Time To Donate! The Beard Off To Raise Money For The Ulman Cancer Fund For Young Adults Is Live!

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Here’s the deal guys, last night we went to the Quinntesential Gentleman in Baltimore, MD for the Official Kick Off Shave.  It was amazing!  Fresh shaves for everybody, great atmosphere and excitement all around.  Special thanks to everyone at QG who took extra special care of us as well as the guys and gals at The Ulman Cancer Fund who have helped bring this event to life.  That was the easy part.  Now comes the challenge: 82 days, no shaving, and the ultimate goal of raising $20,000.  We’ll be announcing additional events along the way that we hope you can come out and attend.  Every little bit helps so if you are able to donate we greatly appreciate it.  This is a great organization that works directly with cancer patients and (as you’ll see below) any donation you make can have a real life positive impact on people’s lives.

Fresh shave selfie. #BAWSE

Fresh shave selfie. #BAWSE

Above is basically minute one after the shave.  I’ll be updating the blog regularly with pics so you all can enjoy my transformation into a legit wolfman all for a great cause.

Oh, and by the way, WJZ, The CBS affiliate here in Baltimore ran our story in the 11pm news last night.  AMAZING!

What’ the Ulman Cancer Fund you ask?  Great question, from the website:  A leading voice in the young adult cancer movement, The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults works at a grassroots level to support, educate, connect, and empower young adult cancer survivors.  Since inception in 1997, we have been working tirelessly at both the community level and with our national partners to raise awareness of the young adult cancer issue, and to ensure all young adults and families impacted by cancer have a voice and the resources necessary to thrive.

Where does the money go?  Even better question, from the website:

UCF is proud to have many accomplishments in the young adult cancer movement. Our success would not have been possible without the generosity of our donors and fundraisers:

  • Awarding over $500,000 in college scholarships to young adults impacted by cancer across the country
  • Providing over $100,000 in funding to other young adult support organizations through our Visionary Grants Program
  • Distributing over 15,000 guidebooks to individuals and cancer centers in all 50 U.S. states
  • Responsibly allocating over 80% of all our spending towards mission-related programs
  • Helping over 600 recently diagnosed young adult patients navigate their cancer experience every year
  • Effectively reducing our fundraising spending to less than 10% of our total expenditures by investing in programs like Team Fight and partnerships like 24 Hours of Booty, Rev3 Triathlon, 4K for Cancer, and Maryland Half Marathon

As we strive to help every young adult navigate his or her cancer experience, YOUR donation has a profound effect on our success — and in ways you might not have even considered…

  • $25 will pay for transporting a patient to a doctor’s appointment
  • $50 will pay to keep a patient’s lights and power on during treatment
  • $75 will pay for three hours of our Navigator’s time working with patients and families
  • $100 will pay for our patient navigators to facilitate a monthly support group
  • $200 will pay to help preserve a young adult’s fertility prior to starting treatment
  • $500 will pay for our Navigator to meet and work with five new patients and their families
  • $1,000 will pay for gas cards to help 40 patients get to treatment
  • $1,500 will pay to distribute guidebooks to 428 newly diagnosed cancer patients
  • $2,500 will pay for a scholarship to send a young adult facing cancer to college
  • $5,000 will pay to feed and support 90 college students as they ride their bikes cross-country with 4K for Cancer
  • $10,000 will help us start another Patient Navigation program at a cancer center

Plus over 84% of the money they raise is spent on the programs and support they provide.

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This is a fantastic opportunity to help those whose life has been affected by cancer.  We all know someone close to us who has had their life impacted by cancer and every little bit helps.

Click on this Fundraising Page to donate to a great cause!

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Watch This Terrible Missed Call By A Referee In The UEFA Champions League

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Referees, umpires, whatever the hell you want to call them, they all are going to make mistakes, but I gotta tell you, this one is bad.  A referee’s main job in that position is to call off-sides.  Nothing more, nothing less but to make sure that the offense isn’t beyond the defense when the ball is played.  Most often they air on the side of caution and call off-sides because giving the offense a free opportunity like this is pretty terrible.

RGIII Has Been “Benched” For The Remainder Of The 2013 NFL Season

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Via WP: Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III confirmed Wednesday that Coach Mike Shanahan has decided to shut him down with three games remaining in his second NFL season. The Redskins plan to start Kirk Cousins at quarterback Sunday at Atlanta.

In speaking to reporters at Redskins Park, Griffin expressed disappointment with Shanahan’s decision and said he “expressed my desire to play.”  “At this point, I have to leave it up to Coach which it always is,” said Griffin, who said he would support Cousins in whatever way he could.

These guys will get a lot more time to talk on the sidelines now.

These guys will get a lot more time to talk on the sidelines now.

