Tebow Time

It's Tebow Time baby!! Jump on the bandwagon folks there is very little room left. The kid is 5-1 as a starter this season on a team that started 1-4 with Kyle Orton. I mean all the kid does is win. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNC8xRo9vXY I know it hasn't been pretty but "at the end of the day." (that reference was for you Nick Kerr) all that matters in the NFL is winning. He has a better winning percentage than any other starting quarterback in the league who has started 5+ games other than Aaron Rodgers. His passing numbers are not all that great but he finds ways to get the job done. One reason why he has been successful is because he has thrown just one interception in 6 starts. He has realized that not forcing a throw that may be intercepted and punting the football which allows the defense to do its job is not a bad idea sometimes. My next point is the fact that Denvers defense has been playing phenominal since Tebow has started. I am guessing it is because ole Timothy Richard had a talk with his father (insert God jokes here) and asked for a little bit of help. Perhaps it is all the people who have been Tebowing across the country to show their praise. If you don't know what Tebowing is well take a look. http://www.tebowing.com/

The media for the most part is just waiting for him to fail so so they can tell all the fans "I told you so." They are waiting for the time when everything falls apart and he can't hack it in the NFL. They are waiting to be able to critique his throwing motion and his throwing accuracy and blaming that for the losses. They are waiting on the predictions that they put on him before he even played an NFL game that he would have to switch positions to make it in the NFL to come true along with the other opinions the experts have. The only problem is that Tebow has yet to fail at any level on the field and in life for that matter. I wonder how long these experts are going to have to wait? Wouldn't it be something if this team could find a way to make it to the Super Bowl this season? I am not saying it is going to happen by any means but one thing I will say is that after watching his first 6 starts I am not betting against him anymore.

"Aisle 4 Row 8 Seat 113"

Aisle 4 row 8 seat 113. The seat that "changed" Cubs history. That was where Steve Bartman sat on the eve of October 14th, 2003 for game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. He walked into Wrigley Field that evening as an unknown die hard Cubs fan. He left as the most hated person in the city of Chicago. He did what almost any other sports fan would of done. He tried catching a foul ball. If you have ever been to the ballpark and had a ball hit near you that's what you do, you try to catch it. I got three in one game in Minute Maid Park in Houston one time. I gave them all to the little kids sitting around me though. Bartman wasn't the only man who reached for that foul ball. Nor was he playing shortstop on that easy ground ball that AlexGonzalez bobbled. Nor was he one of the Cubs pitchers who squandered a three run lead when they only needed five outs to get to the world series. He was just a fan doing what fans do.


After watching the documentary ESPN did on him tonight and seeing the way Cubs fans treated him initially and how some still do to this day it made me wonder. Why do Cubs fans or any fans for that matter go to this extreme at times. Fans were throwing beer at him, chanting obscene names at him, and yelling death threats at him. I heard one fan on the documentary say, " Put a 12 gauge in his mouth and pull the trigger." Really? Is that not a little too far? I understand the frustrations that Cubs fans have built up over the years if losing, and quite honestly I think they are some of the more passionate fans in the country. I don't know how they do it year after year. I then tried to think of personal experiences that I have had with teams that I am a fan of that experienced heart breaking losses in my life time. I remember sitting in the Georgia Dome by myself in Atlanta during the 2009 SEC championship game in the Alabama section when they crushed Florida 32-13. I sat in silence most of the 3rd and 4th quarters trying to figure out how they could lose during Tim Tebow's senior year when they weren't suppose to lose. I remember making the hour drive back to my place with the stereo off ,cell phone off, and in complete silence just reliving certain plays that went wrong. I had simialr feelings when the Colts lost to the Steelers on a Mike Vanderjagt missed field goal and when the Pacers lost game 7 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls. I don't think any of them match the way Cubs fans felt after that game with the Bartman incident.

This was a man that was hated. Sports has this way of getting inside people. We live for the chance to watch our team win, and when they don't we need to put the blame on someone or something. Sports gives people the chance to forget about whatever is going on in there lives for a few hours. They feel a sense of belonging with the other fans and even the team. I remember exactly where I was when great sports moments happened for the teams I cheer for. I even remember being in my college dorm during this game that everyone now calls "The Bartman Game"

Had you ever wondered what if the Cubs won game 7 and went on to the world series? How would that change the way Bartman is thought of in Chicago? People would forget about it because as long as the Cubs won that is all that mattered. It is 8 years later but there is still this mystique around that event. What is he doing now? How come he hasn't done any interviews? Will we ever hear or see from him about the incident? I can't speak for Cubs fans but I think it is time for them to let go of this and forgive the guy for just doing what any other baseball fan would of done.

"What Really Happened?"

There is nothing like starting out the month of May by smoking some terrorists! It looks like Bin Laden lost his title as hide and seek champion, now if we could find Waldo and Carmen San Diego we would be good to go. I was sitting on the couch (thank god, I'm just glad I wasn't in a cab that would of been uncomfortable) watching the TV last night and wondering what was taking Obama so long to get to the podium when he was suppose to come on at 10:30 and didn't make it on till 11:30. This got me wondering of the events that were unfolding and went on after Obama went off the air. This is what I think has gone down since this became news to the public.

First off Bin Laden had to be worried when Obama took office. I mean a brother never forgets about someone that owes them money or has a beef with. Once Bin Laden was killed Obama called George W. Bush and invited him over to the White House for the celebration party. Kenny Powers was also invited and entered very similar to this entrance he once made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8zO_DV09QE The reason why Obama was late to the podium was because they were too busy partying in the oval office. This isn't your regular party folks. You got to pull out the good shit for this. This event called for that Purple Kush, couple bottles of Courvoisier, and possibly a couple of strippers. Obama had DJ Khaled "All I do Is Win" on repeat while they were passing around the kush. Obama finally gave his speech and I don't know about you but I saw a little swagger in his step. The whole time he was worried about George W. finishing off the liquor and kush without him. Afterwards Obama came back and found Biden dead on the couch from a heart attack he had after a stripper gave him a very aggressive lap dance to the song "Born In The USA" by Bruce Springstein. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIekamBDiAw Not much to do about all that so Obama sat down and had his tattoo artist begin on the tear drop tattoo that will be under his left eye. The party continued into the wee hours of the morning. Michelle wasn't too happy.

Bin Laden has since arrived in hell where he encountered his first problem Doc Holliday. Everyone should remember him from the movie Tombstone. Bin Laden can't quite figure out why doc keeps saying things like, "Say when." and "I'll be your huckleberry." His next problem was Tony Montana who kept screaming "Say hello to the bad guy!" So it sounds like he has his hands full in hell.

In closing it is a great day to be an American. If this doesn't make you proud to live in the USA well then you my friend are not an American. I read a story about this guy on a plane last night and this lady broke down in tears when the news broke and he found out her husband was killed on 9/11. The whole cabin gave her a hug to console her. It took our country almost 10 years to find him but they did. I would like to thank everyone that was or is a current military member. We are truly blessed to live in this country and have them fight for our freedom.

