The Playhouse had a bye last week, and, man, we needed it. Yeah, we were on a nice little run, going 7-2 since Thanksgiving, but we were beat up, both physically and mentally. It's a long season, and though we have been preparing for this since we emerged from the womb, it still helps to take some time to recharge our proverbial batteries. And with the college hoops season -- easily The Crew's most profitable time of year -- this was the time to do it, because the posts will be coming fast and furious after the first of the year.
TODAY'S LIST
Five Things Worse than Cam Newton's Heisman Acceptance Speech:
1. Cam Newton's Wunderlic score at the combine this Spring
2. Pac-10 basketball
3. The UConn women being named the one of the AP Top Ten sports stories of the year. No one cares. Stop trying to make us.
4. ESPN baseball reporters. After Cliff Lee signed with the Phillies the headline on ESPN.com, 'Lee Spurns Suitors, Signs with Phils.' Read between the lines: We blew the story badly and had no idea who was talking to whom.
5. Mike and Kyle Shanahan. We'd have a lot more respect for them if they merely said, 'Listen, we're not going anywhere. We're tanking for Ryan Mallett, because as we all know Rex Grossman rubs.'
SUPER PLAY OF THE DAY
The Falcons are in town for their third road game in a row and have the Saints at home next week. A lot of people, therefore, are looking at this as a trap game. We don't buy it. The 206 is dreadful, capable of beating the Cardinals and Panthers, but this is the Falcons, yo, perhaps the best team in the NFC. Don't look for the elements to be much of a factor, either. By our standards it's going to be unreal. No rain in the forecast and we actually saw the sun for a brief time this morning. Atlanta -6
(By the way, while The Crew was trolling for honies Friday night we came upon the Falcons getting off their team bus and loading into the Grand Hyatt. Aside from the losers begging for autographs, another thing stood out to us: Michael Turner is literally 4'11''. Dude is built, though. He looks like what Rivas thinks he looks like)
OTHER PLAYS
Jags +4.5
Tampa -4
No comments:
Post a Comment