Game Recaps:
Rahman's Noodles 50
Ball Handlers 49
This was a great game highlitghted by two of the best female QBs in the league. Kat Amirpashaie and Jeannine Panzera each contributed 4 TDs , but Kat and Rahman's Noodles were able to get one more extra point to secure the victory. On another note, I would just like to commend the referees of this game for doing such a great job and calling a completely fair game. One of the referees (who shall remain nameless) showed up early like he does every week, set up the fields, and got everyone organized to ensure games started on time...all while hungover. Well done good sir.
Straight Cash Homeys 8
Hung Jurists 50
Hung Jurists overwhelmed Straight Cash Homeys on offense and defense. Wyatt Taylor and Dave Esposito returned interceptions for touchdowns. Wyatt Taylor also threw 6 TD passes. A special thanks to whichever ref decided to keep score using roman numerals. I had so much fun counting the notches on the score sheet. Adding up the points on the score sheet is already problematic since I haven't done simple math in 15 years, but you managed to take it to a whole new level. THANKS!!
The Fighting Pacifists 48
The Prosecution 21
A battle between 1L guys teams. In the end the favored Fighting Pacifists pulled off the victory lead by Richard Haywood who ran for one TD and threw 4 more...a solid game despite his affiliation to the UNC Tarheels. Nate Sizemore also scored a touchdown off an interception for the Fighting Pacifists.
Naked Authority 26
2 Girls, 1 Ball 46
2 Girls, 1 Ball got solid contributions from a few team members. John McClaurin threw and ran for TDs. Dave Rivard caught a TD and returned an interception for a TD. Liz "Soul Eater" Boudris also threw for a TD. I'm not sure where she got the nickname from, but I don't want to be the one to find out. Kristen Booros had a complete game in a losing effort for Naked Authority. Booros ran for a TD, threw a TD, and returned an interception for a TD.
The Pac 39
ME 41
This was a hotly contested game. In the end the wily veteran's prevailed over their inexperienced counterparts. The highlight of the game had to be ME's two-point conversion in the first half that was retried 3-4 times for various penalties including a false start, 2 illegal rushes, and maybe a pass interference. Who knew that this conversion would prove to be the winning points for ME. Orlanda (formerly known as Alex) Woodson may or may not still be gloating about the touchdown pass he cought despite losing the game...proving he might actually be more like Randy Moss than first conceived.
Breakfast is for Closers 34
WWR 32
The third close game of the week, this battle of co-ed squads came down to the final minutes of the game. WWR lead at the end of the first half thanks to touchdowns by captain Katie Amaro and Matt Vaughan. Breakfast came back in the second half sparked by an interception returned for a touchdown by Brian Mills. BMills also caught two TD passes from Seth Scott, who threw 4 total. Breakfast completed a double points touchdown in the second half to a girl who isn't deserving of a shout out in the blog.
Other News:
The law school flag football team won the IM Flag Football Championship this week beating Sigma Chi 26-6. The team included Ryan Wind of Essex County, Spencer "I Like to Fight Frat Kids" Bolander, Dan Payne-Wallmeyer, Marshall Tucker, Corey "C-Mony" Pollard, Dave Van Acker, Matt "Sugar" Dahl, Brian "BR" Mills, Gene Pierson, Bryant "Just Gimme the Damn Ball" Thomas, and Travis Campbell, who channeled his inner-Urlacher in leading the team defense.
Congrats guys...
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Team Names
The request for blogging has been overwhelming, so this week I'm back with my commentary on team names.
Rahman's Noodles
A shout out to our very own Dean Rahman and a clever play on words. If you don't understand, then you obviously did not have the same college experience that I did. Ramen is a japanese noodle dish that originated in China (god i love wikipedia). Nissin manufactures Top Ramen which i
s instant noodles that come in a little microwavable container. All you do is add water, zap it for 3 minutes, and you have a fine japanese cuisine. The thought of eating these things quite honestly makes me a littly queasy. I probably consumed a metric ton of instant noodles over the first two years of college between the hours of 2am and 4am. After doing what I did on a normal college night, my judgment wasobviously cloudy and it seemed like a good thing to eat these things before bed. Trust me, it's not a good idea. Don't ever try it. Even if it's a dare.
