In the pantheon of gridiron greats, one name stands head and whiskers above the rest: Nut Rockne, all-American. The legendary bushy tailback for the Philly Filberts led the league in yards scampered, including a record-setting touchdown run in the 1963 Cashew Bowl, when he was being chased by a cat who got onto the field.
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Genius Mike! Calendar material for sure. Maybe even a poster – Nut Rockne!
Definitely needs to go in the 2019 calendar. ๐
Okay, so I was looking up sqwerls to try to find an appropriate “P” word associated with them to make an MVP joke of some sort, and discovered that they are members of the family Sciuridae. Scurry-day?
Also they include the tribe Marmotini, which is totally a drink special at the sqwerl sports bar.
You are definitely making up Marmotini. It does sound like a great drink.
Not made up, but definitely a great name for a drink.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Marmotini/classification/
Oh my goodness! The technical classification is Tribe! The Marmotini Tribe! I tried to look up the Tribe of Homo Sapiens but the web site isn’t easy to search
Best I could do: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hominidae/
and https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Homo_sapiens/
Thank you! Sadly we’re not a Tribe like Marmotini.
Nope, I got it from the Wikipedia entry for Squirrel.
Y’know, you can find all manner of small furry animals in drink glasses in a google image search, but apparently no marmots in martini glasses… harrumph.
Pest?
That could work..
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I was going to say, I got it – Nut Rockne, NTMTOM, clever as usual. Iโm surprised there isnโt a cashew bowl by now, considering all the bowls there are now, for just about every collegiate team.
Grabby Hands.
Can anyone help me find the post with a think it was red panda or koala who that was the cranky old lady eating hibiscus flowers glowering at the tourists kids at the next table. Does anyone recall that–?
Rock, sometime, when the team is up a tree, and the cats are chasing the boys, tell ’em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Nutter.”
If all the games were played by squirrels like Nut Rockne (brilliance!), that *might* make me interested in football. As it is, I’ll stick to the puppy bowl.
Couldn’t agree more – LOVE the puppy bowl – I even watch it through a couple of times.?
Very intent looking squirrel. I don’t think that peanut will last very long.
Things not so good here at the Duck house. Don’t have pneumonia, just a bad case of bronchitis. On prescription, which is actually worse than the sickness. However, what I thought was an allergy eye turned out to be a cyst on my lower lid, which may need surgery. Joy. I find out tomorrow.
BIL back in hospital. We don’t think he’ll be going home.
Kitchen tap leaking. Needs to be replaced today. I can’t see very well, and hubby exhausted. Hope we don’t connect it backwards.
SOMEthing came on our deck early this morning and ate ALL the blossoms off my strawberries, peas, tomatoes and cucumbers. Also the baby pea pods and two strawberries I’ve been encouraging. I won’t point any accusatory wing tips, but a certain bushy tailed rodent on the grass is looking very round and pleased with itself.
My goodness, Duckie! Glad you don’t have pneumonia; hope BIL is as comfortable as he can be.
Wow, Duckie, you’ve got an awful lot on your plate. I hope things get better soon.
Oh boy. The next thing is a plague of locusts. I hope this is it because your plate is definitely full.
Don’ t know if it would help but I used to put a warm, moist washcloth over my eye whenever I had a stye.
Darn it Duckie so sorry you are having a rough time. I am trying to teach my alert system the difference between inconveniences, annoyances and disasters. Sigh.
Peace to your brother in law. So sad.
Duckie, that’s just overwhelming. I’m so very sorry about your brother-in-law. If he must pass, may his passing be peaceful and painless.
I’m glad you don’t have pneumonia, not that bronchitis is any fun. And I hope you get good news about your eye. I had a cyst removed from my conjunctiva once. I was terrified, but it turned out just fine, and I’m glad I went for it. If you do need an operation, my hope is that yours will turn out as well as mine.
Bushy-Tailed Rodent has some splainin to do, methinks. And I hope you got your tap connected the right way around.
Fun fact: The hot and cold water in my shower are backwards.
WE had a guy re-do our bathroom and when he was done the water in our toilet was hot. Imagine my joy.
Duckie – I can only repeat what the others have said – I hope BIL is at peace with the world, that your health returns quickly – metaphorically and literally speaking, may all your taps be put on correctly.
Steam clean?
Duckie, I’m sorry things are so rough right now. Take care of yourself and send that thieving rodent out to get you more fruits and veggies.
Speaking of Touchdowns and Squirrels….
Sad thing is, that’s apparently the biggest play of the game.
FABULOUS! The panting at the end is just killer!
Squirrel worst nightmare.
Oh no! You think it was scared? Squirrels run really fast regardless.
The narwhal tooth! ๐