Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Rodgers and Andrews
When asked, Rodgers said "I don't remember"
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Soviet Era Quarterback Finally Breaks Down
Back in the mid to late 90’s when Brett Favre was winning MVP’s, parting his hair down the middle and winning Super Bowls I never thought I would still see him in the league in 2010. Without a doubt a first ballot Hall of Famer Brett overcame injury after injury to put together one of the greatest streaks in sports as well as career numbers that few even have a chance at reaching. He was the Jack Bauer of the NFL. As soon as you thought he was dead he would come back stronger than ever with that “I am too good at this to quit” attitude. Well, finally Brett, it looks like you can quit.
It is no secret that Brett has had a dismal season this year, with a depleted receiving core and a suddenly inconsistent running game Brett began to look his age. And oh-by-the-way Brett was born in the 60's...'69, but still, the fact that he was born near the height of the Vietnam War and is still in the NFL feels odd. Okay, so he is old, broken down and still (after 20 years) makes some bad decisions, now we know. But some people are acting like they knew before the season started that he shouldn’t have come back. Saying stuff like “I knew he was too old” and “he should have just quit a long time ago”. I call BS, if Favre had a decent season this year and the Vikings made the playoffs the tune would have been different. There is no discernable difference this year in Brett’s play, he just didn’t have his bailout receiver (Sidney Rice), AP wasn’t AP and the Vikings have been playing from behind much of the year allowing teams to play the pass.
Favre’s annoying habit of retiring and then not retiring is an annual tradition we won’t miss. Kind of like NBC trying to re-create the magic they had with Friends and Seinfeld by releasing nearly identical shows every season, it is just old, uninspired and more hype than substance. Also, ESPN will finally have to retire their full “Favre Watch” graphics package, not sure what Adam Shefter and Shelly Smith will report on but something tells me Tom Brady might be getting a haircut.
Skipping training camp looked like it took its toll on Brett this year as well and while it was be important for him to rest it also turned half of the locker room against him. The Jenn Sterger thing didn’t help him or us (did we really need another “dong-gate”?) and it was just another distraction in a distracting season for the Vikings.
Bottom line on Favre, he bet on “scenario A”, that his body would hold out and he would be able to have a great season and lead his team to the Super Bowl, a storybook ending. Unfortunately “scenario B” happened, his body didn’t hold up, he played terribly and his team collapsed around him. So since “scenario B” happened people are going to say he should have hung it up after last year. Before the season I think a lot of people would have gambled on scenario A.
Monday, December 13, 2010
JETS Do Anything They Can To Win...
First they get accused of filming teams for signs and now this....C'mon Jets you are ridiculous. Just stick with reality T.V. on hard knocks so you don't have to follow any "normal" football rules. Let alone you are the most boring team to watch ever......
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Tribute To Jimmy V.....
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Most Knowledgeable Man In The World....
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Friday, December 3, 2010
No Place Like Home...
Leading up to LeBron James’ return to Cleveland the hype was flowing from just about every corner of the sports world. Sports commentators giddily reported every new development, ESPN.com’s ridiculous “Heat Index” went from the NBA page to the front page and Cavs fans spent thousands of dollars to make sure that LeBron knew how much they hated him. My thought on the game was that there would be some fans getting tossed, Miami would win and LeBron would have a “C+” game. I thought that someone as sensitive as LeBron is would have a hard time dealing with the adversity. He has never shown that he can thrive in the face of adversity, why would he start now?
Well, the fans got tossed, LeBron had an “A” game and Miami blew out the Cavs. Two for three. I misjudged how terrible the Cavs are, the fact that they are a fringe playoff team in the east is somewhat sad. Also, how pathetic was it that nobody on the Cavs took the chance to be immortalized last night. What about a guy like Anderson Varejao clothes-lining LeBron on one of his drives to the hoop? Knock him down hard, get a flagrant 2, give the fans a reason to cheer and get tossed early from an embarrassing blowout, no downside. But instead he grabbed his headband and threw it…really hitting him where it hurts big guy. Somehow I don’t think that fulfills the graduation requirements at Kevin McHale University.
One thing that is very interesting is to see Cleveland play the Jennifer Aniston role. They are the scorned lover that LeBron (Brad Pitt) traded in for the newer, more exciting model. Cleveland has the sympathy of the entire country and at least for last night got amazing TV ratings. It remains to be seen if they, like Jen, derive unwarranted success from it but at least for last night they were everyone’s favorite team (or second favorite).
