Sunday, November 22, 2009
Local News breaks actual news, film at 11
This video of a local Louisiana newscast is funny mostly because of the treatment of the outcome of a college football game as near-apocalypse. It's the most hyperbolic over-reaction to a loss since, well, you know. You'd think the local news in a place raveged by Hurrican Katrina a few short years ago would have a slightly better sense of perspective. This is Louisiana so, of course, you would be wrong.
I also like this video for pointing out that Les Miles' attempt at CYA in claiming he doesn't know who called for the spike is a little disingenuous given the video of him signaling to spike the ball. Paraphrasing the dad from A Christmas Story, "That's real news, not like that politics glop."
Speaking of dads, an anecdote from my dad's trip to Oxford yesterday:
Setting - The Grove.
Female LSU fan: (mistaking my dad and his friend for Ole Miss fans) Tiiiger bait!!
My dad: Roll Tide!
Female LSU fan: F*** Nick Saban!
My dad's friend: You probably did.
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As much as I'd love to pin this on Les (the clock-command, at least), I think it's clear that he's telling the offense to get down the field and onto the line of scrimmage. The ball ends up in an Ole Miss player's hands - which is precisely what happened after the 4th-and-26 conversion.
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