the ball, spun it, gotten jiggy with it -- Will Smiths tun from LAM's blog
STORRS, Conn. Kaufen Air Max 97 Italy Flag Herren Metallic Gold/weiß-University Rot Schweiz . -- Northeastern hadnt beaten UConn since the year before Jim Calhoun left the Boston-based Huskies to coach the ones at Connecticut.That changed Monday night.T.J. Williams scored 20 points and Northeastern won 64-61, dropping UConn to 0-2 for the first time in 48 years.Its pretty big for the school and its pretty big for our team this year, Williams said. Its really huge. It really hasnt sunk in yet, but it feels great; it feels wonderful.Donnell Gresham Jr. added 13 points for Northeastern (2-0) and Alex Murphy had nine points and 15 rebounds.Terry Larrier scored 17 points and Jalen Adams had 15 for UConn.The UConn Huskies had a chance to tie the game at the end when freshman Alterique Gilbert stole a cross-court pass from Murphy as Northeastern was trying to run out the clock. But his 3-pointer hit the rim just before the buzzer.I made one of the dumbest plays of my basketball career, said Murphy, a graduate transfer who played at both Duke and Florida. It got picked off but Donnell (Gresham) was there to defend the shot, so thank God for him.Northeastern led most of the way and was up 35-31 at halftime.UConn went on a 9-1 run to open the second half to take a four-point lead, but Northeastern responded with a 10-2 run of its own.A fast-break dunk by Murphy gave Northeastern its largest lead of the second half at 61-54 with just under 4 minutes left.Larriers off-balance runner in the lane had cut the lead to three points with 1:07 left and the Huskies forced a turnover to get the ball back. But Larrier missed two 3-pointers before Gilberts play at the end.Northeastern shot just 36 percent from the floor, but held UConn to 39 percent and outrebounded Connecticut 47-38, including 17-13 on the offensive boards.This is a dark time, UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. I know that. I understand the expectations of everybody here, in this room and at UConn. I feel embarrassed right now. But when I feel embarrassed, I know Im going to get through it and this team is going to get through it.BIG PICTUREUConn began the season ranked 18th in the nation and fell out of the rankings on Monday after losing its opener to Wagner , the teams first season-opening loss in 17 years. The Huskies are now 0-2 for the first time since the 1968-69 season, a year they started 0-10.Northeastern: Northeastern last beat UConn in 1985, a 90-73 victory for Calhouns team. The Hall-of-Fame coach won 248 games at Northeastern before guiding UConn to 625 wins and three national titles. Northeastern had lost eight straight in the series and 22 of the last 23 matchups between the schools. The Boston-based Huskies are now 5-35 against their namesakes.STAT OF THE NIGHTUConn made just 5 of 21 shots from 3-point range after going 6 for 19 from behind the arc against Wagner. Guards Rodney Purvis and Gilbert combined to go 2 for 11.BLOCK PARTYUConns 7-foot center Amida Brimah blocked eight shots, giving him 289 for his career. That is third in school history behind Emeka Okafor (441) and Hasheem Thabeet (417).INJURYUConn freshman guard Christian Vital, who had five points in the Huskies opener, was forced to sit out the game against Northeastern with back issues.UP NEXTUConn: The Connecticut Huskies head west and then head further west. UConn plays its first road game against Loyola Marymount in Kevin Ollies hometown of Los Angeles before traveling to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, where Oklahoma State will be the opening round opponent on Nov. 21.Northeastern: The Boston-based Huskies face Boston University for the second time in three games on Friday. Northeastern won the season-opening matchup at home 87-77. The second game comes as part of the Steve Wright Classic. 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Football was a vehicle for a larger story, which fortunately didnt depend on an accurate depiction of the actual game on the field.In the most extensive football scene of the movie, Arizona Cardinals receiver Rod Tidwell -- played by Cuba Gooding Jr., a 28-year-old rising star -- is knocked unconscious after catching a critical touchdown pass. We wont get into why the mid-1990s Cardinals, who had one winning season between 1985 and 2007, were appearing on Monday Night Football. Nor will we make light of the treatment Tidwell receives for the head injury.In a window into the way concussions were viewed at the time, Tidwell remains on his back, clutching the football for several minutes while medical officials attempt to wake him up by clapping and calling his name. Rod? Rod! Can you hear me?Tidwell then woke up and miraculously performed the greatest post-touchdown celebration in Hollywood history. It was so good, in fact, that the NFL -- known as the No Fun League even then -- would never allow such a thing these days.Let us count the ways:1. Today, Tidwell would be penalized immediately for taking off his helmet in the end zone. Thats unsportsmanlike conduct, a violation of Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1(i) of the current rule book.2. When Tidwell kissedd the football, an eager official might well have considered that a penalty as well. Kaufen Air Max 97 Ultra17 Rosa Blush Herren Rosa/Light Rosa/Silber-/Cream weiß Schweiz. Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1(g) prohibits using the ball as a prop for, in this case, something he wanted to show affection toward. (Sorry, Im just the messenger!)3. After spinning the football, which I think would have been legal because he didnt do it in the direction of an opponent, Tidwell would have definitely drawn a flag for his wild, full-body spin-dance move. Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1(d) prohibits players from going to the ground during a celebration.4. Technically, Tidwell shouldnt have been penalized for jumping into the crowd at the faux Sun Devil Stadium. The Lambeau Leap exception for post-touchdown celebration would apply.5. Im going to guess that Tidwell wouldve also earned a penalty for an excessive celebration. By the time he had removed his helmet, kissed the ball, spun it, gotten jiggy with it -- Will Smiths tune of the same name dropped one year after the movie -- and lowered himself from the stands, nearly two minutes had passed. That infringes on a lot of commercial time for NFL broadcasts.Dont get me wrong. A moviemakers top priority is to provide entertainment, not realism. The NFL has been fighting that tendency for decades, and so it goes. Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback NFL Jerseys Wholesale China Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Cheap Jerseys 2019 Cheap NFL Jerseys Outlet Wholesale Jerseys From China ' ' '
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