Tour Michael Vick's House

In case you were in the market for a home outside of Atlanta check out this awesome European home. Its listed for $4.5 million and comes with 8 bedrooms and 8.5 baths while backing up to Sugarloaf Country Club in Gwinnett County. It was also owned by a certain quarterback that has been in the news lately for brutally killing dogs when he was not playing Superman in NFL games or doing shoe commercials for Nike. I'll let you guess who that quarterback is.

Follow the link below to check out the panoramic views of the former Vick estate for just about every room. I think that they might have left out one room though, they aren't showing his 'Green Room,' at least on the website. If you take the tour in person the good folks at Waters Realty Group just might hook you up.

http://homes.realtor.com/search/listingdetail.aspx?ctid=92419&mnp=49&bd=6&bth=8&typ=7&sid=950fd60b631844eb9485740696520f0b&lid=1090758512&lsn=3&srcnt=8#DetailNFL

There is Something About Va Tech...

Former Hokie and current Atlanta Falcon DeAngelo Hall had some trouble this weekend covering Steve Smith. He decided to take it out on the referees costing his team 67 yards on three penalties on the game winning drive for the Carolina Panthers. According to AllHipHop.com, and that site has to have real news, he was beaten up in the locker room immediately after the game for his actions on the game winning drive. A more credible source Kissing Suzy Kolber also reports it so it is confirmed.

This is the same DeAngelo Hall that was not allowed to participate in post bowl game workouts by Frank Beamer due to poor behavior in the bowl game. That's a wow, Va Tech, the school with Michael Vick Hall, turning its back on a player (and yes, Michael Vick Hall is a hell of a pun). Or was that Jimmy Williams? They are all bad citizens so whatever.

Falcons coach Bobby Petrino says that Hall will be disciplined for his actions. Here is a link with a video clip inside showing Hall in action.

Beamer Ball on the Bayou

In case you missed it the Virginia Tech Hokies were only able to score seven points against the Chinese Bandits from LSU in a loss which would be politically incorrect to appropriately describe. Sean Glennon who was quarterbacking the team is now going to be replaced by all Iverson/Vick freshman Tyrod Taylor.

Tyrod under center in Lane Stadium. That's about right.

It is nice to see the Hokies come back down to earth after an off season where they came in over hyped due to off the field events that had nothing to do with sports. The Hokies were barely able to beat barely I-A East Carolina University two weekends ago but people were expecting them to go to LSU and handle the Tigers? We realize Les Miles still coaches the Tigers but that does not make them that bad...

Watch out for the upset special the next two weeks. The Chokies are playing Ohio University and William and Mary University and you heard it here first, they will lose one of those games.

Why? Karma. Tyrod wears Marcus Vick's old number 5. Glennon wears Michael Vick's 'retired' number 7. We won't even start on the topic of Vick's number being retired but still being worn tonight. I have work in the morning.

Richt To Leave UGA

In an announcement late Thursday night Mark Richt has told local media that he was fired earlier in the evening by the athletic director. The University of Georgia claimed they needed a coach to put some more fight in UGA and preceded to hire former Va Tech star Michael Vick to take over head coaching duties for the Bulldogs.

And the dog is in the kennel...

Get Ready For Football in Blacksburg

Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler are heading to Virginia Tech to see the Hokies play the first game in their paltry schedule. Hopefully Erin Andrews will be doing an expose on the dog fighting that goes on behind the the veterinary school and why Michael Vick's number is retired but current players still wear it. Enter Hokie Football.

More Lawsuit Fun From the Instigator State

South Carolina inmate Jonathan Lee Riches is at it again filing another lawsuit against high profile sports figures. This lawsuit, which is for $42,000,000 in Swiss Francs, accuses Barry Bonds and Bud Selig of trying to increase television ratings and revenue through using steroids.

According to Riches, Selig was Sammy Sosa's puppet for the better part of the last decade. He also argues that Bonds uses Hank Aaron's old bat which contains hidden chambers that supply drugs. Bonds not only carries drugs in his bats he also sells them to nuns allegedly. Instead of having the money delivered to his South Carolina prison in this lawsuit, Riches wants the money delivered to a Des Monies, Iowa postal box if he wins this judgment.

It should be interesting to see who Mr. Riches goes after next. He attacked the biggest villain in sports last week and now is attacking the second biggest villain this week so one might think his work is done. We don't think so; he is going after Matt Millen next before firing a posthumous suit against the notorious Tyrus Raymond Cobb. To Detroit and victory!

