any leftie starts on a tirade about male dominated hyper-aggressive blah blah blah I'm putting one of these down their throat: "You're just afraid of a powerful, successful black man." Then I'm spitting on them.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 09:38 AM (P7Wsr)

17 4 Ofcourse he's shit talking! He just secured a place at the big dance for his team and he's still amped. I love the fact that Peyton Manning finally gets his cold-weather team through the playoffs to the super bowl and, where is it played? New York/Jersey.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 20, 2014 09:39 AM (xSegX)

18 The important thing is the 49ers lost. Keep focused, people.

Posted by: JWF at January 20, 2014 09:39 AM (1l37M)

19 Oh, and I agree Erin Andrews was overdressed. We didn't even get to see her elbows. I'm crushed.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at January 20, 2014 09:39 AM (0HooB)

20 "I really think people are really judgmental dicks at heart." Yup. It's a horrible world filled with horrible people. Heh. ISWYDT and I chuckled out loud.

Posted by: toby928© at January 20, 2014 09:39 AM (QupBk)

21 Part of the game.

Posted by: NCKate at January 20, 2014 09:39 AM (x6fKj)

22 This is a big deal everyone's talking about, a dead ambassador and attempted cover up, no big deal.

Posted by: Adam at January 20, 2014 09:39 AM (Aif/5)

23 I saw this was a thing and this is the first I actually listened to the interview.  Is that all there is?  Really?

Go up and down YouTube for the Haka.  They are always entertaining.

Posted by: CUS at January 20, 2014 09:39 AM (wcLJG)

24 I really think people are really judgmental dicks at heart. A couple thousand years of recorded human history provides pretty ample evidence of this, yep.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 09:39 AM (+fNrM)

25 It isn't the outburst itself which is the issue, it's the content. He was self-centered and behaved as if he, single-handedly, won the game. He was obnoxious. That said, he also cooled off rather quickly and returned to calm. Let's not pretend that he's the only post-game interview that's ever been conducted. He's just one of the few to be a bit nutty about it. Has he since apologized or otherwise shown any discomfort with the situation?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 09:40 AM (DmNpO)

26 Lowering the bar is not such a good thing in my book.    Do you take the same attitude for cops getting a little too agressive after apprehending a perp after an hour long chase? 

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 09:40 AM (m2CN7)

27 People are somehow shocked that an aggressive game has aggressive people in it.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 20, 2014 09:41 AM (WdbF7)

28 It should not be illegal for the opposition to grab you by your Predator Dreads (PreDreads) and swing you like a merry-go-round... the douchiest of allpro sports affectations...

Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 09:41 AM (vHRtU)

29 I don't know why they even bother to interview any of them.  They either blab nothingisms, or you can't understand what the hell they're saying anyway.  Plus, those on-field  reporterettes tend to have squeaky-shriekish voices that I can't stand listening to.

Posted by: kathysaysso at January 20, 2014 09:41 AM (6H6o8)

30 Has he since apologized or otherwise shown any discomfort with the situation?
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What exactly should he apologize for?

Posted by: CUS at January 20, 2014 09:41 AM (wcLJG)

31 Pretty good advertisement for watching college ball instead, though I fear it is headed that way as well.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at January 20, 2014 09:42 AM (ZkzmI)

32 PC is frickin' out of control. And, yes, people are judgmental dicks.

Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnduh at January 20, 2014 09:42 AM (pginn)

33 This is a big deal? He's just bragging after winning. Maybe, next time he's interviewed he can talk in a posh accent and ask the reporter to pass the Grey Poupon.

Posted by: Judge Pug at January 20, 2014 09:42 AM (E4MKN)

34 I dunno.. I'm not a football expert so my response was-- "Steroid Test STAT!!" My boyfriend was all-- Naaaa--hat's just him--plus he went to Stanford. I was all like-- "No way." Boy toy--"Way." (end of discussion.)

Posted by: Teleprompter Feed Crew at January 20, 2014 09:42 AM (RJMhd)

35 Has he since apologized or otherwise shown any discomfort with the situation? --- What exactly should he apologize for? *** ...... or otherwise shown any discomfort with the situation? As in, perhaps he didn't apologize, but admitted to being a bit agitated?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 09:43 AM (DmNpO)

36 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 09:43 AM (PYAXX)

37 Plus, those on-field reporterettes tend to have squeaky-shriekish voices that I can't stand listening to.
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Wait.  She said something?

Posted by: CUS at January 20, 2014 09:43 AM (wcLJG)

38 Grown athletes playing a violent, physical game sometimes make violent and aggressive remarks. They're not beta-male politicians with pre-recorded soundbites.

Posted by: brak at January 20, 2014 09:43 AM (iEoiA)

39 I know I'm dating myself.... but.... he sounded EXACTLY like Mr. T. "Ah piddy da foo" Yeah, but if you've ever seen Mr. T recently (and even in a few candid interviews back in the 80s) it's all schtick and he was pretty good at maintaining it.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 20, 2014 09:43 AM (xSegX)

40 It should not be illegal for the opposition to grab you by your Predator Dreads (PreDreads) and swing you like a merry-go-round... the douchiest of allpro sports affectations...

Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 01:41 PM (vHRtU)


----


Actually ..... its not.   Hair extending below the helmet is considered part of the uniform.


Now... if you yank it back and down....  horse-collar tackle.

Posted by: fixerupper at January 20, 2014 09:43 AM (nELVU)

41 I need moar Erin Andrews.

Posted by: Captain Hate on an iPad at January 20, 2014 09:43 AM (qr6PR)

42 That guy, fwiw, was a Communications major.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 09:43 AM (+fNrM)

43 I come out of presentations with customers with a similarly positive attitude.

Erin Andrews: Kevin, your presentation with your customer, take me through it.

Me: I'M THE BEST PRESENTING ENGINEER IN THE BUSINESS! WHEN YOU TRY ME WITH A SORRY CUSTOMER LIKE XYZ CORP, THAT'S THE RESULT YOU'RE GONNA GET!! DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT ME!!!

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at January 20, 2014 09:44 AM (XrGnJ)

44 Hey Ace thought you were taking a fuck off day? Anyway, about the Sea Chicken. He has a burr under his saddle for Harbaugh and Kaperdick is an asshole who had it coming. Yeah, I'm a disgruntled Packer fan.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humantiarian at January 20, 2014 09:44 AM (HVff2)

45 but admitted to being a bit agitated?
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It's football.  Played in a constant state of agitation.

Posted by: CUS at January 20, 2014 09:44 AM (wcLJG)

46 I don't know why they even bother to interview any of them. They either blab nothingisms, or you can't understand what the hell they're saying anyway. *** I like the post-game interviews and, as Ace pointed out, even this fella is normally rather calm and articulate.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 09:44 AM (DmNpO)

47 Richard Sherman is a punk, and the Seattle organization  apparently  cultivates and promotes the punk behavior of its players. 

Lots of teams have done this successfully,  and the league seems to tolerate it, so it's not like it's going  to stop.

I get the impression however, that the point of Ace's post here is to argue with the exaggerated response this has gotten on twitter.

On twitter.....


Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 09:44 AM (BeSEI)

48 I don't know why they even bother to interview any of them. They either blab nothingisms, or you can't understand what the hell they're saying anyway.


I know it will never happen but these sideline interviews need to stop.  They suck and are completely worthless network time-wasters.

The worst for me is interviewing baseball  managers  *during* games.

Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2014 09:44 AM (KXm42)

49 28 It should not be illegal for the opposition to grab you by your Predator Dreads (PreDreads) and swing you like a merry-go-round... the douchiest of allpro sports affectations... Hair is considered a part of the uniform and you are allowed to tackle somebody by the hair. It's just not easy to do.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 20, 2014 09:44 AM (xSegX)

50 If this guy causes fat fuck Goodell some discomfort I'm all for it.

Posted by: Captain Hate on an iPad at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (qr6PR)

51 It's better with the video. I heard this on the radio this morning, and it sounded like he was yelling at her, and that seemed really bizarre and aggressive and I was creeped out (and I thought that's what the controversy was about -- his yelling at her). Seeing it, it's obvious he was talking to the camera, and so it goes back to being absolutely normal and not a big deal at all.

Posted by: sunny-dee at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (EBoCD)

52 PC is definitely out of control but we haven't yet reached weapons grade pc stupidity as in the UK and Commonwealth countries. It's more than pc stupidity there since they prosecute and jail people for hurting wittle feelings.

Posted by: Judge Pug at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (E4MKN)

53 that was roid rage at its finest and for the record, I've met darrelle revis and Sherman is no revis

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (At8tV)

54 It would have been much funnier if he just jizzed in his pants on camera with Erin...

Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (vHRtU)

55 *blink* This is an issue? I mean, I guess this makes sense if you view it as another *SQUIRREL!!!* to deflect the American public from thinking about the disaster that is ObamaCare (and, oh, how that disaster is only going to get worse in the coming months...). But beyond that? Why are *regular* people even pretending to care?

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (PYAXX)

56 I  can't  seem to recall  UFC fighters talking trash after beating the shit out of their opponents.   Even the one's that talk trash before hand.  

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (m2CN7)

57 The comparison to Wrestling is appropriate. A lot of the same kind of incoherent barking and melodrama signifying a sport running on empty. The lefty sports media that the owners sold out to decades ago are doing what all parasites do - destroying the host. Thankfully, my remote can advance in 60 sec intervals so for the past several years I record the game and watch only snap to tackle repeatedly. Shortens the game and eliminates both the media BS and the endless commercials.

Posted by: ontherocks at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (UYMOv)

58
I suppose this is not a good time to point out my feeling on monkeys, is it?

Posted by: soothsayer at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (gYIst)

59 College career Sherman began his career at Stanford as a wide receiver and led the Cardinals in receiving as a freshman in 2005 while being named a Freshman All-American. He caught 47 passes over the next two years before suffering a season-ending knee injury after playing in the first four games in 2008. He switched to cornerback after his injury due to team need and made 112 tackles over his final two years, which also included 6 interceptions. He was part of the 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team which finished 12-1, a school record.[2] Sherman is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. ********** Stanford, people. Still why not enjoy yourself more? I like how he had to stop and think when the chick asked him-- "Who has been talking trash about you?" Ha!

Posted by: Teleprompter Feed Crew at January 20, 2014 09:45 AM (RJMhd)

60 I think someone stated it upthread.  The main thing that's important is that the Pelosi-boys lost.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 09:46 AM (ycijm)

61 I was worried this amped up warrior was going to take me away and do sex to me, so I threw it back to the booth.

Posted by: Erin Andrews at January 20, 2014 09:46 AM (32Ze2)

62 After the game, they should just go up to the guy and record him saying he is going to DisneyLand and end the interview.

