NYCGOBEARS;842266997 said:

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Dartmouth for some strange reason is up there. Must be all that lacrosse...

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Dartmouth in my era was a place that anyone with a marginal B average who was decent in sports could get into. The trade off was of course that you were exiled to Siberia without women. In return you drank amounts that were toxic and amused yourself by making a snow sculpture of Abe Lincoln with a three foot Johnson for Winter Carnival.

I'm pleased to see Bennington on this list. Trust fund babies who waste the family fortune on pottery classes

ColoradoBear1;842267008 said:

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google 'dartmouth' and 'vomlet' and you'll get some interesting stories there.

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What the hell is vomlet? I guess I shall soon know.


*Edit - Ugh! I was eating Rocky Road...

ultramantaro;842266995 said:

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No other university grads that I've met had such a high rate of dbaggery as LSJU.

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You need to meet more Ivy Leaguers. Furds are not nearly as douchy as some of those pampered diaper dudes.

NYCGOBEARS;842267012 said:

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What the hell is vomlet? I guess I shall soon know.


*Edit - Ugh! I was eating Rocky Road...

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LOL...ya know, when we were in high school and drunk on a Friday night, we'd get some canned vegetable soup, mix in some flour for thickness and walk into a pizza joint or similar. At the right moment, someone would pour it on the table and then make the barfing noise....looked just like vomit. Then when people turned to look, some of us would pick pieces out of the pile and start eating it....LOL. People would be gagging big time and we'd be laughing our asses off running out to the street....

tenplay;842266857 said:

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Thanks for finding and posting the interchange that led to Sherman's popping off a few seconds later. Crabtree was being the AH by not shaking hands with Sherman. Similar to his whiny coach and to the dimwit on the 49er sidelines who purposely tripped the Seahawk trying to cover the kick.

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You actually think that? Wow, just wow.

burritos;842266335 said:

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/richard-sherman-makes-great-play-then-loses-mind-030047047--nfl.html
Damn, just saw the replay of Sherman. I'll bet the nfl is rethinking the option of allowing players not to talk to the media.

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I wonder what his GPA was while he was a stanfurd.
Probably majored in Rhetoric.

GivemTheAxe;842267030 said:

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I wonder what his GPA was while he was a stanfurd.
Probably majored in Rhetoric.

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He majored in Communications which makes it even more ironic....:p

Cal88;842266759 said:

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One thing you have to give him is that he's a pretty smart football player. Unlike Sanders or some other physical freaks that often dominate the CB position, he got to be an all-pro more by being a student of the game.

Most DBs would have gone for the pick or just deflected the pass, but he is aware of where his teammate is through the play and goes for the tip in order to create a game-winning turnover. Brilliant play.
He's a bit of a jerk, no question, but gets bonus points for being a Hairball hatter, and kudos to Carroll for seeing more value in him than his former coach did and for shaping him into an all-pro. One of the reasons I like the Seahawks is that it seems like it's a P10-heavy team (about a dozen players including many of their stars) with a lot of castoff players that weren't properly valued elsewhere (see Lynch and Buffalo).

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Disagree. It did not look to me that he was trying to tip it. He seemed merely trying to block it. The real heads up play was by the player who made the pick. But then Seattle has a terrific D -- always looking for the turnover.

What's your deal?

GivemTheAxe;842267032 said:

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Disagree. It did not look to me that he was trying to tip it. He seemed merely trying to block it. The real heads up play was by the player who made the pick. But then Seattle has a terrific D -- always looking for the turnover.

What's your deal?

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Watch this. It will change your mind.

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Richard-Sherman-Student-of-the-game/262c95e3-1c4e-45c5-91e7-cbc6fea433a9

freshfunk;842267035 said:

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Watch this. It will change your mind.

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Richard-Sherman-Student-of-the-game/262c95e3-1c4e-45c5-91e7-cbc6fea433a9

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If I see that play again, I'm gonna freak out!

freshfunk;842267035 said:

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Watch this. It will change your mind.

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Richard-Sherman-Student-of-the-game/262c95e3-1c4e-45c5-91e7-cbc6fea433a9

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I like the Sherman in this video. Smart, down to earth, and even humble at times. The guy obviously gets juiced (figuratively and probably literally) for games and the emotion gets the best of him. Maybe some of it is intentional as well, like DeSean explained earlier was part of the reason for his theatrics -- that's what fans of a pro league want to and pay to see.

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/01/21/2941172/shermans-postgame-rant-painted.html

http://espn.go.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/3879/sherman-is-better-man-than-what-you-see

GO HAWKS!!!

Sherman's essay yesterday was the most-viewed web page in Sports Illustrated history, with 4.3 million unique readers.

freshfunk;842267035 said:

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Watch this. It will change your mind.

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Richard-Sherman-Student-of-the-game/262c95e3-1c4e-45c5-91e7-cbc6fea433a9

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The video shows that Sherman is a student of the game.
But it does not show that he was intentionally deflecting the ball to a trailing defensive back.
IIRC after the game (long after his rant) Sherman said he was disappointed that he did not make the INT. That statement seems to indicate that he was going for the INT but the ball was slightly out of reach for an INT.
In fact when I watched it again I could see how he did have an off chance to bring the ball down.

GRRAAH;842267246 said:

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http://espn.go.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/3879/sherman-is-better-man-than-what-you-see

GO HAWKS!!!

