Eli Manning: Web Designer

[mckerney]

I'm so glad this guy has his education to fall back on if he doesn't make it with the Giants:

http://home.olemiss.edu/~enmannin/

[stevew]

Was this "principles of web design" class taught by Jim Harrick Jr?

[RPI-Fan]

hahahaha

Great link.

I love how the amazon and espn links are "mailto"'s.

[yabanci]

It's got to be a joke, no?

[cthomer5000]

best website ever!

[sabotai]

I'm guessing that an Ole Miss student is having some fun.

[mckerney]

I'm guessing that an Ole Miss student is having some fun.

http://www.olemiss.edu/userdir/

search for 'Manning'

Third one from the top, it would appear to be his.

[cthomer5000]

There's a very strong chance it is real. My girlfriend had to do a web page for a class in college, and it was nearly as bad as that.

edit: and I just looked up her old webpage (which is surprisingly still there)... holy christ is it bad. Makes we want to gouge my eyes out.

[Easy Mac]

Good Ole Elisha Manning... at least the Charger fans have a new nickname for him.

[cthomer5000]

Good Ole Elisha Manning... at least the Charger fans have a new nickname for him.
I was blown away when I found out that was his actual name. I guess I'm just not up on names, but is Eli typically short for Elisha (or short for something else)?

[sabotai]

http://www.olemiss.edu/userdir/

search for 'Manning'

Third one from the top, it would appear to be his.

His real first name is Elisha?!?! He must have gotten teased a lot as a kid...

[Easy Mac]

I dunno, Eli Cuthbert just doesn't have the same ring to it... or sexiness.

[Logan]

Yep, definitely real. You should see the webpage I had to make for my intro to comp sci class my freshman year.

It had a graphic, a table, and a link or two. High tech stuff!

[Lucky Jim]

I thought it was usually short for Elias. But I can hear it now...

My daddy left home when I was three
And he didn't leave much to ma and me
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
But the meanest thing that he ever did
Was before he left, he went and named me... "Elisha."

[BishopMVP]

You should see the webpage I had to make for my intro to comp sci class my freshman year. http://www.people.umass.edu/pchaisso/

[kcchief19]

Huh. Whaddyaknow? According to SSA.gov, Elisha is the 606th most popular name for boyos, ranking just ahead of Darien, Donte, Jett, Brice, Titus, Elvis and Jairo. It even comes ahead of Junior, Grady, Lincoln, Glenn, Ralph, Kareem and Kurt. Amazingly, it's not among the top 1000 names for girls.

And how can Bo come in at 994th? Good grief, Zack if only 985. Screetch did not make the list.

Oddly, No. 635 for boys is River. No. 636 is Phoenix. Spooky.

[korme]

funniest, page, ever

what took me so long to look at this thread?!

[korme]

How do so many Mannings attend Ole Miss, wtf mate?

[Tekneek]

That was probably part of some project for a class. I've found pages like that made by college hockey players many times. Often, they sit around on the school's servers for a year or two after they've moved on into the pro leagues.

[Fritz]

A sthe former webmaster for a university I can 100% assure you that is par for the course.

[Maple Leafs]

The best part is that it was created in Word.

Apparently the complex HTML coding needed was too much for him to do on his own.

[Ksyrup]

The best part is that it was created in Word.

Apparently the complex HTML coding needed was too much for him to do on his own.
I think it probably had more to do with lack of desire than lack of brains.

[Axxon]

I think it probably had more to do with lack of desire than lack of brains.

There you go interjecting reality into a perfectly good athletes are all idiots rant. The horror. :)

[ScottVib]

Anyone see the "professor's" webpage? It's not much better:

http://home.olemiss.edu/~usdmw/

[wheels]

hahahaha

Great link.

I love how the amazon and espn links are "mailto"'s.
those mailto's complete the picture!! funny post.

[Franklinnoble]

Does it occur to anyone else here that FOFC is about the only place where Manning's website can truly be appreciated for its comedic value? Where else are you going to find a unique blend of computer geeks who also happen to be die-hard football fans? I'm trying to think of other people I could show this to, and I honestly don't know anyone outside this forum that fits the bill...

[cthomer5000]

Does it occur to anyone else here that FOFC is about the only place where Manning's website can truly be appreciated for its comedic value? Where else are you going to find a unique blend of computer geeks who also happen to be die-hard football fans? I'm trying to think of other people I could show this to, and I honestly don't know anyone outside this forum that fits the bill...
This has gotten some pretty good mileage in emails to friends. But you're right, it takes the perfect blend of football fan and computer geek to truly appreciate this.

