Whitlock

[FCE]

By Jason Whitlock
McClatchy Newspapers
(MCT)
MIAMI — Worst. Super Bowl. Ever.

 

[sportschick]

Whitlock's bitter because Peyton Manning won a Super Bowl.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Worst for WHOM?

 

[GB-Hack]

He must have forgetten XXVII when the Bills turned it over 9 times in a 52-17 loss.

Or V, aka the Blooper Bowl.

 

[hockeybeat]

I'm not sure what the point of this thread is.

 

[Starman]

Don't. Steal. Schticks. From. "The Sports Guy." Ever.

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[GB-Hack]

I'm not sure what the point of this thread is.

Oh, it's a rip Whitlock for his hyperbole thread.

I don't think it was a good game by any means, but the worst ever? That to me seems like major knee-jerk.

 

[GB-Hack]

Don't. Steal. Schticks. From. "The Sports Guy." Ever.

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And I think he's ripping off the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons.

 

[FCE]

I'm not sure what the point of this thread is.

i thought people might be interested in his lead and opinion.
if not, disregard.
i don't know if it was the worst super bowl, i've been working all night. but that's a pretty bold statement.

 

[Starman]

Don't. Steal. Schticks. From. "The Sports Guy." Ever.

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And I think he's ripping off the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons.

Oh, I've seen Simmons use it about a quintizillion times, so I naturally assumed he had ripped it off from somebody else himself (I doubt, in fact, that Simmons has actually ever had a creative thought in his life). Thanks for straightening out who created the timeworn schtick in the first place (as if it's some brilliant piece of witticism). Although I must confess: I. Think. I've. Used. It. Myself. Once. Or. Twice.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Don't. Steal. Schticks. From. "The Sports Guy." Ever.

I always thought that was Shanoff's schtick.

 

[GB-Hack]

IIRC, it was a recurring Comic Book Guy line as in "Worst xxxxx Ever" from way back in the Simpsons. The way the line was delivered each time, it inferred periods after each word.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Why is there so much hyperbole in this world? I can come up with a variety of reasons why, at least in my mind, this wasn't close to the worst ever. Was it football the way Lombardi, Landry, or Knoll would like it? No. But the game didn't suck. The start of Freeman's story was even more mean-spirited and ridiculous. I get the feeling he was trying to make more waves and grab attention than he was giving an honest evaluation.

 

[GB-Hack]

Why is there so much hyperbole in this world? I can come up with a variety of reasons why, at least in my mind, this wasn't close to the worst ever. Was it football the way Lombardi, Landry, or Knoll would like it? No. But the game didn't suck. The start of Freeman's story was even more mean-spirited and ridiculous. I get the feeling he was trying to make more waves and grab attention than he was giving an honest evaluation.

FH, it's the era we are in. Something is either the greatest ever or the worst ever. There is no in-between anymore.

 

[Crimson Tide]

Okay, maybe I'm ignorant of alleged national sports media/guru/prophets (sorta like Scoop Jackson), but who is Whitlock, why does what he write matters and why does he get so much **** around here?

 

[Starman]

The previous Colts' win, in Super Bowl V, was truly: The. Worst. Super. Bowl. Ever.

And I will not argue this.

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[Oz]

The previous Colts win, in Super Bowl V, was truly: The. Worst. Super. Bowl. Ever.

And I will not argue this.

I won't debate you on that, because you're right.

 

[Montezuma's Revenge]

The surprising thing to me about this thread is that Whitlock didn't start it.

He must have lost his internet connection.

 

[GB-Hack]

The previous Colts' win, in Super Bowl V, was truly: The. Worst. Super. Bowl. Ever.

And I will not argue this.

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I'm not old enough to remember it, but 11 turnovers between two teams and a defender from the losing team winning the MVP sounds awful. One of my more experienced superiors said it was the worst he'd ever seen, and I trust his judgement.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Don't. Steal. Schticks. From. "The Sports Guy." Ever.

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And I think he's ripping off the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons.

I have this picture of Whitlock pushing a wheelbarrow of tacos from the Taco Hut. You get 100 for 100 bucks, y'know.