"Leaders and Legends" to stay in place for at least a year
by Horace E. Cow on Jan 14, 2011 9:14 AM CST
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Here's the story per Adam Rittenberg:
"We can't test them until we play a season," Big Ten chief communications officer Diane Dietz told me today. "We have to see them through."
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany had given all of us hope that perhaps he would perhaps be walking back the ill-advised names, but alas, that hope was as elusive as el chupacabra or the lost city of Atlantis.
[And just to be clear, I like to think of us as the Bigfoot of the Legends division -- powerful but essentially benign. You can figure out who the rest are; *cough* OSU is Stalin *cough*.]
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I'll be very disappointed if you consider us Ariel.
We haven’t had a ginger in quite a while.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Jan 14, 2011 9:16 AM CST reply actions
Leprechaun
In honor of Persa
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 14, 2011 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
I'd think that MSU by default.
Colors are green and much like Leprechaun star, Warrick Davis, pretty sure they’ve worked with Ice-T.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 10:31 AM CST up reply actions
Penn State is Caesar, right?
I mean, he and JoePa were childhood friends and all.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
And Illinois is Mussolini, correct?
I mean it’s a perfect match. Struts a lot, given to bombast and pageantry and claims of great power, but ultimately rather incompetent and can’t even beat Fresno State Ethiopia in a war. That has ZOOKERWOO!!! written all over it.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Alexander the Great
Actually.
by mikjones24 on Jan 14, 2011 10:07 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
That ain't Alexander
Alexander didn’t live long enough to go bald. That is definitely a Roman, and I’m 99% it’s Caesar.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Yup, that's Jules.
At work so I can’t do anything with pics, but here’s the linky.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 14, 2011 12:01 PM CST up reply actions
That's where JoePa went wrong.
Parents should worry about parenting and not be so worried about being their kids’ friend.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 10:32 AM CST up reply actions
Yes.
JoePa speaks Latin. Seriously. He translated the Aeneid in Catholic grade school.
"But like any of our branding or marketing efforts, we will continuously review all aspects, conduct market research, and test sustainability."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 14, 2011 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
Michigan is totally the leprechaun
secular Notre Dame and all
I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.
or the loch ness monster
Murky blue color, rumored to have once been great and powerful, now only exists in occasional glimpses and rumors.
I've been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.
by sailorjerry on Jan 14, 2011 9:51 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
The important question
Who is KHAAAAAAAAAAN!!! ?
by PackerHawk on Jan 14, 2011 9:29 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Nevermind
It’s clearly OMHR given Iowa City’s proximity to the future birthplace of Capt. Kirk and our current leadership.
KHAAAAAAAAAN!
by PackerHawk on Jan 14, 2011 9:31 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Minnesota is Khan
Allegedly kicked ass before any of us were ever born. Yeah, there’s books and grainy films, but it’s all pretty much word of mouth now.
The Daily Norseman
Off Tackle Empire
SB Nation Minnesota
"A parent's only as good as their dumbest kid. If one wins a Nobel Prize but the other gets robbed by a hooker, you failed."
Wrong division, sir.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Jan 14, 2011 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
Is that Khan???
I need new glasses. I could have sworn it was Sharon Stone.
"You’re talking about things that are real. That’s real. In those other dual meets, it wasn’t real, but now it’s real." ~ Tom Brands regarding the Iowa State dual.
I thought the same thing.
Actually, I thought, “say, who’s the chesty gal with the weird face in the Leaders division?”
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Jan 14, 2011 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
Indiana might be Lincoln
Perpetual loser, and even when he did win an election it started a Civil War. Ultimately, DOA.
I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.
LINCOLN FREED THE SLAVES!
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
by jebushchrist on Jan 14, 2011 9:53 AM CST up reply actions
And Indiana is the modern home of the KKK
Coincidence?
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 14, 2011 9:58 AM CST up reply actions
There is no such thing as coincidence
Just chance meetings of strangers in places neither person belongs.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
by jebushchrist on Jan 14, 2011 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
Are you saying
Indiana shouldn’t even be Indiana?
Weird.
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 14, 2011 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
No one should be Indiana.
Except maybe Isiah Thomas. Fuck that guy.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
by jebushchrist on Jan 14, 2011 10:12 AM CST up reply actions
Or
Sarah Jessica Parker’s face.
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 14, 2011 10:15 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, fuck her face.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
by jebushchrist on Jan 14, 2011 10:16 AM CST up reply actions
Ew
I wouldn’t. But then again, I’m not one for bestiality.
/horsefaced
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 14, 2011 10:18 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
There's no such thing as a fat or ugly BJ.
by The Mexican't on Jan 14, 2011 11:46 AM CST up reply actions
Just a hairy one. Thank god I've stayed away from the hairy ones.
I besmirch no one else their desires, but leave me out of it.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 14, 2011 12:05 PM CST up reply actions
Well, there was this one British girl:
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 2:30 PM CST up reply actions
Just put wool around it and he'll be fine.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
She's a Gelgamec Catholic?
