The Jim Mora Honorary Wing of the IMLD Hall of Fame/Hall of Infamy

Well, here I am, finally getting around to putting this years inductees in to our Halls of Fame/Infamy in written form. Seems like a good time to do it too, since tomorrow night is our 2015 AFC/NFC Preview show. I'd look pretty asinine if I didn't get the post up before that!

So this year I went with a theme. A new "wing" to the Hall. This new wing is all about words and their impact. In a twist on our Hall rules, I have opened up some all-time GREAT players a chance to get in to our Hall by the use of language. Words so impactful, stupid, or just plain silly, that they transcend the player and become a part of our culture.

This wings namesake is none other than Jim Mora Sr, known most for his "playoffs??? PLAYOFFSSSS!!!!" rant in November of 2001. For those of you who live under a fucking rock, here it is:

Keep in mind that the lesser known but just as awesome "I don't care WHO you play" quote is embedded in the SAME legendary press conference. Much as with one of our later entrants, we get a two-fer.

So here they are. The 2015 Jim Mora Wing entrants in to the IMLD Halls of Fame/Halls of Infamy:

1) "Guarantee" as uttered by Joe Namath. We go wayyyyyy back to January 1969 for this one. The heavy underdog Jets were about to get trounced in the Super Bowl by the Baltimore Colts. But someone forgot to tell Broadway Joe. TOld constantly about how bad they were going to lose to the Colts, Namath had had enough:

So "The Guarantee" gets in on two fronts. For the original Namath legendary version, and the sad shell it has become since then. Now, any player with a mic in their face can make a "guarantee" ant get their 30 seconds of fame on the countless pre-game shows and fluff pieces. So yeah, just leave it the pros guys. Like Namath.

2) "Striaght Cash Homey" as uttered by Randy Moss. Flash forward 36 years as we catch up with the Vikings Randy Moss outside the team facility on his way to his car when he is approached by a lone cameraman:

Moss had just been fined $10K for giving Joe Buck and aneurysym:

I love the description of the video. Anyhow, Moss in his southern drawl probably did walk in to the Commish's office and make it rain. Either way, it got Moss and his quote in to the Urban Dictionary, right along with Truffle Butter!

3) "For Who? For What" as uttered by Ricky Watters. Oh Ricky, what WERE you thinking?

http://www.csnphilly.com/sports/today-in-philly-sports-history-for-who-for-what-1995

I could not find video of the presser, but it happened, and cemented Rickys "legacy" with his new Eagles squad. Forget the fact that Watters was a REALLY good player, THIS is what we remember. Hell, it's even the title of his autobiography. So, at least now, he GETS it!

4) "Can't Wait!!!!!" as uttered by Bart Scott. Ah, one of the absolute best sports interviews EVAH! Instead of Erin Andrews scared of the Angry Black Man interview with Richard Sherman, we get consummate pro Sal Paolantonio handling the mic with Angry Black Man Bart Scott:

Sure, Scott used the overused "disrespect" angle, but to perfection! He called out the media, the Patriots "can't stop a nosebleed!" defense and all the "non-believers," and Paolantonio just smiled and fed the fire. Raw postgame emotion has never been so much fun, and the ending....sublime. Dre and I have been mining from this quote for years, and loving every minute of it.

5) "Boy Howdy!" as uttered by Ronnie Lott. OK, it's the best quote in one of the straight up funniest commercials of all time. I'll leave you with this, as there are no words that multiple viewings of this can replace, and see you all for my next round of Hall of Fame/Hall of Infamy entrants in 2017.

For the full podcast version of this show, check out the IMLD Podcast:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/inmuchlessdetail/2015/08/10/imlds-2015-hall-of-infamy-induction-show

And subscribe to our show on ITunes as In Much Less Detail: the Podcast