Friday, August 03, 2012

Looking at you rob

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Posted by zman at 9:15 AM
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42 comments:

  1. rob10:35 AM, August 03, 2012

    oh, boy

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  2. Shlara12:51 PM, August 03, 2012

    Hey Mark--this explains why people don't like the Gators:

    http://jezebel.com/5931055/10-reasons-ryan-lochte-is-americas-sexiest-douchebag

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  3. Danimal1:08 PM, August 03, 2012

    he's been getting hammered this week in the press. i saw that mcenroe profile a week or so ago and yes, immediately thought he was shorted on the brains a bit and is in great need for a p.r. person. or maybe even a life coach. dude needs some help for sure.
    he's actually older than phelps. that was news to me. phelps too a douchebag but i will say he represents himself a tad better than RL.
    the comments posted at the end the article are quite funny.
    jeah!

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  4. Danimal1:16 PM, August 03, 2012

    but the guy deserves a ton of credit. he is a rock star in the pool and has sacrificed a lot to get there. so way to go ryan!
    jeah!

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  5. Shlara1:52 PM, August 03, 2012

    Agreed on all points Danimal.
    Lochte is hot.
    Both Phelps and Lochte are d-bags, but in different ways.
    The commennts in that article are priceless.

    I think Lochte's next move will be opening a male strip club in Tampa--and model his life after Magic Mike. He's already half-way there.

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  6. T.J.3:10 PM, August 03, 2012

    JEAH!

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  7. Jerry3:26 PM, August 03, 2012

    I think they're both American heroes.

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  8. Danimal3:33 PM, August 03, 2012

    The Greatest American Heroes...

    Believe it or not I'm walking on air...
    I never thought I could feel so free-ee-ee!

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  9. zman5:30 PM, August 03, 2012

    Lotche pees in the pool.

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  10. Danimal6:38 PM, August 03, 2012

    Doesn't everyone?

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  11. Mark10:13 PM, August 03, 2012

    So people don't like the Gators because of one athlete who attended Florida and still lives in Gainesville? Even though most people had no idea he went to Florida until recently? Hmmm. That seems like a stretch.

    You're better than that, Shlara. At least that's what I thought.

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  12. Shlara11:43 PM, August 03, 2012

    Mark--this is one illustration of the Gator attitude that irks people who are not from Florida. You know exactly what I'm talking about, so don't try to pretend here.

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  13. Clarence2:21 AM, August 04, 2012

    Hi, Gheorghies!

    On pace for 304 posts this year. Lowest since 2007. I blame Dennis.

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  14. mayhugh8:08 AM, August 04, 2012

    Any of you red-blooded males up early this morning, I highly recommend you check out the women's beach volleyball match between Spain and Italy.

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  15. mayhugh9:15 AM, August 04, 2012

    Random female commentator after Jamie Lynn Gray scores a 10.8 on her final shot to win gold in the 50M air rifle: "This is the stuff that people will talk about." Congratulations to JLG, but, um, really?

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  16. mayhugh9:17 AM, August 04, 2012

    In case you were wondering, they are playing Vengalis during the medal presentations for 50M Air Rifle.

    It might be time to get off the couch to go do something.

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  17. rob9:38 AM, August 04, 2012

    found mold on the bagel sandwich i'm eating at a little greasy spoon after my long training run. so hungry i'm eating it anyway.

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  18. Dave9:49 AM, August 04, 2012

    this is dominance at its absolute best. that's what the commentator had to say about williams over sharapova. sexy.

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  19. Jerry10:04 AM, August 04, 2012

    Phelps. That guy is great. Bad start, bad turn, wasn't a huge favorite. Still wins in his last event. And you knew he was going to do it.

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  20. rob12:21 PM, August 04, 2012

    missed the lithuania game. can i get a recap, mark? i'll hang up and listen.

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  21. mayhugh12:28 PM, August 04, 2012

    I can't get a good screen grab of it on the Internet yet, but let's just say that after the French Men's Doubles Team won the bronze... well, things got weird.

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  22. mayhugh12:29 PM, August 04, 2012

    Serve speeds look a lot more impressive in KMPH.

