HE HATE ME

[ronzo]

goddammit.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

1. OK.

Use correct grammar and elaborate, please.

[HEyHEY]

5. oh hey you can post now

Congrats

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

7. i could post

just not start new topics.

[youngred]

2. ok

I'm sorry

[Maddy McCall]

3. He ate you or he hates you?

Please clarify :evilgrin:

[Loyal]

4. who hates you?

:shrug:

[ronzo]

6. It's a football thing.

Rod Smart returned a 100 yd kickoff against my pathetic Saints.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/09/11/bc.fbn.panthers.hehatem.ap/

[ronzo]

8. Sorry 'bout that...That topic just screams WTF!?! nt

eom

[kanrok]

9. Whatever happened to "He Hate Me?"

[ronzo]

10. returning kicks for Carolina...

very well, I might add.

[Skittles]

11. WHO HATE YOU?

SHOULD I KICK THEIR ASS?

[ronzo]

13. Please do. You can find him here....

'cept I don't think Ericsson has their moniker on that stadium anymore.... anyway...

[Loyal]

15. YES

ASS KICKING BY STKITTLES IS FUN TO WATCH! :D

[leftist_rebel1569]

12. Please tell me he's not back...

Please...

[ronzo]

14. Yep... He Hate Me.

Never fails to crack me up.

[jus_the_facts]

16. *dons paper bag* the sAINT'S are baaaaaack......

.....don't get me started....don't EVEN get me started!!x(

:hi: Ron...didn't torture myself today...wouldn't watch 'em...the returns last night were ENUFF debachery!!:D

[ronzo]

17. Ungh.

I think we're going with Mardi Gras masks this season. :)

[sleipnir]

18. I LOVE THAT GUY

Wow, he's the best football comedy on two legs!!! He cracks me up every time I think about him or his stupid name. HA! I wish the X-FL hadn't collapsed, the sheer joy of watching stupid, comic football was worth it. And not to mention, the absolute genius of his name choice, catchy and marketable. I only wish they'd let him wear those jerseys in the NFL

[LTR]

19. The legend of "He Hate Me"

http://www.lvlife.com/jan2002/feature1.html

Rod Smart

Forget He Not

By Matt Jacob • Photo by Allsport

Three words. Two pronouns and a verb, stitched—although not arranged accurately according to the rules of grammar—on the back of a jersey. That's all it took to propel Rod Smart into the national spotlight. That's also all it took to propel Smart into our Intriguing People list.

In early 2001, the former Las Vegas Outlaws running back was the very definition of intriguing—but not for anything he did with a football. Rather, it was the nameplate on the back of Smart's jersey that launched his celebrity—and a thousand English teachers into orbit.

He Hate Me.

From the moment we—along with the rest of the nation—saw those three words before the start of the first game of the XFL's stunningly brief history, Smart was a lock to make this list. Interesting thing is, the no-holds-barred XFL almost deprived us of that moment—and Smart of his 15 minutes of fame.

Here, to tell the story in his own words, is He (or is it Mr. Me?):

"The league said we could put whatever name we want on the back of our jersey. Right then, I was like, ‘I'm going to do something different.' I said, ‘They hate me, so, He Hate Me. I'll put that on my jersey.' The league didn't approve of it when they first saw it. I guess when they saw the word ‘hate' they thought it was something negative, but I explained to them it was from me and towards the defender, towards anybody against me. When I go out there, my opponent hates me, and if he doesn't, he will, because I will always beat him. So I had to break it down to them.

"When we came in to get dressed for the first game, I still thought was going to say ‘Smart.' Then one of my teammates told me, ‘They have He Hate Me on the back.' I said, ‘You're lying, because they said they wouldn't approve it; they didn't like it.' And he was like, ‘For real; it's on the back of your jersey.' So I went and looked, and I thought, ‘Oh shit! OK, I like this.'"

Three hours later, the league had a similar response, as Smart's nickname was the talk of the opening-night telecast and, later, the entire sporting world. Sports Illustrated, USA Today, ESPN—everybody wanted a piece of He. Although much of what was written and said about the nickname wasn't flattering toward Vince McMahon's fledgling football league, it was desperately needed free exposure. In the end, of course, it wasn't enough. Not even the man with the outrageous nickname could save the outrageous XFL from extinction—or save Las Vegas from losing yet another professional sports franchise.

(cont'd)