Posted by: Judge Pug at January 20, 2014 09:46 AM (E4MKN)

63 That's pretty much how I reacted  when the ER nurse asked me  about what kind of sex I did on my girlfriend Liz to cause her a 3-hour orgasm.

Posted by: Eric, the boyfriend at January 20, 2014 09:46 AM (BAS5M)

64 Stanford, people. For 5 years, it seems.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 20, 2014 09:47 AM (xSegX)

65 He pretty much cut a pro wrestling promo. All he needed was a challenge for the next PPV

Posted by: brak at January 20, 2014 09:47 AM (iEoiA)

66 Richard Sherman's Email To His Stanford Dorm Is Priceless From Deadspin. This involved a Valentine's day tradition in his dorm...and some people complained. Sherman's e-mail is at the end. Pretty funny! http://tinyurl.com/lhxazwa

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at January 20, 2014 09:47 AM (bCEmE)

67 Actually, Sherman has been a psychotic dick many times outside of gameday. It's kind of his schtick. It's not something he only does when revved up with emotion on gameday. For example, he goes psychotic on reporters that he thinks disrespect him during interviews.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 09:47 AM (ZPrif)

68 53 that was roid rage at its finest ******* Probably of the hemroid variety. The dude needs more bran.

Posted by: Teleprompter Feed Crew at January 20, 2014 09:47 AM (RJMhd)

69
Richard Sherman sure has a jew-sounding name, though.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 20, 2014 09:48 AM (gYIst)

70 He's yelling because it is so noisy.

Posted by: Judge Pug at January 20, 2014 09:49 AM (E4MKN)

71

"That's why few athletes ever say anything provocative (or even borderline interesting) about the other team before a game: Because any stray remark will be seized upon (and posted on the team bulletin board) as a method of stoking actual hatred and, I guess they think, improved (emotional) on-field performance."

 

 

Exactly. I remember a bowl game a couple of years ago. California and Texas Tech. A California player stated to the media that Tech shouldn't even be on the field with them. Tech proceed to whip thir asses in a most humiliating way. They had it coming.

Posted by: maddogg at January 20, 2014 09:49 AM (xWW96)

72 47 on twitter........ Well, this old grump isn't on twitter.....I know I got an email from a colleague about this interview. I can't stand Erin Andrews. It goes back to the days when she roamed the college sidelines. Yeah, she's ok to look at but she should keep her piehole shut.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humantiarian at January 20, 2014 09:49 AM (HVff2)

73 well he did fail a drug test I think about a year ago but it was for adderall and he got his suspension overturned.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 20, 2014 09:49 AM (WdbF7)

74 >>>As in, perhaps he didn't apologize, but admitted to being a bit agitated? it's linked. He wrote a whole 1000 word essay about the interview and backstory. Whether this constitutes an "apology" I don't know. More like an explanation.

Posted by: ace at January 20, 2014 09:49 AM (/FnUH)

75 The more entertaining part of this mess is watching ESPN, SI, and the NFL try to airbrush the story. Look, the guy said some stupid things and basically acted like a jerk. Stop making excuses for him. 

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at January 20, 2014 09:49 AM (EGPJQ)

76 Richard Sherman's article that he penned either last night or this morning kind of set me straight.  Didn't know his background or the back story.  He is rather smart and well spoken.  Sounds like Crabtree was the dick in this whole deal and his hand in the face at the end of the game is what set Sherman off.  My first impression couldn't have been more wrong.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at January 20, 2014 09:50 AM (32Ze2)

77 He's more of a blusterer than a nagger.

Posted by: Randy Marsh at January 20, 2014 09:50 AM (UAMVq)

78 Considering how bad Erin Andrews is at her job, and what a terrible TV voice she has, I almost hit the mute button on Sherman.  Glad I didn't, since his adrenaline-fed speech was great TV.  I assumed it was entirely because the events had been only minutes before that he still obviously was in game-mode and laughed it off.  He's right about being an absolutely great player too, so (while you might not like his volume) it's hard to argue with the substance of what he said.

Posted by: MTF at January 20, 2014 09:50 AM (B5y+v)

79 The reaction to this  - "he's a monkey!" and "I'd never want him on my team!!" - is beyond embarrassing.

It is a game.

Entertainment

He was entertaining.

Posted by: Jay in PA at January 20, 2014 09:51 AM (3LaGb)

80 Hey if he had gone to chapel hill instead of Stanford we could be talking about how he reads at a 3rd grade level.

Posted by: NCKate at January 20, 2014 09:51 AM (x6fKj)

81 I guess they have some kind of pro-wrestler like schtick, but I don't know; I don't watch football anymore

Sadly I'm getting to that point too.

Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2014 09:51 AM (KXm42)

82 They can do their post-game press conferences after they spray each other with Champagne and shower. Seriously. Whole problem solved. Except for ADHDmerica's TV audience, alas.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 09:51 AM (+fNrM)

83 Posted by: ace at January 20, 2014 01:49 PM (/FnUH) So an "apology" in the classical sense- "Here's why I did what I did." (Thus: "The Apology of Socrates").

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 09:51 AM (PYAXX)

84 Hair is considered a part of the uniform and you are allowed to tackle somebody by the hair. It's just not easy to do.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 20, 2014 01:44 PM (xSegX)


I disagree.  That's predominantly how I tackled people in the field next to my house where we played football with the neighbor boys.  I wasn't large enough to bring them down by hitting them with my body (think gumby vs. gigantor).  But once I got my very strong fingers wrapped in their hair and commenced pulling it out, I could pull them to the ground like cattle.

Posted by: kathysaysso at January 20, 2014 09:51 AM (6H6o8)

85 My compliments, Ace. You hit the nail on the head. THANKS for this.

Posted by: Pastorius at January 20, 2014 09:51 AM (gMAUH)

86 What was the name of that soccer coach that gave a hilariously evasive interview? He'd gotten in trouble for saying some comically harsh things, so the next interview he gave was so bland it was amazing. Do you thing so and so did a good job? That's a great question, I'm going to have to think about that. etc

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 09:52 AM (P7Wsr)

87
The Media needed a villain for the two-week lull before the Super Bowl, and now they have one.

Good thing Richard Sherman Said Stuff or we'd be hearing all about the evils of concussions and the Manning family for the next two weeks.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 20, 2014 09:52 AM (gYIst)

88 Trash talking in sports?

Posted by: Shannon Sharpe at January 20, 2014 09:52 AM (bAGA/)

89 All I can think of is this right here: http://tinyurl.com/mgndys5

Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 09:52 AM (vHRtU)

90 88 Trash talking in sports? Posted by: Shannon Sharpe Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders hardest hit.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 09:53 AM (+fNrM)

91
This was a boring season. As I mentioned yesterday, the best part of this NFL season was Ritchie Icognito's tweets to his pussy teammate.


Posted by: soothsayer at January 20, 2014 09:53 AM (gYIst)

92 Has he no self-mastery?

You mean Master of His Domain?

Posted by: Constansa at January 20, 2014 09:53 AM (bxc5w)

93 The media will go right back to focusing on Peyton "Football Jesus" Manning soon enough, don't you worry

Posted by: brak at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (iEoiA)

94 Venn Diagram: MENSA <--------------> PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

Posted by: --- at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (MMC8r)

95 Anyone remember Shaq asking how his ass tasted?

Anyone?  No?


Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (GQ8sn)

96 Shit. That failed.

Posted by: --- at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (MMC8r)

97 I'm actually surprised there isn't more of this. If someone spent their whole career trying to take my head off and spend most of the pre-play constantly mouthing off to me I'd be pretty pumped to survive the ordeal and come out on top.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (WdbF7)

98 He'd gotten in trouble for saying some comically harsh things, so the next interview he gave was so bland it was amazing.


It's  always  amazed me how stupid the sports medai is when they crucufy some guy who dares to say anything interesting at  all.

That's how we ended  up with the Belicheck style.  They  shit on their own product.

Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (KXm42)

99

I much prefer my trash talkers to look less threatening..... Like Reggie Miller.  Reggie could trash talk with the best, and then go out and back it up with incredible performances.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (32Ze2)

100 Good grief! I was laughing last night at Erin Andrews looking scared and "throwing it back to the booth". If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen! "Who was talking about you?" she asked. How many years has she been on the sidelines and she doesn't know players are trash talking each other? Some reporter!

Posted by: RusticBroad at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (FjF3P)

101 The ever popular Polamalu hair tackle. http://youtu.be/eVO93amUv7Y

Posted by: toby928© at January 20, 2014 09:54 AM (QupBk)

102 78 He's right about being an absolutely great player too what?!! he's not even remotely close to being in the same skill level as tillman or revis and he claims he's the best corner manning will pick him apart in two weeks

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 09:55 AM (At8tV)

103 And meanwhile, Richard Sherman has in fact stopped being an emotional psychopath who has no self-control, penning a calm explanation for the post-game interview. *** that is well worth the time to read. It might make you think twice about what happened.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 09:55 AM (DmNpO)

104 Smack-mouth is not new in  sports, especially football.  I can remember many times,  while in HS football ('64-'67)  sharing heated barbs with the opposing team while both teams were on the field warming up.  It's part of the game.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 09:55 AM (ycijm)

105 Breaking News Dept; A lot of football players are over amped assholes. It's a wonder that they are able to detect these new fangled, politically correct, brain injuries. Gladiating don't end happily ever after. It's like discovering clusters of bear poop in the woods and calling it an alarming trend.

Posted by: ontherocks at January 20, 2014 09:55 AM (UYMOv)

106 I really hope people going after Sherman don't ever watch any old Mohamed Ali videos on YouTube. If they do, there'd better be a fainting couch near by.

Posted by: DrewM. at January 20, 2014 09:55 AM (8dNrT)

107 Emotions are like nipples. Unless you also have a vagina, people don't necessarily want to hear about or see yours. And that's "sexist." Later.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at January 20, 2014 09:55 AM (4hZFd)

108 Man, I wish I had recorded the victory rant  I gave when I knocked my girlfriend's   head through the wall during my first attempt at sex.  Epic!

Posted by: Greg Casarona, Obese former virgin at January 20, 2014 09:56 AM (BAS5M)

109 Anyone remember Shaq asking how his ass tasted? I thought about that one too much and came to this conclusion. Somebody effed Shaq in the squeaker, then Kobe gave that person a beejer. It's the only way it makes any sense.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 09:56 AM (P7Wsr)

110

We've gone from respecting the speak softly, carry a big stick to defending  and making excuses  for  inappropriate behaviour because JUDGING is bad!!

