THE CURIOUS INDEX, 3/7/2013
COLORADO FOOTBALL HAS A NEW ATTITUDE AND ALSO LAV MIKESCU is making a multi-part series out of Mike MacIntyre's first year in Boulder. Watch it for a few things: Oooh pretty mountain-nessBUFFALO HEADS...
View ArticleNEW RULES! LET'S TRY TO MITIGATE VIOLENCE AT FULL SPEED
The NCAA Rules Committee spends each offseason carefully weighing the rules of college football, examining on-field issues from the previous season, and then producing a random series of new rules...
View ArticleThe Atlanta Falcons' new stadium: Questions and answers
Do you really need a new stadium considering the Georgia Dome is as old as Taylor Lautner and Caribou Coffee? No. No we do not.Then why is it happening? The honest answer is probably this: that the...
View ArticleGolf in 1974 was about freedom and beer
1974 was a weird time for America, and also for golf promos. The purse was $250,000, parking was $5, beer was like $2 for a six pack, but the good times at the Atlanta Country Club? Free, man. Free as...
View ArticleFrank Beamer dances a country jig, forever
The Harlem Shake storm engulfing our nation has nearly subsided, but as with all disasters there are some inevitable positive side effects. For instance, without the Harlem Shake, we never get this...
View ArticleDANDYISM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL: A HALLOWED TRADITION
Oh, that lean, Kliff Kingsbury:My god that's the luckiest wall in the world, say the ladies of Lubbock. The first bro-in-chief in college football may be the pioneer in wearing expensive sneakers, slim...
View ArticleA NOTE ON DEPRESSION AND SOCIAL MEDIA (BECAUSE I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER TITLE)
Chris Jones wrote a piece on Rebecca Marino, the 22-year-old tennis player who, in leaving the tour to deal with her depression, deleted her Facebook and Twitter accounts. Her explanation: ""Social...
View ArticleDANA OF THE HORSEWOMEN
A vast and lonesome plain. On it, a bedraggled people walk, shackled in chains, walk toward the horizon. Cruel warriors prod them on with pikes and swords, occasionally pulling one out of the line and...
View ArticleEDSBS MOVIE CLUB: KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL-AMERICAN
Run Home Jack and ourselves attempted to watch the cornerstone of the Notre Dame legend, "Knute Rockne, All-American." It is a fucking terrible film, and you should never watch it. RHJ: The film begins...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 3/13/2013
JUST ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL PICTURE OF LANE KIFFIN. The photo tool for some reason is just clogged with pictures of Lane Kiffin making exasperated faces. The photo tool is the best friend we have ever had...
View ArticleTurkish soccer fans attempt to tunnel into stadium
Please file this under "Turkish soccer fan things."Schalke's sporting director Horst Heldt has confirmed that a group of ticketless Galatasaray fans were caught trying to burrow into their stadium...
View ArticleFULMER CUPDATE: MACK BROWN OFFERED HIM AS AN ARSONIST
Demonstrate your love by beating up a tennis player. This is what I really want most from you, honey. It's not that we couldn't communicate, or that I'm insane, or that we just didn't work. What I...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 3/14/2013
KISS THE BAR BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT. The spring conditioning rounds usually include a full cycle of brutal weightlifting, and thanks to the wonders of cheaply made digital video you, too, can share the...
View ArticleKobe Bryant's ankle is swollen and confusing
Vanessa Bryant, wife of recently injured Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, posted a picture of what sort of looks like Kobe Bryant's swollen ankle on Instagram. This sparked immediate mass confusion in the...
View ArticleMYSTERIES OF 2012: HOW THE HELL BOISE STATE WON ELEVEN GAMES
If you wonder why Chris Petersen stays in Boise, it is very simple. Chris Petersen has his hair braided by wood nymphs who wake him gently every morning, and has his coffee prepared by a bear from the...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS INDEX, 3/15/2013
JIM MORA'S OFFSEASON: ALL AMERICAN IDOL, ALL THE TIME. Even coaches need distractions, and Jim Mora's comes through the power of overly emoted song. VOTE AUBREY... @att @americanidol Live! Tour Fan...
View ArticlePaul McCartney wearing a Texas Tech jersey for some reason
Just Paul McCartney in a Red Raiders jersey, a mystery the internet has left at our doorstep to ponder forever. Accepting leads on any explanation for this in the comments below. (Via)
View ArticleMarch Mad Men-ness is here
We had Pete Campbell pegged for a Duke fan. Other than lone complaint, the supercut of Mad Men footage worked into a March Madness dialogue is basically perfect. I am a little surprised Bert Cooper...
View ArticleSEC BASKETBALL FEVER IT'S A DISEASE DON'T CATCH IT
There is a very simple test to determine whether you are an SEC basketball fan. First, answer this question: Is the SEC a bad basketball conference in 2012-2013? If you have an answer to this question,...
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