December 30, 2009
Only five active NFL franchises have not appeared in the Super Bowl. They are the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans. Any team on that list jump out at you? You’ve got two teams which, when put together, have fewer wins this season than any of the other three. You’ve got two teams whose chance to make the playoffs is comparable to winning the lottery.
And then you have the Saints, a team founded the year the first Super Bowl was played. For the first 20 years of the franchise they couldn’t muster a winning season. Then came a string of winning seasons each ending in a loss in the wild card game. Then back to a string of losing seasons until finally in 2000, the Saints won their first playoff game. The Saints best season came in 2006, making it to the NFC championship game against the Bears: a remarkable achievement after spending 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, playing every game outside their beloved New Orleans, and going 3-13.
Today we’re looking at a team that’s 13-2. Sure, that home loss to the Cowboys was rough and losing to the Bucs in OT seems downright silly but we’re still looking at the No. 1 seed in the NFC thanks to an even greater series of missteps by the Vikings the past few weeks. So the question is simple – is this the year the Saints make it to the Super Bowl? Every team they’re likely to play during the NFC playoffs has a higher ranked defense than they do. But the Saints rank first in total offense in the NFL. Is that enough to make it to the Super Bowl? Probably not. But one thing’s for sure; the Saints won’t lose in the wild card round – they’re good enough this year to get a bye and that makes for a very successful season.
December 29, 2009
Ah yes it’s here, Capital One Bowl Week. One of the best weeks of the year. Its a week where everyday you can find a great match-up with playmakers from each team on both sides of the ball…. Or is it?
By my count there are 34 bowls going on this season. Where did all of these games come from? Don’t get me wrong, I love College Football and try to watch every bowl game, but the prestige of the bowl game is being diluted. It used to be a privilege to be invited to a January 1st Bowl Game, but now there are bowl games between teams with barely a winning record playing just days before the BCS National Championship. Okay, I get spreading out the BCS Bowl Games to generate more of a buzz, but to put smaller games in between doesn’t make sense to me.
December 23, 2009
Fathead is in the Empire State Mind! We will have a team member on ground in the concrete jungle of New York City spreading Christmas joy a day early by hiding New York Fatheads at select areas in the city for fans. There will be FIVE Fatheads given away throughout the course of the day and the top-secret locations will only be revealed via our Twitter pages of Fathead, mtarshaPR and following the tag #NYCgiveaway!
It’s a Fathead scavenger hunt in NYC just for our New Yorkers! The Fathead selection fans will be on the hunt for are:
Lets here it for New York, New York, New York!
December 23, 2009
Being in technology, I’m constantly being subjected to viral videos. Some good, some bad, but for the most part vastly entertaining. Which brings up the question: If you could meet a viral video kid, who would it be?
I have a few, but here are my top 3:
3. The “blood” kid – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fVDGu82FeQwatch?v=-fVDGu82FeQ
I have no idea what his name is or why his kid brother has an “owiee” but everytime I watch this I die laughing.
2. Charlie and his British brother – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM
Cute little kids with British accents get me everytime. “Char-leee…that really hurt and it’s still hurting…”
And the number one viral kid I’d like to meet… ::drumroll::
1. I like Turtles Kid-Jonathon – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y
Come on…you know you found a new appreciation for “tuttles” after this one.
Post your own because I want to laugh.
December 22, 2009
There’s very few things that are as rewarding and enjoyable as making your kids happy. I got to be the hero inadvertently not too long ago. My family and I are hoping to be able to move this spring and get a little more elbow room. My little 4-year-old girl is a Princess lunatic, so I’m really excited about decking out her future room with all of our Princess Fatheads. I’ve been slowly accumulating and tucking them away for when we make the big move.
Well I came home with a new Princess Tiana (Princess and the Frog) Fathead the other day and walked in with it rolled up discretely. Her keen eye that rarely misses a beat saw a piece of a frog about the size of a 50 cent piece and the jig was up. I had to unroll it and then I got the best reaction ever. She literally dove on it screaming “I love it. It’s the best thing ever!” and you’d think she was starring in Breakin’ 2 – Electric Boogaloo the way she was spinning around on the sheet. The drama lasted for several minutes, so I think our designer Jessica did a heck of a good job! Best reaction ever- Tiana more than passes the Princess-crazed little girl test!
I really wish I had a video camera on me, because her over the top flip out over Tiana would make a heck of a Youtube clip reminiscent of Super Nintendo Boy (if you don’t know who he is, go to Youtube). Pretty cool to make the little lady happy and be the guy with the cool job! Words don’t do a good job of describing how happy she was. Maybe I can pull ol’ Tiana out when she’s 15 and I’m threatening the lives of her boyfriends and she’ll still like me!
