Alright fellas, time to get away from LBJ talk!  Can’t beat the combination of Bill Burr, Jason Whitlock, and Beeze so it’s time to move on!  There's so much douchebaggery out there, so let’s come up with some different shit, shall we???

World Cup.  Espana wins the World Cup, congratulations.  What does Holland have?   Joran Van der Sloot – Karma’s a bitch ain’t it Dutch Boys?  Hey Dutch Soccer player, way to look worse than whining NBA players. 

Speaking of fat, drunk, and stupid, we come to you…

ESPN.  Way to open up the floodgates Mothership, now the NHL’s version of LBJ (Kovalchuk) wants his one hour special.  What, did you think that was a one time shot?  For my part - no more!  ESPN, you're the TMZ/MTV of the sports world.  You don't bother with simple highlights and interviews anymore.  I know boycotts don't work and I'm not advocating one, but unless its NFL or Australian Rules Football,  ESPiN doesn't exist in my book – unless they give me some good material to rant on. 

MLB.    Don’t look now, but the Colorado Rockies are starting to heat up!  You know things have to be going that way when Dexter Fowler goes yard…

Gotta love the fact that Cliff Lee was traded to the Rangers, who snuck up and punked the Yankees.  Hey MLB, if you tire of the Yankees always winning, this is EXACTLY what you need to do - stop trading with them in July! 

NBA Free Agency.  So for all this free agency salary dumping, what do the New York Knicks have to show for their (and their surrogates in the media) hard work?  Amare Stoudamire, Raymond Felton, and three players from the Golden State Warriors.  Nice job, Donnie Walsh!

Dallas keeping Brendan Haywood was great.  Kyle Korver and Carlos Boozer to Chicago?  OK, I guess.  Jermaine O’Neal to Boston?  Does dude have anything left in the tank?  And what about “Crack Fu”?  Where does he go from here, Atlanta?  Nah, it wouldn’t shock me if he is calling Miami and saying “Do ya fancy another go?”… 

David Stern, I caught your smarmy little press conference today.  After that, I’m more convinced than ever that you had something to do with LBJ going to Miami – well before July 8^th I might add!

College Basketball.  If reports out of TSN are accurate, Former North Carolina legend Dean Smith is having some medical troubles.  The family has requested privacy, so I will honor it and hope for the best. 

Australian Football League.  Hey Zig, every once in awhile, you kinda make your way to my blog.  This is for you:

Got to watch the footy yet again Friday night.  Geelong Cats and Hawthorne Hawks.  Close and low scoring.  Came down to a last kick for Hawthorne that was short.  Seems like these two have a history, and on more than one occasion, I was expecting a throw down.  Geelong came out on top and it seemed to take the starch out of the Hawks.

CFL.  Calgary at Hamilton (Saturday Afternoon Football).   Seemed like some good action, especially at the end with two field goal attempts with less than :10 left in the game.   I’m sorry, I think it’s exciting and I really like the three down pinball type offense.  Hell, it still comes down to the last few plays.

NFL.  Gotta wonder how things are gonna go in South Florida during late autumn.  Football has always been king in Miami, but now with the new Heat roster, will the Dolphins lose the fans attention in November and December?

Terrell Owens to San Diego?  Don’t dismiss it so easily.  They’ve got WR issues, a smack running QB, lots of drama, and the Chargers are close to that cesspool known as Hollyweird, where TO has made no secret of wanting to be when his NFL career ends.  San Diego is “tailor-made” for TO!

Question of the Week - Comedy/Charity Roast of Coach Bob Knight.  Mark September 18^th on your calendar boys and girls because this ought to be great!  It’s being done for charity but can you imagine the F-bombs going off that night?  In the immortal words of Dickie V “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?”.  I wanna see tape of this!  The General is gonna go Sprewell within 30 minutes!

Rant of the week – Lindsay Lohan .  Thanks Judge for putting this skank where she belongs – in fact judge, send her there for 90 more days for contempt of court for calling you a fucking bitch!  Finally, a celebrity that’s held accountable.  Of course, she’ll do less than three weeks, but maybe it’ll scare her straight.  At least after Paris Hilton’s stay we didn’t have to hear any more from that “Woman”.

Lame Rant of the week – Jesse Jackson .  Jesse Jackson is basically nothing more than a pathetic and tragic carciature of a figure who could have done so much more to unite America, rather than work in concert with others to divide it while making money by taking advantage of said divisions.  Why couldn’t he have stuck to (and taken seriously) the teachings of Dr. King?  Do I really need to say more?  Yeah - hey Jesse, humanity is ever changing and evolving - people like you and all race baiters will be relegated to little more than an embarrassing footnote in human history!

