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Duck Feed: ESPN Thursday Crew On Tap

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

This year's Civil War (ESPN, 6 p.m. PST) will feature a broadcast team headed by Chris Fowler, with analysts Craig James and Jesse Palmer, and sideline reporter Erin Andrews. It marks the second time in as many seasons that ESPN's current "Thursday Night Football" crew has had the Ducks for a game – the first being last year's Holiday Bowl.

Top Football Broadcasters: ARV Edition

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:39:46 -0500

You've seen the Sporting News Top 25 Football Broadcasters list, compiled by a group of knowledgeable and well respected members of the football media. We wanted to do a rebuttal with the list's glaring omissions, but frankly, there aren't many, if any. So we thought it best to add a few more names -- we'll call it Also Receiving Votes -- that should be part of the football booth conversation. First, we do have some quibbles with the order in which the panel of Spor...

Your Week Eight College Football Announcing Schedule

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:17:00 -0500

Here is your Week Eight announcing schedule brought to you by SI's Cheerleader of the Week. This week's cheerleader is Vanessa Marrero from Florida International (middle). Vanessa is not only a lovely young woman, but she also thinks: her hair is her best feature, she procrastinates, and doesn't use Twitter! Ready??? OKAY!!!Wednesday, October 21stTulsa @ Texas-El Paso (ESPN, 8pm)- Dave Neal, Andre WareThursday, October 22ndFlorida State @ North Carolina (ESPN, 7:30pm)- Chris Fowle...

Video - Clemson Fan Overreacting

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:28:00 -0500

Clemson football fan overreacting. Jesse Palmer Craig James and Chris Fowler ragging on him. h/t to Dueling Couches Bob's Blitz Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com Best Amazon prices for Blitz Subscribers: http://got.to/BlitzBestDeals

Chris Fowler Feels Clemson Fan's Pain (Not Really)

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:35:21 -0500

newVideoPlayer("/clemsonfan_deadspin.flv", 500, 375,""); If you watched Georgia Tech beat Clemson two weeks ago, you might have noticed this Tiger fan's Oscar reel for Most Distraught Football Fanatic and the announcing crew's on-air sympathy. Of course, off the air was a different story. A YouTube gnome uploaded a clip of this classic college football moment taken directly from ESPN's broadcast feed—but helpfully included the audio and video from the tw...

ESPN Crew Makes Fun Of Clemson Fan

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:52:00 -0500

Clemson lost to Georgia Tech two weeks ago, but this video just recently hit the webs. A Tigers fan was a little upset about said loss, and Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer and Craig James, got quite a kick out of it. For four whole minutes.... I love how they hammer the kid forever, and then Fowler has to get all serious and say that they don't want to make fun of him. The kid was acting like a three year old, guys....have at him. (via Hot Clicks)

FACTOR FIVE FIVE FACTOR PREVIEW: GEORGIA TECH AT MIAMI

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:59 -0500

Welcome to our Factor Five Five Factor Preview Georgia Tech at Miami. The Factor Five Five Factor Preview examines the necessaries and completely arbitraries of the official beginning of your weekend, the Thursday Night special featuring the Boys’ Club (Jesse Palmer imitations! Chris Fowler roaring with unrestrained glee! Everyone looking at Erin Andrews, and then [...]

Chris Fowler Is Mistaken

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:25:09 -0500

While flipping between channels last night I came upon the Georgia Tech - Clemson game on ESPN. Chris Fowler, Craig James and Jesse Palmer were in the booth bestowing their infinite wisdom on the viewing audience. During the third quarter (if I remember correctly) ESPN came back from a commercial and showed two Beluga whales at [...]

Erin Andrews poses for GQ

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:11:22 -0500

It’s not quite the photo spread that her fans around the country were hoping for, but Erin Andrews posed for some shots and answered a few questions in GQ. She’s ready to bolt Atlanta, where she lives, for New York City. “Jesse Palmer always says to me, ‘What are you waiting for?’ ” says Andrews, 31, [...]

ESPN/ABC shakes up college football announcing teams.