December 18, 2009
The big topic around Detroit sports this week is “Trading Calvin Johnson.”
After hearing many different angles, I have come to the conclusion that it would be absolutely ridiculous to trade him! Yes, the Lions are not very good, andI understand that you could possibly get 3 high draft picks for him. I am a Lion slappy to where I believe the new GM can scout quality NFL Players, so I’d love to see more draft picks.
But the fact of the matter is that Calvin Johnson is a physical freak of nature. He has the rare combination of size, speed, dedication, and ball skills. Coming out of the draft, where the Lions drafted him 2nd overall, Draft experts labeled him as a once in a lifetime talent. That to me is a player that you might want to hang on to. If the Lions continue to draft well (5 of their draft pics are playing on NFL rosters), there will be a bright future of the Lions where Calvin Johnson will be a perennial NFL All-Pro.
December 17, 2009
Like most of us this holiday season you’ve probably been doing some online shopping, hoping to get a good deal, not pay too much, receive it on time, and avoid the mall at all costs. I started shopping online when it was still the wild-wild-west. You had to make sure the checkout was secure because not all of them were. Site search was abysmal and finding something you wanted to buy was a bit of a crap shoot. But at least you didn’t have to go to the mall.
The last time I went to the mall I yelled at people. Those who know me realize how unusual that is. After waiting half an hour in line to pay for my purchase, the cashier told me that I couldn’t buy my items at his station – I had to go to another department. I reasoned, I pleaded, and then I yelled. It didn’t help. I went to the other department, waited another 15 minutes and finally made my purchase. I’ve never gone back to that store again. I’ve never shopped at that chain again. I haven’t been back to the mall since. But that store is still in business. Go figure.
I’m not saying every website provides a better experience than what I went through but online competition faces a challenge that brick and mortar generally doesn’t – the mighty mouse. Most of us show much less patience online than we’re willing to endure in a brick and mortar store because the next store is just a click away. Can’t find it here? Don’t like the price? Don’t feel secure? Click. That challenge keeps us in the business of e-commerce on our toes.
And here are some big advantages to online shopping in my book: You don’t have to wade through the crowds; you’re always first in line at the checkout; and the car stays in the garage. Plus, you don’t have to take things to the post office or shipping store.
I continue to be amazed by people who love to go to the mall. I’m sure they have their reasons. I’m all wrapped up every day with www.fathead.com so I’m going to have a particular online prejudice I suppose. Still, the selection, the speed, the generally hassle-free experience made me a convert to online years ago and I’m not planning on going back. Besides, if I feel a need for a little holiday music, my laptop can handle that too.
December 15, 2009
Fifth Nominee for Worst Sports Joke Ever, courtesy of JokesJoke.com:
Q: Why does it take longer to run from second base to third base than it takes to run from first to second?
A: Because you have a short stop between second and third.
I’m sorry if this made you laugh so hard that you spilled your Cosmo.
This was the final nominee for the Worst Sports Joke Ever award. And the winner is…
…every person that didn’t read any of these Worst Sports Joke posts. (You realize what that makes you, right?)
December 14, 2009
Years ago I had a grand ambition of owning a chain of sports bar called Rivals that would be built in every major sports town that has a natural rivalry. The best part is every city you build one in has automatic synergy with its rival city, i.e. you open a Rivals in Ann Arbor, you instantly have a Rivals in Columbus. Conceptually this bar was to be the greatest sports bar of all time. Half the restaurant would be decorated for one team and the other half would be decorated for the other team. Each booth would have a station to refill your own drinks, each restroom stall would have a 19 inch LCD built into the door, and there would be a special room for the most passionate fans, the room would actually simulate the field conditions of the event itself. If it is snowing in Happy Valley, then it is snowing in the special room at Rivals.
December 10, 2009
I consider myself quite the sports fan, especially for a girl, so you can imagine my excitement when I was offered an internship at one of the coolest companies for sports fanatics. Within my first 2 weeks of being here I got a chance to see some of the new products we were going to be rolling out. As I mentioned my love for sports, another love of mine is music. When the Fathead was unrolled and the ‘greatest rapper alive’ was looking me in the face, I just about let out one of those high pitched screams, much like a 12 year old Jo-Bros fan. I’ve been waiting and waiting, telling all my friends that something big was coming, and the day has finally come. Lil Wayne is officially a new arrival to the Fathead music line.
Can you guess what I asked Santa to bring me for Christmas?
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