Last night on Twitter, I saw Steelers S Ryan Clark asking (*cough*begging*cough*) for more followers. It seems as though Mr. Clark was looking for 10,000 followers for his page. (He should have asked his long haired teammate, Troy Polamalu. He rarely tweets, yet has 33K followers).
Clark started out his by having a simple incentive to following him:
What I found funny is that Clark followed up his tweet by giving reason why he may not be as successful as some on the social networking website:
WHOA!!!!!
Of course, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out, Clark is possibly referring to the oh so boisterous, Chad Ocho Cinco of the Cincinnati Bengals, who is Twitter royalty and just finished showing his reality show, "The Ultimate Catch" on VH1. This actually may have had more steam, had Clark had more followers (at the current moment he has 12,602 followers, while Ocho Cinco's page has 1,293,946 followers).
At least Clark surpassed his 10K mark like he asked.... I was uninterested in following him (The Ravens fan in me makes me petty like that), until I saw this tweet:
Hopefully this applies to Steelers AND Ravens fans alike! *Hits follow button*
Last week, the Most Hated Athletes list was released and the Top 5 of the list was as follows:
1. Michael Vick*
2. Tiger Woods
3. Terrell Owens*
4. Chad Ochocinco*
5. Kobe Bryant
As you can see, not only are all 5 players of African-American decent, but 3 out of 5 of them are NFL players. Hmmmmmmm......................
In contrast, the Most Liked Athletes list was released and list showed the following:
1. Michael Jordan
2. Apolo Anton Ohno
3. Peyton Manning*
4. Steve Nash
5. Joe Montana*
One African-American (who is retired, BTW) and two NFL players, one of which no longer plays and hasn't in quite sometime.
Oh....... okay...............................
Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture? The race situation is another topic for another day and I'm going to try my harder to avoid that topic, so let's stick to specifically the NFL players selected. While I understand that some folks will never like Michael Vick again, due to his dog fighting fiasco, what did Chad OchoCinco and Terrell Owens do to you?
I'm probably the last person to say that I love Terrell Owens. He annoys me and acts like a guy who lacks deeply in social skills. But do I hate the guy? No. Chad OchoCinco is well liked by many of his opponents who he trash talks to weekly, so why is the love so rare amongst fans? Neither of them have been arrested, convicted or had allegations toward them. Yet they are Top 5 in most hated?
What I found interesting was that a guy like Ben Roethlisberger was not listed in the Top 5 Most Hated. He did make the list at #8, however he's been accused of sexual misconduct twice in one year, yet is ranked lower than 2 guys who have done nothing wrong off the football field. Where they do that at?
Also noted, Brett Favre was listed #8 in the Most Like Athletes list. As a former Favre Stan, I can admit that after the Green Bay fiasco (in which I totally sided w/ Green Bay and how they handled it), I became less and less of a fan of his. And after the yearly going back and forth of, "I'm retiring... wait! No I'm not", he inched more and more on my, "Players I Dislike" list.Maybe I'm the only person that doesn't care a whole lot for divas and bitchassness. Who knew!
The NFL is the cream of the crop in American sports, followed by the NBA. These players are put on pedestals. Things they do off-the-field are just as much newsworthy as the plays they make on-the-field. I understand that majority of the players we see are black, but I'm a bit baffled by this list. What say you?
Things that make you go, Hmmmmm.......................................
This week, the Ravens head to Cincinnati to play the Bengals. This is a BIG divisional matchup against the 2 teams that made it to the playoffs last year. While both teams look to repeat last year's success, none of this would be interesting if it weren't for Twitter's greatest sports tweeter- Chad Ochocinco.
Ocho has started with his trash talking to Ravens players already. Tweets from 85 started yesterday evening with his good friend, Ray Lewis:
But it didn't stop there. Chad then went after Ravens RB Willis McGahee:
In the midst of this "Tweet War", Ravens FB LeRon McClain jumped in to defend his teammate. Chad wasted no time to turn his attention to #33:
Although I'm sure these guys are friends in real life, this is great entertainment for tweeters like myself. How can you NOT love Twitter. Hopefully Sunday's game is as good as the Twitter trash talk!
