MCMAHON ANNOUNCES SEA HOGS REUNION PARTY
By R.E. Porter, Associated Web Press
Swearing he was dead serious, East Nashville coach Jim McMahon said he plans to hold a reunion party at season's end for all members, past and present, of the Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs.
Basking in his team's continued success while holding court last night at Club Gitmo, McMahon shared his reunion plans with the members of his party, which included this reporter. When he first brought up the topic, several people thought he had misspoke, that he really meant he planned to have a reunion for Black Dogs players. But the coach was quick to clarify his intentions.
"No, you heard me correctly," he said. "I plan to host a massive thrown down for all current and former Sea Hogs players."
When asked why he would want to do that, McMahon explained. "Originally, I had an idea of throwing a party for the entire league. But [Black Dogs GM] Buddy [Ryan] suggested making it a Sea Hogs reunion party because that would cover about 99 percent of the players anyway. I knew [Tirik] Obobber was making mad moves on the waiver wire, but I didn't realize, until Buddy told me, that more than 200 different players have been on the Sea Hogs roster over the past three seasons. He said watching Obobber's waiver wire activity is like watching the hourly fluctuations on Wall Street.
One of the guests at the coach's table wondered who would be on the invitation list. McMahon pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket and ticked off a number of the more high-profile players who might attend. "Well, Obobber's former man crush Wes Welker, who was waived earlier this season. Edgerrin James, one of his franchise players who was discarded last season. Some other names you will recognize include Marion Barber, Marques Colston, Jason Taylor, Josh Cribbs, Rudi Johnson, Ahman Green, Chris Carr, Nick Folk, Barrett Ruud, Kirk Morrison, Derek Anderson, Bobby Engram, Bobby Wade, Justin Tuck, Desmond Clark, DeMeco Ryans, Andre Davis, Kevin Jones, Aaron Kampman, Hines Ward, Justin Fargas, Chester Taylor, Ryan Grant, Deion Branch, Jerious Norwood, Anthony Gonzales, Josh Brown, Jake Delhomme, Eddie Royal, and Sammie Morris, to name a few.
"Of course, every player who has ever donned a Sea Hogs uni will get an invitation. And I've spoken to Jorge [Linardo] about having the party here at the Git. He threw back his head and laughed silently, which took to be a yes."
Regarding a possible invitation to the disgraced Sea Hogs owner, McMahon thought for moment, then said, "Nah, there's too many people who want to kill him — especially Biggs, who gets really irrational whenever Obobber's name comes up. Besides, I'm not sure it would be a good idea to invite someone who is criminally insane."
Basking in his team's continued success while holding court last night at Club Gitmo, McMahon shared his reunion plans with the members of his party, which included this reporter. When he first brought up the topic, several people thought he had misspoke, that he really meant he planned to have a reunion for Black Dogs players. But the coach was quick to clarify his intentions.
"No, you heard me correctly," he said. "I plan to host a massive thrown down for all current and former Sea Hogs players."
When asked why he would want to do that, McMahon explained. "Originally, I had an idea of throwing a party for the entire league. But [Black Dogs GM] Buddy [Ryan] suggested making it a Sea Hogs reunion party because that would cover about 99 percent of the players anyway. I knew [Tirik] Obobber was making mad moves on the waiver wire, but I didn't realize, until Buddy told me, that more than 200 different players have been on the Sea Hogs roster over the past three seasons. He said watching Obobber's waiver wire activity is like watching the hourly fluctuations on Wall Street.
One of the guests at the coach's table wondered who would be on the invitation list. McMahon pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket and ticked off a number of the more high-profile players who might attend. "Well, Obobber's former man crush Wes Welker, who was waived earlier this season. Edgerrin James, one of his franchise players who was discarded last season. Some other names you will recognize include Marion Barber, Marques Colston, Jason Taylor, Josh Cribbs, Rudi Johnson, Ahman Green, Chris Carr, Nick Folk, Barrett Ruud, Kirk Morrison, Derek Anderson, Bobby Engram, Bobby Wade, Justin Tuck, Desmond Clark, DeMeco Ryans, Andre Davis, Kevin Jones, Aaron Kampman, Hines Ward, Justin Fargas, Chester Taylor, Ryan Grant, Deion Branch, Jerious Norwood, Anthony Gonzales, Josh Brown, Jake Delhomme, Eddie Royal, and Sammie Morris, to name a few.
"Of course, every player who has ever donned a Sea Hogs uni will get an invitation. And I've spoken to Jorge [Linardo] about having the party here at the Git. He threw back his head and laughed silently, which took to be a yes."
Regarding a possible invitation to the disgraced Sea Hogs owner, McMahon thought for moment, then said, "Nah, there's too many people who want to kill him — especially Biggs, who gets really irrational whenever Obobber's name comes up. Besides, I'm not sure it would be a good idea to invite someone who is criminally insane."