Well folks, this is it.  For the next three weeks we will hear nothing but ridiculous rumors and rants about how this is going to play out.  The reality of it all is that RGIII probably will benefit from the time off.  He was never 100% this year and there was too much pressure put on him and the Redskins to make sure he was their opening week.  But this isn’t about feeling sorry for RGIII because I don’t.  In fact, I hope he uses this time to become a better quarterback and a better leader.  RGIII was fantastic last year but this year has been full of drama and under performing.  He needs to shut his mouth and be less concern with being a media darling and more concerned with his teammates.  He doesn’t need to throw wide receivers and coaches under the bus, he needs to be the stoic leader who is above all that.

And Mike Shanahan has to go.  He’s actually making a really good decision for RGIII.  There is nothing good that can come from him being out there this season.  Injury risk will be high and the Redskins look miserable out there at times.  If I were RGIII, I’d probably put my leg in a cast and let it completely heal.  Shanahan needs to move on because he and RGIII and Daniel Snyder can’t stay together any longer.  Shanahan is the odd man out in a threesome where the other two are more valuable to each other.  Snyder needs RGIII to be great so that fans will continue to come to his enormous stadium.  RGIII can only benefit from having a positive relationship with Snyder as he will surely open the checkbook as soon as RGIII sniffs free agency.  But Shanahan is right to shut down RGIII and showcase Cousins over the next few weeks.  Cousins could potentially have value and if he performs well could potentially net the Redskins some draft picks since they traded the farm for RGIII a few years ago.  It’s going to be very hard to watch the Rams draft in the top 5 with the Redskins pick.

Could Cousins bring draft picks via a trade?

Could Cousins bring draft picks via a trade?

In the end it’s a good move for all.  Shanahan and Snyder should find some way to part ways amicably and RGIII should commit himself to being a leader along the lines of Brady, Manning and Brees.  Those guys are great because of their ability to chuck the ball with precision but they transcend greatness by being able to lead a group of 50+ players year in and year out.  The Redskins management and fans hope that he can become that type of leader.

NFL Bans Tailgating at Super Bowl In New York And You Can’t Walk To The Game Either

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Won't be any of this in February at the Super Bowl

Won’t be any of this in February at the Super Bowl

Via ESPN: Forget about setting up those kegs or buffet tables in the parking lot before this season’s Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium. There will be no tailgating, according to the game’s committee CEO, Al Kelly.

“You will be allowed to have food in your car and have drink in your car,” Kelly said. “And provided you’re in the boundaries of a single parking space, you’ll be able to eat or drink right next to your car. However, you’re not going to be able to take out a lounge chair, you’re not going to be able to take out a grill, and you’re not going to be able to take up more than one parking space. And it’ll all be watched very carefully.”

The tailgating news came during the committee’s Monday news conference regarding transportation and safety for the Feb. 2, 2014, game.

There will be only three ways for the expected 80,000 ticket holders to get to the game. The committee will charter buses called the Fan Express, which will cost $51 and pick up and drop off passengers at nine locations around the region. Fans can also take N.J. Transit to the MetLife Stadium stop or be dropped off by vehicles that must have parking passes.

There will be fewer than 13,000 parking spots available for fans.

And hiring a black car, taxi or limo won’t be an option for VIPs who will spend thousands of dollars per ticket. No cars will be allowed near the stadium on game day without parking passes, and any car that drops off a passenger will have to wait at the stadium.

“Nobody’s going to be dropped off by black car,” Kelly said. “You can have a black car, a green car, a white car, a red car as long as you have parking, and the car needs to stay on the premises the entire time.”

Fans who had considered parking farther from the stadium and getting there on foot will not be allowed to enter.

“You cannot walk to the Super Bowl,” Kelly said. “You can get your hotel to drop you off at one of the New Jersey Transit locations or get the shuttle to take you to a Fan Express location, but you cannot walk.”

Ultimately, Kelly said he expects that between 70 and 80 percent of all ticket holders will get to the game via public transportation or shuttle bus. There will be 1,600 parking spots for buses.

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Reader Question: Are People That Put Only White Lights On Their Tree Insane?

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Short answer: 100% yes.

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I know there are people out there that do this and to be honest, I just don’t get it.  Why would you go out and spend a shit ton of money on a tree that someone else probably cut down and then put boring ass white lights on it?  In my mind that’s straight up un-American.  How bout you just not decorate it while you’re at it and put it in your basement?  It makes no sense to get a Christmas tree, stick it in a window and then put white lights on it.  You might as well hang a sign outside of your house that says you are uninteresting, have no friends, and probably don’t like Justin Bieber and boy bands.  That’s all.

P.S. When I decorate a tree, I decorate it with the Soup Nazi looking on.  Bro reminds me to go big or go home.

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