BREAKING NEWS: Andrew Brommer Is Really Hung Over

by Patrick Vint on Nov 22, 2011 8:03 AM CST in Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball

In a postgame press conference following their embarrassing loss to Creighton, Iowa players provided a plethora of reasons for their lackluster performance. Sophomore power forward Melsahn Basabe blamed the loss on foul trouble. Senior guard Matt Gatens said the team had trouble guarding Creighton's three-point shooters on the perimeter. And junior center Andrew Brommer, who missed the game, added his observations. "Echinique had a great game on the inside, and we didn't have an answer for his agility in the post. Also, it probably didn't help that I was really hung over."

Brommer missed the first month of practice with a sprained knee, only to reinjure the knee on his return last week. He's spent the time off, as he said, "partying like a rock star." As Brommer said, "I'm sure my team could have used me today, and of course I'd play if my knee allowed. It's just that...can we get these lights turned down? It's really bright in here." Brommer later added, "Man, my head is fucking killing me."

Iowa was sluggish in the 23-point loss, attributed by many to a Sunday afternoon game during a holiday weekend. Brommer, though, provided an alternate explanation, at least for his own sluggishness. "Whiskey," he said. "Whiskey was a bad choice." Brommer reportedly told coaches of his horrible hangover, at which point things got only worse for the backup center. "Rusty Burney lined up eight shots of Jack Daniels and made me drink them in ten minutes. He said he saw it on The Cosby Show."

Brommer added, "What the hell is a Cosby Show?"

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery indicated Brommer would be back after the Thanksgiving holiday. Brommer wasn't so sure. "Cody bought another pony keg for this week. We are sooooo gonna party!" he added. The junior center then hunched over a nearby sink and moaned "Oh God" repeatedly for the remainder of the press conference.

(TFJ to @bvak for the pic)

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Brommer is a Junior now?

That’s awesome! Another year of Brommercide!

by StewMonkey13 on Nov 22, 2011 8:57 AM CST reply actions

Respectfully disagree.

“Whiskey,” he said. “Whiskey was a bad choice.”

This statement is never true. Whiskey is always a good choice.

"He lowballed us and said: 'Take it or leave it. If you don't take our offer, you are rolling the dice.' I said: 'Consider them rolled.' " - Jim "Huge Brass Balls" Delaney

by ClaybornSmash on Nov 22, 2011 9:14 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

Not the whiskey I could afford in college.

Black Velvet is definitely a bad choice.

by StewMonkey13 on Nov 22, 2011 9:15 AM CST up reply actions

Wait, are we talking about whiskey or are we talking about Black Velvet?

The difference is similar to vodka versus what Luxco calls Hawkeye Vodka.

"Gophers are filthy digging rats"
-one of HFMR's many amazing tags

"It's Northwestern," he explained. "A smart school."
-TMart on jNW reading signals

by Eyeheartfreedumb on Nov 22, 2011 9:37 AM CST up reply actions

Or, if you're drinking wine...

MD 20/20 is probably even a worse choice than BV. I think I was sick for at least two days after drinking the entire bottle..

Never *question* Bruce Dickinson!

http://www.thebirdcult.net

by The Bird Cult on Nov 22, 2011 11:50 AM CST up reply actions

Mad Dog, St. Ides and Boone's Farm

I sure do miss freshman year. Or was that high school?

"Gophers are filthy digging rats"
-one of HFMR's many amazing tags

"It's Northwestern," he explained. "A smart school."
-TMart on jNW reading signals

by Eyeheartfreedumb on Nov 22, 2011 11:59 AM CST up reply actions

Oh yes. A cooler full of Boone's farm after a pickup softball game

Its amazing we didn’t all die driving home

Never *question* Bruce Dickinson!

http://www.thebirdcult.net

by The Bird Cult on Nov 22, 2011 1:53 PM CST up reply actions

Anything Jack or above is a good idea

Anything below that, I don’t consider whiskey

"He lowballed us and said: 'Take it or leave it. If you don't take our offer, you are rolling the dice.' I said: 'Consider them rolled.' " - Jim "Huge Brass Balls" Delaney

by ClaybornSmash on Nov 22, 2011 1:14 PM CST up reply actions

I volunteered with my grandmother at a Care N Share House that gave food and clothes to people in need.

Then a month later or so, she gave me this godawful sweater. I kept it because I didn’t want Grandma to be upset. A week later, I moved into a downtown apartment above a really nice theater. There was a stand-up comedian playing that night. while the show was sold out, when I came back at 3 p.m. like they told me, they were able to release all of the show’s family and friends tickets.

Goddamn right I wore that sweater, sitting in the 7th row, right in the middle where Bill Cosby’s wife should have been.

meh

by tyger1147 on Nov 22, 2011 9:33 AM CST reply actions