Kyle Brotzman......

Boise is having new goal posts installed for place kicker Kyle Brotzman on their already advantageous blue turf.... 

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Auburn Passes Oregon In BCS.......

However if you look at the BCS formula it actually makes sense why Auburn deserves to be the new #1.


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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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.

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Blake Griffin Is A Man.....

Shout Out to Blake Griffin....Guy is throwing down on the NBA








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He is Who we Thought He Was!

With Vince Young being run out of the Titans’ facility it makes you think that his time might be done in Tennessee.  Jeff Fisher has a low tolerance threshold and VY may have officially worn out his welcome.  This is too bad for a guy who was the golden boy, the next great franchise QB.

Everything was slanted in his favor.  NFL offenses were adjusting to the influx of mobile quarterbacks, the Titans owner Bud Adams had a huge man-crush on him and he was joining an already pretty good team.  Anyone who saw him play in the 2005 BCS championship game knows that VY has amazing potential.  He effortlessly ran it in from nine yards out to win the game making the USC defenders look like Prince Fielder trying to beat the throw for an infield single (not going to happen).

But that was almost 6 years ago, that is enough time for Greg Oden to have three more knee surgeries, Pacman Jones to get arrested 7 more times and Nicolas Cage to make 5 more bad movies (and maybe one good one).  It is an eternity in the world of professional sports and it is starting to look like VY’s “prime” was his rookie year.

Sources close to the situation have said that Vince lacks the basic coping skills to handle adversity and that is at the root of his tantrums.  That’s fine, don’t handle your adversity, and don’t go to counseling.  It is much more manly to throw tantrums and lose your starting job.  Lay on your back kicking and screaming while your football career passes you by.  I hope VY gets this figured out, gets the help he needs and has a Robert Downy Jr.-esque revival.  It may happen, it just doesn’t seem like it will be on a Jeff Fisher coached team.  Vince needs a coach who will have some faith in him.  Right now Jeff Fisher trusts Vince as much as Elin trusts Tiger.

I do give Vince some credit for apologizing to Jeff Fisher, but over text message is the wrong way to go about it.  It shows that he can say the right things but his actions (texting instead of face to face) show his inability to take on any adversity or to take heat for his decisions.  I imagine the text went something like this:

VY: OMG! Sorry 4 leaving and stuff I said…idk y I did that, I <3 playing for the titans. plz tell the team gl w/season…if u trust me we can win the SB…thx

JF: lol…we are shopping you…start packing asap.

It is not like he lacked mentors or that there weren’t any good examples of how to make it in the NFL.  His former teammate Steve McNair was a great example of how to handle your business on the field.  And he didn’t have to look any further than Michael Vick to learn how to overcome adversity or how to work his tail off, it just seems he isn’t paying attention.  Again, he knows what to say; he just doesn’t know what to do.  He talks about being in the HOF and he talks about winning Super Bowls and he says it like he is going to prove everyone wrong.  Well here it is Vince, everyone says you are immature and whiney, prove us all wrong.

The Truth About Greg Oden's Knee Injury.....

Oden actually hurt his knee grinding on this white trash hootch......

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Illinois Vs. Northwestern

Northwestern Vs. Illinois Football Game.....

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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Leave It to Nike...

If the NFL were played on mars.... (New NFL Uniforms Set For 2012)


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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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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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McNabb Gets 5 year contract with Redskins....

The guy might not even last 5 more games.....Let alone 5 years....






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Concussions Article....

The conversation surrounding concussions has been growing over the past couple years in football and especially in the NFL.  As more research comes out we are learning that not only do big hits to the head cause concussions but all the small ones can have a similar cumulative effect.  It is kind of like watching a T.OCHO show marathon.  The first couple episodes are pretty easy to recover from, you could just fire up some Arrested Development episodes or turn off the TV altogether.  But if the T.OCHO show watching goes unchecked the chances of your head exploding increase exponentially.

The same is true with concussions, you can take the small hits but eventually they will accumulate and manifest themselves in the form of a concussion.  By decreasing the small brain impacts you decrease concussion probability.  Many players in the NFL wear old technology, loose fitting helmets with their chinstraps hanging loose.  It looks cool when a helmet pops off but the brain doesn’t appreciate it.  It is impossible to measure how many brain injuries could be prevented by enforcing current equipment rules but why doesn’t the NFL start there?  The NFL fines players for having the wrong color socks or the wrong color chinstrap, why not require them to wear properly fitted, high tech helmets that decrease the risk of concussion?  Make them buckle their chinstraps.  A warning and then a 5-yard penalty on the second occurrence would be a sufficient deterrent.

In all honesty, the NFL and Roger Goodell have to go one of these routes right?  You can’t just operate under one set of rules for 7 weeks, change the rules mid-week and then fine the players who were playing under the old rules for infractions based on the news rules can you?  Oh wait, that is exactly what they did and the players are confused more now than ever.  Fortunately for the NFL their product is still the best of any of the major leagues, they still have the biggest TV contracts and they still have loyal fans.  If David Stern wasn’t so busy making sure the NBA product was second-rate the NFL wouldn’t just be losing market share to college football.

A word of advice to Goodell and his advisors, you better figures this out quickly without diluting your product or else with your 3 ½ hour games and incessant commercial breaks you might find yourself going the way of MLB.  (Translation: people only care during the playoffs).

Hopefully something like this will come to the rescue - http://www.wired.com/playbook/2010/08/better-football-helmet/

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Ducks Fly Everywhere....

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Giants (Lincecum) Shout Out....

Such a great shirt....but also so true...






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Middle School Football Trick Play....

This is absolutely awesome..Why don't teams/coaches do this more often....










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Cowboys to Change Name and Logo Next Year.....

After an already disastrous 2010 season the Dallas Cowboys are in search of some re-branding and a fresh start for the franchise starting in 2011.  Sportz Burn Zone got inside information and is unveiling the the Cowboys' new logo and name starting next year.

Good luck in 2011.....




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Michael Vick...Shout Out

Here is to Michael Vick...












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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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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Athletes And Their Wives...Montage

Our first set of photos is the "She is way to hot for you" category:

















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....

This one doesn't even really need a caption... But Eli Manning is just so in love.....

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Cleveland's Response To Lebron....

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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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Moss Dropped By Vikings

Moss....You are absolutely ridiculous...play football and shut up...You aren't happy anywhere....



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