Tuesday (Shut the [redacted] up) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Posted on November 18th, 2008 – 8:56 AMBy Michael Rand
You might have noticed that the Vikings vs. Bucs game on Sunday was a little, well, testy. Quite a few hard (and clean) hits. Quite a few late and cheap hits (um, we can’t even believe Ray Edwards tried to argue about the hit he put on Jeff Garcia near the goal line, or that Brad Childress defended it. He took three steps after the release and then hit him on the chin. It’s probably not worth more than a penalty and a fine, but could you imagine if all four of the Vikings’ starting D-linemen were suspended and/or injured next week?). Ah, but the cheapest and funniest exchange was saved for the Bucs’ end of things. Colleague Paul W. passes along this nugget from the St. Pete Times:
RT Jeremy Trueblood thought he was justified in leveling LB Chad Greenway during a scrape in the first quarter, even though Trueblood was called for a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty. “They hadn’t blown the whistle yet, and they were stripping the ball away from (Warrick Dunn),” Trueblood said. “So, I go knock the guy down. I asked the (official), ‘How do I know that if the ball flies out, you’re not going to call a fumble because there was no whistle.’ He looked at me and said, ‘I know I was a little late on the whistle. I’m working on it.’ I told him, ‘I hope you know you just killed our drive.’ He told me to, ‘Shut the (expletive) up.’ Are (officials) allowed to talk to players like that?” Well, Trueblood certainly was right about the call killing the drive. The Bucs would have been positioned for third and 2 at the Vikings 15, but the infraction — considered to be after the play and thus not allowing the down to be replayed — created third and 17 at the 30. The Bucs wound up kicking a 39-yard field goal.
Picture this: Five years from now, when even more barriers have been broken down, a channel exists on which games are televised and players are mic’ed up, uncensored. Think about it. Warren Sapp. Kevin Garnett. Chase Utley. The entire NHL. Swears and all. Sure, we have occasional snippets now and outtakes, but who wouldn’t watch this channel? Who would not pay a sweet premium to hear an NFL ref tell another player to “shut the [redacted] up. Leverage your mighty power, sports! (Um, and you too, hockey!) This needs to happen.
Fasola-link! The dumbest thing you will ever see?
11 Responses to "Tuesday (Shut the [redacted] up) edition: Wha’ Happened?"
Lets do it NOW!!! Im willing to pay a premium to get that channel. It would make all sports fun for the whole family, the same way a trip to any bar in Wisconsin is right now.
I already get the “Players, Coaches, and Fans Screaming Obscenities at the Refs Channel” for free at the local hockey rink.
‘I know I was a little late on the whistle. I’m working on it.’
he added, I have taken several courses. Look, this isn’t something I can change by the next play, maybe even the next game… it’s a process.
I think most TV producers and figured out that you can’t just show live feed of mic’d athletes or refs. My favorites was a Gophers hockey game about 5-10 years ago where the refs were discussing what to do with one of the players after a fight. They were mic’d so we could hear their discussion and one ref said “I say we DQ the [redacted, rhymes with pucker].” I think we were even watching the late night replay of the game and they hadn’t removed or beeped it.
In summary, I’m in favor of the swear channel.
…on which games are televised and players are mic’ed up, uncensored
Imagine how awesome those Coors light “coaches” commercials would be on that station… Ozzie Guillen just got a new sponsor.
Is there any way they can go back and mic past coaches? The Coaches that I really want to hear are retired. Mike Ditka, Bob Knight, and Jim Mora would be at the top of my list.
If we’re going to mic up past coaches, I want John Wooden and Dean Smith. You wouldn’t get all the swearing, but you sure would get smarter.
Leverage your mighty power, sports! (Um, and you too, hockey!)
+1, Michael.
Mic’ed up and uncensored = more of this, please
s1rweeze: it’s been a couple months since I’ve viewed that clip. Thank you for reminding me of its continued power to inspire.
Oopes. My post about KG in the “funniest thing you heard” thread would have been a better fit here. Yeah, this is a great idea…maybe until it happens somebody should just do an uncensored MXC-type take on some bench clearing brawls. That could be funny.
