Here are the latest stories from the web about sports fans…thanks to all who sent in links. If you see a fan-related article, send us the link to info@thatfan.com!
We get started with the Erin Andrews feature from Moves magazine (sneak preview below) [Don Chavez]
Five words: Jenn Brown in a bikini. ‘Nuff said. [SPORTS by BROOKS]
Shirtless Drunk Guy at Super Bowl goes crazy train on Miami police [Busted Coverage]
I know the dunk contest was bad this year, but come on, if you are sitting court-side you don’t need to be on your BlackBerry [SI.com]
Kissing Suzy Kolber has one of our favorite online segments where they give hilarious captions to fan pictures…check out the Super Bowl version [Kissing Suzy Kolber]
Minnesota Twins pitcher Pat Neshek receives the worst fan letter of all-time [Big League Stew]
The hottest rugby fans you will ever see [Unathletic]
The New Jersey Nets are having so many problems that they are looking for fans to help coach [The Last Angry Fan]
What was this hockey fan trying to tell Jordan Staal? [Total Pro Sports]
Here is an update on the Colts fan who was sent home from school in New Orleans for wearing a Joseph Addai jersey [Deadspin]
ESPN College GameDay was live from Manhattan, Kansas yesterday at the Bramlage Coliseum, AKA “The Octagon of Doom”. Kansas State was taking on their bitter rival, Kansas, in a showdown of two top-15 teams. My first thought as soon as the opening shot of the crowd appeared: Wow. My second thought: Wow. I’ve been watching College GameDay for a long time and I’ve noticed that you can always tell what kind of show it is going to be based on that opening shot, and I knew this one was going to be a great one. It turns out that Kansas State broke the attendance record for College GameDay, which surprisingly was set by Clemson last week. All I have to say on this point is enjoy it while it lasts, because Kentucky hosts in two weeks and tickets sold out fast.
Digger went with the purple tie/highlighter combo for all you who are so desperately curious about that. Also, the Kansas State student who shot the half-court shot for a scholarship missed…badly. That makes eleven straight shows with a miss. On to the signs!
One of the biggest trends for signs was making fun of Kansas center Cole Aldrich and his missing tooth. It seems like the fans kept confusing Cole for other people:
"TWINS" (Aldrich and Stu from The Hangover)
Another guy thinks Aldrich looks more like Sloth from the Goonies:
"Resemblance?"
Another vote for Stu from The Hangover:
"Am I Missing A Tooth?"
Everyone was excited to see the battle of Jacob Pullen’s beard vs. Bill Self’s alleged toupee:
"Beard vs. Toupee"
Luis Colon supports eating several servings of fiber every day:
"Can't block our Colon"
Of course the fans came with plenty of Kansas humor:
"KU - disappointing the state of Kansas since 1865"
"KU = Epic Fail"
In case you forgot, Kansas’ star player Sherron Collins was charged with assaulting a woman in an elevator after pulling his pants down and “rubbing against her”. Maybe he didn’t get the message:
"Sherron - put some pants on, we find it a little weird we have to ask twice"
That Fan definitely has to support the troops that were present:
"I'm going to destroy them"
Speaking of Kansas State’s crazy coach, Frank Martin:
"Beware of the stare"
GameDay is not complete without a Digger Phelps sign or two:
"Digger me timbers!" (Arrrr matey!)
Digger Phelps was a member of the TKE fraternity, and it sounds like he can still party with the best of ‘em (wait, is that Gumby?):
"Digger, come party at TKE"
They believe in evolution at Kansas State:
"Every man a Wildcat"
You know Kansas State fans mean business when Chuck Norris won’t go there:
"Even Chuck Norris is afraid of the Octagon of Doom"
There was a battle for Facebook friends by a couple guys in the crowd. I’m not sure who won, but Phil Wahl told me he got over 300 friend requests and over 100 messages in his inbox…waiting to hear back from Jordan so we can settle this once and for all!
"E.S.P.N. - Every person should Facebook Phil Wahl now"
"Jordan Ast: Facebook me"
Wait, is it just me or does this K-State cheerleader look a little too happy to be holding a Kansas sign?
