College really is supposed to be about learning. Well, that and the kegs of beer, but I digress. You’d think someone, the NCAA, the schools themselves could find a better way to handle the recent rash of scandals that have rocked college football. But as they say, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

But what the heck. We all just want to see some football don’t we? Say Amen! So let’s kick this season off and get on with it shall we!

Remember SMU? Remember the Death Penalty? Well, there’s a good chance that Miami Hurricane football is about to get their just sentence. The scandal that has rocked the sports world in the last 24 hours is about to claim one of the “biggies” in NCAA football. Regardless of much needed reform in the NCAA, the violations that have been reported are stunning. A booster supplying money, cars, yacht trips, jewelry, televisions and other gifts to a list of players including Vince Wilfork, Jon Beason, Antrel Rolle, Devin Hester, Willis McGahee and the late Sean Taylor. The booster also claimed he paid for nightclub outings, sex parties, restaurant meals and in one case, an abortion for a woman impregnated by a player.

This is beyond ugly. This is an horrific example of the worst slime and sleaze that can happen in sports at any level. It will be interesting to see how the NCAA deal with this. Miami is big money to the NCAA and it’s televised audience.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/08/16/miami.hurricanes.yahoo.investigation.ap/index.html#ixzz1VLwhv5uB

With the “so-called” National Championship game now over and the NFL playoffs edging closer to a conclusion, I always feel a sense of panic this time of year.
And the fact that one of my favorite teams (the Saints) is out of the mix it even makes even more pronounced. I’m not an NBA fan. Haven’t been since the days of Magic vs. Bird and really since the era of Unseld and Maravich. Besides, I’m really tired of the Melo trade talk here in Denver.
It seems a long way off until the Rockies open spring training. They trained in Tucson until this coming spring and I made many journeys to that lovely city during that time. It pains me to know the people of Tucson are going through what we experienced at Columbine.
I am back on board with the NHL, after giving it a rest after the ugly Bertuzzi cheap shot years back so there’s that. But, still, the end of the football season is always tough on a lot of us. If you feel like I do please, oh, please feel free to comment.

I still have yet to watch a bowl game. I saw snippets of snow at the Sun Bowl, and couldn’t bare to watch UTEP lose to BYU. Beyond that, I didn’t even turn on a bowl game. There, I said it. I just haven’t been able to get into it at all. I went to see True Grit on New Years day. Much better than any bowl game. And with TCU getting totally snubbed by the BCS for a chance at the number one spot I’ve really lost interest in the whole bowl thing. And I hate waiting around until January 10th to crown a mythical national champion, rendering the Jan 1, 2 and 3rd bowls totally worthless. What ever happened to making them all play on New Years anyway? Oh, right. It’s all about the money. It always is.

Hey Everybody!!
I’ve made a few little tweaks in the sidebar area. There’s a cool Twitter Feed and the share icons are larger as well. Nothing major but just some tune up work.
I’m hoping to add some store items soon. A few t-shirt designs and some greeting cards and things. I apologize to anyone who was hoping I’d get a calendar together by years end. My schedule as well as the poll results I got on it in early December made me rethink the idea. When you go through self publishing, in this case, on demand publishing, the price has to be right as well. So I’m hoping as my site grows I can do a few things to supplement the income revenues.

Have a great weekend. I’ll try to post my Tribune cartoon sometime Saturday.

Tis the season for bowls, bowls, bowls. And I will always maintain it’s time for playoffs, playoffs, playoffs. How about you?