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| Maurice Jones-Drew appeared on the NFFA Network Wednesday morning to discuss the 2008 East Nashville Black Dogs' undefeated season. |
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As they had for eleven seasons previously, members of the undefeated 2008 East Nashville Black Dogs gathered Monday evening to celebrate the last undefeated team losing. For the second straight night, members of the team assembled in the McMahonistan room at Club Gitmo to watch the Sylvan Goats’ take down of the 6-0 Atlanta Smack Daddies.
As he had on Sunday evening, Jim McMahon, the winningest coach in NFFA history who guided that 2008 team to a perfect season, played host to the gathering, and the champagne and green caviar flowed freely. A large contingent of 2008 Black Dogs were on hand, including Greg Jennings, Chris Johnson, Tony Romo, Frank Gore, John Abraham, Patrick Willis, Brian Urlacher, Jared Allen, Maurice Jones-Drew, Ronnie Brown, Matt Ryan, Matt Shaub, Matt Cassel, Josh Wilson, Leodis McKelvin, Ted Ginn Jr., and Lendale White.
In an appearance on the NFFA Network Wednesday morning, Jones-Drew said, “To be honest, we kind of thought the Daddies might be able to go undefeated, so it was good to end the suspense this early in the season.”
As the final seconds ticked down on Monday Night Football and the Goats’ victory, word spread to the other sub-levels at Club Gitmo that drinks were on McMahon. It was at that point that things started to get a little crazy.
“What a [expletive] mess,” Ballers owner Mojo D, who has been staying at Club Gitmo, said, describing the scene he encountered the following morning. “The club was littered with champagne bottles and condoms and N-95 masks after the 2008 Dogs came through here last night. I found Patrick Willis asleep in one of the bathrooms.” For the record, when reached for comment, Willis said he wasn't asleep, he was just resting his eyes.
When the AWP asked McMahon about the party, he said, “What party? Was it somebody's birthday?” When he was reminded that the partygoers were celebrating his 2008 team's perfect season and the Daddies’ loss, McMahon said, “Oh, right. That freaking rocks.”
When word of the party reached Smack Daddies’ owner Lex Dominica, he said with sarcasm dripping, “It's nice to know someone is throwing parties in our honor. We are humbled.”
Reflecting on the fact the 2008 East Nashville team will stand as the only undefeated team in NFFA history for at least one more season, Jones-Drew said, “As the years go by, what we accomplished seems more and more amazing to me. In the moment twelve years ago, we were just taking it one game at a time, but looking back on it now, we know we were blessed to be part of such a magical season, and it's something we will always cherish.”
