The 50 worst sports ideas ever

Washington Times ^ | April 25, 2002 | Patrick Hruby

[anncoulteriscool]

Like leisure suits and the Ford Pinto, it was an idea to suit its era.

Which is to say, surpassingly ill-conceived. On a warm summer evening in 1974, the attendance-starved Cleveland Indians held their first

[Husker24]

XFL

[InvisibleChurch]

thankz for the fun article

[Hawkeye's Girl]

No kidding. Talk about giving away championships :P

[gcruse]

 Not even the singular brilliance of He Hate Me
could salvage this extreme-flavored wannabe.

He Hate Me is the only thing good
I recall about the whole XFL thing.
I wonder if he made it into the NFL?

[breakem]

Remember when the umpires resigned? What were they thinkin? Od course a court let some of them back. I like it when someone puts a gun to their own head and then dares anyone to move.

[ctdonath2]

52) Couches.

Guy on couch: "We won! We won!"
Other guy on couch: "Dude, WE didn't DO anything!"

[Looking4Truth]

I invented one back in the 80's when they outlawed lawn darts. I invented it to piss off the nanny-staters who initiated the ban. (Funny, back then I was a conservative in liberal clothes and didn't even know it. A sheeple, if you will.)

Lawn Dart Jousting on BMX Bikes With No Helmets After Drinking

For some reason, it never really caught on.

[L`enn]

He played on the Eagles taxi squad last year, even got into the last game of the year vs Tampa

[gcruse]

I did some digging. He joined the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL last August. Rod Smart. Good for him.

[martin_fierro]

Switching the old Pittsburgh Pirates logo

for these faggy, amateurish things:

[martin_fierro]

"Cakebox" baseball caps. Pittsburgh just WOULD NOT LET 'EM GO!

[martin_fierro]

The WFL, the WNBA, and arena football come to mind.

I agree about the WNBA, but arena football comes in REAL handy when I'm jonesin' for the NFL.

[billbears]

Now WHAT is wrong with curling? Excellent sport. Doesn't move all that fast but the precision and finesse it takes, I watched it every chance I could a few months ago. I'm hooked!!

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

arena football comes in REAL handy when I'm jonesin' for the NFL.

Amen, bro! Got my season tickets for the local AF2 team and I love it! 4-0 Richmond Speed, gonna clobber Norfolk this Saturday...

[AppyPappy]

Chris Washburn - Went to NC State with a 500 SAT score and the NBA couldn't wait to draft him. He was living under a bridge in 5 years.

JR Reid - One day, he will be good. Of course, they said that 14 years ago

[Ax]

Now Heath Schuler: theat was a BAD move, but one never knows, does one? Looked good in the NCAA. Don't you ever sleep?

[martin_fierro]

And I've never heard of either team, but have fun! <|:)~

By the time AF season rolls around, I'm in such NFL withdrawal that I'll even watch the Mudville Rash play the East Podunk Wombats!

[ShadowAce]

Guaranteed Contracts

Two words: Albert Belle. Two more: Ike Austin.

Two more: Bruce Sutter

[tacticalogic]

You forgot Figure 8 racing.