That’s all we’ve got for signs this week…here is Digger and his purple tie/highlighter:
We had a special guest appearance by Gumby a few pictures above…look who else decided to show up…the purple Power Ranger:
Colonel Sanders and one of his many chickens came all the way from Kentucky for the game:
And last but not least, what would a GameDay recap be link without the magnificent Erin Andrews? The only problem is she was trying to kiss me while I was taking her picture…good problem to have I guess!
Be sure to vote in the poll below for your favorite sign. At the end of the season we will have a tournament of all the best signs. If you haven’t voted for last week you can do so HERE. As of right now “Coach K is an evil leprechaun” and “Kyle Singler kisses his grandmother goodnight every night” are in the lead.
Next week College GameDay will be in Champagne, Illinois for Illinois vs. Michigan State, and we will be back with all the signs! If you’re going to be there let us know!
Editor’s note: You can now vote for your favorite sign shown below. Click HERE to vote!
ESPN College GameDay was live from Littlejohn Coliseum yesterday, the site of the Clemson vs. Duke game. Clemson had a great crowd and had a better sign selection than UCONN did last week in my opinion. I was a little disappointed there weren’t more signs aimed at the GameDay crew, but they made up for it elsewhere. Digger went with the orange tie/highlighter combo for all you fashion buffs out there. Also, Clemson running back C.J. Spiller made a guest appearance to shoot the traditional half-court shot for a scholarship, but just missed. That makes ten straight misses if you’re counting at home. On to the signs!
Let’s get started with some Coach K humor:
"Coach K is an evil Leprechaun"
The creator of this sign wins the award for “most time spent creating your sign” from this week:
"Even Coach K wears Trevor Booker tighty whities!!"
This “pants on the ground” sensation from American Idol is sweeping the nation. Obviously Coach K didn’t get the memo:
"E.S.P.N. - Coach K wears his pants on the ground!"
Now, I’m not 100% positive, but this sign looks like someone took Coach K’s head and placed it on Hitler’s body. Never mind, I’m positive:
That’s all for Coach K humor, but these Clemson students came with plenty more Duke humor:
"E.S.P.N. - Tigers upset Puke on national TV"
For all you math majors out there (also notice the Miley Cyrus sighting on the left):
"Math 101: Duke = Puke"
It wouldn’t be a GameDay without Dukee/Dookie humor:
"Flush the Dukees down the John"
"I smell DUKEeee in Littlejohn"
I couldn’t get a clear shot of this one, but I had to post it anyway:
"Kyle Singler kisses his grandmother goodnight every night"
As soon as I found out the GameDay would be at Clemson, I figured I would see one or two signs referencing Demontez Stitt’s last name. I was wrong, there looked like there were hundreds! Here is a taste:
"Holy Stitt"
"Stitt happens"
"Our Stitt don't stink"
This last one also has a view of the fans painted up spelling GAMEDAY!…great job, that’s what That Fan likes to see!
Clemson forward Trevor Booker doesn’t care if Hammer pants are out of style…he’s bringing them back:
"Stop. It's Booker time!"
This fan obviously cares less about Trevor Booker’s wardrobe…let us help you out here. Trevor: this girl WANTS YOU!
"Call me Trevor Booker, I can make Littlejohn rock!"
That Fan prefers ladies that like ESPN…who watches the Oxygen channel anyway? This is a song reference in case you’re clueless on this one…
"She's watchin' that Oxygen, I'm watchin' ESPN"
Last but not least, this sign pretty much sums it up for all of us:
"Erin, I'll be Mr. Andrews"
What good is mentioning an Erin Andrews sign without a shot of Ms. Andrews herself? Here’s a glimpse of Erin from Clemson yesterday:
Hey check it out, Alan from The Hangover showed up with the baby they found in Vegas:
The moment you’ve all been waiting for…Digger’s orange combo:
Speaking of Digger, you have to check out this video of him dancing with a Clemson cheerleader yesterday on the court. Is it bad that Digger Phelps is a better dancer than I am?
That’s all for this week. Be sure to check back in the next couple days for the poll allowing you to vote for your favorite sign. At the end of the season we will have a tournament of all the best signs. If you haven’t voted for last week you can do so HERE. As of right now “It’s okay Notre Dame, you always have football. Oh wait!” is in the lead. Next week College GameDay will be at Kansas State for the Kansas State/Kansas game and we will be back with all the signs! If you’re going to be there let us know!