Vick Suit Alleges Al Queda Ties

So now Michael Vick is being linked to Al Queda (allegedly) by a South Carolina inmate in his $63 billion dollar lawsuit against the Hampton Roads, Virginia product. Jonathan Lee Riches seems pretty adamant that Vick stole his pit bulls, sold them on Ebay and then sent the proceeds to Iran after he became a member of Al Queda in February. The crazy thing about this is if it is true, animal rights activists would still claim that killing dogs is worse than supporting a country that is now helping to fund the insurgency in Iraq.

It does beg the question - if one member of the Virginia Tech football team is a member of Al Queda, could there be others? I'm not suggesting anything, but Al Queda is known to work hard on special teams....

Wrong Hander Day '07 is a Poor One for Vick

Assuming you are a normal person you would think today is just another hot muggy dog day at the end of summer in August. If your hand of choice is not the right hand though, today just might be your day, a 'special' day. August 13 is International Lefthander Day and that is just not right. As it has been proven in Lithuania, all wrong handers are of inferior skills both mentally and physically. An indisputable fact. Still wrong handed birds are celebrating in different ways across our nation.

Wrong hander Rick Ankiel celebrated today on his first off day since hitting three bombs in his first four games after getting back to the majors. He probably got a porterhouse steak at Ruth's Chris steakhouse tonight. Bill Clinton was happy to take a day off after his wife won the Iowa Straw Poll. Bill probably is kicking it with some girls from the Clinton School of Public Service at the pool as I type. Michael Vick, well, he didn't have the best Wrong Handed Day. He found out all three of the people that he was charged with in his dog fighting debacle are going to cooperate with federal authorities and will testify against him. Worst Wrong Hander Day EVER!

Vick was a horrible wrong hander long before he started electrocuting dogs, throwing dogs, strangling dogs or even shooting dogs. It looks as though karma is finally catching up to him. Right now Ron Mexico is talking to his lawyer saying, 'Man I can go to jail, I just can't end up like Andy Dufresne in that one scene in the laundry room. That ain't Hokie man. Negotiate that shit.' I'm sure you will have good luck with negotiations now that you got at least seven people ready to testify against you Mr. Vick. Good luck you frappin' wrong hander.



ESPN won't even show the dreaded 'Quarterback Challenge' due to that dang wrong hander now either. Leave it to the network to pile on.

Racist? No, Just Stupid

J Dredd is back, and he's pissed. After scanning espn.com an article caught my eye, "Mistrust." and it said Mike Vick so I checked it out. Never have I been so angry at an inanimate object since I lost in NCAA 08 and threw my Xbox. A wrinkly old hag dares to say that Vick is being treated unequally in Atlanta because he is black. She completely ignores the fact that he is being tried in Virginia, not Georgia, but for the sake of argument I'll humor her.


Apparently after the situation broke on the news, the NAACP was called in to make an ordinary situation one about race. The chairman is quoted "The one thing that I say is everyone is welcome to their opinion," he says. "But my opinion is this: Unless a person has a trial, he is not guilty of anything. That is the fabric of our country."

Wow Detective Dipsh*t. Thanks for telling me that this is your opinion because I am too stupid to figure it out. Also nice intro to the quote. Thanks for embracing the fact I can state opinions. I needed you to welcome me to them, ass. And when was he proved guilty? I'm pretty sure I would have thrown a party if they made that announcement. Glad to see that the NAACP has hired the best man for the job.

Also in the article "African-Americans in Atlanta, according to prominent black leaders, think it's about Vick not getting due process because of the color of his skin.". What due process is not being done? He was accused, they gathered evidence, he is in court. Sounds like due process to me. Also whats up with the fact they say "African American" and then the leaders are just "black". What happened to PC? I guess that was racist of the writer.

Hey NAACP, choose battles better. Bitch about something that is really racist and stop trying to piss and moan about everything. Vick's skin color is not the problem. It's the fact he lets sleeping dogs lie, and by lie I mean kill them with electricity.

Oh and about the picture, it's the protest rally in Atlanta that is in favor of keeping Vick as Falcons quarterback. Nice turn out, almost as nice as the 9,957,531 people that were with PETA against Vick across the country. Keep up the good work NAACP.

Top Duke Football Player Suspended

If there was ever an oxymoron to come across this blog that title sure is one. The so called top player referred to is Dukie Michael Tauiliili who was suspended 'indefinitely' by the athletic department Sunday. In the case of an LSU player this only means he would be out until Fall practice starts but with the Dukies it will probably be a little different. The suspension was for a violation of team rules and at this point we can only speculate on those reasons so we'll go ahead and do that below.

