fashion, football, and chuck norris

image courtesy of trackemtigers.com

Auburn will be playing in the national championship in January (this writer types while still grumbling about 2004).

Here are a few quotes (take a guess at how many are true):

“Auburn was too good for us.”  – South Carolina coach, Steve Spurrier

“I ain’t never got beat like this before.” — South Carolina receiver, Alshon Jeffery

“On the day Cam Newton transferred out of Blinn College, I became the toughest man in Texas.  I hope he doesn’t get drafted by the Cowboys or the Texans.” — Chuck Norris

“We had some great players, but never a better team than this one.” — Former Auburn coach, Pat Dye

“Our short arms and sharp teeth are no match for Cameron Newton or the Auburn Tigers.” — Tyrannosaurus Rex everywhere (the plural is indeed “Rex”)

“I want to be the greatest player in Auburn history.” — Cameron Newton (to Bo Jackson)

“You are the greatest player in Auburn history.” — Brett Harrison

“Cam Newton is the second-best college player I’ve ever seen. Herschel Walker, and only Herschel Walker, was better. And not by much.”  – Mark Bradley

“I believe Cameron Newton is the best college football player to ever put on a uniform.  And Auburn University is the best school in all the SEC.  We Georgia Bulldogs never could touch them; we used to pee our pants before Auburn games — some guys would go through four or five uniforms in one game day.  That’s where we came up with the black uniform idea; at first it was yellow, but we thought that would just look too stupid.  We were right — have you guys seen Oregon?” — Former best college football player ever, Herschel Walker

“On the day Cam Newton transferred
out of Blinn College, I became the toughest man in Texas.” – Chuck Norris

And below is a picture of our competition for the national championship — and how amazingly ridiculous they will look when we beat them (and before).  [Auburn is ranked #1 in the BCS and will be wearing home uniforms in Glendale, Arizona -- nice-looking, respectable home uniforms like the one pictured above... worn by Cameron Newton, quite possibly the greatest college quarterback in history.]

The players above were told to stand in numerical order. And Oregon will be wearing yellow when they meet the Auburn Tigers.

Please feel free to discuss in the comments how stupid the Oregon uniforms look or how many of the above quotes are true.

 

brett’s morning blend (6jul10)

The Heresy of Mandated Tithing

William Black on manipulation and heresy in the realm of giving.

Is the Traditional Mission Team Holding Us Back?

David Watson on how our model for mission teams may be hurting our efforts.  This one was difficult for me to read (being on a somewhat traditional mission team).  I’ll give you a brief excerpt:  ”Traditional missionary teams often represent the worst of the modern mission movement.”

The Leviathan Unearthed

As a kid I was always fascinated with dinosaurs — especially because it sounded like there were a few in the Bible.  So, I have to admit… my heart jumped just a little when I found these two articles; I felt like a 5th grader opening up a dinosaur book while making plans to become an archaeologist.  NPR covers the same leviathan story here.

Coffee is Good for You

Good news for those of us who like coffee.  And by “like coffee,” I mean “drink at least five cups a day.”  It’s looking as if coffee helps a body fight Alzheimer’s — but two or three cups a day won’t cut it.  Me, I usually drink six cups a day.

Goalkeepers

Goalkeeper is my favorite position to play and to coach.  For several teams in the states, I’ve needed to “create” keepers for the teams I was coaching, having no one who’d traditionally played the position.  I coached goalkeepers at a university in China, and was also able to play some semi-pro keeper while there in the “middle country.”  I’ve had a (very) few chances to stand between the posts here in Tanzania.  I’ve found that, all over the world, it takes a “different” kind of athlete to play goalkeeper.  In honor of the World Cup, I offer you some reading on the lonely position:

Psychology of a Goalkeeper

Why I Love Goalkeepers

Who Would Be a Goalkeeper?

“Goalkeeper with a Cigarette” – a Poem

Highest Percentage Penalty Kick:  Straight Down the Middle