"Thank You"

Hey everyone I just want to say thanks for reading my blog. I have an interview Tuesday with FNN media for a writing job for the AFC South division. Who knows this could be the ticket to the big time. Lol! I had to submit an article inbetween 200-250 words on a current event in the AFC South division. This is the article I submitted. Enjoy. The time might be coming for the Indianapolis Colts to start thinking about a replacement for Peyton Manning. Manning is now 35 years old and has been slapped with the franchise tag for the 2011 season, although Jim Irsay plans on making him the highest paid player in NFL history. The Colts themselves have surely thought about this and asked themselves this question. Do they draft a quarterback in this years draft and take a similar approach that the Green Bay Packers took with Aaron Rodgers and sitting him a few years and learning from one of the best ever before replacing Brett Favre? Will the Colts wait another year or two and try to obtain some extra draft picks via trades to find the Manning replacement? Time will tell us soon enough. I know Colts fans don't ever want to see Manning retire but the day will come. Colts fans just be glad you have this problem right now. I mean just think, Ryan Leaf was almost the franchise quarterback.

"They're Back!"

Well would you look at that. Butler is back playing for a national title. Yes, Butler. Not Indiana, not Notre Dame, not Purdue. Well hell we all know Purdue doesn't play for national titles. What a run Butler and coach Stevens have had these past two seasons. I mean lets be honest who picked Butler to be in the national title game 2 years in a row? But here is Butler killing theory after theory. That's the beauty of the NCAA tournament and March Madness.You have to have about 3 pros to win a national title. Butler may have one. Guard Shelvin Mack had 24 points hitting five three pointers is Butler's best chance of being a pro off this team. He has been a major pain for every team in this tournament, and if Butler wins the title he will be the Final Four MVP. Matt Howard who scored 17 points along with 8 rebounds is a wonderful college player. He just looks like he is 45 and calling "next" for a pick up game at the local YMCA. I'm not a Butler fan, but it is hard to root against them come Monday night. Butler wins and does it the right way in an era of college sports where money and fame is everything. Butler plays UConn Monday evening who defeated Kentucky last night. Both Kentucky and UConn catch bad reputations from the general public to make a long story short for cheating. UConn coach Jim Calhoun is suspended for 3 conference games next season for NCAA violations. Kentucky coach John Calipari has been to 3 final fours, yet a reporter asked him the other day "How does it feel to be at your first final four?" because his 2 previous trips were vacated by the NCAA due to violations. Calipari didn't find it too amusing, but I did.

As my buddy Nick Kerr told me last night about Butlers defense, "Stick with your man. Think of him as chewing gum. By the end of the game, I want you to know what flavor he is." Can anyone name that movie? In the end Butler basketball is a group of guys that really care about basketball, care about each other, and care about the school. Now that's something to cheer about.

"First Of Many Changes"

Where were you when Pacers coach Jim O'Brien was relieved of his coaching duties on Sunday Jan. 30th, 2011? I just got home from LA Fitness and was on the couch. Today is a fresh start for the Pacers. I know it has been a rough season up to this point, but this is the first of many changes that will take place over the next several months. The Pacers are currently 17-27 this year and 10th in the playoff race. It would be nice to see the Pacers put something together and get the young guys some playoff experience, but that shouldn't be the main concern now. Finding a new coach for next season is the number one priority. Former Cleveland Cavs coach Mike Brown is a leading candidate and my choice to take over. Utah Jazz assistant Ty Corbin is another name I have heard today who might get a look. It has been a frustrating season thus far. The other night I went to the Orlando game and sat 7 rows from the floor with my buddy Shawn. I spent more time that game watching Dwight Howards son scarf down a hot dog, nachos, and a soft pretzel. When I heard the kid screaming daddy and waving at Dwight during the player introductions and Dwight smiling and waving back to him I pretty much figured it was one of his. It also helped that his baby mamma had diamond earings in the size of gobstoppers. (another thing I forgot to mention his kid ate)

The 2011-2012 Pacers will have a much different look to them than this years team does. Indiana has almost 30 million dollars coming off the books after this season. Mike Dunleavy, T.J. Ford, Jeff Foster, Solomon Jones, along with 5.4 million we are still paying Jamaal Tinsley in the final year of his contract Indiana bought out. I am hoping as a Pacer fan that owner Herb Simon steps up to the plate and decides to spend that money wisely and bring some free agents, or players through some trades. We have a good group of talented young guys to build around. Danny Granger has established himself as the face of the franchise. Roy Hibbert at times can be an unstoppable big man and other times flat out awful. If Roy can get it together I like the nucleus we have surrounding those 2 with Darren Collison, Paul George, and Tyler Hansbrough.

I'm as excited as I've been in a long time to see what happens in the near future for the Pacers. I just hope that some of these so called fans in Indy will come out and support them in the near future. I imagine if they start winning that they will. After all Indy is a fair weather town for the most part. Conseco use to sell out when we were one of the top teams in the east. Then the Pacers started struggling and the Colts became good. I remember in the mid to late 90's when the Colts games were blacked out on TV because they couldn't sell out. I'm looking forward to a new start for the Pacers. Boom Baby!

"Making A Difference"

I was at work today and for whatever reason these two guys probably in their mid 30's were talking about putting a flag football team together. I kind of just laughed to myself because neither one of these guys looked very athletic at all. It did make me recall my recent experience with flag football though. I came home tonight and found the tournament bracket in a box in my bedroom. I thought I would share the story with you. I am suprised that I hadn't before.

When I worked as the sports director for The Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas one of the clubs put on a 12 and under 7 on 7 flag football tournament. Seven out of the eight clubs that were in the tournament had a weeks notice about the event. My club that I worked at had 2 days notice thanks to my boss for not tellling me right away. My boss was fired a few months later, I know shocking right. I coached the team I put together a group of 9 kids and had two days to get them ready to go. A couple hours of running over the plays I wanted to use and the system I was going to use to call the plays in from the sidelines. The tournament took place on a Friday over the summer. It began with pool play and then the top 4 teams advanced to the tournament. The rules stated the coach could be in the huddle after every play. I wasn't going to do that though. I figured if I could speed up my offense I would catch the defense off guard by calling the plays from the sideline by saying a color followed by a U.S. state and that would symbolize which play to run. I was suprised that it worked. I thought for sure I wouldn't be able to do that for very long. Let me introduce you to the O'Shea and Deion show. These were 2 twelve year olds on my team that were already playing on a pop warner team, so they had a decent knowledge of the game. I would rotate them between quarterback and runningback after every play. Most of the time it would be a sweep to the left or the right with a pass here and there.

The games were scheduled for two 12 minute halfs. Our first game didn't start as planned. We were down 7-0 and my quarterback threw a pick 6 so now we were down 14-0 at halftime. Now the area where I worked in Las Vegas is the 3rd worst neighborhood in the country as far as drugs, gangs, and crime rate are concerned. The kids I delt with on a daily basis were for the most part from a rough home life. The kids didn't really respect authoritative figures in their lives. Every day at work was a struggle with the kids, but something I enjoyed doing. I remember looking at those kids faces at halftime. They were upset and pointing fingers at each other for whose fault it was for losing. I clapped my hands together to put a stop to that talk and told the kids to forget about that stuff. I don't remember word for word how I said it, but I explained to the kids that there is going to be times in life as you grow up where things don't always go your way, it's up to yourself on how you can change the situation. I told them you got two choices right now. You can continue to pout and we will lose this game, or you can suck it up and try to win this game. Now I will be honest with you I didn't expect us to win that game. I've seen these kids lay down and quit numerous times since I began working with them. I figured everything I said went in one ear and out the other. I was wrong.

