Sports ‘n Stuff 12/16/21

More on Urban Meyer, he is the first NFL head coach since Bobby Petrino in 2007 not to finish his FIRST season.

Petrino quit the Falcons after 13 games with a 3-10 record to become head coach at Arkansas.

Meyer was fired by the Jaguars after 13 games with a 2-11 record. Meyer does not have a college coaching job waiting for him.

Petrino had success at Arkansas on the field but was fired for personal misconduct involving a woman he had an affair with. He is now the head coach at Missouri State.

The Internet Movie Database has released its list of the most anticipated Movies and TV shows of 2022, based on page views.  Here they are:

 

Movies:

 

1.  “The Batman”

 

2.  “Scream”

 

3.  “Thor: Love and Thunder”

 

4.  “Top Gun: Maverick”

 

5.  “Killers of the Flower Moon”

 

6.  “Jurassic World: Dominion”

 

7.  “Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”

 

8.  “Mission: Impossible 7”

 

9.  “Uncharted”

 

10.  “The Flash”

 

 

TV Shows:

 

1.  “House of the Dragon”

 

2.  “Lord of the Rings”

 

3.  “Pam & Tommy”

 

4.  “The Sandman”

 

5.  “The Last of Us”

 

6.  “Obi-Wan Kenobi”

 

7.  “She-Hulk”

 

8.  “Ms. Marvel”

 

9.  “Peacemaker”

 

10.  “Moon Knight”

SNL alum Will Forte as “MacGruber” premieres Dec. 16 on Peacock.

Jewel won “The Masked Singer”.  She was the Queen of Hearts.  The Bull was Todrick Hall.  He came in second.

Erika won the $1million on Survivor

And the Cavs destroyed the tanking Rockets last night 124-189

The Cavs are now 18-12 and in fourth place in the Eastern Conference and take on defending World Champion Bucks in Milwaukee Saturday night at 9.

Ryan Bailey is the new world record holder for seeing a game in every NFL stadium in the shortest amount of time, breaking the previous record by ten full days. Starting on September 26th, in Denver, Ryan took 74 days total to check out the action in every stadium this season, wrapping his trek in Minnesota last Thursday night. 

It’s a smelly job if you can get it:

Stephanie Matto former reality star of  “90 Day Fiancé.” Now has a side-hustle that involves her selling her farts in a jar, for money. She spends her day loading up on beans and protein, and then lets loose in glass jars, Mattos says she’s made as much as $50K in one week.

USFL 2.0 arrives in 2022. And two networks will be broadcasting the games.

NBC will formally announce on Wednesday that an agreement has been reached to televise regular-season and postseason games presented by the USFL.

Fox, which owns the resurrected USFL, will partner with NBC to televise the 43 games to be played by the league. NBC will handle 21, and Fox will televise the other 22.

The 21 NBC games will be televised across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock.

27 years ago – In 1994, “Dumb and Dumber” was released, starring Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey as Harry Dunne and Lloyd Christmas.

33 years ago – In 1988, “Rain Man” was released . . . starring Tom Cruise as a self-absorbed yuppie and Dustin Hoffman as his savant older brother Raymond.

48 years ago – In 1973, Buffalo Bills running back (slash) future double-murderer and armed robber O.J. Simpson became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season.

Celebrating Birthdays today:

JB Smoove is 56 (“The Millers,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”)

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons is 72