This time, Musburger really says mouthful
Long known for opening broadcasts with his trademark "You are looking live," ESPN's legendary play-by-play man Brent Musburger probably wants viewers to forget a phrase he uttered at the end of Monday's Bowl Championship Series national title game.
Setting up Auburn's winning field-goal try against Oregon, Musburger said, "This is for all the Tostitos," in a seemingly shameless plug for the game's title sponsor.
Justin Lambeth, vice president of marketing for Frito-Lay North America, said the line was ad-libbed by Musburger.
"We didn't have anything to do with it," he said. "We were just fortunate."
ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said the network didn't ask Musburger to deliver the line, either.
"Absolutely not," he said. "He was having some fun."
Here's hoping Musburger reprises his call at next season's Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl.
■ POUR ME A LANCE -- An Arnold Palmer is a mixture of iced tea and lemonade and a John Daly is an Arnold Palmer with vodka.
But ESPN.com's Rick Reilly wishes we could order other drinks named after athletes, such as:
"A Cam Newton ... Your dad orders it for you.
"A LeBron Served with a mirrored glass so you can watch yourself drink it.
"A Tim Tebow ... served very straight.
"A Tom Brady ... Really good by the sixth round.
"A Michael Vick ... A little hair of the dog that should've bitten you.
"A Lance ... Only one ice cube.
"An Anna Kournikova ... A white Russian, hot.
"A Barry Bonds ... Careful: It goes straight to your head.
"Or a Reggie Bush, which may eventually double for a Cam Newton ... You drink it for a little while, then they take it back."
■ NEW YORK STATE OF MIND -- The headline in Tuesday's New York Post regarding Jets coach Rex Ryan's latest comments about New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick: "The Roar vs. The Bore."
Considering Ryan's fondness for food and feet, how about "The Belly vs. The Beli" or "The Hoof vs. The Hood."
■ NO CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE -- Philadelphia sports fans added to their already infamous reputation for rudeness and rowdiness by vandalizing the car of a visiting Packers fan after Green Bay's 21-16 NFC wild-card win over the Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
When Craig Coenen and his father, Wisconsin native Peter Coenen, returned to his Toyota Camry after the game, it was "pretty well trashed."
Fans tore out the windshield wipers and motors and used them to scratch the paint, broke off the side mirrors and left footprints and dents on the hood, trunk and roof, causing an estimated $2,163 worth of damage.
But it could have been worse. At a Phillies game in April, a Philadelphia fan now known as Pukemon purposely vomited on an 11-year-old girl and her father.
You stay classy, Philadelphia.
COMPILED BY TODD DEWEY
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