Naked Authority
The girls have been running strong with this name since 1L year. It's a solid team name. In a legal sense, naked authority is “one given without any right in the agent, and wholly for the benefit of the principal.” In a real world sense, naked authority probably involves some type of bondage, a midget, and a ZJ (if you gotta ask, you can afford one). That's just what I heard from a close source of mine. I wouldn't advise googling the term unless you're somewhere private with with a door that locks and no chance that someone will walk in on you.
Hung Jurists
Easily one of the best names in the league. And I'm going to stop there before this gets weird.
The Pac
I'm not sure where this team was going with their name. Is it a play on the "Rat Pack" from the 60s? I guess Orlando (formerly known as Alex) Woodson could resemble a young Sammy Davis Jr. if he were able to grow a moustache. I wouldn't disrespect Sinatra or Dean Martin by comparing them to anyone on the rest of the team. I've also heard them refer to themselves as "Pac Frat." Maybe they've started their own fraternity to compete with PAD. It'll be interesting to see whether they can pull some members from PAD. I've heard pledging for PAD is intensive.
Straight Cash Homeys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07G23zMGa4g
This explains it all.
The Fighting Pacifists
Pacifists don't fight. I don't get it. I'm so confused.
2 Girls, 1 Ball
This is the most interesting name in the league with its slight sexual overtone on one hand and regretful plight on the other. 2 Girls = every man's fantasy. 1 Ball = every man's nightmare. Maybe the team name just refers to the 2 girls on the field and the 1 football and not everyone in the world has a corrupt mind like myself. Either way...well played.
Ball Handlers
No confusion here. This is clearly a sexual reference from this clever and catty 3L girls team. It's really quite simple if you think about it. Girls handling balls. Except it's their team name for flag football. So they handle footballs, not real balls. Get it? Ok good. I'm considering joining this team next year so I can get a jersey. And possibly go the team sleepover on saturday nights in which the ladies bake cookies and have pillow fights...cause that's what girls do when they have sleepovers right? If it's not, just let me hold on to that thought.
Breakfast is for Closers
Now I've been slightly confused about this team name since I created the schedule. The confusion is based off the fact that Corey Pollard is the team captain and undoubtebly contributed to the team name. I expect more from Corey "C-Mony" Pollard, being the avid reader of The G Manifesto (http://www.thegmanifesto.com/) that is he. He should know that true Gs NEVER stay for breakfast.
The Prosecution
In my opinion, a pretty lackluster attempt at a legal flag football name. Here are a few equally mediocre team name options: The Plaintiff, The Defense, Adverse Possession, The Beneficiary. I expect more from you guys next semester as you will have had a whole semester of law school classes chalk full of legal terms that can be turned into witty flag football names. Until then...
WWR
Ok so I couldn't find the sheet with the full team name, so I'm not exactly sure what the acronym stands for or even if it is an acronym. If it is an acronym, maybe it means "Wrongful Waiver of Rights" or "What? Whoa! Res Gestae?" Maybe there's actually a missing D and the team name stands for "What Would Rahman Do?" After all Dean Rahman does have 1 team name in her honor...and a sweet profile pic.
ME
Ahh the commish's team. People have been getting the wrong impression about MY team's name. I did not name the team ME because I think i'm the whole team. First, I wouldn't have the pomposity to do such a thing (side note: I stole the word pomposity from Brian R. Mills, who is the only kid pompous enough to actually use the word. He would like everyone to know that he no longer wishes to be referred to as BMills. Instead he will only go by B.R...because it sounds more stately than BMills). Now, back to my team....Second, every single person is an integral part of our team. Considering we rarely have more than 4 people show up to the game, without any single person, we would have forfeited half our games. Also, since I'm commish it was much easier to just say ME when I dictated the schedule to my scribe. Well done on my part.
