Wall: The Most Hated Man in the NCL

I can't remember the year exactly. It was some time in the summer of 2003 or 2004. Wall and I were making our way down FM 1960 following a somewhat successful Star Wars action figure run at Toys 'r Us, when we spotted a family on the side of the road, each clutching signs and pleading for donations to save a young boy's life.

"Help us with a Heart Transplant", the signs read. Just as I began to ponder life's fragility and fleetingness, Wall chimed in with his own comment.

"Fuck that kid," said Wall, in as stoic a voice as he could manage.

"Fuck that kid." No three words more adequately describe the psyche and thought processes of the NCL's most reviled man.

When you poll Wall's closest friends, you'll hear stories of birdseed, teabagging after Metallica's 'Sandman' on Expert drums in 'Rock Band,' Keystone tallboys and most recently his ability to become the world's most annoying drunk.

Wall's list of NCL transgressions grows with the passing of each season. The infamous 'Wall-Gate' screwjob of the 2009 season, which left Boobs and myself scrambling while Wall reaped the fruits of his bounty. More recently he's begun to go Russell Crowe by getting drunk and threatening to fight league owners at league functions. And if he's not starting fights, there're certainly no shortage of folks wanting to kick his ass.

"After the second Sake Bomb, it's basically time to stomp the shit out of him," said one league owner on the condition of anonymity. "On the bright side, if he's drunk early enough in the draft, there's no telling how early he'll draft a back-up running back."

What's next in store for Wall? One thing's for certain, it's not a NCL Title.

"Fuck that kid."

Indeed.


AROUND THE NFL

Still in the top 2?



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Who now?



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Texas Tech Still Sucks

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