Tour de France.  Fisticuffs at a bike race?  Way to go Euros you certified bicycle hooligans, first Soccer now Bike riding.  What else are ya gonna poison?

British Open.   The Grand old game is back where it belongs – St. Andrews!  Let’s get it on…

Guilty Pleasure.  I’ll admit it, I really enjoy watching Deadliest Catch (and Man vs. Food).  For all my bitching about reality shows, this one seems to be truly real – true men doing what they need to get by in life.  I really get into the characters, the practical jokes, and the raw emotion – I enjoyed the premise of the show.  It was with great sadness that I heard of Captain Phil’s death earlier this year, and it took guts for Discovery Channel to replay as much of it as they have, especially the hospital scenes.  I’ll watch the final episode with the Captain tonight.  Rest in Peace, my man! 

Peace and ranting forever!!!

Time for the gloves to come off and bash some mamby-pambies, so let’s get this ranting started…

ESPN.  Isn’t this July and one week before the MLB All-Star Game?  If so, then why are we sitting here listening to this garbage about NBA free agents?   On Monday, I was off and I happened to notice that ESPiN devoted probably 90% of the time I watched on the NBA.  If I was MLB, I’d be pretty upset (gotta make sure I don’t use the bad word here).  Speaking of Baseball…

MLB All-Star Game.  Hey National League, are you stupid?  You are rapidly becoming MLB’s version of the NBA’s Eastern Conference.  As I listen to the talking heads yesterday go over the All-Star rosters, I heard that Joey Votto got left off the roster (.312 BA, 19 HR, 57 RBI).    No Matt Cain?  Yeah, he’s struggled of late, but his body of work makes him deserving of a roster spot.  Worst of all in my opinion, how does Mat Latos of San Diego get snubbed?  This guy is 9-4 with a 2.62 ERA and well over 8 K’s per nine innings.  Hard to leave this guy out…

MLB fans, stop stuffing the all-star ballot box.  MLB need to take the voting out of the fans hands, but DON’T give it to the media.  The members of the Hall of Fame should be the ones to vote players in!!!

MLB.   What the hell is going on in the National League?  Talk about a crap shoot – did anybody out there have Atlanta, Cincy, and San Dawg as their division leaders coming up to the all-star break?   If you said you did, you’re lying.  Don’t get me wrong – I LIKE IT and believe that MLB needs much more of it!!!

Vlad Guerrero, comeback player of the year – I like the sound of it. 

NBA Free Agency.  The more things change, the more that they stay the same.  For the better part of two, almost three years, we have been spoon-fed this bullshit that the Summer of 2010 will be a changing of the NBA landscape.  Funny, I’m not seeing it.  When all is said and done, you will still have the Lakers and Celtics on top with the 28 ugly stepsisters. 

That being said, we now have gotten beyond Brett Favre with regard to LBJ when Betty White and the cast of that Cleveland show beg him to stay, then Ms. White suggests that she would make it worth his while.  Hey Betty, whatever do you mean?...

To the losers who did what the Heat told them and waited to greet D-Wade at the Miami airport only to find out he was on a different flight?  Are you kidding me – as if what you do makes any difference to a player who makes 25 times more money in his short career than you will in your entire life.

You know who won the Stoudamire sweepstakes?  Phoenix!!!  100 Million Dollars for a player with great offense and little to no defense?  Only the Knicks would bid against themselves and go big doing it! 

Anybody notice that now with LeBron not having the Knicks as his front-runner, the idiotic NYC media is now pushing Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks next year?

NFL Network.  Thanks fellas for putting the CFL on and giving me something to watch.  For those who might have an interest, here is the schedule for CFL games on the NFL Network:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d818ea178/article/nfl-network-will-air-canadian-football-league-games-in-2010

NFL.  San Francisco vs. Denver in London on Halloween?  That’s bad enough, but my 49ers have to lose a home game for this?  I suppose it’s better than Candlestick Park, that dumpster of a stadium that resembles and old haunted house.  Can’t wait til the new stadium opens in what, 2014?

Did anybody catch Mark Schlerith absolutely verbally abusing Albert Haynesworth?  He called Fat Albert every name in the book that he could legally call him including “crybaby” - AWESOME!