College Gameday was located in Provo Utah today, home of the big game between BYU and TCU. This game is the only matchup today pitting two teams against each other that are both ranked in the top 25 of the BCS standings, and it should be a good one. This game is actually going to be on the Versus network and not an ESPN affiliated network, and ESPN deserves a lot of credit for doing the show at Provo. Usually they are on site at one of the larger games that ESPN has each week in order to help promote, but today they went a different route.
First, I have to give a lot of love and credit to the BYU fans. I wasn’t sure how a Provo crowd would be, but they impressed me and might have had the best/rowdiest/loudest Gameday crowd all year. However, I will say that it was kind of odd seeing all those “I Love My Mom/Mommy/Dad/Daddy” signs. It seemed like I saw 10 of them…did anyone else find that odd or is it just me?
Three other Gameday observations: 1) I think I’ve seen at least two Washington State flags on Gameday every week of the season so far. 2) Unfortunately there was no Jenn Brown this week. 3) The celebrity guest picker this week was former BYU football coach (and stadium namesake) Lavelle Edwards.
On to the best signs of the day. At least they have something to brag about:
BYU may be #16 in football, but we are #1 in Accounting!
In case this guy’s mother is reading, he needs money:
Send $ Mom
Apparently TCU’s quarterback has a dirty little secret:
Andy Dalton loves The Bachelor
There were a lot of BCS complaints and calls for a college football playoff. Couldn’t get a great shot of this first one:
BCS Formula: 1 part C and 2 parts B.S.
A playoff, isn't it about time? (Yes, That Fan believes so)
Speaking of playoffs and getting rid of the BCS, there is actually a political group that has been formed to get rid of the BCS, Playoff PAC. Their website is http://PlayoffPAC.com and is shown in the signs below:
BCS: Bribery, Corruption, Scandal. Playoffpac.com
Beat the BCS. Save College Football. Playoffpac.com
This next sign deserves some pub. My team of choice is in the Big East, and I personally feel the Big East is a better top to bottom conference than the MWC, but the man makes a good argument:
Consecutive Weeks Ranked in the Top 25: BYU-29, TCU-17, Big East-7. Where's the MWC Autobid?
BYU doing a little tweaking of the Boise State logo:
Donkey State
Quality sign here (and there’s one of those weird we love our mom signs I talked about earlier):
Your Mascot's a frog (and its purple)
I’m a HUGE Jim Rome fan (yes, I’m a clone) so I had to post this one:
Hey TCU, in the words of Jim Rome: "Goodnight NOW!!!"
I feel bad for this poor guys wife (wives?), but he gets a vote for That Fan of the week:
I left my wife in the delivery room to be here
And finally, what good is a College Gameday in Provo without some harmless Mormon-related humor?:
D-Day: The Invasion of Mormandy
Mormons eat frog eyes in their jello salad (kinda odd, but hey, whatever works)
Lastly, the Mormon opinion of Texas Christian University’s mascot:
Horny Toads aren't even CHRISTIAN!
That’s all for the signs but I do want to share a couple videos that I just had to post on YouTube. The first is of Lee Corso talking about Arkansas “shooting their wads”. Watch how Kirk asks him if he can say that on TV and then can’t stop laughing:
And last but not least, an amazing switcharoo by Lee Corso at the end…hilarious!
That’s all for this week. I’ll have a poll up soon for you to vote for your favorite sign (or you can just leave a comment now!) so be sure to check back! Enjoy your football weekend fellow fans!
Judging by the looks of the search queries that led new visitors to my blog the past couple days, Jenn Brown is a big reason many of you stumbled here. Speaking of stumbling, I just happened to stumble across Jenn’s Twitter profile: @JennBrown12 (thank me later…better yet, you can thank me by getting Jenn to give That Fan a shot-out via Twitter).
Don’t get me wrong, I’m an Erin Andrews guy (okay so is just about every other male on this planet), but Jenn is starting to look like the next big thing at ESPN. Just a few more shots to help your judgement…let me know what you think:
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