Katsfanforlife

Here's some of my favorites:

It's all about the cookies - momluvsfootball

You Can't polish a turd -  NateO

What kind of motto is only 50 characters? - Waldocruise

Loyd Carr is still my homeboy - manchild561

And last but not least...

don't poop with your pants on - DaBears25

Any ones you'd like to throw into the conversation?
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I have seen, and endured, all sides of the argument.

Some say, "yes, because the athletes have to drive for hours in 100 degree plus weather."

Others say, "no, because it is constant repetition...hours of left turns."

Others, still, say, "does it really matter?"

To the last comment I would say that, no, it may not be a situation that has to be resolved like the cure for cancer or the cure for Britney, but this has become a controversial issue not only at the proverbial watercooler, but at racetracks and motor speedways throughout the country.

My opinion is, and always has been, that NASCAR is NOT a sport. The good ol' Merriam-Webster tells me that a sport is "an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature." This causes me to ask myself whether NASCAR meets these requirements.

Does it involve competition? Sure.

Physical prowess? You bet.

Skill? I know I'd crash a couple of times going 200 mph, so yeah.

But athletic ability? That's where I draw the line.

You can't argue the point of NASCAR's sporting rights without mentioning the driver's athletic ability. Athletic ability means that the person involved shows physical prowess and is specifically gifted in the area of athletics. Would you consider a driver that?

I like to compare NASCAR to it's most famous and most resemblant cousin. Horse Racing. It's the same idea, right? Go faster than the guy beside you. But what's the difference? In horse racing, the athlete is not considered to be the jockey. Yes this may be because have of them are proud residents of Munchkin-land, but the horse - what is being ridden - is the athlete.

Would you dare call the car the athlete in NASCAR? No! Because it is an inanimate object. That is just unnatural.

My final point of contention is that when a win or a loss truly relies upon, as the drivers so often say, the "better car" being dealt to you then you'd have to call the mechanics athletes too. Are you willing to do that? Or even the assembly line workers manufacturing them at the Toyota plant.

To me, NASCAR is simply an enhanced version of our daily lives.

Thoughts would be loverly.

NBA:

The Lakers will win the Western Conference. The Celts will win the East. The addition of Gasol will improve Los Angeles from a consistantly good team to a potential NBA Champion.

NFL:

The Pats won't win the AFC next season. That'll be a team from down south that plays like their from the north. The Jacksonville Jaguars. Their running game will only get better and with the new found star in Garrard at quarterback there will be no stopping these guys. Not even a Manning.

MLB:

The Yankees will finally play up to their Exxon-worthy salary. The will win the American League and will go on to play in their oh so familiar World Series game.

NCAABB:

The Kentucky Wildcats will make the NCAA tournament. Winning the SEC tournament is an automatic bid to the dance and that's exactly what will happen. Yes, I realize I'm insane. No need to point that out.

NCAAFB:

Tim Tebow will not win the Heisman his Junior season. It will go to a fella on what will be the best team in the country...the Georgia Bulldogs. Matt Stafford and Knowshon Moreno will both be candidates, but depending on Richt's offensive mindset, one will pull away from the other.

MLS:

They will set records for number of game attendees.

NHL:

Strike the previous prediction. He bought Hockey tickets this year.

Blog!

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Let's get it started with a prediction:

35-23 Pats

This could get even uglier than that. For those math wizz's out there...Bill Belichick + (1 week off) [to the power of 2] = Bad news opposing team.

For the up and coming scientists...bonding the elements of Brady and Moss can create one hell of a solution.

To the history buffs...The Patriots haven't seen this kind of success since 1776. And last time I checked, the boys from New England won that war.

No matter how you slice it or from what perspective you look at this game, please use intelligence. New England will come off the field Sunday evening with their 4th championship in 7 years.

Any thoughts?