By Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, January 3, 2017
CLEVELAND, Ohio - You Said It was created on the premise that the only thing Cleveland sports fans needed more than a championship was a sense of humor.
Now that this city is winning pennants and championships left and right you might think You Said it has run its course.
Then Trevor Bauer is attacked by his own drone on the eve of the American League Championship Series.
And the Browns go through five quarterbacks in a span of eight games.
And you recognize that being a Cleveland sports fans means you'll at least occasionally have to laugh to keep from crying.
So, our new vow is to keep You Said It alive until the Browns win a Super Bowl.
You're welcome?
Did RG3 really prove his doubters wrong during the Browns 1-15 season? -- Bud Shaw's You Said It
Cleveland sports fans have questions about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians. We have answers (sort of).
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Bud: Was it the Browns' lone victory or playing less than half the season that proved so many people wrong about RG3? – Jim Corrigan, Fairview Park.
As Robert too often has reason to say, “Ouch.”
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Bud: Did several players focusing on their future NFL signings have anything to do with OSU's humiliating loss to Clemson? Buckeyes never seemed to be in game and coach appeared resigned to fate. -- Garland Bradshaw in Cortland.
I know it’s a long shot but I’m beginning to give some credence to the possibility Clemson is just much better.
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Bud: Despite the disappointing year of Browns football, the team did accomplish something noteworthy in the final game versus the Steelers. They managed to reenact both "The Fumble" and "The Drive" in the same game. – Dave Uitto, New Riegel.
The Browns' newest motto, courtesy of Cam Erving as he cleaned out his locker. “When life gives you lemons, you suck 'em.”
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Bud: Numerous studies have shown that blindfolded monkeys throwing darts can pick stocks better than most professional investment managers. Who do you think would fare best in a draft-day competition among the Browns' analytics team, blindfolded monkeys and a team of You Said It contributors who have lived in their parents' basements for the most months consecutively? – Vince G., Cincinnati.
I don’t know. I just know once out of captivity the YSI contributors would be the hardest to socialize.
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Bud: RG3 said his play this year has proved his doubters wrong. Do you think you've proved your journalism teachers wrong? -- Drew Romito, Twinsburg.
I’m pretty sure my connection to this column has sadly proven them right.
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Bud: Browns fans should thank Jimmy Haslam for hiring the greatest coaching genius in NFL history. Otherwise the team might have gone 0-16. -- Joe, Cleveland.
You Said It winners are thankful for the smallest favors.
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