Patriots Sign OL Bowanko

[Tony2046]

Bowanko? Makes me nostalgic for Barkevius Mingo.

Can you imagine naming a baby Barkevius? What did they call him for short -- Barky?

Bevus?

 

[Tunescribe]

Bevus?

Too bad he didn't play on the Jete when Sanchez ran head-first into his lineman's butt. Bevus Mingo and Butthead Sanchez.

 

[Horace's Ivories]

Go Hoos..

AT VIRGINIA
2013- Captain ... started all 12 of UVa's games ... started the first four games at left guard ... started the final eight games at center ... injuries on the offensive line forced him to center fulltime for the season's fifth game ... key member of an offensive that helped UVa running back Kevin Parks become the first Cavalier back to reach 1,000 yards rushing since 2004.

 

[Vatahala]

He was healthy enough all last year for the Ravens and its good to have a experienced back-up center.

Plus he was born in Annapolis MD so he has that going for him, which is good.

 

[Tunescribe]

Plus he was born in Annapolis MD so he has that going for him, which is good.

Do you think BB actually realizes that not every single person or thing coming out of Annapolis is good?

 

[Kontradiction]

Bowanko? Makes me nostalgic for Barkevius Mingo.

Can you imagine naming a baby Barkevius? What did they call him for short -- Barky?

Yeah, it’s an absolutely ridiculous name but far from the most ridiculous I’ve ever seen in that culture. When I was young, my mom worked as an admin at an alternative school for girls. She saw girls with the name of Shi’Thead (Shi-theed) and Abcde (Absidee).

 

[Vatahala]

An old MLB bullpen game described by Jim Bouton in Ball Four was to list a team of white players with black sounding names like Reggie Cleveland.

Luke Bowanko and Riley McCarron are good candidates for the NFL version.

 

[patriot1136]

^ Riley McCarron? No way

 

[Tunescribe]

Yeah, it’s an absolutely ridiculous name but far from the most ridiculous I’ve ever seen in that culture. When I was young, my mom worked as an admin at an alternative school for girls. She saw girls with the name of Shi’Thead (Shi-theed) and Abcde (Absidee).

True stories: In DeKalb, Ill. where I once worked there was a man named Orel Sexton. Also in Des Moines, Ia. they had a female high school basketball star name Fonda Dix.

 

[Vatahala]

^ Riley McCarron? No way

Maybe because he was a WR I incorrectly assumed Riley must be black which is dumb considering he's a Patriot.

 

[jah]

Maybe because he was a WR I incorrectly assumed Riley must be black which is dumb considering he's a Patriot.

The only other WR named Riley I can think of got caught saying "I'll kill every n****r here" at a Kenny Chesney concert.

 

[mgteich]

He will compete with Karras and Ferentz for the position of backup OG/C. He is also there as injury protection.

 

[WinstonSmith]

True stories: In DeKalb, Ill. where I once worked there was a man named Orel Sexton. Also in Des Moines, Ia. they had a female high school basketball star name Fonda Dix.

Parents should never name their kids while under the influence...My father was an engineer at Learjet. The founder and CEO, Bill Lear, named his daughter Crystal Shanda...

 

[n1997y]

Yeah, it’s an absolutely ridiculous name but far from the most ridiculous I’ve ever seen in that culture. When I was young, my mom worked as an admin at an alternative school for girls. She saw girls with the name of Shi’Thead (Shi-theed) and Abcde (Absidee).

I've heard that some of those were invented by whoever filled out the birth certificates for illiterate or non-English speaking parents. Same thing happens with immigrants. Between that and phonetic spelling it's surprising there's not a lot more.

 

[n1997y]

Parents should never name their kids while under the influence...My father was an engineer at Learjet. The founder and CEO, Bill Lear, named his daughter Crystal Shanda...

and there is the famous story of the Hogg sisters from Texas. Turns out to be apocryphal, Ima had only brothers....
Ima Hogg - Wikipedia

 

[maineman209]

Parents should never name their kids while under the influence...My father was an engineer at Learjet. The founder and CEO, Bill Lear, named his daughter Crystal Shanda...

I once knew a guy named John Case who named his second son Justin.

 

[maineman209]

An old MLB bullpen game described by Jim Bouton in Ball Four was to list a team of white players with black sounding names like Reggie Cleveland.

Luke Bowanko and Riley McCarron are good candidates for the NFL version.

Bowanko is actually a Slavic surname.

 

[maineman209]

Here's Ebner, unable to catch McCarron in the pre-season.

 

[WinstonSmith]

I once knew a guy named John Case who named his second son Justin.

I know him well. Please don't tell him, but when I travel I often find my junk inside his sister, Sue T Case.

 

[captain stone]

Bill can't even sign the right Luke.

Bowanko is Garbage, just like the Tobin Bridge (to the QB) and the other 2 Iowa Tackling Dummies, Cole Croston & ThanksDad Ferentz.

I feel sorry for the trees that were killed to make the paper on which these 4 completely useless stiffs' contracts are written.