One Of The Sickest Super Bowl Opens Ever!

You have to give it up to CBS for going the extra mile with Super Bowl XLIV, dipping deep in their pockets to have known other than the Jigga Man performing in the Open. Jay-Z has been all over the sporting map as of late, performing at the World Series and even making an appearance at UCLA’s legendary Pauley Pavilion during his westcoast swing and now Jigga can add the Super Bowl to his list.

Hov teamed up with Rihanna and Es Posthumis to create a special Super Bowl edition of his smash hit “Run This Town,” it did a great job of setting the stage for one of the more decent games in NFL history (at least for those in the Big Easy). Even though the commercials and other shenanigans left much be to desired.

Holler Back: UCLA’s Brian Price Bouncing To NFL

After watching UCLA defensive tackle Brian Price dominate opposing offensive lines for the past 3 seasons, his decision to chuck the deuces at his senior year and get that league cheese was easy like the Sunday mornings in which he will now be playing. Price is a native of South Central and attended Crenshaw high school before heading across town to play for the Bruins.

After the Bruins stunning comeback victory in the EagleBank Bowl Tuesday against Temple, Price decided to make his next move his best move as he will be a lock for the early first round. The dude looks something like Warren Sapp out there and even though he went against a wacker breed of competition on a routine basis playing in the Pac-10, Price is ready to do work in the NFL

Damn: Kid Gets Cracked During Football Game

Keep your eyes focused on the center of the screen, as the running takes the handoff a linebacker steps up and lays the wood on the little guy. You can hear the hit for nearly 40-feet away and the crowd’s reaction is almost instant. Wish it was a little longer to see the aftermath, but it gets the job done.

BYD x 2: LFL’s Niki Connor Is A Thoroughbred

At damn near 6-feet tall Niki Connor of Lingerie Football’s L.A. Temptation is what we like to call a thoroughbred. Connor is so dime that it might be a crime, but don’t be fooled by her amazing looks (which AREN’T artificially enhanced), because she is a beast on the gridiron. The Temptation have one game left on the schedule, a matchup with the San Diego Seduction on January 29 at the LA Sports Arena, so if you’re in the Greater Los Angeles area around then you should definitely see what’s cracking. As for Niki, make sure you follow her on Twitter as she will consistently brighten your day.

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Mark Ingram Cries During Heisman Speech

Even though Mark Ingram was crying during his Heisman acceptance speech, my momma told me to never clown a man that is built like a pit bull dog. Ingram won by the slimmest margin in the history of the award, edging out Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, in what amounted to be a winner-by-default type of situation this year. Mark Ingram definitely did work this year in helping ‘Bama reach the BCS title game but Toby Gerhart was a beast all season. Gerhart also put up way better numbers this season than Ingram, leading the nation in scoring (160 points), rushing yards (1,753) and rushing touchdowns (26)…At Stanford no less. At a school known for squares (some a little more freaky than others), Gerhart dominated defenses with an old school style, and a got his team within a few games of a Pac-10 championship.

Colt McCoy went into Championship weekend the favorite, but his nasty performance against Nebraksa was overshadowed by the dominance of Ndamukong Suh, who came a second short of single-handedly getting his team the upset. For his efforts Suh did win the southwest region vote finishing behind McCoy in the overall voting. Even though he didn’t win the most prestigious award in college football, it can be argued that the signing bonus award he’s going to win for being the top pick in the draft, will probably make him feel a little better.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow received a courtesy trip to the festivities, finishing fifth in the voting after Florida tricked off their chance to be one of the greatest dynasties in college football history. Tebow still has the chance for redemption with a meeting against a Brian Kelly-less undefeated Cinncinati squad, but crowning him the all-time king of college football is all but a memory now.

Brian Kelly Bounces On Bearcats For Notre Dame

Even in Los Angeles, nearly 2,000 miles away from the University of Cincinnati, people are rolling with the school’s former head football coach Brian Kelly, who chunked the deuces to his team and agreed to a deal with Notre Dame. The slogan “BK all day” can be heard all throughout the Greater Los Angeles area, but that might be for an entirely different reason…cuh. Kelly turned his back on UC a few weeks before the bigeest game in the school’s history and the chance at both perfection and a legitimate Natty claim. Senior wide receiver Mardy Gilyard referred to his departed leader as a “businessman.” The reality is that Kelly isn’t a businessman, he’s a business man.

While the squares and legends have been yapping about this move for the past few days, it’s disappointing to see the positive slant that Kelly’s bouncing has generated in most circles not allied to Cincinnati. Don’t get me wrong, I understand the “business” of college athletics and jumping from Cincy to South Bend is definitely an upgrade like going from a Khloe to a Kim. But the real question is how come a coach can bounce on his team like this and it’s all gravy?

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Sometimes It Pays To Throw Like A Girl

These Dr. Pepper “Throw For Scholarship Dough” competitions went on at a bunch of different conference championship games, but the one during the SEC Championship was easily the most legendary of the day. I was watching this at a local watering hole, not really paying attention to the rules and regulations of the competition as I was more focused on devouring a few hot wings and trying to catch a bird reckless eye-balling. But from the merely watching the only info that I could really deduce was that there was a throw-off to see who could get the most balls in the hole.

Not realizing that accuracy was more important than quantity, much like every other dude in the watering hole, I figured that the guy (who shall remain nameless) in the competition had easily defeated his opponent, a beezy by the name of Sarah Beth Hill. He was way ahead of her with plenty of time remaining when all of sudden his trash can was empty.

It wasn’t until near the end of the competition, when nameless dude stopped throwing balls and looked on anxiously as Sarah Beth continued to nail attempt after attempt, that the whole bar realized what was going on and started rooted in unison for her to get the comeback win. Even though the dude who lost was a Gators fan, he shouldn’t feel too bad about getting served, because Sara Beth made the most attempts out of anyone who competed, and he finished a close second.

What’s sad is that throw-off ended up being way more exciting than the actually game. Via Deadspin, YBB

The Real Natty Game: TCU vs Alabama

For most of the Big 12 Championship game, the legend that is Brent Musburger kept referring to the “BCS chaos” that would be created should Texas lose the game. In our minds, the element of chaos still exists because after their nasty showing against #22 Nebraska, the system needs some re-evaluation. Yes the Big 12 is the shit traditionally, but this year it is down with only 3 ranked teams at the end of the season. Texas has a great football team, but so does TCU and this year the Horned Frogs proved that they were the real deal.

Merely winning the Big 12 shouldn’t have guaranteed the Longhorns a trip to the BCS Championship. Plain and simple, Texas doesn’t deserve to go to the Natty. Even though it appears as the system got it right and put the 2 best teams in the title game, their are 4 undefeated teams left in college football and TCU and Boise State are getting shafted like that one dude in American Me, getting the consolation game in the form of the Fiesta Bowl. The meeting is a huge step for non-BCS schools, but also a pimp slap to the grill as well. The reality is that one of these 2 squads is as equally deserving a shot at Alabama as Texas.

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