The second half of that game couldn't of gone any better. We came out and scored a touchdown in 3 plays. We never looked back after that. We ended up winning that game 21-14. I was as proud as I ever was while I worked at that club. I was happy for those kids. Seeing the joy on their faces after that game and them joking around with each other was great to see. We won the #1 seed during the pool play and it was time for the tournament. The coach from the other team took this thing a little to seriously and approached me before the game and told me that "They would take it easy on us." We didn't play them in pool play so I was just like "Umm okay." We ended up winning that game 35-0. Thanks for the warning coach. We ended up playing the team that we played our first game against in the finals. Some of the kids looked concerned because we really had no business winning that game. We came down and scored on the first possession and then Deion made a interception that was amazing. The kid from the opposing team dove for a catch and kicked the ball in the air. Deion dove and caught it and got up and ran it back for a touchdown. We were up 14-0 in a matter of minutes. We won that game 42-7. I had to take Deion and O'Shea out with a few minutes left because they were both playing safety and intercepting almost every deep pass. I wish I would of left them in because they found a water cooler and doused me with it.

I was extremely happy for those kids. Some of them had never won anything before in their lives. We got a team trophy and medals for the kids, along with a free pizza party that followed. Usually when the kids ate together they always found something to argue about and I would have to break it up. Today though was different. They ate and were laughing about whatever they were talking about. I sat there and just watched them. They took what I said and stood up for themselves instead of quitting like they had in the past. In the van ride home I let them listen to whatever they wanted to on the radio and they were having a ball singing along and dancing to the radio. I took the long way back to the club and drove the kids down the Las Vegas strip to keep this celebration going as long as I could. The "Teach Me How To Dougie" song came on and the kids were all dancing to it. We were at a stoplight and they asked me to try it. I did and it was not pretty. The kids were laughing at me, but I didn't care. The boys were pointing and talking about the girls they saw walking on the strip. I was trash talking back and forth with them about certain things. It was a pretty fun day all in all. After that day I began to notice I didn't have too many problems with those kids I took on that football trip. I use to have to kick Deion and O'Shea out of the gym on a weekly basis for causing problems. Now they were wanting to help me with the little kids activities.

Unfortunately I had to move back to Indy. I wish I could have stayed out there and continued to work with those kids. I was finally making some progress with them. I didn't tell any of the kids I was leaving. It would of been to hard to answer their questions that they would of asked. My second to last day there I was sitting in my office towards the end of the day. Deion's little 7 year old brother Tyrice came up to me with a picture he had made. He handed it to me and I looked at it but couldnt really tell what it was. I saw a person and some grass but that was it. I asked him what it was, he was smiling from ear to ear and he told me it was him playing footballl and that he was going to play on my team when he got older like his brother did. I will never forget that day. I was at a loss for words. I think about those kids every day, and hope they are doing well.

Photo Fantasy Finish

Well I didn't plan on writing a entry for this week but the storyline unfolding in my fantasy football league is too good to pass up. I will first fill you in on how our league works, as it isn't like most of the regular leagues. The league I am in has two different aspects to it. We have one that is a regular fantasy football league combined with a pick em against the spread. The pick em makes us pick every NFL game against the point spread. Whatever place you are in both leagues is your point total. You following me so far? For instance if you are in 3rd place in fantasy and 4th in pick em, you would have 7 total points, which would put you in around 3rd place overall. Whoever finishes in last place in our league gets kicked out for the following year and must drop down to our feeder league AKA our minor league fantasy league that starts next year. Yes you heard correct we have a ten person major and ten person minor league starting next year. The loser from the major league gets the boot and the champion from the minor league gets the call up to the bigs.

The drama that will unfold on Sunday will be epic. Nicholas Alfonso Elroy Pickens Fredrick Kerr is currently sitting in last place and stressing out about being kicked out of the league. He needs to have a good week in pick em in order to save himself from being sent down to the minors. Personally I hope he can pull it off. His comic relief on the message board along with text messages throughout the week are top notch. He will be greatly missed from the league next year. Since we have a feeder league I sent him this text last night using ESPN 30 for 30 lingo. "What if I told you that Sunday is his last supper? ESPN 30 for 30 presents a Kerricane in the feeder league. After he received that he replied with, "What if I told you he got back up and won the fight." He then said , "This league needs me. I wont accept a spot in the minors. I would rather hang them up." Kerr if you're reading this, I have a going away song for you. We are going to miss you homie. I will pour one out for you at the draft next year. http://www.youtub.com/watch?v=ggNymSJ52Fw See the picture below for Nick Kerr.

As for who will be the league champion. It's all going to come down to the final standings in the pick em, as Jeff Schmaltz is in 1st place overall followed closely by 2nd place Nate Godsey. Nate is currently in 1st in pick em followed by Schmaltz and then me. If i can pass Schmaltz in pick em and Nate keeps the lead over me. Nate will win the whole league and capture the trophy from his brother Joel who won the league last year. If I fail to pass Schmaltz in the pick em then Jeffrey Deery Schmaltz will become a champion in just his 2nd year in the league. Gentlemen I can be bought. It should be a great NFL Sunday this weekend. Here is a photo of the two duking it out for the league title this weekend. Nate is on the left and Schmaltz is on the right. Disregard the gentlemen wearing SPF 30 on his nose in a 25 degree Colts tailgate a few weeks ago.

Lockout 2011

Merry Christmas to everybody a day late. I hope everyone had a good Christmas and is looking forward to bringing in 2011, I know I am. The Colts got a big game today and I just got home from church where I talked to the big guy and I am pretty sure Indy will take care of business today. Now that the season is coming to a close and my fantasy season is all but over as I sit in third palce and can't make up any ground on first or second, it has me thinking about next season. I then remembered that there is a good chance there won't be a NFL or NBA season next year. The casual fan (females and most males) who don't follow the collective bargaining agreements aspect of the two leagues just assume that they won't allow a lockout to happen. I just shake my head at them because it has happened before, why can't it happen again? Both leagues are far from any type of agreement to go forward with next season. That is a fact, which would mean no Super Bowl for Indy. That would also mean no season tickets for my friends and I to go to Colts games, which means no tailgates, and no stories to talk about what happened at the tailgate the next day. Trust me there have been some stories to tell from this season. Nate, Kerr, SK, Reed, Joel, Josh you guys know what I am talking about. It's been a pretty "Ravishing" season.If both leagues are locked out next year I then wondered what I would do with my free time with no fantasy football. I would be lost, fantasy football consumes my life in the fall. The trash talking on the message board, changing my team name from week to week to embarrass my upcoming opponent. So what should I do with my free time? I suck at golf so I won't be playing any of that. I'm not going to join a WNBA fantasy league or watch more women's basketball. I would rather sit in a bathtub and slit my wrists then do that. I might travel the country and attend college basketball games that Gus Johnson calls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB2KOhEceNM I would consider a college football fantasy league but there are way to many schools and we would have to limit them to a certain number of conferences. I would probably make a road trip to see the Gators play in the swamp for the first time ever. Every time I've seen them play it has been on a neutral site. (Jacksonville, Atlanta, New Orleans) I might make my return to coaching CYO football at Holy Spirit. If all else fails I guess I can pick up a foot fetish like Jets coach Rex Ryan has. What I do know is that I will be depressed no matter what. Fantasy football is my crack. I hope everyone has a good new years, but don't puke before midnight, it's trashy. God bless.

