8RV #7: Let It SNOW

Categorized | NFL, NHL

Tags | bob costas, Christmas, commercial, conan obrien, Croatia, dolphins, ESPN Classic, Garth Snow, Jets, New York, NFL, patriots, Seahawks, Shaun Ellis, snow, Super Bowl, The Weather Channel

Posted on 22 December 2009 by David Chalk

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EVERY TUESDAY David Chalk, renowned, acclaimed and beloved baseball writer from 7th Inning Stache, Bugs&Cranks and occasionally Big League Stew throws up Eight Random Videos to entertain and/or enlighten right here on NESW SPORTS.

This week’s 8RV’s Random Theme is Snow, because it snowed a lot in lots of places last weekend. Here’s what to scroll down for:

Half-necked Croatians playing American football in the snow
A convict drove the snow plow in that famous Patriots-Dolphins game in 1982
Jets Shaun Ellis throws ginormous snowball at Seahawk fan
Wes Welker’s snow angel TD celebration vs. Arizona
A New York doorman does his best NFL ref impersonation in a snow storm
Goalie Garth Snow
Conan O’Brien on fake snow in a Super Bowl ad
A snow-themed NFL Christmas commercial

1. Croatian snow football

This is a pretty short video, but the following questions kept me watching:

Are they really Croatian?
How do they know/obtain the FOX NFL music
Why do they get half-necked?

2. Did you know the snow plow driver in the 1982 Snow Plow game was a convict?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpRtHXc2J9w Maybe The Weather Channel wants this kept quiet, because they’ve turned off embedding. But click over and hear Bob Costas talking about the snow plow driver’s criminal record, and a guy from an ESPN Classic game show talking about the likelihood said convict would’ve plowed right over Don Shula.

3. Jets Shaun Ellis throws Gigantic Snowball at pasty* Seahawks fan (12/21/08)

(*The YouTube title actually says pEsty not pAsty, but I stand by my comedic dyslexia.)