Tom Oates, Please Stop
by PaulNoonan on Jan 20, 2011 10:40 AM CST
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So Rubie has been getting into it with Tom Oates, who is apparently an actual journalist for an actual newspaper. Tom has been making infantile rips on Marquette in his Twitter feed, and Rubie basically tore him a new one.
Please stop.
You're embarrassing us. You have a pulpit to preach from, and what do you choose to do? You put out nonsense like:
"TomOatesWSJ Tom Oates
Facts R facts, #Marquette fans. 4 of 5 starters R jucos. Rip me all you want, but the truth is out there on floor every game. #MCC"
First of all, who cares? Second, going to Junior College is not a crime. No one ever bothers to think of this from the kid's perspective. So you may not have done well enough to get into a "proper" college, so you go to Juco and work your butt off athletically and academically and you pull yourself up and you do get that degree from your proper college and get in some good NCAA hoops to tell your kids about too. Isn't that a quintessentially American story? Isn't this "Rudy"?
Now Tom, this is bad enough, but in perusing your Twitter feed you also seem to be ignorant on several other subjects. For instance, on January 17th you tweeted:
"TomOatesWSJ Tom Oates
Led by #Packers' 48, the 8 teams that played on weekend scored 29 points per game, with low of 21. And defense wins championships in NFL?"
Oh Tom. Tom, Tom Tom...
Remaining playoff teams as ranked by Football Outsiders weighted DVOA, Team Defense:
Pitt - 1
GB - 2
Chi - 4
NYJ - 5
The Giants are 3 if you're curious. And the #1 offensive team was the Pats.
Yes, defense does seem to help you hang around in the playoffs.
So Tom, if you are going to criticize Marquette would you mind putting some substance behind your criticism? If not, please keep your comments to midday sportstalk radio call-in shows, where this type of thing belongs.
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Badger fans like Paul
make it very difficult to root against Bucky.
Thankfully: the Oateses of the world — and thank God there aren’t many of those — make it easier.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
And, my God, re the: defenses in the NFL thing:
The Bears won because of their defense. The Jets won because of their defense. The only reason the Pats and Seahawks got to 21 (and 24) was because of garbage scores in the waning moments of the games.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
I caught this last night
Didn’t the whole thing start because Oates said something about the quote “original thinkers” at “Marquette Community College” playing Jump Around at games?
A) Jump Around is played at sporting events nationwide. The Badgers never signed an exclusive rights deal with Everlast to use the song.
B) Who gives a shit?
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Jan 20, 2011 11:05 AM CST reply actions
House of Pain is going to be pissed you called them Everlast
I heard Jump Around at Lambeau this year, that song is played everywhere.
Get a ife broseph
House of Pain is going to be happy
that someone thought enough of them to remind someone else that House of Pain was more than just Everlast.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
Danny Boy and DJ Lethal deserve all the respect they can get
I might have had to consult Wikipedia to come up with that last sentence.
Get a ife broseph
You know why it's played everywhere?
BECAUSE IT’S NINETEEN YEARS OLD.
It’s actually older than the freshmen in college, for crying out loud. Who cares who plays it?
by Brewtown Andy on Jan 20, 2011 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
2 things about that song I find interesting
that everyone else probably will not. 1) It’s my kid’s favorite song. How special can a song be if it is beloved by a 3 year old? 2) In China, they played this song at several nightclubs, but they do not jump around during the obvious parts. They just dance. It seems jumping around during Jump Around get lost in translation.
glass slippers???? I always drank out of a gold and ruby laced chalice that was served by Theodore, my butler.
by Brew Town Boozer on Jan 21, 2011 9:07 AM CST up reply actions
My man:
if you put the words in quotes, you don’t have to say quote before the words.
The only reason I thought of this is because Saving Silverman was on this weekend.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
I know
I felt like an idiot as soon as I read that. Sometimes I just type things exactly as I would say ’em. Oh well.
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Jan 20, 2011 12:08 PM CST up reply actions
Re: Jump Around
It’s better at Camp Randall than anywhere else (imho), and is both fun and looks good on TV, which is really how it became the Badgers’ thing.
The Packers play it now because of the Badgers, I’m reasonably sure.
So yes, other people do it (it’s just one of those songs) but Wisconsin does it better (and I would say best). But really, who cares.
All this brouhaha over what cap Dawson might wear is silly. Big question: How will he get in? He's not going to walk.
I'd understand this kind of nonsense coming from a younger reporter
but Oates is my Dad’s age and has been with the paper since 1980. Fueling the purported “non-rivalry” with that kind of garbage just proves that Badger faithful do care.
by Sir Sniffs A Lot on Jan 20, 2011 11:43 AM CST reply actions
Well,
Really it proves that Tom Oates cares. Some people care, some people don’t.
All this brouhaha over what cap Dawson might wear is silly. Big question: How will he get in? He's not going to walk.
Exactly
He basically threw something out there looking to pick a fight with Marquette fans. It worked. Why does an allegedly respect journalist feel the need to do this? My guess is it’s because he’s a Marquette hating asshat. But everyone’s entitled to their own opinion.
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Jan 20, 2011 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
Dammit
*Respected. I suck at typing today.
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Jan 20, 2011 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
I knew I remembered writing about Oates before.
Took a while to sort through the wreckage that is the Buffet, but I found it.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
LMAO... Again.
Classic dude. That was a good piece.
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Jan 20, 2011 1:25 PM CST up reply actions
Tom Oates
You make a really bad Colin Cowherd
"When a guy takes off his coat, he's not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!"
- Al McGuire
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It's not the Hall of Very Good, dude.
Favorite FJM ever.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
I had oats for breakfast this morning
Unfortunately, they were lacking the character of a good meal, didnt have any substance to them. Had sort of a sour aftertaste, basically made me want to throw it in the trash and light it on fire. It really gave me no reason to treat it as a credible breakfast food.
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