Last night was vintage LeBron, the prototypical basketball player; he hasn’t lost anything that made him the back-to-back league MVP, proof that he actually did take all of his talents to south beach. Last night was also proof that LeBron is no MJ, or even Kobe for that matter. He can shine against a bad team and he may be able to win as part of a cast of characters but don’t ask him to do it by himself and don’t ask him to do it in a big game. There is nothing left to say about LeBron that hasn’t already been said, but MJ’s legacy as the greatest competitor and greatest champion the NBA has ever seen will not be challenged, at least not by LeBron…take a mental note of that.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Tribute To The Civil War Game....
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Seriously NFL?
The NFL and Roger Goodell have to get their act together when it comes to doling out fines. Mr. Goodell is starting to look like Bud Selig trying to figure out how to make the All-Star game relevant. Watching these two bumble their way through highly important decisions is very sad for those people who love their sports. They are equally destructive to their products, similar to Keanu Reeves trying to figure out if he should make the “just woke up with antlers for hands face” or the “really have to go to the bathroom but stuck in traffic face”. With all the attention focused on the NFL and their problems somewhere an NBA game is being poorly officiated and David Stern looks the other way in glee.
Here are some actions that are on the $30,000 or less rack if you are an NFL player:
- In-game Twitter access
- Throwing your helmet into the stands at a fan
- One phone call after scoring a touchdown
- Wearing a Sombrero and poncho on the sidelines
- A legal “knockout” hit during the game that doesn’t draw a flag but causes a concussion
- The right to punch someone in the throat
- The right to rip someone’s helmet off and punch them in the head
Now if some things on this list appear a little bit worse than others the NFL has shown that it views all of these things as being on the same level. Now, most NFL insiders say that Cortland Finnegan is a dirty player and he had it coming. So I have no problem with Andre Johnson saying ‘enough is enough’ and taking care of business. Especially given that the fine is actually a small price to pay in relation to his salary. (Check out ESPN’s “fine calculator”)
More than any other league the NFL tries to make examples of players and send a message through fines. So the message here is: why tackle someone when you could just tear off their helmet and punch them in the face instead? Same fine and no suspension.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Kyle Brotzman......
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Auburn Passes Oregon In BCS.......
BCS Formula....
[(wins/# of players on the team + city population - plays in playbook) + (coach's tenure x sliding point system for colors used on jerseys - total of latitude and longitude of main building on campus)]
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[(team jersey sponsorship points + # of different nationalities represented on the team - longest field goal) + best win on the road on November 26th in history + total occupancy of home stadium - Total players who are also wannabe rappers]
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
More of Boise/TCU and Less of Gee
Many of us college football fans were looking forward to Boise State and TCU crashing the BCS party this year finally and officially exposing the BCS as a joke. It is a very valid argument that the BCS Championship game does not determine a true national champion. Instead it determines the winner of a game played between two teams who won the national popularity contest. Of course you can’t win the popularity contest without winning games but that is only a part of the equation, unfortunately not the whole equation.
Boise State’s loss to Nevada, another very good mid-major program, effectively eliminated the possibility of them playing in a BCS game. Somewhere the BCS honks are exhaling and everywhere college football fans are groaning. The BCS’s stranglehold on college football and destruction of true competition will live to see another day.
Boise lost the game to a very good team who did not quit on themselves and came out with a vengeance in the second half. The first reaction is to blame Kyle Brotzman, the Boise State placekicker for his two missed chip-shot field goals. However, as many from the Boise camp stated it wasn’t those two plays that lost them the game, but rather the accumulation of missed assignments and missed tackles throughout the second half that really killed them. Speaking of reactions, Nevada coach Chris Ault, still riding his high from the win called this game “the greatest win this university has ever had” and also said his team was a team of destiny. Way to act like you have been there before coach!
I have heard people say that this game proves that the mid-major conferences are better than we thought, that maybe the competition isn’t so weak. Others say that it proves that Boise wasn’t actually good enough to play for the national championship because they couldn’t even beat the only other good team in their conference. It actually doesn’t prove either. To prove either of those theories you need to have a standard, the only way you arrive at a standard is to have teams from different conferences play each other regularly. Ohio State, Alabama, USC, Oklahoma, Nebraska, LSU and their “football powerhouse” buddies refuse to play Boise State. The reasons are many, but the powerhouse schools in the BCS conferences don’t have much to gain by playing Boise State, the money (TV ratings) for the immediate game wouldn’t be a factor. But more importantly they might lose and lose their shot at the championship game and at the same time validate Boise.
