Public Knowledge

Knowledge is love and light and vision.  -Helen Keller

Public Knowledge:

1.  First, Texas A&M made its quick hire of Mike Sherman.  Then Ole Miss hired Houston Nutt virtually sight unseen.  Now this is still America after all, and you can hire whomever you like.  Just eat food, try not to be crude or rude, kill the attitude, chill the serious mood, and doowutchyalike.  But c’mon.  Only seven of 119 Division I-A teams have been led this season by minority coaches.  If you don’t see something wrong with that, I can’t help you.

2.  I like Brett Favre.  I like the Pack.  Go, you Packers, go and get ‘em.  Go, you fighting fools upset ‘em.  I know the defense is decimated with injuries.  I just think they have it.  You know.  It.  It’s in the game!  Call it character.  Call it intangibles.  Call it a certain je ne sais quoi.  Call it whatever you like.  Just act a fool, it’s okay if you drool, ’cause everybody’s gonna strip, and jump in the pool.  And doowhatwelike, yeah, and doowhatwelike.  I like the Packers to win outright tonight.  Whether I’m able to see it or not.

3.  I’m all caught up in Jimmy V week.  Never give up!  Last night I watched the UMass/Syracuse game.  Holy cow!  Runnin’ and gunnin’.  Paul Westhead style.  The Minutemen made their Carrier Dome debut a memorable one.  They scored more points against the Orange than any opponent since the building opened in 1980.  Goodness!  Jonny Flynn is a stud.  No question about it.  But the cat who impressed me the most was UMass’ Ricky Harris.  The New Microwave.  Hitting a three here.  Hustling there.  That kid’s a gamer.  As UMass adjusts to life without Stephan Lasme in the post and continue learning this fast break offense, they will be a force to be reckoned with in the A-10.

4.  The Devil Rays and Twins finish 6-player deal that essentially breaks down to Delmon Young for Matt Garza.  I still like that bat throwing madman Delmon Young in this one.  A five tool athlete.  If this kid can just keep his stuff together, he has the ability to put up some incredible numbers.  Remarkable numbers.  Monster numbers.  Freddy Lynn numbers.  Look for this kid to hit about .290.  Look for this kid to smash thirty to thirty five bombs.  Look for this kid to drive in one hundred runs.  Look for this kid to win an MVP one day.

5.  Knicks/Celtics tonight.  Quentin Richardson says “it’s no big deal.”  Quentin Richardson says, “they’re not that deep of a team.”  Quentin Richardson says, “the last time we played them, we beat them in the preseason in a game.”  Quentin Richardson better shut his mouth.  This is what the Celtics are going to do the Knicks tonight:

6.  Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has agreed to set aside close to $1 million to pay for the care of the 54 pit bulls seized from his dogfighting operation.  A day late and a dollar short.

7.  The Twins just traded their shortstop. The Mets have Jose Reyes.  The Mets are in the Johann Sweepstakes.  But still.  I don’t see it.  As much as I value pitching, pitching wins championships, you’re only as good as your next starter, all that.  I still don’t see it.  Reyes had an off year for Reyes, but an everyday, leadoff batter of his magnitude, that would be a very bitter pill to swallow. 

8.  If you’re a fantasy nut like me, you have a fantasy hockey team.  If you have a fantasy like me and you drafted Ray Emery like me, very high like me, you cannot be happy like me.  What to do, what to do?  Last year Martin Gerber was hated by the fans.  They wanted him shipped out of town.  This year, he turns his game around, and now the same fans want Emery gone instead.  For my sake, I hope the Sens heed the fans requests.  This cat is just too good not to be getting ice time.  And besides, what am I supposed to do?  Cut Ray Emery?  Inconceivable.

9.  Tim Tebow has to win the Heisman right?  I know McFadden is breaking records set by Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson.  I know he is the only reason Arkansas won the West in 2006 and beat LSU in 2007.  I know he is the only reason Houston Nutt still has a job.  But how can you not vote for Tebow.  Tim Tebow is a monster.  He is the only player in the history of college football to rush for 20 touchdowns and pass for over 20 touchdowns.  Holy Cow!  He is a sophomore, but who cares?  This award goes to the best player.  Tim Tebow is the best football player this year.  I am I am Superman and I know what’s happening.  I am I am I am Superman and I can do anything.

10.  Yankees still suck!

Peace out homies.  Six two and Even!

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