Shut the Fact Up!

You know what happens when our consecutive days your guitar hero guitar you just received goes kaput and then your bike breaks while your riding it? You get in a really crap mood that is only heightened by spending upwards of $400 on books for class. The only thing I feel like doing right now is screaming, but you all don't care you want jokes and entertainment. I'm not mocking (drafts) today though, I'm hitting you up with a dose facts you never knew before courtesy of the greatest tome of knowledge known to man: Wikipedia.

All the entries are pulled directly from the site and are only edited for clarity in names and events. Let's get moving.

#1 Brett Favre was the second of four children and attended Hancock North Central High School where he played baseball and football. Favre started for the Hancock North Central baseball team as an eighth-grader and earned five varsity letters. He played quarterback, lineman, strong safety, placekicker and punter in a primarily option, run-oriented offense coached by his father, Irvin Favre.

Even his father knew not to let him throw the football.

#2 Favre began his freshman year at Southern Mississipii as the seventh string quarterback and took over the starting position in the second half of the third game of the year against Tulane on September 19, 1987. Favre, despite suffering a hangover from the night before and vomiting during warm-ups, led the Golden Eagles to a come-from-behind victory with two touchdown passes.

"Come on. Some defender get open."

#3 According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and other sources, during the physical after the trade to the Packers, Brett Favre was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, the same degenerative hip condition that ended Bo Jackson's career, and doctors recommended he be failed. Wolf overruled them.

"Oh Crap, better hurry up and throw this pick before I get hit!"

#4 According to Michael Holley's book Patriot Reign, the Patriots were considering Tom Brady and Tim Rattay in the 2000 NFL draft, both of whom had received positive reviews from then quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein.

Tim Rattay's lack of goat love turned the Patriots off.

#5 Tony Romo was born in San Diego, when his father was serving in the United States Navy, but his family returned to their home in Burlington, Wisconsin when he was 2 years old. Playing quarterback for the Burlington Demons his junior and senior year of High School, he was unable to lead the team to a winning record, though he did make the All-Racine County football team and was honorable mention all-state in basketball.

"Hey, why aren't you staring at me? Carrie Underwood ain't got it like it got it."

That's it. This is the end of the article you were looking for. Is KFC still open?

These Five Things I Know Are True...

First things first:

-Jason Whitlock is back writing again which means you should be back reading him again. One of the best writers on the Internet.


-This video is great. Simply because at the end all the guys completely ignore the girl who banged her head.



-Time magazine breaks down Barry Bonds from the start of his career to now in pictures.

Lets get busy with the business of the day now. It's time to gather five things you never knew from the greatest deposit of human knowledge man has ever created, Wikipedia. All of the facts are pulled directly from a page on the site and edited only to make people, places, and events more clear. Let's get moving.

#1 Dan Patrick was a basketball player in high school, becoming an Ohio all-state selection his senior year. He attended Eastern Kentucky University on a basketball scholarship for two years before transferring to the University of Dayton, where he joined the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.


#2 In 1996, while still quarterback at the University of Tennessee, Peyton Manning dropped his pants while being treated by assistant athletic trainer Jamie Ann Naughright. After an investigation, the university concluded the incident was a "mooning" gone awry and not sexual in nature, and Manning was disciplined and required to apologize in writing to Naughright.^[8] The university chose to settle Naughright's sexual harassment claims (which included the Manning incident) for $300,000.^[9] In 2003, Manning settled a 2002 lawsuit filed by Naughright for $300,000. In the suit Naughright alleged that "Manning: A Father, His Sons and a Football Legacy", a book written by Manning, his father and author John Underwood, defamed her.


#3 Edgerrin James and teammate Matt Leinart are co-owners of one of the largest indoor go-cart tracks in Arizona. James and Leinart are both huge race fans, and were spotted together in Daytona for the 2007 Daytona 500. There is talk of the two Cardinals' players buying their own team for the 2009/10 race season.

#4 Matt Leinart underwent surgery when he was three years old and was fitted with special glasses to correct the problem, but the eyewear combined with Leinart's already-overweight frame to make him an easy target for ridicule at the hands of other children.^[1] “I used to get made fun of for being cross-eyed. It's just a terrible thing because kids are so cruel to the fat kid, to the kid with the glasses. So I turned to sports.,” he would later say.


