LATEST STORIES FROM THE WAYNE FONTES EXPERIENCE
TWFE's last post...at Blogger
Update 10/09: You've stumbled upon the archives of version 1.0 of TWFE. I've left the posts up for posterity's sake, but the blog proper has moved on to the Bloguin blog network. This site may be dead, but The Wayne Fontes Experience is still in business, posting about Detroit sports daily at waynefontes.com. It's taken the weekend (and then some) to get the migration...
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October 20, 2008
Discuss
A quick TWFE and Big Al status update...
Update: Not 5 minutes after I posted this, MVN sent out notice the new platform is launching later tonight! So make sure you are using WayneFontes.com to get here, and NOT THE BLOGSPOT ADDRESS. More coming as news develops.I'm exhausted after spending the day at U of M hospital seeing doctors and getting x-rays. I'll fill everyone in on the details over the weekend when I...
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October 20, 2008
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings - Final thoughts: The refs didn't cost the Lions the game, but they sure as Hell helped
1. First things first. I realize all Lions fans are blaming the refereeing for the loss. And yes, I do agree the refs had not a clue, and made a couple of bizarre calls which royally screwed over the Lions. The big one was the pass interference call on Leigh Bodden. It was as bogus a call I've ever seen. A phantom penalty without question. The blown call gave the Vikings a short...
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October 12, 2008
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings - Pregame thoughts
Game Information: Lions @ VikingsKickoff: 1 p.m. EDTStadium: Hefty/Homer/BaggiedomeTelevision: WJBK-TV FOX Ch.2Play-By-Play: Ron (Lions are the) PittsColor: Tony BoselliSideline: Charissa ThompsonLions Radio Network Flagship: 97.1 FM The Ticket (WXYT-FM)Play-By-Play: Dan MillerColor: Jim BrandstatterSidelines: Tony Ortiz2008 Records: Lions, 0-4; Vikings, 2-3The 5 things I'm watching...
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October 11, 2008
The Rod Marinelli jokes of the day!
Sorry about the short posts today, but I'm feeling a little rough...But not rough enough to keep me from coming up with a few more Rod Marinelli jokes!
Rod Marinelli walks into a building and says to the clerk, "I'd like to pound the rock!" The clerk says, "This is a library." Then Rod whispers, "Sorry, I'd like to pound the rock." ...
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October 10, 2008
Who will be the next coach of the Detroit Lions?
Today, as after I woke from one of my too frequent naps, there was a note that had been slipped under my door. What did this note contain? William Clay Ford's short list of replacements for Rod Marinelli. No shit!The names on the list, with my thoughts, follow.Wayne Fontes: Why the Hell not? Playoffs every other year, then a high draft pick in the years the Lions miss the post...
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October 08, 2008
Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions - Final thoughts part duex: 12 more games of THIS?
I'll make my final thoughts quick, and to the point. By the way, I'm doing much better now.
Live blog links:
1st quarter: No hope, no hope at all
2nd quarter: Abandon hope all ye who enter here
3rd quarter: Fire Marinelli!
4th quarter: Seriously. Fire Marinelli
Final thoughts - part uno: I recommend a scorched earth policy
1. Today's loss to the Chicago...
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October 05, 2008
Lions fans are so desperate, they believe incompetence equals a curse
The Lions have been not-so-loveable losers for 50 years, which means fans are going to look for any damn excuse they can find which could explain such a miserable half century.
Thus, the "Curse of Bobby Layne."
This coming week being the 50 year anniversary of the Bobby Layne trade, the "curse" has received an inordinate amount of attention recently. There...
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October 04, 2008
Jim Leyland: I want an extension, you SOB's! Detroit Tigers: Die in a fire!
OK, I admit it isn't quite as contentious as my headline, but there is definitely some tension between the Tigers and their manager.Jim Leyland has gone public, letting everyone within earshot know that he deserves a contract extension, while conveniently forgetting he turned down extra years not all that long ago. The Tigers think differently, and refuse to give the Marlboro...
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October 02, 2008
It's all in the timing, Mr Ford
The Fords thought they were doing the right thing in the long long long long long long long overdue canning of the porn 'stached goon, Matt Millen. For the long-term future of the franchise, the firing was the right thing to do. But for the remainder of this season? Well, there's a reason NFL GM's aren't normally shown the door a whole 3 games into a season.What is that reason?It...
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October 01, 2008
Housekeeping: I'm still kicking
A little bit of housekeeping before things go back to normal at TWFE.
I had the talk with my doctor Monday, and he's found out...well, not much.