Rahman's Noodles
A shout out to our very own Dean Rahman and a clever play on words. If you don't understand, then you obviously did not have the same college experience that I did. Ramen is a japanese noodle dish that originated in China (god i love wikipedia). Nissin manufactures Top Ramen which i
s instant noodles that come in a little microwavable container. All you do is add water, zap it for 3 minutes, and you have a fine japanese cuisine. The thought of eating these things quite honestly makes me a littly queasy. I probably consumed a metric ton of instant noodles over the first two years of college between the hours of 2am and 4am. After doing what I did on a normal college night, my judgment wasobviously cloudy and it seemed like a good thing to eat these things before bed. Trust me, it's not a good idea. Don't ever try it. Even if it's a dare.Naked Authority
The girls have been running strong with this name since 1L year. It's a solid team name. In a legal sense, naked authority is “one given without any right in the agent, and wholly for the benefit of the principal.” In a real world sense, naked authority probably involves some type of bondage, a midget, and a ZJ (if you gotta ask, you can afford one). That's just what I heard from a close source of mine. I wouldn't advise googling the term unless you're somewhere private with with a door that locks and no chance that someone will walk in on you.
Hung Jurists
Easily one of the best names in the league. And I'm going to stop there before this gets weird.
The Pac
I'm not sure where this team was going with their name. Is it a play on the "Rat Pack" from the 60s? I guess Orlando (formerly known as Alex) Woodson could resemble a young Sammy Davis Jr. if he were able to grow a moustache. I wouldn't disrespect Sinatra or Dean Martin by comparing them to anyone on the rest of the team. I've also heard them refer to themselves as "Pac Frat." Maybe they've started their own fraternity to compete with PAD. It'll be interesting to see whether they can pull some members from PAD. I've heard pledging for PAD is intensive.
Straight Cash Homeys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07G23zMGa4g
This explains it all.
The Fighting Pacifists
Pacifists don't fight. I don't get it. I'm so confused.
2 Girls, 1 Ball
This is the most interesting name in the league with its slight sexual overtone on one hand and regretful plight on the other. 2 Girls = every man's fantasy. 1 Ball = every man's nightmare. Maybe the team name just refers to the 2 girls on the field and the 1 football and not everyone in the world has a corrupt mind like myself. Either way...well played.
Ball Handlers
No confusion here. This is clearly a sexual reference from this clever and catty 3L girls team. It's really quite simple if you think about it. Girls handling balls. Except it's their team name for flag football. So they handle footballs, not real balls. Get it? Ok good. I'm considering joining this team next year so I can get a jersey. And possibly go the team sleepover on saturday nights in which the ladies bake cookies and have pillow fights...cause that's what girls do when they have sleepovers right? If it's not, just let me hold on to that thought.
Breakfast is for Closers
Now I've been slightly confused about this team name since I created the schedule. The confusion is based off the fact that Corey Pollard is the team captain and undoubtebly contributed to the team name. I expect more from Corey "C-Mony" Pollard, being the avid reader of The G Manifesto (http://www.thegmanifesto.com/) that is he. He should know that true Gs NEVER stay for breakfast.
The Prosecution
In my opinion, a pretty lackluster attempt at a legal flag football name. Here are a few equally mediocre team name options: The Plaintiff, The Defense, Adverse Possession, The Beneficiary. I expect more from you guys next semester as you will have had a whole semester of law school classes chalk full of legal terms that can be turned into witty flag football names. Until then...
WWR
Ok so I couldn't find the sheet with the full team name, so I'm not exactly sure what the acronym stands for or even if it is an acronym. If it is an acronym, maybe it means "Wrongful Waiver of Rights" or "What? Whoa! Res Gestae?" Maybe there's actually a missing D and the team name stands for "What Would Rahman Do?" After all Dean Rahman does have 1 team name in her honor...and a sweet profile pic.
