Ricky Williams is Back

I can't help but hope he steps out on the field and does what he used to do well.

I can't help but think that he'll not be so great. The guy never seemed to really enjoy the game of football. If he enjoyed it like everyone else seems to enjoy the sport (especially folks like Tony Romo and Brett Favre).

I hope that Ricky Williams brings the Dolphins a victory, because in this year while it might be likely that the Patriots could be the next undefeated team, I don't want to see the Dolphins be the exact opposite.

So, go Ricky Williams.

Despite everything that happens, I hope that everything works out.

Writers' Strike and Sports

Here's a thought. Maybe the NHL should seriously market themselves right now. There will be people who really miss late night television who may just enjoy watching Sid the Kid.

Maybe the NBA could work on cleaning up its bad boy image by emphasizing the positive. And they could seriously work on their image as well by putting up new advertisements to air in January.

At least Fox has the Superbowl.

Simply put, if the NBA, NHL and other 'less than famous' sports really need a positive spin. And with the writers' strike, they could possibly work towards doing something positive during this time frame.

Or maybe this is pie in the sky....

Ridiculous Boos

I was talking with my Mom today. That's not shocking within itself, but we were talking about sports. I have a serious opinion on booing. And it came out today.

I didn't actually watch the Kentucky game versus Gardner-Webb. I was watching something with my husband and I was convinced that Kentucky would probably polish the floor with little ole Gardner-Webb. But I didn't pay attention even after I turned the channel and noticed that the Cats were losing to the Bulldogs.

But here's what got me. My mom told me that the fans were booing. What the hell? It was the second game of the season, with a new coach, with players who were recruited to play for a different coach, and I can't believe just how much Kentucky fans are turning into the fans I hate.

I can't stand fans that whine and complain about everything and everyone unless their team makes it to the national championship, World Series or Superbowl. And I'm not kidding, Kentucky fans are there. You don't see UCLA fans whining that there hasn't been back-to-back championships, do you? Heck, even North Carolina's fans aren't all wonky because they didn't win the National Championship last year, are they?

Maybe it's because I wasn't really part of the 'fire Tubby' chain. I was, in fact, one of the people who told the rest of my Kentucky friends (and family), get over it! Tubby wasn't a bad coach. He wasn't even an average coach. He just needed a really good recruiter. He lost the recruiters he needed. And when that happened and Kentucky lost the sheen to Billy-Ball in Florida, there has been some serious issues.

Come on... if you are a 17 1/2 year old kid and you get to choose between Lexington and Gainesville... Well, I'm just sayin'. I lived in Lexington. I lived in Lexington in 1996 for their national championship, and that was exciting.

But it is absolutely beyond me how anyone can boo this early in the season. How uptight and arrogant are Kentucky fans? That's all I really am asking. I am beginning to think, I love the team, but the fans, I could do without.

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Colts, Patriots and the 4th Quarter

Colts versus Patriots, Patriots versus Colts. It's three minutes left in the game. Indianapolis is down 24-20. And there just was a missed pass. The Colts are dealing with injuries, and I'm not copping any excuses (as a Colts fan). The Patriots have had some seriously bad calls against them. I'm a fan of any sport before I am a fan of the team. If the Colts don't win this game, they have no excuse. They've been given the breaks and not exactly taken them.

Seriously, right now, they would be down by 1, if it weren't for the nearly perfect Adam Vinatieri being 'blocked' by Richard Seymour. And the Colts (Peyton Manning in a rare fumble) just turned the ball over.

You know, I saw a bunch of people try to say that the score of this game would be high. And then they were counteracted by those who would say that the game score would be held down. But I seriously doubt anyone would have said that this game would have been 24-20 at the two minute warning.

And the Colts lose. On the one bright side, that's what I picked for my pick'em game. I just wanted to lose that. Patriots are 9-0. I can't help but hope (for the sake of the sport) that a team like the Patriots would not get the perfect season.

And I get to watch the last 10 laps at the Texas Motor Speedway. Gosh, isn't this country great?!

Colts and that other Really Good Team

It's a strange world that I live in. I'm a huge Colts fan. And I was, and always will be a Colts fan. I used to cheer for the Colts when they were in Baltimore. And when they pulled their stakes out in the middle of the night, I had my stomach turn for a few more minutes, and then I was thankful that they were closer to where I lived. I was only 13 when it happened, and I wasn't all that big a sports fan back then, but I would cheer for the Colts back then and continued to do so when I was in Japan.

In 1998, Jim Mora was the coach of the 3-13 Colts, Peyton was the starting quarterback for most of the season, and I would wear a Colts t-shirt to bed every night. 1999 (13-3), 2000 (10-6), 2001 (6-10), 2002 (10-6), I was seriously wavering on my Colt's fanship, not because of their QB (who I loved) but because I was living (for the most part) in Japan. It's tough to root for a team you never saw on televsion. By November 2002, I returned back here (that spot in Kentucky, painfully close to Indiana) and went to college. It was amazing, seeing all the Colts fans all over the place. Around here, it's Colts, Titans and Rams (in that order for favorites) and the occasional Cowboys, Patriots, and other teams. As of late, because of Jay Cutler, who's nearly a local boy, the Denver Broncos have been getting some pub, therefore more t-shirts, therefore more fans.

But I have to say, I shook my head in 2002 when they hired Tony Dungy. I can be stupid sometimes. I realized in early 2004, just as I was getting ready to graduate from college, that Tony Dungy was a mild mannered genious. And I was happy for that.

So, we come to this weekend, one of the most anticipated games (especially around here), where the New England Patriots march into the RCA Dome (its last year in existance) and I am simply afraid to say that my Colts will beat the Patriots.

I've seen them play, on television (I was going to pay 600 dollars for tickets, but I had no one to go with, how about them apples?). I understand the best offense versus the best defense mentality. I wonder who really has the best of either, offense or defense.

There are a lot of people who are thinking that the Patriots will win. I am not sure of this. There are quite a few people who think that the Colts just might pull out a win. I'm not sure of this either.

But I am sure of one thing: Go Colts!