Until about Monday this was a simple story- Art Modell and the Ravens == bad guys. ‘9ers, storied franchise == good.
And the Ravens are.
It’s your typical tale of elite corporate greed with billionaires threatening to take away their yachts unless you build a new boat basin on the backs of the peons.
I even had a Les Mis clip to go with it.
Now the story is the homophobia of the ‘9ers–
San Francisco 49ers’ Ahmad Brooks, Isaac Sopoaga Deny Participating In ‘It Gets Better’ Gay Youth Video
Huffington Post
Posted: 01/31/2013 5:20 pm EST
“This is America and if someone wants to be gay, they can be gay,” Brooks told the publication. “But I didn’t make any video.” Later, after he was reportedly shown the video on an iPhone, the player clarified, “Oh, that. It was an anti-bullying video, not a gay [rights] video.”
In San Francisco? I know gay people (men and women) who will kick your ass!
Happy to do it myself.
The fact is that there is no larger and deeper heap of bigotry than Throwball and yes, I am including Turn Left Racing.
Not to mention the Drain Bamage-
Will someone hold my hair?
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Rice rush to the right for 2 yards to the SF26. Tackled by Ahmad Brooks.
Pierce rush to the left for 8 yards to the SF18. Tackled by Dashon Goldson.
Rice rush to the right for 4 yards to the SF14. Tackled by Isaac Sopoaga.
lacco pass to the right to Anquan Boldin for 9 yards to the SF5. Tackled by Carlos Rogers.
Rice rush to the left for 4 yards to the SF1. Tackled by Ricky Jean Francois and Dashon Goldson.
Tucker 19 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Sam Koch.
Justin Tucker kicks off to the SF0. LaMichael James return for 28 yards to SF24. Tackled by Anthony Allen.
Kaepernick 2 pt conversion pass is NO GOOD – intended for Randy Moss.
Akers kicks off to the Bal0. Jacoby Jones return for 21 yards to Bal21. Tackled by Delanie Walker.
Flacco pass to the middle to Ray Rice for 4 yards to the Bal25. Tackled by Isaac Sopoaga and Patrick Willis.
Rice rush to the right for a loss of 3 yards to the Bal22. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman.
Penalty: Pass Interference on San Francisco (Chris Culliver) 14 yards.
Pierce rush to the right for 2 yards to the Bal38. Tackled by Patrick Willis.
Flacco pass to the right to Anquan Boldin for 8 yards to the Bal46. Tackled by Carlos Rogers.
No stain is sacred.
Flacco pass to the right to Anquan Boldin for 7 yards to the Bal45. Tackled by Carlos Rogers.
Flacco pass to the right to Anquan Boldin for 15 yards to the SF40. Tackled by Carlos Rogers.
Rice rush to the right for 2 yards to the SF26. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman.
Pierce rush to the left for 1 yard to the SF25. Tackled by NaVorro Bowman.
Penalty: Offside on San Francisco (Aldon Smith) 5 yards.
Justin Tucker 38 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Sam Koch.
Justin Tucker kicks off to the SF0. Touchback.
Kaepernick rush to the right for 8 yards to the SF36. Tackled by Dannell Ellerbe.
Kaepernick incomplete pass to the right intended for Vernon Davis.
Kaepernick pass to the middle to Michael Crabtree for 24 yards to the Bal40. Tackled by Ray Lewis and Corey Graham.
Gore rush to the left for 33 yards to the Bal7. Tackled by Ed Reed.
LaMichael James rush to the right for 2 yards to the Bal5. Tackled by Dannell Ellerbe and DeAngelo Tyson.
Kaepernick incomplete pass to the right intended for Michael Crabtree defensed by Corey Graham.
Kaepernick incomplete pass to the right intended for Michael Crabtree defensed by Jimmy Smith.
Kaepernick incomplete pass to the right intended for Michael Crabtree.
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What morons.
Pierce rush to the left for no gain to the Bal7. Tackled by Ahmad Brooks.
Leach rush to the right for 1 yard to the Bal8. Tackled by Ray McDonald and NaVorro Bowman.
Sam Koch rush to the right for a loss of 8 yards to the Bal0. Tackled by Perrish Cox. Safety.
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