Sunday, August 29, 2010

Biggest College Football Player Ever..6'11" 400 lb'er at Ole Miss

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Ole Miss offensive lineman Terrell Brown may be the biggest Rebel player ever at 6-foot-11, compared to 5-foot-8 receiver Richie Contartesi. Brown's extreme size has drawn plenty of attention.

If it wasn't for the presence of former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, Terrell Brown would be the most talked-about walk-on at Ole Miss.

As it is, Brown has gotten his share of attention, and that's something to which he's grown accustomed.

When you're 6-foot-11 on a football field, people talk about you.

"Everywhere I go, somewhere people come up and talk to me," says Brown, a sophomore who last played at Mississippi Delta Community College two years ago.

When the curious approach Brown, they find a young man of pleasant demeanor, even if they have to strain their necks to engage him.

Brown's height would not be so out of place on a basketball court, but when you consider he has often carried more than 400 pounds, he becomes a different sort of physical presence. He is believed to be the largest player ever for the Rebels.

Because of his size, news of Brown's arrival earlier this month quickly reached the Internet where Rivals.com said, "Terrell Brown may be the largest football player you've ever seen."

"I know I've never had a 6-11 guy. He's my first," Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said.

The bigger question for Nutt is what - if anything - to do with Brown this season. He has practiced with the field goal unit and field goal block unit.

"Where he could help us is in goal-line situations. You go some unbalanced and add another lineman out there, and you're talking about real unbalanced. Oh my gosh," Nutt said.

Physically, Brown can get in his stance and move from Point A to Point B, but Nutt said, "to ask him to block or pass protect is not fair."

Successful offensive linemen play low to the ground, and the biggest problem for someone so big is to become so small.

Offensive line coach Mike Markuson was concerned upon Brown's arrival of the player's ability to bend and to get as low as necessary.

There's been some improvement in that area, but not enough to believe Brown, who is listed as a tackle, will help along the line of scrimmage this season.

He got a snap or two in last Saturday's scrimmage, but they weren't productive enough for him to stay in the game.

"He does have some natural bending ability, but he needs to work with our strength staff to just get stronger," Markuson said. "If he'll stay with us and just work, he's going to have a chance. This year, probably not, and he knows that, but he's a great kid, and we're pleased as punch that he's here."

Brown weighed 415 pounds when he checked in on Aug. 6 but said he's between 380 and 390 pounds now.

"I've been running around like crazy, and I've lost 25 pounds," he said. "I feel like I'm in shape."

Mentally, he knows he's behind.

"I've got to learn the plays. The other guys have been here longer than me, and they know more. You can't play if you don't know what you're doing."

If the point comes that Brown's flexibility, conditioning, desire and understanding of the offense all intersect, the Rebels could have themselves a pretty good player - in a sport where size does matter.

"I've been pretty big ever since I was in middle school," said Brown, who grew up in Drew. "I left middle school at 6-8, and I just kept going higher and higher and higher."

Sleepwalker beats sex rap

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man with a history of sleepwalking has been acquitted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman.

McClean County jurors deliberated for less than two hours before acquitting 24-year-old Mathew Nelson of Bloomington.

A 21-year-old woman testified she and Nelson drank with friends before Nelson fell asleep on her couch. She says Nelson later entered her bedroom and assaulted her.

Defense attorneys argued that even if Nelson committed the assault, he wasn't responsible because of his sleepwalking condition.

Nelson testified that he remembered falling asleep and waking up to find a man punching him. The man was called by the alleged victim.

Assistant State's Attorney Jennifer Patton said it was "a tough case" and that there's no case law in Illinois on sleepwalking.

JOKE: The new preacher was making rounds

The new preacher was making rounds visiting his parishioners. He knocked on the door of one house and this young man about 10 answered the door. He had a lit cigarette in one hand, a can of beer in the other, and a Hustler magazine under his arm.

'Hello, son - I'm Rev. Smith.... is your mom or dad at home?'

The kid looked up at him and said 'What the F*** do YOU THINK!'

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GOT CAPTION? 8/30

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Madonna impersonator sues over Britain's Got Talent put downs w/VIDEO

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A Madonna impersonator is suing Britain's Got Talent over jibes made by one of the show's judges Simon Cowell. Philip Grimmer, 57, made it through to the semi-final of the TV programme earlier this year. For the live show, he performed a rendition of Madonna's Hung Up wearing a purple leotard, wig and knee-high boots.

Cowell called him a "hard of hearing and short-sighted Madonna" and described the act as "'monstrous". He added: "Madonna at 95 would look better and dance better than you."

Mr Grimmer, who is partially deaf and short sighted, accuses the show of discrimination over a disability and the fact he was introduced by presenters Ant and Dec as a "successful drag queen". The married father-of-one, from Ilford, claims he could be mistaken for a gay cross-dresser when he is simply a Madonna impersonator. He is demanding �250,000 for lost earnings and injury to feelings.

In legal papers submitted to the Central London Employment Tribunal, Mr Grimmer said: "I was discriminated against by Simon Cowell and the two presenters Ant and Dec and by one of the assistant producers. "I was singled out by these persons and received unfair and worse treatment and comments on the live TV show than other contestants."

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JOKE: A wealthy Australian man decided to go on a safari in Africa

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A wealthy Australian man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet Dingo along for company.

One day, the Dingo starts chasing butterflies and before long he discovers that he is lost.

Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch. The dingo thinks, "Geez, I'm in deep poop now!" Then he noticed some bones on the ground close by, and immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat.

Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dingo exclaims loudly, "Bugger me dead, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here?"

Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid stride, as a look of terror comes over him, and slinks away into the trees. "Whew," says the leopard. "That was close. That dingo nearly had me."

Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he goes. But the dingo sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up.

The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving Aussie canine."

Now the dingo sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back, and thinks, " Struth, what am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet.. and just when they get close enough to hear, the dingo says, "Where the bloody hell's that monkey? I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard."

GOT CAPTION? 8/29

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