Random Thoughts

7 games back...But good job on that sweep last week...

As you may have seen in El Prez's earlier post, those crazy USC "Song Girls" are at it again. The recent batch of photos courtesy WeAreUSC have reopened a little scandal we like to refer to as "Buttgate."

First there was this little number:

In which a twirling USC "Song Girl" was caught twirling with a weggie that was originally believed to be evidence that girls at USC don't wear underwear (A la that chick from Johnny Be Good).

Now we get our first shot of the 2007 season as one of the "Song Girls" is caught not only wet, but apparently not wearing any underwear. We can only hope some follow up photos will confirm the apparent evidence, but for now we will keep our fingers crossed. While we wait, can someone help us find out who the flute player is...

I hope this clip is legit, but with these things, as Joaquin Andujar once said of baseball, "There's one word to describe it: 'You never know.'"

I think it could be real, because the guy was so damned convincining and the whole premise is so plausible I might take myself off the "Do Not Call" list just so I can have telemarketers to F- with. I admit it sort of falls apart at the end when he starts talking about being a homosexual. He should've ended it 30 seconds earlier. You gotta leave on a high note.

Concordmonitor.com - The parents of a student-athlete said they were told by school district officials that former Concord High athletic director Bill Haubrich had fully clothed pictures of their daughter linked with pornographic pictures of look-alike women in a slide show on his school-issued laptop computer. Haubrich has not returned Monitor phone calls. His lawyer, Jim Rosenberg, issued a statement yesterday from Haubrich. "Immediately when confronted with these allegations, I tendered my resignation to the school," the statement said. "I cooperated in any way that I could with the administration.  "At no time did I have inappropriate contact or communication with any student whatsoever. I apologize to anyone that has been affected by this." The parents said their first fear was that their daughters' photos had been digitally altered so that the girls' faces were superimposed onto the bodies of naked women. They said school officials assured them that was not the case.

The only thing this AD is guilty is of is being an idiot.   Why would you ever put this slide show on your school issued laptop?  Listen, I ain’t mad at you for comparing the hot chicks in high school to porn stars.  Any straight man that works in a high school and says he doesn’t think about banging the hottest chicks in the school is lying.   Same goes really for every office building across America.  But you don’t document this shit.  And if you do you need to put it on your home PC.  It’s just common sense really.    Also what’s the deal with everybody being so concerned about whether Haurbrich superimposed the girl’s faces on the naked bodies?   What does that matter?  It’s like photoshop somehow elevates this from a minor incident to a major crime.   Just as a heads up putting a girls face on a naked body doesn’t make it a real picture.   Somewhere that seems to have been lost in translation.  

"I give up..."

The only thing worse than a Tuesday is Monday. And the Tuesday after a long weekend IS a Monday. Only worse. It's Monday on HGH. Time for an all time classic angry, "f*ck"-filled rant.

Over the weekend, Steve Buckley was on 'EEI saying that Rich Gossage is the most glaring Hall of Fame ommission right now. After hearing this, I couldn't agree more. Any man who hates the press, calls Steinbrenner "The Fat Man" and Yankees fans "the dumb motherf*ckers in the stands," deserves immortality. I'm memorizing this and using it at every Barstool meeting, whether or not it fits the situation. (NSFW)

Withleather.com -  SLAM Online has a terrific, in-depth article on the production of EA Sports' NBA Live '08 (including interviews with Shawn Marion, Gilbert Arenas, Paul Pierce, and others), and tucked away in the middle of it all is this little nugget on ESPN.com's Sports Guy: After lunch, everyone moved over to EA's motion capture facility (where they've got an autographed Chris Kaman sneaker on display) and the players—and Bill Simmons, who apparently will be in the game—all squeezed their way into their spandex suits and got ready to have their movements put into the game.

Huh?  Bill Simmons is in NBA Live 08?   Can I ask a dumb question?  Why?  Who could possibly think this was a good idea?  I guess I don’t really care but it just seems so stupid.    Although maybe not?   After all I’d love to play a video game that had the local Boston sports writers in it.   It would be kind of fun to fire a fastball of Shaughnessy’s head or have Tedy Bruschi flatten Ron Borges.  Maybe the same principle applies here.  You can have Lebron James give Simmons a facial.   Yeah, I guess that would be kind of cool.   Regardless, if this rumor is true get ready for Simmons to somehow work this into every article he writes for the next 10 years and rightfully so.   If I was a character in Tecmo Bowl I'd blog about my stats all day long.

Boston.com - On the inside, a set of bathrooms at Emerson College looks like standard fare. On the outside, there are newfangled signs to ease the concerns of students who prefer not to signal that they are entering a men's or women's bathroom. Emerson's changes, made in preparation for the upcoming school year, mirror moves by Tufts University and the University of Vermont, part of a small but growing number of universities modifying policies and facilities on behalf of transgender students.  "This will bring more equal opportunities to the students of Emerson," said Jessica Ganon, a junior at Emerson who campaigned with fellow students to get the school to provide the gender-neutral bathrooms. "I am much happier that this makes life easier for others. I felt sorry for those who felt unsure of where to go."

