Today I was really, really excited, mainly because I thought it was Tuesday. If it were Tuesday, I would be heading to Athens tomorrow to go on my first mission as Sports Czar of the UGA radio station and I would be one day closer to Duke vs. Davidson in which I’m picking Davidson for my bold prediction of the week (which would make sense if you listen to the Friday Pregame Show). Also, Shawshank Redemption is about to come on and I haven’t seen that in awhile, I balled outRAGEous today,  and Will called me to explain he smelled of sex and beer (to which I suggested he bottle the smell and create a cologne called John Daly — that was the least graphic photo I could find that applied). I’ve also been stroking my beard that I’ve grown for about 5 days (which means that at least two birds have taken residence) and I am in a damn fine mood.

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I wish I was writing this blog 6 months ago when Brett Favre was traded to the Jets. I was the only person I am aware of that was against the trade. I could have written a magnificent piece and would now be hailed as the second Nostradamos (better yet, I’d just be called Yestradamus — wait till the last commercial).

Now ESPN’s having a field day with the Favre saga (again) here and here.

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No sooner than I posted my frustrations with the New York Jets they decided to spiral even further out of control than I could have imagined. They fired (my boy) Eric Mangenius, tried to hire Bill Cowher and failed miserably and have now gotten on my bandwagon 6 months too late to bash Brett Favre. Serves me right for assuming the Jets had already reached their peak in their pursuit of never ending failure.

Speaking of the Favre bashing, how can he come back next season? How could you possibly be the quarterback for a team where the guy standing behind you (the tailback, Thomas Jones) is carrying the Jackhawk 9000? Pretty poor on Jones’ part. Isn’t that what a locker room is for?

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Being a New York Jets fan may be the most annoying team to support in all of sports. This year, they have gone above and beyond to truly disappoint me. The Jets are more annoying than receiving “Maybes” on a Facebook RSVP.

(Speaking of which, can’t Facebook add a couple more options for the plethora of undecided, incapable of making a decision, politically correct masses? How about, Confirmed, Probably, No but I don’t want to appear to be saying “No” to you, Are you kidding? and I’m legit busy. I’m going to email Mark Zuckerberg)

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First off, Yes, it is 7 a.m. as a write this. Like Jason Galloway, I’m lying in my bed and I cannot sleep. However, after reading his post I decided to do anything but write a top 10 countdown (Sorry JG, but I just can’t support anything with Tim Tebow being praised like that).

You may also be thinking that I am the only person awake/online at this hour on Christmas Eve. Well, I too had this assumption and in fact, was quite excited about it. I thought I would be able to cross off one of my life goals which is to be the only person on Facebook Chat at any particular moment. There have been about 5 other opportunities for me to have accomplished this and the anticipation has really been building. Unfortunately, Taylor Britton left his Facebook up and is online with a little crescent moon by his name. Damn you Britton, damn you (feel free to voice your displeasure here). The other thing that is killing my buzz is my internet is incredibly slow. Who the hell is online taking my bandwidth? It should be running smoothly but is going so slow that I am typing this on Word rather than Wordpress. Third, someone is definitely awake in my house because it sounds like elephants got loose upstairs. How the hell have I slept here for so long?

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In my long absence from the monster that is Samepagesports.com, many of you have probably been wondering what the hell I’ve been doing with the free time I have that I used to fill by writing here (you don’t really want to know the answer).  Truth is, I’ve been cheating on SPS. NorthFulton.com made me a better offer and I’ve been writing about UGA sports over there.

But, I’m back. Only this time in a completely different format. I’ve been looking for some sort of domain for awhile where I could truly go on rants about whatever I want sports related (or not as the case may be) and was finally inspired by Mark Titus. He writes a blog called “Club Trillion” and after reading his magic I realized it was time for me to live my dream. (I’ll give you the link to his blog and I won’t be offended if you choose to click over there and oodle his goodies. However, I will be devastated should you choose not to click the “Back” button and return to me. Check it out here)

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So, I was lying in bed the other night and had one of those “can’t get to sleep so I’ll make a sports list” nights. What? I’m the only one that has those? Oh, well, I came up with my favorite 10 college football players of all time. And by “all time” I mean since I started watching college football (around the year 2000).