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
by Bucketochicken on Jan 14, 2011 3:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I will be convinced that Sarah Jessica Parker and Marylin Manson are the same person
until I see them in a room together.
I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.
Isn't that like crossing the streams?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
That would be bad?
Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light. Total protonic reversal.
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Jan 14, 2011 1:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
right
Important safety tip, thanks egon
I've been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.
by sailorjerry on Jan 14, 2011 1:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Oh my God!
Look at all the junk food that’s gone to SJP’s ass!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 1:30 PM CST up reply actions
You know initially he wanted to send them all back to Africa.
He cared about the Union, not the slaves.
No teleprompters or NCAA back then.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Jan 14, 2011 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
Can you even imagine a man with a beard being elected these days?
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 14, 2011 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
Only if it's a supercool chinstrap beard
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 14, 2011 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
Your high school GF?
/Modern Family’d
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 14, 2011 1:18 PM CST up reply actions
I found Cougar Town misleading.
I expected waaaay more anthropomorphism than I saw.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 3:16 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
What?
The town doesn’t turn into a mountain lion?
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 19, 2011 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
It's been my experience that more women do than it would be assumed
I’ve had a beard for the last 5 years (maybe it was me that started the trend?). Never got so much love from the ladies at the IC bars as those first few months. Also had it going strong when I met my wife, she won’t let me shave it now.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 14, 2011 1:17 PM CST up reply actions
Because they have fond memories of Santa.
or Ulysses S. Grant, I can’t remember which.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
Unfortunately, mine remains more of a hipster-like beard
Going full out Santa doesn’t help when meeting CFO clients in my sales job
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 14, 2011 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
More of a Trailer Park Boy Julian type beard, I presume.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Jan 14, 2011 2:02 PM CST up reply actions
More like The Conan
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 14, 2011 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
I think you meant to say that your job interferes with your beard growning.
Maybe you shouldn’t have clients who are beard fascists.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 19, 2011 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
My husband started growing a beard when he got laid off earlier in the year...
I loved it so much I convinced him to keep it. Now people at his new job have never seen him without one.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Jan 14, 2011 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
That's what he thought, too. We were both pleasantly surprised.
Once you grow a beard, you’ll never get sheared.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Jan 14, 2011 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
My GF hates beards and body hair.
Hates ’em forever… to each his own :)
I can’t grow a beard worth a damn… and I’ll never be able to this life cycle so its no big deal.
"I'm gonna give you assholes a chance. What do you say we play a little Bangkok Rules?" ~ Snake Plissken
by The Bird Cult on Jan 14, 2011 11:15 PM CST up reply actions
Same here.
Mrs. BoC hates beards, stubble, etc. Sucks, because I hate shaving. But it takes me about 6 months to grow a beard anyway, so whatever.
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
by Bucketochicken on Jan 15, 2011 1:47 PM CST up reply actions
The Amish must drive you wild.
Best of both worlds, beard and SJP inspired transportation.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Jan 14, 2011 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
No getting bothered with phone calls either.
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
by Bucketochicken on Jan 14, 2011 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
Wait, what did I inspire?
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Jan 14, 2011 5:13 PM CST up reply actions
Suspended Habeus Corpus..
instituted multiple income taxes that would go on to be deemed Unconstitutional, inflated the currency to near Weimar Republic levels, fired Generals on a whim as if he were a Notre Dame booster on crack
I’m not saying the guy made bad choices, just that the guy was such an eternal loser that even the good things he did normally looked terrible. If that doesn’t describe Indiana Football, I don’t know what does.
I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.
We really talking about this?
Sounds awfully political.
by mikjones24 on Jan 14, 2011 10:09 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Also, it's a meme. And not a very good one.
You guys ruin all the fun.
http://joedonatelli.com/column-google-mail-goggles-offers-a-welcome-respite-from-self-loathing/01/10/2008/
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
by jebushchrist on Jan 14, 2011 10:11 AM CST up reply actions
Sorry if it came off that way
But behold, Indiana > The south:
vs. the SEC, Indiana is 26-23-1 all time
vs. the Sun Belt, Indiana is 3-0 all time
Indiana is totally Lincoln
I've got the brains. You've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.
Blame the War Department for the Generals. He tried to offer the job to Reynolds dontcha know.
"But like any of our branding or marketing efforts, we will continuously review all aspects, conduct market research, and test sustainability."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 14, 2011 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
He gave that ninny Grant free run to do things as he saw fit.
Pretty severe indictment right there.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Jan 14, 2011 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
lincoln has to be illinois
it is the land of
and surely could not be
the aramani mafia,,,,,
but who is the chick with the cleaveage?
Surely not the aunt of the pellican whore?
I don't intend to upset folks with the way I write it just happens,,,
Khan Noonien Singh from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Also known as KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! Or Ricardo MontalBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHN!