- Perhaps Tauiliili took money from Mike Nifong, only the Rainbow Push Coalition would take his money these days.
- He might have been asking Ian Johnson why he would ever want to marry a cheerleader

- Punishment after the administration found out he had realized he was on the football team at DUKE and tried to transfer to Rowan where he'd actually be playing after Thanksgiving. Hell even New Jersey is better than Duke athletics and a campus that looks eerily like the one Ron Mexico's.
- Could discrimination against alleged mungions be occurring in front of our eyes?

Who knows the real story but its likely that Duke will be finding a way to lose 13 this year without Tauiliili. That's even impressive for the Dukies seeing that they are only playing 12 games.

Va Tech Administration Has Problems Handling Tough Situations

Reebok has stopped selling Michael Vick jerseys. Nike has suspended its contract with Vick. NFLShop.com has stopped selling everything from jerseys to Vick bobble heads. Still you can find as many Michael Vick jerseys that you want in Blacksburg, Virginia.


In this article from the Roanoke times the author is arguing that the dog fighting and Va Tech should not be linked which is absolutely ridiculous. The athletic department is not addressing the topic but they were more than happy to address the topic of Vick on the cover of Madden in the past. This is really absurd. If Peyton Manning, the player everyone associates the University of Tennessee with, did something bad in the eyes of the public you can be sure that Phillip Fulmer would not be cowardly enough as to not address the issue. If Matt Leinart or Carson Palmer got into trouble while riding in a car with Chris Henry and it became public knowledge it would be guaranteed that Pete Carroll would speak to the media about it. This is another example of the Va Tech Athletic Department, and more to the point - Frank Beamer, not living in reality. There is a reason that you team is ranked the number one thug program all time per S. Judge and the title is well deserved.

Here are a couple of sites you can also buy Vick items:

http://www.neutersickvick.com/MichaelVick.html

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2007_dogfighting_nfl2?qp_source=gaba66&gclid=CPGL5dfayo0CFR8TOAodFHfuLQ

The United States of America v. Michael Vick

In the last week we have watched in delight as events have unfolded in the People versus Michael Vick a.k.a. 'Ron Mexico' a.k.a. 'Ookie'. (Here is the whole 18 page indictment from The Smoking Gun) Polls show over 80 percent of people want him in jail if he did this and he faces up to six years in jail if convicted. People who have never followed football in their life now know he is a bad person who will be judged one day for his actions.

A couple of thoughts:

Its hilarious that Vick's dogfighter name 'Ookie' has an eerie resemblance to Hokie. I always thought a Hokie was a castrated turkey, not a dogfighter. Guess you learn something everyday.

According to the document Vick and his cronies killed dogs by hosing them down then electrocuting them, hanging them, shooting them and throwing them on the ground repeatedly. I guess Vick can miss wide open receivers but he can't miss the ground when tossing dogs. Well you never know, his completion percentage last year was 52.6%.

Pacman is in trouble mainly for being an idiot (oh yeah and that one tussle when a man was paralyzed) but this is so much worse.

Until the weekend you could still buy an 'Ookie' customized Falcons jersey at NFLShop.com. Ron Mexico was taken off the shelf immediately after that suit became public knowledge so its surprising it took the NFL a couple of days this time.

This isn't a local prosecutor going for attention like in the Duke Lacrosse Scandal or the Kobe Bryant Debacle. Uncle Sam's lawyers will not prosecute without a solid case.

College Gameday will probably be focusing on the tragic shooting when they arrive in Blacksburg September 1st. We don't expect a lot of shots of their captain from the Hokies' glory year of 1999.

Vick was betting thousands of dollars per fight on these dogs. Suppose on top of his NFL salary he made $10 million last year (in endorsements - not including dogfight winnings) which would put his total earnings at about $18.4 million. He gave $10,000 to the Va Tech Victims Relief Fund. If a person earning $50,000 a year gave that amount he would only be giving $27.17. So he could afford to fight a lot of dogs and doing this was more important than helping out his alma mater in its time of need.

How the hell do you get involved with dog fighting in the first place? I can't imagine watching the Iron Bowl with one of my friends and it just coming up in casual conversation. "Hey Cox is throwing all over us again this year. Lets get out of hear and head down to Byhalia. One of my boys got his pitbull in the ring tonight. He's fighting a dalmatian, its gonna be a blood bath."

12th Street Chatter - Awareness 99

Tonight is Christmas Eve for many who can't wait to get their hands on EA Sports' NCAA Football 2008 which is officially in stores tomorrow. This year the cover boy is former Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky who is struggling to make the Houston Texan's roster currently. The game play has allegedly been improved greatly on 360 and this will be the first year that the game will be offered on PS3. Can't wait to see it on my HD television.

