LT Has Left the Building....

Well, I always said I didn't want his career to end up like this, but Ladanian Tomlinson was released yesterday from the San Diego Chargers....very sad indeed. I mean, I saw it coming...so did he, but I was hoping he would just retire before he had to suffer the embarrassment and pain of being ASKED to leave, ya know? To be honest, LT is an old running back, most of them don't last as long as he has. And he has had a few marginal and just flat out bad years lately. He's been injured a lot, a sure sign that his body is feeling a little battered. Okay, a LOT battered. Poor thing. Actually, I really didn't understand why he was trying to hang in there so long, he's a sure shoe in for the Hall of Fame already. I was hoping that this would finally convince him he should retire. Then I realized...LT has no super bowl ring!! And I have to admit, he just can't go out like that! It's the same reason T.O. keeps playing musical teams instead of just retiring to celebutante heaven. He wants a ring too! I guess, they both feel like even if you have to reel them in sitting in wheelchairs, and they are sharing a locker with their grandsons, they just gotta get their ring! We know how T.O. has managed since he's pimped himself out to any team who shows interest, but where will LT go from here? He's clearly not done yet...so the question is, where can he go where he won't feel like a second fiddle? Or like it's a mercy sign on? He definitely won't be the starter, so is the number two RB title gonna work for LT? Only time will tell, and we'll see who bites. Godspeed LT!

Oh Manning!

What a game! What a season! I called it, and it was amazing that it came true. The two teams who deserved to be in the superbowl the most actually ended up facing each other. What a perfect culmination to a season where they topped all the other teams in wins and in the case of the New Orleans Saints, even in points! The Colts and the Saints match up will be legendary in superbowl history, no doubt. It was a perfectly played game by both teams, yet, of course, everyone knows that the Saints won, bless their hearts. I must admit, I was certainly rooting for them. How can there be a professional NFL team in existence that has NEVER gone to OR won a superbowl game?? Just seems hard to fathom. It's wonderful to see Drew Brees finally getting the recognition as a quarterback that he is deserved; maybe he might even garner the salary he deserves too now (talk is, he's the 17th highest paid quarterback in the league). I'm sure he gets SO tired of all the Peyton Manning mania. And speaking of which, Peyton reportedly didn't even go over and congratulate Brees! No handshake from Pey Pey...booooo what a disgrace! He should at least be happy for Brees, he knows how it feels to finally win a superbowl title after years of hard work. Goodness, he just won his first a couple of years ago. And I'll just go on out and say it...Pey Pey blew the game, LOL. Some folks are trying to lay the blame on Hank Baskett for letting the ball bounce off of him during the Saints on side kick...but nah. At that point, the Colts were still winning and they even scored again very soon after the third quarter began. It was that interception Peyton threw in the fourth quarter. Sorry!! Anyway, what a great game, I'm still reeling about it. Congratz to the Saints on a season and job well done! :D

When Will They Just Let Kobe be??!!

For the love of Pete! When will they STOP comparing Kobe to every basketball player that EVER loved?? Seriously...if so many people are interested in discrediting him, why is he always the marker for greatness?? Is so and so better than...Kobe?...and is so and so is better than Kobe? Geez Louize! Just let the man play ball! The new comparison o'day is Magic Johnson. Some manboy journalist, because journalists have nothing better to do than make man lists and create pissing contests, started the discussion on "who is the ultimate, all time BEST Laker." This on the cusp of Kobe breaking Jerry West's most points scored for the Laker organization. Geesh, couldn't even let the man relish in a huge accomplishment without trying to put him in his imaginary place. It's pathetic. So, the "boyz" have been discussing it, and what a surprise! Most say Magic Johnson is the ultimate bestest Laker player EVER..not Kobe. Now I'm a huge Magic fan, the man personifies basketball, but are they serious? If God wills, Kobe has at least five more years on the court. Five more years to break WAY more records that magic was ever in the running for. So let's just be real guys. These guys, HA! They had to literally event new criteria for what makes a player great in order to edge Kobe out of the spotlight. "Well, well...magic has..nobbier knees than Kobe..he's paid his dues, THAT'S why he's the bestest Laker player EVER." Get out of here with that garbage. poor Kobe. People complain about him being arrogant, but he basically has to be in order to front off all the madness being thrust at him out there in the media. *sigh* Boyz will be boyzzz! :D

I was RIGHT!

