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Entries for November 20th, 2004

George Will - “Roll Tide”

Nov.20, 2004 in 1 Comment

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George Will takes up with the losing cause in his Sunday column:

So try to think anthropologically about those ‘Bama fans who fire up their RVs, break out their radar detectors and sing “Rammer Jammer Yellowhammer! Give ‘em hell, Alabama!” They are not just emulating the RVer who said: “We can’t be young, but we can be immature.” They are pursuing what sportswriter Frank Deford called “that curious Southern combination of eternal knighthood and childhood.” Roll Tide.

AFI’s 100 Movies…100 Quotes

Nov.20, 2004 in 1 Comment

As a huge movie maniac, I had a wonderful afternoon reading the 400 nominees for the 100 great movie quotes by the American Film Institute. Stay tuned for my personal choices for the Top 100…

Purdue’s Stubblefield breaks receiving record

Nov.20, 2004 in 2 Comments

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Congratulations to Purdue wide receiver Taylor Stubblefield for breaking the NCAA record for career receptions,

The record-breaker came on a juggling 6-yard catch with 1:43 left in the first quarter. That gave Stubblefield 301 receptions since he started playing for the Boilermakers in 2001.

**Crossposted at Sportsblog

  

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