Here is some inside information from our source who tested the game out in California has given us some top secret information on the game's ratings.

Brent Schaeffer - Speed 89, Threating With Bats 98, Awareness 39
Virginia Tech Quarterbacks - Animal Rights 37, Stomping on Opponents' Knees 94
Urban Meyer - Tough Stand on Discipline 40
Les Miles - Speaking When Should Be Learning to Read 89
Clemson Tailgate Experience - 99
Matthew Stafford - Strength 67, Keg Lifting Strength 84
Charlie Weis - NFL Bound 88, Screwed by the Clausen Family 90
Ole Miss - Winning Tradition 36
Mississippi State - Cowbells 99
UGA the Bulldog - 36 Overall
Vanderbilt - Band 42, Cheerleaders 36, Athletic Department 0
Spurrier - Awareness 97, Under Armour Commercials 56
Tim Tebow - Jump Passes 77, Popularity 97, Injury 45 (will miss start by November)
Tuberville - Strength of Schedule 42, Whining 92
Alabama - Reality 36, RVs 99, Worshiping False Idols 88
Houston Nutt - Job Security 45, Awareness with Reporters 73
Eric Berry - Choice of Numbers 43
Red Georgia Pants - 44

Pretty accurate ratings it looks like.

Gameday Opens with East Carolina...

ESPN's College Football Gameday will open up the season Saturday September 1st in Blacksburg, Virginia when Va Tech plays the EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY PIRATES. Obviously the network did not want to see the Hokies play any of the other powerhouses on their schedule like Ohio, William and Mary or Duke. Why wait to profit on Va Tech's tragedy? Let's do it the first week of the season! Va Tech could have said, "No, come back when we play our big in-state rival William and Mary. Its going to be a great game, JMU almost beat us in Michael's redshirt freshman year, the Tribe will give us a run for our money this year."

Other potential sites that Gameday could have gone to had they cared about their product are FSU at Clemson, Colorado v. Colorado State (in Denver), Georgia Tech at Notre Dame or ABC's featured Saturday night game Tennessee v. Cal in Berkeley. Instead we will hear about the great atmosphere of Blacksburg on a Thursday night, how Lee Corso's car got hit by lightening back when Michael Vick was in school, how Beamer's face got burned, and how the Hokies can win more than a single game in November this year.

We are not eager to see the big cry fest in Blacksburg months after the shooting took place. Parents of victims will be complaining about how Memorial Fund money is being spent and who is on the committee to examine the tragedy all while Enter Sandman is being played in the background, great atmosphere. We will be mourning at 9 am on Saturday morning rather than celebrating the start of another football season all thanks to the brilliant programming managers at ESPN.

Great Take From Loser with Socks : College Gameday Will Open the Season at Va Tech

Why I Hate Georgia This Week...

Introducing contributor J. Dredd who will be posting material about his life in Georgia this summer as well contribute other vibrant material to 12th Street Chatter.

We all know it already, Georgia sucks. Maryland and Washington even think that Georgia sucks. I am forced to live down here right out side the capital of scum itself, Atlanta, with Vick the Governor of trash. I am in the middle of the UGA "Dawgpound" where I am constantly barked and argued with about SEC football. I am now sick of it and its time to rant so here it is: The Reasons I Hate Georgia.

The reason I hate Georgia today is that people here will not admit that they are lower in life then a crippled orphan with fetal alcohol syndrome. I will personally drive every resident to AA and force them to admit their addiction to being terrible people, because it is the first step to recovery. (God knows that they can't recover, but they may still think they have a chance)

The other day I was having a beer and enjoying what little peace I get in a day and before I knew it I heard the drunk ramblings of local yokels. Low and behold three UGA fans stroll on up with collars popped and reeking of Smitches. (Don't know what a smitch is? Then you probably are one, Smitch). Apparently two of the girl interns I work with got picked up by them from a stop light and they took the girls to a bowling alley. Nice work Romeo, nothing like hurling balls at pins to cement yourself for scoring tonight. Anyways, I told them that I go to UT and then the barking starts. A swift kick to the throat to the "leader Smitch" quickly ended that. After a few minutes I granted them permission to speak to me again and we talked about football. After hearing how much UGA is better then UT (51-33?) and how great of an arm Stafford has, it was time that I had to rip their poorly expressed opinions to hell. After ruining their sh!@ they had time to realize how pathetic their existence is, so they then jumped off a bridge. I say Good Riddance and that Stafford has the same chance to win the Heisman as Lt. Dan has to win an ass kicking contest. I now dare someone in Georgia to argue that UGA is better then UT without quoting ESPN verbatim.