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 09:56 AM (m2CN7)

111 I want to see vaginas...

Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 09:56 AM (vHRtU)

112
What's funnier, at least in the Boston area, is how unhappy Belichick is with Wes Welker.

hahahahhahahahahajajaja!

Posted by: soothsayer at January 20, 2014 09:56 AM (gYIst)

113 I thought about that one too much and came to this conclusion. Somebody effed Shaq in the squeaker, then Kobe gave that person a beejer.

It's the only way it makes any sense.


Or maybe somebody tossed a salad or two?

Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 09:56 AM (GQ8sn)

114 >>>So an "apology" in the classical sense- "Here's why I did what I did." (Thus: "The Apology of Socrates"). i'm not really sure how thorough an apology want for a guy yelling at a camera about another guy he just beat. The only two people I can see possibly owed an apology are: 1. Michael Crabtree (and he's probably not getting one). 2. Erin Andrews. But this is due to the ambiguity of the pronoun "You." In languages, there's usually a pronoun used to mean "everyone" or "people generally." In French, it's "on" (which can mean we, everyone, or a nonspecific "one"). Sherman said YOU can't talk shit about me, but he meant it in the sense of the French "on" -- "One can't talk shit about me, nobody can talk shit about me." She attempted to clarify, WHO talked shit about you? He immediately said "Crabtree," clearing up any confusion about whether he meant You literally (You, Erin Andrews) or "You" as in "everybody, anybody." So that was his offense as far as her: He used "you" in the casual "everyone in the world" sense, as many people do, which caused momentary confusion about whom he was addressing. And he cleared that up a second later. btw, this "You" thing is a big problem. Only lately am I trying to really make sure I say "one" when I mean "one" as opposed to "You" when I mean one. A lot of internet disagreements feature this problem: if I'm trying to speak generally, I have a tendency to say "YOU can't believe that," making the statement seem personal, when in fact, if I'm speaking properly and precisely, what I really mean to say is "one can't believe such a thing."

Posted by: ace at January 20, 2014 09:57 AM (/FnUH)

115 99 Reggie could trash talk with the best what?!!! screw that pumpkin head 20% shooting shitbag and that crack smoking hag wife of his I f'ing hate reggie miller

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 09:57 AM (At8tV)

116 Also, athletes don't uniformly whip themselves into uncontrolled rages where they can't be responsible for anything they say in the heat of battle. Which is why comments like Sherman's stand out. There were dozens of other players amped up who managed not to be a screaming douchebag. Somehow they are magically able to control themselves after the whistle blows. This really isn't an example of a player going into Maori war dance mode who can't control his mouth. It's more an example of an attention whore who likes attention being an asshole so he can get the attention he needs.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 09:57 AM (ZPrif)

117 Hell I'm going to check the explanation but I think that might have been the noisiest football crowd evah. The sound guys couldn't even help the announcers. Let's see if he puts that in his reasoning.

Posted by: Teleprompter Feed Crew at January 20, 2014 09:57 AM (RJMhd)

118 73 -

Adderall, huh?  Well that really does explain a lot. 

Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 09:57 AM (BeSEI)

119 I f'ing hate reggie miller


Write him a ticket?


*runs*


Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 09:58 AM (GQ8sn)

120 The ever popular Polamalu hair tackle. http://youtu.be/eVO93amUv7Y

Posted by: toby928© at January 20, 2014 01:54 PM (QupBk)


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Yup.   Tackled by Larry Johnson.


And.... as a Chiefs fan..... lemme say straight away that LJ was a waaaaay bigger dick than Sherman ever will be.

Posted by: fixerupper at January 20, 2014 09:58 AM (nELVU)

121 that is well worth the time to read. It might make you think twice about what happened. Yep. Some of it was self-serving pap, but mostly it was a fairly calm "here's what happened." Is he really "the best corner in football?" I don't know. If Kap... Kaper... Kapear... er... the QB really avoided Michael Crabtree (who, yes, is actually pretty darned good reciever) all but twice, that indicates that this guy ain't bad.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 09:59 AM (PYAXX)

122 After some rigorous research, it appears that Erin Andrews does, indeed, have some very attractive qualities.

Of course, further research is warranted.

Posted by: Kensington at January 20, 2014 09:59 AM (Z7toi)

123 That Stanford email chain is freakin' awesome.

Posted by: MTF at January 20, 2014 09:59 AM (B5y+v)

124 I've never played in a game at this level, but I played in some very intense high school and college games.  The biggest crowd I've ever played in front of was 3,000 people packed into a high school gym.  I was still taught to win and lose with grace.  Maybe I expect too much, but the trash talking bull just gets on my nerves.  I'd rather let my performance speak for itself.  Passion doesn't have to devolve into assholery. 

Posted by: no good deed at January 20, 2014 09:59 AM (vBhbc)

125 Bread and Circuses...

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 09:59 AM (vHRtU)

126 119 Write him a ticket? i'd turn him over to the new mexico cops

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 10:00 AM (At8tV)

127 Crabtree started a fistfight with Sherman at a charity golf tournament earlier this year. Hence the hate for the Pelosi boys.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2014 10:00 AM (78GBd)

128 You think that was something, watch the Peyton Manning post-game interview. Just kidding. Sherman was unprofessional when he trashed Crabtree. Other than that, just a pumped up guy, no problem.

Posted by: Meremortal at January 20, 2014 10:00 AM (1Y+hH)

129

News b/c it's kind of classless, but that's about it.  5 minutes and done.

 

For the "deep thinkers" out there, this is only news if you're not a man.

Posted by: prescient11 at January 20, 2014 10:00 AM (tVTLU)

130 i'd turn him over to the new mexico cops

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 02:00 PM (At8tV)



Ow.

Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 10:00 AM (GQ8sn)

131 Crabtree started a fistfight with Sherman at a charity golf tournament earlier this year. Says Sherman's brother. I'm a bit incredulous.

Posted by: toby928© at January 20, 2014 10:01 AM (QupBk)

132 115 99 Reggie could trash talk with the best what?!!! screw that pumpkin head 20% shooting shitbag and that crack smoking hag wife of his I f'ing hate reggie miller Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 01:57 PM (At8tV) C'mon Joe, don't hold back tell us how you really feel.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humantiarian at January 20, 2014 10:01 AM (HVff2)

133 Erin Andrews has a pet prawn called Simon...

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 10:01 AM (vHRtU)

134 I ran over to Crabtree to shake his hand but he ignored me. I patted him, stuck out my hand and said, “Good game, good game.” That’s when he shoved my face, and that’s when I went off. ****** I dunno this smells a bit like B.S. Looked like he was talking trash and that - *pat* seemed like he was inspecting Crabtree's testicles. Let's just say it--lingered.

Posted by: Teleprompter Feed Crew at January 20, 2014 10:01 AM (RJMhd)

135 i'm not really sure how thorough an apology want for a guy yelling at a camera about another guy he just beat. I don't care about an apology at all. I found nothing offensive about it. And sideline reporters should be aware that the players are virtually never saying "You" as in "you, specifically." That's just part of the job.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:01 AM (PYAXX)

136 Obama's last Executive Order will be to ban professional sports -- for the children!

Posted by: Judge Pug at January 20, 2014 10:01 AM (E4MKN)

137 Little boys all over this country are dreaming of having that moment every time they lace up their pads...whether to get to the big dance, or in the big dance. Ten years of ball before college...4 or 5 in college...a few years in the pros...and BAM. That guy made it happen. You don't interview someone after the culmination of a life's dream, seconds or minutes after it happens. It's right up there with asking Christa McAulliffe's students how they felt right after Challenger went off the grid. Ratings-driven, as always.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:02 AM (+fNrM)

138 How 'bout them Seahawks.

Suck it, ncj!

Posted by: Papa Editor with huge grin on his face at January 20, 2014 10:02 AM (Zs83Q)

139 130 yeah the 90s playoffs brings the h8 out

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 10:02 AM (At8tV)

140 106 -

Mohammed Ali was a punk too.

And if he had any decency, he would have apologized to Joe Frazier at some point in his life, but I'm  fairly certain he never did.

I never understood the lionizing of Ali. 

Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 10:02 AM (BeSEI)

141
Me pappy always said no good can come out of charity golf tournaments. He was right.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 20, 2014 10:02 AM (gYIst)

142 138 HEY!!! I was thinking about you yesterday congrats on #2 tell the wife I said hi

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 10:03 AM (At8tV)

143 Watch a UFC fight. These guys are literally trying to cause each other severe head trauma and snap each other's limbs. Yet the moment the fight ends, 99% of the time both fighters return to being a normal human being. They usually hug. If not they shake hands or bow to each other. Usually a microphone is immediately put in their face, especially the winner, at which point they say something nice about the guy they just pummeled into unconsciousness. On rare occasions dudes act like assholes after the fight. And everybody calls them an asshole for behaving like an asshole. It's just not true that elite athletes typically work themselves into berzerker war frenzy mode to perform.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 10:03 AM (ZPrif)

144 137 Little boys* *And a few little girls, for reasons I've never been able to figure out.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:03 AM (+fNrM)

145
Go up and down YouTube for the Haka. They are always entertaining.

Posted by: CUS at January 20, 2014 01:39 PM (wcLJG)










I always liked watching the NZ military units doing their regimental Haka. Except that it usually makes my allergies flare up.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 20, 2014 10:03 AM (TIIx5)

146 Erin Andrews is wearing far too much clothing in this clip. Posted by: Waterhouse at January 20, 2014 01:35 PM (RUvjp) 1st comment gets right to the heart of the matter. ... Well done.

Posted by: tbodie at January 20, 2014 10:04 AM (ma3QC)

147 Yep--he gets to it here: It was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person I am. I donÂ’t want to be a villain, because IÂ’m not a villainous person. **** People pay more attention to tone sometimes. Sometimes it doesn't matter what you say--it is how you say it. Different environment--less noise for him to overcome and it would have played a lot differently.

Posted by: Teleprompter Feed Crew at January 20, 2014 10:04 AM (RJMhd)

148 57 The comparison to Wrestling is appropriate.
A lot of the same kind of incoherent barking and melodrama signifying a sport running on empty. ....Shortens the game and eliminates both the media BS and the endless commercials

I've used an excellent trick to shorten the games for about 20 years now.  It's called "turning them off".  I don't miss it a bit, and dread the summertime when the dreaded Redskins blather starts up everywhere. 

Posted by: pep at January 20, 2014 10:04 AM (6TB1Z)

149 Me pappy always said no good can come out of charity golf tournaments. He was right.


The only charity golf tournament I went to was the Jimmy V one here in Raleigh.  Lots of rich folks piling around acting like douches and hawt chicks without bras. 

Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 10:04 AM (GQ8sn)

150 I never understood the lionizing of Ali.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 02:02 PM (BeSEI)


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Anti-war draft refusal.

Posted by: fixerupper at January 20, 2014 10:04 AM (nELVU)

151 getting amped up to compete is nothing new. And neither is coming back down to earth, being humble, congratulating the losing team, and overall acting like a good sport after the game. Sherman is exceptionally talented. Sherman is educated. Sherman is a Richard.

Posted by: california red at January 20, 2014 10:05 AM (7jrCM)

152 BITCH!  DID YOU SEE ME TEAR THROUGH THAT SHITTY BELICHECK DEFENSE?  MOTHERFUCKERS BETTER NOT STEP UP TO THIS MANNING BECAUSE I WILL PUT YOU DOWN.  HEY BILL!  HOW DOES MY ASS TASTE?

Posted by: Fetus Head Manning at January 20, 2014 10:05 AM (32Ze2)

153 138 oh, and next year my bears will crush your seabirds in the playoffs

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 10:05 AM (At8tV)

154

San Fransico deserves every bit  of trash talk it gets.  Just sayin'.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 10:05 AM (ycijm)

155 Has he since apologized or otherwise shown any discomfort with the situation? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 01:40 PM (DmNpO) No. In fact, he wrote a piece for SI saying that people should just get over it.

Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at January 20, 2014 10:05 AM (uzmcT)

156 Ali played the title role in his own Biopic.


That always struck me as so cheesy.

Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2014 10:05 AM (KXm42)

157 I ringside doc for a lot of MMA. I can think of once immediately post fight one guy went off on the other one. They had a history out side the ring. Fucking each others sisters or something. Most of those men (and women) are very professional.

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 10:06 AM (vHRtU)

158 I dunno this smells a bit like B.S. *** the photo at the top of the article clearly shows Sherman with his hand extended and Crabtree shoving him in return. There was a lot of trashtalk going on, I would suppose, but this particular exchange is documented in the photo.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:06 AM (DmNpO)

159 "Erin Andrews has a pet prawn called Simon.."
===============

Erin Andrews has crabs.

Posted by: Telephone at January 20, 2014 10:06 AM (Z7toi)

160 Its pro football.  What do people want?


As for Erin A. if she did her interviews like this I might watch a game every now and then.


http://tinyurl.com/nxvthlj

Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 20, 2014 10:06 AM (T2V/1)

161 You do realize they re-signed Cutler for seven years, right?  Who broke the mirror?

Posted by: Papa Editor with huge grin on his face at January 20, 2014 10:06 AM (Zs83Q)

162 "You" and "you all" are both 2d person plural, so it's kosher.  ("You" is also singular.)   But "one" would be more clear, I guess.

Posted by: rdbrewer at January 20, 2014 10:07 AM (Iyg03)

163 "Erin Andrews has a pet prawn called Simon.."


Fookin prawns....


Posted by: Wikus Van Der Merve at January 20, 2014 10:07 AM (GQ8sn)

164 Has he since apologized or otherwise shown any discomfort with the situation? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 01:40 PM (DmNpO) No. In fact, he wrote a piece for SI saying that people should just get over it. *** I've since read the article linked first in the post and my stance has softened considerably.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:07 AM (DmNpO)

165 Heh, Sherman just going up to Crabtree to shake his hand, in a sudden feeling of camaraderie? Good game buddy, really great try, shucks, had to make a great play... Yeah, sure, seems legit.

Posted by: Jay in Ames at January 20, 2014 10:07 AM (i2Lsf)

166 'Stop bitching and fucking adapt...' That would make a good masthead phrase.

Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2014 10:07 AM (lg3mB)

167 That's it in a nutshell as far as the left is concerned.  Otherwise it's Howard Cosell.  He love him some Ali.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 10:07 AM (ycijm)

168 Different environment--less noise for him to overcome and it would have played a lot differently. Heh. Wouldst that it was dead quiet while he was yelling his answer to Erin. Then she may have had cause for concern. As it was, I thought it was rather humorous. Poor Erin, she didn't quite know what to do. Back to you, Ace...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at January 20, 2014 10:07 AM (0HooB)

169 Compare and contrast his demeanor with Peyton Manning's after-game interviews. I'm guessing Peyton has some competitive juices still flowing, no? Jes sayin'...

Posted by: nikkolai at January 20, 2014 10:07 AM (wHo03)

170 Random Thought: That guy's a future Oakland Raider if I ever saw one.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:08 AM (+fNrM)

171 161 I know trestman must like spotting the opponent 10 points from early picks amazing though that the bears were the #2 offense with cutler....i'm still in shock

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 10:08 AM (At8tV)

172 Ace, how does Mr. Sherman's semen taste?

Posted by: Daily Reminder Guy at January 20, 2014 10:08 AM (6j8ke)

173 "You" and "you all" are both 2d person plural, so it's kosher. ("You" is also singular.) But "one" would be more clear, I guess. Translated into Texan: You - singular- the person to whom one is speaking. Y'all - plural- the group of people one is addressing. All y'all- plural (meta)- the compound group of which the currently addressed group is a part.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:08 AM (PYAXX)

174 I have mad trash talking skilz.  Remember "Obama is a decent person and a person you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."?  That threw the fear of Allah into him, by gum!

Posted by: John "The Animal" McCain at January 20, 2014 10:08 AM (tv7DV)

175 Ace, how does Mr. Sherman's semen taste? *** You're an asshole.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:09 AM (DmNpO)

176 So, is it rue all of the SF team was wearing pink thongs? A buddy at the game swears he saw it...

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 10:09 AM (vHRtU)

177 Sherman's outburst was not a war frenzy beast mode outburst. Sherman has done this stuff before, often at times totally unrelated to the game, like mid-week during an interview with a reporter he doesn't like. Sherman is a self-promoting asshole trying to get money and attention by making himself more famous than he is. It was a conscious deliberate act by a dude who has done this before and will do it again. It's a conscious strategy he employs, not a result of being over-hyped.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 10:09 AM (ZPrif)

178
re: the heroic portrayal of Cassius Clay

This is obvious, no? Because Cassius Clay was a lightning rod who brought out the worst in the Worst. As mentioned above, Sherman's antics seemed to trigger an ugly ignorant response in a few people.

The Media (and the Fuck With Normal Left Wing) loves this theater. They thrive on it. They use dopes like Sherman and Clay to get eyeballs glued to the TV screens.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 20, 2014 10:10 AM (gYIst)

179 Tis shameful, but my first thought was... he's probably not in my in-group. Us, and Them. And after all, we're only ordinary men. Black and blue And who knows which is which and who is who.

Posted by: Meekle at January 20, 2014 10:10 AM (kqHcW)

180 Ace, how does Mr. Sherman's semen taste? DRG needs to nut up and go to the rainbow bar already. Stop dreamin' about the semen. Embrace your dreams.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:10 AM (P7Wsr)

181 Ace, how does Mr. Sherman's semen taste?

***

You're an asshole.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 02:09 PM (DmNpO)

 

What's the problem?  He's just trash talking. 

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 10:10 AM (m2CN7)

182 My who-fucking-cares meter is pegged.

Posted by: --- at January 20, 2014 10:11 AM (MMC8r)

183 well kids, i'm off to help rebuild gun stands at the kokohead range editor take care and be good, you're one of the best although I find your lack of Chicago team worship lacking

Posted by: navycopjoe at January 20, 2014 10:11 AM (At8tV)

184 This post needs more Syrias Content.

Posted by: RoyalOil at January 20, 2014 10:11 AM (VjL9S)

185 172 Ace, how does Mr. Sherman's semen taste? Posted by: Daily Reminder Guy at January 20, 2014 02:08 PM (6j8ke) Ask your mom.

Posted by: --- at January 20, 2014 10:11 AM (MMC8r)

186 Eat mor children

Posted by: Chik fil a Tyson at January 20, 2014 10:12 AM (R6JT1)

187 158 -

Your photos can lie.  The extended hand came AFTER he ran up to Crabtree and  did the choke thing right in his face.  Crabtree tried to walk away.  Sherman continued.

Think about that.  Immediately after making the biggest play of your career, which was  to tip an underthrown  ball, and you have to go up to your opponent to mock him to his face?

Punk move by a punk player.  That's all it is.  Anything  beyond that is not  going to change that fact. 

Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 10:12 AM (BeSEI)

188 My who-fucking-cares meter is pegged.


Right?  I have a hell of a lot bigger shit to worry about right now.

Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2014 10:12 AM (KXm42)

189 "The only charity golf tournament I went to was the Jimmy V one here in Raleigh. Lots of rich folks piling around acting like douches and hawt chicks without bras." My Dad was in one and put with Willie Nelson. Said Willie's girl friend was in danger of falling out of her top all day and there was plenty there that could fall. Dad didn't get too distracted, won the long drive contest. 5' 8", 135 lbs, 68 years old, 357 yards at 700 feet above sea level. Not bad, considering you only get one shot at it.

Posted by: Meremortal at January 20, 2014 10:12 AM (1Y+hH)

190 You're an asshole. * * * Nobody cares what you think.

Posted by: Daily Reminder Guy at January 20, 2014 10:12 AM (6j8ke)

191 It's bull shit when a single player makes himself bigger than the team. Some people love to show us how little class they possess.

Posted by: flsprtsgod at January 20, 2014 10:12 AM (6MVtf)

192 Sherman finished 2nd in his  class from  his  Compton  high school, which is impressive for a two sport star athlete.  Just thought I'd throw that out there, since Sherman is a lot more interesting than one rant would lead one to expect.

Posted by: MTF at January 20, 2014 10:12 AM (B5y+v)

193 Sherman is a self-promoting asshole trying to get money and attention by making himself more famous than he is. Every sport personality is a business unto themselves in which their image is the product. Sherman promotes his image as he pleases. Know who else was a shameless self-promoter? Thomas Edison. Another shameless self-promoter? Benjamin Franklin. Being a self-promoter isn't in itself bad.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:13 AM (P7Wsr)

194

We should all start doing the Sherman ...

 

You wanna' regulate WHAT ? Bitch, please. Everybody knows your Keynesian bullshit ain't gonna' fuckin' play against a strong Libertarian White Man. You better back your collectivist ass up, check yo'self, and fuckin' RECOGNIZE.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 20, 2014 10:13 AM (JbNtM)

195 Nobody cares what you think. Posted by: Daily Reminder Guy

I do.  Let's see, that's at least one more than you.

Posted by: pep at January 20, 2014 10:13 AM (6TB1Z)

196 I sustained a minor concussion this AM thus my posts are even more useless than usual. Time to follow doctor's orders, not use the computer (text lines are supposed to slew left, yes?) and go for a nap...

