The Dog Days of February

I'm not really sure of another time of the year when there is less going on in sports than there is right now. Football is over (perhaps for a while). The NBA is unwatchable until the playoffs which don't start until April. The NHL is just unwatchable, even though it is probably my favorite sport to watch live. College basketball is entertaining, but the lack of juniors and seniors have made it hard to really get in to college basketball. Don't you remember when Dickie V would talk about his Diaper Dandies? They're all Diaper Dandies now.

There are a couple of bright spots on the sports calendar.

The Braves' pitchers and catchers reported to spring training today, so there is one very bright light at the end of this tunnel.

The date to look forward to is March 17. That's the day March Madness begins and so does the best month of sports. The Madness concludes on April 4 with the National Championship Game, the same day as the baseball season begins for all 30 MLB teams. That week ends with what I believe is one of the greatest events on the sports calendar each year. On April 7 at 8:00 am in Augusta, Georiga "The King" Arnold Palmer and "The Golden Bear" Jack Nicklaus will begin the 2011 Masters Tournament.

So let not your heart be troubled. As the weather warms we move ever closer to the end of the Dog Days of February.

Super Bowl XLV

The biggest football game of the year is here, and the entire world wants to know who will win the Super Bowl. I could honestly care less who wins the game, I just hope we get another good game like we have the past few years. The INT returned for a touchdown last year clinching the game for the Saints, Big Ben to Santonio Holmes to beat Arizona two years ago, and three years ago you get that dramatic last drive for the Giants over the undefeated New England Patriots.

I'll take any of those games again.

I'm really sick of the championship belt thing from Aaron Rodgers. I'm not sure how you can call yourself the champion before you win the championship, but I guess if Obama can win the Nobel Peace Prize, then Rodgers can have a belt.

Call me old fashioned, but grown men shouldn't have hair like Polamalu and Matthews have. How tough can these guys be when they have to spend 20 minutes in the locker room after the game blow drying before they go out to the post game press conference?

If the Steelers win tonight, Charlie Batch, the back up quarterback for the Steelers, will have three Super Bowl rings. How do you think Dan Marino feels about that?

Mike Vick won the 2010 Comeback Player of the Year Award. Not really sure you can consider the lack of dogfighting a comeback. Maybe he should have been awarded the return to being a productive member of society award for players who finally live up to their God-given ability. Hard to put that one on a trophy though.

Congratulations to "Prime Time" Deion Sanders for his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Defensive tackle John Jenkins picked Georgia over Florida yesterday afternoon. Jenkins is 6-4 and 340 pounds. Other than Crowell, Jenkins will have the most impact for the Dawgs on the field in 2011. A true nose tackle will change the Georiga defense from day one.

You can watch ESPN if you want someone to break down the game for you, my prediction is simple: I hate Aaron Rodgers and the belt thing. Go Steelers!