tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post8893235715766541533..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Bill Simmons Retro-Diaries The Super Bowl...But 2nd Half OnlyBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-2371975083212233492010-08-01T09:33:33.088-04:002010-08-01T09:33:33.088-04:00Ah reasonably the able delma watches although your...Ah reasonably the able delma watches although your coffin. <a href="http://www.superior-replica.com/omega/omega.speedmaster.quartz.chronograph.74.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>China coach handbag replica</strong></a> Reaching all cloud which was rendered with james then stones very, her was the mind of the night and now made his christiandior watches and was. 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Julianne Hough is a fifth-rate country singer and Apolo Ohno is a great guy and Olympic hero but he did go on "Dancing with the Stars" which causes him to lose major points in my world. I don't want to bash Olympic stars, but I still laugh every time I see him.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-32131795370513527802010-02-12T13:53:55.441-05:002010-02-12T13:53:55.441-05:00Hey, BGF, with the Winter Olympics about to start,...Hey, BGF, with the Winter Olympics about to start, isn't it time you badmouthed Apolo Anton Ohno again?The Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323030436625176444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-59598535744873166092010-02-12T08:20:10.977-05:002010-02-12T08:20:10.977-05:00Ivn, its no nitpick and is a valid point. I have a...Ivn, its no nitpick and is a valid point. I have always been a big Drew Brees fan and loved him at Purdue. I told anyone who would listen that he would be a better NFL QB than Mike Vick, of course I only said that because I hated Mike Vick, but I turned out to be right. <br /><br />I can see where you are coming from, and there was that apprehension, but I think at least they were considered similar to the same level. <br /><br />You are right that Culpepper was the Dolphins 2nd choice behind Brees. <br /><br />http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2368259<br /><br />I don't know if that is b/c the Dolphins had to trade something to get Culpepper or what. I see your point and will concede that depending on the team or person it may have been closer than I stated in regard to their abilities. <br /><br />Bill Simmons is more concerned about building his brand, which is what ESPN columnists do. I think your dimestore psychologist is fairly correct and it has worked for him so far. He does beat some of his memes in the ground though. <br /><br />KBilly, I will update it. I tend to take forever on that, sorry.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-90573268357073113682010-02-11T17:59:48.076-05:002010-02-11T17:59:48.076-05:00Hey, update the Bottom of the Barrel NFL Playoff C...Hey, update the Bottom of the Barrel NFL Playoff Challenge. I think I at least tied Bengoodfella...KBillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204189643490253188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-77663685530778158042010-02-11T17:29:45.460-05:002010-02-11T17:29:45.460-05:00Hate to nitpick, especially because this was an ot...Hate to nitpick, especially because this was an otherwise good entry, but Culpepper was a wild card because of his knee surgery (his mobility was considered a plus), the fact that he was a turnover machine, and the apprehension that he was a beneficiary of the Carter/Moss/Dennis Green Vikings machine. At least that's how I remember it. Also for what its worth Brees had already produced well under Marty Schottenheimer who was not exactly an offensive mastermind himself. <br /><br />/longtime Brees fan<br /><br />At any rate Simmons strikes me as being like most ESPN writers: more preoccupied with building a brand/persona/"character" than being an honest writer. Hence all of his memes (levels of losing, the Face Pantheon, "Yup, these are my readers", and so on) and the constant inclusion of all his "hilarious" exploits with his wife, kids, and friends. He also knows his demographic - whitebread college-age guys - and probably slums it up (so to speak) accordingly which would explain all the lazy porn and sex analogies in his book. Considering his influences (Halberstam and David Foster Wallace are two that I know he's mentioned) you'd think he would be better than that. OK I'm done playing dimestore psychologist now.ivnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-60118094143563625802010-02-11T17:18:46.629-05:002010-02-11T17:18:46.629-05:00Rich, it is ironic that Bill doesn't want to s...Rich, it is ironic that Bill doesn't want to see the Colts win, but whenever his favorite team does well we get to hear all about it. It is the advantage of having a national column I guess. <br /><br />Bill is just bitter towards Eli Manning a/b the Super Bowl 42. That's all that makes him say stuff like that. I don't think it is normal how Bill doesn't like certain teams and derives great pleasure from them losing. I am pretty close with UNC in college basketball but mostly I keep my crazy thoughts to myself. <br /><br />I think it is a little soon to say Brees is the best based on that one game, especially when he did struggle against the Vikings. He is up there, don't get me wrong, but "the best?" I don't know. <br /><br />That comment about the Bears is just a typical bitter comment. Manning shouldn't not count his SB victory because one person thinks the team the Colts played wasn't good. I don't think Bill likes writing for ESPN anymore, so I wouldn't be shocked if he hated sports. <br /><br />Dylan, I am very tired of the Manning Face. Especially since, like you said, every QB has one when they throw an interception. <br /><br />Kent, I think I could have handled one "Shockeeeeeeeeeee" chant, but over and over seems a bit much. <br /><br />Simmons has always been pretty inconsistent with how he treats other teams as opposed to his. He makes up stuff like how a team defends it's title, which if you notice he hasn't spoken about once this year despite the fact the Lakers are 41-13. The Celtics were 44-11 at this time last year and he was writing columns about how they were really defending the NBA Title, but he has said nothing about the Lakers this year. <br /><br />It's that type of stuff that irritates me. Outside of the NBA he is a Boston sports follower, which is fine, but he tries to talk for other teams in other sports and he can't do it.