While this list could be comprised entirely of Philadelphia-area transgressions, I chose to broaden the horizons of the list a bit and include some other fan bases as well (even if the stuff Philly fans do is way, way worse). That said, it’s amazing how much of this behavior is contained in the Northeast. Sunny, temperate places seem to have better-adjusted fans. So if you are thinking about being a jerk when attending a sporting event, please relocate to the south and try to get your head straight. Here are the 9 instances of fans behaving badly.

9. The Artest Melee

People remember the players at fault here, but the fans at the Palace were no angels either. They were dumping beer and chucking trash at the ejected players, which caused the legendary riot that broke the fourth wall and made basketball an interactive sport for the first time in ages. They didn’t really think they could throw trash at Ron Artest and get away with it, did they?

8. Snowball Fight

In 1989, the Cowboys went to visit their division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles at Veterans Stadium. The snow hadn’t been cleared out of the stadium in a few days, so the Eagles fans did the polite thing and pelted the holy hell out of the Cowboys, including coach Jimmy Johnson. Even future Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell got in on the action, demonstrating that in Philly, the politicians lead by example. Note: Footage isn’t available of this instance, so here’s an equally charming video of Eagles fans.

7. Batteries at J.D. Drew

J.D. Drew had left the Phillies after an impasse in contract negotiations, so when he came back to Philly as a Cardinal, one can imagine how hospitable the fans were. That is to say, not at all. In fact, instead of rolling out the red carpet, they chucked batteries at him. Who brings batteries to a ball game to throw at athletes? Any fan in Philadelphia, that’s who. Stay classy.

6. Flyers Fans Destroy Montreal Journalist’s Car

Hey, what do you know? We’re back in Philly for this one, only this time it’s hockey fans. One has to wonder if they knew who the target of their vandalism was in this instance or if it’s just a bad coincidence. In any event, Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette stepped out of the Wachovia Center to find three of his tires slashed and the bug deflector (!) ripped off of his car after a Canadiens-Flyers game. Well, at least they do their homework.

5. Maryland Fans Get Rowdy Against Duke

Everyone likes to step their game up against Duke, including the fans. However, when the fans don’t have anything clever up their sleeve, they will often just get loud and violent as Maryland fans did in March of last year against the Blue Devils. 27 fans were arrested, beer bottles were thrown, and you can clearly hear the “F*** Duke” chants on Youtube videos. Not their finest hour.

4. 8 Year-old Boy Gets Heckled By Browns Fans

When a little kid is wearing a Jets jersey to a Browns game, one would expect a bit of immunity from the taunts and heckles that get tossed to fans wearing the opposing colors. On account of the fact that, you know, he’s 8. Well, Cleveland fans showed him no quarter, screaming profanities at him until he had to be escorted out by his parents, crying. Cleveland fans have a lot of pent-up rage because their team has been awful since time immemorial, but there’s no excuse for this behavior.

3. Rutgers Fans Pay Respect to the Armed Forces

Just because a football team is comprised of members that have signed up to die for their country doesn’t mean that fans of the Scarlett Knights aren’t going to give them hell. At a Rutgers game in 2007, fans decided to show their thanks to the Navy players with the repetitive drone “F*** Navy, f*** Navy” etc, etc. Well, that’s one way to go about it. Not New Jersey’s finest hour. Does New Jersey even have a finest hour?

2. Yankees Fans Make It Rain…Trash

New York Yankees fans were a little miffed they were getting outdone in the ALCS, so they responded the only way they knew how: by chucking trash at the Rangers bullpen. Their well-thought-out plan didn’t work very well, as they lost the game and the series, but I’m sure if they keep up that type of behavior, they’ll enjoy a long, fruitful streak of victory and enjoy the respect of teams throughout the league. So don’t go giving up on that behavior because it didn’t work out, NYC. No one likes a quitter.

1. Drunk Phillies Fan Throws Up On Girl

Matthew Clemens was being a little profane for the tastes of the father and daughter sitting in front of him at a Philly’s game, so when his friend was escorted out for being drunk and loud, Clemens did the decent thing and gagged himself and threw up all over the father, an off-duty police officer. Fortunately, this deed did not go unpunished, and Clemens was hit with an aggravated assault charge.

In an interview with E!, whe asked about the pole, Kendra responded with the following:

“It’s strictly workout. That’s all it is. At first when I told [Baskett] about the stripper pole, he did not know what it was. He was like, ‘Are you serious? No, you can’t do that.’  He’s a very conservative guy.   It’s just a lot of fun. He even gets on it now sometimes.”

So should we expect a Hank Baskett that can make crazy, acrobatic catches for Donovan McNabb next season?  Or is this just going to be something else that his teammates will get at him about during training camp and throughout the season.  One things for sure.  If he’s smart he’ll let her keep the pole and maybe watch her do a touchdown dance or two on it for him every now and then.

Here are some pics to help with mental images of that:

TMQ’s theory being that teams blitz too much, and, logically, when you blitz you have less players in your defensive backfield, therefore it is easier for the other team to complete a pass, and extend the drive with a first down.