It's confirmed that I'm bleeding internally, but they still don't yet know why, where, or how. I'm anemic, as the blood loss is causing a big time iron deficiency. I'm also feeling quite run down (thanks to...
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September 30, 2008
The Detroit Lions look to make personnel moves...that make no sense whatsoever!
The Lions continue to stumble along like a drunk on a weekend bender. The latest news to come out of Allen Park is a total head scratcher...
Former Pro Bowler Shaun Alexander was one of several running backs to meet with the Lions on Tuesday. Alexander, a former Seattle Seahawks star, worked out for the coaching staff at the team's practice facility.
Former Chicago Bears...
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September 17, 2008
TWFE talks to William Clay Ford: 3 yards and a cloud of PFFFT!
It's been quite some time since TWFE last interviewed the owner of the Detroit Lions, William Clay Ford. With the Lions in the news for all the wrong reasons, I had the rare opportunity to chat with Mr. Ford recently. What follows is the transcript of out discussion.
The Wayne Fontes Experience: Hello? Mr. Ford? HELLO?!
William Clay Ford: HACK...ZZZZZZZZZ...Must bust the...
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September 15, 2008
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions: Final thoughts - That SUCKED
I try not to put my final thoughts about any Lions game till I've had a few hours to let my emotions simmer down a tad. Otherwise I'd post in an insane rage nothing but "FUCK THE LIONS," over and over and over again, in 72 point font, till I blew up Blogger's servers.
Now that I've reached a mellow state again, I can sum up my thoughts about another FUCKING...
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September 14, 2008
Reading between the lines: Rod Marinelli speaks, yet says nothing at all
After listening to the Rod Marinelli gets quite defensive and combative with the media during his Monday presser, I could have let it go as more of the same. As The World of Issac said, "The Lions Have Their Heads Up Their Butts." Indeed. He even posted the proof...
You need to take the helmet off first in order to fit inside, Kitna...
But I thought I'd delve deeper...
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September 09, 2008
Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons: Final thoughts - We were sold a bill of goods
As usual, here's the links to my live blogging gradual descent into profane lunacy.
1st quarter: Do you believe in...gag...now?
2nd quarter: Just kill me now. Put me out of my misery
3rd quarter: A new hope? No such luck
4th quarter: SCREW THE LIONS!
1. The quotes I read after Detroit's latest debacle (and it was a HUGE debacle) infuriate me. Per the Killer...
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September 07, 2008
Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons: The 5 things I'm watching, dammit!
Detroit Lions at Atlanta FalconsGame InformationKickoff: 1 p.m. EDTStadium: Georgia Dome(The Falcons are selling $10 tickets in an effort to sell out. You watching, Mr.Ford?)Television: WJBK-TV FOX Ch.2Play-By-Play: Matt Vasgersian Color: J.C. Pearson(What is this, the FOX Sports Z-team? Oh yeah, it's Lions-Falcons, it is the Z-team.)Lions Radio Network Flagship: 97.1 FM The...
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September 06, 2008
Detroit Lions 2008 season preview: On second thought...
If you visited SideLion Report while I was still blogging for Fan Sided (if you were wondering, there are some problems with their network redesign, but MVN is busy designing the "new" TWFE. You'll be the first to know when the move is imminent.), you may have seen the Detroit Lions season preview I wrote for Yardbarker. I did the best I could, given the restrictions...
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September 05, 2008
The 2008 Detroit Lions draft = FAIL
As I was scrolling through my RSS feeds, I ran into the following headline at Scout.com's Lions site, Roar Report.
Analysis: Johnson Coming to Detroit to Start
As everything at Scout is pay to read, and I'm a cheap ass bastard who believes the internet should be free to all, not subscription based ($7.95 a month? You gotta be kiddin' me! I think I'm a well enough...
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September 02, 2008
Morons in the media: Case number 002*
SI's Peter King, in his Monday MMQB column, writes about the Bengals, and their asinine re-signing of the number 5 (with a bullet) criminal on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list, wide out Chris Henry. Obviously, the Cincy media, and most of Cincy's fans, is aghast. But King felt the need to dis the continually dumped upon fanbase by finding some mouth breathing moron...
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August 25, 2008
I'm not sure what's more impressive...
Gus Johnson's play by play call? The man could make a sewing circle sound exciting. I want Gus Johnson calling every game I watch.
Dan Orlovsky's block taking out 2 Browns? Let's make him the lead blocker on all running plays.
Or Kevin Smith's marvelous run? (Hopefully You Tube won't pull this clip, but the NFL media gestapo are everywhere)
It&...
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August 23, 2008
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