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:50:00 -0500

Matt Millen, Brad Nessler and Jesse Palmer are just three of the college football broadcasters with new roles for the upcoming season.Millen, a new ESPN employee, will join Sean McDonough on ABC's lead Saturday afternoon college football broadcast team. Meanwhile, last year's lead Saturday afternoon team of Nessler, Bob Griese and Paul Maguire will go their separate ways; Nessler will call

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Looking to Land a 'Bachelor'

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:25:09 -0500

For the first time since Jesse Palmer made a desperate attention grab on the show, ABC's "The Bachelor" is back on my radar screen. And it's because one of the prospective females in what is now season 13(!) of the show is a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader named Melissa Rycroft. Rycroft apparently spent two years on the squad before settling into the ever-rewarding "sales representative" field.

The Pam Ward Chronicles: Week Five

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:47:01 -0500

I don't have a cute intro for today's PWC so let's just get right into it. If you have a quote be sure to add it to the comments and let's have some fun today! "He's giving the traveling call"- Jesse Palmer on a false start penalty Umm...they're the same Jesse. "There's Mike Riley hugging his wife - I hope."- Erin Andrews "If you enjoy Doctor Lou, I hope you will show your support by driving during the day with your lights on. And if you&#...

OSU Turns The College Football World Upside Down

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:25:47 -0500

There's nothing better than celebrating with your entire student body after beating a #1 team. Especially when that student body is littered with signs in "support" for Erin Andrews. Here's the end of the game and pay extra attention at the 1:15 mark.... I seriously thought that sign read "Erin Andrews Ky Time?" at first, but thanks to Deadspin, we now know it reads "Sexy". Either way, I'm surprised that ESPN put it on camera right before her postga...

Book Review: I'm Just a Kicker

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:44:07 -0500

Forget wanting to be a sports agent. I want to be a kicker. You know, the guy who sits on the bench for the majority of football games counting his money as his team does all the real work. How talented do you have to be to hit kickoffs that go for touchbacks, kick game winning fieldgoals, and execute onside kicks that completely change games? I am being entirely sarcastic. In fact, I have always been a strong advocate of paying more attention to the value of having a good kicker. That being said, I was very excited when former NFL kicker, Owen Pochman, sent me a copy of his book, I'm Just a Kicker, for review. I have to hand it to Owen on this fantastic read. From the very first page, I was hooked, never wanting to put the book down. In fact, I stopped running on the treadmill in favor of working out on a stationary bike so that I could be sure to get some reading of the book done every day. Honestly, the guy is not just a kicker. He is an excellent writer. Throughout the book, Owen has a chip on his shoulder. He hates the way that kickers are treated and cannot stand being referred to as Kicker. It was the one position that he had a chance to perform at, so he did his best to try to change the stereotype of the standard NFL kicker. It was not easy for Owen to get on a professional team. He was athletic since birth and was not exactly a pro when it came to hitting the books. His life seemed destined for failure when he went from being the most athletic at his age to becoming one of the smallest at 5?3 and 95 lbs entering high school. The poor kid was thrown into garbage cans by the football players and was relegated to playing soccer. Luckily for him, he excelled in the sport, which eventually opened up a door into being a successful kicker. Besides the fascinating read about Owen's remarkable determination to reach his goal of becoming an NFL starting kicker, his book is chalk full of humorous lines and stories. If he had not mentioned that he was a Mormon and went to BYU about a thousand times, you would never know what faith he followed. Okay, maybe the fact that he was a virgin until his early twenties and that he had to build up enough courage to dry hump a girl in college would give it away. The guy starts off his book with a bang. Throwing you into a bathroom stall where you have to take a piss into a cup while someone is staring at your junk in order to perform a drug test. It only gets better, with references to rubbing Icey Hot on his nuts in his normal workout routine and being caught naked in the San Fransisco 49ers hot tub while others yelled, "Ball Soup!". For all the shame he endured, he had a fairly successful career, dated Playboy Playmates, and was even asked to be on The Bachelor before his good friend Jesse Palmer was eventually selected. There was really only one area that I thought had any sports agent importance. Near the end of the book, Owen discusses how his agent ended up dropping him in a form letter. The agent did not even have the courage to do it on the phone. He still had teams interested in him, and the agent still let him go. I think Owen is doing just fine without that undisclosed agent. A new Allstate Auto Insurance commercial features President Palmer from the show 24 saying, "No one knows who the kicker is?until you need him. Kind of like car insurance. Are you in good hands?" Before I was sent I'm Just a Kicker, I had no clue who Owen Pochman was. After reading his story, I would love to one day meet him in person. I feel like a lot of people close to him are in good hands.

Protect Yourself When Interviewed by the Bachelor

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:31:52 -0500

Journalism at its finest: College GameDay with Jesse Palmer.