Apparently, Miami Dolphins DE Kendall Langford has money to blow. Athletes have expensive jewelry, nice cars and a wardrobe most people probably dream of. It comes with part of being a baller, so you can afford to wear them and lose them as you please, right?!
Langford wore is 2.5 carat diamond studs to practice earlier this week. But one of the earrings fell out. And now Kendall- along with his teammates- are on a wild goose chase to find them.
The earrings are at an estimated value of $50,000. You read that right... if the numbers didn't get you, let me spell it out for you: FIDDY THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!!! He lost one, which means he lost $25,000!!
First off, why are you wearing Fiddy Thousand dollar earrings to practice? To a game? Hell, anywhere NEAR a football related event? Isn't that kind of bling good for extra curricular events, like clubs, events, etc? Of course, it's possible that he simply forgot that he still had them in, but for $50K, I'm gonna have a GPS on them and a voice messenger to remind me to take them off and put them away.
In light of this unfortunate situation, Chad Ochocinco tweeted a few words of encouragement to Langford:
Maybe next time you'll take his advice and rock the Claire's studs during football activities. SMH.
This weekend, the NFL had an interesting sequence of events take place .. and it's only preseason. Favre returned, but didn't last long, Tim Cowlishaw made some bold statements and the kickoff of the Gridiron Gals Tour was underway. In case you missed it, here's a quick recap:
I went with my GGals partner Pigskin Loving Lady to the Ravens-Redskins preseason game, and we had a ball! It was the unofficial kickoff of the Gridiron Gals Tour, us going to different stadiums and doing what we do best-enjoy the game of football- while recording our experience. Check out the full video of us by clicking here. (by-the-way, that towel I was wrapped in? Ed Reed's towel that he threw up after the game was over... I'm in lust with it)
Big Ben made his return to the football as he started for the Steelers against the NY Giants. Roethlisberger finished 6-for8 for 76 yards and an INT Pittsburgh's preseason won over the G-Men. The best part about the game was the cat fight between Steelers Ike Taylor and Giants Hakeem Nicks.... they were windmilling everywhere, like two school girls. I love when players swing on other guys with helmets on, don't you?
A couple of guys got JACKED UP this weekend. First, it was Bengals WR, who took a vicious hit and was woozy afterward against the Philadelphia Eagles.
We know it's only preseason but when that adrenaline gets to rushing, there's nothing you can do to stop that momentum. Shout out to Ocho Cinco for getting up without help.
ESPN's Tim Cowlishaw tweeted some encouraging new for Jets fans over the weekend:
That's great news! Too bad Adam Schefter and Peter King don't seem to agree with this tweet. I dunno about you, but I'd take Schefter word over any other NFL insider. Not sure how Cowlishaw, of all people, would be the one to get such important news. But we'll see how this fares by the end of the week.
And finally... Brett Favre got a nice "Welcome Back" greeting from the San Francisco 49ers last night. Favre played just 4 series, and this was the main reason why:
Old Man Favre went down faster than Hookers At The Point. The Vikings had NO answer for Patrick Willis' stunt up the middle. I'm sure Favre expected a warmer welcome than that. In any event, the 49ers fans (and other fans that are over the Favre drama) were elated.
What's going on in the world of the NFL? I thought being an athlete in the country's most watched sport, making tons of money means you're automatically cool, right?! WRONG! Guys are rocking the ugliest haircuts- voluntary or not- around the league. Let's take a look at some cuts that are NOT hot in the streets:
Guys Who Purposely Mutilated Their Hair
I used to think Tom Brady was sexy as hell, but now he looks like a grown ass Justin Bieber stan. I guess if Gisele likes it, I love it... but I really don't. This haircut SUCKS!
Y'all know I never like to say anything bad about my boo, Philip Rivers. But ummm... he looks like Remy from the movie, "Higher Learning". Not a good look.
