We are sure that folks have been wondering: exactly how is TMQ going to deal with the 8,000 pound elephant in the room? Well, now’s our chance to find out in this week’s TMQ…
…but first, TMQ writes about the super-secret “All-22” game video and actually makes some good points (beyond “go see a game if you want to see all 22 players”). We particularly like “The single most important thing the league could do to improve the game-day experience is devote as much effort to getting cars out afterward as to getting cars in before.” Why, it is almost as if TMQ were a regular Joe who has to sit in traffic!
And onward to Penn State. “…how does Penn State know there are victims?” We understand the point TMQ is trying to make here (that nobody has been convicted of a crime yet), but the answer to TMQ’s question is “Look at the alternative.” Either everyone who testified under oath to the grand jury, including McQueary, is lying, or there are actual victims. Yes, the grand jury presentment does not constitute proof, in and of itself, but there is enough there to make us (and Penn State) comfortable in talking about “victims”.
“Now, with Matt Schaub reportedly out for the season, the Moo Cows are more likely once again to miss the playoffs.” Heh. Heh. Heh. Of course, this is TMQ talking. Speaking of which, the Buffalo Bills are currently 5-4.
Another bye week for TMQ, Gregg? Is not talking about professional basketball that exhausting? (“…continue to seek corporate sponsors for my celebrity Yahtzee tournament”? Have you spoken to the “South Park” guys yet? (Sorry, we can’t link directly to the episode for work-related reasons.))
Marissa is welcome to analyze us anytime. Speaking of cheerleaders, now that winter is upon us, Easterbrook’s obsession with “cheerleader professionalism” (defined as “skin or at least skin-tight”) returns.
Sweet and sour: Houston-Tampa Bay, Arizona-Philadelphia, New England-Jets, Atlanta-New Orleans (We were wondering what TMQ would say about the Atlanta decision to go for it on 4th down. We’re glad that TMQ is consistent.) Giants-San Francisco.
“Do not punt directly to Devin Hester. This is for your own safety.” Think of it as evolution in action. TMQ’s explanation of the pass interference/fake punt rule (“…the outermost two players in a punt formation do not receive pass interference protection”) is also worth reading.
All glory to the HypnoToad TCU Horned Frogs!
“If you want to be a great coach in the National Football League, it may help to have a great quarterback.” Plus: sports at MIT.
Madden curse. Mars curse. Shanahan curse.
“If the Allegations Are True, Penn State Should End Its Football Program”.
Is ending the football program really the way to go, TMQ? Would it be better if Penn State fired everybody involved, rebuilt the program from scratch, and devoted 100% of football revenues going forward to paying the damages sought by the Penn State victims?
“…the allegation that a prominent figure in football culture saw a child being sexually abused and reacted by running away indicts not just him, but all football culture.” Does it, Gregg? Or is this just an indictment of Penn State’s culture? Shouldn’t we have more examples than just this one before indicting “all football culture”?
Praise for The Daily Collegian, Penn State’s student newspaper. “Sandusky had taken $400,000 in pay from a children’s foundation of modest resources”. That’s $400,000 total between 2001 and 2008, or about $57,000 a year, just for the record. This confirms our personal rule of thumb: we do not give money to any charity not listed in Charity Navigator. At least, not without a good reason.
The Eagles are playing poorly, and can’t hold 4th quarter leads. Yet TMQ avoids blaming the Eagles problems on the Curse of Vick. Oddly, TMQ has not hesitated to invoke the Curse of [X] for other players who have committed lesser crimes, or no crimes at all.
“At Unhappy Hour in Hell’s sports bar, nacho platters are just $5, but the peppers are Bhut Jolokia instead of jalapeno, and you are not allowed to take the peppers off.” We know someone who would go for that.
Andy Dalton good. Cam Newton not so hot after all. “What to make of the Flaming Thumbtacks?” Well, we could make a hat, or a broach, or a pterodactyl…
Tebow. Creep. We would recommend boycotting Wal-Mart and Target for being open on Thanksgiving, were it not for the fact that we already boycott Target.
The Bills and the Lions are who we thought they were.
Will NFL teams adopt the warp offense? TMQ says no. Starting quarterbacks are too valuable in the NFL for them to rush 15 to 20 times a game. Plus there’s a certain level of snobbery in the NFL, and pro defenses don’t get confused as easily as college ones.
Line calls matter. We feel sorry for Cookie Gilchrist and his family, but let’s face it: 75 years is a pretty good run for anybody, let alone a former CFL and AFL player.
MacMurray 43, Crown of Minnesota 32. Whitworth 40, Puget Sound 34.
That’s it for this week, folks. Tune in two weeks from now, and we’ll try to figure out something to fill the gap.