Brian Griese: Apologizes.....for what?

[DougS]

Am I the only one bent about this. Brian Griese apologized twice today for making an off-hand joke. During one of the college football games today ESPN made (as the usally do) the football crew pimp the chase which is on ABC in the middle of a game. Normally two or three times during a game.

During one of these in game announcements they highlighted the top 5 drivers right off thier computer screen when one of the broadcasters asked where's Juan Pablo Montoya? Brian quipped out getting a taco.

Since when is taco a racial epitath? Does anyone think that I'm going to go watch a race because Brian Greise pimped it? Figure the odds.

This PC BS has to stop. A sense of humor and common sense is required.

[Tyyrus]

Apparently Griese has a ear full of criticism from the trailer on his off colour remark , which prompted him to quickly apologize for his comment. I think it was all in jest but if I was Columbian or what ever nationality Juan is I would probably take offence ! Probably would not call the Marines but.... 

[CodeBlueEMT]

...and if a road course was in the Chase, I would have made a comment about Juan getting familiar with the herpes.

 Shayne

[scott b]

Well, JPM is Columbian and tacos are Mexican.  So while they lecture him on how to be PC, they should throw in a geography lesson.

[skool]

Ok folks, time for some reader participation......

this week's Top Ten will be.....Top Ten Things Bob Griese COULD have said that ACTUALLY would have been an insult!

Post em here and maybe they will make the printed list! (And dont worry about being PC, Im a Mod and wont kick you off!  Or you can PM me if you want with them!)

Jeff

[south jersey girl]

Out getting a cup of coffee... But that's not really an insult

How about
Out walking Juan Valdez' donkey

[DougS]

Detained by ICE after a tip from Geoff Jordan

Got food poisioning from a Target eatery.

Was benched by TARGET after getting caught in a WAL-MART Supercenter.

Heard Dallas police was ticketing people for not speaking english and has decided to return to F-1.

Decided Big Red was not spicy enough for the Montoya's.

David Gilliland, still mad after Texas last year, decided to start and park him permanately.

Truex Jr. took him fishing and he fell overboad and couldn't swin back to shore.

He's too busy tweeting to over 30,000 people to drive a car.

He's busy doing runs down pit road at Indy to still prove he wasn't speeding.

In the NASCAR hauler because he told a joke that started with an Irish Mic and a Columbian go to a race and.......

Missed the race because he loves Brian Griese and College Football.

Well there's 11 for you. I'm sure I could think of more, but dinners on the stove. MMM TACO's

[SMOKEN14]

Wheres Juan?
out with his relatives picking lettuce

[SMOKEN14]

Football commentator-Wheres Juan?
Bob Griese-over at Hendricks stealing parts

[DougS]

Griese suspended for one week. REALLY!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4597508

I thought ESPN was bad in NASCAR coverage.

I got to wonder how long they'll remain the world wide leader in sports. Seems like they seriously need to clean house over there.

[scott b]

He's teaching Tony Stewart the right way to scale a fence.  Bada bing.

[scott b]

He ran by the airport to pick up a package from back home in Columbia, and has to deliver it to the JC France residence.

His contract requires him to clean Chip Ganassi's pool when he's not racing.

He bumped into his buddy Jeff Gordon... again... and again.

He's on the phone with his agent, asking why Danica got more publicity for not coming to NASCAR than he did by actually making the switch.

He's playing an early Halloween prank on Kasey Kahne by coating all the #9 teams tires in Vaseline and WD-40 before the Martinsville race.

Enthusiastic fan exclaimed "Check out the green car!"... Juan thought he heard "check his green card", ran & hid.

Stopped by RPM racing, heard there was a big year end clearence sale on Dodge Chargers.

Had to swing by Michael Waltrip's house and give him a ride to the track.

Asking advice from Jr about chassis set-ups, so he can do the exact opposite.

In the NASCAR hauler asking that his car be exempt from the minimum height requirements, wants to race his lowrider. 

[Halcyon53]

Brian ought to have the guts to tell self rightous ESPN to bite my A-$-$. JPM was not upset about it so why should ESPN be. Screw this insane love affair with being PC.    By the way, like JPM, I have no clue who this Brian dude is.