Email Author Sean Pendergast

2011 Stories by Sean Pendergast

• Some Perspective on Ndamukong Suh's Cheap Shot (w/ VIDEO)

  published Nov 25, 2011

  In what was easily the most significant Thanksgiving Day game played in Detroit in the last ten years, the Green Bay Packers ran their record to 11-0 by beating the Lions pretty soundly 27-15. After ... More >>

• Albert Haynesworth Is Proud of Hurting Matt Schaub

  published Nov 25, 2011

  "You know me. I love to hit Schaub." -- Tampa Bay defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth We've talked so much about the effect that Matt Schaub's injury could have on the remainder of the Texans' 2011 s... More >>

• Matt Schaub Is Done, So Gary Kubiak Can Show His "One Thing"

  published Nov 24, 2011

  In the movie The Breakfast Club, there's a scene where the five main characters are sitting around the library and the topic of conversation lands on "What's the one thing you can do wellr" As it tur... More >>

• Football! A&M-UT, LSU: This Weekend's Best Bets

  published Nov 23, 2011

  So yeah, about that "Bully Theory" from last week. Um, well, um....sorryr In case you missed it, I shared a theory of mine last week, and without rehashing the details it all led up to me telling all... More >>

• A Very Special BCS Edition of 4 Winners, 4 Losers

  published Nov 21, 2011

  For the first time in the history of my Texans fandom, their bye week left me with a palpable void. Sure, I love having NFL football in this city, even bad football is better than no football, so the ... More >>

• Football! This Weekend's Best Bets: Take the Bullies

  published Nov 18, 2011

  Nobody likes a bully. That is, nobody likes a bully unless that bully can win you piles of loot by doing their bully things. And that's exactly what the gambling gods have continued to bless us with ... More >>

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  The Astros Are Heading to the Promised Land -- The American League!

  published Nov 17, 2011

  As a major league sport, baseball has always done a fairly good job of keeping itself relevant throughout the calendar year. (Football is the king of year-round relevancy. Basketball is the court jest... More >>

• Popcorn Fart of the Year -- CBS's Mike McQueary Interview

  published Nov 16, 2011

  "Tonight on Evening News Mike McQueary breaks his silence and opens a window for me into his emotions." -- Armen Keteyian on Twitter yesterday late afternoon At about 4:45 yesterday afternoon, it was... More >>

• Sandusky Confirms in NBC Interview: He "Likes Young People" (w/ Interview VIDEO)

  published Nov 15, 2011

  Last night on NBC's new Rock Center program, retired Penn State defensive coordinator and ousted human being (Yes, I am ousting him from the human race) Jerry Sandusky did a phone interview with Bob C... More >>

• Texans/Bucs -- 4 Winners, 4 Losers (The "Goddammit, NOT Schaub!" Edition)

  published Nov 14, 2011

  So, I was thisclose to hitting "SEND" on a post that would have openly discussed the Texans going 13-3 and getting home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. And then this: Houston Texans quarterb... More >>

• Three More Penn State Stories to Cap Off the Worst Week Ever

  published Nov 11, 2011

  I haven't gone back through history to see if this really was the worst week ever in sports, but I'm willing to take this week and, sight unseen, put it up against any other week in a contest for "wor... More >>

• Football! This Weekend's Best Bets: Stanford, Wisconsin & Other Bullies

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Nobody likes a bully. Unless, of course, that bully can win you some money! Through the first ten weeks of the college football season, in my mind, four BCS conference college football teams have set... More >>

• Boom. Penn State Fires Joe Paterno (w/ a VIDEO chronology) & CNN Kicks ESPN's Butt

  published Nov 10, 2011

  "Joe Paterno is no longer the head football coach, effective immediately." -- John Surma, Vice Chair, Penn State Board of Trustees Boom. Nothing is forever. We all knew there would be a day when Jo... More >>

• Joe Paterno Will Retire at Season's End -- Not Good Enough

  published Nov 09, 2011

  "The worst people. The twisted and demented psychos who kill people for pleasure, the cannibals, the degenerate bastards that molest and torture little kids." -- Tony Soprano, in response to the quest... More >>

• Texans/Browns -- 4 Winners, 4 Losers

  published Nov 07, 2011

  The Texans beat the Browns soundly yesterday by a score of 30-12, and for the first time in the history of the franchise, your hometown team is three games over .500. The Texans have never tasted th... More >>

• Duane Brown Fined $7,500 for Not Punching Clint Session

  published Nov 04, 2011

  "It's outrageous, man. Like I said, I was trying to help on the tackle when he got the fumble recovery...I was getting up, pushing off my own leg to get up and one of his teammates came and gave me a ... More >>

• Football! This Weekend's Best Bets

  published Nov 04, 2011

  It's the first weekend of football in November. In college football, this means we get into nut-cutting time, weekends that completely weed out the real championship contenders. This weekend includes ... More >>

• The Peyton Manning Saga -- A Very Special 4 Winners, 4 Losers

  published Nov 03, 2011

  "Peyton Manning's not going to let (the Colts) draft Andrew Luck." -- Phil Simms "I don't talk to Phil. Phil doesn't talk to me. He did text me after that, saying 'Hey, sorry to drag your name into t... More >>

• 4 Thoughts on the Houston Texan Fan with Crazy Tattoo Courage

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Anytime I post about tattoos, I always feel the need to preface the post by saying that I don't dislike tattoos, and most certainly don't judge nor dislike people with tattoos. I really just don't und... More >>

• Texans/Jaguars -- 4 Winners, 4 Losers

  published Oct 31, 2011

  "I still don't like them, and I have no respect for them at all. It was just the dirty stuff they were doing. I don't want to get into specifics; I just don't like them. . . . I'm not going to get int... More >>

• 6 Videos to Mentally Prepare You for Game 7 of the World Series

  published Oct 28, 2011

  You can debate all you want about which sport is the best or most fun to watch, but one thing most sports fans can agree on -- regardless of the sport, there is nothing quite like a Game 7. Sometime... More >>

• Football! This Weekend's Best Bets

  published Oct 28, 2011

  So I said last weekend that we were in the midst of one of the most dominant, and in turn most predictable streaks in college football. The top ten teams each week were crushing the books to the tune ... More >>

• Terrell Owens's Downward Spiral (w/ VIDEO of his workout)

  published Oct 27, 2011

  "I definitely feel there are some teams out there that are interested." -- Terrell Owens after his workout on Tuesday "Just because they weren't there doesn't mean they weren't interested. I can gua... More >>

• Could the Texans Be Favored in Every Game the Rest of the Seasonr

  published Oct 25, 2011

  "Its not that big of a stretch to think the Texans will be favored in every remaining game." -- @clintshane on Twitter last night It's funny, I mentioned in yesterday's post how drastically people's ... More >>

• Texans/Titans -- 4 Winners, 4 Losers (Including Tim Tebow)

  published Oct 24, 2011

  It's amazing how quickly things can change. Sometimes, it takes a matter of a few weeks, like with the Kansas City Chiefs. After being outscored 89-10 the first two weeks of the season, the Chiefs w... More >>