Archive For The “Dishonorable mention” Category
Don’t feel bad, Jacksonville Jaguars! Your players may comprise the second worst team in the NFL, but your cheerleaders have fared considerably better, according to Bleacher Report’s NFL cheerleader power rankings. Out of 32 teams, the ROAR of the Jaguars come in at #20. That’s the good news. The bad news: Six of the teams in the league don’t even have cheerleaders [...]
As the Jacksonville Jaguars continue their attempts to dig out from yet another crap pile of a season, at least they’re still being noticed … though, for all the wrong reasons. Bleacher Report’s “Top 5 Dumbest Ideas in NFL History” referred to a Jaguars promotion: “Even then, for a franchise like the Jaguars [one of the worst [...]
Inspired by First Coast News’ Erin Hawley’s story on the senseless death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis for playing loud music at a Southside gas station (allegedly)—and a Twitter campaign to honor the high school student’s memory, I will be blasting my car radio at 5 p.m. Since I don’t know what Davis was listening to [...]
You may recall several weeks ago when the Jacksonville Jaguars and City of Jacksonville (more specifically, Downtown Vision and a nice young man whose name I shan’t reveal) were vilified in the press for introducing the world to “Jaguaring.” The two-minute instructional video was featured on the home pages of NFL.com, NBC Sports and most prominently [...]
Most NFL rookies would be thrilled to be considered a big enough name to make it to TMZ, the website known for reporting on Hollywood elite like Tom Cruise, Kim Kardashian and Brangelina (did I just date myself with that reference?). Unless, of course, said NFL rookie’s appearance is because of doing something really, really stupid. [...]
Congratulations, Jacksonville, you’ve made national news once again: this time as one of the 50 Most Stressed Cities in America for 2012. Sperling’s Best Places ranked 50 major cities on their unemployment rates, violent crime rates, commute times, alcohol use, suicide rates and number of cloudy day per year, among other factors. Not only did [...]