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 10:13 AM (vHRtU)

197 So, is it rue all of the SF team was wearing pink thongs? A buddy at the game swears he saw it...

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at January 20, 2014 02:09 PM (vHRtU)

 

 

----------------------------------------------

 

 

It's true.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 10:14 AM (ycijm)

198 What's the problem? He's just trash talking. * * * Exactly. I'm like a fucking Maori doing a cyber-war dance. And if you criticize me, you're racist.

Posted by: Daily Reminder Guy at January 20, 2014 10:14 AM (6j8ke)

199 You wanna' regulate WHAT ? Bitch, please. Everybody knows your Keynesian bullshit ain't gonna' fuckin' play against a strong Libertarian White Man. You better back your collectivist ass up, check yo'self, and fuckin' RECOGNIZE.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 20, 2014 02:13 PM (JbNtM)


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Ok..... threadwinner.

Posted by: fixerupper at January 20, 2014 10:14 AM (nELVU)

200 Know who else was a shameless self-promoter? Thomas Edison.

Another shameless self-promoter?
Benjamin Franklin.

Being a self-promoter isn't in itself bad.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2014 02:13 PM (P7Wsr)

 

Do you feel  that way about the Kardashian's ? 

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 10:15 AM (m2CN7)

201 Is pixy still banhammering my hash?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2014 10:15 AM (uVkIH)

202 I coached kids whose first inclination was to taunt and trash talk.  As a coach, I never put up with it.  I would bench kids who continued to do it.  I always wanted them to act like everything they are doing in this game has been done before.... because it has.  Nothing worse than being on the losing side of an ass kicking with taunting and trash talk thrown in. 

Posted by: Truck Monkey at January 20, 2014 10:15 AM (32Ze2)

203 And he is a role model for far more young men than Thomas Sowell is.

Posted by: Anchovy at January 20, 2014 10:15 AM (MNxW+)

204 Ok..... threadwinner.

Posted by: fixerupper at January 20, 2014 02:14 PM (nELVU)

 

I'll  second it. 

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 10:15 AM (m2CN7)

205 And let's be honest, a lot of the defense of Sherman in the media is of the White Knight, I'm More Sensitive To Racism Than Thou. So someone who thinks Sherman should act more like Peyton Manning in victory is implicitly a racist. Deadspin especially likes to play that card. I guarantee that ESPN today will pound that meme into the ground - that America's instinctive reaction to Sherman's assholeness was just fearful white people scared of an angry black man. Pundit after pundit will say that if Sherman was white that everyone would be fine with it and just say he was amped up and excited.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 10:16 AM (ZPrif)

206 What's the problem? He's just trash talking. Sherman was in the heat of the moment after having realized his lifelong dream of going to the SuperBowl. You're on teh internetz.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:16 AM (P7Wsr)

207 As a seahawks fan I thought that interview really "harshed our mellow", as they say around here.  It was unsportsmanlike and paints the seahawks as the devil St. Manning must defeat ("narrative" gold for the NFL, by the way).  Nobody likes a braggart and he comes across as one.

Posted by: not the mama at January 20, 2014 10:16 AM (5dxeo)

208 There was a lot of trashtalk going on, I would suppose, but this particular exchange is documented in the photo. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 02:06 PM (DmNpO) ******* A photo? You gotta go to the video baby. And the timing.

Posted by: Teleprompter Feed Crew at January 20, 2014 10:16 AM (RJMhd)

209 Anyone who has played competitive sports knows the adrenaline rush that comes from it. Many people would have run their mouths in the same situation, especially when it is against someone you don't particularly like. I've been guilty of it myself. I don't understand why people are having such a cow over it. (now off to read the comments)

Posted by: DangerGirl Telecommunications at January 20, 2014 10:16 AM (GufPw)

210 Looks like a lot of people lost money on SF yesterday, considering  some of the comments.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 10:16 AM (ycijm)

211 I guarantee that ESPN today will pound that meme into the ground - that America's instinctive reaction to Sherman's assholeness was just fearful white people scared of an angry black man. Pundit after pundit will say that if Sherman was white that everyone would be fine with it and just say he was amped up and excited. * * * This.

Posted by: Daily Reminder Guy at January 20, 2014 10:16 AM (6j8ke)

212 Yeah, Sherman is just like Thomas Edison. Excellent point. Well thought out.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 10:17 AM (ZPrif)

213 201 Is pixy still banhammering my hash? Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2014 02:15 PM (uVkIH) Apparently not.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:17 AM (PYAXX)

214 Translated into Texan: You - singular- the person to whom one is speaking. Y'all - plural- the group of people one is addressing. All y'all- plural (meta)- the compound group of which the currently addressed group is a part. Also known as: Fuck you. Fuck y'all. Fuck all y'all. Not to be confused with: Bless their hearts.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2014 10:17 AM (uVkIH)

215 No fair Vic.  Putting up a Brooklyn Decker photo is always too distracting for any conversation.  How does Andy Roddick get through the day,  I wonder?

Posted by: MTF at January 20, 2014 10:18 AM (B5y+v)

216 So, Peyton gets the SuperBowl passing record this year? As someone famous once said before Market Garden went fully and expressly into the shitter..."only the weather can stop us now."

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:18 AM (+fNrM)

217 Flatbush Joe  --  yeah the White Knight thing.


Very annoying.  Cowherd was pulling that shit this morning.  Shocker right?

Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2014 10:18 AM (KXm42)

218 Not to be confused with: Bless their hearts. Which is far, far worse.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:18 AM (PYAXX)

219 I never understood the lionizing of Ali. Me either.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 20, 2014 10:18 AM (xSegX)

220

"I really think people are really judgmental dicks at heart."

 

how dare you say something so hateful, you bigot!

Posted by: just another judgmental dick at heart at January 20, 2014 10:18 AM (MRpbd)

221 No fair Vic. Putting up a Brooklyn Decker photo is always too distracting for any conversation. How does Andy Roddick get through the day, I wonder?


I volunteer to take his place for a day to find out how.


Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 10:19 AM (GQ8sn)

222 Do you feel that way about the Kardashians ? Pretty much, inasmuch as I have any thoughts on them. I'd rather young ladies not release sex tapes to become famous, but I really don't care about them one way or another. Their fame and fortune diminishes me in no way.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:19 AM (P7Wsr)

223 Is pixy still banhammering my hash? Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2014 02:15 PM (uVkIH) Apparently not. Whew. It was all morning long. And I can't reboot my work's ISP.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2014 10:19 AM (uVkIH)

224 Yes, football is about the will to dominate, but the thing is he SHOULD be able to turn it off like a switch. There's a word for that--"sportsmanship." If he can't--literally genuinely can't--then were heading toward Bersekers territory, and football is no longer a game. (Come to think of it, that's just what came to mind as I was watching these two teams play.)

Posted by: Caliban at January 20, 2014 10:20 AM (2ArJQ)

225 199 You wanna' regulate WHAT ? Bitch, please. Everybody knows your Keynesian bullshit ain't gonna' fuckin' play against a strong Libertarian White Man. You better back your collectivist ass up, check yo'self, and fuckin' RECOGNIZE. Posted by: ScoggDog at January 20, 2014 02:13 PM (JbNtM) ********** Na,na,na-- you gotta punctuate . End it with-- LOB!

Posted by: Teleprompter Feed Crew at January 20, 2014 10:20 AM (RJMhd)

226 "Now listen, you queer, you stop calling me a crypto-Nazi or I'll sock you in the goddamn face and you'll stay plastered." THAT's how we do shit UPTOWN.

Posted by: William F. "Crazylegs" Buckley at January 20, 2014 10:20 AM (MMC8r)

227 I blame female reporterettes in the locker room and the female fantod attitudes in the commentator booth. (the commentators have to say SOMETHING and having a hissy fit while safely out of reach of the players is good enough. Which is odd because many of them now are ex players and should know better so it must be the directors/producers telling them to do this.)

Apparently commentators can't turn off THEIR game faces which are actually their tongues. Which wag on and on and on and most folks would really like them to shut up occasionally.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at January 20, 2014 10:20 AM (LSDdO)

228 Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 02:16 PM (ZPrif) So the fact that many people rate this as a "why do I care?" means they (we) are actually racist against whites? Because we look at this and say, "And your point is....?" we're not giving *enough* credit to Peyton Manning? Bull crap. This is a non-issue ginned up by the media and the Perpetually Aggrieved class. Was it classy? No. Was it some sort of Blow Against Decency? No.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:21 AM (PYAXX)

229 No fair Vic. Putting up a Brooklyn Decker photo is always too distracting for any conversation. How does Andy Roddick get through the day, I wonder?

Posted by: MTF at January 20, 2014 02:18 PM (B5y+v)

________________________

If I had that my penis would fall off due to overuse.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at January 20, 2014 10:21 AM (32Ze2)

230 Oh and in addition, if erin andrews can't handle a fired up athlete, or humanity can't handle watching a fired up guy with her, then she shouldn't be a sideline reporter. Full stop.Period. Female sideline reporters - more feminism gone wild.

Posted by: DangerGirl Telecommunications at January 20, 2014 10:21 AM (GufPw)

231 Yeah, Sherman is just like Thomas Edison. Excellent point. Well thought out. My point was limited to the "self-promotion" argument. You know that. You're determined to be offended. Good luck with that.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:21 AM (P7Wsr)

232 i was cheering for the 49ers....i saw nothing wrong with the trash talking...i actually spent the morning looking up vids of richard sherman and came to the conclusion that i liked his "attitude".....

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 38 days until spring training at January 20, 2014 10:22 AM (u8GsB)

233 You wanna' regulate WHAT ? Bitch, please. Everybody knows your Keynesian bullshit ain't gonna' fuckin' play against a strong Libertarian White Man. You better back your collectivist ass up, check yo'self, and fuckin' RECOGNIZE. Posted by: ScoggDog at January 20, 2014 02:13 PM (JbNtM) ********** Na,na,na-- you gotta punctuate . End it with-- LOB But first, .....

Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2014 10:22 AM (uVkIH)

234 Pretty much, inasmuch as I have any thoughts on them. I'd rather young ladies not release sex tapes to become famous, but I really don't care about them one way or another. Their fame and fortune diminishes me in no way.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2014 02:19 PM (P7Wsr)

 

Yes it does effect you in the long run.   To think otherwise is foolish.   Culture is a very important part of  our Country.   Probably the most important. 