[GrantDawg]

Phillip Rivers has better skills:

hxxp://www4.ncsu.edu/~pmrivers/

[corbes]

Phillip Rivers has better skills:

hxxp://www4.ncsu.edu/~pmrivers/
He expects to be at 300 by 2005. That is, indeed, a great rating.

[rkmsuf]

And with the addition of nachos they'll get that 300.

[corbes]

I thought the nachos were going to be the "latest news". Apparently, they're not quite ready to roll that out yet.

[rkmsuf]

Actually nachos is listed as one of the "Great Consessions" joining hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn soda and the oddly colored beer.

[cthomer5000]

Did anyone notice that 'beer' is essentially hidden there in black font? it made me laugh for some reason. (this is the concessions page after clicking the stadium picture).

[cthomer5000]

rkm and I noticed that at the same time I guess. This site gets two thumbs up from me.

[rkmsuf]

It has it all...stretched font, broken links and a meaningless graph. Brilliant!

[cthomer5000]

can someone please get me a Ben Roethlisberger page ASAP!?

[rkmsuf]

that's funny because I just tried to search for it...couldn't come up with anything.

[cthomer5000]

that's funny because I just tried to search for it...couldn't come up with anything.
me too. :) I only found his name on a teachers page listing some article he'd apparently submitted (not one he wrote, just some news article that must have been research for something).

[Passacaglia]

I can't wait until 2005, when Phillip Rivers has a passer rating of 300, and Eli Manning is still trying to figure out why he can't access espn.com.

[rkmsuf]

Maybe those were his high games in bowling.

[Passacaglia]

Looks like the page is forbidden for me to access. Do you think it's because it started getting too many hits? Will FOFC kill Eli Manning?

[RendeR]

Looks like the page is forbidden for me to access. Do you think it's because it started getting too many hits? Will FOFC kill Eli Manning?

"sir, he's dead already..."

[corbes]

Did anyone notice that 'beer' is essentially hidden there in black font? it made me laugh for some reason. (this is the concessions page after clicking the stadium picture).
Oh. I didn't realize the stadium picture was meant to be clicked.

The meaningless graph slays me.

[Chubby]

The jig is up. Someone at Ole Miss must have noticed surging traffic to his page. Did anyone make a copy of it?

[Hammer755]

This should link to a cached version of it at Google.

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:GFA8Kwg87kMJ:home.olemiss.edu/~enmannin/+%22home.olemiss.%2Bedu/~enmannin%22&hl=en&start=1

[GoldenEagle]

I got word from my sources that Ole Miss has blocked the website. There is rampant speculation as to why exactly....

[rkmsuf]

why there is a picture of Spock is a complete mystery. The mailto tags make it a close race with River's graph.

[Passacaglia]

I think the mailto tags make it blow Rivers's graph out of the water. If it were just the Spock picture, that would make it a close race. Hey, is Eli a trekkie?

[corbes]

The first time, I didn't realize that Spock was raising his eyebrow at me. The thing I love about Eli's page is that you can enjoy it on many different levels, specifically:

1) Hello there, Spock.
2) Hel-LO there, Spock. *wink wink*

[rkmsuf]

Logic dictates I should play for the Giants

[stevew]

Apparently the site is now down.

[Chubby]

Apparently the site is now down.
Apparently you are the master of the obvious.

[Franklinnoble]

I'm guessing that Manning's agent made a phone call so as to keep the site off the 6 pm edition of SportsCenter.

[cthomer5000]

This has become a bit of a hobby of my friends an I, finding the school web pages of incoming NFL players.

A little Kenechi Udeze action (complete with a powerpoint presentation!)
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~udeze/

[Cecil Fielder]

damn, and i thought you had to be smart to be a quarterback!!!!

[rkmsuf]

This has become a bit of a hobby of my friends an I, finding the school web pages of incoming NFL players.

A little Kenechi Udeze action (complete with a powerpoint presentation!)
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~udeze/

No way he's getting 85 bucks for the Stewart jersey.

[FrogMan]

Going back to Rivers' page, am I the only one finding it funny that the stretched fonts are imbedded flash objects?

FM

[fantastic flying froggies]

This has become a bit of a hobby of my friends an I, finding the school web pages of incoming NFL players.

A little Kenechi Udeze action (complete with a powerpoint presentation!)
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~udeze/
Even better than the Manning one ! :D

[Franklinnoble]

Anybody tried calling that phone number?