Hey congrats, you watched Sports Center and your brain hasn't been completely ruined by the fact your mother is your dad's sister that you can spit up the facts again while in a debate. Form your own damn opinions and stop telling me Stuart Scott's.

End Transmission...

Michael Vick - Update and SNL's REAAAAALLLY

A couple noteworthy pieces from Deadspin:

In case you were planning on sending your child to Michael Vick's football camp you can be expecting a return of your deposit in the mail as it was canceled for 'scheduling reasons.' Vick might be anticipating a couple meetings with the feds, but hey maybe Marcus has some openings in his camp. I hear he takes the kids to McDonalds everyday for lunch.

Buffalo Bill linebacker Josh Stamer and his wife are not happy at all with the former Hokie's hobby.

South Carolina was a convenient dumping ground between Atlanta and Newport News.

Vick's cousin gets all dressed up for an interview by WAVY local news. Evidently its a conspiracy.

In case you were caught up in all the craziness surrounding the Michael Vick dog fighting investigation this is not the first time the athlete has courted controversy.

Exhibit A: Vick attempts to board plane in Miami with suspicious carry ons

Michael Vick - Heavyweight

So now ESPN has done some investigative reporting and has found a 'Dog Fight Trainer' that has fought his dog against Michael Vick's dog in the past. In 2000 the trainer, who remained anonymous in the article, claims that Vick is known as a 'heavyweight' in the dog fighting arena. For those of you that have never been to a fight, that means he brings a quality dog to fight and lays down a lot of cash to bet on his dog. The source estimates $30,000-$40,000 a fight.

In the fight in 2000 which Vick's animal lost, he reportedly laid down at least $5,000 on his animal. For those of you keeping track at home that is half of $10,000 which is what he gave to the families of the Virginia Tech shootings.

"Yo Marcus, I'm dropping mad cash on Rex Saturday night. He is gonna tear'em up." - Michael
"Ballin!" - Marcus

They will be airing the story with the trainer Tuesday at 3:30 EST on Outside the Lines. Can't wait.

Michael Vick - Presents the PETA Bowl

Recently PETA has been active in the sports world. First they called for Atlanta Falcon’s owner Arthur Blank to release Michael Vick from the team if he is found to have participated in dog fighting. Then this week after LSU live mascot Mike the Tiger V died the animal advocacy group has sprung into action again asking for LSU to not replace Mike with another live tige

Now fast forward to the start of the college football season. Michael Vick is in Baton Rouge with his alma mater the Virginia Tech Hokies who are about to play the LSU on the gridiron September 7. Both schools have had enough guff from PETA. Vick has been in contact with Skip Bertman the athletic director of LSU and they are planning a match for the ages ironically away from Death Valley at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. A tiger fight to the death is in store.

The fight sanctioned by Vick’s K9 business, will have animals that have been brought in from the Burmese jungles and trained by Vick at his Surry County home in tidewater Virginia. These beasts have walked five hours a day on dread mills, taken more shots in the butt than Jose Canseco, mauled cows and kept a close watch out for terrorists around Norfolk’s Naval Base in the months leading up to the event.

Two six hundred pound Bengal tigers will go one round to the death in an evident that will have no rematch. The gambling boats in Louisiana have established the tiger named 'Druckenmiller' with its hair dyed slightly red as the favorite to beat the home town favorite 'Dinardo.’

With such a match up celebrities flocked to the event including: NFLers Clinton Portis and Chris Samuels; MLB’s Milton Bradley and former player Albert Belle; the WNBA’s Diana Taurasi as well as the recently fired Coach O, Courtney Love and Chelsea Clinton.

One can only picture College Gameday talking about the intense emotion from the night before on Saturday morning after Druckenmiller doesn’t live up to the hype and is dismembered before a cheering Cajun crowd. “Lee, it looked like he had a chance but DiNardo just showed more emotion,” chimes in Erin Andrews.

On the sideline of a blowout 42-13 LSU win Vick will only have a short statement while being interviewed, “Man the world loves Michael Vick, PETA can hate but its not like I have a disease or something…”

Its a sad day for PETA and the Hokies.

Welcome to 12th Street

Welcome to the 12th Street Blog. In the upcoming time we hope to give you many stories on why SEC football is the greatest in the land, Michael Vick is going to hell (and bringing his school with him) along with other topics that will make you think.

Please bear with us as we get rolling and our staff assembled.