tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55840886886727593812024-02-06T21:02:39.074-05:00BadSnapBadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-55299050499560424102009-06-28T12:33:00.008-04:002009-07-03T09:21:58.918-04:00The Federer DefenseIn response to some complaints from friends of the blog, this is a brief Roger Federer defense.From our inbox:[Federer] always seemed a bit cocky to me, but check this one out, after his recent French open win: "Now the question is: Am I the greatest of all time?" Federer said. "We don't know, but I definitely have many things going for me because I've finally won all four Grand Slams, and BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-17080190201073069822009-05-12T11:57:00.010-04:002009-05-14T00:48:40.214-04:00Catching up with...- Melo never "felt slighted" by George Karl as we suggested he might and the Nuggets didn't fire their coach as we predicted. Our logic was borne out to be reasonable, however. ESPN's E-Ticket, which rarely dissapoints, most recently featured Chauncey Billups, or rather the journey of Chauncey Billups. Within Chauncey's story and specifically his impact on the Nuggets, are telling details of BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-65702725079104316572009-05-10T10:49:00.010-04:002009-05-14T00:33:15.267-04:00Manny Manny Manny Drugs Drugs DrugsIs it stating the obvious to say that the Manny PED bust is the most significant to date? Aside from his being the biggest name to be busted for present-day doping (as opposed to A-Rod’s retroactive bust) it is his personality and the way he was perceived that are more significant. Manny was beloved. Certainly not by all, but by the Dodger Blue and by just as many in Red Sox nation to whom Bill BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-9934467655727849182009-05-09T23:08:00.008-04:002009-05-13T13:15:53.137-04:00Facebook and College RecruitingWe're late on this, but...Back in April the Memphis head coaching hire story was broken by John Calipari's daughter on her Facebook page. She didn't mean to break the news. According to her distressed dad, "she was just saying yay for Josh."Three days later, in perhaps a not completely unrelated move (it's reasonable that the Calipari story inspired greater Facebook vigilance), the NCAA started BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-22436760714872992052009-04-08T14:13:00.015-04:002009-04-16T23:14:34.036-04:00Kyle Orton for PresidentBears fans should be happy with the Cutler deal if only because it puts an end to their perennial off-season QB anxiety. At least now they know who their starter is before August.Starting QB debates had become somewhat of a Bears off-season ritual. When Kyle Orton was named the starter for the '08 season the announcement didn't elicit much excitement and most supporters comforted themselves with BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-2180493940029916702009-02-26T14:56:00.011-05:002009-03-03T16:17:17.429-05:00Beyond the StatsThe AJ Smith-LaDainian Tomlinson beef is ostensibly over, public apologies having been issued from both camps. There is no longer an official grievance, but as this was just the latest in a series of flare-ups between the two we wonder how LT will be affected in the upcoming season.We are limited in the tools we have to evaluate a player’s performance. If a player isn’t playing well the deepest BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-80338571712541580252009-02-17T17:42:00.008-05:002009-02-18T18:08:56.212-05:00NFL Coaching Carousel Round-up Part IISeattle and Indianapolis had the two smoothest transitions, both Jim Mora Jr. and Jim Caldwell having coach-in-waiting clauses in their contracts.The teams are losing two future Hall of Famers in Holmgren and Dungy. If you blink at that consider that Holmgren will join Parcells and Dan Reeves as the only coaches with 3+ Super Bowl trips not yet in the HOF. Dungy retires with the 11th best winningBadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-37828427669222904442009-02-08T02:47:00.005-05:002009-02-18T18:04:37.835-05:00USA Swimming SpinelessWhatever report you'll read about Michael Phelps' 3 month suspension wont mention any similar type of punishment he received four years ago for his DUI. There was no such punishment. When Phelps not only broke the law but was arrested and even convicted (he got probation), USA Swimming judged it unworthy of intervention. Not only is this suspension transparent - Phelps