Indiana football might be Lincoln
After all, they’ve both been dead for 140 years.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Also, both are famous for a pistol.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Jan 14, 2011 12:38 PM CST up reply actions
They're both also rumored to have had more fondness
for the round ball(s).
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
Meh.
Washington wasn’t much of a general, but they named our country’s capital city after him. Sometimes you lose, but still win. See?
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 14, 2011 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
typed from a laptop in Custer, ID.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 1:35 PM CST up reply actions
Nah, I can't afford a laptop with my shanty-in-the-woods mortgage payment.
Actually I don’t know a thing about Washington’s success, I just read something (I thought it was on BHGP) saying that and wanted to sound smart. Apparently I sounded crazy instead.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 19, 2011 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
So question
Who in the Legends division is going to be Auburn’s National championship in a few years?
To quote John Lennon "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not."-Dinner for Schmucks.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 14, 2011 10:08 AM CST reply actions
None. Everyone in the Legends division is much better than Auburn's cheating ways.
Or at least, I’d like to think so.
/Fucking ess-eee-cee.
Going, going, going, going, going, going, going, going.... Alright, I'll stop for now.
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 14, 2011 10:29 AM CST up reply actions
FWIW, my guesses........
Leaders
Illinois – Abe Lincoln (Illinois is the land of Lincoln)
Indiana – Genghis Khan (Leader of the Mongol hordes was almost as crazy as Lynch)
Ohio State – Stalin ( given)
Penn State – Julius Ceasar (almost as old as Joepa
Purdue – Khan the Wrathful (most hated foe of James T Kirk)
Wisconsin – Mussolini (not as cool as Hitler but the trains ran on time)
Legends
Iowa – Big Foot (given)
Michigan – Ariel ( princess waiting for prince to come and save her)
Michigan State – Minotaur ( reputed to be big and scary but easily lost in mazes)
Minnesota – Chupacabra (goat sucker may be better mascot than golden gopher)
Nebraska – Nessy ( supposed to be big and scary but never seen)
Northwestern – Leprechaun (deceptive little Irish guy named Patty with magic powers)
"You’re talking about things that are real. That’s real. In those other dual meets, it wasn’t real, but now it’s real." ~ Tom Brands regarding the Iowa State dual.
by Kluginator on Jan 14, 2011 11:06 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Mazes = Bowl games since 1991 against non-Fresno State opponents, without Bobby Williams to lead them
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Jan 14, 2011 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
Agree with everything except...
Indiana should be Lincoln, Illinois Khan. Illinois was once awesome, now everyone is like, “Illinois? Who cares?” Same with Mongolia.
"But like any of our branding or marketing efforts, we will continuously review all aspects, conduct market research, and test sustainability."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 14, 2011 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Genghis Khan that is.
"But like any of our branding or marketing efforts, we will continuously review all aspects, conduct market research, and test sustainability."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 14, 2011 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Wait, Ricardo Montalban
wasn’t ruler of the Mongol Empire? God, everything I thought I knew is wrong…
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
I'm willing to pretend he was.
"But like any of our branding or marketing efforts, we will continuously review all aspects, conduct market research, and test sustainability."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 14, 2011 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
"The yurt, the yurt!"
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
A few weeks ago, I wrote this comment in another thread:
I’m beginning to think the names aren’t going anywhere and Delaney just CEO’d us beautifully. In saying "we might change them, but we’ll wait and see," he got everbody to douse their torches and put the pitch forks back in storage; now in a month or so, he can say "What do you know! People aren’t complaining anymore, so we’re keeping them." He’ll be right, and then it’ll be too late, because people will never get as riled up the second time around. Brilliant.
I didn’t anticipate an even more brilliant intermediate announcement delaying a final decision for a year, but I’m still confident that’s what’s happening here. Delaney is made of balls.
by Third Generation Hawk on Jan 14, 2011 11:44 AM CST reply actions
I repeat: this man is one of the critical gears of the monster machine that is the BCS.
He’s an obnoxious little tool (all of those guys are), but he’s a smart obnoxious little tool.
"But like any of our branding or marketing efforts, we will continuously review all aspects, conduct market research, and test sustainability."
by ReadingRambler on Jan 14, 2011 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
"he’s a smart obnoxious little tool"
I hope to have that engraved on my headstone.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
Horace appears to be quite advanced in Photoshop skillz
Applesauce all around.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 14, 2011 1:19 PM CST up reply actions
I should be doing laundry or cleaning the house, but duty calls.
by PackerHawk on Jan 14, 2011 2:12 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I'm trying to find
something Purdue-related that rhymes with KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! but am drawing a blank.
Brunettes not fighter jets
E'Twaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Jan 14, 2011 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Aaaaannnnndddd
we have a winner!
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
by ClaybornSmash on Jan 14, 2011 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
ORTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
Filthy neckbeareded traitor.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I think Duong doesn't fit here
Since he really didn’t do anything against us. To him it’s more like SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN!!!
Alstooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!
Okay, that one’s kind of a stretch.
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Jan 14, 2011 4:38 PM CST up reply actions
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