Blogging

Sorry for the light blogging recently. It's a combination of too much work and too little CFB worth discussing. I'll get back in the swing of things with college hoops and some other stuff in the next week or so.

If Michigan should happen to upset Wisconsin or Indiana on the road this week (unlikely), it would really catch my attention and stamp them as a likely NCAA team.

Super Bowl History- Chicago Bears v. Indianapolis Colts

Peyton Manning finally threw the monkey and Tom Brady off his back with a historic come-from-behind victory to lead his Indianapolis Colts over the New England Patriots 38-34.

LEADERS

Passing: 232 yards- Tom Brady, New England Saints

Passing: 349 yards- Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing: 7-48 yards- Cory Dillon, New England Patriots

Rushing: 14-69 yards- Dominic Rhodes, Indianapolis Colts

Receiving: 5-48 yards- Benjamin Watson, New England Saints

Receiving: 6-137 yards- Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts

The Chicago Bears were given several gifts by the way of turnovers from the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The turnovers and great Bears defense helped lead Chicago to the 39-14 win over the Saints.

LEADERS

Passing: 354 yards- Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Passing: 144 yards- Rex Grossman, Chicago Bears

Rushing: 4-19 yards- Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints

Rushing: 19-123 yards- Thomas Jones, Chicago Bears

Receiving: 7-132 yards- Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints

Receiving: 5-85 yards- Bernard Berrian, Chicago Bears

Why certain NBA Greats didnt' win a Championship

Witty and sarcastic Charley Rosen of Fox Sports was asked by a reader to give his reasons on why certain NBA Greats or Near-Greats never won a NBA Championship. Here is what he had to say about these players.

Charles Barkley — because he rarely played defense, and wasn't always in tip-top shape.
Elgin Baylor — because he never played defense and never practiced hard.
George Gervin — because he never played a lick of defense and was marshmallow-soft.
Max Zaslofsky — because he would rather score 20 and lose, than score 10 and win.
Gus Johnson — because the Knicks had more heart and were smarter than the Bullets.
Artis Gilmore — because he never used his full strength, wasn't mean enough, and was marginally clumsy.
Richie Guerin — because he spent his best seasons with the hapless Knicks.
Walt Bellamy — because he was lazy and defenseless.
Patrick Ewing — because he was dim-witted, and a dud in the clutch.
Connie Hawkins — because he was an atrocious defender, couldn't shoot and lacked an overriding desire to play the game.
Haywood Spencer — because he didn't want to play defense, and was useless whenever a game was on the line.
Bob Lanier — because he didn't defend and couldn't move without the ball in his hands.
Karl Malone — because he could be counted on to choke in the clutch.
Pete Maravich — because he was more of a circus act than a bona-fide player.
George McGinnis — because he had a billion-dollar body and a two-dollar heart.
Reggie Miller — because he didn't play serious defense and was an overrated clutch shooter (making most of his game-winners against the high-profile Knicks).
Chris Mullin — because he was too slow, couldn't guard, and couldn't handle.
Calvin Murphy — because he couldn't play defense, and rarely scored easy baskets.
Glen Rice — because he selfishly wanted only to post-up or shoot baseline jumpers. John Stockton — because he was compelled to play with Karl Malone.
Dominique Wilkins — because he played no defense, and was even more likely to turn the ball over than to throw an assist pass.
Allen Iverson — because he's a shoot-first-last-and-always player.
Paul Pierce — because he doesn't come to play every night.
Vince Carter — because he makes too many mistakes when a ball game is up for grabs.
Kevin Garnett — because his game is too lightweight.

Dave Bing, Lou Hudson, Sidney Moncrief, George Yardley,
Bernard King, Jack Twyman, and Nate Thurmond — because they were always on the
wrong team at the wrong time.

Barry Bonds fails drug test

ESPN is reporting that San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds failed a drug test by Major League Baseball last season for amphetamines. Being the coward that he is, Bonds blamed the failed test on teammate Mark Sweeney.

When first informed of the positive test, Bonds attributed it to a substance he
had taken from teammate Mark Sweeney's locker, the
New York City newspaper said, citing several unnamed sources.

Mark Sweeney denies giving Bonds anything or having anything illegal to give Beefhead Barry.

Mark was made aware of the fact that his name had been brought up," Sweeney's agent Barry Axelrod told the Daily News. "But he did not give Barry Bonds anything, and there was nothing he could have given Barry Bonds."

Bonds, who has always maintained he never has tested positive for illegal drug use, is already under investigation for lying about steroid use.

BCS Championship: Gator Bait 41-14

The Florida Gators chewed up and spit out the Ohio State Buckeyes like they were dog meat on a cold winter day in the swamp. The Gators routed OSU 41-14.

Florida got all but one of the 65 first-place votes in the final Associated
Press poll. Ohio State dropped from No. 1 and finished second.

"Honestly, we've played a lot better teams than them," Florida defensive
end Jarvis Moss said. "I could name four or five teams in the SEC that could
probably compete with them and play the same type of game we did against
them."

Leak, maligned for never winning the big one, completed 25 of 36 passes for
213 yards and a touchdown. The Rambo-like Tebow threw for one TD and powered
into the end zone for another.

Smith, meanwhile, joined a long list of Heisman Trophy quarterbacks --
Jason White, Eric Crouch and Gino Torretta, among them -- to fall apart in bowl
games. He was just 4-of-14 for 35 yards with one interception, sacked him five
times and held him to minus-29 yards on 10 runs.

The Gators dominated the Buckeyes. Ohio State played a pretty weak schedule as most Big 10 schools do. The layoff of 51 days for the Buckeyes didn't help much either.

On Deck?

Since the Tommy Amaker watch is in full effect, here's a list of names to consider:

Todd Lickliter - Butler
Rudy Tomjanovich - formerly of NBA
Dana Altman - Creighton (also formerly Big 12 COY at Kansas State in 1993)
John Beilein - West Virginia (before that at Richmond)
Sean Miller - Xavier (Thad Matta's right hand man formerly)
Karl Hobbs - Geoge Washington (5 years at GW = 12 wins, 12 wins, 18 wins, 22 wins, 27 wins)
Blaine Taylor - Old Dominion (former assistant at Stanford)
Barry Hinson - Missouri State
Jim Les - Bradley
Jeff Bzdelik - Air Force (formerly coach of the Denver Nuggets)

I'm sure there are others floating around out there as well. I'd hope Bill Martin would seriously look at guys like Altman and Beilein and what it would take to get them.

D-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N

I think that is how USC spelled it in the second half...