Guys Won't Didn't Ask For The Fugly Cuts!
Poor Tim Tebow. The rookie QB got a Statue of Liberty haircut as part of his hazing with the Denver Broncos. Actually, it looks like a halo, to model his Christian roots. Either way, Tebow took his ugly haircut well.
Cowboys offensive lineman Doug Free didn't look too happy with his hazing haircut in 2007. At least Tebow has the halo look. Dude has a half and half...... I'd be mad too.
Flashback Fugly Cut:
Before Chad Ocho Cinco legally changed his name, Chad JOHNSON was a big time fugly cut offender. Rocking this blond mohawk thingy was in his earlier attention whoring stages. He has all the attention he needs now with his Twitter page, iPhone app and reality show. But before he was the bald headed handsome guy, he was..... this:
A reformed fugly haircut wearer he looks like an extra in the movie, "Meteor Man" (if you don't know what movie that is, you didn't miss much, trust me)...... thank God for turnarounds.
Pro Bowl week has arrived a week early and is in full swing. Players from the AFC and NFC conferences are down in Miami getting their practice on for Sunday's showdown over bragging rights on who's the best (we all know it's the AFC, so let's get that out of the way LOL). While a lot of players have declined their invitation to participate, there is a lot of star power still playing. Here's a look at a few pics of this week's practices:
Big Ray (Lewis), Little Ray (Rice) and Brandon Marshall getting off of the bus to practice
Cowboys WR Miles Austin getting practice in
Bengals Chad Ocho Cinco and Eagles DeSean Jackson, hamming up for the camera
Eagles QB Donovan McNabb says he wants to stay in Philly, warms up
AFC Head Coach Norv Turner. I hope he doesn't coach like it's a playoff game, or the AFC is going down!
Ocho Cinco and Michael Irvin (minus the lines in his haircut), on set
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers taking some reps. I'm still feeling for him after such a controversial loss, Wild Card Weekend
BFFs Sugar Ray and Primetime Deion Sanders, yucking it up. I wonder if Deion, Irvin and Ray Ray will have a Suit Off, on who has the loudest suits. Shannon Sharpe has to be a judge!
The NFL and it's players have taken the initiative to helping the country of Haiti after it's massive earthquake, last Tuesday.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has reported that the NFL's promotion of the Red Cross text donations during last weekend's divisional playoffs accumulated over $500K per hour, and they estimated over $6 million dollars was raised as a result.
In addition to the league's promotions and previous donations, players have also decided to take matters into their own hands. WR Donte Stallworth tweeted that he would donate $1 for every new follower he gained, and Browns star Josh Cribbs also decided to follow Stallworth's footsteps and donate to PROJECT MEDISHARE using the same method.
Bengals wideout Chad Ocho Cinco has challenged 2009 Offensive Player of the Year Chris Johnson to a race, and the loser will donate his entire paycheck to Haiti.
Remember, if you would still like to donate, text HAITI to 90999 or go to www.redcross.org for help
Bengals WR Chad Ocho Cinco was fined $30,000 by the NFL this week, over his sombrero celebration after his touchdown against the Lions. Clearly, the NFL doesn't approve of his antics and will continue to fine him until he tones it down. But is he really doing more harm than good??? Or is he just a kid at heart and having a good time?
I think Ocho Cinco is a fun loving guy, for the most part. He loves the game of football and treats the game like sandlot football, having fun and enjoying what he loves to do. But there are times that his antics was pushed too far. Here are my fave and worst memories of Chad's celebrations:
Funny Celebrations:
River dance Celebration
Clearly he practiced this dance in the mirror a few times before his debut. Dude does it too well. I think Ocho's found his career after football.
Getting his Tiger Woods on One of the funnier moments, Chad grabs the pile on and pretends he's playing golf with the football.
Dear NFL letter Call me corny, but asking the NFL not to fine him, when he already knows they are going to, is hilarious to me. It looks like he told his kids to do a project for daddy, before Sunday's game.
