My Super Bowl Pick

By the time most of you read this, I will be in Tampa, Fl, site of Super Bowl XLIII (That's 43 for the Roman numeral impaired) between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. I actually do not have an interest in either team. But I've decided I will root for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Why you ask? Check out the Versace shades that Pittsburgh coach Omar Epps...oops, I mean Mike Tomlin sports on the sideline. Those are some of the coldest shades I've ever seen on anybody, let alone a football coach. I'm trying to find some for myself. Plus Pittsburgh's defense will stop the running game the Cardinals are trying establish, but who cares about X's and O's. The coolest looking coach in the league will add a ring with bling to match the Versace's. Now let me get out my credit card and find these damn shades!

Houston Cougars Stomp Arizona (Literally!!)

Houston Cougar junior guard Aubrey Coleman stomped his way into the news Saturday when on a sideline collision with Arizona forward Chase Budinger, he was called for a charge and then proceeded to step on Budinger's face. Here's the apology by Coleman:

OK. You had me, Dog! I was buying everything you were selling in your apology. When I first saw the video, I just knew you stepped on Budinger on purpose. You made no attempt to check on him after you used his teeth as a footstool. Then it looked like you were celebrating on the sideline about it. But then as I'm watching the apology, you changed my opinion. I was actually believing you didn't mean to do it. But, as people usually do, you talked a little too much and said, "He's one of my favorite players..." As the great Fred G. Sanford would say, "YOU BIG DUMMY!!" Everyone was buying the apology until you said that. I might have bought it if you were talking about Arizona guard Nic Wise, since he is from Houston like you are. But Chase Budinger? Gotta learn when to stop talking, man. By the way, Coleman was suspended one game for the incident.

McGahee Will Make Full Recovery After Vicious Hit

Clark Hit On McGahee
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Willis McGahee, running back of the Baltimore Ravens, has been told by doctors that he will make a full recovery after a vicious hit by Pittsburgh Steeler safety Ryan Clark led him to be carted off of the field. "I blacked out. I woke up when they were taking my face mask off," McGahee said. "I opened my eyes and I was talking. The next thing I knew I woke up in some room and they were taking me to the ambulance."

Now the big debate seems to be whether or not the hit was legal. Clark led with his shoulder, but the impact of the hit caused them to hit helmet-to-helmet. In my eyes, it was legal, but only because McGahee had caught the ball and had turned and ran a couple of steps with it. That makes it legal according to league rules. Now if he had been in the act of catching the ball, then he would had been considered a defenseless player, and Ryan Clark would be at a Super Bowl Party watching the game instead of playing in it. That being said, just because it was legal, doesn't mean it was necessary. Clark was down on the turf for awhile also and could have easily been going to the hospital with McGahee, all because he wanted to make the highlight hit instead of wrapping the man up and maybe then jarring the ball loose. Everyone (including myself) loves the big hit, but there's a time to play smart because you can easily make the big hit, and be the one getting front row parking at the mall in your tricked out wheelchair equipped handicap van.

WELCOME TO A NEW ERA!

I would like to welcome everyone ( as if there is a big following or something) to my blog. I decided to base this blog mainly on everyday sports topics, but if I see something in the news world I have a strong opinion about, I will post it. I'm no sports expert by any means, but I do listen to a heavy dose of sports talk radio everyday, so I am at least up to date on the sports world. Hopefully this blog will help keep you up to date as well, while providing a forum to offer your opinion, especially if you do not agree with mine. I am based in my hometown of Houston, Tx, so I am huge fans of all the Houston teams (except the Dynamo since I have zero interest in soccer). So far I am confused about my Rockets. I never seen a team have so many injuries in one season. Tracy McGrady must be contagious, because I'm sure Ron Artest did not have these injury problems before he came to Houston. Tracy just needs to sit down until he is completely healthy before he comes back. I believe we can stay afloat while he's out, and then make a huge push in the second half of the season when everyone gets healthy. The West is stronger than ever, and we to be totally healthy to get pass the likes of Los Angeles, San Antonio, Utah, New Orleans, Phoenix, Denver (who made a great move getting Chancey Billups), and the new scary team on the block, Portland. Notice I left out Dallas (not by accident). The Texans will be a team to be reckoned with next season. They got unlucky with a bad start due to Hurricane Ike pushing them to have to play on the road until Week 5. That's right, I'm blaming Mother Nature for missing the playoffs. That and a terrible defensive scheme that got the defensive coordinator fired. The offense is one of the best in the league, as long as Matt Schaub can say healthy. Maybe he's been hanging out with McGrady too. As far as the Astros go, if they only had to play the second half of the season every year, they would be the best team in all of baseball. The problem is they refuse to play in April, May & June as if it doesn't count. Somebody needs to rip those months out of their calendar so they'll think its July on opening day. The have too much talent to struggle to get 90 wins. Well I hope that gives you some kind of insight to what I'm about and what I'm trying to do. I'm new to this blogging thing and hope I don't get lazy with it and not update it enough. (I have problems with that thing they call focus, check my credit card bills). Thanks and enjoy!!