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December 17, 2014
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Should there be a penalty to stop visiting players from jumping into a crowd?
Only if there is a penalty for home team players for jumping into a crowd of their fans.
If visiting fans have purchased a block of tickets in the front row of the stadium, I don't see why the visiting players can't Lambeau-leap into them.
posted by grum@work at 10:32 AM on December 17, 2014
Heck no, let the foolhardy take their chances. (Pretty good facemask infraction there. )
The Bengals also need to show more ability when they try to hand a game ball to a fan in an opponent's stadium
I'd let the player jump up, then hold onto him and not let him jump back down. See how long you can keep him there. Not beat on him, just restrain him - cheerfully, without malice. If stadium security had to go rescue a player from fan clutches, his teammates would never let him hear the end of it.
I'm waiting for Kaepernick to jump into the Black Hole.
posted by beaverboard at 10:40 AM on December 17, 2014
As I someone note elsewhere, at least there was one person in a Cleveland jersey attempting to play defense.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:39 AM on December 17, 2014
That World Cup ethics investigation ended just like you thought it would.
posted by yerfatma at 12:50 PM on December 17, 2014
Speaking at the Club World Cup in Marrakech, Morocco, Blatter told The Associated Press he was stunned by Garcia's decision to resign."I mean, we're paying him, right? He didn't even ask for more. I just can't figure out his problem.""I'm just surprised," Blatter said. "It's all what I can say. Just that."
posted by Etrigan at 02:15 PM on December 17, 2014
If you've got a few minutes to spare, some of the highlights of the sporting year in Australia.
Stick around for the Honey Badger interview at the end. They save the best for last.
posted by owlhouse at 09:05 PM on December 17, 2014
That's good stuff.
Although it needs some "fucked it in first and gave her some Jandal!"
I'd be quite excited after this finish too.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:37 PM on December 17, 2014
"Jandal" - dead give away he's actually a Kiwi. It's a "thong" in Australia.
You can look it up. On second thoughts, perhaps not.
posted by owlhouse at 10:43 PM on December 17, 2014
That's the same thing, right?
I'll show myself out.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 11:11 PM on December 17, 2014
Although it needs some "fucked it in first and gave her some Jandal!"
That was $%&!-ing awesome. Thanks for the transcription or I would have missed the best part entirely.
posted by yerfatma at 08:33 AM on December 18, 2014
I first bumped into Scott McLaughlin in online sim racer iRacing, where he was throwing the older Ford Falcon V8 Supercar about, (stick with it after they cut away from Scott-v-Scott, because it's going back to them a couple times). Turns out he was decent at that too.
Shane Van Gisbergen is another Aussie Kiwi who I first saw on iRacing before he appeared in the real life V8 series.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:42 AM on December 18, 2014
I love the Browns fan pushing the Bengal to stop his end zone leap in Cleveland. The stadium roared when they saw it on replay.
Should there be a penalty to stop visiting players from jumping into a crowd?