Not A Care In The World

Sorry it has been a few months since I have posted a blog. I just haven't had much time and just now got internet in my office last week. I will try to make a post once every week or two. Most of you know I am currently living in Las Vegas, but will be returning to Indianapolis shortly. I hope everyone is prepared for the homecoming, we will have to have some kind of party.

Most of you know this hasn't been the best few weeks of my life and to top it off yesterday I had 5 plumbers trying to fix a slab leak in my apartment all day yesterday and they had to come back today because it was still leaking after they left last night. Naturally I am angry and upset with that along with other events that I have become aware of, and I am thinking, man I guess things could always be worse, but how? Then I took a drive to get some dinner last night, nothing fancy just a ton of calories from Carl Jr's. It was a cool night in Vegas so I had the windows down. I approached a stoplight and saw a mother and two of her kids get off the bus and began crossing the street. The kids were decked out in full football gear, still wearing their helmets. I began to laugh as they were jumping up and down in the street holding their mothers hand, and she began to smile as well. I could hear them laughing and talking to each other. They reminded me of growing up and playing CYO sports and baseball at Warren Little League. As a kid I didn't have a care in the world. I just loved playing sports. I met most of my friends that I still have today through those times, but back to the family I saw. The two kids noticed a McDonald's on the corner of the street, and asked if they could have some. Their mother replied, "You know we can't afford that right now." You could see the dissapointment in her face as she said that along with the boys. They put their heads down and in a matter of seconds it looked like their day had been ruined. I wanted to be able to tell the boys what I've learned over the past few weeks.
Happiness in life can't be judged by how much money you have or don't have. What should matter to them is that they have a mother who cares about them and probably works atleast 1 job to put a roof over their heads and play football. Just as I've learned that I've always had a family and friends who care about me, especially these days. I would like to thank my family and REAL friends for being there for me the last few weeks. I appreciate it very much and hope I can return the favor someday. God Bless.

"You Are The Father!"

I was reading an article today by Bill Simmons today on espn.com. I found the article to be very funny, due to the fact that he was looking forward to watching HBO Hard Knocks this season. One reason he stated why he was looking forward to it, was the anticipation of any of Antonio Cromarties 7 illegitimate children coming to visit him during training camp. This got me thinking. I wonder how many other athletes can put up numbers like that. I did some research and found a very long list of present and former athletes who just love making babies with random strippers, whores, and an occasional ok female. So here is a list of what I found.

Cromartie, whom I mentioned in the previous paragraph, has 7 illegitimate kids by 5 different women from his days in San Diego. He is now a member of the New York Jets. Watch out ladies of NYC there is a new sperm donor in town and he prefers pigskin over sheepskin. A reason why he keeps popping kids out is because struggles with difficult coverage and is not so great in “preventative” defensive schemes both on and off the field.

Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens: This one surprised me a bit. I had no idea he had 6 kids with multiple women. The reason why I was surprised was because I thought he just liked killing people, and I am not talking about hard hits on the football field. He was once tried for murder in 2000. Can you imagine going to Disney World with your family, and seeing Lewis walking in with his kids? I would be on the first flight out of Orlando. I mean he stabbed a guy to death. “Allegedly”

Larry Johnson: You’re telling me Grandma Ma has 5 kids by 4 different women? I am not going to lie I use to own a pair of the LJ Converse React shoes that he had. Man I thought I was a cool kid and was suddenly going to up my scoring average in my next basketball season. Turns out LJ is trying to join the Knicks in a “leadership role.” That’s all the Knicks need after getting over they just got over Isiah Thomas and his sexual passes he made at other employees. This is the same man who once looked at the script of Space Jam and said, “I’m totally cool having fewer lines than Shawn Bradley and Elmer Fudd.” (Nothing but smart decisions from a man who lists “not getting that fat” on his list of post-career achievements.)

Charles Rogers: The Michigan State receiver who turned out to do a lot more pitching than catching, if you catch my drift. Rogers has 5 kids by 4 women as well. He had 2 kids by 2 different women before leaving high school! The 6-foot-3 wide receiver entered the NFL as a can’t-miss prospect that Matt Millen claimed would become the face of the Detroit Lions franchise (which, oddly turned out to be sort of true). Rogers was a complete and utter failure. He logged just 14 NFL games before leaving the league in 2005, just in time to collect his fifth mouth to feed and an arrest for passing out drunk at a Mexican restaurant in Michigan at three in the afternoon.Derrick Thomas: The former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker had 7 kids by multiple women. He realized that he had screwed up multiple times and just flat out died. Way to take the easy way out Thomas.

Evander Holyfield: The former heavyweight champ has 9 kids by different women. He is still to this day boxing anyone he can talk into fighting his old ass because of his major financial woes. Here is a thought Evander after 2 or 3 kids why don’t you invest in a vasectomy and quit building 50 million dollar homes. I can understand why he doesn’t though. The guy has more kids than brain cells left.

Travis Henry: The former Bills and Broncos running back and now drug dealer has 9 kids by 9 different women all by the age of 28. I don’t care who you are, that is impressive. Good luck in your next “business” opportunity Mr. Henry, you’re going to need it.

Shawn Kemp: AKA the founding father of illegitimate kids by pro athletes. He is the poster boy for The Maury Show DNA paternity tests.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVlfyYWfX8I&feature=related The one, the only Shawn Kemp has 12 children by multiple women. This number is subject to change as another may pop out before I finish writing. It is fitting his nickname was Reign Man. It has a whole new meaning now. When he became a member of the Portland Trail Blazers he filled out this info on his personal info sheet that most teams make newly acquired players fill out. On Shawn Kemp’s questionnaire under hobbies it said, “Girls”. And my personal favorite – under favorite breakfast he listed, “Girls”.

Well folks there are a list of 8 of the former and current athletes who just love to make babies. I will leave you with an honorable mention list of other athletes that are hanging on for as many paychecks as they can get to help feed the kids.

