PLAY IN MY BUTT by Tannen

Nothing worse than being so close to perfection or in the case of Alabama State & Moorehead State, a dream...then having it ripped from you. I really love the Big Dance. The first Thursday & Friday it takes over the world of sports and it's a beautiful thing. Now we need to get to work on eliminating this moronic 'play-in' game. It should be called the "PLAY-OUT" game. These teams won their respective league tournaments and the right to participate in the NCAA Tournament and be a part of that magic. Then because the idiot powers that be who run this thing decided to add this when the Western Athletic Conference split up back in 1998 to form the Mountain West. Instead of simply eliminating one of the 34 at large bids, we get this abomination on a Tuesday. I have news, the NCAA's take place from Thursday to Sunday, period. Think of the fans of these smaller schools storming the floor with the confetting falling from the rafters earning the right to be a part of the brackets. The team who loses this will not get to enjoy that experience which might come along once in a lifetime. This piece of garbage has got to go.
You've often heard me talk about guys like Brett Farve, Terrell Owens or Manny Ramirez as nothing more than big babies who either whine for attention or when things don't go exactly their way. Let's add current Denver Bronco quarterback Jay Cutler to that list. This bozo thinks he's John Elway. Heck of a talent, but with a much deserved rep as a mental midget who is not that strong upstairs. He's bummed the team tried to trade him to New England for Matt Cassel. Wah, Wah, Wah. Guy has not only failed to win a playoff game, but hasn't taken his club into the post season. Who cares what he thinks? His job is to run the offense, not the franchise. Plus if he was as brilliant and valuable as he thinks, he and his pathetic team wouldn't have gone in the tank down the stretch, choke and miss the playoffs alltogether. All he's done these past few weeks is making the list of selfish, spoiled, crybaby athletes with minimal accomplishments who have a higher opinion of themselves than any one else. Your thoughts when we rally for SportsTalk.