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Feel Good Friday: The Detroit Lions Tricked Chris Spielman Into Announcing That They Will Add Him To Their Ring Of Honor, Which Opened The Floodgates
BarStoolSports ^ | 10/22/2021 | Clem(Barstool Staffer)

Posted on 10/22/2021 9:55:49 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

First of all, setting someone up to Ron Burgundy themselves with a teleprompter is a brilliant move since I feel like 99% of the world will blindly read whatever is on a screen when they know they are being recorded. You can make an entire prank show out of getting people to say something they didn't expect to say, followed by the host popping out of nowhere and hitting them with the perfect catchphrase.

Anyway, I think the Lions may have tapped into something here. We all expected Dan Campbell's Lions to be fueled by unabashed violence once he took over. That has led to a couple of decent halves and a few near wins over good teams. But in the end, all it led to was the familiar heartbreak that Lions fans know all too well as they watched the least violent players on the gridiron deliver them an L in ways we've never seen before.

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I know NFL is is despised by many on FreeRepublic but it is Friday and this is great story. It reminds of when sports were fun. BarStoolSports might be an antidote to the haughty pompous ESPNers.
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https://twitter.com/Lions/status/1451280566951743493
1 posted on 10/22/2021 9:55:49 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

If you are a Lions fan you are going to cry. And not for the usual reason.


2 posted on 10/22/2021 9:58:41 AM PDT by The Free Engineer
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To: Kid Shelleen; dfwgator

Lyin’ Lions Ping!....................


3 posted on 10/22/2021 9:58:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Thanks for sharing.


4 posted on 10/22/2021 10:15:40 AM PDT by Dacula (The United States of America - where the abnormal has become normal.)
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To: The Free Engineer

If you’re a Lions fan you probably suffer from PTSD.


5 posted on 10/22/2021 10:20:47 AM PDT by DarrellZero
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To: DarrellZero; The Free Engineer

LOL!

Hey, I’m a Dolphins fan and a Vietnam era Vet.

Help!

5.56mm


6 posted on 10/22/2021 10:27:09 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

7 posted on 10/22/2021 10:31:35 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Kid Shelleen

Chris Spielman is a great man who deserves this honor. Very sad when he lost his wife at a young age due to cancer.


8 posted on 10/22/2021 10:55:23 AM PDT by Mozzafiato
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To: Kid Shelleen

Loved him as a Buckeye, and a Lion. Class act.


9 posted on 10/22/2021 11:14:13 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: Kid Shelleen

For one day I can be proud to be a Lions Fan....ROAR! Congratulations, Chris.


10 posted on 10/22/2021 11:23:09 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Mozzafiato
I think he mentions her just before the 2:00 mark. "Thinking about Stef here".
Now I have to start happy hour early because your making me feel sentimental.
11 posted on 10/22/2021 11:41:07 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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