wont miss any significant BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-66193309145574086822009-02-08T02:07:00.011-05:002009-02-18T18:03:48.622-05:00NFL Coaching Carousel Round-up Part 1Now that Todd Haley has been hired to coach the Chiefs all NFL head coaching vacancies have been filled. In total ten new coaches were hired, eleven if you count Tom Cable and Mike Singletary who had their interim titles removed. That’s the most coaching changes in one season since at least 1996. There were also notable OC and DC hires as well as front office shifts.Along with Singletary and BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-17283666008199877592009-02-01T17:02:00.001-05:002009-02-01T17:02:24.275-05:00Steeler sacksThe Steelers allowed 49 sacks this year, good for 4th worst in the league.The '08 Steelers have given up more sacks than any other Super Bowl team in the past 10 years. They've given up the second most in the past 20 years, with only the '98 Falcons surpassing them. That Falcons squad ranked 6th worst in their year, thus leaving the Steelers the worst ranked sacks-allowed team in a Super BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-80186202628606398262009-01-22T14:00:00.005-05:002009-01-22T14:29:53.433-05:00Have some laughs with your sports!- The Onion on Barkley- PFT reports: "The move will reunite coach Eric Mangini with Kokinis, in a pairing that some league insiders are calling “Mankok.”[PFT via MLJ]-Agent EasyBadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-44139805645328751762009-01-19T18:44:00.002-05:002009-01-19T18:45:06.042-05:00Just a coincidence?Rex Ryan is the new Jets coach. Monte Kiffin is the new University of Tennessee DC. The two have more than an address change in common.After the first talk of a head coaching interview for Ryan, his defense surrendered a season high 391 yards to the Titans. The next week, after Ryan's interview, they did much better against the Steelers, but still gave up more yards and forced les turnovers than BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-17104728454286328422009-01-17T13:50:00.009-05:002009-01-19T15:54:21.852-05:00Quick Hit: Why the Cardinals won't win it allThey still have to exorcise the curse of the Pottsville Maroons-HazelwoodBadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-69715583411511804662009-01-15T15:31:00.003-05:002009-01-16T01:21:36.936-05:00A Word on the JC Romero DebacleThe question most are debating is whether or not Romero is guilty.That question is, however, secondary (obviously not to Romero, who, for what it's worth, seemed earnest in trying to play by the rules). In the big picture the main point is that a player on the championship team tested positive for a banned substance, regardless of the circumstances or explanations. The point is that yet again MLBBadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-61471139768333102722009-01-15T03:51:00.014-05:002009-01-17T13:45:43.611-05:00White Receivers Love the Number 83Really. It's true.We were watching early season highlights on NFL.com. In the week 6 Miami-Houston game, around the 1:40 mark, Rich Eisen compared Greg Camarillo to Wes Welker, then added, "He's got the 83 number also."We dwelled on this, lamenting that Eisen had fallen into the typical announcer trap of comparing white guys to white guys* and black guys to black guys, regardless of specific BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-488345940218753482009-01-15T01:42:00.007-05:002009-01-15T10:46:36.935-05:00The Slash is BackThe Dolphins are apparently taking a serious look as WVU's Pat White for the specific role of running the Wildcat offense. With the Wildcat gaining some traction around the NFL (and not only in the NFL) could this be a new route to the pros for "slash"-type college quarterbacks who don't have the passing skills to be a full-time QB at an NFL level, but could be a weapon out of this formation? AndBadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-41122862665211629362009-01-11T01:14:00.003-05:002009-01-11T01:32:01.115-05:00Delhomme quick hitDelhomme's 5 interceptions tonight offer a great opportunity to remind everyone that that's still one shy of the modern day record, held by none other than the fabulous Favre.Think for a moment just how atrocious Delhomme looked tonight, how loud the collective groan was that you heard after the fifth one. Then consider, that on January 20, 2001 Favre threw six interceptions against the