ME
Ahh the commish's team. People have been getting the wrong impression about MY team's name. I did not name the team ME because I think i'm the whole team. First, I wouldn't have the pomposity to do such a thing (side note: I stole the word pomposity from Brian R. Mills, who is the only kid pompous enough to actually use the word. He would like everyone to know that he no longer wishes to be referred to as BMills. Instead he will only go by B.R...because it sounds more stately than BMills). Now, back to my team....Second, every single person is an integral part of our team. Considering we rarely have more than 4 people show up to the game, without any single person, we would have forfeited half our games. Also, since I'm commish it was much easier to just say ME when I dictated the schedule to my scribe. Well done on my part.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Week 4: Midseason Report
Game Recaps:
Rahman's Noodles 32
Naked Authority 25
Hung Jurists 42
The Pac 56
Straight Cash Homeys 16
The Fighting Pacifists 55
Ball Handlers 12
Breakfast is for Closers 52
ME 49
The Prosecution 6
2 Girls, 1 Ball 48
WWR 0
Standings
Breakfast is for Closers (4-0)
ME (4-0)
Rahman's Noodles (3-1)
The Pac (3-1)
The Fighting Pacifists (2-1)
2 Girls, 1 Ball (2-2)
The Prosecution (1-3)
WWR (1-3)
Hung Jurists (1-2)
Naked Authority (1-2)
Ball Handlers (0-3)
Straight Cash Homeys (0-4)
League Leaders:
TD Passes
Ryan Shannon (The Pac) - 19
Matt "Sugar" Dahl (ME) - 14
Wyatt Taylor (Hung Jurists) - 10
Rahman's Noodles 32
Naked Authority 25
Hung Jurists 42
The Pac 56
Straight Cash Homeys 16
The Fighting Pacifists 55
Ball Handlers 12
Breakfast is for Closers 52
ME 49
The Prosecution 6
2 Girls, 1 Ball 48
WWR 0
Standings
Breakfast is for Closers (4-0)
ME (4-0)
Rahman's Noodles (3-1)
The Pac (3-1)
The Fighting Pacifists (2-1)
2 Girls, 1 Ball (2-2)
The Prosecution (1-3)
WWR (1-3)
Hung Jurists (1-2)
Naked Authority (1-2)
Ball Handlers (0-3)
Straight Cash Homeys (0-4)
League Leaders:
TD Passes
Ryan Shannon (The Pac) - 19
Matt "Sugar" Dahl (ME) - 14
Wyatt Taylor (Hung Jurists) - 10
Week 3:
Game Recaps:
Rahman's Noodles 39
2 Girls, 1 Ball 33
Rahman's Noodles beat 2 Girl 1 Ball. It was a close game with Rahman's Noodles only winning by 6 points. According to my co-commissioner Kat played like an all star (again) and she had no idea who on the other team did anything. Thanks for the contribution Jess.
ME 54
The Fighting Pacifists 15
After a two week holdout, Ryan E. Wind and his agent Drew Rosenhaus finally came to terms on a contract with team management. Wind did not show any signs of rust from the holdout throwing for 2 TDs and catching 2 more. ME jumped out to an early 35-0 lead and never looked back ending the game by the mercy rule early in the second half. Matt Dahl threw 5 TDs in replacement of incumbent starter Marshall Tucker and may be looking to take over the starting job. The Fighting Pacifists had one shining moment as they returned a two point conversion for a touchdown.
Hung Jurists 50
The Prosecution 43
The Pac 52
Straight Cash Homeys 6
Ball Handlers 74
WWR 77
Naked Authority 41
Breakfast is for Closers 55
Quote of the Week:
My fantasy value is way up after this week.
-Matt Dahl
Rahman's Noodles 39
2 Girls, 1 Ball 33
Rahman's Noodles beat 2 Girl 1 Ball. It was a close game with Rahman's Noodles only winning by 6 points. According to my co-commissioner Kat played like an all star (again) and she had no idea who on the other team did anything. Thanks for the contribution Jess.
ME 54
The Fighting Pacifists 15
After a two week holdout, Ryan E. Wind and his agent Drew Rosenhaus finally came to terms on a contract with team management. Wind did not show any signs of rust from the holdout throwing for 2 TDs and catching 2 more. ME jumped out to an early 35-0 lead and never looked back ending the game by the mercy rule early in the second half. Matt Dahl threw 5 TDs in replacement of incumbent starter Marshall Tucker and may be looking to take over the starting job. The Fighting Pacifists had one shining moment as they returned a two point conversion for a touchdown.
Hung Jurists 50
The Prosecution 43
The Pac 52
Straight Cash Homeys 6
Ball Handlers 74
WWR 77
Naked Authority 41
Breakfast is for Closers 55
Quote of the Week:
My fantasy value is way up after this week.
-Matt Dahl
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