Folks, I’m not here to be the morality police – I’ll leave that to others, but I’m getting really tired of the sheer stupidity of athletes and DUI!  Is it me, or am I seeing an average of two or three arrests per week for DUI?  I certainly don’t expect athletes to be perfect, but what I do ask is that these idiots don’t go out and get behind the wheel drunk, turning their car into a lethal weapon – I have a big time problem with that.  I think it might be time for the Sheriff to step in and hold these clowns accountable.

Question of the Week – Michael Vick.  Rather than go on a rant, let’s do something different here.  What do you all think will ultimately happen with M. Vick?  If he were playing anywhere else, he’d have been run out of town on a rail, but Philly fan puts up with a lot, so I suspect the Eagles will keep him.     

Rant of the week – Hollis Thomas.  Jumping to the UFL in Omaha because you get an eight game suspension from the Sheriff?  Way to go Einstein, you play less games for less money rather than taking your punishment like a man.  Look Hollis, I know you’re 36 and closer to the end, but any chance you might have had to have one last run just went up in a puff of smoke.  By the way Gabbers, have you seen a pic of this guy?  Not the poster boy for PED’s, I’d say.  More like a contestant at a fill-in-the blank eating contest…

Hey UFL, any chance you might have had to work WITH the NFL may have just gone away.  The Sheriff is gonna want a big piece of you now – Douches!

Tour de France.  Year after year I wonder why I pay attention to this event, but I guess I just don’t know the answer.  I finally have Versus Channel (which I’m thankful for), so at least I can watch some of this.  Ordinarily I wouldn’t bother you all with this drivel, but as I caught the reviews of the stage, I couldn’t help but be attracted to all the wrecks at the end.  I felt like James Spader in the movie Crash.  But the funny part was that everybody got credit for the same time at the finish line.  Sounds stupid to me. 

Dead Zone.  Being the pimp of all things Aussie, I’d like to give you all a piece of advice on how to spend your sports time during the dead zone - Friday Night Australian Rules Football on one of the ESPN channels.  While I still don’t totally get the rules, there is non-stop action and some good hitting going on out there.  Catching something from Australia never sucks!  So take a tip from Uncle Fan and put it on the telly at the Tavern, Mo!!!

In case you want to follow the league, here’s the web site:

http://www.afl.com.au/

Peace and ranting forever!!!

No douchebaggery here boys and girls, I’m just celebrating the birthday of the greatest nation God ever created.  Oh yeah, there just might be a few sports related takes in the middle!  But first the important stuff:

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world…

*** WWW.Archives.gov

Now here’s a great American:

Hey Boston, in honor of you, let me drop a little Boston Pops on ya…

And how ‘bout this from last year’s performance with the Pops:

There ain’t too many original sports takes, but let me take a stab at a few:

Carlos Zambrano, are you stupid or just plain crazy?  Calling out your teammates for their lack of hustle and then trying to start shit in the dugout?  It probably would have been better for Derek Lee to beat the shit out of you, it might have straightened you out!  But leave it to Ozzie Guillen to be the funny man – “If Don King sees that – that’s two big boys.” – that’s classic!   Hey, I have an idea, send Zambrano to the White Sox to play for Ozzie, and let A.J. Pierczynski to catch for him.  Now that’s a pair to draw to…

Wimbledon – Andy Roddick got punked again?  I will say that watching Wimbledon isn’t always a bad thing, and with the final scheduled for the 4^th of July, it would be a nice way to start the holiday.

Hockey needs to be desperate for a Canadian team to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup in the near future.   San Jose might be my NHL team, but I’m adopting a Canadian team.  That’s right boys, I’m a Canadian Hockey mercenary looking for a team to pimp – so long as it ain’t Montreal!  My first thought was Vancouver, but I kinda like Calgary and Edmonton. 

Speaking of Canada, can we go away from ridiculous Basketball, and let’s start with some Football?

Let’s get this six month pigskin party started.  Nothin’ wrong with a little CFL action to wet the appetite, eh?  As I’ve said before, I’m a BC Lions guy, but hell, I’ll take anybody outside of Montreal!  Hotch, drop a little CFL knowledge on us for a blog, will ya?   Cleo Lemon is the starting QB for the Toronto Argos? 

Back to the America and specifically the 4^th of July…

Question of the Week -  Who wins the Coney Island Hot Dog eating contest?

