CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY!!

Are you ready for some football?

Well if you are smart, you won't pay attention to my picks for today's games (3-5 with my playoff picks).

ANOTHER SUPER BOWL CHAMPION COACH IS FIRED

BUCCANEERS FIRE JON GRUDEN!

Any chance he interviews with the Raiders?

Speaking of Super Bowl Champion Coaches- is Shanahan interviewing with any one? Maybe Tampa does now?

Interesting.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3839188

MAYBE PETE CARROLL IS RIGHT!!

Pete Carroll is getting slammed for, as far as I can tell, stating that Mark Sanchez may not be ready for the pros. Of course, Carroll must be selfish and care more about himself and his program (because of course, USC doesn't have two other High School All-American QBs on its roster!!). Pete Carroll doesn't care about Mark Sanchez.

Hey, just maybe Pete Carroll (even if he is wrong) does have Mark Sanchez's best intentions in mind.

Reminds me of 1999 when the media slammed Coach K when he stated that Will Avery made a mistake in declaring for the NBA draft after his sophomore season and only one season as a starter at DUKE. My recollection is that (and HM and TG will correct me if I'm wrong) is that Avery's mom stated that Coach K only cared about DUKE and he didn't care about her kid. Oh really, Duke already had a commitment from Jason (Jay) Williams who replaced Avery at point guard and made the ALL-ACC rookie team. Avery? Turned out to be a complete NBA bust.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Avery_(basketball)

Coach K was 100% right about Avery. DUKE- the best thing for DUKE may have been Avery leaving early and DUKE won the National Championship 2 years later with Jason Williams and Chris Duhon at the guard positions.

So just maybe, Pete Carroll is right.

ROCHELLE ILLINOIS REPORTS RECORD TEMPS

OF -37 DEGREES (YESTERDAY)!
http://www.agweb.com/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?src=StormExchange&PID=62dd58ad-0a89-442f-96c5-ee5dac14e99a

ROCHELLE, ROCHELLE!

17 BELOW! 17 BELOW ZERO!!

if I somehow thaw out- ...

ESPN REALLY GOES OUT ON A LIMB!

ESPN SportCenter keeps reporting the following "Cowboys MAY Consider Releasing Terrell Owens."

Can they be more ambiguous? Either you consider something or you don't !!

Are the Cowboys having a meeting where they stand around and discuss whether or not to consider something?!

What next-ESPN Breaking News

"Candace Parker May be Kinda Sorta Pregnant! We think. Maybe"

As my friend the Great TG says; " And they get paid to do this!"

LIONS HIRE JIM SCHWARTZ AS HEAD COACH

THE K-LINE'S FAITHFUL READER AND DEVOTED (OR DEMENTED) LIONS' FAN UIC BADGER RESPONDS: "He's no Wayne Fontes, but anything is better than Rod Marinelli!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Schwartz

WHITE SOX BRING BACK "HANDSOME" BARTOLO COLON

Personally, I would rather that the Sox sign Freddy Garcia, but there is little downside to this move. If he's not healthy or pitching well in Spring training, let him go or send him to the minors.

SAM BRADFORD JOINS TIM TEBOW IN STAYING

in school. Will one of them join Archie Griffin as the only 2-time Heisman Trophy winner?

I WAKE UP THIS MORNING TO TEMPS OF -10!!

You don't want to know the wind chill!

I guess I will just have to think WARM. How many days until pitchers and catchers report?

DAVID aka MICHAEL aka Mike MEGGETT is in SERIOUS TROUBLE

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3832238

Okay, innocent until proven guilty and all that, but based on this guy's past, he has to be locked up. At the very least, he cannot be allowed near any women!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Meggett

THE TOP 10 MOST UNFUNNY COMEDIANS ACCORDING

to CO-ED Magazine.

http://coedmagazine.com/features/lists/50803/

HM and I share a mutual dislike (dare I say hatred?) for Dan Cook. There must be a reason that Hollywood executives keep putting him in movies that suck as bad as he does. So, I assumed that maybe I am just too old for his "humor" and maybe, it is the younger crowd that enjoys his humor. Well, according to CO-ED Magazine, which I know skews to a younger audience that me- Dane Cook is #1 on this list!!

I have to add that personally, there was a time, long ago that I found Louie Anderson fairly funny, for a PG-rated comedian, and Richard Lewis is great in small dosages on "CYE", but otherwise this is a pretty good list!

WHITE SOX vs. Cubbies

White Sox mascot Southpaw (an awful mascot, as my nephew asks me: "What is he? A Dragon, a lizard?"; but he still surpasses the Cubs' two mascots- Ronnie "Woo-Woo" and The Goat!) is going to Washington for the Inaugural!!

Cubs' Fan, Gov. Rod Blago- I'm guessing he's not invited to Washington.

NY KNICK CURRY SLAPPED WITH GAY SEXUAL HARRASSMENT SUIT!

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9069736/Curry-slapped-with-sex-harassment-suit?MSNHPHMA

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmain0113,0,6286509.story?track=rss

This one is just too easy!

ALLEGEDLY- He wants gay sex, makes you clean -up his "soiled" towels, and then he calls you "Jew" and "cracker." And the worst he did as a Bull was quit in the fourth quarter. Learned well from Isiah Thomas. This one is just too easy.

TIME TO GET AWAY

Now that I have found a vacation spot- Chandler, Arizona- it might be time for me to get away from the cold and snow of Chicago for a few days. Maybe I can go to the NFC Championship game, if I don't have a heart attack!

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AIN'T THEY AWESOME!

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TALKING ABOUT THE RAVENS, CARDINALS, EAGLES & STEELERS.

WAKE FOREST DEFEATS CAROLINA

Tar Holes lose 2nd straight game.

A great end to the weekend

SOME MORE USELESS NFL PICKS

I am now 2-4 with my play-off picks (that's straight up WITHOUT the spread), so these picks are officially useless. After yesterday's games, I am really thinking about picking the Eagles. They are playing well and yesterday showed that the bye week is not necessarily a bonus. But, I 'm going with both home teams again.

Giants over Eagles

Steelers over Chargers

I JUMPED INTO MY TIME MACHINE THIS MORNING

and went back in time and I still picked Carolina!

Take that Neil Best!

http://njfrogman.blogspot.com/2009/01/neil-best-cheating-scandal-takes.html

BULLS CAN'T EVEN BEAT THE THUNDER AT HOME!

Is Vinny's job in trouble? One and done?

Better yet, is John Paxson's job finally in jeopardy? Can Pax be trusted to surround D-Rose with talent?