Missing The Old ABC Sports Theme

Yes, I still like watching the new ABC on ESPN. But who misses the old ABC theme song with Brent Musberger doing his thing? I sure do! Like this...

But you have to like the " You Are Looking Live"

Bone Head Of The Week...

Well this is my first Bone Head Of The Week... It belongs to all the student athletes who fail to get the job done off the field and in the classroom..

My Bowl Pick...

Yeah... I am three games late. I am 1-2 with my only win coming in the Rutgers game.
- Fresno L
- S-Miss L
- Rutgers W
- Oregon State L
- Utah W
- Nevada L
- Ohio L
- Pitt W
- USC W
- Clemson W
- Texas Am L
- UCLA W
- Wisconsin W
- Bowling Green L
- Nebraska W
- Houston L
- Stanford W
- Mizzu L
- Minn L
- Va Tech W
- Auburn W
- West Virgina L
- Penn State W
- Ohio State W
- Florida W
- South Florida W
- Uconn W
- Ok State
- Ark W
- Texas Tech W
- TCU L
- Ga Tech L
- C Mich W
- Bama W

STUDENT Athletes..

As the college football season comes to an end we hear about the student athlete's eligibility. It is the same every year; we hear about how some students have not made the grades to play in their bowl game. Most recently USC has said they have three players ineligibly. I do not understand why year in and year out we hear about issues like this. They have all the help they need. There is no reason these athletes should be failing class. The help and tutors are all there and are just a flash of an eye away.

Also we always hear about players who accept gifts from boosters. It has happen again and it involves a USC running back. He has been seen riding in a very expensive SUV. According to the running back the car belongs to his girl friend which was given to her by a business man in L.A.

Along with that there are two Ohio State players who have been in and out of Jim Tressel's dog house. They have been doing so well this season and they have now the two are back in the dog house. I do not understand how athletes who have all the resources and everything going for them find a way to screw it up. There will always be a select few who think they are above all. And they will continue to get caught and get in trouble.

As The Semester Ends..

I have really enjoyed taking this class. To be honest I did not know what to expect in this class. I thought a lot of it would be about Title Nine and such. But it was not like that at all. I learned so much about masculinity and intersex. I really enjoyed the class discussions. It was great to write a blog and very fun. Fun to talk about topics we talked about in class and then comment on our classmate’s blogs. A lot of the things I wrote about I have experienced the issues or had some background and opinion on the topic before hand. Reading and writing about disabilities in sport was one of my favorite topics. I love seeing the stories on the news about kids or adults who have worked so hard at something and see it pay off. The story on J-Mac and his great basketball adventure was an amazing story. I still get goose bumps watch the clip. Learning about how people took Magic Johnson’s announcement about AIDs , I would have never thought people would act that way. It makes us think what would people say about Kobe or LeBron having AIDs?

I also enjoyed reading about the NCAA and how women are not marketed as well. Which is something that needs to change because the women’s college game can be really fun to watch at time? Bowling Green has a great women’s program and they are fun to watch. They get more fans at their games then the men. I also enjoyed reading about the Korean Golfer’s in the LPGA. I have experienced what was said first hand. I believe I have become a better writer with better knowledge in sport and gender. It sure was not what I expected.

I will continue to blog on a weekly if not daily basis. I have also wanted to blog and this class gave me the opportunity. If it was not for this class I would probably still not have made a blog yet. I will remember all the topics we talked about in class from start to finish. I found out this class was more than just talking about Title Nine.

Brian Kelly To Notre Dame!

Coaches leaving schools to go and coach at another school; it has happen again. Brian Kelly has left Cincinnati and will now coach Notre Dame. This is an excellent hire for the Irish, but what about the kids at Cincinnati? Those kids have to go play in a BCS bowl against Florida without the coach that got them where they are. After watching the responses from all of his former players, they are very upset and left the meeting right in the middle when Coach Kelly said he was taking the Notre Dame Job. I do not like the fact that coaches leave the school they are at to go coach at another still during the season. It is like dumping a girl for another just because she looks better. This is not the first time we have seen coaches leave right before their bowl game. The most recent was Rich Rod from West Virginia to Michigan. We all know how that has unfolded thus far. When he left West Virginia they were going to play in a BCS bowl as well. I understand coaches have to get to the new school to start recruiting, but that really is the schools problem and not the new coaches in my opinion. Maybe to start recruiting the new coach can send one of his assistants or recruiting specialist. I do not just like the fact that coaches can pick up and leave right away and if players want to transfer they have to sit out a year. What if Cincinnati was playing for a National Title would Brain Kelly stay? Would Rich Rod had stayed if West Virginia had not lost to Pitt?

Late For A Team Meeting..

Why do athletes show up to practice or team meetings late? I do not understand why they do it. They get all this kinds of money to play a sport (job) they want to do and have passion for. Athletes feel because they are in the which ever league they have it made and they do not have to work at it. I am referring to Randy Moss who this past week was late to a team meeting along with four other teammates. That is unacceptable for an athlete of Moss’s caliber to be late for a team meeting. Team meeting make teams better and closer together if Moss wants to be a team player than it starts off the field. Yeah they meeting might be boring or lame, but they are very beneficial and help with improvements to the team. Hey Randy just because you won a few Super Bowls and were undefeated two seasons ago doesn’t mean you are excused from these types of functions. This is not the first time a star athlete has been late for a team meeting. We see it all the time, star athletes think they are above everyone else on their teams. I just want star athletes to be honored and humbled to be where they are. I want them to feel like they can always be better and be a role model to the young crowd. Granted there are some athletes who do the right things on and off the field and are good role models.

