College Football Rant*

Since this has been football week @ Insert Title Here, I figured I would pitch a few of my thoughts about NCAA Football and the BCS:

- The BCS doesn't work!

- The game last night was lame. I watched the majority of the game and was disappointed. Florida won, but both teams play so sloppy; busted plays, interceptions and punts (back and forth).

- I do think the time off is to blame for some of this rusty play, but a championship game should be better than last night’s game (I also thought the Fiesta bowl was lame, till the 2nd half).

- Utah is not the national champion (Rick Riley) nor should they be number two.

- Alabama was overrated all season long. They can thank Nick Saben for being number one, but when Flordia (a good team) came knocking they folded.

Oh, that is enough ranting, complaining or whatever. As I told Warren, "they didn't ask us to vote, so it doesn't really matter what we say."

Regular posts to come later today…Friday Movie Pick is coming up this evening. Have a good one.

*This will be the last of the football coverage.

Tebow doesn't let the haters affect him by Pat Forde

This article hit espn.com on Tuesday 6, 2009 and I thought it was well written. Tim Tebow is a young man who has his head on straight and gives all the glory to God. Check out the link, it is worth the time.

Oh...and go Flordia. I am not cheering for OU, Keith!

Football Confession

In my previous post The Cowboys are Back & Headed to Tampa I made a bold prediction that the Dallas Cowboys would be in the Super Bowl this coming February. For those of you waiting for this:

“I was wrong!”

In my defense, I did not think the ‘boys would have a major meltdown, lack of leadership and no desire to win (maybe they had desire, but it was not reflected in their play). I am definitely not predicating the Cowboys to come back next season and be better, because at this point no off-season moves have restored my confidence in the Cowboys.

Who am I rooting for in the playoffs? The Arizona Cardinals. I would like to see Kurt Warner win another Super Bowl.

Go Cards!

Hook 'em! Ohio State 21, (3) Texas 24

Isn't it Time for Playoffs?

"I'm really disappointed for our kids that two teams we beat this season will be playing for the Big 12 Championship.”

- Mack Brown, Head Coach of the Texas Longhorns Football Team

Rant About a Letter to the NFL Commissioner

In letter to Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, 13 elected officials in Washington D.C are asking the NFL to provide free games to those in the “home city.”

"The policy leaves behind NFL fans across the country simply because they live outside cities to which the NFL has granted franchises," according to the letter from Senators Specter(R), Leahy(D), Reed(D), Whitehouse(D), Domenici (R), Enzi(R), Barrasso (R), Lieberman(I), Durbin(D), Salazar(D), Sanders(I), Allard(R), and Thune(R).

I am appalled!

I don’t completely agree with the NFL Network and do not think “buying” games is cool, but can the federal government to tell someone else how to run their business? The NFL is about making money, they can do whatever they want with their product. If the NFL wants to make all the games Pay-Per-View; than it is their choice.

Let’s take the WWE for example: Once a month the wrestling organization hosts a Pay-Per-View extravaganza, thereby blocking viewers from the “sport,” similar to what the NFL Network does. This effectively blocks two types of people: people who don’t have an avenue to purchase (those with basic cable or an antenna) and those who actually have to spend the $29.99 to pay for the event. What if the senators asked the WWE to allow those in the host city the Pay-Per-View event “free access” because they are hometown fans? Sounds like they wouldn’t be making money, but instead giving away a product they promote in order to make money.

Maybe I am over-reacting and/or don’t know what I am talking about, but I read these and see “government control.” I am all about free-access, but if the NFL or the little man on Main Street wants to allow smoking in his place of business, it is the owner’s decision, not anyone else. If they start losing business because no one is buying, than they will have to change the technique.

This will conclude my rant about how 13 US Senators should get back to work “rescuing” us from the recession, leave the NFL and other business owners alone and keep gas prices low.

Have a wonderful day.

Quote from Romo-Favre Conversation

"The only thing I said was, it's worth trying [to play] if you can deal with the pain and can function good enough with a splint," Favre said to Romo concerning the fractured finger on his passing hand.