Football Season is ON!!

I am, as we speak, watching the first football game of the season!! The game pits the fabulous superbowl champs Pittsburgh Steelers against the Tennessee Titans! Good lord, I'm so excited. Seems like this season was taking it's ever-loving time to begin. And these boys obviously need to do something with their time. Talk about causing trouble and getting into all kinds of mayhem! I dunno, is it just me? But haven't the boys been especially naughty this year? And in other news, looks like Brandon Marshall's whining has paid off for him. Again, he has proven the old adage that if you deliver for a team, you hold the "powers that be's" balls in your hands. Notwithstanding that Marshall is a wide receiver, the pun was intended. All I can say is, they couldn't stand to lose a another star player after letting Jay Cutler go. Also, we got quarterbacks scoring 90 million dollar contracts, and some quarterbacks taking pay cuts in order to attract good players to their team. Whoo! Fun times, let the games begin!!! :D

USC, Baby!

My friend Craig filled me in on this awesome site dedicated to the strong tradition of USC in sports. Just thought I'd mention it here for all of us Trojans to appreciate. Go check it out! Even though I'm a tad concerned about what we're gonna bring out on the field this year, I'm still as excited as ever to watch us play. We have a freshman quarterback and a practically whole new defense, but we're still going in ranked number 4! FIGHT ON! We play Ohio State this weekend, all we can do is our best. Anyway, click here for the site. And enjoy this wonderful video. :)

A-Rod Grabs a Handful!!

I guess Alex Rodriguez is a boob man! Dude copped an easy feel from a Toronto police woman as he collided with her during the NY Yankees game with the Blue Jays last night. Well, I'm actually happy for him that he got a chance to touch a real woman, with some meat on her bones, since he's dating practically boobless Katie Holmes. LOL!

The Great Brazilian Hope....

Well God bless him, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has gotten his swagger back! Not only did he win by decision against the MMA dinosaur Randy Couture in UFC 102, but after the fight he called out the jolly blond giant himself Brock Lesnar! I was SO excited to hear him mention the word "Lesnar" among the other almost unrecognizable English words he spoke through his heavy Brazilian accent during the post fight interview last Saturday night. Some may recall that after Lesnar destroyed Frank Mir in their heavyweight belt rematch fight, I prayed openly for someone to come down from wherever to give Brock a GOOD beat down. Looks like my prayers may have been answered! I think Nogueira has what it takes to beat Lesnar. He has stellar jujitsu skills, so when Brock does his usual "take a man down to ground and pound," Nogueira may just have something for him down there. I would love to see this cornfed Nordic throw back get submitted in round 2, so he can't claim that Nogueira "just got lucky" like he did when Mir submitted him in less than a minute in their first match. And this Nogueira win would be even more sublime because Mir beat him, giving him his first knockout loss, in UFC 92. So looks like Nogueira vs. Lesnar is going to happen! Let's get ready to rumble!! :)

Sportsbar Anyone?

Are there any other ladies out there who LOVE going to sports bars?? Well, maybe it's just me, but I LOVE them. It's common practice for me to make a lunch date with a gal pal and pick a sports bar for the hook up spot. My friends are often baffled by my choice when we get there, but I pay them no mind and nudge them in anyway. It's not uncommon for me to have one eye and ear in the conversation, and the other eye and ear focused on the myriad sporting events being displayed on multiple TV screens. Yes, lunch dates usually have a dual purpose for me....and they often include sports. Heck, I even enjoy going to Hooters!! I'm secure enough, mainly because my hooters are often bigger than the Hooter waitresses, LOL. Anyway, I love the smell and color of the dark leather seats, the naked walnut/oak wooden tables, the dark tone colors that encompass the design schemes, and the low mumble of male voices drinking tall ones that usually make up the sports bar experience. But then again, maybe that's just me. :)

Screeeeech!

Well, looks like the CFL read my blog after all! LOL, O dear how arrogant of me. But seriously, two days after I blog about Adam "Packidee Wack-man" Jones being signed to play for one year with a team in Canada, reports surface that the team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, won't be signing Sir Sin-a-lot after all. Looks like they've come to their senses, and checked out his background. My question is, why didn't they do this before hand?? It's not like any of this guy's antics over the years have been a secret. How could they have been so obsessed with winning games that they were willing to consider signing him in the first place? This is why I am enjoying reading Tony Dungy's book "Uncommon." He talks a lot about "character" and how the Colts organization has a rule about only drafting or accepting players based on their character as well as their abilities. In fact, he said that when they evaluate players in the NFL draft they have a category on their evaluation forms called "DNDC" or "Do Not Draft because of Character." This practice is exactly why the Colt's have had such a successful run for the past 10 years, and why Dungy had been such an integral part of their success. That said, I really think this Jones kid needs to go back to the basics before he tries to run with the big boys again. He needs a life do-over, and there's no shame in that. The shame is in him thinking that he can go around showing his azz and expect life not to kick it. LOL

Pacman, Wack-man!

Could folks PLEASE stop financing Adam "Pacman" Jones' road to destruction? Please? Someone please just gently nudge this fella towards the light instead of giving him money. Sigh...deep, heavy sigh...I guess Pacman is using his 8th pro football life to play in the Canada Football league (CFL) for one year. Yes, CANADA, how desperate. I wanted to wish this kid well LAST YEAR. I wanted to believe he could get his act together and use his talents when the Cowboys picked him up. Alas, I think he is just too stripper-whipped to be of any good to himself or any professional sports organization. Thus, he left the country to play and practice his debauchery in peace. Seriously, they say that "youth is wasted on the young" and this guy proves that. I don't want to be a sour puss, but I just can't get optimistic about his career move. I don't think he will EVER make it back to the NFL. The NFL only had one bad boy golden ticket and they just gave it to Michael Vick. Granted, Pacman has never been incarcerated, but he might as well have been! He has been doing nothing but being a colossal pain in the arse since he first got drafted (pun intended)! Anyway, I won't watch a single Canadian football game, and I hope he plays a few more years there and finds God. And if he decides to try his hand at a rap career, I'll SCREAMMMMM! LOL