Hey look, it’s another America tribute – Charlie freaking Daniels:

Alright boys and girls, have a great time celebrating the 4^th of July.  Slam the BBQ, Watermelon, and Fred Lites, and enjoy the fireworks, but above all stay safe!  Let me leave you with the only freaking thing I even remotely like about New York City:

Hello boys and girls.  Oh yeah its that time again, so grab a stool, pop the top off a Fred Lite, and let Uncle Fan gets this freaking venom out of his system.  This won’t be pretty, so if you object, ah, never mind…Lots of rants so let’s get to it!

Golden Tate.   This dude gets a “trespassing warning” for busting into a “gourmet” donut shop at 3 AM because the Maple Bars are “irresistible”?  Never mind the trespassing, I want to know what constitutes a “Gourmet” Donut shop?   Can any cop out there tell me?  Not the law suckas, the donuts!!!

World Cup 2010.  Call me greedy but dammit USA, ties suck - Why didn’t you beat England?  Oh, and since I bash whiny athletes, hey England – you spent more time whining to the refs and flopping than the Celtics and Lakers combined, and that’s saying something.   BITCHES!!!

On to other matters, any time a Euro team loses to a team from somewhere else in the world, I celebrate.  Nice job South Korea, beating the Greeks was alright with me!   

Australia, you know I’ve got nothing but love for you certified lunatics, and watching you get smoked by Germany like that broke my freaking heart!  Come correct next game boys!

Oh, and while I’m ranting on Soccer, I realize that these Kazoos are a form of music to South Africans and while I’m definitely all about respecting culture, PLEASE TAKE THOSE KAZOOS AND SHOVE THEM UP YOUR COLLECTIVE ASSES!

Aaron Rodgers.  Aaron Rodgers regretting public comments he made about Tony Kornheiser and Ron Jaworski?  Hey Aaron, not only would I not regret them, I’d damn sure demand anybody to prove me wrong!  Is there anybody out there who truly believes that Kornholio knows anything about sports?  As for bashing Jaworski, dude may have an amazing knowledge of football mechanics, but at times he can be annoying.  Perhaps the Polish Rifle should get a life, he spends far too much time in the tape room. 

MLB Hall of Fame voting.  Some of us were talking this weekend about improving Baseball, and I think it was Jeff who mentioned revising who can vote for entry into the HOF.  Baseball writers have an agenda and I for one don’t want them voting people in.  I personally believe it should be members of the Hall of Fame themselves who get a vote, with perhaps integrating some form of internet voting from fans, but only worth at most 25%, lest there be ballot stuffing. 

Nate Davis.  Now here’s a guy worth cheering for (yes, I’m being positive for once!).  The 49ers third string QB has dyslexia and dude is spending every waking hour working to try and overcome this and get himself to the level of 2^nd string.  A QB with dyslexia and he makes it all the way to the NFL?  Props to him.  I’ve seen dude in August, and he has a boatload of natural talent.  The 49ers are really hoping that he comes strong next month when training camp opens, they’ve said they’re rooting for him and are hoping that he speeds his process along.    Personally, I’d love to see this kid make it!  It would be a wonderful story of perseverance for kids who are diagnosed with this and might need a little encouragement.

Vince Young.  OK, so we had the good with NFL QB’s now let’s hit the bad note.  Hey VY, getting yourself involved in an “assault” at a strip club in Dallas?  What, was Adam Jones not available for a personal appearance?  Ben R. still stuck on the farm?  Come on VY, you say you’re trying to fix yourself, but rolling in a strip club on a Saturday night?  Dude, you’re just beggin’ for trouble.

U$C.  OK, so USC gets some form of penalty, but a piece of advice for the NCAA, don’t strain your tendons patting yourselves on the back – it took you what, five years to nail the Trojans for one violation in Football, and three or four years to nail the Basketball program, when everybody with an ounce of common sense knew what was going on all along. 

Those who need to be punished are no longer there, but karma is in the process of kicking three of the main players of this bad situation in the nuts!  Pete Carroll saw the gravy train dying and he bailed for the NFL – which reminds me - that statement he made about U$C fighting on and knowing nothing is BULLSHIT.  Seattle is a rebuilding project at best and Carroll will be fired in two years.  As for OJ Mayo, well he’s playing for Memphis (‘nuff said).  Reggie Bush?  Pretty rough NFL career, plus having to get checked regularly because he’s been  messin’ with that Kardashian chick.  By the way Reggie, how the hell do you rate running smack after the Super Bowl when you did a whole lot of nothing?!?