The Heisman !?

The Heisman Trophy will be given out Saturday in New York City. There are five finalist, RB from Stanford Toby Gerhart, RB from Alabama Mark Ingram, DT from Nebraska Ndamuka Suh , QB from Texas Colt McCoy and everyone’s favorite Tim Tebow. The award for the most part goes to someone on a winning team (playing for a national titles) and who has the best stats. We will see two of the finalist in the National Championship game (Ingram, McCoy). Out of those two Ingram is the better of the two and has a much better season. But I do not thing he or McCoy should win it. Nor do I think Tim Tebow should win the Heisman Trophy. He does not have the stats he had back when he won it during his sophomore year. If he does win I blame the media for being his spokesman. The media makes him way better than he really is. I am hoping that RB Toby Gerhart wins the award he leads all of college football in rushing yards and has made his team the best. If you take him off of Stanford than they are most likely not making a bowl this season. As for the other players, if they are taken off their teams the team would not be affect as much. It would be great to see Suh win the award. He has very cool story and difficult background. He would be the first defensive player to win the Heisman since 1997 when Charles Woodson won it.

Allen Iverson… Hes BAACK!

Oh Allen Iverson is back and ready show we can still play. After a short stint with Memphis A.I. is back where he was an All Stare and MVP in the 2001 finals, Philadelphia. Is he going to practice? Because practice makes perfect and A.I. needs practice at his old age. The past few years A.I. has been a bit of a drama queen and a diva. He has become person who does not take team first, rather it is him first. The 76’s took him in not to win a championship, but to sell tickets. I understand why the 76ers did this but once he starts opening his mouth all will go down hill. He will have some short of problem and he will go public with it and it will be Detroit and Memphis all over again. I think it is time for A.I. to retire and just enjoy his time off. He is not that go to man any more he will not be able to bring a championship on his own. If he ever wants to win a championship he has to become a role player and I do not think he can expect that role at all. Like I said before he is all about himself and not the team aspect of things. It will only be a matter of time before the 6er fans start to leave the seats empty. There is only a certain amount of time A.I. has to capture the fans and he better start now.

Ohh the BCS

The BCS should just take the C out and be BS. This is the worst system that has ever been made. Before this system we just had people vote for the winners through the AP. That is not the best way either but either is the BCS. This really bad system is leaving out the Mid Major conferences who have proven they can compete with the big boys. We saw Boise to this against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl and when they beat Oregon this past season. Utah has proven this twice and TCU as well has proven they can compete. We have had seasons end with 2 undefeated teams. There is no other sport that has more than one undefeated team left at the end of the year.
A few years ago we saw a team from the SEC get left out of the National Title game. That was Auburn, they got to see USC and Oklahoma play. Utah twice has been undefeated and Boise once I believe. Why is it so hard to get a playoff in college football? I know .. I know…. THE MONEY issue schools want their money. GARBAGE! A playoff eliminates so much confusion and a 8 or 16 team playoff would be great. This for sure would come into play this season. What would have happen if Texas would have lost to Nebraska? We would have a problem folks, a mix up in the BCS.
As for people saying the Mid Majors need to play someone, I say well the big schools do not want to play them. They much rather play 1AA schools and play the Citidal, Chattanooga, or Alabama State. Why would they want to risk their undefeated seasons against a Boise, Utah or TCU. As for this years Fiesta Bowl, we have a problem. The BCS made sure Boise and TCU would play each other so there would be one less team at the end of the year. They also did not want the top dog like Florida to have the chance to lose to TCU. I would bet $10 TCU would be Florida and Boise would beat Georgia Tech.
It seams not matter the situation the BCS will get what they want.

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods, what an athlete and for the most part a pretty good role model. When I first heard news of the accident I was in shock. I got the message from ESPN through a txt. From there I got one from my brother and a few friends. I couldn’t believe my favorite athlete was in the hospital and at first word it sound serious. After I got out of the movie I was in my girlfriend and her family I made a send a few txt messages to my friends to try and get the latest. Some heard alcohol could have been a factor. I didn’t want to believe it. That ended up being false and then domestic abuse came about and the story about Tiger’s wife bashing out the back windows of his SUV. Why would she bash out the back windows when clearly she could have gone to the passenger side to get him out. I thought at one point that Tiger and his wife had an argument and as Tiger was driving away she smashed out his back windows and they got Tiger to lose focus and crash. Them having a fight now makes sense now because of the most recent news of Tiger having an affair with a women from L.A. for 2 and half years. Not to mention the voice mail Tiger sent here a few days before the crash.

Am I mad at Tiger? Yes, but he is a person too and people make mistakes. He will work this out with his wife and his family. Tiger will need to get some help but he will be just fine. Tiger will play again in January and once he wins that first event all will be forgotten. Sports is “what have you done for me lately”. Lets look at Kobe… All has been for gotten.