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 10:22 AM (m2CN7)

235 106 I really hope people going after Sherman don't ever watch any old Mohamed Ali videos on YouTube. Sherman as a young man, saw Ali and the way his talk affected his opponents. He was a quiet geek skinny kid, he adopted an Ali persona to make up for physical limitations. It worked, other kids were like "that dude crazy." I've read his story, I pull for the guy. Btw, his mom and dad both still work and still live in Compton. Dad is a trash man.

Posted by: traye at January 20, 2014 10:22 AM (HwNIr)

236 I must break you.



Posted by: Ivan Drago at January 20, 2014 10:23 AM (GQ8sn)

237 Ace, how does Mr. Sherman's semen taste? *** You're an asshole. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 02:09 PM (DmNpO) 195 Nobody cares what you think.  Posted by: Daily Reminder Guy A lot of us greatly enjoy NDH's comments. Especially this one.

Posted by: tbodie at January 20, 2014 10:23 AM (kUq7A)

238 235 It worked, other kids were like "that dude crazy." It works in Healthcare IT also...sigh.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:23 AM (+fNrM)

239 If I had that my penis would fall off due to overuse. *** Or the muscle would grow multitudes in size due to the exercise.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:23 AM (DmNpO)

240 212 Yeah, Sherman is just like Thomas Edison. Excellent point. Well thought out. ------- Yeah Sherman's never killed any animals to make Crabtree look bad, so unfair comparison.

Posted by: Adam at January 20, 2014 10:24 AM (Aif/5)

241 Or the muscle would grow multitudes in size due to the exercise.


If only it were a muscle that could "grow" from use...



*sigh*


Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 10:24 AM (GQ8sn)

242 219 -

If you've ever heard Foreman talk about their fight, he says Ali talked to him the whole way through.  He had done his best to tune out all the pre-fight hype, but what he couldn't overcome was the fact that while he was trying to pound Ali's head off, Ali wouldn't shut up.

So if there is some value to trash-talk, it might be said it's value is limited to the field of play (and somewhat less limited to the time before the game/fight). 

But afterwards?  You're just a punk.  Like Sherman. 

Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 10:24 AM (BeSEI)

243 If I had to pick between someone having an attitude like Peyton Manning, or Sherman- I'd pick Manning. If I got to pick between someone having an attitude like Sherman, or like Tony Romo- I'd pick Sherman. Assuming I was a coach/GM.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:24 AM (PYAXX)

244 Richard Sherman may as well come out of Central Casting for this bit.

Posted by: navybrat at January 20, 2014 10:24 AM (AW7Gr)

245 >>>"You" and "you all" are both 2d person plural, so it's kosher. ("You" is also singular.) But "one" would be more clear, I guess. "You" as in "you plural that I am addressing" is accurate enough but that's not how "you" is often used. You can't ignore actual usage. Now, see what I did there? I used "You" in the 'one" sense. I didn't specifically mean "You, RDBrewer, and others in the plural group I am addressing." I meant it generally. One can see how easily "You" slips into this usage -- "You" meaning plural of those personally addressed turns into "You" Meaning plural of those NOT personally addressed -- but it's still important for you (by which I mean "one") to note that the usage is in fact different from the dictionary-proper usage. I thought it was an odd thing that French had this "Nonspecific pronoun" feature (and I think Sicilian has it too, with "u" having a similar nonspecifc meaning; in Italian, it's "si"). But then I realized we have that too; we just don't have a *separate*, distinct impersonal pronoun. We just use "you" for that purpose. (Although this would be an informal usage.)

Posted by: ace at January 20, 2014 10:24 AM (/FnUH)

246 errr....that was it? Those remarks are what have people so upset? Maybe I was raised wrong.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 20, 2014 10:25 AM (oDCMR)

247 Having women cover football period is stupid.... IMHO.  The Title IX attitude of the networks has ruined my enjoyment of certain sports.  The worst is when they have a female doing play by play for college basketball.  I turn it right off.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at January 20, 2014 10:25 AM (32Ze2)

248 I was told there would be no grammar on this blog.


Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 10:25 AM (GQ8sn)

249 239 If I had that my penis would fall off due to overuse.

***

Or the muscle would grow multitudes in size due to the exercise.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 02:23 PM (DmNpO)

=================================

 

There's a great federally-funded study topic if ever I've seen one.

Posted by: MTF at January 20, 2014 10:25 AM (B5y+v)

250 He acted like an ass, he was called on it, so what, Ace?

Posted by: Pffffffftttttgt at January 20, 2014 10:25 AM (DsAD+)

251 If only it were a muscle that could "grow" from use... *sigh *** C'mon! That guy from Unhung Hero was told all kinds of things that would make it grow/

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:25 AM (DmNpO)

252 Thankfully Sherman was being an asshole to another black player. If he'd been an asshole to Welker and America got upset then we'd really know it was just racism, straight-up. Of course, we know it's racism, straight-up, to think Sherman was an asshole. ESPN and Deadspin are happy to inform us of that fact. But he muddied the waters a bit by being an asshole to another black guy. Threw the media off the scent for a bit and took the media a whole 12 hours to realize America was just, get this, being it's usual racist self. Whew, mystery solved.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 10:25 AM (ZPrif)

253 Oh and in addition, if erin andrews can't handle a fired up athlete, or humanity can't handle watching a fired up guy with her, then she shouldn't be a sideline reporter. Full stop.Period.

Female sideline reporters - more feminism gone wild.

Posted by: DangerGirl Telecommunications at January 20, 2014 02:21 PM (GufPw)

 

 

------------------------------------------------------

 

 

Yup.  The chickafication of America.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 10:25 AM (ycijm)

254 I didn't get all the outrage over his outburst. It seemed entirely consistent. He was pumped up, exactly how you'd expect he'd be.

Posted by: exceller at January 20, 2014 10:26 AM (/1owm)

255 Having women cover football period is stupid.... IMHO. The Title IX attitude of the networks has ruined my enjoyment of certain sports. The worst is when they have a female doing play by play for college basketball. I turn it right off. *** odd. I both agree and disagree. I think women can make fine sports reporters but sideline reporting should be, perhaps, conducted by someone who has played the sport.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:27 AM (DmNpO)

256 Yes it does effect you in the long run. To think otherwise is foolish. Culture is a very important part of our Country. Probably the most important. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change... I'm in charge of a very small circle in the world. I try to make my life and the lives of my friends and family bright. Part of that is ignoring the things I can't change. Trying to shame the Kardashians out of polite society isn't working. I'm happier ignoring them and working at my own storyline.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:27 AM (P7Wsr)

257 I'm not determined to be offended. The Edison comparison was just nonsensical.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 10:27 AM (ZPrif)

258 Good God. I'd seen this mentioned elsewhere, but never clicked on the vid. Figured it'd probably be some adrenaline-bred profanity-lace stream of consciousness blow-off. Nothing new there, right? But Ace posts it, so I push play, hoping I'm not being RickRolled for the millionth time. Instead... it's just a guy yelling after making the game-sealing play? No profanity even? Oh dear. I feel I just may swoon.

Posted by: krakatoa at January 20, 2014 10:28 AM (eCtnP)

259 Don't think he did anything wrong,he was still pumped full of adrenaline.End the sideline reporter bullshit.

Posted by: steevy at January 20, 2014 10:28 AM (zqvg6)

260 He acted like an ass, he was called on it, so what, Ace? To the extent he's being defended, it's because people don't seem content with saying, "Dude, don't be an ass." A fair number of them apparently decided that racist epithets were a good way to let their ire be known. Others have decided that being a mouthy punk somehow makes him unworthy... of what, I'm not really sure.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:28 AM (PYAXX)

261 You know, at the end of an NHL Playoff Game the teams line up and shake hands before any interviews or such. This would be a funny thing to watch at an NFL Game.

Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2014 10:28 AM (lg3mB)

262 His teammates and non trash talking opponents say, if you don't say anything he doesn't say anything. If you do start talking it's a storm coming from him. It ain't bragging if you can back it up. He does. Qbs don't even throw his way.

Posted by: traye at January 20, 2014 10:28 AM (HwNIr)

263

Posted by: bonhomme at January 20, 2014 02:27 PM (P7Wsr)

 

Yeah that sounds like a plan. 

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 10:28 AM (m2CN7)

264 This would be a funny thing to watch at an NFL Game.


They stop doing that after highschool.

Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 10:29 AM (GQ8sn)

265 And I wasn't actually offended much by Sherman, other than an instinctive reaction that he's obviously a no-class dick. But I knew that since I'd seen him be an obvious no-class dick before. Probably cause he's no-class dick. What's funny is how predictable the Sherman defenses were and on what predictable grounds.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 10:30 AM (ZPrif)

266 Crap ....all this time I thought ace was talking to me. 

Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2014 10:30 AM (KXm42)

267

Apologized?

Tears or it didn't happen.

Posted by: Roland THTG at January 20, 2014 10:30 AM (jMdPK)

268 It ain't bragging if you can back it up. He does. Qbs don't even throw his way. *** Impressive numbers: http://es.pn/19QSP3i

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:30 AM (DmNpO)

269 WELL I'M THE BEST GENERAL IN THE WAR!  WHEN YOU TRY ME WITH A SORRY STATE LIKE GEORGIA, THAT'S THE RESULT YOU'RE GONNA GET!  DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT ME!  GEORGIA, DON'T YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH ABOUT THE BEST, OR I'LL SHUT IT FOR YOU REAL QUICK!  LOB!

Posted by: Richard Shermans great-great-great-great grandfather William Tecumseh at January 20, 2014 10:31 AM (9F2c1)

270 A fair number of them apparently decided that racist epithets were a good way to let their ire be known. Others have decided that being a mouthy punk somehow makes him unworthy... of what, I'm not really sure.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 02:28 PM (PYAXX)

 

Because mouthy  punks should be called on it  or at the least,  not defended.   I don't see what is so difficult to see. 

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 10:31 AM (m2CN7)

271 His official after game interview at the podium was worse. He was small and dumb sounding. An attention whore is just an attention whore.

Posted by: Pfffffttttt at January 20, 2014 10:32 AM (DsAD+)

272 I don't care what he did. I didn't care last night. I just hate Seattle's coach, Pete Carroll. A 911 truther and all around ass

Posted by: thunderb at January 20, 2014 10:32 AM (zOTsN)

273 This would be a funny thing to watch at an NFL Game. I remember the first time that Tony Romo played against some big-time QB (Peyton? Brady? Somebody like that). After the Cowboys got their butts handed to them, he looks up the QB and gets an autograph, right there at midfield. People were all up in arms about *that* too. So it seems there is some fine line where you have to respect your opponent, but not *too* much. And we're surprised when people don't meet that arbitrary (and, frankly, kind of silly) standard? BTW- Romo said the autograph was for one of his siblings, IIRC, and when, exactly was he supposed to ask for it? Before the game? After the other team had left town?

