The Central Michigan Chippewas won the GMAC Bowl in thrilling fashion earlier tonight, defeating Troy in double overtime.  Some would say it was the masterful quaterbacking of senior Dan LeFevour.  They would be wrong.

The win was clearly a direct result of interim head coach Steve Stripling’s robust stache.  Speaking of which. . . Central Michigan?  Interim head coach?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  What does a guy have to do to get rid of that interim title.  Clearly not just having an awesome lip carpet.  Maybe winning a bowl game will help, but I’m not sure if I want to live in a world where bowl wins are valued more than mustaches.

In addition to wearing their trowback jerseys in their game this Sunday against the Ravens, some Pittsburgh Steelers are growing staches to make the look more authentic. In particular, Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who said his is a tribute to former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and current Steelers quarterbacks coach Ken Anderson.

I know what team I’m betting on.

During last night’s MNF game on ESPN, the Arizona Cardinals turned the ball over 7 times en route to losing 24-9 to the San Francisco 49ers.  What’s that?  San Francisco is home to banana, the founder of this very blog?  Intriguing.  What do you think the odds are that this game showcased not only sloppy ball control by the Cardinals, but also a mustache to end all other mustaches? 

I’d say pretty good.  Behold: MUSTACHE FAN

This is what awesome looks like

Even though I am indifferent to the Mets, I can throw my support behind a blog whose title and banner pay homage to one of the greatest Staches in MLB history, the one belonging to Keith Hernandez.  The Daily Stache has been providing Mets fans with insider news since March, 2008.

Besides winning a World Series with the Mets, Hernandez parlayed his glorious stache into appearances on Seinfeld and in Just For Men commercials, both times as himself.  Because when you have a mustache like that, why would you ever pretend to be someone else?

In this case, MLB does not stand for Major League Baseball- it is clearly Mustache Legend’s Blog.

Though Westchester (N.Y) County is near my home in King’s County, I was not even slightly tempted to attend the first ever Westchester County ‘Stache-Off last Saturday.   Sure, the staches in attendance promised to be incredible.  But honestly, the marquee name was Wally Backman, of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets, who received a lifetime accomplishment award for his dedication to the lip jacket.

Let’s do a quick rundown on Backman’s history:

1. Born on September 22, 1959
2. Drafted 16th overall in 1977 MLB draft.
3. Grows mustache
4. Wins 1986 World Series with Mets.  Wasn’t even best mustache on team.  Though second place to Keith Hernandez in a mustache contest is like second place to Wilt Chamberlain in an ass getting contest.
5. Convicted of DUI in 1999
6. Declares bankruptcy
7. Hired as manager of Arizona Diamondbacks on November 1, 2004
8. Fired as manager of Arizona Diamondbacks on November 5, 2004
9. Currently manages minor league Brooklyn Cyclones

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