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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Who's the most famous person you know personally?
By personally, I mean "if you saw you someplace without a ton of people, they'd recognize you and seek you out, to talk about old times."
I don't really know..so I was trying to figure it out for myself. They don't have to be TV famous per se, famous these days is just a sliding scale anyway. |
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03-02-2009, 10:01 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Does Twitter count?
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03-02-2009, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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By personally, I mean "if you saw you someplace without a ton of people, they'd recognize you and seek you out, to talk about old times." So yeah. If one of your tweeps is someone you talk to enough that they'd recognize you, sure. But that's not really what I meant. |
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03-02-2009, 10:12 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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Well, I don't know about seek me out. But these are a couple that might be recognized who I have interacted with in the past.
Jeff Devlin - One of the hosts of HGTV's Spice Up My Kitchen. Was in my high school class, and we hung around with some of the same people. His brother is pretty good friends with my brother too. Mike Frederick - graduated the year before I did, had a short NFL career with the Browns/Ravens/Titans. Had a study hall with him. He once convinced me to eat carnation petals. James Franklin - again, graduated the year before I did, was the QB my soph and junior years (I started mid-way as a Jr). Currently the OC and HC-in-waiting at Maryland. Lillie Shockney - cancer survivor and the Administrative Director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center. She's been on tv a number of times, has been published, and has helped a great number of people in dealing with breast cancer. I worked with her for a number of years developing the center's web site. Those are the ones that immediately come to mind. Again, they might not all recognize me and fame is relative here, but that's about the best I can do I think.
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03-02-2009, 10:22 AM
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Letizia Moratti - She was one of the investors for the company I used to work for when I was in Italy. She allowed us to share her office space. While I was over there, she was the Minister of Education for Italy, and she is currently the Mayor of Milan. Her brother in law owns Inter Milan.
And, of course, more recently is my new neighbor, Tom Cochrane.
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03-02-2009, 10:25 AM
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n00b
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Union City, TN
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Packer's OL Chad Clifton.
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03-02-2009, 10:26 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Baltimore MD
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Mel Blount. I worked for him for 4 years.
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03-02-2009, 10:28 AM
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Bonafide Seminole Fan
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
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I know a local rapper personally, he might be ready to make it big sometime in the near future.
I know a couple of NFL players personally as well and a lot of former Hurricane players.
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03-02-2009, 10:28 AM
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College Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: CT via PA via CA via PA
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Probably Fred Willard, though I haven't lived in Santa Monica forever. We used to play softball together on Saturdays. He was one of my comedic heroes, and I remember meeting him for the first time...he asked me to warm him up. So we're throwing, and he was talking about a guy who used to be part of the game we were at (weekly pickup game) who just passed away, and how young he was. He was talking about how sobering his friend's passing was. It was very, very surreal.
He was just one of the guys, would go out for drinks afterwards and never consider his celebrity status. He drove a 70s car...definitely nothing you would expect from someone as successful as he. Really, really cool dude. |
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03-02-2009, 10:28 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newburgh, NY
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Croatian Duke Marin Gozzi
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03-02-2009, 10:33 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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I have a work relationship with one of my idols growing up, Joe Montana.
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03-02-2009, 10:37 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA
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I am so jealous! I wore #16 and rooted for the 49ers because of him. One of the guys I ref and workout with played for the Steelers in 70s, and was on their first Super Bowl team. |
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03-02-2009, 10:44 AM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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Carl Linder- former owner of the Reds, really nice and humble guy for a billionaire.
Paul O'Neil- Duh. Pretty quite guy, loves to talk baseball Chris Sabo- somewhat cocky but still nice. Is really into golf Thom Brenneman- Not nearly as cocky as you would think, hearing him and his dad banter is pretty funny. Bill Cunningham- Local Cincinnati radio celebrity who also appears on Hannity and Combs. |
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03-02-2009, 10:50 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Hog Country
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I guess Lee Scott (Wal-Mart CEO) since I knew his son in high school and met him on several occassions. I can't think of anyone more people here would recognize the name of than him.
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03-02-2009, 10:54 AM
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Bonafide Seminole Fan
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
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You never meet Matt Jones?
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03-02-2009, 10:56 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Burke, VA
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Jack Nicklaus - my mom was married a guy who's daughter got married to Jack's youngest son when I was in HS.
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03-02-2009, 10:56 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Hog Country
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Not personally, no. He came to my church one time out of the blue. Closest I ever got. I guess I could name some athletes that I had class with, but none of them would recognize me today. I talked to Corliss Williamson for about 5 minutes one day while waiting on a really slow elevator after a class. |
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03-02-2009, 10:57 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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Absolutely no one famous that I know.
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03-02-2009, 11:00 AM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: C-Town
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Teddy Ruxpin's (you know - the stuffed animal) son
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03-02-2009, 11:31 AM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Ponchatoula, LA
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Paul Meany, lead singer for Mute Math. Was buddies with him in high school. I'd actually never heard of Mute Math, but they were on the Tonight Show a few weeks ago so I assume they must be fairly successful.
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03-02-2009, 11:36 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Joan Rivers
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03-02-2009, 11:50 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NC
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Cal Ripken, Jr. - He would recognize me but he still doesn't know my name. Does that count?
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03-02-2009, 11:59 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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I like Mute Math -- but when I first heard their name, that probably biased me toward thinking I would like it. But seriously, it's good stuff. |
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03-02-2009, 12:18 PM
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H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Art Monk - I've represented him for years. Absolutely one of the nicest guys ever to wear an NFL uniform.
