Stephen's Superb Owl coverage continued last Thursday night with a lot of people talking about a lot of football issues. Stephen covered medicinal products for injured football players. He discussed sports injuries with guests Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada and talked about their book "League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth."
Also on as guests were the Mayors of the two "Big Game" cities - Mayor Ed Murray of Seattle and Mayor Michael Hancock of Denver. They had the typical little friendly wager that happens this time every year. A steak from Denver vs some salmon from Seattle. What a mistake. That's gambling and is illegal in New York and Stephen had them arrested. They should have seen that coming since Stephen was wearing a wire.
Then the real guest was Drew Brees, quarterback for New Orleans. Of course they talked a lot about football and the upcoming Big Game.
All week long Stephen talked about football and Big Game. Thursday was all football. Now as I write this, the Big Game is over. We know who won. We know which commercials were the best. I am sure Stephen had a favorite commercial and I am sure he will talk about that commercial tonight. If you can't wait until tonight's show to find out his favorite commercial spot, you can head over to Colbert Nation and I think you will discover his favorite.
Showing posts with label Superb Owl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Superb Owl. Show all posts
Monday, February 3, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Pumpkin Patch
It's all about football this week and Stephen is making the most of it with his Superb Owl coverage. Last night he compared being a Quarterback to attending his daily staff meetings. So, it's definitely something he would be able to do, with just a little bit of training. To prepare for Quarterbacking, Stephen interviewed famous football coach of the Washington team, Joe Gibbs. The interview went so well that Joe Gibbs actually "gave" Stephen one of his Super Bowl rings! Although Joe Gibbs said it takes a lot of work to get a Super Bowl ring, Stephen contradicted him by saying you just have to ask for one. Good point, Stephen.
If you did not actually watch the show last night, you should check it out at Colbert Nation if only to watch Stephen's Raw Athleticism as he walks down a flight of stairs.
Stephen was trained by Steve Clarkson in the finer points of quarterbacking. He gave Stephen several good pointers, including, "Your balance is off." Other training tips included:
* Own the Room
* Hold the Ball
* Feel the Rush
* Quarterback Walk
Stephen also had to endure a training exercise where he was blindfolded while be pummeled mercilessly and he came out of that with all the dignity that you would expect from him. For safety purposes, Stephen used the popular safe word Pumpkin Patch.
In the Owl portion of the show, or the Superb Owl portion, Stephen had David Yarnold, President of National Audubon Society on to talk about a Superb Owl. Also on was Erin with her friend Sophia the Barred Owl. The Barred Owl is taking over the habitat of the Spotted Owl, which naturally made Stephen think that therefore the Barred Owl is the Superb Owl. David Yarnold explained that it could be more of a problem with habitat degeneration. He also talked about owls in general. They have amazing wings which allow them to fly nearly silently to catch their prey. They can see quite well at night. And they can turn their head 270 degrees. I tried to do that and I'm going to have a stiff neck for a while. Ouch.
Owls and football were the themes on the show last night and Stephen brought it all together in a touching moment when he attempted to have Sophia the Owl predict the outcome of the upcoming Big Game by predicting the winner by choosing a rabbit. Sadly, there were technical difficulties.
Stephen's guest last night was Justin Tuck. Stephen was cordial and pleasant which was a good idea. Stephen learned quite a bit about the sport of football and Justin Tuck. Although Justin Tuck won't be playing in the Big Game, the Big Game will be played on his home field. Stephen presented a scenario where the new York Giants could win this year's Big Game. That would be a first.
If you did not actually watch the show last night, you should check it out at Colbert Nation if only to watch Stephen's Raw Athleticism as he walks down a flight of stairs.
Stephen was trained by Steve Clarkson in the finer points of quarterbacking. He gave Stephen several good pointers, including, "Your balance is off." Other training tips included:
* Own the Room
* Hold the Ball
* Feel the Rush
* Quarterback Walk
Stephen also had to endure a training exercise where he was blindfolded while be pummeled mercilessly and he came out of that with all the dignity that you would expect from him. For safety purposes, Stephen used the popular safe word Pumpkin Patch.
In the Owl portion of the show, or the Superb Owl portion, Stephen had David Yarnold, President of National Audubon Society on to talk about a Superb Owl. Also on was Erin with her friend Sophia the Barred Owl. The Barred Owl is taking over the habitat of the Spotted Owl, which naturally made Stephen think that therefore the Barred Owl is the Superb Owl. David Yarnold explained that it could be more of a problem with habitat degeneration. He also talked about owls in general. They have amazing wings which allow them to fly nearly silently to catch their prey. They can see quite well at night. And they can turn their head 270 degrees. I tried to do that and I'm going to have a stiff neck for a while. Ouch.
Owls and football were the themes on the show last night and Stephen brought it all together in a touching moment when he attempted to have Sophia the Owl predict the outcome of the upcoming Big Game by predicting the winner by choosing a rabbit. Sadly, there were technical difficulties.
Stephen's guest last night was Justin Tuck. Stephen was cordial and pleasant which was a good idea. Stephen learned quite a bit about the sport of football and Justin Tuck. Although Justin Tuck won't be playing in the Big Game, the Big Game will be played on his home field. Stephen presented a scenario where the new York Giants could win this year's Big Game. That would be a first.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Superb Owl
Apparently you can get in a lot of trouble for saying Super Bowl. It's all about copyright infringement and stuff like that. So Stephen, in talking about the Big Game, just moved a letter. So, when he is saying Superb Owl, you know what he is talking about. It was worth watching if only to see what his opening segment would be like for the Superb Owl. Can you say Twerk?
Stephen talked about making his "48 Meat Chili" for the big party. Wish he would have given us the recipe. If you need something for all your foot and ball friends, you can try my Holy Smoke Satan Sandwich Recipe. I haven't actually ever made it, so I don't know what it tastes like, but you're welcome to give it a try.
Stephen talked about some of the Grammy winners and mentioned/bragged that they had all gotten the "The Colbert Bump." And then he mentioned who one of the other big winners was. "Me." And by me I of course mean Stephen Colbert referring to himself.
That means he has won all of the coveted EGOT awards. You know, the Emmy, Grammy, Other Grammy, and The People's Choice Award.
Nate Silver was Stephen's guest. You may know him from his Five Thirty Eight Blog. He impressed us previously with picking presidents. Now he is back to picking winning sports teams. The big Game coming up soon has two great teams and we are all hoping it doesn't come down to the Supreme Court deciding who the winner was.
Stephen talked about making his "48 Meat Chili" for the big party. Wish he would have given us the recipe. If you need something for all your foot and ball friends, you can try my Holy Smoke Satan Sandwich Recipe. I haven't actually ever made it, so I don't know what it tastes like, but you're welcome to give it a try.
Stephen talked about some of the Grammy winners and mentioned/bragged that they had all gotten the "The Colbert Bump." And then he mentioned who one of the other big winners was. "Me." And by me I of course mean Stephen Colbert referring to himself.
That means he has won all of the coveted EGOT awards. You know, the Emmy, Grammy, Other Grammy, and The People's Choice Award.
Nate Silver was Stephen's guest. You may know him from his Five Thirty Eight Blog. He impressed us previously with picking presidents. Now he is back to picking winning sports teams. The big Game coming up soon has two great teams and we are all hoping it doesn't come down to the Supreme Court deciding who the winner was.
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