Lately I’ve noticed a lot of bothersome issues in all things sports. Let’s take a look at the issues and decide ‘What’s Cool’ and ‘What’s Not’. What’s Cool? Twitter What’s Not? Tweeting while on the bench If it can’t wait until after the game, toss your phone to the towel boy and let him do it. More than likely, he has already tweeted about how close he is to you. I mean honestly, if there [...]

Did you hear about Desmond Howard and Phil Simms almost throwing down during Super Bowl week? After the incident, Desmond took to twitter to recount that time when the 50+ year-old, white Super Bowl MVP quarterback almost ended his existence. Was it for sympathy? Was it because it’s the only news he’ll ever be able to break? Who can know? Maybe I’m making too much of this, but doesn’t this cement the fact that Desmond [...]

I’m a Pats fan, but I like Rex Ryan. Tommy Brady’s lavish locks hold the key to my heart so I may be slightly unreasonable about certain things. But not everything. And especially not Rex Ryan. You can’t tell me he doesn’t he seem like he’d be awesome to play for.  He’s nice like Wade Phillips seems to be, but he’s also obscene and doesn’t mind screaming. This whole idea is reflected in my favorite [...]

So, the time finally came yesterday. The Big Ten released it’s new logo and division names among other things. Seeing as we are all sports nerds and constantly need something to talk about, this was a big deal. Let’s break it down. First, the logo. This was perhaps the biggest change fans were anticipating. It did not go over well. I understand what the design firm (Pentagram) was thinking, but it doesn’t work. It’s just [...]

‘Twas the night before his hearing, when appeared a creepy mouse So hide ya kids and hide ya wifes, Lawrence Taylor is out of the court house. The Patriots handled the Jets with a motherly care, In hopes that Tom Brady will soon cut his hair. The Texans all wept when they found out Matt Schaub was dead, But then he arose when Dan Orlovsky couldn’t find a helmet for his head. Jayson Werth’s contract [...]

Really Bruce Pearl? Not only did you violate NCAA rules by hosting a BBQ at your home for recruits, but then you allowed those recruits to photograph the event. Really? Has Michael Phelps taught you nothing? However, it would be unfair to place the blame entirely on you. When you coach at the same university as Lane Kiffin, NCAA infractions become the norm. Really Outside the Lines? You made the focus of your November 19th [...]

Also known as “The Heisman,” sure seems to be another piece of media hype we could do without. Much like pre-season college rankings and their meaningless banter that gets debated prior to the start of every football season, so is the unimportance of an award where schools actually campaign, market and advertise for their player to win. Forget the fact that it is rarely given to any position outside of QB or RB, and for [...]