#5 Daunte Culpepper struggled to get into college, because of low SAT scores. Marquee football schools, such as the University of Florida, backed off from recruiting him when it was assumed he would not qualify. The University of Central Florida, however, offered to tutor him and help him achieve the necessary scores, and he was able to qualify. Although the big college programs returned to recruit him, as a show of loyalty, Culpepper enrolled at UCF.

That's it. Were done. Go home. Get outta here. Stay off the lawn. Blah Blah Blah. I'm out.

The Tome of Knowledge

It's time for a nightly dose of Wikipedia factification. It's the top five random facts I found while searching through Wikipedia related to sports. The text is pulled directly from the site unless slightly edited to clarify names and places. In honor of Bill Walsh, one of the greatest offensive minds of the last 50 years in football, today's facts will all relate to him and his tree. Let's get moving.

#1 The Bill Walsh Coaching Tree.

His effect on the game will last forever.

#2 Mike Holmgren started out as a tight end before becoming a standout quarterback at San Francisco's Lincoln High School, where he was named "Prep Athlete of the Year" in 1965 and graduated in 1966. He continued his playing career as a quarterback at University of Southern California from 1966-69.

Holmgren SMASH!

#3 The quality of Andy Reid's work with the Packers attracted considerable notice from throughout the league, leading to his being hired as the head coach of the Eagles on January 11, 1999. At the time, many in the local media in Philadelphia criticized the hiring, citing the availability of other candidates who had past records of success as head coaches.

Someone told him they were out of donuts.

#4 Before the 2003 season, Jim Fassel was reunited with a son, John Mathieson, who he and his wife Kitty gave up for adoption in 1969. The couple was unmarried when he was born.

For when you say, "You know, I hate the establishment, but I love advertising for people."

#5 Marty Morhinweg was a backup quarterback for the Denver Dynamite in the Arena Football League in 1987 after spending four years calling signals at the University of Montana. He completed 3 of 4 passes for 30 yards and was sacked twice in a backup role. His team, however, went onto with the inaugural ArenaBowl I with a 45-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Gladiators - a team that featured current U. of Arizona Head Coach Mike Stoops.

Remember the time he declined the ball before OT. That's funnier than any joke I've got.

Once again, R.I.P. Bill Walsh, a person truly worth talking about when he died (unlike alot of them). You da man. I'm out.

He's drawing slants in heaven now.

Flying Facts Batman!

It's Saturday, a day of rest here at The Daily Sports Tome; however, that doesn't mean that our audience does not deserve a healthy does of daily random facts to tide them over through what is (hopefully) a day off from them as well. To provide this service, we turn to the top Internet source on all things random, Wikipedia. Its time to learn 5 things you probably never knew before:

(Note: All entries are pulled directly from some Wikipedia page)

#1 Mike Shanahan was an undersized quarterback at Eastern Illinois University in the 1970s before a hard hit on the practice field ruptured one of his kidneys, nearly killing him.


#2 Steve Young is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is a direct descendant of Brigham Young.


#3 Steve Young signed a record 10-year, $40 million contract with the Los Angeles Express of the now-defunct United States Football League in 1984. He agreed to take his payment in the form of an annuity to help the fledgling team; he would receive $1 million every year for 40 years. The league ceased operations in 1986 after losing most of its claims in an antitrust suit against the NFL. Young was still being paid his annuity as of 2005.


#4 Like many other NFL teams located in subtropical climates, the Tampa Bay Bucs traditionally wear their white jerseys at home during the first half of the season — forcing opponents to suffer in the darker colors during the hot summers and autumns in Tampa. Additionally, the visitors' bench of Raymond James Stadium is located on the east side of the stadium, which is in direct sunlight for 1:00 games. The west sideline is in the shade.


#5 Lou Holtz had the names removed from the backs of the player's jerseys when he took over at Notre Dame, wanting to emphasize team effort. Except for the 1988 Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M, names have not been included on Notre Dame's team jerseys ever since.

Those are just the facts, mam.

Oh, And You Didn't Know...

(Your A** (G rating!) better call somebody!). Old late 90's wrestling references aside, it is time to gather up the final news of the day and report it you before I pass back into the one place in my life that always leaves me coming back for more, sleep. It's going a little differently this time around though. Modern news is so yesterday (along with my references/mannerisms/means of speaking). Were going with the top 10 things I found about our nation's great sporting past on Wikipedia today. Let's get moving.

