Ball Girl #094: Antonio Brown defies the stereotypes that men are stupid and women are crazy

Everyone loves a player with a little controversy, but I stress the words A LITTLE. Antonio Brown has spent more time making gossip columns than playing on the field in the past year ever since he walked off the field mid-game against the New York Jets — shirtless — because the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (his team at the time) determined him mentally unfit to play. CLEARLY, they were right, because this past weekend, the NFL free agent publicly exposed himself at a hotel swimming pool in Dubai. By exposing himself, I mean he literally raised his lower body out of the water as hotel goers looked on in horror. They say Tits out for the boys, but there ain’t no chants about d*cks for a reason… let’s just call a spade a spade, those things are terrifying.

Can I have your number?

93: Number of receptions Jerry Rice had at age 40. Only two other players in the NFL have had any receptions over the age of 40, and they aren’t even receivers: Tom Brady and Brett Favre. Each QB had 1 reception each. Jerry Rice is the goat.

TLDRs

⛳Sam Burns won the Sanderson Championship yesterday, finishing 22-under for the weekend, only one stroke ahead of Cameron Young and Nick Watney who tied for second. Burns will bring $1.42mm home from Jackson, Mississippi out of a $7.9mm purse.

🏁 So, for the first time in a long time, I get to say that Red Bull’s Max Verstappen DIDN’T finish in first during the latest grand prix in Singapore (but don’t get too excited because his teammate Sergio Perez took home the dub). As a reminder, Verstappen is in a position to statistically claim the championship even though there are only five races left this season. F1 fence fans have been complaining that the sport is looking a little lackluster with Ferrari, Red Bull, and Mercedes constantly dominating, but uh….hello? Have you seen the NBA????

🎓🏈 Week 4 was absolutely bananas with the top 5 ranked teams being tested but ultimately pulling out a victory. Read on for more.

⚾ The Mets dropped a massive series against the Braves this weekend. The Braves battled through Mets’ star pitchers Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer to win all 3 games. The Braves can win the NL East now with a Mets loss and a Braves win in their next games.

⚽ Premier League is back up and running and this weekend saw a stellar performance by Manchester City absolutely crushing Manchester United, 6-3, thanks to one Erling Haaland. Reminder, Haaland was signed by City this summer for a whopping 51mil pounds, and boy, is he worth every penny. Haaland’s hat trick in this weekend’s game was his third consecutive in the last 3 games.

🏈 We saw a ton of great games yesterday but no game quite matched the energy of the Kansas City Chiefs vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The goat and the kid faced off in a high scoring affair that took the house down. 🐐 Tom Brady found his favorite target Mike Evans for two TDS, but the Bucs defense just couldn’t stop the 👶🏽 Mahomes magic… See vid below for what I mean. Final score: Chiefs 41, Bucs 31.

College Football

Week 4 of college football basically pulled a rope-a-dope on us

• ICYDK, the rope-a-dope was boxer Muhammad Ali’s famous move where he would let his opponent quite literally put him on the ropes — take punch after punch after punch — to purposefully tire them out. Then he would use his insane speed to stage a comeback when his opponent was exhausted and beat the stuffing out of them

• And that my friends, is what happened in week 4 of college football with three of our top #5 ranked teams, Georgia, Alabama, and Clemson, all facing serious tests and prevailing.

#1 Georgia vs. Missouri

• I didn’t even flag this as a game to watch considering Georgia was #1 and Missouri was unranked, but in the second quarter, Mizzou was somehow up 16-3 and I found myself tuning in faster than I did to Jack Harlow’s Glamorous drop. Fortunately for the bulldogs, they had an entire second half to dig themselves out of this hole, and who rose to the occasion with a shovel? Not a QB. Not a Wide Receiver. The goddang KICKER Jack Podlensy who made 4/4 of his field goal attempts. Considering Georgia couldn’t score a touchdown until the 4th quarter, this was HUGE!

• Mizzou's kicker, Harrison Mevis, was equally as impressive, sinking 4/4 of his field goal attempts. His accuracy isn't what caught the nation's attention though, but his physique certainly did. Mevis weights 250+ pounds....thats like double the weight of your normal kicker.

• The Bulldogs did drop a spot in the AP Poll because of their scary performance but we are talking going #1 to #2— no one’s complaining (except Ricky Bobby).

#2 Alabama vs. #20 Arkansas

• Alabama was mopping the floor with the Hogs— 28-0— when suddenly, their star QB Bryce Young went down with a shoulder injury. He was escorted off field by the trainers, and the mood on the field changed faster than mine on my period. Arkansas scored 23 unanswered points to close the gap to just 5.

• But if Bama has anything, its a coach who knows how to recruit insane talent. So in went amazing back-up QB, Jalen Milroe. Bama continued their steam role shortly thereafter, leaving the field the victors, 49-26.

#5 Clemson vs #10 NC State

• Everyone’s talking about how solid Clemson’s defense is, but I think we need to start talking about their offense now, too. For the second game straight, QB DJ Uiagalelei has played chef’s kiss. This was the Tiger’s 37th straight win at home (nicknamed death valley because Clemson fans are menaces that will terrorize any incoming team).

• I’ll admit, Clemson’s schedule is weaker than my chicken-fat arms, but they haven’t buckled the few times they’ve faced decent competition. Might it be time I respect Clemson???? Never 🤪

Must Watch This Week

Monday, October 3rd

• ⚾ 7:00pm ET, Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays

• ⚾ 7:40pm ET, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

• ⚾ 8:00pm ET, Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies

• 🏈 8:15pm ET, San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams

Tuesday, October 4th

• ⚾ 7:00pm ET, Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays

• ⚾ 7:40pm ET, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

• ⚾ 8:00pm ET, Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Time Out for the Tea