This fear of the power mid-majors was no more evident than with the highly ignorant comments by Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee. He dismissed Boise State and TCU by referring to their opponents as “Little Sisters of the Poor”. Ohio State has played 2 ranked opponents this year; TCU has played 2 and Boise has played 3. Mr. Gee, I know you said you don’t know anything about the X’s and O’s, so why don’t you go make yourself useful and lower your schools inflated tuition rates.
There are still a lot of games to be played and a lot of things yet to happen this year in college football, finding out who the real national champion is will not be one of them.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Blake Griffin Is A Man.....
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
He is Who we Thought He Was!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The Truth About Greg Oden's Knee Injury.....
Oden actually hurt his knee grinding on this white trash hootch......
Doctors are saying that the stress on his knee is not surprising for a song of this caliber.....
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Illinois Vs. Northwestern
What a spectacle and great thing for the city of Chicago. On Saturday the state of Illinois brought together two of their Division 1 schools for a clash for rights of the best football school in the state. Even better they decided to play the game at Wrigley Field. Why not play the inner state football game at one of the most famous baseball stadiums ever. Sounds great! Just don't mind the fence that is pertruting 5 yards into one of the end zones. Oh that's no problem they thought of a perfect solution. Lets just have the offenses go in the same direction the entire game so we won't have to use the other end zone. What the hell kind of football game is that? This is isn't backyard football with the lone tree in the middle of the field that you just have to ignore or church league played on the half baseball, half soccer, half track and half football field. What a joke and a disgrace of a football game.
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Greg Oden Article......
Hearing the news late last night was the ultimate déjà vu moment for everyone who follows the NBA. The headlines said it all, “Greg Oden Needs Knee Surgery - Out for the Season”. It was a bummer the first time, the second time we all knew it was bad and now the third time we are just used to it. First of all I hear Blazer fans jumping all over him and it’s not right, cut the guy some slack, it’s not his fault.
He just so happens to be 7 feet tall and be good at basketball and, oh-by-the-way, his knees are made out of glass. Just the weight of the expectations of the city of Portland was enough to shatter those knees into a million pieces. We all wondered about him when we saw him at Ohio State and he looked like he was 55 years old. It was only a matter of time before “gramps” body broke down, it just seemed like it would take a little longer.
So now everyone can stop squawking about how Durant is a future HOF and Oden is a bust. The verdict has been in for a while now, so 90% of the NBA GM’s and scouts would have been wrong. You can’t predict these things, get over it and move on.
Yes, the Blazers could have drafted Jordan (or Hakeem Olajuwon if they had won the coin flip) in the ’84 draft. Yes they could have drafted Durant in 2007 and Oden’s and Roy’s knees would be an afterthought or another teams problem. But now, after those two decisions the only logical thing is to disband the franchise right? That kind of sentiment is being expressed throughout Portland and it is ridiculous.
Give me any kind of odds and I will bet that Greg Oden will not be with the Blazers next year. I might even parlay that with a “will LeBron go third person on us in his next interview” bet just to make it worth my time. The relationship is too co-dependent for both sides and it would be best for both the Blazers and Oden to move on. If Blazers GM Rich Cho was ever looking for an opportunity to prove he is more than just Paul Allen’s mouthpiece, here it is.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Cam Newton to Get Contract Extension
Cam Newton has really stepped up on his contract year....Could be getting a raise to $350,000 and a contract extension to play his senior season next year....
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NBA awkward moment....
Leave it up to Kevin Love to provide the most awkward moment in sports history.....
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Concussions Article....
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Giants (Lincecum) Shout Out....
Middle School Football Trick Play....
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Cowboys to Change Name and Logo Next Year.....
Good luck in 2011.....
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Michael Vick...Shout Out
The guy was counted out. He made some bad decisions. Michael Vick was a failure and a thug. Now look at him. The Eagles gave him a chance. What a smart decision. Who is going to play harder? The guy who gets paid 12 million a year or the guy who has something to prove to the entire world? Welcome back Vick and keep playing like the badass you are!!!
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Oregon's New Basketball Court......
