http://big-nasty.com Journalistic Insubordination Personified Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:50:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://big-nasty.com/2011/01/nfl-playoffs-and-then-the-packers-made-the-superbowl/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/01/nfl-playoffs-and-then-the-packers-made-the-superbowl/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:58:21 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=7115 The Bears lost, in what should have been a blowout, at home. Cutler was benched injured and may not be the guy in Chicago after all. Caleb Hanie introduced himself to America. And Aaron Rodgers is still bad in the 4th quarter. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/01/nfl-playoffs-and-then-the-packers-made-the-superbowl/feed/ 1 http://big-nasty.com/2010/02/peyton-manning-returns-to-sub-500-playoff-form-sounds-about-right/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/02/peyton-manning-returns-to-sub-500-playoff-form-sounds-about-right/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:13:23 +0000 Big Nasty http://big-nasty.com/?p=3265 Peyton Manning is the greatest quarterback of all time. This is the dry storyline that was to be preached by the lapdog media as Peyton Manning had somehow made forgetters (that's not a word, I know) out of all of us by virtue of his Magnifico performance against a seemingly untouchable defense, and The NFL's original team of destiny, The New York Jets.]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/02/peyton-manning-returns-to-sub-500-playoff-form-sounds-about-right/feed/ 2 http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/nfl-conference-championship-residuum-closing-thoughts-on-this-weekends-games/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/nfl-conference-championship-residuum-closing-thoughts-on-this-weekends-games/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:28:32 +0000 Big Nasty http://big-nasty.com/?p=2760 What do a Brett Favre interception, Peyton Manning and The New Orleans Saint's temporary success have in common? I have an opinion on all of them. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/nfl-conference-championship-residuum-closing-thoughts-on-this-weekends-games/feed/ 1 http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/true-stories-about-conference-championship-weekend/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/true-stories-about-conference-championship-weekend/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:23:15 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=2734 In order to celebrate the last meaningful NFL games for two weeks, we've gone back to the lab to scoop out some interesting nuggets that are likely to be the storylines of your NFL broadcasts. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/true-stories-about-conference-championship-weekend/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/nfl-playoffs-featuring-the-saints-and-colts-bandwagon-smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-the-crosshairs-of-our-heatseeking-missles-so-get-the-hell-off/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/nfl-playoffs-featuring-the-saints-and-colts-bandwagon-smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-the-crosshairs-of-our-heatseeking-missles-so-get-the-hell-off/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:23:35 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=2650 The payoff for the 'rest your players' debate arrives, but either way, we don't believe in rest. SO GET YOUR ASS UP AND TAKE SOME SNAPS!! ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/nfl-playoffs-featuring-the-saints-and-colts-bandwagon-smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-the-crosshairs-of-our-heatseeking-missles-so-get-the-hell-off/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/true-stories-about-the-2010-nfl-divisional-playoffs/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/true-stories-about-the-2010-nfl-divisional-playoffs/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:19:22 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=2632 On The eve of another ratings bonanza weekend that is The NFL Playoffs, our crack team of researchers have complied enough statistics concerning this weekends games to make your eyes simply explode. Martin Luther King had a dream. So do The Colts, Jets, Saints, and Cowboys. Too bad those teams' dreams will end. Shit, did we just give away our picks? ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/true-stories-about-the-2010-nfl-divisional-playoffs/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/rex-ryan-quoterack-unless-you-have-a-problem-with-that-you-anti-jet-media-conspirator-you/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/rex-ryan-quoterack-unless-you-have-a-problem-with-that-you-anti-jet-media-conspirator-you/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:47:18 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=2615 Since Rex Ryan refuses to STFU, we've dedicated our most recent edition of The Quote Rack to The Loquacious Glob of Gangreen Garrulity otherwise known as Rex Ryan. And if The Jets win The Superbowl, we will rename The Quoterack in Rex Ryan's honor. That's how much of a chance we're giving your Jets, Rex. None. Put it on a billboard and see what happens! ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/rex-ryan-quoterack-unless-you-have-a-problem-with-that-you-anti-jet-media-conspirator-you/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/gunplay-cards-saints/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/gunplay-cards-saints/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:03:45 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=2611 Drew Brees: Hey Kurt! (Warner)...dude, is that a GUN?! Kurt Warner: Yeah, my agent told me to bring it for some LAME idea for a photo shoot we were gonna do where me and you pull actual loaded guns on one another to build up the potential for a shootout when we play each other this weekend. Drew Brees: My agents said nothing of the kind. In fact, I'm here trying to get a job as a postseason analyst if our season ends this weekend. Coach Payton is in there interviewing as we speak. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/gunplay-cards-saints/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/drinking-games-eagles-cowboys/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/drinking-games-eagles-cowboys/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:30 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=2479 The Cowboys and Eagles will be showcased in a prime time Saturday Night spot to maximize the ratings, thus getting the attention they deserve (we still can't figure out how Cowboys/Eagles last week wasn't flexed into prime time). Saturday Night is always a good night to get all David Hasselhoff, especially during an NFL Playoff game between two bitter rivals.]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/drinking-games-eagles-cowboys/feed/ 1 http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/fun-facts-about-the-2010-nfl-playoffs/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/fun-facts-about-the-2010-nfl-playoffs/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:33:58 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=2468 We dug for some interesting statistics going into the first NFL Playoff series' of the decade. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/01/fun-facts-about-the-2010-nfl-playoffs/feed/ 2