Anyone watch "Real Sports" tonight?

[mr. wizard]

I couldn't tear away myself from the TV tonight. What a great hour of television. On HBO, was Real Sports. The first segment was about a former mob boss in New York that had his hands in a few sports(baseball and boxing). I don't know about you guys, but I totally believe what he was saying and also believe that some real shaddy shit happens in sports when it comes through throwing games. If you saw it tonight, they made a point about a running back from Iowa that had four fumbles in the first half and dropped a touchdown in the Rose Bowl. I also loved to see Rev. Sharpton squirm in his liar ass pants. What a loser that guy is.

The second segment was about hazzing in a high school. This poor kid was at a football camp and got held down by a few fellow football players and got "tea bagged". That's where you get held down and someone sits on your face with no pants on and shakes their sack in your face. The same kid also almost had a banana stuck up his hole. Poor guy. The sad thing about this story was that the community backed the school, program and coach. What a shitty place.

The last segment was about one of the greatest radio/television men around, Ernie Harwell. Unfortunately living in Texas, I've only heard him call a few games, but this man is a true legend.
His voice, the way he calls a game, his knowledge, their's nobody better in my mind. When someone has such a love for the game, it's a true treat to listen to him call a game.

I would highly recommend checking www.hbo.com and see when its on again, because it's definitely worth an hour of your day.

Mr. Wizard

 

[TheShrimp]

Thanks. Sounds interesting.

I didn't catch it yesterday but I'll get it on rerun.

I like most of what they do on that show. I really don't like Gumbel, however.

On another note, I don't know if you saw the fight saturday, but Larry Merchant says, "For those of you concerned with such crass matters, the odds makers favor forrest in this fight 7:5".

He was joking.

TheShrimp

 

[Hailmary]

Yes, I watched it also and it was the same for me. I couldn't pull away to even check the scores of the baseball games. That was a really good episode. Why the hell would that family with the tea bag kid not move? I would do like they did and sue the shit out of the school, whom by the way is responsible in my eye's and feel it goes up the ladder pretty high, and MOVE THE HELL AWAY! Fuk living in a community like that. Those people are all dumb asses that are backing the school and shit. I am sure all their kids on the football team got tea bagged also and their parents don't even care? What will happen is the family will win the lawsuit and the school will never have a good team again and then all these familys that are backin the school will come back and try to sue the school for the same thing. You watch!
ANYWAY PEACE, HAIL

 

[Neemer]

This poor kid was at a football camp and got held down by a few fellow football players and got "tea bagged". That's where you get held down and someone sits on your face with no pants on and shakes their sack in your face.

Well, I can tell ya this, if I was in a non-escapable position such as this and some football jock put his sack on my face, the mutha-fukka would be "ball-less" when he stood back up. I mean, if some asshole has gonna put his sack on your face, you might as well teach him that there's gonna be some sort of retaliation involved. I would bite down as hard as I could, and when I stood back up, I'd spit his nuts right in his face! After he pulled his cute little stunt, I would then run like hell to the bathroom and gargle with listerene till my teeth practically fell out.


The same kid also almost had a banana stuck up his hole. Poor guy.

Dunno about you guys, but it would be next to impossible to get some mushy bananna up my backside. Don't believe my anal reflexes would let a thing like that happen. Perhaps a lead pipe and a mallet but a nanna aint happening...

 

[homedog]

Great comments Neemer!

 

[djv]

Saw the progrm. It was one of the better ones so far.
Neemer I agree you want to sit on my face something bad going to happen. Wish the young man had not been so scared and took a good bite. And now the school is sticking up for all these guys so there football team can keep winning. This school has got things all ass back words.

 

[mr. wizard]

Totally agree with you guys.... The poor kid should have just closed his eyes, and ripped that dudes nut sack right off. After reading my original post, I was wrong on one thing. After seeing the show again, they said they attempted to stick the banana up his pooper......didn't actually do it. Still, that kid is gonna need some serious counseling.