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:32 AM (PYAXX)

274 A 911 truther and all around ass

Seriously?


Go Denver.


Posted by: EC at January 20, 2014 10:32 AM (GQ8sn)

275 Anyone for tennis? Wouldn't that be nice?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 20, 2014 10:33 AM (m2Izr)

276 Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from Scrubs: People aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard coated bastards with bastard filling.

Posted by: kercon at January 20, 2014 10:33 AM (von48)

277 ...gin themselves up into war fever and trash talk... the game's begun Credit Equals Gold wealth management "product" default Jan 31 '14. Banks tell investors, "Don't bother trying to cash in, and STFU." Gordon G. Chang, Forbes http://tinyurl.com/kzd3ls5 Wood Horse 2014 will be a wild ride as the world changes, and changes fast. Events move so quickly in a Horse year that you donÂ’t want to gallop off in the wrong direction. --Susan Levitt, Mountain View, CA

Posted by: China's (Global) Economy at January 20, 2014 10:33 AM (MhA4j)

278 Is Seahawks coach Pete Carroll a 9/11 truther? That all depends: Does badgering a former four-star general about whether 9/11 was real make one a truther? Here's what happened, according to a couple sources: Late last spring, retired general Peter Chiarelli, who had just finished his term as the Army's vice chief of staff, visited Carroll at the Seattle Seahawks headquarters. Chiarelli was expecting a pleasant meeting. After all, the pair had what important businesspeople tend to call synergies: Chiarelli—who grew up in Seattle—is a big Seahawks fan. His post-military work concerns traumatic brain injury research, a cause of some significance to the NFL. And both have plenty of experience leading groups of men on grand American stages. The sit-down between Chiarelli and Carroll started off normally enough. They talked about the team, and then about head trauma. Chiarelli, who commanded the American forces in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II, talked about the brain injuries he had seen there. But Chiarelli's mention of Iraq sent Carroll in another direction: He wanted to know if the September 11 attacks had been planned or faked by the United States government. In particular, Carroll wanted to know whether the attack on the Pentagon had really happened. Chiarelli—who was the top-ranking Army official inside the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into its western side—explained that it had. He said he had lost many colleagues. But Carroll didn't stop there. He ran through the whole 9/11 truther litany. "Every 9/11 conspiracy theory you can think of, Pete asked about," said Riki Ellison, the former NFL linebacker who now runs the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance and introduced Carroll to Chiarelli. Ellison, along with Seahawks offensive line coach Pat Ruel, was at the meeting as well. "And he didn't stop at 9/11—he had lots of questions about the role of the military today."

Posted by: thunderb at January 20, 2014 10:34 AM (zOTsN)

279 People aren't "offended". They are pointing out he's a no-class dick because he was an ungracious winner. He could have used tons of profanity and talked about how fucking happy he was to have fucking won and be going to the motherfucking Super Bowl -- and people wouldn't have said a thing. The issue is that he looked into the camera and behaved dishonorably by publicly shitting on the guy he just beat. That is a dishonorable, no-class way to behave. People are saying so. Because it is.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 10:34 AM (ZPrif)

280 140 I never understood the lionizing of Ali. Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 02:02 PM (BeSEI) -------------------------- 1. Anti-American ---dodged the draft on the grounds that our efforts were eeeeeevil and raaaacist 2. Anti-Western--- converted to pseudo-Islam and changed name 3. Egomania disguised as "self-esteem" and "expressing yo'self" 4. Really good boxer Except for the last, what's not to like?

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 20, 2014 10:34 AM (dfYL9)

281 Because mouthy punks should be called on it or at the least, not defended. I don't see what is so difficult to see. And I'm not defending him from the charge of being a punk. All the anger that came up, though? Yeah- this doesn't warrant that. That it's somehow a national controversy? Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot? Over.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:35 AM (PYAXX)

282 A 911 truther and all around ass *** I thought this was clever... Charles C. W. Cooke ‏@charlescwcooke 16h Can Seahawks really melt Steelers?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:35 AM (DmNpO)

283 277. So life is like a box of chocolates. But people are the bastard coated bastards with bastard filling. That clarifies it. Thanks.

Posted by: China's (Global) Economy at January 20, 2014 10:36 AM (MhA4j)

284 262 -

Wouldn't it?  Which goes to the  point that  the NFL does not mind the trash talk.  The  league cultivates it  (and certain teams, like Seattle),  so it  was  hardly invented by Richard Sherman.

The funny thing is though,  all while people are celebrating the likes of Richard Sherman, they're convinced the worst human being on  the planet is Richie Incognito. 

Same  culture, same source.  So what's different???

Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 10:36 AM (BeSEI)

285

Yeah people, Richard Sherman is a big black asshole and doesn't deserve the attention!

Posted by: Dennis Rodman at January 20, 2014 10:36 AM (pJF+c)

286

The question should be asked.  If Erin was so bothered by what  Sherman said, why did she interview him to begin with?   It's like she knew something like this would be said just minutes after a big game.  She knew there was animosity between the two long before the game.  She was trolling.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 10:36 AM (ycijm)

287 Anyone for tennis? Wouldn't that be nice? *** Sure, tee it up M'Fer! *JK*

Posted by: John McEnroe at January 20, 2014 10:37 AM (DmNpO)

288 Can Seahawks really melt Steelers? I like it.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:37 AM (P7Wsr)

289 Uh..let Me be....uh...clear.  I will...er...um....mess you...um...up...um...in tonight's...er...athletic competition!

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at January 20, 2014 10:37 AM (tv7DV)

290 I am on my own personal jihad to disabuse people of the notion that it is possible to be a "nice guy" and a 911 truther.

Posted by: thunderb at January 20, 2014 10:37 AM (zOTsN)

291 Posted by: Dennis Rodman at January 20, 2014 02:36 PM (pJF+c) *** Speaking of... re the announceent that he is away at rehab. Does anyone else think that "rehab" is code for CIA debriefing?

Posted by: John McEnroe at January 20, 2014 10:37 AM (DmNpO)

292 off sock

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:38 AM (DmNpO)

293 he says the NORKS got him drunk

Posted by: thunderb at January 20, 2014 10:38 AM (zOTsN)

294 The question should be asked. If Erin was so bothered by what Sherman said, why did she interview him to begin with? That's like a mobius strip thought.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:39 AM (P7Wsr)

295 And I'm not defending him from the charge of being a punk. All the anger that came up, though? Yeah- this doesn't warrant that. That it's somehow a national controversy? Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot? Over.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 02:35 PM (PYAXX)

 

I think you  have described it wrong.   Its not a national controversy .  Its a controversy that happens to be known nationally  becuase of its venue. 

Posted by: polynikes at January 20, 2014 10:39 AM (m2CN7)

296 But Ace posts it, so I push play, hoping I'm not being RickRolled for the millionth time.

Instead... it's just a guy yelling after making the game-sealing play?

No profanity even?

Oh dear. I feel I just may swoon.

That was exactly my reaction.  I didn't think it was A Thing earlier, and now I'm *sure* it's not A Thing.


Bottom line: Back when they were independent and Will Leich ran it they were great, but now Deadspin is a Gawker site, basically Jezebel For Sports in tone (and intellectual level).  Be very wary of any story they're pushing.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 20, 2014 10:39 AM (102Hx)

297 I really can't fathom most of the comments I'm seeing here.  What's wrong with expecting  someone to act with a little dignity?  I think he acted and sounded like a thug.  Funny how someone like Tebow takes the heat he did for being a civilized, descent human being while thugs like this gets celebrated.  

Posted by: Havedash at January 20, 2014 10:40 AM (gvqyH)

298 I think you have described it wrong. Its not a national controversy . Its a controversy that happens to be known nationally becuase of its venue. I think you're talking distinction without a difference, there. That said- it's a big enough deal nationally that we're talking about on this Award Winning Blog... so that would fit the profile to me.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) Ah, F It. at January 20, 2014 10:40 AM (PYAXX)

299
I could be flends with Mr. Sherman two!

Posted by: Kim Jong Un at January 20, 2014 10:40 AM (pJF+c)

300 he says the NORKS got him drunk Treebark wine is da bomb!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 20, 2014 10:41 AM (uVkIH)

301 That is a dishonorable, no-class way to behave. People are saying so. Because it is. Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 02:34 PM Exactly right. The reason people are talking about it is because it was out of the norm. Even Andrews was taken aback. You just don't do that. This is a game. Serious, yes, but it's a game. You're supposed to be a better person than that. Do you tell kids to act like Sherman, or the opposite?

Posted by: Jay in Ames at January 20, 2014 10:41 AM (i2Lsf)

302 The ironic thing about this is Sherman has always been this way. He had a twitter war with Darrell Revis last year proclaiming that he was the best shutdown QB in the land. He just may be. But most of this is an act. He knows how to grab attention and understands in the world of sports marketing any attention short of a capital crime (unless you are Ray Lewis) is good attention in the long run. He's quite bright as anyone who has ever heard him talk or looked at his life story could tell you. The thug thing is purely an act, closer to a mama's boy. He will come out of this with a bigger persona than ever.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 20, 2014 10:43 AM (g1DWB)

303 Allen's saying because it's posted here it's national and important? Get out more.

Posted by: Pfffffttttt at January 20, 2014 10:44 AM (DsAD+)

304
In my professional opinion, Richard Sherman is a fucking nut!

Posted by: Dr. Keith Adlow, Fox Contributor at January 20, 2014 10:44 AM (pJF+c)

305 303 Do you tell kids to act like Sherman, or the opposite? Great teachable moment - and you don't even have to mute the TV to show it to the chillins. "If you make the game-winning play that sends your team to the superbowl, don't be a dick. Or you'll look like that guy. In the heat of the moment, guess what - you're human, and people that love you unconditionally will still love you either way." But the faux outrage? It reeks of leftist thought processes.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:44 AM (+fNrM)

306 293  Dennis Rodman
***
Speaking of... re the announceent that he is away at rehab. Does anyone else think that "rehab" is code for CIA debriefing?Posted by: John McEnroe at January 20, 2014 02:37 PM (DmNpO)
The CIA has access to some pretty high-end computers. Maybe they could make some sense out of what he has to say. I sure can't.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 20, 2014 10:44 AM (m2Izr)

307 I still don't see  what the big deal about this is.  And, yes, I've read most of the comments.

Posted by: Soona at January 20, 2014 10:44 AM (ycijm)

308 Oh hell. I just watched part of the Skip Bayless interview and now officially no longer GAS about Sherman one way or the other. This up and down and up and down with him.... I don't need the drama.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:44 AM (DmNpO)

309 I know it will never happen but these sideline interviews need to stop. They suck and are completely worthless network time-wasters.
It's because they want to have women involved in the games out of p.c..