* NBA, Latrell Sprewell (three kids by three women before his 21st birthday)
* NFL, Darren McFadden (three illegitimate kids in four years of high school and college)
* NBA, Jason Caffey: (eight illegitimate kids by seven women)
*NFL, Marshall Faulk (six kids by three women)
* NFL, Santonio Holmes: (three kids while in college)
* NBA, Stephon Marbury, (two illegitimate children)
*NBA, Juwan Howard (three kids by three different mothers)
*NFL, Willis McGahee (three children out of wedlock in two years)
*MLB, Vlad Guerrero (four kids by four women)
*NBA, Mike Bibby (two children while in college)
*NFL, Shannon Sharpe (three children out of wedlock)
*NFL, Chad Johnson (three children out of wedlock)
*NFL, Ricky Williams (three children out of wedlock)
*NBA, Willie Anderson (nine kids out of wedlock)
*NBA, Calvin Murphy (nine women, 14 children)
*NBA, Julius Erving (two children by two women)
*MLB, Pete Rose (paternity suit)
*NBA, Larry Bird (paternity suit)
*Boxing, Oscar de la Hoya (paternity suit)
*NHL, Mark Messier (paternity suit)
*NBA, Patrick Ewing (paternity suit)
*MLB, Jim Palmer (paternity suit)
*MLB, Juan Gonzalez (paternity suit)
*MLB, Steve Garvey (paternity suit)
*NBA, Hakeem Olajuwon (paternity suit)
*NBA, Gary Payton (paternity suit)
*NBA, Scottie Pippen (paternity suit)
*NBA, Isiah Thomas (paternity suit)
*NBA, Allen Iverson (paternity suit)
*NFL, Rae Carruth (fathered an illegitimate kid before the incident where he had his pregnant girlfriend gunned down)
*NBA, Dwight Howard
*NBA, Walter Herrmann
*NBA, Peja Stojakovic
*NBA, coach Eddie Jordan
*NHL, Daniel Alfredsson
*NHL player Richard Zednik
*NBA, Mike Miller
*NFL, Marvin Harrison
*NBA, Tracy McGrady
*MLB, Darryl Strawberry
*NFL, Matt Leinart
*NFL, Tom Brady
*NBA, Antawn Jamison
*MLB, Chipper Jones
*NBA, DeShawn Stevenson
*MLB, Cliff Floyd
*NFL, Brian Urlacher
*NFL, Andre Rison
*MLB, David Justice
*MLB, Andruw Jones
*NFL, Alonzo Spellman
*NFL, Dave Meggett
*NBA, Gary Payton
*MLB, Randy Johnson

"Some Ride"

With a little over 13 seconds left in the Duke vs. Butler game the other night there were a few thoughts that kept coming into my mind. One was, are we getting ready to witness the 2nd coming of Hoosiers? Was Jimmy Chitwood II getting ready to shock the nation, just like “Hickory” shocked Indiana back in 1954. The atmosphere in Lucas Oil Stadium was nothing I have ever experienced in my life, and I have been to some good ball games. The way the crowd came out and supported Butler was amazing. Duke had brought a lot of fans and tried to match the intensity, but they were outnumbered by Butler fans. I am not even a Butler fan, but my heart was racing for most of that game, especially towards the end of the game. I think the fact that I hate Duke with a passion had something to do with that.
I wonder how that timeout went when Butler was down 1 with 13 seconds left. I can see it going something like this. Brad Stevens says, “Ok we are going to isolate Mack and let him go one on one with his man.” After hearing this all the Butler players put their heads down. Coach Stevens asks, “What’s the matter?” Gordon Hayward lifts his head with sweat dripping from his face and says, “I’ll make it.” All the Butler players have their spirits lifted and Coach Stevens agrees to go with it. Ok, so that is probably not how the timeout went, but I can dream right? Hayward almost made the winning shot on two different occasions. If Hayward makes that half court shot at the buzzer, this game goes from a great title game to the best shot in NCAA history and the best game in NCAA history. No questions asked, this game would’ve been talked about for decades to come. People would begin to ask who is Christian Laettner. This game may still be talked about for years to come.
With one season ending it brings up questions for what is next for Butler. Will coach Stevens stay or leave? I know other programs will offer a ton of money to him, including Oregon who has a ton of Nike money and great facilities. Some say Hayward could turn pro, and if Stevens leaves I think that will influence Hayward. If Stevens and Hayward both stay, then they return 4 starters and will compete once again for a national title. An avid college basketball fan outside the Midwest has heard of Butler, but now the casual fan knows where Butler is at. Will this change the type of recruits Butler pursues? Will McDonald’s All Americans now consider going to Butler? All of these questions will begin to unfold soon, and I hope Butler continues to have similar success.

"Heaters"

Well folks this NCAA tourney has been one for the ages. It began with one of the best opening days in tourney history. It showcased what we in the biz call “heaters” AKA close games. I haven’t seen this many heaters since my mother was baking Christmas cookies in the oven back in 2001. Let us just say Jeff put on a few pounds of fat over Christmas break that year. This is also why I believe I wasn’t offered a division 1 football scholarship. That and I didn’t weigh enough, and may or may not have been fast enough. This is all beside the point, back to the topic at hand. March Madness!!!!
Up to the Xavier vs. Kansas State game I had seen every down to the wire finish in every game that has been on, thanks to direct tv and there March Madness package, where I can watch up to 4 games at a time or just one of my choice. This might be the single greatest invention ever since Tim Tebow (come on you knew that was coming.) Now back to last night. I had a few people over to watch the Butler game, which was another heater. After the game was over my friends left and it was just me and the ole ball and chain AKA my girlfriend Brittany. We stayed up and watched the next set of games till the Xavier and Kansas State game went to halftime. Brittany then suggested we should probably go to bed because it was getting late. So I blame her for the fact that I missed probably one of the best tourney games in the past decade (ok I may or may not have been just as tired as her, but it still sounds better blaming it on someone else.) I woke up this morning to a text from my buddy Joel that read, “Gus Johnson is going nuts!!!” Gus Johnson did the play by play for that game. At that point right there I went into complete Jimmy Fallon mode from the movie “Fever Pitch” where Fallon is a die hard Red Sox fan and has season tickets and hasn’t missed a game in years. He decides one night to go to an event with his girlfriend and missed one of the greatest Yankees vs. Red Sox games ever. This feeling can be compared to missing out on a great life experience, for women we could compare it to child birth or your wedding day. Now do you see where we are coming from ladies? I arrived to work and checked everyone’s facebook and twitter updates. This didn’t help me feel any better. All I saw were things like “wow what a game!” Or “man they were trading 3 point shots left and right” and “man I can’t believe Jordan Crawford hit that shot in OT.” Needless to say, I felt empty inside.As my day went on I traded texts and emails from friends who were talking about the game. I even had people on my facebook talking about it. Thanks guys and gals, I appreciate it (insert sarcasm here.)It came to the point of my day where I asked myself, do I go online and watch these highlights? Seeing how I wasn’t working anyway I said ok. I logged on and watched them, and watched both teams trade 3 point shot after 3 point shot. It looked like a old school heavyweight boxing match. Listening to Gus Johnson morph into complete army drill Sgt. Instructor mode did not make me any happier. If you don't know anything about Gus Johnson please check out this youtube video, and if your a male and your dick doesn't get hard from listening to it, then you may want to try viagra or cialis and if your erection lasts longer than 4 hours you may want to see a doctor.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB2KOhEceNM All tourney long I wanted to here Gus Johnson at his best, and what happened? I fell asleep. I learned a lot from this mistake though. Never again will I go to bed during another NCAA tourney game. I don’t care if I have to buy aderol from a unreliable drug dealer or even snort a few lines of cocaine. I will never miss a NCAA tourney game for as long as I live outside a senior citizen home. I mean lets face it, at that point in life that’s out of my control and so are my bowel movements. Have a great rest of March Madness folks.

