The (Wednesday) Morning Tailgate

As the Coast Guard officially calls off its search for Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, we here at JSF take a rare moment to ignore the absurdity of sports and instead send our condolences to those mourning the presumed loss of Cooper, Smith, and Will Bleakley.

Their unfortunate circumstance hammers home how random life and death can be at times, as they set out for what was a relaxing day of fishing and ultimately never came back.

So, even if you did not know them in any way before they were first mentioned on SportsCenter, let them serve as a reminder to appreciate every day we have. Whether we spend that day sitting at a desk, on a boat fishing, or crafting good-natured jabs at the sports world.

March 4

The legendary Knute Rockne is born and rolls over in his grave nearly 100 years later after witnessing the atrociously dorky Rudy made into a motion picture.

Charles Ebbets breaks ground for the Dodgers’ new ballpark, soon named “Ebbets Field” after a reporter at the ground-breaking ceremony suggested that the stadium be named after the team owner. In an interesting twist, Chris Berman suggests to Hank Steinbrenner that the new Yankees stadium be referred to as “Bermania” in 2009.

American soccer star Landon Donovan enters the world as doctors and nurses marvel at his World-Cup size forehead.

Lou Holtz ESPN:

It has been awhile since Lou Holtz has experienced euphoria—42 years to be exact—but it was more than worth the wait.

Click here to see the entire “oh” face collection.

Fan of the Week: Cardinals' Specimens

With baseball season nearly upon us, it seems only appropriate to celebrate a mind-boggling collection of Cardinals fans compiled by fan-hunting CEO Matt Sebek during the 2007 season:

For this particular piece of digital goodness, we could care less about wins and losses. We are just glad we claim home to St. Louis, Missouri—the capital of redneck fandom that supplies this here sports website with enough material to last a lifetime.

Who is our favorite? This guy is.

While he wants you to say no to smoking cigarettes, the Ultimate Warrior wants you to become addicted to rage and insanity. Other drugs can help reach these points.

The Media Circus celebrates the simmering feud between ESPN’s Steve Phillips and Lou Piniella—a tip of the proverbial cap for shattering the scrappy glass ceiling.

Dr. Aaron wants to talk a big game with his latest NBA musings. He also wants you to grow a mustache.