CTRL V

Well done. Good job by me. It's the end of the day and I finally got around to writing a blog. It was a beauty. Almost finished and wham!

I accidentally pressed CTRL V and deleted the whole thing at the last minute before I pushed save. You'd think this is the first time I've ever used a computer.

The same thing happened to me in college while writing a paper. The goal was to start at 15 pages and then reduce the final story down to two pages. At page 11, I lost the entire thing. My teacher said: "Sometimes when you have to start over, you wind up with a product that is better than what you originally had." I hated her for saying that.

Speaking of hate...

I don't care to hear anymore about Jay Cutler and the Broncos. Over it. This is a professional multi-million dollar organization. Start acting like it, all of you.

Lane Kiffin could learn a thing or two from his new home-state of Tennessee: some southern charm. It goes a long way. That is one circumstance where I openly admit, I'm happy Steve Spurrier won that battle.

FSU takes on Georgia Tech Friday night in the quarterfinals. FSU is ranked at No. 22. GT is in last place in the ACC and is 12-18. Don't you dare mess this up 'Noles!

Speaking of the 'Noles...No, I don't blame Bobby Bowden for what has gone on at FSU. It's absolutely insane to think that he would know what was happening in the first place. Give me a break. The system, which was run by the academic department not the athletic department, was corrupt. No question, individuals from several sports made bad decisions, decisions that should not be excused. Should FSU be penalized? Absolutely. But do I think the NCAA is fair by stating: "The committee does not get into whether or not you have a famous athlete or a famous coach and a record is involved. The committee adjudicates the facts as they are presented. There's no thought whatsoever given to a student-athlete's performance or a head coach's record." 

Fine, being famous should not count. I'll tell you what should count: character. Maybe there should be thought given to the character of a head coach. Do not treat this man as if he has held no value or done an enormous amount of honorable things for college football. Do not toss aside what he has meant to this sport. Do not dismiss 40 years of his career. Do not declare he is equal to all college coaches. Those things are valuable, necessary and should be considered. By the way, the information that was 'presented' was done so by the university itself. It's clear the school has taken the necessary steps in order to clean this mess up. The NCAA is throwing around their weight and would like to re-write the books. Coach Bowden should not be treated this way. 

Gregg Rosenthal just looked at me and said: "Save it now!" Our office is empty and the next train doesn't come for another hour. I tell him I've saved it six times already. He responds: "Good. Well, you know... this time it's probably better." Is this a joke?

Pitt is currently up by three against WVU. Pitt is my favorite team in the Big East. Last year at the tournament I adopted them as my team because FSU wasn't in the picture and I liked how they played.

Buzzer Beater is back. This week we discuss Stephon Marbury and if Danny Ainge gives good credit card. Watch it and you'll know what I'm talking about.

Have a good night...