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03-02-2009, 12:57 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego
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Does the person have to be alive? If not, I knew Eric Show of the Padres back in the 80s and my dad used to go bowling with Rollie Fingers, Bruce Bochy, Randy Jones and a few other former Padres.
Oh, we also knew Gene Tenace, but, neither my dad or myself have talked to him in at least 20 years I'd guess.
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03-02-2009, 12:58 PM
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
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Hard for me to answer since I'm the most famous person I know.
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03-02-2009, 01:07 PM
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Hattrick Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada
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yeah, I'd say Hatcher Flaschen for me.  FM
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03-02-2009, 01:10 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Backwoods, SC
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Marty Hurney - Panthers GM. We used to do some work together when I worked for a company that did a ton of advertising with the Panthers, after I left and went out on my own my schedule change and found out we work out at the same gym and often see each other. We now email nearly daily and I even gave him a copy of FOF....
Tommy Bowden- Not a bigshock, any Clemson celeb falls into this category with my involvement with the school, but I have had dinner with the Bowden's on a few occaisons and my wife and his remain good friends. Deceased now but Dale Earnhardt was another one. I got to go on a duck hunting trip through a friend of a friend, and we just hit it off. Afterwards he invited me (sans the guy who invited me initially who I later learned he really didnt like at all, just tolerated to get to deer hunt his family's land) 3 times and had a trip planned to go offshore fishing when he passed. |
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03-02-2009, 01:14 PM
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High School JV
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Berlin, Germany
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Joel "The Quintessial Studmuffin" Gertner, of ECW fame: He was sports director at college radio station when I started. I guess you can say he was my first boss.
Keith Olbermann: Definitely doesn't remember me at all, but he came back and visited the radio station a few times (he was sports/news director in late '70s) and we had a few talks. |
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03-02-2009, 01:17 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: C-Town
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Oh yeah - also know a kid from high school (Ed Ackerman)that lives in LA and he's been in several commercials, TV shows, and a few movies. Real goofy guy....
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03-02-2009, 01:33 PM
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Bonafide Seminole Fan
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
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I've meet The Rock twice and he remembered my face the second time. He refused to break out his WWE catch phrases.
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03-02-2009, 01:35 PM
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Bonafide Seminole Fan
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
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Ducktales.
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03-02-2009, 01:38 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Chuck.
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03-02-2009, 01:38 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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I took a media class with Keyshawn Johnson, and we worked on a project together but I doubt he would remember me.
In the sports world, it is Darian Barnes. We were childhood friends and he has played backup FB for a variety of teams over the years including most recently the Saints which allowed us to hang out again. In the world of academia, I'm friends with a few big names in academic psychiatry but they aren't well known outside of that realm so I don't think they would count as famous.
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03-02-2009, 01:50 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: CT via PA via CA via PA
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When I first moved to Santa Monica, I lived in the same condo complex as The Rock and Jaleel White (Urkel). My then-gf-turned-exwife and I were moving our stuff into her cousin's condo as we were staying there until we found our own place (moved to CA from PA). I was bringing in a bunch of stuff on one of those little trolley things, when I passed this guy wearing a Donovan McNabb Football Camp t-shirt. He said "Sup kid?" I didn't think anything of it. While I was inside, Em was putting stuff in the next cart. The way the condo parking worked out is that you went under the little roof through the driveway to go into the garage. But when you came out, you came out before the roof. The Rock (I am assuming) had not fully moved out there yet, as he was just starting one of the Mummy movies (I'm not sure which one...this was June 2002), so he was staying at this condo. He pulled out of the garage, which Em didn't notice, and came up behind her. He honked his horn (she said it wasn't done in a mean way), and then excused himself. He smiled at her as he went by, and she needed a cigarette. Apparently Urkel and Rock had a small conversation before they went on their way, which is how Em found out it was Urkel (I had no idea). Then we found out from her cousin that they both live there. Now, this was my first full day in Santa Monica. I had thought that this would be the norm, and it would be totally awesome. I was incredibly wrong. |
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03-02-2009, 02:04 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Federal Way, WA
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US Senators John Breaux(former Senator now) and Mary Landrieu (totally felt me up when she was still hot on a hug). NFL players Ed Reed, Alan Faneca, and Bradie James.
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03-02-2009, 02:16 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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Um....
Wow..... Uh.... Me, I guess.
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03-02-2009, 02:18 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Fred Biletnikoff - he was my position coach in college and after he left my first coaching gig was replacing him as WR coach. In one year he swore directly at me more than everyone else I have known combined.
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03-02-2009, 03:05 PM
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Unregistered
Join Date: May 2004
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Does internet legend Pumpy Tudors count?
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03-02-2009, 03:40 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: san jose CA
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I met some guy who claimed he met Trent Green once.
Yes, I am lying. |
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03-02-2009, 03:47 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pacific
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Name droppers
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03-02-2009, 04:27 PM
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FOFC's Elected Representative
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The stars at night; are big and bright
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I have known now ex-President Bush since 1990. I came very close to going to work for him when he ran for Gov. He always calls me Colonel.
Didn't agree with many of his choices in office, but he is not the Satan people seem to think he is. It is easy to put people in clean categories.
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"i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand |
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03-02-2009, 04:27 PM
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FOFC's Elected Representative
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The stars at night; are big and bright
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This is the most impressive one so far.
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"i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand |
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03-02-2009, 04:37 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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fred durst
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03-02-2009, 05:00 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: sans pants
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The amount of bullshit in this thread is pretty awesome.
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03-02-2009, 05:08 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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No one.
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03-02-2009, 05:08 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Jesus.
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