Rear Entries: Chock Full O’ Hate Edition

CLIFTON SMITH WINS POTY AWARD: Clifton Smith won the Special Teams Player of the Week award for his 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and his 15.6 punt return average and probably not for his fumble. So for those keeping count, the undrafted rookie who is playing for rent has one such award while the second round pick who signed a lucrative four-year contract and is now eating pine has zero.

JEFF GARCIA IS NOMINATED FOR FEDEX THINGY: For the second time, Jeff Garcia is up for the FedEx Air Player of the Week award. Go vote for him now and maybe he’ll have better luck than the other old white guy that just got pantsed in an election. They’ll announce the winner on NFL Network tomorrow, so could one of the four guys that gets that channel please post it in the comments? Thanks.

NFL NETWORK HATES TAMPA BAY: I’ve stated before that there is a definite anti-Buccaneer bias floating around the NFL this season, and I think this proves it. NFL Network replays the “four best games” from the previous week on NFL Replay. They do it up pretty good with extra camera angles on some plays, coach and player interviews, etc. You might think a game that included a 21-point deficit by the favored team, a reverse/wide receiver option pass to a quarterback for a touchdown, a running back option pass to a tight end for a touchdown, several fumbles, a kickoff return for a touchdown, and a remarkable fourth quarter comeback leading to an overtime decision in favor of the visitor might be one of the more interesting games of the week. And you’d be right. But since the Buccaneers are in some weird NFL penalty box for reasons I can’t quite fathom, you get the field goal festival that was Colts/Pats. Enjoy!

FUCK YOU, TOYOTA: Toyota is extending their “Saved By Zero” torture campaign for another month. When I Twittered (is that a verb?) my complaint, I didn’t realize so many others were already doing it. It’s actually kind of passe to bitch about the commercials now. And I don’t care. If I ever meet the person responsible for this assault on my senses, I’m bending them over and taking a crankshaft to their cornhole.

OH HELLS TO THE NO: Why would you even put Steve Spurrier’s name in the same article with the Tennessee vacancy? You knew he wasn’t even remotely interested. The writer, Pete Iacobelli, is an AP guy and not a Vol reporter, so I guess he just doesn’t understand the etiquette. Let me try to explain. Acknowledging the existence of a universe where the possibility exists that Spurrier could be the head coach for Tennessee is tantamount to driving through Knoxville, stopping at every individual residence, and taking a shit on their dinner table.

AS LONG AS I’M VOLING IT UP: Lane Kiffin was seen golfing with high-level Tennessee boosters in Knoxville yesterday. I could actually see this happening.