I called it...yep, I called way back when in the beginning of the NFL season that the two (then) undefeated teams would and SHOULD meet each other in the Superbowl. And guess what happened? The Saints and the Colts are those two teams!!! WOOOOO! Well, I'm not surprised, they truly were the best two teams this year. It's also interesting that it came down to the best three teams being in the running: Saints, Vikings, and Colts. Not sure how the New York Jets slithered their way into playing for the Superbowl shot....*pregnant pause to ponder*....yeah, just glad that Peyton Manning and the Colts put that young whipper snapper Mark Sanchez in his place. I mean, don't get me wrong. he had a GREAT season and as a fellow Trojan I am proud of him, but we really don't need no rookie quarterbacks going to the Superbowl! Who would be able to tell him anything after that if he did? Dude is already from Southern Cal, big head city, he doesn't need to add an historical accomplishment to his resume! But anyway, I am happy for both Superbowl bound teams, and I think it's the perfect match-up. I just hope that the Saints shake off their "first time going to the Superbowl" high well before the game on February 7. Sometimes, performing well on one special occasion can be a deterrent for continuing the trend. not sure who I am rooting for yet, but I just hope it's a good game! :D

Coaching Conundrum!

Whew! Seems like coaches in the NFL and the NCAA are being passed around like two dollar hoes nowadays! LOL, "pimping ain't easy, and that is nowhere more true right now than in the sports world. Players are pimping, coaches are pimping, EVERYBODY is chasing that dragon, that almighty dollar and the word "loyalty" has nothing to do with sports any more. In fact, today, being athlete or a coach can be seen as one's "hustle." LOL. So in true hustler fashion, Pete Carroll decided to leave USC to go coach the Seattle Seahawks. I'm not mad at him! Dude's gonna make 7.5 million a year, and was given a 35 million dollar contract deal over five years. he paid his dues at USC. And the NCAA sanction probability notwithstanding, USC garnered a "sweet young thang" in the person of Lane Kiffin (the former NFL bad boy coach for the Oakland Raiders). Kiffin had just been hired as the coach for Tennessee a year ago, but decided to drop them like a hot potato in order to come back to sunny Cali. Now that's GANGSTA! This week started out with a lot of conjecture, confusion, and as a veritable conundrum...and methinks it's probably not over yet. There is a lot of Carroll/Kiffin hating out there among fans, and even among some people in the media. Crazy days, crazy times for sports when coaches nowadays don't seem to care that much about building a legacy...at least not when it comes at the expense of them getting "the job they always wanted" (*wink* at Lane). Hee hee!

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is DONE!

Yes, the fight is off.....that's all I have to say about that.....Oh, and that I'm not surprised one bit...that's it.....And this, Wow! Talk about soap opera worthy drama. Ahem, was all the bickering, suing, and accusing necessary?Is this just an indication that boxing is truly dead? That it's been killed by the MMA monster? Please, don't doubt me, this is a HUGE blow to boxing as a sport. When a sport is already dying out, the last thing it needs to do is completely leave a bad taste in the mouths of the last few fans it has. So ummm, not gonna really take much seriously in the boxing world for a while. Besides, next thing you know, Pacquiao will be working on jiujitsu and muay thai and saying he wants to take on BJ Penn! Stay tuned, kids! LOL

Playoff Party!

Wow, this season seemed to fly by! Now it's time for the REAL excitement: the playoffs! I can say that there are a few surprises as well as disappointments at the end of the regular season. Some teams performed better in the later hour, and some performed worst! Like what in the WORLD happened to the New Orleans Saints? Egads! it seems they have imploded. Don't get me wrong, they are still in the playoffs, but they have now lost 3 games in a row. Thus, they aren't going into the playoffs with a bang, ya know? It seems they are a tad beat up from trying to keep that undefeated record. I do think they may have pushed themselves a little too hard in the regular season, and it's coming back to haunt them. On the other hand, who opened the gate and let the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs?? NOOOOO! I am still mad at them for letting my boy T.O. go, and I am no real fan of that "divo" Tony Romo. Hopefully they will do what they always do, what they have done since the mid 80s in the playoffs: LOSE their first game.....okay...maybe that is way harsh. I guess I shouldn't really hate the game, just the player, lol. I am actually looking forward to seeing what all the teams do in the playoffs. personally, I think the Vikings have the Superbowl rings this year (though I can't say I'd be happy about that either). At any rate, congrats to all of teams who played their butts off and made it in! Kudos and let the games REALLY begin!!