New Jersey Nets.  I’ve advocated for years now that Avery Johnson should be coaching again in the NBA.  The New Jersey Nets got smart and hired him.  This is close to instant credibility.  Of course, we have to get through the NBA Draft and July’s Free Agent signings, but the Nets just might be a pretty decent destination now. 

Daunte Culpepper.  Culpepper at the height of his career was quite possibly one of the most talented QB’s out there, but even he has to know that when the only gig he can get is to play starting QB for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL, it just might be time to move on to the next phase of his life.    

College Football Realignment.   OK y’all, party’s over and nothing to see here – Texas fucked it up for everybody!  So now we know FOR SURE that realignment was nothing more than a quick cash grab and wasn’t for some form of “betterment”.  Hey Texas, may the fleas of 1000 camels infest your jock-straps, you greedy bastards!!!  You know whose blowing a hard sigh of relief right about now?  Yeah, you got it, U$C because Texas would’ve run roughshod over the Trojans.  You know who screwed themselves?  Colorado and Nebraska. 

Question of the Week.     Could there be a better spokesperson for a product than Sir Charles Barkley pimping Taco Bell?  This is almost better than the Chiuhaua – “You Quiero Taco Bell”. 

Rant of the week – Lady Gaga.  Can somebody please tell me what this “entertainer” has ever done other than going out in public looking like Ziggy Stardust’s long lost cousin?  Look Lady ho, I have no use for NYC, but how stupid do you have to be to flip off Met fans – it’s NYC for Christ’s Sake, they’ll spit on you just because.  Most baseball fans more than likely have no idea about your stupid “music” anyway, and you’re lucky you didn’t come out of there in pieces.  Try that shit at a Yankee or Philly game and I might have been eternally grateful to Yankee fan (puke) because they would’ve done damage.  Oh, and nice touch running up to Jerry Seinfeld’s Box.  Hey Seinfeld, what the hell are you thinking, you dirty boy, you.  Hey Lady hag, I have a “Poker Face” for ya…

Bonus Rant – Boating around the world.  There are some parents who are despicable!  A  16 year old little girl missed what two months of school in order sail around the world, and for what?  I guess the answer is that dear old Dad either is or was trying to sell this for reality TV?  Hey Dad, you send your 16 year old daughter on a perilous and UNSUPERVISED trek around the world, leaving her to the mercy of the sea in order to cash in?  Are you fucking kidding me?  I was in the Navy on many warships that went through that part of the world and fought seas like that and it was difficult for us – yet you put your daughter in harm’s way to make a quick buck?  Happy Father’s Day you stupid Jackass!  I don’t know you and although I shouldn’t say this - I FREAKING HATE YOU!!! 

Oh and to the Reality TV suits out there who consider putting this on TV, may you rot in HELL!

Peace and ranting forever!!!

Why John Wayne?  Why not?  Ah yes, so many rants and so little space.  I’ll pass on Music of the week, it was lame anyway. 

John “Freaking” Wooden.  So in the pantheon of sports, I defy anybody to name a better coach - You can’t – and if you say Phil Jackson, I’ll barf.  Phil could use 1/10^th of the class and humility that Mr. Wooden owned.   If there was any regret that I have about “Coach”, it was that Mr. Wooden unleashed Bill Walton on us.  Hey, everybody makes mistakes and that may have been the only one he had. 

 “Coach” was before my time, but I’ve read and heard enough to know and respect what he’s done.  It wasn’t the fact that he was a dominant coach, it was his ability to relate to everybody and anybody on a human level.  RIP, Mr. Wooden. 

World Cup 2010.  USA vs. England in the first game.  Gotta tell ya that I’ll watch only because I want to say FUCK BECKHAM!  Beat England just for that reason!

There’s already been a stampede at the World Cup?  Frickin’ hooligans.  Looked like Black Friday at a Wal-Mart on Long Island.

Ken Griffey, Jr..  Has it really been 22 years since “the Kid” stepped foot into Major League Baseball and made us all genuinely excited for the future of the game?  The guy who hit 630 Home Runs (and NEVER been accused of help in the form of chemicals), the guy who saved baseball in Seattle?   The natural who made playing Center Field seemingly so easy?  You know that music video Center Field?  Junior could fill it with his highlights!!!  My goodness, could you imagine what this guy could have done had he remained healthy – would 800 homers have been out of the question?  I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that he could have and should have been the greatest to ever play!  Best of luck in retirement, Junior!

