GenXXLSports for the Real World Athlete (and Weekend Warrior)
The General’s NFL “Open Letters”
This isn’t just one, big “open letter”; It’s a couple open letters to teams that really need someone to speak the truth.
I’m not saying that journalists in their towns aren’t doing a good job, but they also have to be politically correct—I don’t. I’m not going to be nice to these teams because they don’t [...]
The General’s Preseason National League Predictions
Spring Training is almost upon us, and I think it’s time to predict who will rise and who will fall in the National League. 2010 promises to be a loaded season with teams reloading, wallowing, and retooling.
Major League Baseball’s season is VERY long and VERY complicated. Plus, it offers us a glimpse into the character [...]
3 Reasons Alabama Will Beat Texas For The National Championship
Alabama and Texas go head-to-head for the BCS National Championship on Thursday in a game that gained credibility with Boise State’s win over TCU in the Fiesta Bowl. Though this is not a reason that Bama will beat Texas it is a reason for us to take greater notice of this game. Boise State was [...]
3 Reasons For Tim Tebow To Be Happy in 2010
The Allstate Sugar Bowl transpired on New Year’s Day without anything surprising happening, but I think in the blowout of Cincinnati the Gators hid a little treasure for all of us to enjoy and speculate on for months to come (until April to be precise.) Urban Meyer was coaching his last game before a leave [...]
Let’s Review the Week That Was in the NFL
Because I don’t normally go this route I think it good to make a slight change and review the NFL weekend because we had tons of things happen this weekend that simply did not meet with my expectations (not because I expect everything to go MY way, but I honestly think it I’m right most [...]
Joy (and Why The Colts Will Go 16-0) + Urban Meyer Resigns at Florida
I have only one theory as to why I think the Colts will go 16-0 (and subsequently 19-0) and complete a season that the New England Patriots could not complete the 19-0 season in 2007.
Joy!
The Patriots don’t seem to take any joy in anything. I mean, I’ve watched ALOT of ESPNEWS and seen plenty of [...]
“Ryuma Go,” But Never Gone!
Hiroshi Yagi aka “Ryuma Go” was born on March 23, 1956 in Japan. In 1976, he was given the name “Ryuma Go” by the votes of fans in Japan. He became a professional wrestler through the International Wrestling Enterprise’s {IWE} first audition in 1971, at the age of 15. His debut fight [...]
Hot Stove, Hot Stove, Hot Stove, Hot Stove, Hot Stove, Hot Stove
The Hot Stove FINALLY got hot today with all the movement in Baseball that actually involved many of the game’s best players. We’ve got American League teams trying to reload and a certain National League getting better than 2 straight World Series appearances. Now that’s pretty good!
The Phillies made a pretty shrewd deal in a [...]
Heisman 2009 Live (Well, as I write it…)
Ok, this is a live writing of my thoughts on sports as the 2009 Heisman Trophy is presented. Currently it’s 5:40 p.m. EST and we’ve got about 2 hours and 20 minutes until the broadcast begins (and those bastards make us wait about 45 minutes after that to see who the winner is.) We aren’t [...]
The General’s Smorgasbord Part 2
With the College Football season on “Pause” until January what are we going to do? I mean, there’s plenty of stuff to talk about in College Football and now they’re going to make us wait until January to get another fix? What’s up with that?! Well, I’m going to talk about it anyways…so HA!
We’re all [...]
The General’s Smorgasbord Part 1
Reflecting on the weekend that was in sports I’d have to say that I learned a few lessons about sports and I’m going to share them with you today…not because I think you don’t know them, but just in case you don’t know them (or at the very least so you can laugh at me [...]
Who Would Win In A Fight Between…?
Who WOULD win in a fight between the Saints and Colts? I don’t mean to discount other teams that are playing very well (namely the Bengals and the Vikings) but all indications would point to a New Orleans/Indy Super Bowl that will be played outside in sunny South Florida (on my birthday no less.) Just [...]
Someone made a savvy decision (and ALL the picks…)
Today, Georgia fired it’s Defensive Coordinator (Willie Martinez) and 2 other defensive assistants and I have to say I’m surprised. I just went off on Monday about how UGA wasn’t going to win anything coming out of their defeat of Georgia Tech because they would bide their time with the Assistants they had instead of [...]
I can’t believe they actually fired him! (a.k.a. – what I learned this weekend)
Well, I run off to work today and in the quagmire that is my day job I didn’t hear about Charlie Weis getting fired immediately. However, I did get in the car and hear about it within 5 seconds of having the radio on sports talk (I listen to 790 down here…mainly because they aren’t [...]
Heisman Hopefuls: Trio of QB’s Lead the Way
As college football’s regular season draws to an end, we have yet to see anyone separate themselves from the rest of the pack and become the clear frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. Just like the six undefeated teams packed closely atop the BCS Rankings, there are six players all very much in the discussion for who [...]
Rivalry Weekend is Here!
Ahhhh, it’s Rivalry Weekend and we can finally get to spoiling and making seasons with games that we all want to call before they’ve begun and yet they never turn out the way we thought. They just never do. I suppose you could say that Rivalry Weekend is a form
of a playoff because many of [...]
Fat Bastard’s Got a Buyout and James Bond Takes Over The NFL
As I closed my college picks last week I said “Notre Dame still sucks!” and with that proclamation I had no idea that ND would actually get worse, but they did. Now the Golden Domers, appalled over another bad loss, are considering getting rid of Weis (a.k.a. Fat Bastard) and paying him that ridiculous buyout. [...]
The Argument for Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson spent a year at Georgetown in the 90’s where he was running up and down the floor, lighting up teams with his speed and grit, and showing us that Georgetown might come back to prominence, but from the 1 and not the 5. It was an intriguing thought to imagine Georgetown as [...]
Don’t You Just Want Someone To Draw You a Picture?
Sometimes I wish someone would just draw me a picture. I mean, we’ve got Hockey, College and Pro Football, College and Pro Basketball, the Olympics around the corner, we’re giving out postseason awards in Baseball, the BCS is about to be screwed, Allen Iverson just decided he doesn’t feel like being a reserve, Syracuse [...]
It Was a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Weekend…
As the weekend began to unfold I realized why I don’t bet on sports. It’s too darned risky. I’ve got Cincinnati nearly losing to UCONN (something I never would have guessed.) I’ve got Louisiana Tech (who I always forget has more than a women’s basketball team) putting up 35 points on Boise State. Iowa loses [...]
