Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Caption Contest: Sparty Spring Practice

I saw this image on EDSBS this morning and immediately decided we need to have our third CAPTION CONTEST. This is good therapy after the jolly green giant basketball team came into Crisler last night and beat us again in hoops. Someday we will get back to being respectable, someday.

Please submit your entries in the comments section. As always T9 will decide the winner after a couple of days and announce the results. This contest we are giving away 38 SPAWN POINTS (equal to the number of games Michigan is ahead of Sparty in the football series) and a free cold beer (or more) at the SPAWN TAILGATE PARTY for the Spring Football Game on April 11th. If you are not able to attend, don't worry, I will drink it in your honor.

My entry: After realizing that he could not start in Columbus, Justin Boren decided to transfer to Michigan State and become a fullback.

22 comments:

Nick said...

Having never used his college eligibility, and disappointed in his career as the head coach of Notre Dame, Charlie Weis decides to sign w/ the Michigan State Spartans to become the next Domata Peko.

Bigasshammm said...

Sparty, tired of always being referred to as the "little brother," implements a new weight training program for their athletes. "No one will call us little anymore!" exclaimed a Sparty trainer. Little did he know that "Little Brother" is a slanderous term used to denote Michigan's dominance over MSU over the past years. When the statement was explained to him he then had this to say. "Well the jokes on them. No one will mistake MSU for being the smaller Michigan school now." The interviewer was seen shaking his head in disbelief.
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GoBlueBob said...

Hammm...

I had a similar thought. My caption would simply be:

"Little" Brother?

Another entry:

When the coach told me to carry the pigskin, I thought we were going to a barbeque!

Over the Wall said...

I want to start by saying this is my second favorite blog to read...tied with WLA. So don't even think that I am hatin'. I think you need to reconsider where you are going with this post. This is not spring ball for MSU. It is sunny, and that kid is clearly not a D-I athlete. Look at the folks in the background, one has a watch on. I think this is a summer camp for HIGH schoolers. I am all about making fun of fat people, because I am one of them, but we are talking about kids here. Just an FYI.

Andy said...

OtW: Thanks for your comments and social concern on this.

Just so we are clear: This is supposed to be absurd and funny. If you can't take it as that, OK. I think the vast majority of us do.

I know this is not spring practice. It is not even a high school summer camp. Sparty hosts a "fantasy camp" event. This photo is from that. I have another image of a old man catching a pass that I will use when the time is right.

Also, don't think for a minute they would not do the same type of fun thing if this guy was in a Michigan jersey. I think I saw the photo from the Michigan Women's Football Academy 100 times last season with funny captions.

Over the Wall said...

Andy- Yeah, no harm here. I just have a soft spot for kids. Love the blog and what you do with it. I still have the wallpaper from last year that has the helmet front and schedule. Loved it. Please do another one for this coming season.

Lets just say this guy is 19 then.......my caption is....."At MSU we only take the top in-state prospects"

srudoff said...

When I suggested to Andy that he post someone wet with big boobs as a healing pic for the loss to MSU, this isn't what I had in mind.

srudoff said...

that was my entry btw :)

speaking of big boobs, anyone seen sic lately??

i remember when michigan was beating top 5 teams how he made the point of extrapolating the success of a former wvu coach in one sport to a former wvu coach in another sport. how's that working out for you?

Andy said...

No problem OtW.

That guy is at least 30.

TitleIX said...

not in the running but I couldn't resist:

mmmmmm ifs I jumpt dem den I can haz green hostess ho ho, right?

Mikoyan said...

From Off the Picture:
No, no you can't eat the football. it's not really pig skins. Hand it over, please.

Shorty the Beachcomber said...

Here's my longshot from the guy in the picture as if being interviewed...
"So I saw that Vince Papali movie HERO and I thought, if he could do it, why no me? It's only Michigan State, am I right?"

Andy,
I think you're gonna need to have to create a standard waiver for all posts saying something like this is all light-hearted and not to be taken serious yada yada yada... Heysus Kreestos! It's like you need a lawyer to run a freakin' blog now! Light hearted people!!!! All in good fun... damn.

Shorty the Beachcomber said...

Sru,
Liked the wet and big boobs. Nice. Though, also, not nice... in fact... disturbing... but funny.

whetstonebuck said...

"Disturbing" is the link to the Michigan Women's Football Academy that Andy provided--nothing funny about that.

Just when I was beginning to get some decent sleep at night.

Maybe you can photoshop the MSU guy with the UM girl for Valentine's Day fun.

Tom C said...

K I got two. First is "MMMMM BREAKFAST" I hate it but SRU made me think of the next. "I think that guy behind me is looking at my ass!"

noah tahl said...

one night I googled 'biggest loser' and the next day I'm running around with some guy yelling" pride before the fall".

616goblue said...

after transferring his little brother obession for smoldering sofas and tear gas in the morning after beating NITchigan hoops @ Breslin-East in Ann Arbor, he turned to Cottage Inn Pizza and Taco Bell on Grand River after a night at "The Riv" eight days a week.

I'm just saying...

AnIdeaSpawned said...

Zanesville High School, Zanesville OH, circa 1975. Junior Mark Dantonio works towards his dream of playing D-1 at “The Moo”.

Matthew said...

dat mus be jelly cuz jam sho dont shake like dat

whetstonebuck said...

Arnold Wilbur Porkowski, pictured here during an MSU practice, has been wooed away from the Spartans by that snake oil salesman from Ann Arbor. When contacted, Coach Rich Rod stated, "Hell, Yes, I gave him a scholarship. That boy has the spread down pat."

hmbfossil said...

#1. To help fantasy campers understand what it's like to face a real MSU defense, tackling dummies are simply walked over.

#2. Hey, anyone know where the tires for this drill disappeared to?

phil said...

As the team concentrated on spring football workouts, all Frank could concentrate on was the unopened box of girl scout cookies in his locker.