Where would TUP be right now without Julius Peppers? The man is my only material.
The Bulls are spiraling downwards and probably don't matter until this season is over, anyways. Spring training is upon us, but Camp Ozzie has been more or less sane so far. Illinois choking away an NCAA bid is fun, but if I make fun of them too much I won't have any friends.
So yeah: early March ain't the easiest time to write an Internet sports weblog, people.
Thankfully, Peppers has pretty much been good for a post per day by himself. Dude's a quote machine.
First, he gave the world one of my favorite quotes from an athlete ever by explaining why he
turned down an extension from Carolina.
"That deal was to make me the highest-paid defensive player, but
slightly, very slightly," Peppers said. "I didn't really feel the
sincerity behind that deal."
Fuck yes. Fat, middle class, midwesterners everywhere must drop dead every time they read that.
And,
as I explained on Tuesday, I really enjoyed the answer he gave reporters when questioned about taking plays off.
Now? Another gem. On
wearing taking No. 90, formerly owned by second year defensive tackle Jarron Gilbert (aka
Pool Jump Guy!).
"Hopefully, he will just give it up out of respect," Peppers said last week.
I imagine Peppers walking into Halas Hall and being like "Yo, I'm Julius Peppers.
WHO DA FUCK ARE Y'ALL?"
I love him.
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Also fun: this comment from the Trib's "Peppers will keep wearing No. 90" story.
Don't you like Illinois?
I don't think Peppers takes off 90% of the plays. The number of downs that he gives less than full effort on is probably around 10%, or the same as it is for any other player in the league.
His problem is that, standing at 6'7', when he is loafing, it's pretty hard to miss. Instead of being able to get lost in the crowd, he towers above it. It's easy to pick a guy like that out of the line-up.
Ricky sez: "Where would TUP be right now without Julius Peppers? The man is my only material."
You could always tell us about the time your college roommates beat up that bum.
He was right. I was slightly better and the next big contract exceeded what he would've been making by a remendous amount. He felt it wasn't honorable. No problem with his answer. He is a football player. When have they ever been geniuses except for positioning themselves for a big pay day? It's the American way.
Glad to see that Mr. Donald is in the house.
How's everything, William?