The ideal offense against a blitz is a pass-first offense, with big wide receivers that can break tackles and get yards after the catch, and running backs with good hands to catch the ball out of the backfield.  Essentially a west-coast offense, with a ton of receiving options and a quarterback who knows who to dump the ball off to.

Sound familiar?  It should.  Anyone who watched the Arizona Cardinals beat the Eagles in the NFC championship saw Kurt Warner in action.  Warner may be a statue in the pocket, but with Fitzgerald, Boldin, Breaston and Edgerrin James, to name a few, the Cardinals have numerous great options for him to throw to.  Against Carolina as well, Warner torched the defense almost every time they blitzed.

Larry Fitzgerald romping through a secondary depleted by blitzing might be fun to watch (for must of us) but you would think that at some point the other team would figure it out.  Neither Carolina nor Philadelphia got it.  They kept blitzing and Warner kept completing passes, and lo – the Cardinals are in the Super Bowl!

Thanks to astute analysts employed by ESPN and every other news outlet in the nation, we are all well aware that the Pittsburgh Steelers have a great defense – best in the NFL during the regular season and crucial in their playoff wins so far.

We also have been told why Pittsburgh is so good.

They use a zone-blitzing defensive scheme that allegedly keeps the quarterback on his heels and out of rhythm because he never knows where the blitz is coming from.  Well, I’m pretty sure Carolina and Philadelphia didn’t blitz over and over from the same position, so I don’t see how that’s going to help them.

If the Steelers have been paying attention, they will have seen Kurt Warner putting on a clinic in how to beat the blitz, and they’ll back their defense down.

So far in these playoffs, the Steelers have beat the Chargers and the Ravens, quarterbacked by Phillp Rivers and Joe Flacco, respectively.  Well, no disrespect to them but neither of them has the experience of Kurt Warner, and while they succumbed to the Steeler blitz, Warner tore apart every blitz the NFC’s best could bring.  Not only that, but neither of those teams has a receiving corps quite like the Cardinals.

Let’s be honest, nobody does.  How many other third-string wide receivers broke 1,000 yards this season?

The Steelers may have a great defense but they will have to be careful before they blitz their way out of the Super Bowl.

Via guest reporter Brian at Illegal Use Of Hands

The Philadelphia police officer who pulled over Darren Howard for speeding took his insurance and I.D. to the cruiser. When the officer came back to the car he handed back the I.D. and asked Darren if he was gonna hit 70 home runs this upcoming season?

As confused as we are right now Darren Howard went along with it and said he was going to try. The officer asked Darren Howard aka Ryan Howard to slowdown and good luck with the upcoming season. “I wonder if the officer even knew the Philadelphia Phillies had just won the World Series? Probably not.”

You see it does count to have a famous last name and live in a City where they have no clue who there superstar first basemen is. So next time you get pulled over by a police office and they say to you something ridiculous as this, just play along with it and maybe even ask if they would like an autograph.

The Virginia Tech Hokies and the Boston College Eagles will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Alumni Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 3-point favorites versus the Hokies, while the game’s total is sitting at 41.

Virginia Tech jumped out to a 20-3 and cruised to a 27-13 victory over Western Kentucky in Week 6.

The Hokies failed to cover the 26.5-point spread, while the combined final score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 42.5.

Chris Crane’s touchdown run with 22 seconds remaining pushed Boston College past North Carolina State 38-31 in Week 6.

The Eagles just missed covering the 7.5-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the day’s posted total of 42.5.

Current streak:
Virginia Tech has won 5 straight games.
Boston College has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Virginia Tech: 5-1 SU, 2-3 ATS
Boston College: 4-1 SU, 2-2 ATS

Virginia Tech most recently:
When playing in October are 8-2
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 9-1

Boston College most recently:
When playing in October are 9-1
When playing on turf are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Virginia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Virginia Tech is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Virginia Tech is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Virginia Tech is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston College
Boston College is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
Boston College is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston College’s last 5 games when playing Virginia Tech
Boston College is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Virginia Tech

Next up:
Virginia Tech at Florida State, Saturday, October 25
Boston College at North Carolina, Saturday, October 25

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Oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Redskins, while the game’s total is sitting at 42½.

The Redskins defeated Dallas 26-24 as an 11-point underdog in Week 4. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (46).

Jason Campbell had 231 passing yards with a pair of touchdowns for Washington, while Santana Moss caught eight passes for 145 yards in the win.

The Eagles lost to Chicago 24-20 as a 3-point favorite in Week 4. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (40).

Donovan McNabb threw for 262 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Philadelphia and DeSean Jackson hauled in five passes for 71 yards with a touchdown.

Current streak:
Washington has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Washington: 3-1 SU, 3-1 ATS
Philadelphia: 2-2 SU, 3-1 ATS

Washington most recently:
When playing in October are 4-6
When playing on grass are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the division are 4-6

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing in October are 5-5
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing within the division are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Washington is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington’s last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

Next up:
Washington home to St. Louis, Sunday, October 12
Philadelphia at San Francisco, Sunday, October 12

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