(Note: All of factual entries are pulled directly from Wikipedia, they are not my work, but hey, there not copyright either. On On Lazy!)

#1 In 1955, Wilt Chamberlain became a player for the Kansas Jayhawks freshman team under future Hall-of-Fame coach Phog Allen. In those days, freshmen could not compete with the varsity squad. In Chamberlain’s debut game for the freshman squad, the freshman Jayhawks were pitted against the varsity Jayhawks, who were favored to win their conference that year. Chamberlain dominated his older college mates by scoring 52 points (16-35 from the field, 10-12 on free throws), grabbing 29 rebounds and registering four blocks.


#2 In the 1956 NBA Draft, Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach had set his sights on Russell, thinking his defensive toughness and rebounding prowess was the missing link the Celtics needed. In perspective, Auerbach’s thoughts were unorthodox. In that period, centers and forwards were defined by their offensive output, and the ability to play defense was secondary.^[14] However, the chances of getting Russell seemed slim. Because the Celtics had finished second in the previous season and the worst teams had the highest draft picks, the Celtics had slipped too low in the draft order to pick Russell. In addition, Auerbach had already used his territorial pick to acquire talented forward Tom Heinsohn. But Auerbach knew that the Rochester Royals, who owned the first draft pick, already had a talented young rebounder in Maurice Stokes and were unwilling to pay Russell the $25,000 signing bonus he requested.^[7] The St. Louis Hawks, who owned the second pick, originally drafted Russell, but were vying for Celtics center Ed Macauley, a six-time All-Star who had roots in St. Louis. Auerbach agreed to trade Macauley if they gave up Russell, and after the Celtics also agreed to give up rookie Cliff Hagan, the Hawks made the trade. During that same draft, Boston also claimed guard K.C. Jones, Russell's former USF teammate. Thus, in one night, the Celtics managed to draft three future Hall-of-Fame players (and, in time, three NBA championship winning coaches): Russell, K.C. Jones and Heinsohn.


#3 Michael Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he anchored his athletic career by playing baseball, football, and basketball. He tried out for the varsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that level. The following summer, however, he grew four inches (10 cm)^[2] and trained rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged 25 points per game over his final two seasons of high school play. As a senior, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team^[3] after averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.^[4]


#4 Michael Jordan was close to his father; as a child he had imitated his father's proclivity to stick out his tongue while absorbed in work.


#5 Larry Bird recalled how his mother would make do on the family's meager earnings: "If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first." Bird sometimes was sent to live with his grandmother due to the family's struggles. Being poor as a child, Bird told Sports Illustrated, "motivates me to this day."

#6 On November 9, 1984, Larry Bird was ejected along with Julius Erving in the third quarter after an on court scuffle. At the point of both ejections, Bird had outscored Erving 42 to 6. During the game, Bird had continuously informed Erving of their tallies with every chance he got to score. Eventually ensued a shoving match, then swings taken by both players, and finally a bench-clearing brawl.


#7 According to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he learned the skyhook in fifth grade and soon learned to value it, as it was "the only shot I could use that didn't get smashed back in my face".


#8 After graduating from high school. Shaquille O'Neal attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and studied business. He had first met Dale Brown, LSU's men's basketball coach at that time, years before in Europe. With O'Neal's stepfather stationed on a U.S. Army base at Wildflecken, West Germany, O'Neal attended Fulda American High School, a DODDS school. Upon seeing the 6-foot, 6-inch, 224-pound O'Neal, the visiting Brown reportedly mistook the then-13-year old boy for a soldier.


#9 Shaquille O'Neal, whose mother is a Baptist and stepfather a Muslim, has not formally announced affiliation with a specific faith though in 2002, the Los Angeles Times identified O'Neal as being Muslim (though this was not confirmed by O'Neal) and quoted him as saying, "It's a Muslim thing," with regard to the greetings he exchanged with opposing player Hedo Turkoglu before each game of that year's Western Conference Finals series. The newspaper also quoted Turkoglu as saying that he was not surprised at the gesture from O'Neal "because Muslim people support each other."^[12]

Traditional Muslim Pose

#10 In an attempt to rediscover herself, Hilton imposed a ban on sexual activity for one year starting in July 2006. She told Regis and Kelly: "One-night stands are not for me. I think it's gross when you just give it up. Guys want you more, if you don't just hand it to them on a platter."


One of these things is not like the other (in truth and subject), one of these things just doesn't belong....