Archive for January, 2009
Friday, January 16th, 2009
Good evening, I'm Bob Costas (pictured at actual size) and welcome to our presentation of the Rumors and Rants National Collegiate Football Championship Trophy (and half-assed homage to KSK since they won the best sports blog award and are officially Rumors and Rants' blog-daddies for another year). The votes have ...
Posted in Bob Costas is short!, Chicks Man, College Football, Diora Baird, Half-Assed Homage to KSK, Kyle Whittingham, McD = Fail, Phillips is a USC homer, Rumors and Rants College Football National Championship, University of Florida, University of Utah, USC | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Like I warned you for our AFC Championship Game "preview," don't look for me to tell you that Brent Celek is going to play a big role or that Anquan Boldin is of a superior species.
Everyone is picking the Eagles in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, and you know what, Kurt ...
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, General, NFC Championship Game, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Tale Of The Tape | 6 Comments »
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
If you want detailed analysis of why I think Pittsburgh will beat Baltimore in Sunday's AFC Championship Game, you've come to the wrong place. With how often the "experts" are right, I figured stats, trends and past results are worth about as much as Monopoly money, otherwise known as the ...
Posted in AFC Championship Game, Baltimore Raves, David Hasselhoff, General, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tale Of The Tape | 9 Comments »
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
You know Dan Dakich, right? Played for Bob Knight, assistant for Bob Knight, big fan of alliterative names. You know, Dan Dakich. Well, he turned his failed gig as interim victim/head basketball coach at Indiana University into a midday radio show on the local Indianapolis ESPN Radio affiliate. Naturally, he ...
Posted in College Basketball, Fairweather Fans, General, Indiana University, Moron Fans, Tom Crean | 6 Comments »
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
It's been well documented by our resident Padres fans that the Fathers haven't done a whole lot this offseason to make anybody feel great about their chances next year.
Trevor Hoffman is gone, they haven't added any more offense and have (unsuccessfully) shopped Jake Peavy. Who knows, Peavy may still be ...
Posted in David Eckstein, Kevin Towers, MLB, San Diego Padres | 3 Comments »
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
So you’re in a two-team town. The city’s fan base isn’t exactly split 50-50 either. One team wins trophies; the other, well, it used to. One team is an international brand, while the other is more like Stephen Baldwin's political opinion, you know, an afterthought.
And no, I’m not talking about ...
Posted in AC Milan, EPL, General, International Soccer, Kaka, Manchester City, Manchester United, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Robinho | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
First the Padres insulted the shit out of Trevor Hoffman, the all-time saves leader and rock upon which the franchise was built since 1993. Then Jake Peavy was nearly dealt as well. At the time, I thought these were horrible, but isolated incidents, since the Padres have historically always been ...
Posted in Go Fuck Yourself San Diego, LaDainian Tomlinson, NFL, NFL Rumors, Rumors, San Diego Chargers | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
So Japan and the United States’ economies are in tatters - both in recession. That doesn’t mean all commerce is down. If the New York Yankees have taught us anything (besides not tagging anything Derek Jeter has without a rubber) it's that Major League Baseball is impervious to the global economic ...
Posted in Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Japanese Baseball, Kenshin Kawakami, Koji Uehara, MLB, Tom Mastny | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
It kind of sucks for the rest of us, but is there a better time to be a sports fan in the greater Boston metropolitan area?
The Celtics are defending NBA champs. The Patriots missed the playoffs but had yet another solid season, even without Tom Brady. The Red Sox are ...
Posted in Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Tim Thomas | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
When Brady Hoke ditched the bustling mecca that is Muncie, Indiana to take over a dying football program at San Diego State, many wondered how exactly he planned on turning things around. The first thing Hoke did upon arriving in San Diego was surround himself with experienced coordinators. He named ...
Posted in Brady Hoke, Brian Sipe, College Football, San Diego State | No Comments »
