First college annual hits newsstands

The Georgia Bulldogs will win the 2008 NCAA National Championship and Bulldogs running back Knowshon Moreno will become the second consecutive sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy if you believe Lindy’s College Football 2008 Preview.

Yes, I stopped at the local grocery store this afternoon for a couple quick items and left with my first preseason annual publication of the year. (more…)

Some guys really oughta shut up

It’s the longest, most boring part of the NFL offseason and the media is desperate for stories. Two players without the credentials to be talking smack provided their local outlets with stories, both of whom probably would have been better off keeping their mouths shut.

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Some owners support New Orleans for 2013 Super Bowl

During a time in which NFL owners risk alienating fans through risking a work stoppage by buying out the last two years of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, at least a half dozen owners have gotten it right by supporting one good proposal – returning the Super Bowl to New Orleans in 2013.

The French Quarter last hosted a Super Bowl in 2002. The city obviously continues to struggle with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and it hasn’t bid for the big game in awhile. But the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that at least a half-dozen influential owners, including the Cowboys’ Jerry Jones, the Saints’ Tom “Twinkletoes” Benson, and Chicago’s Mike McCaskey support the move.

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James fails physical, Vikes cut bait

When the Minnesota Vikings traded several draft choices to Kansas City for Jared Allen before the draft last month several experts made them the favorites to unseat Green Bay and win the NFC North.

While Allen improves the defense immensely it’s not like the team is loaded at defensive end. Besides Allen the team has Brian Robison, Ray Edwards, and Jayme Mitchell. Assuming a good result in his battle with leukemia, Kenechi Udeze will rejoin that group in 2009.

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