October 13, 2006
Thank God For Sideline Reporters
So I'm watching the Virginia Tech - Boston College game tonight, amazed at just how much the Hokies were screwing up. They brought to mind that Dave Chapell skit - Man, the Hokies are f****ing up! But my thoughts on that topic were completely diverted by a second-half piece of reporting by sideline cupcake Erin Andrews. Now, normally Ms. Andrews achieves this sort of attention-grabbing by simply, well, being there. She's a fine looking lady! But no, this time it was her unforgettable exchange with the parents of BC walk-on kicker Steve Aponavicius (a very cool story by the way. The dude's never played a single game of college or high school football and there he was handling the Eagles' kicking duties in a big conference game on national TV).
The exchange went like this (I'll insert my comments where I feel some snark is warranted):
Andrews: Steve Aponavicius has been the story tonight. The walk-on kicker getting his start and what a night he's had. Two PATs, one field goal [uh oh, we're already in trouble. She has it exactly backwards, which is surprising since he kicked his second FG just seconds earlier to give BC 13 points. But hey, we all make mistakes. Let's go on.] and like Kirk Herbstreit said, some great kickoffs [I'll let this one go as a difference of opinion, but to me, landing balls on the 12 yardline isn't terribly great, but hey Kirk said it, not Erin, right?]. Mom and Dad joining me right now. I know you drove down from Pennsylvania tonight [evidently they went the long way to Boston] What was your nerves like in the car? [Oh boy. Well, it is an irregular verb. And hey, our President has a hard time with that one too, and you know, he's the President!] How were you doing in the car tonight?
Mom and Dad: some sort of muttering ...
Andrews: And Dad, I know your son had played some football before, [wait a minute! We've been hearing over and over tonight about how this is his first organized game ever! Is she talking about pick-up two-hand touch in the neighborhood cul-de-sac?] but how are you doing pregame? [That twist of tense just confused me. Evidently, I wasn't the only one, as Mr. Aponavicius seemed to have no idea how to answer her. He was just silent for seconds before muttering something.]
Dad: muttering
Andrews: (later) The team has nicknamed your son Sid Vicious. Do you have any idea who that is?
Mom: No
Dad: something about how he'd heard the name a long time ago
[Go on Erin - fill them in. Just who is this Sid Vicious that all the kids are talking about?]
Andrews: Punk rock band.
So, there you have it. Sid Vicious is a punk rock band and Erin Andrews is an idiot.
But in her defense ... 
| Ed-Hoo wrote: |
| I was laughing at her cluelessness. But, you can't be too hard on Erin if you keep calling LARRY Coker FRANK... Unless, of course it's some kind of inside joke... |
Damn, you're right. I think maybe I've done that twice. Not sure where that comes from. But hey, it's my site and I'm going back to fix it!
Frank "Hooligan equals Talent" Beamer
Ted "I'm not Franks" Roof
Chuck "em out the door for his Frank-ness" Amato
Ralph "Are their franks in the" Friedgen
and "Frankly, I don't give a" Chan Gailey
To be an ACC coach, you need frankness. Has anyone told Bunting this?
| Ed-Hoo wrote: |
| I'm so shallow--tt's 17 hours since you posted that picture and I just noticed the hair spray and brush. I'll probably be able to come up with an eye color by next week |
She has eyes?
| christ_wurm wrote: |
| sid vicious was a guy not a band idiot |
Thanks for clearing that up.
| Evan wrote: |
| Even though he's clearly an ass, Dave you've gotta be glad someone is combing through old posts like some sort of derranged Dave Sez ombudsman. |
I've always aspired to have my own ombudsman.
It is fun to see folks comment on old articles. That's the beauty of the Internet. Google doesn't care how old your article is.
| tommyjcaps wrote: |
| At least she knew Sid Vicious was in a Punk band...I don;t think it was that terrible really |
I think she thought that Sid Vicious was a punk band. Probably misunderstood a producer talking in her ear.
My understanding is that the original nickname for Steve Aponavicius was "John Simon Ritchie" but they couldn't make it stick.
& Sid Vicious was the infamously shitty bassist from British Punk Rock band teh Sex Pistols. Heard of Sid and Nancy? Well thats the guy.
He was the No. 1 suspect in the murder of his American groupie girlfriend before he comited suicide at 21. Cant remember his real name, but Sid was a Hamster that bit him, and he was coined 'Vicious' for beating up a reporter with a bike chain.
So there you ahve it. Not a great person to get tagged after.
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