So, I’ve been kind of a bad sports blogger lately, which of course assumes I was ever a good one…anyway, I haven’t watched a lot of sports lately.  I missed the Heisman presentation Saturday evening, and didn’t watch a minute of NFL football Sunday until the second half of the Sunday Night Football extravaganza.  Then I missed almost the entire Monday Night Football game and the entire first half of Tuesday’s Tennessee v. Marquette game. 

After all this sports viewing ineptitude of the past several days, it’s going to be hard to top Trey’s TMA from yesterday.  But, I promise you one thing, this will be the best TMA that Sparty and Friends will post today.  Enjoy.

We’re in a large transition period in several of the major sports right now:  the college football regular season has ended and bowls are set to start in a deuce, the NFL regular season is winding down with some teams securing playoff spots and others fighting for their playoff lives, the MLB Hot Stove league has been kindof bland but some big names are still hanging out there (Man Ram, Texeira, etc), and the two major levels of basketball are really starting to get into the meat of their respective season.  So, it makes it a little tough to focus on one sport or topic.  Awwwww, poor pitiful blogger…

Let’s see what we can get into.

Well, this is the first time I’ve heard of anything about drug use among college athletes!  OK, maybe I’m being a little facetious; but it is the first time I’ve heard anyone say anything openly about drug use being a major factor in the internal relationship rifts so soon.  That’s what former Hoosier Eric Gordon claims happened at Indiana last season though.  Of course, though, none of the current players on the Hoosiers roster were part of the problem.  This is quite a revelation!  Usually, I don’t expect this kind of candor to pop up until someone’s career is over, not as soon as the following year!

You know, it’s refreshing knowing sometimes seeing that high profile sports personalities can have fun and not take themselves too seriously.  Remember when Bruce Pearl…ummmmm…let his hair down?  Tom Izzo knows how to have a little fun too and lets Pat Forde in on it.

Some of you guys were/are big into some of the old fake wrestling and I’m sure have kept up with the personal emotional problems of former wrestlers and their actions such as the suicides and murders.  A lot of it has been blamed on roid rage or the long term effects of performance enhancers.  Could the same type of thing happen in the MMA arena of life?  Apparently MMA fighter Justin Levens and his wife were found murdered in an apparent murder-suicide.  As far as I can find, investigators haven’t released much info or which party was the shooter.

I make no attempt to pretend that I’m a baseball expert or even an afficianado.  Regardless, it does seem that the Hot Stove league has been a little uninteresting this year.  Maybe it’ll change when Man Ram talk heats up…get it?  Hot stove…heats up?  Anyway , while you’re wrapping your brain around that brilliant joke, read about Rafael Rurcal padding his wallet for at least three more years with the Dodgers.

Obligatory daily Cowboys linky and update*: Remember when Pacman might miss the rest of the season, and potentially the rest of his career, due to the herniated discs as a result of his neck injury?  Maybe it’s not that bad afterall…Pacman is practicing and will likely play against the Ravens this weekend.  Seems as if all the turmoil surrounding the Cowboys between injuries and the Romo/Witten/Owens drama is settling down and they’re getting their focus back on football.  Somebody tell Ed Werder to take a nap.

Whew!  I was getting a little worried about the economy negatively affecting the greatest sports circuit in ‘Merica.  Despite temporary shutdowns of manufacturing plants for cost-cutting, Chrysler seems to be adamant in keeping their Dodge contracts with NASCAR teams.  The financial turmoil in the US auto industry can potentially have a profound affect on turning left so, regardless of your feelings about racing, this will be an interesting dynamic to watch play out.

At what point do we consider Reggie Bush a bust?  At what point does he at least get labeled as fragile?  Dude gets hurt, A LOT, and just hasn’t had the splash that most were hoping for expecting.  Now, it’s official that he’s out for the season.

Keep our TWTWCFB bowl previews close-by because bowl season begins in t-minus two days.  While you’re waiting though, and in the down time between re-reading our previews for the 4th and 5th times, here’s a little tidbit about each game you can mentally much on.  I love trivia!

Stick around today and read some S&F words about sports and anything else and don’t forget to exercise your rights to type your own words in the comments section.

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