College Athlete Contracts

Posted on December 28, 2011 by christoph131

There is much debate over whether or not college athletes should be receiving multi-year contracts, or if they should stick with their one-year renewable scholarships that they have now. Many schools have objected to this new NCAA ruling, which means it will be put on hold until they can reach an agreement. There are pro’s and con’s to each side.

Players- Even if they are injured on the field, or they fail to produce the highest numbers, they will still be able to attend school with their original financial help. This means, if there is a freshman star quarterback, the team will still need to cover the costs of the sophomores, juniors, and seniors, even though they are not playing.

Teams- These are mostly cons. They are stuck with players even if they have bad conduct issues, bad performance, as long as they can obtain the minimum GPA. Players have all the power, they can leave and opt out at any time for professional leagues.

I don’t know if it will go through but the board of the NCAA seems to be pushing it pretty hard. It would not be implemented for at least another year or two but it’s a good thing to think about.

Weezy’s Sports Corner

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jtulz07

Our buddies over at Relaxing the Masses posted this earlier today and I thought it deserved a repost. Lil Wayne dives into the world of sports and gives us his thoughts on what’s going on around the country. Now, you can take this seriously or not, but either way it’s entertaining. Again, thanks RTM for the tip. Enjoy!

Celtics Head to South Beach

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jtulz07

The Celts are taking their talents to South Beach tonight as they prepare to take on Lebron and the Heat. Pretty much everyone has already counted the C’s out. I mean the spread is -10.5 in favor of Miami. I’m not going to sit here and pretend to talk like the Celtics should win, but I don’t think it’s going to be as much of a massacre as everyone is making out to be. Christmas Day we saw what the Celtics are capable of. They can play. Granted, we also saw the Heat man handle the defending champion Mavs right after. But then again, the Nuggets just smoked them last night too so I feel a little better about it. If Rondo comes out firing, takes control of the offense and Brandon Bass steps up again, I could see this being a close game. Only thing that’s rough for the C’s is they’ll be once again without Pierce, and Pietrus isn’t going to start until Friday, leaving a questionable defense to cover Lebron and Wade. I guess it could go either way. Regardless, the Celtics can’t sit back early on because the Heat are not the Knicks. If we don’t show up right away, they won’t let us in.

Braylon Edwards Cut by 49ers, Voices His Frustration on Twitter

Posted on December 27, 2011 by davecouture

Early this morning Braylon Edwards was cut by the San Francisco 49ers. I’ve never been a big fan of Edwards even dating back to his days as a Brown, but I have to feel bad for the guy. He literally just donated $10,000 to 79 college students from a deal he made with then 8^th grade students back when he was a rookie. If you aren’t so sharp on your math skills that totals up to $790,000. When you think of it you probably think that’s nothing to an NFL player. Wrong. Braylon Edwards only made $1 million this season, so it looks like he basically played for nothing. Back to the point of him being cut, Edwards apparently wasn’t very thrilled about it, and he took his opinion to twitter a little under an hour ago.

@OfficialBraylon Braylon Edwards

I was released today by the 49ers due to my injury that required more time to rehab and hasn’t allowed me to re-sync with the offense….

Championship Hangover?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by christoph131

The 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks have started the season 0-2. They got spanked against the Heat, until they stopped trying in the fourth quarter, and even lost against a Ty Lawson-led Denver team by 22 points. Is it possible to have a championship hangover, even with the extra 2 months before the season started? Will they be like the Bruins and instantly go from the worst team to the best? I don’t think so. They lost a couple of key components from last year’s surprise championship team. First off, they lost Tyson Chandler to the Knicks. He was a huge defensive presence and averaged over 10 points per game an almost 7 rebounds. They even lost some role players such as JJ Barea and Caron Butler. They have an aging point guard in Jason Kidd who is on his way out, and he really only has one or two people to pass to now. What do you guys think?

Brees Sets Single Season Passing Record

Posted on December 27, 2011 by davecouture

Late last night Saints signal caller Drew Brees passed Dan Marino to set the NFL record for yards passing in a season, a mark that Marino held for nearly three decades. Brees set the mark with 5,087 passing yards, and still has a game left next week to add to his total.

Finally Brees is being recognized this season and it is well deserved. All year I’ve been hearing about Aaron Rodgers, rightfully so. The guy is an incredible quarterback. Brees seemed to just fly under the radar until the past couple of weeks. All the talk was about how Aaron Rodgers was by far the best QB in the league, and the hands down favorite to win the MVP award. I’m going to have to respectively disagree. I don’t see him as the unanimous choice. Brees is averaging just less than an unheard of 340 passing yards per game and has completed over 70% of his passes. Drew Brees is such a rare talent. For a guy that is only an even 6 feet tall and can put up the numbers he does is just amazing.

