Insde the Huddle
24 September 2008
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| Jason Yurgartis Features Editor |
John Weidner Assistant Sports Editor |
Josh Salman Managing Editor |
Patty McJazzfingers Ribbon Dancer Extraordinare |
| Question 1: Yankee Stadium, one of the most influential venues in sports, has closed its doors after 85 years of operation. What is your favorite sports venue? |
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| Fenway Park. The “Green Monster” is one of the most iconic architectural creations in sports, and the atmosphere is second to none. Chowing down on Fenway Franks isn’t bad either. | Lambeau Field. It is flat-out one of the hardest environments to play at in sports. | Dolphin Stadium. There’s nothing like watching the Dolphins beat the snot out of their AFC East counterparts in the sweltering South Florida sun. | The National Ribbon Dancing headquarters in Vermont. It’s a modern-day garden of Eden. |
| Question 2: The Buffalo Bills are 3-0 and are the leaders in the AFC East. Is this team worthy of making the playoffs, or are they worse at finishing than the Bills of the 90s? |
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| There’s no doubt the Bills are a solid team, but I think I like it better when they choke. Don’t throw away your crying towels yet, Buffalo. | Trent Edwards is looking a lot like Jim Kelly. | They will end up in the wild card, losing their first playoff game. They are inexperienced across the board, and that will hurt them down the stretch. | I don’t like the Bills because they make me think of money I don’t have. |
| Question 3: Experts are already labeling next year’s NBA draft as the worst talent-wise in several years. Who do you see as being next year’s draft class savior? |
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| What difference does it make? I’d rather watch an NBA old-timers’ game at this point. Give me more Speedy Claxton. | I don’t know anything about basketball. But, Larry Twinkletoes out of Ohio State could quite possibly revolutionize the sport of ribbon dancing once he becomes pro. | Davidson’s Stephen Curry looked like a beast last year in the post-season. Although he’s at a smaller school, he’s still one of the best in the sport. | My mind won’t allow me to think about the hardwood when football is full swing and the MLB playoffs are fast approaching. |
| Question 4: UNF is currently in the process of searching for its new athletic director. Who would be your fantasy pick for UNF’s new athletic director? |
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| Walter Matthau in the movie “Bad News Bears.” He took a rag-tag bunch of misfits to the top, and he was an alcoholic. Imagine what he could do with a sports program that’s on the rise. | We need one of those heroic sports characters from the movies. Like Hoosiers. | We need to lure Jimmy Johnson out of retirement. The cost of the man’s hair gel will hurt the athletic budget, but nobody will be able to get a swim team fired up like him. Our intramural flag football program will also benefit. | William Shatner. He is my role model. |
Compiled by John Weidner.
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