 10. Mike Williams- Wide Receiver, USC

This was an extremely difficult decision, with Calvin Johnson being a close No. 11. Although both were extremely athletic figures, I just liked Williams more because it seemed like he made more exciting grabs of the one-handed type than Johnson and because his moves off the line to punish press converage were beast-like. An honorable mention All-American his freshman year, Williams seemed to come down with a jaw-dropping touchdown catch every week. In two years at USC, he caught 176 balls for more than 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns! That’s incredible for someone’s first two years of college in a major conference! After winning the Biletnikoff as a sophomore, he got screwed when the NCAA appealed the three-year rule after Williams had hired an agent, but he still managed to be the 10th overall draft pick after sitting out a year and racked up some good dough before busting.

9. Sean Taylor- Saftey, Miami

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Taylor was my favorite defensive player to watch back in the day. Whether it resulted in an interception or the de-cleating of a receiver, he was always flying to the ball. Along with winning a national championship with the Hurricanes in 2001 and getting completely robbed of another in 2002, Taylor tied a Miami record with 10 interceptions in 2003 and was a finalist for the Thorpe award. Besides the one time Florida State’s Greg Jones destroyed him, Taylor always looked like the strongest player on the field. I was deeply saddened by his death last year, and he certainly was awesome enough in college to earn my No. 9 spot. Rest in peace my man.

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You may have heard that the men’s college basketball 3 point line has been moved back 12 inches.  If you haven’t heard this you haven’t watched a minute of college basketball.  Every announcer of every game feels that it is his/her obligation to tell the fans about the new rule change.  I really can’t figure it out.  They say it 5 times per broadcast as if I was watching the game on mute up until that point.  If I had enough time it would make a killer montage like the guys on The Daily Show playing every clip where an announcer mentions the change.

I just read an article on SportsbyBrooks.com that has me speechless. I mean maybe it was a slow day and the author was bored out of his mind but come on…”Chaos to ensue”? You’ve got to be kidding me.  “Hope you like 58-56 basketball games.” Give me a break.  The three point line got moved back 12 inches. Chances are, the length of the computer screen you are reading this on is slightly greater than that distance.  Players that shoot threes regularly are going to be able to handle the switch with no problems.  Players that were ok 3 point shooters last year are going to figure out really quickly if they are 3 point shooters this year. Chances are, they have already figured it out since college teams have been practicing for 3 weeks now.  If they can’t shoot from the new distance, they aren’t going to do it in the games.  That’s how basketball works.

I’m not saying that percentages aren’t going to to down nationally, but if you think chaos will ensue or that scoring will go down dramatically you’ve got another thing coming.

Enjoy college basketball season.

taken from the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 

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Consider these factors:

• Alabama is playing its first game since moving up to No. 1 for the first time since the 1980 regular season.

• The Tide can clinch the SEC West title and the berth in the SEC championship game that foes with it.

• Oh, and to top it off, Saturday will mark the first time Nick Saban steps foot into Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge prepared to coach against the team he coached to a national championship.

Saban won the 2003 BCS national championship with LSU, and many readily give him credit for assembling the Tigers’ championship team of last year, as 17 of Les Miles’ 22 starting positions were filled with Saban’s recruits.

Now with conference foe Alabama after a two-year stint in the NFL, Saban has led the Tide to the top of the rankings, and Saturday’s showdown with his former team looks to be even more emotional than the typical SEC rivalry usually presents.

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Taken from the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Easy homecoming win for the Crimson Tide this week, right?

Maybe, but Arkansas State poses more of a threat on both sides of the ball than the average fan may realize, and the Red Wolves’ key strength happens to be what hindered Alabama during its cold spell down the stretch last year.

Plus, Alabama could be caught looking ahead to next week’s game at LSU, where a win could clinch the SEC West.

Alabama enters the last month of the regular season having lost nine straight November games dating back to 2005, with the most recent woes being four straight losses to end the ’07 season.

In that four-game skid late last year, the Tide turned the ball over nine times and had a turnover differential of minus 4. In Alabama’s stunning loss to Louisiana Monroe alone, the Tide turned the ball over four times to the Warhawks’ zero.

Now, the next small school team Alabama must play in November, Arkansas State, is tied for 20th in the nation in takeaways with 18 and third in the country in turnover differential.

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