10 Awesome Things That Happened This Past Weekend (2/1-2/3)

10. California Institute of Technology Snaps 228-Game Baseball Losing Streak
            It had been nearly a decade since the nerds from Pasadena had won a game.

9. Antonio Silva Destroys Alistair Overeem

            It’s not often an under-card UFC fight makes the Top 10, but Silva locked up an appearance by screaming in Overeem’s face after he knocked him unconscious.

8. #3 Indiana Knocks Off #1 Michigan

            I dog on college basketball a lot, but it’s pretty cool that these teams played a game that actually mattered.

7. The GoDaddy.com Commerical

            I have a two word description for this one…awesomely gross. Based on published reports, the general population doesn’t agree.

 

6. Adrian Peterson Named 2012 NFL MVP

            In the rarest of occurrences, the NFL nailed every single major award winner on Saturday night.

5. Jonathan Ogden
4. Warren Sapp
3. Larry Allen
2. Cris Carter Make the Pro Football Hall of Fame
            This year’s class makes No Credentials feel super old, as all four of these players were guys that I used to put on my stacked Madden teams in the late ‘90s. Also props to Bill Parcells, whose memorable accomplishment will be what I appreciate him the most for. During his final head coaching stint, here is the list of players that he either drafted or picked up as undrafted rookies during his four years with the Cowboys.

DeMarcus Ware

Jason Witten
Tony Romo (undrafted free agent)
Miles Austin (ditto)
Jay Ratliff (a 7^th round draft pick)
Marion Barber (THE BARBARIAN)
Terrance Newman (sucked ass towards the end, but was a solid corner for years)
Chris Canty (didn’t blossom in Dallas, but was a valuable part of last year’s Super Bowl winning Giants)

1. In Spite Of Power Outage, Baltimore Ravens Win Super Bowl XLVII

            What looked like a runaway turned into a near epic collapse thanks to a 35-minute power outage that drained all of the Ravens momentum (I guess that’ll happen when your offense isn’t on the field for an hour and twenty minutes). Baltimore was the beneficiary of some poor play calling (running two fades when they needed a 2-point conversion and a score on fourth down doesn’t make any sense) and some refs swallowing the whistle (in defense of the zebras, you don’t call pass interference and give San Francisco a fresh set of downs on the 1-yard line. There was contact by both Michael Crabtree and the Ravens corner). All in all, this will go down as one the most memorable (and definitely most bizarre) Super Bowls of the last decade.