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 20, 2014 10:45 AM (vuh7l)

310 This reminds me of the hilarious fact that the vast majority of the truly wealthy in this country are musicians, actors, and athletes.  What does that say about us?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at January 20, 2014 10:46 AM (ZkzmI)

311 new Richard Sherman post up

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 20, 2014 10:46 AM (DmNpO)

312 288 -

The most famous sideline reporterette of all time is the one who Joe Namath said he wanted to kiss.  You know, whatsername. 

This one  will go down in history, right alongside whatsername,  as  having accomplished  the only thing sideline reporterettes can ever hope to aspire to:  controversy, and a case of the  vapors over what some man said to them. 

Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 10:47 AM (BeSEI)

313  This reminds me of the hilarious fact that the vast majority of the truly wealthy in this country are musicians, actors, and athletes. What does that say about us?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at January 20, 2014 02:46 PM (ZkzmI)

 

 

-----------------------------------------------

 

 

Don't forget us.

Posted by: DC politicians at January 20, 2014 10:48 AM (ycijm)

314 312 What does that say about us? Welcome to the United Starfuckers of ADHDmerica.

Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at January 20, 2014 10:48 AM (+fNrM)

315 He's a football player. IT'S A GAME. I thought it was funny. Bizarre. Funny. Several comments from people about coaching kids. I agree with you about setting an attitude, a good one; my son played football until he couldn't anymore. But some coaches THRIVE on getting kids to have a bad attitude, and in college too. I've seen college kids (Michigan -Ohio State game last November) do worse, far worse. Are they all demons? No, they're just emotional. And you never hear all the shit they say to each other on the field. Per NBA history, Michael Jordan was a huge trash talker, even to his team mates in practice. To needle them to perform better. Maybe it's a act, because pro sports is entertainment. Maybe he was just keyed up. It's over.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 20, 2014 10:48 AM (RFeQD)

316 He acted like an ass, he was called on it, so what, Ace? Posted by: Pffffffftttttgt at January 20, 2014 02:25 PM (DsAD+) Ace considers it a "perpetual outrage and victimhood" issue. But as other posters have pointed out, most athletes find a way to get game ready without whipping themselves up into a frenzy.

Posted by: Nate at January 20, 2014 10:50 AM (i3OIF)

317

I agree that this doesn't mean that he is a thug or anything like that.  As you pointed out, if you listen to his normal press conferences, he actually falls well outside the mold of a stereotypical thug.  (As do most NFL players, I might add).

However this guy is classless, and this is compared to NFL players.  Right after the play, and the game is over, he walks up to Crabtree to talk crap and try to slap him on the butt. 

I guess he just reflects the class level of the "12th man" though, throwing food at Navarro Bowman as he is being carted off the field...

Posted by: dan-O at January 20, 2014 10:51 AM (D0bIN)

318 Husband and I looked at each other and laughed.Half of the NFL and so many of the college players sound like total hood rats on the field. I always thought it was amusing and somewhat sad that people who are supposedly high school graduates with at least six years of college(LOL) not only speak in ebonics but with impediments. We've gotten so used to not understanding most of what they are sputtering that we couldn't understand Erin's feigned sensibilitiy offense. I mean, this was her first outrageous NFL player interview?

Posted by: Jen at January 20, 2014 10:52 AM (4t/Y9)

319 The easiest way to avoid failing to meet standards and expectation?

Eliminate standards and expectations.

I'm not all up in arms about what he did.
But don't expect me to just gloss over it with simplistic excuses.

But then again we hold season tickets to Navy football.

Say what you wish about the Mid's behavior, good or bad off the field.
And there are times that I shake my head and say "How in the "F" did you ever think that behavior was exceptable".

But on the field, I expect a degree of professionalism.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 20, 2014 10:53 AM (kFCo1)

320 Erin Andrews was on Dan Patrick this AM and said she thought it was all great in the moment TV.

Posted by: Whig at January 20, 2014 10:57 AM (i7KmQ)

321

He's now firmly ensconced in the head of Michael Crabtree, and will be every time they meet. 

Ali did the same thing.

Posted by: Sam In VA at January 20, 2014 11:05 AM (Q52VH)

322 Football is racist, sexist (cheerleaders, no female players), homophobic, and overly violent.

The players make too much money for emphasizing values incompatible with social and economic justice, encouraging minority youth to maim themselves in the long-shot hopes of making millions of dollars themselves.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, Vermont at January 20, 2014 11:12 AM (BttwM)

323 Mohammed Ali was a punk too.

And if he had any decency, he would have apologized to Joe Frazier at some point in his life, but I'm fairly certain he never did.

I never understood the lionizing of Ali.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 20, 2014 02:02 PM (BeSEI)



MFM: Draft dodging, anti-American, big mouth. What's not to love?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at January 20, 2014 11:35 AM (1Jaio)

324 It's called sportsmanship, Ace. That and being a graceful winner were the norm not so very long ago. Sherman acted badly, and there is no excuse for his behavior.

Posted by: Pigilito at January 20, 2014 11:39 AM (AW99N)

325 The 49ers make a habit of trash talking, from Harbaugh on down. They get what they deserve. The interview, on the other hand, was petty and pointless. The thugification of football is pushing me to the point of giving it up, something I thought I'd never do. Oh, and ace, the two declined languages that I've studied, Russian and German, both have a formal/plural you (vi and Sie, respectively) and a singular/familiar form (ti and du, respectively). Y'all fills the role that vi and Sie fill in these languages.

Posted by: joncelli at January 20, 2014 11:57 AM (/AYWV)

326 Garbage like that is why I'm not as enthusiastic a fan as I used to be. I don't want to see that crap. I don't want to watch a player who has failed on his assignment the previous 9 plays jump up and down like he just won the lottery when he finally makes a play and I don't want to see any passive/aggressive taunting and thuggish behavior. Football is a violent sport. I know. It's why I loved playing it. I played with one Pro Bowl player and against another. I put two players out of the game on stretchers with clean hits. Back in my time we let what we did on the field do the talking for us.

Posted by: OxyCon at January 20, 2014 12:06 PM (xBryS)

327 Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 20, 2014 02:09 PM (ZPrif)


You seem awfully invested in this.

Posted by: [/i]KG at January 20, 2014 12:30 PM (p7BzH)

328 I guess she thought he'd say, "I'm going to Disneyland!" (unaware that they have to be PAID to say that!). What he said into her microphone... that's the sort of stuff they dish out for free.

Posted by: RKae at January 20, 2014 12:35 PM (V/YHj)

329 Next time, lady, go to Russell Wilson for a quote. He might say something Christian, but I'm sure your audience will survive it.

Posted by: RKae at January 20, 2014 12:36 PM (V/YHj)

330 Sherman didn't just trash talk. He acted like he was about to have an anuerysm. He was also standing right next to a lady when he chose to display his calculated fit. Low-class and unsportsmanlike.

Posted by: Reggie 1971 at January 20, 2014 12:55 PM (7BxgH)

331 Dropping the BULLSHIT flag right now. When I played in organized sports---about 45 years ago-- I had one coach who INSISTED we always act/respond in a courteous manner. I owe him a great deal. This was a man who dealt in reality. YOU cannot always win. Learn how to deal with that, and learn to give the better/man team credit for THEIR achievement. AND-- when you do win---REMEMBER what losing felt like. You won!?-- No need to inflict any of the pain you felt in losing on another person.--BE BETTER THAN THAT! This quote from Tom Brady when asked about Sherman's little fit says it ALL::: "We win with graciousness, and when we lose, we could do better. Some teams don't always do that, or that's not their program." Ace--One of our main problems as a nation is our failure to remember (maybe some never learned) how to be polite and gracious in our interaction with others. Those of you who think Sherman was justified-- BULLSHIT. Sherman-- a punk with no manners. Print this and put it on your mirror. WHEN you are ready to respond to someone or something in a harsh manner--go to the mirror and read this, then look yourself in the eye, and decide what is REALLY right.--nuff said

Posted by: rld77 a fellow traveler at January 20, 2014 01:30 PM (Kx3/6)

332 Not with you on this one, Ace. It was a dick move and an abject clinic in non-classy and unprofessional behavior. Sherman made me want to root for Peyton Manning...... AND for the 49ers. One's a member of a family who embarrassed my Chargers on the national stage, and the other is a team from the liberal mecca of everything that I despise with every fiber of my being. But I want to root for them both now, thanks to this dipshit. Hope someone lays him out. Dude wants to be a thug, he can back it up like a thug.

Posted by: Hawkins1701 at January 20, 2014 04:46 PM (93zXY)

333 A couple years ago during the 2012 NHL playoffs Joel Ward, a black player, scored a series clinching goal in the Caps/Bruins series.  Twitter was full of racism by Bruins fans.   Terrible stuff, but to my horror, when Joel Ward was responsible for a penalty that blew a crucial Game 5 in the next series to the Rangers, Caps fans were saying the same stupid garbage on twitter. 

Why?  Why would you say such terrible stuff on a public medium? 

Posted by: Shoot Me at January 20, 2014 05:25 PM (qiXMt)

334 Richard Sherman exudes poor sportsmanship and there is a rule against it. A lot of fans are turned off by this and are tuning out more sports than just pro football. In better times, a guy named John Wooden told his players to let the alumni and fans make fools of themselves, but not to give in to the temptation to do so themselves. If Sherman hadn't made an ass out of himself last night, he wouldn't be explaining himself today.

Posted by: Dirty Old Man at January 20, 2014 06:11 PM (Yv5v6)

335 Yeah, like he's the first NFL player in history to be interviewed immediately after a game. I wasn't offended, I just didn't like what he said. It was all "me generation" stuff. I'm the greatest, yadda yadda. I think some people are sick of all the ego pumping touchdown celebrations -- thumping the chest, flexing the muscles, kissing the biceps, etc. Muhammad Ali started all that ego crap and some of us are finally starting to get fed up with it. It was different and noteworthy when Ali first did it 50 years ago, but now it's old and stale. Pro athletes - give it a rest for a while. Get over yourselves.

Posted by: Ronzo Garbanzo at January 21, 2014 03:38 AM (qRpp2)

336 Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin said it best when they squeaked out a close one over the Ravens to get a shot at the playoffs: "The job is in front of us, isn't it? Then I don't want anyone in the rear view, throwing dirt on that body." You can bet that the next time the Niners face the Seahawks, a giant poster of Sherman is going to be on their locker room wall.

Posted by: Ronzo Garbanzo at January 21, 2014 03:59 AM (qRpp2)

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