Later,
Mr. Wizard

 

[ferdville]

Even funnier that the Rev. Sharpton is suing HBO for defaming his character. After the Tawana Bradley incident, how could anyone possibly defame Al's character any more than he has already done himself?

 

[redsfann]

Haven't seen the show yet, but the reference to Ronnie Harmon and his fumbles at the '86 Rose Bowl brought back some bad memories for me.
I was a student at Iowa at this time, and bunch of us road-tripped to Pasadena for that Rose Bowl. Iowa had a hell of a team that season-- ranked number one in the country for a number of weeks during the '85 season, during which we played an epic game with #2 Michigan in Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City which Iowa won 12-10 on 4 Rob Houghtlin FGs.
Harmon was a first team All-American that year--- who hadn't fumbled all season. Although Iowa hadn't won a Rose Bowl since the 50's, everyone was convinced that we had a great shot at beating UCLA.

The Iowa section(at least for the students and others that didn't fork over big bucks to the athletic department) were right down on the Rose Bowl's floor. Not sure if you can see it on TV, but the bowl really flattens out down on field level. We are in row 15 or so if I recall. Anyway, the game starts and Harmon is dropping the ball almost everytime he touches it. Dropped passes, fumbles, fumbles that Iowa recovered-- it was horrible. UCLA took advantage of Harmon's miscues and were up HUGE at the half.
The one play I clearly remember to this day is the dropped pass near the end of the first half. Iowa was moving towards the end zone that we were sitting in and Harmon comes out of the backfield, gets behind the linebackers and is all alone at the 5 or so yard line. Chuck Long, Iowa's All-American QB ( who lost the Heisman in the closest vote of all time to some dude by the name of Bo Jackson) drops the ball right in Harmon's arms--and I swear to you he didn't even try to catch it! The ball was perfect and Harmon barely lifted his hands to make an attempt to catch the pass.
As bad as things had been up to that point, we just thought that Harmon was having a terrible day. Once we saw that play, though, we figured he was on the take.

To make a short story long, Iowa stormed back in the 2nd half to make a game of it, but lost 42-35 or something close to that score. Back on campus to start the 2nd semester, harmon is head to toe in leather clothes, he was riding a brand-new scooter and was sporting diamonds in both ears and around his neck.
Harmon came from a poor background, and he had none of these things before the Rose Bowl. Once the agents-- Norby Walters and Lloyd Bloom were arrested they claimed they had given money to Harmon illegally so that he would sign with them.
Both men went to jail, one has since died, and Harmon went on to have a pretty decent NFL career.

 

[AR182]

Neemer,
Some of your posts really crack me up.

I saw the show the other night,& I was thinking the same thing as Ferdville.Sharpton's credibility was shot a long time ago with the Tawana Brawley incident.Imagine this guy,Sharpton,planning on running for president.

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

redsfann,

Didn't Harmon get behind everyone on a run with no one near him when the ball "slipped" out of his hands? I wasn't gambling at the time, but I was just as pissed as the Big 10 had been taking a beating in the Rose Bowl for a few years at that time.

 

[redsfann]

BobbyBlueChip--

BobbyBlueChip--

ARRGH!

Yes, he did get behind everyone on a run in that game. Thanks for another bad reminder of that day.... Was fortunate that I didn't lose any money on that game as I didn't even think about calling my bookie from California to get down on the game.

Lucky for me I had turned 21 in the fall of '85 and was able to buy beer during the game. Was bombed by the end of it.....:shrug:

 

[djv]

Being a big ten fan. I remember this chit very well. Redsfann you drink beer. I thought it was just diet pepsi. LOL

 

[gardenweasel]

the kid whose face was sat on

the kid whose face was sat on

i believe he was chinese....his name was "BALL SON CHIN".....and,how dare you guys defame the right reverand sharpton:nono: ...don`t you know he may become the next president of the united states???.....somebody needs to deal with sharpton...where the hell is morton downey jr. when you need him:shrug: ?