Just a quick roundup of the College Football Bowls so far...

Another bad week in the books. I'll look to keep my season mark over 70% by having a great wee next week.  Also next week I'll compare my pick percentage to some of the more well known guys out there.

We mentioned earlier we were going to drop a post with some musings and We decided to give it a try. Let us know if this works for you over Early Edition (which we haven't published as of late) or Time Out. input would be really appreciated.


~Anyone remember when highly touted Marcus Vick was supposed to be better than his brother. He had to move in with Mike so Mike could watch over him and instill priorities and maturity..those were the days, talk about the "Michael Vick Experience".

~Kenyon Martin was more of a beast then I remember (click here). The last player to have the same emotional tenacity as K-mart was Mikki Moore. If Sean Williams can find that inner fire, He could really be the replacement for K-Mart we've been looking for but god damn do I wish we had Martin, Micro fracture surgery or not, he brings a level of play that the Nets need.

~Marbury is going to retire. So much time in contemplation, I think he's lost the drive to play. All personal matters combined with Isiah sucking the love of basketball out of the Knicks players makes Marbury a prime candidate another notch in the ring of crazy players to leave the sport unceremoniously. If the Knicks were smart, they'd look to trade Marbury to Sacramento for Artest. They won't lose any production in the nut department and Marbury would definitely have a re-awakening on a team that could use a guy like him considering their starting back court of Bibby and Martin is MIA

~Roger is guilty.

~Where's Santana Moss gone to?

~Here's a weird thought. Reeves returns to the Falcons? Would be a good move considering he is a patient coach who is renowned for turning QBs into gods. Bring in a QB throughthe draft, let him learn under Reeves who will bring in a proper staff for a team that needs guidance.

~Bert Bell is the greatest commissioner the NFL ever had. Without him, we'd be saying Rozelle/Tagliabue/Goodell who?

~I hate the "unwritten rules" in the NHL. They are the very reason we refuse to cover this niche market product.

~If Tony Romo can't perform Sunday, will all the "next Favre" talk stop or am I going to have to hear about his thumb on the WWL for another week?

~Vernon Davis is the most poorly utilized Tight End talent in the NFL

~Arizona Tight End Ben Patrick is this years version of my Marques Colston pick (last year i bragged to my friends pre draft that if Colston learned to not body catch (like he did at Hofstra) and catch with his mitts, he will be a great wide receiver in this year. Patrick will take a little longer but considering he will get the chance to start in injured Leonard Pope's stead, we might see flashes of who I think can turn into the next great Tight End in this league.

~If the Pats go undefeated, will the 'Fins and Pats have combined champagne parties to celebrate when the last undefeated team goes down each year?

~I was watching an interview with Lawrence Taylor a couple days ago and he said (and i quote) on the topic of the career ending Injury he inflicted on Joe Theismann that "Joe should thank him because he made him a lot of Money". According to LT56, He was on the down in his career anyway and by hurting him, he got a lot of acclaim he wouldn't have had and thus made him money he wouldn't have made. It is true that he was at the end of his career but he should thank him? Thank him for...inflicting great pain, lots of hospital bills (the 'skins paid for of course but you get the picture), endless hours of rehab just so he could walk, and the possibility that in the future, he won't be able to walk at all? Hey LT, Thanks for your thoughts.

I want to apologize again for the complete lack of posts the last few days.  We'll be running back on full schedule this Monday. We might post an ad-libbed musings post later on just to quench your GT thirst and now my week 16 picks (i know i missed last night so it will be excluded from the picks):

Finally the 'fins make a smart move in Front Office Personnel. Gone are the days of Wandstat (who wasn't that bad in retrospect), Johnson, Sabean, and lets not forget the short run of Marino.  If we know anything about what Parcells is going to bring, it's going to be football smarts, good draft picks, and a level of credibility that will help out in the free agent market and any possible sale of the team.

Ever since 1995, I have been a huge baseball fan. Derek Jeter, Paul O'Neill and Bernie Williams were heroes to me. Yankee Stadium was the Cathedral in the Bronx. Nothing, or no one, could be better than anyone or anything associated with the Yankees.