http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog Jock Talk Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Florida has a male model posing as a wide receiver. Riley Cooper has been one of Tim Tebow's go-to guys this season for the top-ranked Gators. And Cooper, a 6-3, 215-pound senior, is easy on the eyes. He has let his hair grow out since his early years with the ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/20/weekend-hot-jock-riley-cooper/ And you thought there was controversy over Bill Belichick going for it on 4th-and-2. That's nothing compared to the outcry in the soccer world after France qualified for next year's World Cup by beating Ireland, 2-1, in an elimination game when Thierry Henry used his hand to help score the ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/19/france-cheats-to-qualify-for-world-cup/ Are you as tired of Brett Favre's Wrangler commercials as I am? Well Funny Or Die brings the perfect cure for Favre-Wrangler blues (produced by The Midnight Show, a sketch comedy show in L.A.). Oh. My. God. You'll never watch those commercials the same way again. Video after the jump. Wrangler Really ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/18/brett-favres-really-tiny-jean-shorts/ I stumbled across a review for the film Big Fan today. I remember hearing about it when The Wrestler came out, as Robert Siegel wrote both scripts. The film's been out since August, but it barely made a blip on any radar screens; It broke the top 50 in box ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/18/repressed-homosexuality-in-big-fan/ Warning: The visions this story conjurs up aren't safe for work. Or home. Injured Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie is going to try an unorthodox treatment for his injured ankle. He's flying to the Serbian home of Mariana Kovacevic. Once there, the housewife will (close your eyes) rub placenta on ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/18/injured-have-placenta-rubbed-on-your-leg/ For some reason, CBS' "NFL Today" had the political pollster Frank Luntz on to dissect which players communicated well. Luntz was billed as a "language expert" for his use of meters to register how people feel when they watch other people speak. In his dissection of a clip of Terrell Owens ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/17/frank-luntz-shows-hes-clueless/ It has been interesting to see mainstream writers wrestle with whether mixed martial arts is "gay." The Daily Beast has had two somewhat-opposing columns on the subject in the past two weeks, the most recent by Sam Sheridan, himself a fighter. Writes Sheridan: Having fought and trained a little, let me ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/17/the-debate-how-gay-is-mma/ Do you believe in karma? If you do and you're a Cincinnati Bengals fan, you may want to shield your eyes from the rest of the season. The Bengals have signed running back Larry Johnson as an "insurance" policy against injuries to their other running backs, including Cedric Benson who's ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/17/bengals-sign-larry-johnson/ This was supposed to be his third chance. His big breakout. Brady Quinn was being named the starter of the Cleveland Browns for the third time in the last two seasons, and we were finally going to see the player who earned first-round draft status. And then he had to ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/17/yep-brady-quinn-still-sucks/ The latest Out 100 has been released, and the glaring omission this year (there's always at least one) is the complete lack of sports figures in the list. The most glaring of all those possible names is Brian Sims, who came out on Outsports earlier this year and who has ... http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/11/17/this-years-out-100-is-sports-less/