Punch a Fan

Monday, April 22, 2013

A Very Special "Who's Who?"

DockEllisDee and I have long observed how NCAA college basketball coaches grow to resemble their school's mascots. You'll find irrefutable evidence of this phenomenon below.

It's only been a few years at the University of Oregon, but Dana Altman is well on his way to becoming a Duck.

Here's Bo Ryan and the Wisconsin Badger. Or is it the Wisconsin Badger and Bo Ryan? I honestly can't tell them apart.

Thad Matta and Brutus, aka the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Former Temple University basketball coach John Chaney. Yes, Temple's mascot is an Owl.

Jim Calhoun and the melancholy University of Connecticut Husky (circa 1959). From the same litter?

I didn't know that Duke University's mascot was the rat!?

Oh right, it's the Blue Devil. Well, that works too.

And finally, the all-time classic. Gene Keady, the Purdue Boilermaker.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

It's 2013 Punch a Fan fans! After our our wildy successful "Who's who?" from 2012, what better way to start the new year than by introducing a new column? This column celebrates anything that causes us to do a mental double take. We present you , the fans, with a link and you choose from our from our zany multiple choice answers submitted by our staff. (Winners will receive a free subscription to Punch a Fan once hard copies are available in the near future)

And now, our new column:

What the...?

Here's the link:

Huh?

We know what you're thinking - "What the...?"

Is this:

A) A "slam-dunk" of an article?

B) "Nothin' but net" as a critique?

C) The latest (and certainly not greatest) retirement plan for broke former NBA stars? "I know! I'm gonna start a blog about tv shows. I'll make millions!" (right)

D) A review that cries "foul?" (We apologize for the overuse of basketball terminology. Answers will be reviewed more thoroughly in future coulmns - ed.)

E) Evidence of early onset dementia?

F) Something that makes us question the nature of the Huffington Post? (Actually this is just the tip of the iceberg. Its content confuses us. Is it a magazine, news site or what?)

Like this important stuff

And this

And of course this

(Okay, so maybe it is a magazine or a news site. Oops! Hope we didn't give away the answer to our next column! Hee! Hee!)

Back to the multiple choice:

G) Advertising? (Huh?)

H) Racism?

I) "Swish" (C'mon guys)

J) A hook shot? (fuck you guys)

K) Double (sigh) dribble?

L) Three seconds in the key (Alright, the staff suggestion box is closed for the next one)