Sitchoazz Down Celebrations:
Lambeau-less Leaps
This antic wasn't "bad". The best part about both leaps are the opposing fans. Between the beer bath in Cleveland and the old bearded dude in the white shirt beating on Ocho's back at Lambeau, it makes it funny. But Green Bay's namesake leap was kinda wack because it seemed as if he planted the only 3 Bengals fans in the stadium, right where he could leap. Overall, the leaps itself were blah!
Hall of Fame jacket
Before the 2007 season started, 85 declared that if he scored against the Ravens during the Week 1 showdown, he was gonna do something that blew the other celebrations away. This was flat as week old Pepsi. I felt cheated, I expected so much more. If this were T.O., he would have rose to the occasion, especially with that promise.
$1 Bribe I don't care what anyone says. Pretending to bribe a ref isn't funny. While I'm sure 85 meant no harm and was having fun, bribes and sports is an extremely touchy subject, particularly since the NFL refs have been awful this season. Everyone sees what happened with the NBA and ex-referee Tim Donaghy. I initially thought that the $20K fined he received was a bit much. But after thinking it over, he's lucky he wasn't fined more, actually. Note to 85: Stay away from fake bribery.
Week Two is in the bag. And as the weeks go on, it tends to get better and better. There is never a dull moment in the NFL, so let's recap what happened yesterday:
- Another Sunday, another reason why I'm gonna have hypertension in a few years. The Ravens are gonna be the death of me. Two close games back-to-back and it was killing me to watch. My boo, Philip Rivers, made the Ravens D earn their paycheck yesterday. Rivers had a career high 436 yards passing against the Ravens' defense, but it was the lack of TD's in the redzone that allowed Baltimore to hang around and win the game. Shout out to Ray Lewis for finding the Fountain of Youth and not sharing. Dude is hella old in football years, but still got it!
*bonus* Philip Rivers, I still love you, boo!
-The Browns are sad... really sad.. I kinda feel bad for everyone involved. You know it's bad when the head coach fines a player $1700 for a bottle of water. Every body's fed up.
-If you're a Redskins fan, you CANNOT be happy that you squeaked out a win against the Rams. And don't give me that, "A win is a win" mess.. it was the RAMS!!!! That was a painful game to watch. I just thank the football gods for allowing me to see the Pats-Jets game during the same time.
-If you are a Rams fan, you have to be even more mad that you coughed up the ball inside the Redskins' 5 yard line for the possible go ahead score and the win. If it wasn't for bad luck, you guys wouldn't have any.
- I'm so glad Sexy Rexy and the Jets walked the walk. The old adage is, don't have your mouth write checks that your azz can't cash. Well, the Jets cashed in their checks, stocks, bonds, everything with that win. Congrats to Sanchez and Co. for the big win against the Pats. We know what team came to play yesterday, and it wasn't the team Brady was on.
*bonus* Bill Belichick has to be the sorest loser in the NFL. They guy has had 3 Super Bowls and a perfect regular season. But when he loses, he has the phoniest handshake ever. I'm convinced he woulda pulled a "LeBron" had Sanchez not ran him down to be a good sport.
- If you are a Packers fan, you're mad about how the game ended. But you can't be mad at Chad Ochocinco. The guy is hard to dislike, and he said that he was gonna do the Lambeau Leap in the crowd. I'm real mad that he chose a "soft" spot and found 3 Bengals fans to jump into (I'm convinced that Bengals fans don't travel, so I think those were actors that were paid to sit there in case he scored). The craziest part of the leap, is the guy in the white shirt that seems to be punching him on the back. Dude... simma down, Chad means no harm
- Can we just give Drew Brees the NFL MVP Award now??? Dude is a beast.
- Jeff Reed, there is no crying in football.
- I wrote that the Jags should move to LA during the summer, and more and more this suggestion seems to be coming true. They don't have the support from the fans and don't have a need to show up on Sundays to give them a reason to come. It's sad, really, because Maurice Jones-Drew is a great player and his talent is going to waist right now
- HELLOOOOOOOOOOO Houston, and thank you for coming out to play with us this week. Great game from the Texans.
