Signing Day Woes

COLUMBUS, OH - I'm sure most of you figured a perfect 12-0 regular season and a stranglehold on the #1 ranking for nearly five months would pay some hefty recruiting dividends. Well at least we beat out Illinois - oh wait, Scouts.Ink says the Zookster nabbed a top-10 Class, nine spots ahead of the Buckeyes. What exactly was Jim Tressel doing from November 19th till January 8th? - "getting the Buckeyes ready for Florida" is not a legitimate response. In case you were wondering, the football factories at Georgia Tech and Clemson also topped the scarlet and gray. The "U" endured a year of embarrassments including a coaching change, a midfield fracas, and a completely unrelated death - and yet still had more prospects asking "Where do I sign?" And to top it off, Michigan, came out ahead as well.

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Brilliant!

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Andy Reid must be incredibly proud of his 21 year-old son today after he made headlines for a very uncommon crime amongst his age group. According to Sports Illustrated, Britt Reid (Remember Britt from 8th & Ocean, man she was hot....wait Andy Reid really named his son Britt?) was arraigned on nine counts, including one for making terroristic threats (He doesn't really fit the terrorist demographic, ya know with the red hair and pale skin). The young Ed Herman look-alike got into an argument with another motorist on Jan. 30th, and proceeded to pull out a gun, point it at the guy, and then drive off laughing (In all seriousness, what citizen of this awful-driving Country hasn't wished they had a gun in the glove box to have some fun with during some sort of on-road altercation in their lifetime? The only difference is, this guy actually was drugged up enough to do it.). The best part about this story is the fact that the other motorist was quoted as describing young Reid to police as: "A white kid trying to act like a gangster." Can we be any more politcally correct? I would have paid good money to interview the alleged victim of this hysterical debacle. Anyhow, I think it's safe to say that Andy Reid has done a hell of a job with this young man, and I look forward to his next "Wannabe Gangster" crime story.

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Fratello Era "Happier" Than We Thought?

If this is true, then Terrell Brandon, Chris Mills, Dan Majerlie, Tyronne Hill and Danny Ferry are probably losing some sleep right now; although Bobby Sura is probably indifferent. Continue Entry»

Cavs.com Caption Contest

One of our favorite websites, Cavs.com, is really rolling out the wacky internet gimmicks with their newest "Create a Caption" contest. This would have been a good idea had we not picked up on it. Here are the instructions:

"Submit your best caption using your humor, wit and creativity and we'll post the best ones"

Granted, we're a website that often lacks in the humor, wit and creativity department, but we thought we'd give it a whirl anyway. Hey, Ira Newble can't dribble or shoot, but he plays in the NBA right? So here are the captions we will be formally submitting.

"Look at all those guys on the floor not faking a toe injury!"

"Three perimeter players who can't shoot"

"We are continually disappointed with this administration's failure to provide a lucid, intelligible solution to the current middle-eastern quagmire, with respect to the current geopolitical realities that persist between the separatists and the other warring factions"

"Hurry up and make this our default image on Facebook...oh wait, LeBron doesn't have a valid college e-mail address"

"Reaction to one of Eric Snow's jumpshots"

"What happens at Synergy, stays at Synergy"

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I Didn't Order the F*%#ing Ham Sandwich

It's not every day that the Morgan State basketball program graces the pages of espn.com, but today was special. Head basketball coach Todd Bozeman stopped into a local restaurant called Mulligan's after a close battle against the 8-17 Longwood Lancers that resulted in a loss. Apparently, an unhappy and ready to explode Bozeman went ballistic on a waitress when he went to pick up food for the team and was given ham sandwiches. Now, I'm not sure if it was just the ham sandwiches that caused him to freak out or the fact that he just lost to a Lancers team that had its biggest wins of the season against: Virginias-Wise, Norfolk State, Shenandoah, Kennesaw State and High Point (and they also played Oklahoma tough in an 81-40 loss that was a lot closer than it seemed).

Restaurant manager Carlos Holland stated that Bozeman, "Just went belligerent, screaming that he didn't want ham sandwiches," and then grabbed and shook a female assistant manager. Holland later hammed it up (no pun intended) by saying "We had kids in here, nice and quiet eating with their families.....He's the head coach of a university, showing a bad example."

What's next for Bozeman? I don't know, possibly Iona but I doubt it. You really can't blame the guy. What goes unnoticed is the remarkable restraint that he has shown throughout the season. Some coaches might have gone overboard after a 102-76 loss to La Salle (9-14), but not Bozeman. He is a stand-up guy!

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Hollinger's Special Olympic Power Rankings

GUEST ARTICLE POSTED BY CURSEDCLEVELAND.COM's OWN GAMBLING EXPERT "KING" NICK LAMARCA

Not only can I pick sure losers every night in sports, but, believe it or not, I can also write a bad article from time to time. I just needed a quick forum to vent my frustration stemming from the latest Hollinger NBA Power Rankings, which have the Cavs at #16 in the league. This ranking system is about as effective as college football's BCS, and I cant help but wonder if John Hollinger has ever watched an NBA game in his entire life. Let’s take a quick gander at the teams ranked AHEAD of the Cavs in this week’s Hollinger Power Rankings: CLICK HERE FOR THE EXCITING CONCLUSION!

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Rivalry Reaching New Heights

CLEVELAND, OHIO - Apparently this Cavs/Pistons rivalry is getting so intense that even the public-address announcers are getting involved. In Sunday's disgusting performance at home against the thugs from rock city, the Cavs P.A. Announcer Olivier Sedra mocked the voice of the Pistons, John Mason, by saying "Deeetroit turnover," imitating the well known (and hated) "Deeetroit basketball." Immature antics are all well and good here at CursedCleveland.com (In fact, one of our authors is known for bar pranks such as the "Garbage Dump," the "Pool Stick Launch," "Down the Hatch," and the creatively named "Garbage Down the Stairs.") , as long as you aren't doing it down 10 points with little time remaining in a nationally-televised embarrassment. Sources tell me that in retaliation, the Pistons play-by-play television announcer will repeatedly say "Alligator Arms" and "rubber rim" during the next match-up in an attempt at mocking the loser that replaced Reghi.

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