Boy am I glad I didn't have internet access to write my Super Bowl preview.  Let's just say it would have ended "Indianapolis 34 - New Orleans 24."  That said, it was a great game and I've never been more pleased with a losing wager.  New Orleans deserved and needed this.  Drew Brees is a class act.  All's well that ends well.  Oh, and the commercials were horrible.  I was looking forward to being offended by the Tim Tebow ad but it just left me feeling creeped out by the fact that Tebow and his Mom looked like they were matched on eharmony in their commercial.

R.I.P.  Nodar Kumaritashvili.  To echo the President of Georgia, a sports mistake is not supposed to be fatal.  To insert my own sentiment, how dare the IOC blame the athlete for his own death.  It's that important to deflect blame?  If the track wasn't at fault then why alter it?  Not that I had any respect for the IOC to begin with but it has reached a new low.  Truly disgusting.

I need to remember that the Olympics are delayed.  I keep checking ESPN and finding out what happened before I get to watch.  Not fun.

That was absolutely the worst Slam Dunk Contest of all time.  The most exciting dunk was Shannon Brown's missed 360 from just in front of the free throw line.

Remember the name Evan Turner when March Madness comes around.  The Big Ten may not be good but Evan Turner can win games by himself.  Maybe a better prospect than John Wall and I'm a big Wall fan.

Why are analysts pretending to be shocked when great NCAA programs can't be elite every year when the best players stay for only one season? 

The Pac 10 is really bad.

Andy Roddick married well.  You know what I mean.

Pitchers and catchers are getting set to report.  Baseball's almost here!  Get excited!  I truly feel that the Dodgers are only a piece or two in the rotation away from competing in the playoffs.  This is a far cry from about twenty years in a row where the boys in blue couldn't hit and getting to the playoffs was a miracle.

Watching right wing talking heads deny global warming because it's snowing in Washington is pretty hilarious.  It's to the point where they had to rename global warming to "climate change" so the geniuses on that side of the aisle could try to understand it.  I'd tell them to rent The Day After Tomorrow but instead, just watch the Winter Olympics in Vancouver that is being delayed because it's too hot.  They needed to bring fake snow into Vancouver.

Jack Bauer is doing a lot of good killing and yelling this season.  I'm not sure if the best moment was the Russian mob boss killing his own son or Jack getting stabbed in the stomach by Renee and subsequently ripping the knife out of his stomach to throw it into the throat of the entering mobster wielding the gun.  All I know is I couldn't care less about the blond with the trashy boyfriend.  They can both be killed off and I wouldn't even blink.

Sarah Palin had to write "tax cuts" on her hand.  Um, she's a Republican.  Tax cuts are numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the agenda and have been for the better part of a century.  Can we call her stupid yet without getting into trouble?  She is beyond embarassing.  She's Glenn Beck but the hot female version, which brings me to my next point.  How does anyone watch Glenn Beck.  I look at all of the Becksters the same way I do someone with a confederate flag sticker on his pickup truck.  Can't we put all of these people into Alaska and then let them secede?  I'm pretty sure it would turn into a third world country in about 2 years.  Nevermind, I'll take the under on 2 years.

With the downfall of the Slam Dunk Contest, the Home Run Derby is now the only All-Star event that ranks at the must-see level for me. 

I still don't understand why everyone took Pacquiao's side in the Pacquiao/Mayweather debacle.  When you're fighting the most important fight of your generation you agree to testing for steroids.  Especially when you're guarnteed $25 million.  Unless of course, you're on steroids.  Why are people slamming Mayweather for wanting his opponent to be clean?  I love the Pac Man as a fighter, but I'm going to need a better explanation than, "I don't like needles" for the mega fight coming undone.  When your sport has a PR problem like boxing, steroids should be the first thing you clean up. 

Again, I'm glad my Super Bowl Preview couldn't be uploaded.  I almost published it just so you could see it and make fun of me, but the entire section crowing Peyton Manning as the best QB of the generation is too embarrassing.  He is now I'd say slightly ahead of Favre, well behind Brady, Elway, Marino, Montana, Aikman, Steve Young, and Bubby Brister.

I help out on the weekends at my local rec. center with the basketball program.  I was officiating five/six-year olds in basketball when I noticed a kid looking a little out of sorts.  I knelt down and asked him if he was okay.  I responded, "uh huh" then proceeded to cough in my face, take two steps down the court, and projectile vomit everywhere.  I just thought you all should know that.

While watching Kanye West participate in the Haiti song with everybody, we wondered allowed whether he was allowed back into society yet.  Then of course there was Lil' Wayne two seconds later who's awaiting his trip to jail for a year after his dental work.  But it prompted a conversation.  Who is least acceptable in a public service announcement/feel good anthem?  We settled on Chris Brown followed by Tiger Woods as far as famous athletes/celebrities go.  Although they did let Chris Brown participate in the Slam Dunk Contest under the alias "Shannon."

It's almost March Madness/Fantasy Baseball/The Masters time.  If I wasn't Jewish that time of year would be my second choice for religion behind John Wooden.  For those who don't believe in the big guy upstairs, John Wooden would be a very solid religion.

They really need to have prop bets for "Coach Most Likely To Be Involved In The Next Recruiting Scandal."  I'd have Lane Kiffen as the favorite at Even, followed by Calipari at +400, Pitino at +600, and Pete Carroll at +700. 

I went to watch the pros at the L.A. Open at Riviera.  Still my favorite day of the year.  It's a great thing to see elite performers do their thing all day from three feet away.  Great day with my Dad.  And we didn't even have breakfast burritos this year.

Due to the disappearance of Garnett's knee, I think we're pretty much assured of the Lakers/Cavs final.  Is there a way to bet on LeBron being owned by Kobe/The Zen Master?

I think we need to officially change Tim Duncan's nickname from the Big Fundamental to the Turtle.  He really looks like a turtle.  Especially on the ten occasions a half when he thinks he didn't get a call.

The Yankees should be heavy favorites to repeat.

How long are we going to pretend that the economy isn't going to result in two of the three major sports having work stoppages in the next two years?  People I don't feel sorry for:  NBA players and NFL owners.

Can they please do away with camera angles that require nausea medicine?

Is Tiger Woods out of having a penis rehab?  I'm pretty sure that 50% of the population suffers from sex addiction.  I'm not making that up either.  It's called evolutionary biology.

Did I mention that I love March Madness, Fantasy Baseball, and The Masters?