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It does seem like Sherman is a decent guy off the field. Which makes his behavior during games all the more reprehensible, IMO. He is smart enough to know better.

I will, however, give him credit for delivering a pretty good apology for his comments about Crabtree: http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10324613/2013-nfl-playoffs-richard-sherman-apologizes-ripping-michael-crabtree

68great;842267259 said:

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The video shows that Sherman is a student of the game.
But it does not show that he was intentionally deflecting the ball to a trailing defensive back.
IIRC after the game (long after his rant) Sherman said he was disappointed that he did not make the INT. That statement seems to indicate that he was going for the INT but the ball was slightly out of reach for an INT.
In fact when I watched it again I could see how he did have an off chance to bring the ball down.

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That was a decent play Sherman made to prevent a catch... He may have been trying to get the pick, but no way in hell was he trying to deflect it for someone else to get the pick...

If he tried to do it intentionally, in the endzone, with no time left, it takes away from his supposed football intelligence more than it adds to it. Take the ball out of play and be done. Dont pop it up to give more players an chance to grab it for the game winning TD. The INT was a happy (for the Seahawks) outcome of a pedestrian play on a poor choice by Kap.


My issue with his rant is that Crabtree had nothing to do on that play, it was 100% on Kap. Crabtree was put in a bad spot by Kap and there was nothing he could have done to make the catch. Horrendous throw. Good on Crabtree for not saying this, though.

How often does a DB fault a receiver on a bad pass, with so much anger? What a dope.

It was definitely better than a decent play.

The read and throw wasn't that bad, it was into single coverage and is likely completed to most receivers NOT covered by a 6'3'' all-pro corner who stretches out completely to get a hand on it.

Phantomfan;842267309 said:

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That was a decent play Sherman made to prevent a catch... He may have been trying to get the pick, but no way in hell was he trying to deflect it for someone else to get the pick...

If he tried to do it intentionally, in the endzone, with no time left, it takes away from his supposed football intelligence more than it adds to it. Take the ball out of play and be done. Dont pop it up to give more players an chance to grab it for the game winning TD. The INT was a happy (for the Seahawks) outcome of a pedestrian play on a poor choice by Kap.


My issue with his rant is that Crabtree had nothing to do on that play, it was 100% on Kap. Crabtree was put in a bad spot by Kap and there was nothing he could have done to make the catch. Horrendous throw. Good on Crabtree for not saying this, though.

How often does a DB fault a receiver on a bad pass, with so much anger? What a dope.

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Niners are on the 20 yard line and driving with 30 second left. There's only one receiver on his side of the field and he knows he has a safety on his side (so only his players could make a play on the ball). He knows that Crab is going for the endzone. How is that not a smart play?

Video at:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/richard-sherman-makes-great-play-then-loses-mind-030047047--nfl.html

If you watched his Turning Point video, you'll see him say that they practice that. He straight up says that in that situation he tells the other DB to not smash the player but watch for the tip. They show him try this exact play against Atlanta but he tipped it too high. He also goes on to say the great corners don't prevent balls thrown to their side but create turnovers (via baiting).

I agree that this might be more on Kaep than Crab though Kaep did say it was a back shoulder throw. It appeared to be going there but could've used more loft? After watching the replay, the ball seems on the money it's just that Sherman got there first. Hard to put that on Crab though (unless you fault him for not creating more space with Sherman).

sherman knew it was coming. kaep should never had thrown it.

sherman also said he was going to intercept it but crabtree pushed him in the back and he could only get a hand up.

honestly, throw it away. you have 2 time outs, 2 more shots. I thought that the best play would be Vernon davis up the seam at that point.

Davidson;842267469 said:

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honestly, throw it away. you have 2 time outs, 2 more shots. I thought that the best play would be Vernon davis up the seam at that point.

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it looks like kaep also had hunter as a safety valve with absolutely no one behind him...hunter would've gotten well inside the ten. oh well...

high calibear;842267496 said:

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it looks like kaep also had hunter as a safety valve with absolutely no one behind him...hunter would've gotten well inside the ten. oh well...

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Well win one and lose one.

The week before against Green Bay in the final winning drive, Kaep made a similar throw over an outstretched Packer defender who just missed an INT that would have sealed a win for the Packers.

When I first saw that pass, I thought "Oh **** Kaep really screwed up in making that throw. But instead the defender could not hang on. The next play Kaep kept the drive alive and went on to get the winning score.

So Kaep is a typical gunslinger. He thinks he can make it. He KNOWS he can make it. If he has a choice between a TD and a 1st down, he will take the TD.

In fact, if the ball had been 5 inches higher, we would be talking about the great 49er win on a play comparable to "The Catch".

The only thing i disagree about that is that sherman had him blanketed. Any ball that would have been out of sherman's reach would have been uncatchable

Davidson;842267469 said:

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sherman knew it was coming. kaep should never had thrown it.

sherman also said he was going to intercept it but crabtree pushed him in the back and he could only get a hand up.

honestly, throw it away. you have 2 time outs, 2 more shots. I thought that the best play would be Vernon davis up the seam at that point.

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Yeah my issue is why wasn't there a TO called with 50(ish) seconds left before that play. Harbaugh let it run and put Kaep and the offense in a no huddle situation. I'm pretty sure the Niners use the no huddle for the fewest percentage of plays in the league.