"Here Comes the Circus"

Dear USC and Lane Kiffin,

I heard the circus is in town, is that true? Oh wait you just hired Lane Kiffin as your head football coach. I don’t understand your thought process on this one USC. Your program is facing potential sanctions for NCAA violations and you go out and hire the head coach who lead the nation in violations last year, even if they were secondary violations. I have lost a lot of respect for USC in recent weeks and as of yesterday I hope this program just goes to shambles, and it will just give that idiot of a coach you just hired time. He will make you regret your decision, just like the Raiders and The University of Tennessee have. The guy makes promises to fans, players, and recruits that he will not uphold. For once Raiders owner Al Davis does not seem so senile to me, as he said this about Kiffin. "Lane Kiffin is a flat-out liar. He lied to the team, he lied to the fans, and he lied to the media. He will try to destroy that university like he tried to destroy the Raiders." - Al Davis, June 8, 2009
Naturally, Kiffin’s Tuesday night Tennessee “farewell” press conference started thirty minutes late and produced little more than a 60-second sound byte. He didn’t thank a school administrator, acknowledge any of his players and/or coaching staff by name, and stood nervously — like a weasel — with crossed arms, an all too casual short-sleeved polo shirt for the given circumstances, and a nervous sway. He alluded to his 14 months in Knoxville as if he’d been serving time in some far off distant land. This was not the same Lane Kiffin who boldly took swipes at Urban Meyer and exhibited great arrogance and bravado in media interviews throughout the season. This was a 34-year-old man (err, boy) who hasn’t won a thing as a head coach sneaking out the back door and creeping up the football coaching ladder, yet again. Below are some photos and youtube videos. They aren't exactly G-rated. If you scroll down you can even see Urban Meyer smiling when he receives the news. http://deadspin.com/5446833/ut-fans-now-attacking-defenseless-rock-burning-mattress-update

Lane Kiffin quit on his team at Tennessee. He treated them like a one night stand whore. He finished the season at 7-6 and found out how hard it is to compete in the SEC. I got news for you Lane; the Pac-10 is getting better. USC is in a decline, facing sanctions and if the NCAA comes down hard on you, well good luck bud because Oregon and Oregon State are two good programs along with Stanford who has beaten up on USC in recent years. You guys use to do the same thing to Stanford and this year when Harbaugh paid it back to your boy Pete Carroll, he got a little upset. What goes around comes around Lane. You will get what you deserve. I am sure you will bail ship before it gets too bad there in So. Cal. That’s been your legacy thus far. I wish you nothing but the worst, and I can’t believe I am saying this right now but Go Irish!

Sincerely,

Kiffin Hater, Jeff McGuinness

"Thank You"

In December of 2005 Urban Meyer was at a hotel in New York City where he first mentioned the name Tim Tebow to a group of Florida boosters. Meyer said, "I don't know if we will get him, but I will tell you this," Meyer told the group that day, "whoever gets Tim, they'll win multiple championships." Florida Linebacker Brandon Spikes first met Tim Tebow on a recruiting visit to Alabama and came away knowing one thing. I am going wherever that kid goes to college. Tebow went to Florida, and Spikes followed. For those of you who read this blog and enjoy the comedy of it, this blog won’t have any. This blog will be remembering one of the greatest collegiate athletes to ever play the game the right way, and go above and beyond of what was asked of him on and off the field.It has been some time since an athlete like Tim Tebow has come along. He has used football as a platform to get his mission out to the general public. It is not about how many football games you win, or how many championships you win, but how you can help affect the lives of others. I think it is safe to say Tebow has done a pretty good job of that. Who knew that Tebow would spend his spring breaks doing missionary work in the Philippines? That Tebow would spend much of his free time speaking to children in hospitals and orphanages and prisons throughout North Florida? That Tebow would make a "promise" during a live press conference to work harder than any player in the country, and then back it up en route to a championship? That 93 million people would Google "John 3:16" the day after Tebow wore the Bible verse on his eye black at the BCS Championship Game?

I went to the SEC title game this past weekend, and saw how #15 has influenced others. I got to my seat nearly an hour before kickoff. I saw a family next to me, a husband and wife, along with their 7 year old boy. All three were wearing Tim Tebow jerseys. The man had told me that they weren’t that big of college football fans until one Saturday afternoon they were watching Florida and listened to the commentators talking about Tim Tebow and some of the programs he was involved with. He said, “We became instant fans, and my son just followed suit.” Their 7 year old boy was asleep when I met him. I asked his dad, “Is he sleeping?” His dad told me that he had his tonsils taken out a few days ago, and the medicine makes him tired. Shortly before kickoff he woke up. His seat was right next to mine, so I asked him, “You ready for this game?” He looked at me and smiled and said, “I wouldn’t miss this for the world.” The game didn’t go as planned, and that little boy was in tears as he then was sitting on his mothers lap. I wanted Florida to win just as much as the next gator fan did, but it didn’t work out that way. As I made the hour drive back to where I was staying, I took in what I had heard from that family and realized that Tim Tebow did his job and he did it better than anyone could ever ask for.

Thank you for the many great victories and championships you helped win. Thank you for “The Promise” and the promise that was kept. Thank you for the honor and integrity that you displayed. But most of all thank you for the memories. God Bless.

#1 vs. #2

Hello sports fans today is a 2 for 1 Thursday, just how my partner Nick Bradshaw likes his women. Two women for 1 dollar. I will say though, they are not the classiest women I’ve ever met. “Buzz your girlfriend, WOOF!” Well folks, I’m leaving for the dirty south later this evening. I am headed to Atlanta for the SEC title game, Alabama vs. Florida. For those of you who know me, you know I am a die hard Gator fan (see picture below). I’m making a sign for college gameday on Saturday that hopefully makes it on the tube. I haven’t exactly figured out which sign I am going to use, but all preliminary indications are in favor of “Tebow would’ve made O.J. confess” which is in reference to Orenthal James Simpson and his murder trial. I will be sure to take plenty of pictures and share stories with you guys next week of the events that will unfold. I am going to list a few possible scenarios that may or may not take place over the weekend, and debate the chances of them happening.

Myself decked out in gator gear, wearing my Albert gator head with matching orange and blue beads? 100% chance of happening. People might look at my 6’6” ass and wonder what the hell is wrong with me, but who the hell cares.

Witnessing a fist fight between crazy drunk bama fan vs. crazy drunk gator fan? 89%. I know your thinking well that should be 100% but the fact of the matter is I have to witness it, that’s why I went with 89%. I witnessed one between a Georgia fan vs. Gator fan last year in Jacksonville so I am keeping my fingers crossed that the streak continues.

Chances my college gameday sign gets on TV? I got to go with about a 65% chance. Reason being is because gameday begins at 10 a.m. I am staying an hour away from Atlanta, so I would need to get up about 7 a.m. to get there and parked around 8, and then find the set and hope to Tebow, I mean God that I will be there early enough.

Chances of seeing some girls tits? 78%. I know what you are thinking, that it is inevitable for a football game in the south where some of the people that will be there are not the brightest people in the world. Then you mix in large amounts of alcohol being consumed with adrenaline already sky high. Again I have to witness it, that’s why I went on a 78% chance. I can’t be at every tailgate.

Chances of seeing a drunken idiot get arrested? 94%. Listen up folks, it is the south, some of those people who will be there are still bitter about losing the civil war. I can see some redneck with his confederate flag hanging from his truck getting all pumped up on whiskey and making a few bad decisions. End of story.

