Kevin Harlan’s play-by-play of a fan on the field is a brilliant masterpiece

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“Waving his arms, bare-chested; somebody stop that man!”

Week 1 of the 2016 NFL season concluded with a whimper as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 28-0. It was mostly a display of terrible offense, with the 49ers having enough good moments to win the game.

The game was probably the least enjoyable of the Week 1 slate, but it also gave us arguably the best moment of the week. Maybe even of the season. All thanks to one fan who ran on the field, and the great Kevin Harlan.

Harlan was calling the game on the radio and treated the moment like it was the game-winning play of the Super Bowl.

Kevin Harlan is a national treasure: pic.twitter.com/CQFjPxkTMX

— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) September 13, 2016

“Hey somebody has run out on the field. Some goofball in a hat and a red shirt. Now he takes off the shirt! He’s running down the middle by the 50, he’s at the 30! He’s bare-chested and banging his chest. Now, he runs the opposite way. He runs to the 50! He runs to the 40! The guy is drunk, but there he goes! The 20 — they’re chasing him, but they’re not going to get him. Waving his arms, bare-chested; somebody stop that man! Oh they got him, they’re coming from the left — oh and they tackle him at the 40-yard line!

That was the most exciting thing to happen tonight.”

The fan only flashed on the TV broadcast for a few seconds, but Harlan’s call remains riveting.

Give Kevin Harlan an Emmy right now. Give him an Oscar. Give him all of the awards for this masterpiece.

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Don"t tell the Tampa Bay Bucs, but Roberto Aguayo"s baby brother just hit 6 field goals for Florida State

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The Aguayos are the greatest kicking family of all time. MOVE OVER, GRAMATICAS.

For the past few years, Florida State’s kicker had been Roberto Aguayo, one of the best in college football history. He was so good, he declared for the draft as a junior — rare for a kicker — and the the Buccaneers used a second-round draft pick on him -- even rarer. Through preseason, that has looked like a bad idea, but whatever.

But now Aguayo is gone, and who steps in for the Noles? Ricky Aguayo, Roberto’s younger brother. The younger Aguayo was ranked in the top five of kicker recruiting rankings by Kohl’s (a service that ranks high school kickers) as well as ESPN and Scout. (ESPN had Roberto sixth.) and although he had offers from other schools like Alabama, he didn’t visit anywhere besides FSU. I mean, why would he?

So far in the Noles’ season opener against Ole Miss, Aguayo has looked just as good as his big bro. He’s 6 for 6 with three 40-plus yard field goals.

"Ice in my veins" pic.twitter.com/7qPuK5F6Hm

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) September 6, 2016

We presume Aguayo was trying to say he has ice water in his veins, a la D’Angelo Russell. But Russell’s celebration is just kinda pointing to his veins. Aguayo is pretending to be actually injecting ice water into his veins.

I gotta say injection is a legitimately poor way to consume water. It doesn’t even really get water to the parts of your body that require water. This looks a lot more like how you consume [ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE] or [SUBSTANCE ATHLETES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO CONSUME].

Celebrations aside, FSU should be in good shape with Baby Aguayo. Someone get Tampa Bay a first rounder in 2019 to lock this guy up.

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Kansas fans storm field after blowout victory over Rhode Island

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The debate over just what kind of victory merits a court/field storming is an ages-old question. Kansas football fans certainly thought they were justified after a blowout win over lowly Rhode Island on Saturday night.

The Jayhawks defeated the Rams by the final of 55-6 at Memorial Stadium, and their fans decided to celebrate by storming the field, per Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star.

KU students on field but goalposts stay standing. pic.twitter.com/rO0QuWvnNx

— Jesse Newell (@jessenewell) September 4, 2016

The argument for storming: it was Kansas Football’s first victory since November 2014, breaking a 15-game losing streak that included an 0-12 season in 2015. The Jayhawks aren’t particularly known for their football program either, having not made it to a bowl game since 2008 and compiling an all-time losing record (580–610–58) since the program’s inception in 1890. As such, victories like this probably don’t come around all that often for the KU faithful.

