The idea is that, if I recall correctly, Al Bundy would rather mercilessly tease and insult Peggy - but if someone else were to go too far in insulting Peggy, Al could get quite protective of his better(?) half.
This is not unique to that show, of course (which is why it's a terribly named rule); I'm sure that is common to many relationships (for example: adolescent siblings where the older sibling is protective of the younger).
I bring this up because of the comments of Petros Papadakis (a USC grad) regarding University of Michigan football on Jim Rome is Burning yesterday. I like Papadakis; he is one of the more enjoyable guests that Mr. Rome has on his (now one-person) panel. However, yesterday he earned a nomination for the Furriners BS Watch List.
Here are quotes from Mr. Papadakis on the subject of U of M v. Notre Dame:
Michigan needs this game worse than Notre Dame and, no, they're not going to get it.
What happened to Notre Dame under Charlie Weis is what happened to Michigan under Rich Rodriguez. They lost their identity. They're no longer a physical, angry football team.
It's too much of a culture change. You can run a spread and still be physical. Brian Kelly has proven that at Notre Dame (Really? After one game?). Rich Rod has not proven that. Too much of a change for the people of Michigan.
As a Michigan alum, I say 'go fuck yourself, Petros'. While I reserve the right to complain about our unarguably disasterous run under Rich Rodriguez, I don't need you telling me it's "too much of a culture change". I can handle the culture change. I just can't handle going 0-2 against Ohio State, Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue, AND Illinois. That's the problem, big boy.
Needless to say, the stakes are very, very high for tomorrows game.
Run, Denard, run.
It's okay with me.
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