Thought #1

Coming this fall....

This is the true story of...
a former highly desired receiver, known for his revolutionary drive-way workouts, love for popcorn, and wide ranging ability to express his feelings.

and...
a speedy little route runner with a passion for river dancing, semi-foreign words, and a guy who I once saw a video of taking his children from multiple women for a good meal at the Golden Coral, soft serve and all. 

Forming a union together bent on taking over the AFC North and delivering a championship to Cincinnati, all while living the high life in Carson Palmer's guest house. Touchdowns may be scored, dances will be done, and pregame make up will probably become the norm.

Tune in to find out what happens when the two biggest drama queens in the NFL stop being polite and start getting real. The Real World Nati, coming fall 2010!

Thought #2

Is it possible to hear about an injury that occurred in a hotel room in Las Vegas and not instantly feel the need to ask if Mike Tyson's tiger was involved?

West Virginia men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins has probably heard more than his fair share of those jokes after breaking 7 ribs on a coffee table during a fall in his Las Vegas hotel room. The school is reporting that Bob is doing well, but still, Vegas + hotel room + broken ribs, tell me you aren't thinking of about 10 different story lines as to how this went down. Tell me you aren't at least a little bit curious as to how that coffee table attacked this grown man. The real question is do you want to go down the route of run in with sketchy debt collectors or the route of wild party turns ugly?

Either way it just goes to prove that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless you break a bone by falling on a coffee table in your hotel room.

Thought #3

How is it that former Ohio St. Buckeye and inmate, Maurice Clarett can get back into Ohio St. and start taking classes, but I know all kinds of kids with clean records getting turned away from schools everyday? Only in America could a guy go to jail for over 3 years for a robbery and weapons conviction, take courses while he was there on the government's tab, and then come out and attend one of the top schools in the country.

I get that everyone deserves a second or eighth chance, but don't tell me if dude is not a high profile athlete he is getting into school there. Oh the power of being able to sell a good after school special.