Derek Holland, SMU, Dallas athlete of the Decade?
by miles on Dec 25, 2009 1:34 AM CST
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PrintDerek Holland grew up close to where I go to school which I didn't even realize...
That is until a few months ago I was at some backyard mermaid party with my roommates drunk friend that was going around calling every girl he saw bitch. But anyway, I saw this guy with a Texas Rangers hat. And so I went over and asked him why the fuck he had a Rangers hat on. Apparently, that guy and a group of the guys with him went to high school with Derek which I thought was interesting especially when I was drunk. But anyway, it was interesting to hear about Derek from people who really know him and grew up with him. It was interesting to hear that he wasn't even highly touted in high school, being a number 3 starter. But it was interesting to hear he made a 180 with a pitching coach in college. Its interesting how much of a difference an instructor can make with a player.
Moral of the story was that the guy that I was talking to was a weirdo and he wouldn't stop talking to me and telling me his life story...
Congrats to SMU on the great bowl win, this is a huge push for that program that has the makings to be a top 25 team year in and year out...
Its interesting that the 1980's scandal had that much of an impact on that program, and pretty much messing up that program for 25 years...
Its actually pretty interesting how rigged NCAA football really is still these days. It shouldn't be a surprise about the USC running back getting caught with a Range Rover. This is way to common these days, athletes and cars. I know for a fact a dealership in Austin gets away with giving away cars to players because the players "work" for the dealership.
And I have had 1st hand seeing to consiracy. When I went to the University of Tennessee to watch a game I remember walking uptown about an hour after the game and I was on an end of a street and just starring at this brand new Cadillac Escalade and glance up and see a few football players in it... And the Lane Kiffin rebuilding era continues...
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I actually have been thinking about who the best Dallas athlete of the deacde has been for months. And its not that hard at all to know who that is....
Hands down its Dirk, and by the time he finishes playing I have no doubt he will be the bet DFW player ever to play. I know I do but I think we all take him for granted... Not only is he a great guy, but the guy has enough will to fill an entire roster... We do not know how great of a player we have, and they always say you never appreciate something until its gone.
I can honestly say Dirk is the most down to earth sports star that I have ever known of. This is a guy that has more class than any athlete I have ever seen. I think we can all learn one or two things from his statute...
More than anything I want more in sports, I want Dirk to win one. Because if anyone deserves it, he does..
The Rangers havn't really had a "that guy" this decade. You could say Michael Young but his leadership is dismal and he really hasn't been a chemistry guy..
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Just because
you see some young black guys driving in an Escalade, doesn’t mean they are UT football players…
TCU Frogs- #3
"THAT WAS MY SPECIAL MONDAY MORNING TAPE, SPECIAL, FOR YOU!
It's fucking Monday afternoon, you should get out of bed earlier."
by FormerLSBUser on Dec 25, 2009 1:44 AM CST reply actions
Tennessee
players have jackets with their numbers on it to resemble that they play.
If you really want to pour you're ten dollar concession stand beer on me, I take that as a compliment.
Sorry
I just think your lying
TCU Frogs- #3
"THAT WAS MY SPECIAL MONDAY MORNING TAPE, SPECIAL, FOR YOU!
It's fucking Monday afternoon, you should get out of bed earlier."
by FormerLSBUser on Dec 25, 2009 2:04 AM CST up reply actions
Did I stutter?
TCU Frogs- #3
"THAT WAS MY SPECIAL MONDAY MORNING TAPE, SPECIAL, FOR YOU!
It's fucking Monday afternoon, you should get out of bed earlier."
by FormerLSBUser on Dec 25, 2009 12:50 PM CST up reply actions
I know thats what happened
Its how society works… You see young black guys, you assume athlete… Kinda one of those unfortunate social trends?
TCU Frogs- #3
"THAT WAS MY SPECIAL MONDAY MORNING TAPE, SPECIAL, FOR YOU!
It's fucking Monday afternoon, you should get out of bed earlier."
by FormerLSBUser on Dec 26, 2009 12:00 AM CST up reply actions
Some say this bit was once funny
I have a hard time believing that.
That's why they call them business sox
It was funny when ranger85 did a sattire on Miles American Airline rant
But someone has since deleted Miles original American Airlines post, making the rangers85 post much less funny unless you where around to remember Miles original post.
Plus the posts Miles did on behalf of “Mr. Santos” (or whatever his name was) about Juan Dominguez. Those where awesome.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
Yeah, No bar or disco for Juan was instant classic material
You can definitely see that was his writing career’s peak
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
This is really, really cool.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Dec 26, 2009 1:47 PM CST up reply actions
Miles here write good? No! Bad write do!
And I have had 1st hand seeing to consiracy. When I went to the University of Tennessee to watch a game I remember walking uptown about an hour after the game and I was on an end of a street and just starring at this brand new Cadillac Escalade and glance up and see a few football players in it…
I just spent two days coaching twenty five adults on written grammar, and, I say this wholeheartedly; you could totally work on our project.