Oregon's new basketball court design. They say Nike's head designer came up with the concept but actually it was designed by the these Eugene, OR locals:
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Athletes And Their Wives...Montage
Victoria's Secret model Adrian Lima and Husband (NBA superstar) Marko Jaric......
Tennis superstar and hottie Maria Sharapova and boyfriend Sasha Vujacic.....
Remember this athlete. Probably don't recognize him cause he looks 16, like he's been doing to many drugs, just got done on set with Nirvana and recently won the Jack Black look alike contest. It's Mike Piazza....Ex catcher in the MLB....yeah that's what i'm thinking too....
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Lamarcus Aldridge to enter NBA 3 point-contest....
Lamarcus Aldridge is the smallest "big man" in the NBA. Lamarcus you are 6' 11'' and the tallest guy on your team and you are shooting 3 pointers. You play like a little baby. Get in the paint and start putting a body on some people and quit being a P****!!
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Moss Dropped By Vikings
Moss....You are absolutely ridiculous...play football and shut up...You aren't happy anywhere....
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Must See Video
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
What Should Lebron Do?
Lebron this is what you should do...Stop being in commercials, making national televised announcements and hosting awards shows and start focusing on what you get paid to do....Play the sport of basketball. If you don't win the championship this year you are the laughing stock of the league. Start focusing Lebron....
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The Ducks Answer To The Trojans....
Chip Kelly vs. Lane Kiffin
“In their two-deep, out of their 44 players they have 12 five-star recruits and 26 four-star recruits," Kelly said. “I don't know if there is anybody in the country who has that. I keep hearing USC is down in talent. We have zero five-star recruits in our top 44 and 11 four-star recruits.”
Lane Kiffin's Response:
“I really wish that I had good enough players and we were good enough coaches that we could spend enough time counting how many four- and five-star players we have on each others’ rosters. I don’t have time for that, unfortunately.”
Sorry Lane. You have more important things to think about. Like what new coaching job your going to take next year.....
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Jurrell Casey Thinks Ducks Are Overrated....
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Barry Bonds To Be Hitting Coach....
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Matt Barkley...SHHHH
"Wow, Brock just got rocked! Lesnar is to Oregon as Velasquez is to SC. Lezgo."
Dear Matt,
You are a true sophomore quarterback who plays for a team who's program is in shambles. Last year you were a part of the worst loss in the history of the Oregon vs. USC football. You look like you should be a character in Friday Night Lights that airs on "Teen Bravo." And your stupid SAT style tweet fits you perfectly..... Good Luck on Saturday night Matt.
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Brett Favre Not Getting Any Younger....
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Bob Stoops.....
Why is Bob Stoops crying? Well not only has his team lost again after being ranked way too high after proving nothing but he made the worst coaching call which could have effected the game. If you are ranked number one in the country, your coach better make number one caliber coaching calls.
He went for 2 after being down by nine after a late score. Go for one and get the 2 point conversion when you absolutely have too instead of putting yourself out of the game right then and there with 5 minutes left still. Horrible coaching call. Oklahoma did not deserve to win that game as their always overconfident coach single handedly took them out of it.....
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Notre Dame = Ridiculously Awful/Overrated
Look at Notre Dame's bowl game results the last 15 years (Notre Dame Bowl History).... Yeah your eyes are bleeding. Can you imagine if that were your team? No wonder they can't ever be satisfied with a coach. They can't win consistently!
Notre Dame you are awful!!
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Chip Kelly
The Ol' ball coach at Oregon has his team locked and loaded. They put on a show against UCLA making their defense look like they were wearing cement shoes. The team looks poised and disciplined to go all the way. There isn't a more fun offense to watch and their isn't anyone out there that can stop it. Implemented by none other, than Mr. Kelly.
"Pressure is what you feel when your not prepared." -Chip Kelly
Put that on your list of all time greatest quotes. Love Chip Kelly and love what the guy is doing at Oregon.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Brett Favre Sending Dirty Texts
Terrelle Pryor
I have a serious issue with Terrell Pryor. The guy plays with absolutely no heart. Does the guy even care about winning? Is he willing to put his head down and get the extra yard? C'mon Pryor show some urgency!!! What a lack luster quarterback leading an always overrated Buckeye team. When he passes the ball it looks like the were shot out of a puff cloud cannon. There is no zip or spiral on the ball and the trajectory is that of a rainbow instead of a laser.
Terrelle Pryor's Ball Flight |