Blogpoll is out and there is a new number one this week.  Check out the full poll with analysis at CBS Sports. 

Rank
Team
PPB
Delta

1
Alabama (50)
24.2
1

2
Florida (48)
24.0
1

3
Texas (4)
22.9
–

4
Boise State
20.3
5

5
Virginia Tech
19.2
7

6
Cincinnati
18.2
4

7
LSU
18.0
1

8
Southern Cal
15.9
3

9
Houston
15.6
7

10
TCU
14.7
5

The news that MJ decided not to go to Copenhagen to represent Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics has been buried behind speculation over whether Obama will be attending.  While Chicago 2016 supporters would all love Jordan to be there helping, we aren’t trying to use that to our political advantage.  Pele, on the other [...]

We haven’t heard much about the Bulls in the news lately, but with the preseason right around the corner, it’s as good a time as any to start thinking about the season.  Most people feel that the Bulls could be as high as a top 4 seed in the East, or as low as 10th.  [...]

This picture sums up exactly what’s wrong with Drew Gooden.  I’m going to call it focus, but you can call it whatever you want. [BDL]
It looks like Rich Harden will not be back with us next season.  We’ll see if the Cubs offer him arbitration, but either way his days on the north side seem [...]

Oh Big Z, your theatrics are always entertaining (and sometimes frustrating).  Frustrated with his 2009 season, Zambrano lashed out at himself with a lovely hissy fit:
“Look, this is the only season I haven’t won 16 or 18 or 14 games,” he said. “If it happens again next season, two seasons in a row, I’ll quit. [...]

Confused by that title?  Understandable.  But get this: Apparently there is some other guy named Jay Cutler who is at the top of his sport.  According to Fanhouse:
Jay Cutler won the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition on Saturday night, earning the highest accolade in professional bodybuilding for the third time in his career.
If you’re like most [...]

Mike Singletary is 2-1 and one crazy play away from 3-0.  I think this picture sums it up best. [World of Isaac]
Peavy for Zambrano?  Phil Rogers seems to think so, but that guy is a lying idiot, so who knows. [WV23]
Matt Millen was the only “expert” to pick the Panthers to win.  Guess whether the [...]

Okay, here’s the ballot:

Rank
Team
Delta

1
Florida

2
Texas

3
Alabama

4
Boise State
1

5
Virginia Tech
3

6
LSU

7
Oklahoma
3

8
Cincinnati
4

9
Southern Cal
4

10
Ohio State
4

11
TCU
4

12
Houston
5

13
Kansas
3

14
Iowa

15
Miami (Florida)
6

16
Penn State
9

17
Oklahoma State
4

18
California
14

19
Georgia Tech

20
Michigan

21
Georgia
2

22
Brigham Young
2

23
Mississippi
12

24
Nebraska
1

25
Missouri

Last [...]

According to Style Points, this is what the Seahawks will be wearing tomorrow.  I hope it’s not true.

I hope the Bears brought special light-filtering goggles to Seattle.  As SP points out, the Seahawks gameplan appears to start with cornea rape.

Well here’s another Bradley trade rumor that makes no sense for either side.  This time the Tampa Bay Devil Rays apparently are expressing interest in Milton Bradley.  ESPNChicago is reporting that:
It appears that there’s more than a little interest in Chicago Cubs right fielder Milton Bradley. A source with knowledge of the situation said that [...]

As much as I am a Bradley apologist (and from all the shit I take here and elsewhere about it, I’ve come to realize I am), I still understand that he is not connecting with fans, his teammates, management or the media.  His temper tantrums and immature reactions to the media are not justified by [...]

The White Sox were 2-hit earlier tonight, but that didn’t stop Ozzie from throwing a temper tantrum arguing balls and strikes.  Detroit4Lyfe got a great screenshot of Ozzie right as he was about to say a wonderful word, which as D4L so eloquently puts it, “rhymes with fuck”.

According to D4L, Ozzie put on quite the [...]

I don’t even know what to say about this, I guess I just felt the need to share the sad sad state of affairs.  As the Cubs try to go 7-3 down the stretch to avoid a sub-.500 decade (h/t: @NearlyNextYear), things just continue to unravel.  Derrek Lee scored the game-tying run ahead of Jeff [...]

I never really had a problem with T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Like anyone else with a four-syllable last name or of Eastern European descent, once you learn how to spell their name and account for the silent consonants, most of your annoyance with the person disappears. Since first hearing his name uttered in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl [...]

This was published by The Onion way back in March when Cutler was still on the Broncos and making his trade demands.  I just found it now, but it generally still applies to our boy Jay.  Enjoy!