Email Author Sean Pendergast

2012 Stories by Sean Pendergast

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  2012: The Year in Zapruder, a Recap of My Detailed Video Recaps

  published Dec 31, 2012

  I'm not sure when it happened, but somewhere along the line in 2012, the Zapruder-style analysis of viral videos became my thing. Much like you'd go to Clay Travis on SEC football or to Peter King's... More >>

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  Texans-Colts: 4 Winners, 4 Losers, "Playoff Apocalypse" Version

  published Dec 31, 2012

  Well, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that any plans you had to take a week off from Texans' football in order to get some early spring cleaning done or go visit relatives, well, you b... More >>

• Things We Learned from the Vince Young Outside The Lines Feature

  published Dec 28, 2012

  Since falling out of favor with the Tennessee Titans in 2010, Vince Young's slide to the bottom of the quarterback food chain has been precipitous and eventful. The highlights include: - Backing up M... More >>

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  UPDATE: Two Texas Longhorn Football Players Accused Of Sexual Assault In San Antonio

  published Dec 28, 2012

  UPDATE: Mack Brown disclosed at his press conference Friday morning that two players have been suspended for the game and sent home for violating team rules. He didn't get into specifics, wouldn't nam... More >>

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  Football! This Weekend's Best Bets, the Mea Culpa Edition

  published Dec 28, 2012

  First, with Christmas now in the books, I'd like to issue an apology. If you were paralyzed financially this holiday season, unable to buy gifts, and woefully relegated to giving your loved ones esote... More >>

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  8 Texans Named to the Pro Bowl, Most in the AFC

  published Dec 27, 2012

  There was a time (largely, 2002 through around 2008) when the night the Pro Bowl rosters were revealed was a complete non-event for Texans fans. Well, times have changed, and Wednesday the Texans AFC ... More >>

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  Chad (Ochocinco) Johnson Has a Sex Taper Of Course He Does

  published Dec 27, 2012

  Chad Johnson has always been one of the biggest attention whores, not just in sports but, really, well, anywhere. When he's not legally changing his last name to "Ochocinco," he's taking a stab at pro... More >>

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  NFL Playoff Scenarios: A Guide to This Sunday

  published Dec 26, 2012

  Week 17 of the NFL season is upon us this weekend, and while there are still plenty of moving (or potentially moving) parts left to be slotted, the one thing we are sure of is that in the NFC the Atla... More >>

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  Texans-Vikings: 4 Winners, 71,688 Losers

  published Dec 24, 2012

  Check out our slideshow of the last Texans home game for the regular season. There were 71,688 (mostly) Texan fans in Reliant Stadium on Sunday. It's been a while since they've trudged back out to th... More >>

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  Twitter Cautionary Tales: College Football Player Drops the N-Word On Obama During Sandy Hook Memorial, Gets Booted From Team

  published Dec 21, 2012

  There's never a right time to be racist. There's also never a right time to be insensitive to a recent tragedy. And there's really never a right time to be both, especially in a social media forum lik... More >>

• Football! This Weekend's Best Bets, One Final Crack at Christmas Spending Money

  published Dec 21, 2012

  The NFL schedule is a weird one this weekend. Virtually every game on the schedule has some sort of meaning, but many of them have true meaning (read: playoff hopes/seeding riding on the outcome) for ... More >>

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  Texans-Vikings: New BATTLE-DRINK Bingo Drinking Game Card, Egg Nog Edition

  published Dec 21, 2012

  Well, this week's game card should be the final Battle-Drink Bingo card of the 2012 season. Assuming the Texans win this Sunday against the Vikings, that means the final game against the Colts would h... More >>

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  College Football: Bear Bryant Award Finalists Revealed (Aggies Will Be Happy)

  published Dec 19, 2012

  If you're a prominent, successful college football player or coach, it is usually necessary to block out the second week of December. This is when most of the college football awards are handed out, t... More >>

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  Notre Dame-Alabama: Jimmy Clausen Fires the First Salvo and Shows Why the World Hates Him

  published Dec 18, 2012

  I have to say that for a potentially historical battle between two behemoth football programs with the two most bruising, physically pounding defenses in the country, the lead up thus far to the Janua... More >>

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  FFL Highlights (Fan Fighting League) -- Special Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Exhibition Bout

  published Dec 18, 2012

  Much has been made over the last decade or two of the rise of popularity (and skill, quite frankly) in international basketball. Many trace it back to the 1992 USA Dream Team's ceremonious romp throug... More >>

• Twitter's Homage to Jeff Van Gundy After Bryan Braman's Touchdown Against the Colts

  published Dec 17, 2012

  It's always kind of fun when worlds collide in the professional sports world, when we get crossover of a sports personality commenting on or participating in some way in another professional sport. It... More >>

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  Texans-Colts: 4 Winners, 4 Losers, a "Back Home Again (for Press Box Cake)" Edition

  published Dec 17, 2012

  See more "pics" in our slideshow from the Texans/Colts game. The Texans returned home Sunday for their first game in Reliant Stadium in what felt like about a year. Seriously, the last time the Texan... More >>

• Daryl Morey Fires Off A Kurkjian Style Stat Dork Tweet To Defend Jeremy Lin

  published Dec 14, 2012

  By any real measurement, the first season for Jeremy Lin as a Houston Rocket has been fairly pedestrian. Statistically, he has struggled shooting the basketball (.399 field goal percentage) and seen h... More >>

• Football! This Weekend's Best Bets

  published Dec 14, 2012

  Before we get to this week's picks, a quick stock check on the "Houston Texans win the Super Bowl" prop bet. What exactly did the Patriots' 42-14 beatdown of our hometown team do to their wagering str... More >>

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  Texans-Colts: NEW BATTLE-DRINK Bingo Drinking Card, "Andrew Luck Comes Home" Edition

  published Dec 14, 2012

  Heading into this past Monday night, there was about as wide a chasm as there could possibly be riding on the outcome of the Texans' game with the New England Patriots. With the Colts having knocked o... More >>

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  Trail of Slime: Tommy Tuberville Bolts Texas Tech for Cincinnati, Skips Out on Dinner Tab

  published Dec 13, 2012

  This past Saturday night at the Heisman Trophy presentation ceremony in New York, ESPN host Chris Fowler was interviewing Notre Dame senior linebacker and Heisman finalist Manti Te'o about his mostly ... More >>

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  The 12 Days of Christmas, Houston Texans Style on 12/12/12

  published Dec 12, 2012

  Well, Monday night wasn't very much fun. Patriots 42, Texans 14. As bad as it must have been for all of you who had to watch the Texans lay an egg on the big stage from the comfort of your living ro... More >>

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  Texans-Patriots: Brand New BATTLE-DRINK Bingo Drinking Card

  published Dec 10, 2012

  The time is almost here. This week's game of the century is upon us. Texans versus Patriots in New England. The storyline is simple for the Texans -- win, and you are one win away from hosting playof... More >>

• Week 13 Highlights of FFL (Fan Fighting League): Giant Fan vs Redskin Fan in Battle of Undefeateds

  published Dec 07, 2012

  Every good idea has a turning point where, as the creator, you know that you've struck gold. And much like Vince McMahon knew that he was into something the night that his creation "Stone Cold" Steve ... More >>

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  Football! This Weekend's Best Bets, and a Story of the Worst Gambling Beat Ever

  published Dec 07, 2012

  File this one under "Worst Beats Ever": According to a story on businessinsider.com, there was a bettor last week (and the story has a picture of the ticket, so I tend to believe it's true) who fired... More >>