Also, five points to anyone who catches the reference in the subject line
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Agree totally on Dirk...
…most under-appreciated superstar in the history of Dallas sports, IMO. He’s been one of the 5 best players in the NBA every year for 7 years or so
"Congrats Rangers fans, you just found your replacement for Mark Teixeira. Just a crazy, crazy steal." -Goldstein
IMO
Dirk wins this decade pretty handily. But looking back at the 90’s, its a pretty tough choice as to who could have been picked for Athlete of the decade. There were just too many to choose from: Aikman, Emmitt, Irvin, Modano, Pudge…. Personally, I think I would have picked Modano just because he was pretty much responsible for making hockey popular here in Dallas.
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
Yeah
But hockey’s popularity was temporary, It’s faded since.
Emmit was a singular player around which one of the greatest sports dynasties of this generation was built. It’s got to be him.
by Conjunction on Dec 25, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions
Emmitt Smith.
Really?
I think you are off by a decade.
by Saigon Hooker on Dec 25, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
Fair enough.
I thought you were responding to the poll and Miles.
by Saigon Hooker on Dec 25, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think you can say that they built
one of the greatest dynasties around one player. Although Emmit was great, you take away one of those triplets, and we’d be lucky to have one super bowl. Personally, I think Aikman was the most important of the three triplets just because of the impact of the quarterback on the NFL. I think its very easier to infer that if not for Dallas’ emphasis on establishing the run every game, Aikman could’ve had Favre like numbers. He was that good. But anyways back to my point, I went Modano because although the Stars weren’t bad, they really didnt get him any help until late in the 90s with Niewendyuk, Hull, Belfour…
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
Larry Allen.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Dec 25, 2009 6:46 PM CST up reply actions
Very unsung hero.
The guy was a monster. Emmitt wouldn’t have been what he was without Allen. Hell the 90’s Cowboys wouldn’t have been what they were without him.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
granted he was dominant,
but they won 2 SB’s before he even got there
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
You want an unsung player
it wouldn’t have been the Cowboys without, you have to go with Charles Haley.
They didn’t win any SBs til he joined them, and haven’t won a playoff game since he left, and its not entirely a coincidence.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Yeah...
and no one masturbated during team meetings quite like Haley. He was all world at throwing poo stained toilet paper at coaches, too.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 26, 2009 7:41 AM CST up reply actions
whatever it takes :)
I wish the Texans would get a sociopath who would help them win.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
If all of those allegations actually happened
There’s no doubt that he’s gay, right?
by brettgardner on Dec 26, 2009 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
Careful
Considering you have your actual name as your handle, Charles Haley might hunt you down and eat you for questioning his sexuality.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
great point
but I’d still go Aikman. His playoff numbers from the three Super Bowl Runs (9 games): 175 for 251, 2198 yards, 17 TD’s, 4 Int. Those numbers are absolutely spectacular
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
Aikman was probably
the easiest of the triplets to replace. Maybe Irvin.
The great cowboy teams of the 90s just didn’t pass the ball all that much. At the end of the year, the Cowboys always had fairly pedestrian passing numbers. I think you could have plugged a lot of QBs into that starting spot, and history would have been the same. I’m not sure I could say the same about Haley or Emmitt though.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Yep, Haley was another one.
Everyone always focuses on Emmitt, Troy, and Irvin. There were a lot of players on that team that never get the praise they deserve.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
It's gonna be sad when Modano retires...
…since he has been the face of Stars hockey since they moved here. I’m kinda thinking this might be his last year.
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
SMU
Is the program really doing that well?
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Dec 25, 2009 10:52 AM CST reply actions
There were
one win away from appearing in the Conference USA championship game. If they hadnt lost to Marshall they would have won the Conference USA west. They lost to 3 teams by 3 pts apiece. Two of those were in OT. They looked decent the few times i saw them play. Padron is a good QB. I wouldnt be surprised if they win 10 games next yr.
"More than likely JW never played sports above the youth level. It amazes me that he seems to have no concept on the common reactions of an adult athlete or their normal interactions between each other." - laxonto
by Michael Cave on Dec 25, 2009 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
x
They were, not there were
"More than likely JW never played sports above the youth level. It amazes me that he seems to have no concept on the common reactions of an adult athlete or their normal interactions between each other." - laxonto
by Michael Cave on Dec 25, 2009 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
Miles gave me a headache . . .
or it could be the fourth bloody mary I’ve had this morning.
Keynes I would guess David Sedaris even though I am sure I am incorrect.
As I have said in the past Miles …
Sue the school district you attended. You received an incomplete education.
Happy Holidays LSB’ers.
Bloddy Mary's
Shit next time invite me, thats my fav
If you really want to pour you're ten dollar concession stand beer on me, I take that as a compliment.
Are you even old enough to drink legally?
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
by WestTxAg06 on Dec 27, 2009 2:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Ha fuck no,
but my Virgina license says im 21…
If you really want to pour you're ten dollar concession stand beer on me, I take that as a compliment.
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