- I think I'm gonna pick the Lions to win next Sunday... I wonder who they play??? *looks at schedule* Washington Redskins... Yup.... I think I will.
- Is it me, or are the Cowboys always "Tardy For The Party"? You know.. their own... Jerry Jones handpicked the Ravens to close out Texas Stadium, had this great post game ceremony lined up, but then allowed two of the longest run plays in stadium history, along with a loss. Then they open up that empire of a stadium with all of the trimmings (cage dancers included), and lose to the Giants in the final seconds of the game. When will America's Team keep up with JJ's extravagant activities in his stadiums??? I'm just saying...........
*bonus* If I see Jordin Sparks performs one more National Anthem at a football game, I'm gonna pull my hair out. I know work is hard to find these days, but damn... isn't there an Idol Reunion Tour you you need to be on?? Jordin Sparks, sitcho irrelevant azz down!
It's Wednesday and already so much has happened the last couple of days. And training camp JUST started. But in any event, I love it. I smell fresh cut grass and football in the air, and it's what I've been waiting for. Let's discuss what has happened in the last couple of days, shall we?!
R.I.P. Jim Johnson
I'll get to Favre in a second, but he can wait. I'm gonna pay my respects first to a great defensive coordinator who deserves the top spot right now. The Eagles are one of the top defenses in the league, and you can accredit that to Johnson. Johnson's health deteriorated towards the end of the 2008 season, but still managed to coach, sitting in the booth to call plays. An offensive player in college and in the NFL, he became a mastermind behind an Eagles defense that ranked 2nd in sacks from 2000-2008.
I can go on and on regarding his laundry list of accomplishments with the Eagles. But right now I want to take the time to send my condolences to the Johnson family. Any guy that can dial up 9 sacks on Big Ben in one game is okay with me! Johnson lost his battle with cancer, and he will be missed.
Favre Retired.... Finally (We Think)
So Vikings coach Brad Childress says that Favre told him he will remain retired. I'm not gonna get into detail about this. This has taken up way too much valuable NFL space anyway. I feel sorry for the dimwits who went out and bought Vikings Favre jerseys. What a waste of good money. All I'm gonna say is, I hope he stays retired because I'd hate to have to add him to the Sitcho Old Azz Down list. If he stays retired, we should dance in the street in his honor..
If he comes back, let's go egg his ATV and put sugar in the tank.
In fairness, I really started watching football because of him. So in a way, I owe him because without him, there is no me... and c'mon..... y'all know I'm awesome!
The Ocho Cinco Channel
Chad Ochocinco is a damn fool. He first came to twitter with his crazy tweets, giving tips on relationships, how he's going to "embrace" his "Mexican culture", and just tweeting back with fans. Well, now he's added The Ocho Cinco Channel on Ustream.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-ocho-cinco-show
I dunno where he has the time to do this or why he wants to... but I actually think it's kind of cool. You guys already know, I love me some Ochocinco. I know he plays for the Bungals, but he's entertaining and charismatic as hell. He seems like a down-to-earth dude, and that's hard to find nowadays. I'm sure he'll give me tons of blogging material, especially when he plays my Ravens. So I'm sure I'll tune in.
The Sitchoazz Down Award For The Week Goes To.....
All of you who think Vick should go to the Vikings. With Favre finally retiring, it does leaves a lot of questions at the QB position for Brad Childress and the Vikes. But that doesn't mean Vick should be next in line.
Let me tell you why. While we all know that Jackson is on thin ice in Minnesota, the have 2 other QBs on their roster already. Sage Rosenfels (who they just signed this offseason) and John David Booty (who they drafted in 2008). More than 3 QBs on a roster is almost unheard of. So who do you let go to bring in Vick, a player who's been out of the league for 2 years???
Also, let's set the record straight here. Favre is Favre. He hold just about every record possible for a QB to have right now. He's one of the greatest QB's to play this game. And when Favre became a free agent, it made perfect sense to go to the Vikings. He was still bitter and wanted revenge on Green Bay, and the Vikings feel like they are only a QB away from going to the Super Bowl. So the possible union made sense.
