"Tough" Decision

You have to love the hard hitting reporting by ESPN. Andy "The Moron" Katz is reporting that it was such a tough decision for Billy Donovan to leave Florida for the NBA. Sure Andy and I have some prime land I want to sell you in the swamp. Money talks and it was an easy decision. Also, anyone that has been to Gainesville knows that no one stays there unless they absolutely have to be there. Get a grip Andy.

Vick Is Sick

According to ESPN, Michale Vick has been a big player in dog fighting. According to the source,"He's a pit bull fighter." referring to Vick. "He's one of the ones that they call 'the big boys:' that's who bets a large dollar." If this is true, then Vick should be booted from the NFL. Period.

Reports Continue To Dog Vick

When will the other shoe drop on Michael Vick? Many are saying that Falcons owner Arthur Blank has given Vick a free ride.

Two friends of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick are convinced he has been involved in illegal dog fighting at a home he owns in Virginia, they told SI.com on Thursday, despite Vick's denials.

Sports Illustrated NFL reporter Don Banks joins Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio's "The Herd" to talk about his feature story on Michael Vick. Listen "He knows what's going on in that house in Virginia," one unnamed source told SI.com. "There's not a doubt in my mind he's involved with it."

The Sports Shill Network

You have to marvel at the audacity of the shill network aka ESPN. Some of their notable shills:

Mike Golic: A has been ex football player who shills for Notre Dame, Barry Bonds,Roger Clemens, and all the other losers in sports.

Buster Olney: Baseball "analyst" who is shilling for Roger The Mercenary Clemens.

Mike Greenberg: A shill for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and other losers.

ESPN Shilling For Clemens

One has to wonder if ESPN is getting a publicity fee for shilling for Roger AKA The Merenary Clemens. They are fawning all over themselves from the ESPN baseball analysts to Mike Golic who is also a shill for Notre Dame. No fair and balanced on this network.

ESPN And Quinn In Bed Together

If you watched ESPN and Mel Kiper during the NFL draft, you saw them trying to increase hair challenged Brady Quinn's value. The only problem is that the GMs knew that Quinn was not a top prospect.

Dick Harmon of the Deseret Morning News had a great analysis of the situation. "As it turned out, in the eyes of NFL folks that counted, Cleveland and Miami both passed on Quinn, as did Detroit and Minnesota and 17 other "chance" picks in the first round. Then the Browns frantically traded to get a shot at Quinn for a far less value than Kiper had set him up for.

Perhaps a dose of reality?"

Let The Games Begin

Are we ready for the NFL draft tomorrow? I think this has been over hyped ad nauseum by ESPN. Do these commentators get paid by the word?

So what awards can be handed out pre-draft?

Homer Award: Mike Golic for telling us that Brady Quinn is the best darn football player ever. Really?

Overhyped Athlete: Brady Quinn. This guy is overrated and overhyped.

In A Daze Award: Is it just me or does Steve Young seem to be in a daze?

Smug and Cocky Award: Mel Kiper seems to be looking down at the rest of the peon analysts.

Overkill Award: No contest-ESPN.

Theismann Drop Kicked

Former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann will be replaced on ESPN's Monday Night Football, according to USA Today who quotes an industry official with direct knowledge of the move.

He worked as an analyst on ESPN's primetime NFL games for 19 seasons and last year joined play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico and rookie game analyst Tony Kornheiser in the MNF booth.