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Links: Jorge Arce’s Death Wish

News and Links for November 19, 2008…

Jorge Arce has spent the better part of the last two months calling out Israel Vazquez and has now turned his sights to Vic Darchinyan. In the process, Arce has managed to say that Vazquez is ducking him and has managed to dare Vic to fight him. Listen, Jorge — Israel Vazquez may actually kill you if you got in the ring with him, and while you stand a better chance of survival against Darchinyan, you stand no chance to beat Darchinyan. Stop talking and continue on your career of narrowly winning decisions on Boxeo and undercards.

Rowdy, the annoying Dallas Cowboys mascot was reprimanded by the No Fun League for a chest bump with Terrell Owens this week. Apparently, a generci touchdown celebration like that qualifies as a “prearranged celebration” with a mascot, which is a no-no, and the league threatened the team with fines. Instead, Jerry Jones decided that Rowdy will only appear on the field for pregame things and one appearance in the third quarter.

When Mack Brown eventually leaves the University of Texas, his replacement is already waiting. Defensive Coordinator Will Muschamp has been designated “head coach in waiting” and will take over for Brown when he’s gone. This is something that you could never do thanks to their Token Rooney Rule.

ESPN.com’s Pat Forde provides another entertaining column as he looks back at how this college football season was supposed to go, rather than how it did go. Or, as Bernard Hopkins would say, “they didn’t supposed to beat USC…”

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