Vick is Adrien Peterson with an arm. Vick is not Favre. Let me repeat that. VICK... IS NOT... FAVRE!!!!
Okay, so now that we have that squared away, Vick is not what the Vikes are looking for. They are looking for a championship caliber QB that can possibly make game changing plays. They aren't looking to bring in a player that needs to knock the rust off and possibly take them back a step. If Vick goes to the Vikings, I'd be very surprised. But I don't see it happening. Vick is a great talent but he is not Favre... sorry
So as you guys and gals can see, I'm on twitter. Hence my little twitter box in the upper right hand corner of my page (shameless plug, follow me @thenflchick on twitter).
Being the NFL Chick, I tend to follow a lot of NFL players, writers and agents because I can find good material for the blog. Anyone from Steven Jackson, to Antonio Pierce and Larry Fitzgerald. But the weirdest tweets comes from... none other than Chad Ochocinco, the Benglas WR.
I must say, I love me some 85. I'll go Bonita Butrell on you, "Don't you say nothing bad about Ochocinco". He seems like a good, fun loving guy, and I can get with that. But sometimes he posts the weirdest tweets. It took me a whole week before his tweets started to make sense to me. I decided to post some of them. Chad is actually funny, while being politically incorrect at the same time. Take a look at what the former Mr. Johnson talks about (stars have been added to some twitter names to protect the unpopular, regular people):
Got to go to rehersal, I am rapper once i touch the mike officially at 3:30, yessssssssss, damn could i go platinum, i know a million people
Yeah, cause all one million people will actually go out and buy it, huh??? Knowing damn good and well, folks use limewire and won't pay a dime.
Drew Rosehaus: it's Ocho, I am officially a rapper, you got to do my deal with Def Jam!!!! Yesssss
LOL poor Ocho... Rosenhaus didn't even get this tweet. Doesn't he know by now he has to put an "@" in front of his name? DUH!
@kearycolbert: man I am serious as he'll, the first black Mexican rapper, I got the Spanish culture behind me to, wow it's on
Uhhhhh................................
@quanique**00Woooooo< stop playing man, i am a boxer,footballplayer, and a rapper, one more talent and i am gonna be famous,>
Ummmm... maybe I missed the memo, I thought you were already famous????
@HC**44 Music video is a great idea, got to shoot for the top, Me and Rick Ross, first single is , Child Please
LMAO at the title of the inaugural single. I expect this to be a cross between Deion Sanders' "Must Be The Money" and Willie Beamen's song on Any Given Sunday.
Twitter world, I am gonna be famous like the lady from the progressive commercials, or those cavemen!!!!! It's on
Seriously, dude... you are a football player. How do you compare yourself with insurance commercials?? Memo to Ocho Cinco: Cavemen are played out. Geico money is where you want to be, baby!
@iluvTERRICKA y'all can be in it, I got to find hype Williams or Benny Boom
I'm assuming he's talking about being in his "video" for his "single". Damn dude, don't you need some lyrics and a producer before you start thinking of your video director???
I just want enough money to keep on supporting my Mc Donalds addiction!!!
Bwahahahhahahahah rapping for french fries and sweet teas. The economy has gotten that bad, huh???
Snoop got us all dickie outfits, I am wearing mine like a essay, they pulled high above my waist
Okay.... I'm crossed in emotions. Did he really type that???? Should I laugh til my eyes water, or should I be shocked he tweeted that...... LOL
Now don't get me wrong, Mr. 85 does mention positive things. Chad stated earlier Sunday that he was attending a Cedars Sinai Sports Spectacular, which was a charity benefit for children with genetic birth defects. So while he's a very funny (and, at times, weird) tweeter, he's definitely doing things for a great cause during his time in LA.
If you're on twitter, follow him @OGOchoCinco (this is the real him). He will keep you entertained... or surprised.. depending on your humor level.
And Ochocinco, if you ever read this... I still love you :)