Rams. (BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-72521910757184248922009-01-10T22:23:00.004-05:002009-01-11T02:46:06.160-05:00Quick Hit: BAL-TEN Play Clock ControversyThere's already been plenty of talk about the Ravens' getting a play off with zero on the game clock during their game-winning drive. What a lot of the complaining has missed is that the play clock's being at zero doesn't automatically mean the offense is out of time to run a play; rather they get a tick of the clock while while the zero is showing. So Baltimore didn't necessarily get a gift BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-6650605828039556732009-01-10T16:10:00.005-05:002009-01-11T01:34:08.913-05:00The Year of the FineWes Welker makes snow angels, Shaun Ellis throws a snowball into the stands. Winter fun? Nope, punishable offenses. Those are just the two latest memorable fines of the NFL season.In Ellis’ case there is an argument to make as far as fan safety, though they had incited it, and ultimately it was a friggin snowball, and the fan even raised it in triumph afterward. But ok, the technicality remains. BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-70900604329186963852009-01-08T13:57:00.005-05:002009-01-08T14:06:34.413-05:00Let's put it in perspectiveHere is the short list of school that have won National Championships in both football and basketballCal Football: '20-'22Cal Basketball: '59Maryland Football: '53Maryland Basketball: '02Michigan Football: '01-'04, '18, '23, '33, '48, '97Michigan Basketball: '89Michigan State Football: '52, '65, '66Michigan State Basketball: '79, '00Ohio State Football: '42, '54, '57, '61, '68, '70, '02Ohio StateBadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-75901385927859368792008-12-26T13:04:00.008-05:002008-12-28T02:54:27.314-05:00Heading into Week 17- This will be McNabb's first year without a missed start due to injury since 2004. He's also within 134 of his career high in passing yards.- Can we please halt all the "LT is done for" talk, and stop associating his name with Priest Holmes and Shaun Alexander until we see what happens next year when he's healthy? People are blinded by his awe-inspiring 2006 season and the recent spate of RB BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-35722128905093819852008-12-25T22:11:00.006-05:002008-12-26T17:26:17.815-05:00ESPN's Best Moments of 2008For a more comprehensive list scan Le Anne Schreiber's archive or the "ESPN Nonsense" tag at Awful Announcing. We're going small, with our three favorite moments of the year. (Video within each link).July 1SportsCenter counts down the top 10 plays of the day, and at number 8, unironically and unapologetically, shows a promo for an upcoming show on ABC.August 27SC anchor Stan Verrett interviews BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-89113032584669087362008-12-25T14:54:00.006-05:002008-12-25T22:10:01.065-05:00Quick Hits - Christmas EditionChristmas is a time for traditions - going to a movie, getting Chinese food, and, starting this year, throwing up some Badsnap Quick Hits.Celebrating Mediocrity-Not one but two NFL teams this year might win their divisions with 8-8 records: the 8-7 Cardinals, who go into their final game with the NFC West wrapped up, and the 7-8 Chargers, who will win the AFC West if they beat BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-42018249256002462342008-12-23T22:11:00.009-05:002008-12-24T00:24:14.187-05:00Gettin chumpedThe guys over at The Angry T put together a list of the year's best hits, college and pro.The receivers coming across the middle are always the toughest to watch. I still can't believe Boldin only missed two games after that hit.My personal favorite is #11 - the Reggie Bush punt return. I love the symmetry of both of those dudes getting cleared off the ground almost simultaneously.The reverse BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584088688672759381.post-58487792518188123172008-12-21T23:04:00.005-05:002008-12-22T19:24:54.371-05:00Quick Hits from the Primetime GamesTwo amazing stats from the Giants-Panthers game.1. After his last touchdown run, according to NBC, DeAngelo Williams had the second most 30+ yard rushing TDs in one season with 6. Jim Brown had a season with 6 and another with 7. Usually I don't dig stats that require four qualifiers, but every once in a while one of them will appear significant, or at the very least cool. I wish they showed an BadSnaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128602975157950317noreply@blogger.com6