Stephen Strasburg.  Did I hear that Bob Costas is gonna call the debut of Stepen Strasburg when they play Pittsburgh tomorrow?  Hey kid, don’t be a douche and listen to the hype.  Listen to your catcher, especially when Ivan Rodriguez comes off the DL.

Rafael Nadal.  This guy just won his fifth French Open, can we start talking about him as perhaps an equal to McEnroe, but not to the level of Borg and Laver? 

NBA Finals.  Laker fans bitching about the officiating is priceless! 

Kobe Bryant.  Kobe Bryant said the greatest thing recently – “While I’m trying to be polite, I don’t give a (expletive) about LeBron James future”.  Thank you Kobe, truer words could never have been spoken.    

On the flip side, memo to Jerry West – Kobe Bryant IS NOT the best Laker ever.  Mikan, Elgin Baylor, Abdul-Jabbar, Chamberlain, Tragic, Shaquille O’Neal, and some guy named, uh, Jerry West.   Jerry, you need to shake yourself.  Humility is one thing, but you’re “The Logo” – that alone should give you a clue.   Jason Whitlock has a great take on this.  I don’t necessarily agree, but it’s definitely a different take:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/kobe-bryant-threat-to-magic-johnson-legacy-060310

The Summit.  So we have a group of superstars discussing their plans for their futures and David Stern doesn’t seem to like it.  Why?  Because the landscape of the NBA is about to change and this could break the stranglehold that Stern, the Lakers and Celtics have on power in the NBA. 

College Football Realignment.  If you believe the rumors, that the Big 12 is about to be absorbed.  Let’s assume it’s true – where does Kansas and Kansas State go?  How ‘bout the Mountain West?  Sure makes sense from a football perspective.   The school to feel for here?  Iowa State – nobody wants ‘em.

If you think this all happens and the SEC doesn’t do anything, you’re crazy.  They’ll raid the ACC and go after Florida State (who should have went to the SEC last time they were courted), Miami, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and/or North Carolina!  Personally, I’d go with Florida State and North Carolina or Virginia Tech.

Hey Notre Dame, you want to continue to string the Big 10 along?  I personally hope the Big 10 gets tired of your act, calls your bluff, and invites Nebraska and Missouri join.  Ohio State/Nebraska would be better than Ohio State/Notre Dame anyway!   Hell, I might actually respect them again.

No matter what happens (and it seems that SOMETHING will), that leaves the ACC and Big East in the dust, unlikely to recover.  They should combine for Football and if possible add Army, Navy, and Notre Dame.  Navy could not only have its natural rivalries with Army and Notre Dame, they could start a new one with Maryland.  Notre Dame vs. Boston College in a yearly “Holy Bowl” could be decent.  Army could be an issue here, but would you miss out on a chance to pick up a service academy? 

MLB Umpires.  While I applaud Jim Joyce for his handling of a major fuck up, did I see him behind the plate of the Philly/San Dawg (NL) game?  Next, whose this douche bag umpire screwing with a lot of the players?  Can somebody please explain this jerk-off to me?

Question of the Week.  If you were to rank the four major sports commissioners, who would be the worst?  I say Bettman, only because he can’t get a TV deal with a major network.  What a butt-plug.  

Rant of the week – Joran VanDer Sloot.   What great parents who raised an arrogant piece of rich and spoiled leftist and aristocratic Euro-trash.  I’m just wondering how many other women this scumbag has killed because mommy and daddy didn’t handle his petulant ass.  You know Holland, I’ve never really given two shits about your wooden shoe, tulip lovin’, dope smoking ass one way or the other, but I hold you responsible for letting a certified murdering pervert free to troll the world and kill again.  Sure enough, this Euro-trash dirtbag didn’t disappoint. 

Hey Joran, Mr. Peruvian Bubba sends his regards and wants you to know he’s got your cell ready for ya.  Oh, and he has a little surprise for you when you get there – he knows you’ll like it.  May your spinchter be blown apart you sick freak. 

Bonus Rant – Helen Thomas.  That’s right, the Wicked Witch of the West Wing has got my attention.  I’m really having trouble with this one…

Nice job Heir Gobbels!  Did somebody bother to tell her that this is 2010, NOT 1940?   I guess some sanity prevailed somewhere - she got the message and rode off on her broom. 

Flag Day.  From hags to flags.  In case you all forgot, June 14^th is Flag Day.  Yeah, it isn’t high on the holiday list, but it’s only an observance of the adoption of our flag.  If you get a chance, hoist the flag!

Peace and ranting forever!!!