Chances of me tailgating with randoms? 101%. I am going to the game by myself, with a six pack of tall boys. I figure by the time I get the 6 beers in me and run out, that some people will be 3 sheets to the wind by then, and will just hand me beer as I walk by. My friend Shawn Kelly and I did this last year in Jacksonville, FL. It is an experience everyone should try. You will meet some interesting people. All you do is walk from tailgate to tailgate and drunk people will yell at you or something, and then the ball is in your court. The ice has been broken, it is up to you to decide how you want to handle the situation.

Chances of seeing Michael Phelps with college co-eds? 37%. I know Phelps loves the ladies and his partying, but lets face the facts. He probably has swim practice and or a meet which would completley ruin any chances of seeing him. I did give him a 37% because he knows it will be a party down there, and just think of all the free weed he could bum off people.

Chances of Urban Meyer kissing Tebow? 100%. Come on that is a given. No way in hell that doesn't happen. It is about as routine as a stripper giving someone a lap dance. Shes done it a thousand times and has practiced as well. Yea it seems sexy and provocative to you, but think about it. It is her job, she knows how to grind on a guy to get money out of him.

On that note Go Gators and God Bless!

Fore! Tiger!

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, you really managed to get yourself into a pickle on this one. I mean your tee shot is off the tee and headed way left. You’re out of bounds on this one Eldrick. You fudged up. I know your sponsor is Nike and their slogan is “Just Do It” but for christ sake, they weren’t talking about your personal life situations. I should’ve known something was up ever since you’ve been on TV with those Gillette shaving commercials and looking all smooth and what not. I should’ve known you had some ladies on the side. Touche my friend, you played us all like a fiddle. I haven’t been this excited about a golf story since John Daly passed out at a Hooters Restaurant in North Carolina. http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/golf/drunk-daly-taken-into-custody/2008/10/30/1224956185851.htmlWhat was Hooters thinking, giving him a sponsorship that included all you can eat and drink at any Hooters. Who wouldn’t drink them self into oblivion? I know I would.

Tiger you could’ve possibly avoided this situation in so many different ways, here is one story you could have told. You were going out to get milk for the babies. Hello you have a 2 year old and another young infant. I’m pretty sure milk is a big commodity at your estate. The public would have viewed you as a caring compassionate person who was just trying to provide what was needed for his family. That would’ve been the end of the story. I don’t know how much you pay your PR team to put all these lies together, but I would be making some budget cuts if I were you. They dropped the ball on this one Eldrick. I mean lets face it. Nobody gets in a car wreck as little as yours was and comes out with injuries that leave you lying in the street with that many cuts and bruises and going in and out of consciousness. Your air bags didn’t even deploy for Christ sake! I mean when you sell that car, I hope the next person who buys it asks for the car fax. The report will read something like this. Cadillac SUV with rear window smashed out by golf club. I mean I think that ups the resale value, if it was Tigers vehicle.

I understand your trying to protect your family and privacy, but you signed up for this along time ago. You’re the biggest and richest sports figure in the world. The public is going to follow you and want to know as much about you as possible. When baseball players get caught on the juice, most of them come out and talk about it. That is just the way it is. You are ruining your image by avoiding the situation all together. Be a man Tiger and own this. It is pretty obvious that you have had some affairs. There is too much incriminating evidence against you. They have saved texts, voicemails, and stories that prove these affairs, allegedly. I would like to give big ups to Jesper Parnevik, who is a golfer that introduced Tiger to his wife. She use to be a nanny for the Parnevik family.Take a look at what Parnevik said, “I really feel sorry for Elin, since me and my wife were at fault for hooking her up with him. We probably thought he was a better guy than he is. I would probably need to apologize to her and hope she uses a driver next time instead of the 3-iron." I mean that shit is hilarious. This is like a soap opera on NBC. Tiger, if I was your wife right now I would be filing those divorce papers ASAP. I know there is a prenuptial agreement, but still the woman is going to get paid. I wonder if she would get any of the green jackets in the divorce. Maybe a U.S. Open trophy, I don’t know.

Queen James

NB here and boy do I have some venting to do today. First off, let me state my opinion; Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA hands down. There is no one better. Queen James is a great player but not the best. He does carry the Cleveland Lebrons and when he is not in they are not good. I dont know if this will happen but I would not be surprised if the Queen never wins an NBA championship because of the way he acts. The god of basketball does not take kindly to guys who show up their teammates and if the ball doesn't go in has to whine and say he got fouled. Newflash Queen sometimes you miss and its not because you were fouled. Let me take you back to Conseco fieldhouse Feb of last year Joey Crawford makes the best call of his career the Pacers hit 2 free throws to go up 2 pts on the Cavs with .04 on the clock. (which .04 is enough time for a catch and shoot) The ball is inbounded and where is Lebron? Already off the floor in the lockerroom. At that moment I knew Lebron was a punk. Would Jordan do that? No! He would have played better defense to not let it happen. Back to now last Friday the Lebrons played the Pacers and the Queen was back yelling at officials and cursing the fans. Yes the fans got in the Queens head. Queen James had 2 separate altercations with the fans the first one resulting in his buddy who sits on the bench to tell the Queen nice job, getting a security guard because Bron Brons fellings got hurt because someone said Kobe's better. Below is my letter to the NBA league office about the Queens night. I will never respect the Queen and from here on out to me he will be known as Queen James the Punk.


To whom it may concern,

I attended the Pacers Cavs game on Friday January 20th and as I left the game I was disgusted with the acts of Lebron James. I am a Pacers season ticket holder and have been going to games my whole life and I don't think I could have lost more respect for one NBA player, than I did that night. Lebron is a great player, and like in every league, people are going to yell things and when that happened Friday night his behavior was totally unacceptable for any grownup or professional athlete. Quite frankly, it had me questioning why I would support a league that would let its star player act like that. Both of the incidents happened in the 2nd half. First a group of fans were yelling things toward the Cavs bench such as "we want Kobe", "Kobe is better" things of that nature. Not one time did a fan curse or say anything inappropriate. Lebron had a friend who was sitting behind the bench get a police officer to go ask them to be quiet. The police officer was sitting behind the bench all night and didn't say anything but Lebron was suddenly offended so the Police officer makes them stop? What did he miss that Lebron suddenly heard? Also, during that time Lebron was mouthing things to the fans that to me looked to be vulgar. That incident was far less bothersome than the 2nd incident. In the wake of Lebron's comments about the NFL; a group of fans had printed signs that read "Lebron vs. Peyton". The fans behind the bench were asking Lebron about going to the NFL and were yelling at him about the NFL as the Pacers played better- again no curse words were yelled. At the next timeout Lebron proceeded to walk towards the fans in the front row behind the bench and yell obscenities at them. He called them multiple curse words while standing with one leg on the bench as security intervened. Then, after the time out when the situation had calmed down, he yelled more things at the fans. In the state of the NBA economy, how can Lebron do that? The NBA has to do it better than any other league. Does the NBA really want its marqee player cursing and yelling at fans while there are children right in front of him? What kind of message is he sending to those kids? I am embarrassed to be an NBA fan and have no idea how I can ever support a player like Lebron after Friday night. The NBA has to protect the fans as much as the players, but in this case Lebron should not be protected. He instigated the whole matter when he aggressively approached the fans and yet the fans were the ones surrounded by the Police. Lebron should be shaking hands and telling people thank you for supporting his league. I grew up around professional baseball and played college football I know fans can bother players but there is no excuse for what Lebron did that night. The word that keeps coming to mind is disgusted. I couldn’t imagine what kind of things would happen to me with my business if I treated my customers like that? The reality is the NBA fan and NBA player will become more detached if this continues to happen. I appreciate you reading this and hope someone will contact me about this matter.