The argument against storming: Rhode Island Football is probably even weaker, having won a grand total of five (!!!) games since 2011, despite playing in the weak Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Furthermore, a 49-point margin of victory makes storming seem a little excessive, and the Kansas fans were even told over the PA to knock it off “for the respect of this program.”

KU students rush the field. Are told by the PA to go back "for the respect of this program."

— Jesse Newell (@jessenewell) September 4, 2016

Well, at least Kansas finally got to experience what it was like to dine on the other end of the table.

H/T theScore

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Noah Syndergaard is not pleased by the wave starting at Citi Field

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Noah Syndergaard does not like the wave.

The New York Mets pitcher called out the Citi Field fans after the team’s 7-4 win on Tuesday night and had some strong opinions about the practice.

Very happy we won….but I want the name and address of the person who started the "Wave" tonight. #banthewave #resisttheurge

— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) August 31, 2016

I’ve never been even remotely fond of the wave, but I’ve wondered what players themselves think about it. Opinions are probably varied, but now we know how Syndergaard feels, at least. Perhaps he can head back to his home state, where there’s a franchise whose views very much seem to align with his own.

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NFL Hall of Fame Game cancelled due to poor field condition

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The NFL’s first official exhibition game did not go off as scheduled on Sunday, as the annual Hall of Fame Game was called off due to an unplayable field.

Apparently the issue had to do with the logos that were painted at midfield and in the end zones of Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. The paint that was applied to the field on Sunday congealed, causing the surface to become slippery and dangerous.

Green Bay Packers reporter Ryan Wood shared some photos of crews trying to remedy the situation, but the attempts were unsuccessful.

Stadium crew working furiously to get field in shape to play a game. #Packers/Colts scheduled to kick off at 7. pic.twitter.com/YHu9ZArToW

— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 7, 2016

That"s a lot of rubber pellets. pic.twitter.com/HWX71taag8

— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 7, 2016

There are large chunks of this field that are nothing but rubber pellets right now. pic.twitter.com/Zp8YpHqygl

— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 7, 2016

Worker spraying down painted area near midfield with blue liquid. Less than 2 hours to #Packers and Colts kick off. pic.twitter.com/jz1IUTTkMN

— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 7, 2016

ESPN is reporting that both the Packers and Indianapolis Colts expressed concerns about player safety. One player said the area around the midfield logo was “like cement.”

“The paint on the logo won’t allow a cleat to penetrate it,” a Colts source told ESPN.com. “A definite hazard to player safety.”

Hall of Fame president/executive director David Baker told ESPN’s Lisa Salters that the plan was to hold some sort of “fan fest” for those in attendance. Many fans likely purchased tickets and made travel arrangements for the game, so the situation is bound to get messy.

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Justin Tucker says he just missed 85-yard field goal during warmups

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Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is one of the best in the business at his craft, but does that mean he could shatter the NFL record for longest field goal by about 20 yards?

If the conditions were perfect, Tucker believes he could pull it off.

In an appearance on the NFL Network this week, Tucker was asked about Sebastian Janikowski’s horribly failed attempt at a 76-yard field goal during a game years ago. If the situation called for it, Tucker believes he could boot a field goal almost 85 yards. In fact, he says he once hit the crossbar on an 85-yard attempt during warmups in Denver.

"If the situation is prime then maybe 84.5 yards" @jtuck9 on the longest attempt he would be willing to try https://t.co/hIIMsXtrrp

— GMFB (@gmfb) August 4, 2016

“If conditions are prime — like last season we opened up in Denver, the weather was warm, the field was nice and you’re up in altitude, so the ball just carries,” Tucker said. “In pregame I think I hit the crossbar from 85. So, if the situation is just prime, maybe 84.5 yards.”

Tucker seemed serious, but we have to assume he was joking. The longest converted field goal in NFL history was a 64-yarder by Matt Prater — in Denver, of course — back in 2013. No one is kicking one 20 yards further than that. However, if Tucker thinks he can, perhaps we know why he recently gave the Ravens these demands.

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