Listen I have nothing against “transgender” students. This is the same thing as a transsexual right? Anyway I could care less if a broad wants to become a man and vice versa.   I mean whatever floats your boat.   But I do have a problem with anybody spending more than 1 second trying to figure out the best ways to let them shit in peace.   Nobody is putting a gun to anybody’s head to get a sex change.   Naturally there are going to be some negative side effects when you cross to the other side.  But is it society’s job to ease their transition?  I don’t think so.    If anything these transsexuals have an unfair advantage to begin with because they can choose to use whatever bathroom has a smaller line.  The last thing we need is to give them 3 choices of where they can go.      And doesn’t Jessica Ganon have better things to do than worry about the Transgender students at Emerson?  I mean there can’t be more than 2 of them right?  Or is becoming a transsexual the new hot thing in college?  I don’t know.  It just seems like if you want to be a hero you should donate your time at a soup kitchen or maybe intern at Barstool Sports.  Just not sure you’re going to save the world building gender neutral shitters.   I apologize in advance if I offended any transsexual Stoolies out there.

I like the Mobile, AL leprechaun. But unlike El Pres, I'm not ready to call it the best YouTube ever. Agree to disagree. It's up there, no question. But I think it's running neck and neck alongside the Exhaust Pipe Whistle story. And I'll match Whoo Whoo Raiders fan straight up against anyone in the leprechaun story. Bubb Rubb brings the thunder. He knows what it takes to simply make a newstory. The man's done his homework. And don't sleep on Li'l Sis. They're both destined for greatness.

And of course I wouldn't even mention it if it didn't have a rap video equivalent as well.

So who's better? "1" for the leprechaun, "10" for Bubb Rubb. (Incidentally, I've still got to give top spot to Jersey Shore Guy. Last week my brother and I were stuck in bumper-to-bumper coming back from a wake, and every 30 seconds or so, one of us would burst out with random "Wh-WOWWWW!!!" or "Baby Blue, I see you!" JSG has become a borderline addiction, and I don't want to go to rehab. ) Thanks to donchavez for the clip.

The Olympian.com - Kyle Garchar, a senior at Hilliard Davidson High School in suburban Columbus, said he spent about 20 hours over three days plotting the trick. Garchar, 17, created a grid to plan how the message would be spelled out once fans in three sections held up either a black or white piece of construction paper. Directions left on stadium seats instructed fans to check that the number listed on their papers matched their seat numbers. Darby supporters were told the message would read “Go Darby.” “It was tedious,” Garchar said. “I didn’t really think it was going to work.” Davidson Principal John Bandow had told students that he expected them to show sportsmanship at the game, which Darby won 21-10. Bandow gave Garchar three days of in-school suspension and banned him from extracurricular activities for a semester, the students said. Two Darby students who helped Garchar received the same punishment after the principals from both schools spoke by phone.

Are you kidding me?   A 3 day suspension and banned from extracurricular activities for a semester?  That’s bullshit.   This is my #1 pet peeve about America.   I hate this Nancy pansy culture in High School where everybody just needs to hold hands and be nice to each other.  What happens when these kids get into the real world and realize that competition exists and not everybody wants to get in a circle and sing Combaya together? And it’s not even like the sign was that bad.  Maybe if it said “We’re a bunch of Cunts” I could understand a 1 day suspension, but “We Suck”?    If anything this kid should be applauded for pulling this prank off.   How many high school kids have determination and brains to see this thing through from beginning to end?   All this suspension did was kill potential future leaders’s intuitive and drive.  Canada is licking their lips as we speak.  And the beauty of the whole thing is that Darby won the football game 21-10.  I think the fans will get over holding up signs that say We Suck after kicking Davidson’s ass all over the field.  The Davidson Principle should be more worried about putting a team on the field that can compete rather than signs in the crowd.

Tmz.com - This past week, the Brazilian bombshell's boyfriend, Tom Brady, allegedly phoned Petit Tresor, an upscale children's boutique in L.A., and had them ship several gifts to his estranged ex/baby mama Bridget Moynahan. Gisele Bundchen also called in an order for Moynahan, reports Gatecrasher. The luxe $1,000 gift basket included a teeny tiny onesie with the word "supermodel' written across it.”

Boom shacklacka Boom!   Apparently Gisele plays for keeps.   It’s bad enough that she sent something to Bridget in the first place, but to include a little “supermodel” outfit is just plain nasty.   It wouldn’t surprise me if her next move is to anonymously release a sex tape in which she is screaming stuff like “Can Bridget Fuck Like this?”  Because make no mistake about it, buying the kid a supermodel outfit is one step away from releasing a sex tape.  

As a side note this random thought brings up an interesting question.  Would you want to see a Brady-Gisele sex tape?  I wouldn’t.    Give me Gisele with anybody else and I’ll buy front row tickets, but I still like to keep some degree of separation of Church and State.