Which Prank Call On Sportscenter Is Best?

For only the 2nd time in nearly 30 years, ESPN has been pranked live on the air during Sportscenter. Neither is the fault of the anchors, but both will live on in infamy. The blame goes to the producer for not confirming their live guests on the phone, but both delight me to no end. My favorite part, after he gets embarrassed, he says "Hi Youtube."



Here is the original and an all-time classic.

With the 6th pick in the NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks select....

I wanted to get this out for Seahawks fans before the NFL world descends on the combine in Indianapolis. While I do enjoy the combine and believe it does have importance in the draft process, the testing results are intensely overblown. The most important part of the combine these days are the face to face interviews. Gathering the top prospects in the country, having them parade around in their underwear, and then running them through a series of physical tests is outdated. With the athletic performance clinics most of today's top players attend, prospects are excelling at the 40-yard dash, broad jump, and three cone drill like never before.

Here are the important parts of the combine, in order of relevance:
1. The chance for your team Doctor to exam a players past injuries
2. The chance to sit across the table from a prospect and gauge whether they truly love football or not (Ask the Raiders and Jamarcus Russell if this is important)
3. The chance to go Indy's best steakhouses

As you can see, that is not a very big list. If you want to find out if a player has got the game to play on Sunday's, I have a novel idea. WATCH HIS COLLEGE GAME TAP. If Derious Heyward-Bey ran a 4.5 instead of a 4.3, he would have been a 3rd rounder.

With that said, I have made up my mind on who I would like the Seattle Seahawks to select with the #6 pick (granted this player is available). Two Words: Boomer Sooner

While the Offensive Line is the Hawks most pressing need for next year, the upgrading of the quarterback position is the most pressing need for the franchise. Matt Hasselback is certainly not getting any younger, and where are the Hawks going to get their next franchise signal caller. Free agency, trade, or a late round pick? Look at the Super Bowl, you are not winning big in the current NFL unless you have a big time quarterback.

What makes me like Sam Bradford? Its not his physical ability or 40 time, or wonderlic score. Sam Bradford has the completely unmeasurable "IT" factor. I have heard him in interviews on the radio 3 times in the last couple of weeks, and he just has it. The same way, Matt Ryan did two years ago and Mark Sanchez last year. Heck, Bradford is a scratch golfer and averaged 20 points a game in high school basketball. He has got the physical tools, the accuracy and the poise, but it wasn't until I heard him speak that I wanted him to be a Seahawk. What is "it?"

You can't describe it, you either have it or you don't.

Minding My Own Business....

The other day I was out in the front yard doing yard work when, what appeared to be, a dad and his daughter rode by. Now most of you might think they were just riding bikes but actually only the dad was riding a bike his 10-13 year old daughter was riding a Segway. This tells you a little bit about the area of Willow Glen. Not only do people have the $5K+ to drop on a Segway they ride em around the neighborhood for "exercise".

Anyway, in their honor I thought I'd post this video:



This was one of my favorites but there are a ton on Youtube. This ought to kill about 30 minutes of your day. You're welcome.

Not exactly a Wally Pip Situation

While this may be akin to a snake charmer laughing when he see's someone else get bitten, there are few things I love more than watching on-air mishaps on Local TV news. Considering I used to be a part time sports anchor and have over 400, live play-by-play broadcasts under my belt, I should have sympathy and understanding for these fellow journalists. Instead, I am find myself with a sore stomach from all of the laughing.

Which of these two classic Sports Reports is Worse???
Matt Lorch

Brian Collins


My answer might surprise you. I am going to go with Matt Lorch, since he seems to be trying way to hard and his wardrobe is just a tad to nice to Quincy, IL. Plus, I find he has a striking resemblance to Dan Cortez of MTV Sports fame. Brian Collins was a last minute fill-in and fully aware of the train wreck unfolding before him.

One final side note, I just googled KHQA, the station Matt Lorch is is performing on. I actually applied for a job at this station in 2005, and NEVER heard back. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Oregon Spring Football Practice to be held in Prison

There are few teams in all of sports I dislike more than the University of Nike in Eugene. The Oregon Ducks quite simply have the best owner in all of sports. Better than George Steinbrenner, Mark Cuban, Robert Craft, and Paul Allen. The difference between Phil Knight and the others, is that Phil Knight owns a state funded university. Simply put, Knight has donated close to a billion dollars to the University of Oregon since the mid-90's. The last three athletic directors have been hand picked by Knight personally, including current AD, Mike Belloti.

While I believe the Nike connection is incredibly unfair, especially when promising football recruits are promised sports marketing jobs at Nike after graduation, most of my ill-will, is directed at the obnoxious fan base. As a fan of other Pac-10 schools, I have personally attended two games at Autzen stadium, one time when I was about 10 years old. Because I was wearing the wrong colored shirt, I was cursed at, berated, and physically threatened...AS A 6th GRADER.

Oregon's recent spat of legal trouble however slows their rise Pac-10 supremacy, at least temporarily. While LaMichael James is an amazing running back, he can be replaced by another of their stable of blazing fast ball carriers. As long as Jeramiah Masoli stays out of jail, the Ducks will be heavily favored to make a 2nd straight Rose Bowl appearance.

The most ironic part of the Masoli story (that he allegadely stole two laptops from a fraternity), is that athletes are given free Mac Books, that are laser engraved with that annoying O.

I have wanted to post for a few days now, but then life got in the way

I have been delayed a bit in recent days. I have wanted to share my thoughts on Pac-10 expansion, Larry Ellison possibly buying the Warriors, and Dan Dibley, however being a dad got in the way.

To make a long story short, the best part of being a dad:
And the worst part of being a dad, every time my little man gets sick, I inevitably become sick two days later. I got knocked out Sunday night and all day Monday.

I will leave you with this tremendous interview of Chris Farely on the Tonight Show.

Steve Nash Loves Denim

While this does not have much to offer sportswise, it is a great commerical featuring Steve Nash.

I am not a huge NBA fan, but I am a huge Jim Rome fan and the last couple of days have featured a great many "clone skirmish's", betweeen American listeners, and our round bacon loving friends to the north. The funniest thing I heard today, "Why do Canadians wear so much denim, beacause they own so much denim." Honestly, if you google "Canadian Tuxedo" you will get a ton of images of people dressed in denim head to toe.