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  23. Mark3:20 PM, August 04, 2012

    Rob- Lithuania played really well as a team. Took advantage of our lack of size inside as well as a sluggish start by our starters. The US had several double digit leads but could never pull away and Lithuania kept making runs to stay in the game. They were in no way intimidated by the US (which is expected) and their defense (kind of a matchup zone) gave us problems. Our lack of an inside presence showed as we settled for a ton of threes (during one stretch we were 2-19 from 3) and didn't have an option to go to on the block. Coach K actually went really small on a few occasions using 3 guard lineups (Paul, Williams, Westbrook was one of them) and using Melo, Lebron Durant at the 4 &5 spots.

    We knocked down some key 3s late to secure the win. LeBron was a beast in the 4th quarter. Just superb all around play and a really big 3 late. Good game. Really fun to watch.

    Also, Spain lost to Russia. Very good chance we could see Russia in the Finals.

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  24. Shlara3:24 PM, August 04, 2012

    These water polo guys actually try to drown their opponent in playing defense. While treading water. Riveting.

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  25. Mark3:25 PM, August 04, 2012

    Shlara - "gator attitude that irks people who aren't from Florida". That's an awfully big generalization for a school with nearly 50,000 students each year.

    I find it hard to believe Florida's the only university that has douchebag/arrogant students and alumni. I'm sorry you've had bad experiences with Gators. Plenty of us are very pleasant, enjoyable people. I've met some really douchey Hurricanes, Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs and others in my time but I generally try and remember thats an individual thing. Painting an entire group of people with a board brush is usually a pretty bad idea.

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  26. rob3:41 PM, August 04, 2012

    there's a huge ohio state merch display at a store i'm in. which is in myrtle beach. i find this odd.

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  27. Mark3:58 PM, August 04, 2012

    Now that's a fan base everybody should hate.

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  28. Danimal4:13 PM, August 04, 2012

    I missed the phelps swim and failed dvr. Who is the douche bag now?

    Honda and Judas Priest. Interesting.

    I feel the guy w the prosthetic leg being able to compete in the Olympics is bullshit. There. I said it.

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  29. Mark4:26 PM, August 04, 2012

    Interesting aspect (to me at least) of today's game vs. Lithuania that I don't think many people are considering: Basketball is by far the biggest sport in Lithuania. It's what they do. It's the only sport they are globally relevant in. They always play us tough. And I think these two things are highly related. We only beat then by 2 in the semifinals in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

    Which is to say. The game was a good test. We didn't come out particularly fired up and never shot the ball all that well. But we won.

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  30. rob4:31 PM, August 04, 2012

    spurrier is why i think gators are douchey, mark. in case you were wondering.

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  31. rob4:31 PM, August 04, 2012

    but i kinda like billy donovan

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  32. Mark4:37 PM, August 04, 2012

    I love Spurrier. He's such a dick. But it's pretty easy to see why someone would dislike him.

    Billy seems to be a pretty genuine, family guy. Though now that I've said it he'll probably get caught with hookers and blow in small motel off of 441 later tonight.

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  33. Mark4:39 PM, August 04, 2012

    I'm rewatching the second half of US-Lithuania. Our defense was terrible. That obviously needs to be improved.

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  34. Danimal4:49 PM, August 04, 2012

    Awesome race....happy for farah

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  35. rob4:49 PM, August 04, 2012

    really hope you folks got to watch the men's 10k final. awesome.

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  36. Mark4:56 PM, August 04, 2012

    LeBron was really impressive down the stretch for the USA. Chris Paul was no slouch either.

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  37. Mark4:56 PM, August 04, 2012

    Had it on TV2. Pretty cool.

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  38. TR5:48 PM, August 04, 2012

    Anybody else catch the post-race for the 10-K when the American who silvered spit on the track, and then the Brit who won laid on the ground and rolled in it w/o realizing it? Not that the Brit cared. He was as happy a guy as I've ever seen. Great Olympic moment.

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  39. Danimal6:09 PM, August 04, 2012

    I think that was more of his insides than spit but yeah, saw it. Rupp running 5k also which should be as entertaining.
    America. Fuck and Jeah!

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  40. Danimal6:13 PM, August 04, 2012

    And Will and Kate should get a gold for their ambitiousness. They haven't missed a thing those two little shavers. They must have some pretty great tix.

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  41. Danimal7:42 PM, August 04, 2012

    Czech women's vball team....They do a lot of skin tappin. Awesome.

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  42. Mark7:54 PM, August 04, 2012

    Just found out El-P and Killer Mike will be at my favorite music venue in Orlando in 3 weeks. On a Friday night, no less. Tickets purchased.

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