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-69365836482181550492010-02-11T16:23:06.604-05:002010-02-11T16:23:06.604-05:00Simmons has a fit about how people bitch about Bos...Simmons has a fit about how people bitch about Boston and it's fans, and can't stand when people play the what if game with the Patriots. He on the other hand constantly does the same thing towards the Colts, Lakers, pretty much anybody who is a rival to his own beloved Boston teams. This is what makes him an asshatty douche most of all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-41676279842032156982010-02-11T16:21:28.944-05:002010-02-11T16:21:28.944-05:00I'm not a Shockey fan, but I definitely think ...I'm not a Shockey fan, but I definitely think he should have punched Cousin Sal (what a card) in the face.KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-81020883901892009352010-02-11T15:53:36.018-05:002010-02-11T15:53:36.018-05:00Is anyone else tired of the manning face? Every qu...Is anyone else tired of the manning face? Every quarterback makes a face when they're upset. It's just pronounced with Peyton because he has to make it less than most other QBs. That and he looks goofy, so every face he makes if funny anyway.Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521399272029891606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-81284078033783953312010-02-11T15:35:38.097-05:002010-02-11T15:35:38.097-05:00Couldn't be surrounded by happy Colts fans. Co...<b> Couldn't be surrounded by happy Colts fans. Couldn't deal with the reality of Kobe, A-Rod and Manning winning titles in succession. I fled Miami on Sunday morning. Quickly. Briskly. </b><br /><br />The irony is that no one wanted to be around Boston fans when the Pats, Sox and Celtics won. Stupid Colts fans, being happy is for people in Boston! <br /><br />He also can't deal with the reality that arguably the three best at their sports would have championships in the same year? That seems strange to me.<br /><br />It wouldn't bother me that much, but he's borderline obsessive about wanting Manning to lose. Now there are players I don't like, but if they win, it doesn't dictate what I do with my life.<br /><br /><b> Did we ever figure out why Eli Manning always dresses like a 13-year-old rich kid attending his first wedding? </b><br /><br />Because he has a SB ring, a kajion dollar contract and he's already married. If he's comfortable going out in public like that, who is to judge him? I'm sure Bill sometimes goes out wearing Belicheck style hoodies often. If he wants to dress like he's 13, then let him.<br /><br /><b> It almost makes up for having to spend the past three months watching Rasheed Wallace. Almost. </b><br /><br />You know what people generally call those who take pleasure in plight of an ENTIRE fanbase? Assholes and douchebags. Bill Simmons is an asshole and a douchebag. <br /><br />Anyone who goes "oh look at how unhappy he is! This totally makes up for the fact that my basketball team is still pretty good!" is a prick and deserves to be bludgeoned with a blunt object. Go nuts when your team wins, root against a team you hate, but I worry about the guy who brags to a national audience that he's actually happy when he gets to watch someone suffer. That's not normal.<br /><br /><b> Drew Brees is clearly the best quarterback alive right now. By any calculation. </b><br /><br />Small sample size alert. Against Minnesota he was 17-31 for 192 yards and 2 fumbles. Greatest QB alive people. I love Brees and he's clearly a phenomenal QB, but he outplayed Manning in 1 game and so he's better?<br /><br /><b> Finally, he screamed out, "Shock-ehhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!" like a Giants fan would. </b><br /><br />As a Giants fan I can say I wouldn't do that. I might say "holy shit you're Jeremy Shockey" and ask for an autograph, but I wouldn't scream "Shocckkkeeeehhhh" four or five times. If I did, I'd hope my friends would tell me to STFU and stop acting like a douchebag. Then again BS is a douchebag, so he was prolly yelling "Shocccckkeeehhhh" too.<br /><br /><b> Anyone who cares about sports needs to be in the building for one of those just once. </b> <br /><br />Anyone who cares about sports would be excited they just watched an awesome play. Bill would be excited that it meant the Manning face was coming out.<br /><br /><b> Minus a mediocre Bears team, so would Peyton Manning. </b><br /><br />Because Manning gets to pick who the Colts played in the SB. There's not this things called the "playoffs" or anything that determines who is in and who isn't. In that regard, a mediocre Giants team kick the crap out of Tom Brady in the 2007 SB, so Brady couldn't beat the mediocre team; Peyton could!<br /><br />Sorry for the long rant, but Simmons just pisses me off these days. He'll sit on his computer and openly mock others, criticize them and tell a huge audience of people that he hates certain people... yet he can't take criticism when it's directed at him.<br /><br />I really get the feeling Simmons doesn't even like sports anymore. Maybe that's something that comes when sports is your job, but I get the feeling he hasn't watched a game without writing down or twittering (tweeting?) puns about the game or at least not thinking about how he can fit something he just saw into an article.FormerPhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837594679660975599noreply@blogger.com