Patriots vs. Colts

Hello sports fans. What the hell is going on? I don’t know about you but I am about as excited as one can get for an NFL game. Unless you live in a barn with no power you should know that the Patriots and the Colts are playing Sunday night on NBC. I’ve been losing sleep at nights over this game. Brady is back in town with that cheater of a coach they got in the hoodie. I mean I feel like a 6 year old at Christmas before I received my ghostbuster proton pack and that little machine they used to trap the ghosts. My brother Jason and I did some serious work with those proton packs and ghost trapper thingy. “Don’t cross the streams Jason!” Slimer and the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man had nothing on us. Jesus I’m sorry folks I got a little carried away there with the Christmas gift, back to the game.

First off I would like to thank NBC for picking this game up on Sunday night. Why, you might ask? Well as a Colts season ticket holder this year we begin our tailgate at 8 a.m. every game day, Brian and Nate are the veterans of the group. Actually I take that back I don’t know that I should thank NBC now that I think about that. That gives our group that tailgates, 12 hours to take part in binge drinking activities in our spot at the Delaware and South street lot. This has bad news written all over it. Most people have asked me, “Are you seriously going to start at 8 a.m. ?” As my good friend Nate tells them, “If it were easy everyone would do it.” I feel like there should be a helicopter on stand by if any of us need life lined, maybe a cute nurse with an IV at the tailgate. We sit in the end zone in section 625. That is one hell of a walk up the stadium and I sure as hell won’t be in any shape to put forth a good effort in making that walk. I might have to leave the tailgate at like 4 just to get there by kickoff. On Sunday I will probably be able to smell the booze coming off everybody in our section considering they got half a day to drink before the game starts. There is a 99.8 percent chance I will be calling into work on Monday (cough, cough). I think I’m coming down with a fever and the only prescription is more beer and a Colts win! You can’t win them all if you don’t win the first 9. See below for some of the section 625 crew. Brian is wearing the football glasses, Megan is voting for world peace, and I could use a refill on my beer. What else is new.

Now let’s talk about the actual game plan the Colts need to imply. On defense there is a semi clone of Bob Sanders, since his career is over in Indy. He goes by the name Clint Session. Bill Polian is a genius. Year after year this guy just plugs in no name college players into a system and turns them into studs. Session is a beast and should have a pretty good game. One key matchup is if Matt Light plays for the Pats or not. Even if Light does play I still believe Freeney wins this matchup. Freeney is on a tear this season and Light won’t be close to 100%. The Colts have 22 sacks on the season. The Colts are starting 2 rookie defensive backs, thank god Moss is getting older and not as good as he use to be. I give the edge to the Pats still but I do like the athleticism those DB’s bring to the table. The Colts are only giving up 13.5 points a game. On the other hand the Pats give up only 14.4. I am going to go out on a limb and say those numbers are going to go up after this week for both teams. Now let’s talk Colts offense vs. the Pats D. Peyton Manning is averaging 315 yards passing a game. I mean it’s not out of the question that he could reach 5,000 yards passing this year. Insane! I don’t see why he can’t light up this Pats secondary. Merriweather is banged up and may not even play. The Colts have given up the fewest sacks allowed this season and the Pats have only gotten to the QB 15 times in 8 games. So Peyton should have all day to throw and use that play action. Dallas Clark is having a career year along with Reggie Wayne having another pro bowl year as usual. The Colts have struggled with the run game, but the past couple games Addai and Brown have shown signs of life. So we will see which run game shows up.

In closing sports fans, this game should be a dandy. Who wins? I don’t know for sure. I am predicting the Colts will win because of these facts. The Pats are 1-2 on the road this year. I mean they lost to the Jets and Mark Sanchez. Peyton Manning shines in prime time games and he’s a tad better than Mark Sanchez. Colts WIN! Go Horse! P.S. can anyone set an over/under on how many beers I drink in the 12 or so hours I will have at the tailgate?

"Step Your Game Up!"

Good afternoon sports fans! Jeff Mac here on this Friday afternoon, I hope everyone is getting jacked up for Halloween tomorrow. If you’re not passing out candy to the kids, I hope your going to a costume party and get all liquored up. A game I like to play at these parties is who can get the drunkest. Let me just say I’m a pretty competitive person and hate losing. Make sure you all take a couple shots of Jack.Today I’m going to talk about the current situation we have with sideline reporters for football games. I was at my buddy Matt’s house last Saturday watching the Penn State vs. Michigan game. The sideline reporter they had was Holly Rowe. Ok people I’m going to be as nice as I possibly can, but man that is one ugly lady. It was also raining that day and they had her wearing some type of all blue poncho outfit. It looked like they were trying to quarantine her. I really had thought that Halloween had come a week early. I can understand why ABC would try to do that. I mean the conversation probably went something like this amongst the producers. Producer 1: “ Umm listen up guys, they sent Holly Rowe here to do the game today so we need to try and hide her on the sideline and we are not going to show her as much on camera as we might show Erin Andrews.” Producer 2: “Yea that’s a great idea, we will just give her a microphone and cover her up in a blue tarp so people won’t have to look at her. She will think that when she is talking she will be on TV, but we will just cut the video and play her audio.”

As I continued to watch football last weekend I began to take more of a notice of sideline reporters. Now to be honest I know that looks shouldn’t matter on who does what games, but it does in America. That’s just how our society works. Men want to see a young attractive reporter, which brings me to my next case. NBC has Andrea Kremer for their Sunday Night game. Last Sunday she was wearing some pink outfit with transition lens glasses. Umm not exactly taking the attractive approach there are we? One she is not attractive and two, what the hell is NBC trying to do when they tell her to wear that. No wonder NBC only does one NFL game a week. Shelly Smith is another reporter who needs to get the axe. She is not cute and I don’t want to see her while I’m watching football. Now Suzy Kolber isn’t bad looking at all. In fact if I got liquored up and did an interview with her, I might want to kiss her, Ala Joe Namath. Go get em Broadway Joe! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc65NC44dSk

My solution to this problem is easy people. Clone Erin Andrews. She is the mecca of sideline reporters. Any reporter who has a stalker that travels from hotel to hotel and tries to videotape them is legit. In fact when Erin Andrews is doing a game they need to have an automatic picture in picture. By that I mean have her on the big screen and have the game in the small box in the corner of the TV. Okay people obviously I know this can’t happen, but come on game producers. It’s time to retire some of these old veterans and bring in a new draft class of new young talent. I’m sure there are some college co-eds ready to do just about anything “wink, wink” to get that reporter job. Don’t be stupid now producers it’s ok to use your seniority on these future entry level reporters. I know I would, if I was single. In closing I take a quote from Floyd “Money” Mayweather. “Step your game up!” TV networks. Have a safe Halloween and football weekend sports fans.