Dorien's A Good "Team Guy"...and bonus thought

Something you might not see on December 26th

While you probably heard this, Dorien Bryant surprised no one by spouting off about the Motor City bowl in the last few days.

Sure, DB's a talented player...but can you remember his speed (4.39, supposedly) ever wowing you? I cannot; I can remember him proving to be elusive because of his shiftiness, but I also remember him being caught from behind on many occasions this season. Here's the thing, Dorien's pouting and having "alligator arms" show a lot about him...we really didn't need him piling-on himself to re-affirm the fact that his bad attitude has been a recurring theme throughout his career. It seemed to start when he made the extremely wise move of siding with Brandon Kirsch a few seasons back when Brandon was benched and really hasn't let up since. He showed some positive leadership, I thought, when he looked like he was trying to get the O-line into a few games this year. But for the most part, it's been the same, sorry story. Good riddance young man- I hear there's a huge market in the NFL for fearful punt returners and receivers that can't catch the ball with their hands.

Scary Dude
While Purdue might have a player or two whose physique seems a bit un-natural...but is there any doubt that tOSU's Gholston has horse hormones coursing through his body?

Update!!! I just found the substance that keeps Mr. Gholston soooo shredded. More photo evidence below:
Why is he always sweating???

Motor City Bowl: The Only Bowl Worse Than No Bowl

The Detroit Tourism Board Proudly Welcomes Purdue University

Truly Elite: 10 Bowls in 11 Years
Congrats Joe Tiller, Brock Spack & Bill Legg- You guys have reached another milestone. The goal was set at the beginning of the season- Get Purdue to yet another bowl. And tonight, the dream was realized once again as The Motor City Bowl announced its invitation to the Purdue Boilermakers.

Purdue joins the ranks of Central Michigan, Akron, Middle Tennessee State, Bowling Green and others as competitors in this illustrious by-invite-only competition. Grand Marshall of 2007 Tournament of Motors Parade, Marshall "Eminem" Mathers said, "Yo, I'm all excited and sh** about Purdue coming to mutha f***in' Detriot for this b**ch." Me too, me too.

Purdue's wiz-bang, super-fantastic, revolutionary offense called "Basketball on Grass" will face off against the Frenchie-led CMU offense that lit up MAC scoreboards and opponents alike all season. Purdue beat CMU pretty soundly earlier in the season despite taking a quarter of play off in West Lafayette...This game should be a good gauge of Purdue's progress as well as Joe Tiller's preparation. I'm stoked about it!!!

What a great position to be in for Purdue...Playing a tough opponent in a beautiful venue...it's the cherry on the top of this crap sundae of a season.

Let's all be real honest- Our Boilers are getting what they deserve- a lousy bowl.

...And we thought the Sun Bowl was bad.


In other news...
A few years ago, when Purdue's football team was riddled with lady beaters, drunks and pot heads, my brothers and I all picked teams that we would root for down the stretch as the bowl season approached in '05. I don't remember what the rules were, but we all chose non-Big Ten teams that were solid year-in, year-out. I picked UGA, my younger brother picked UT and older brother picked WVA...In your face, brothers Dowd! Unlike your squads, Uga didn't go out like a punk this season. Woof!