Rodgers has a shot to break Tom Brady’s mark of 50 passing touchdowns this season, (which I don’t think he will) but if it does happen I’m sure he will be a near lock for the MVP. Rodgers does have the overall better numbers, and his team nearly went undefeated this year so seeing him win the award would come as no surprise to many, but there are at least a few others in the discussion. Even our own Tom Brady has to be in that discussion. I know I might be in the minority here, but my vote would have to be for Brees.

Best NFL Play Ever?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by jtulz07

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past three days, I’m sure you’ve seen Jerome Simpson’s flip into the endzone. It’s just so incredible that it would’ve felt wrong not posting it. Anyways, I’ll give it a 9.5 considering he didn’t completely stick the landing. I could do better. But seriously, is this the single best NFL play ever?

Not All Lost in New York

Posted on December 26, 2011 by jtulz07

The best Christmas for any basketball fan yesterday was the return of the NBA. The only thing that could have made it better for Boston was watching the C’s come out of New York with a win. Unfortunately, we all know how that played out. Losing to the Knicks, especially with their all-star elf Spike Lee jumping up and down courtside, is always tough to swallow. But not all was lost in New York for the Celts. I think it’s safe to thank Danny Ainge for holding on to Rondo, even if he didn’t mean to. Throughout the short preseason, we could see improvement in Rondo’s shot and overall play, but yesterday he made a statement. His stats were amazing, with 31 points and 13 assists, while almost single handedly bringing the Celtics back into the game, but his aggressive manner and matured nature of play is what shone through the loss. With an aging team, Rondo is the key to the Celts this season. If he can continue to play like a first team all-star, the Celts are going to be alright this season. Not to mention having guys like Brandon Bass slip on a green and white uniform and make a statement of his own. He ended the day with 20 points and 11 rebounds, letting everyone know which team got the better deal in Orlando trade. Bass coming off the bench is going to prove to be a great addition to the Celtics squad, both offensively and defensively. Bring Pierce back and throw Mickael Pietrus into the mix, I think the C’s are going to be just fine.

Tis’ the Season of Giving

Posted on December 26, 2011 by christoph131

UConn Freshman star Andre Drummond gave red-shirt freshman Michael Bradley the best gift ever this season. Since Drummond is using UConn basically as a stepping stone to his NBA career, he has decided to forego his scholarship, and remain on the team as a walk-on. He basically took the scholarship from Bradley because he is a much better player. However, Bradley does not have much to work with. He is an orphan who grew up with very little. People were constantly accusing Drummond of “taking a scholarship from an orphan”, but since they were trying to resolve this without the media, they both had to remain silent, and just accept the verbal abuse.

With Bradley sidelined with an injury for now, he can only sit and watch his team move up in the rankings. Drummond will most likely go this year in the draft, barring any injuries of course. He is 6-11 and can score and rebound better than most at his size. As soon as he gets stronger, he will be a force in the middle.

Weekend Recap

Posted on December 26, 2011 by jtulz07

Contrary to popular belief, Christmas weekend was good in the Boston sports world. Sure it was tough seeing the C’s lose yesterday but you have to look at the bigger picture. We’ll start out Friday with the Bruins absolutely annihilating the Panthers at home 8-0. Brad Marchand capped the day off with his first career hat trick en route to stretching the B’s win streak to 6 games. At this point I think it’s safe to say the best team in Boston resides on the ice. How can you argue with a team that has won 20 of its last 23 games and gone from zero to hero in a span of two months? Then we can look at our AFC East champion Patriots. People forget that they’re one win away from clinching top seed in the AFC and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. It’s a bit sketchy watching them go down 17-0 to Miami at halftime, but they always find a way to win down the stretch. One more win against a struggling Buffalo team and the road to the Superbowl for the AFC goes through Foxboro. Christmas Day was a bit unsettling as we watched the Celts fall to the Knicks 106-104, as it always hurts to lose to New York in any sport. But not all was lost in this game. The C’s proved they could play ball. With Pierce out and Pietrus awaiting a physical, it was good to see a few Celtics step up. The loss was tough to handle, but more can be taken away from the game. I still feel good, if not better, about the C’s as they continue their season this week. Ideally it could have been better, but again it’s hard for Boston sports fans to complain today. Happy Monday!