As many of you know to us who live in the Southeastern U.S, College Football is a fairly big deal. It's truly a year around sport and anywhere from Texas to South Carolina, you'll find a ton of people who don't now how to converse about anything other that football.
And Thursday evening with great fanfare in some places and zero fanfare in others, ESPN launched their SEC TV Network.
The "Network" will deliver non-stop SEC sports to hungry masses clamoring for all things gymnastics.
Here's your opening segment:
And yes, they'll have a few football games.
Heck, they even have their own "Gameday" crew. And it will be really interesting to see what happens on the day the big "College Gameday" crew shows up at the same place the "SEC" crew does.
Admittedly we got some laughs based on the Social Media posts of some of our friends lauding the launch quite possibly without knowing they'll have an endless run of Paul Finebaum quotes and smiling Tim Tebow as the faces of their so-called network. And perhaps not realizing that the better SEC games will still appear on CBS or on ESPN the Mothership. But that's another story for another day.
And for the rest of you who are not quite so enthused or don't talk SEC football 24/7, 365 days a year just remember when your cable or satellite bill goes up at the end of the year, you can thank your friends on "The Network". And never forget our friends at the 4-letter also are the creators of the incredibly popular Longhorn Network.
If you are wondering about the stellar-ific programming, look no further than this SEC feature on stadium renovations:
Uh, it's never a good thing to hold a rally where more media types show up than actual people rallying.
Yet, that appears to be what happened Monday afternoon in Jacksonville.
There was a bit of a ripple in the blogosphere/Interwebs Monday when it was announced a group of disgruntled Jacksonville Jaguars fans were going to hold a rally starting at 3:16p.m in front of the teams stadium to try convincing the team to sign Jacksonville god/former NFL player Tim Tebow.
It appears to not have gone well
Check out this Vine Video of the event:
But the event did get the attention of ESPN.com (surprise) perhaps the biggest Tebow media supporter in the whole land.
Now, all snarkyness aside, it probably wouldn't hurt the Jags to at least take a serious look at this. Because quite honestly, it can't get much worse for the team.
11 points in 2 games. They scored their 1st TD of the season with just under 3 minutes left in the Ugly-a-thon with the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
It was so bad, an Orlando, Florida TV station aired an apology for being forced by CBS to air the Jaguars/Raiders game.
And yes, the dreaded Chad Henne is the quarterback.
Really, we feel horrible, as we were a part of this teams beginnings back in the early 1990's and we have many friends in the River City.
Unfortunately for them, they've got a looooooonnngg way to go before they are going to get better. And they will. But all the years of former G.M Gene Smith are going to be hard to burn off.
It's going to take time.
And while The Tebow might be a short term fix to get butts in seats, there's realistically no scenario where he'd be a long term savior for the team.
And they know this.
But the pressure is going to ramp up. With ESPN pushing the issue, the fanbase will eventually notice and considering Tebow's status as a deity in North Florida, there will be a cry to sign him.
In order for that to happen though, they are going to have to do a little better than today.
We aren't sure if the world can survive this. Or at least the Sports Media world....
It appears the ESPN/Skip Bayless dream of seeing Tim Tebow on an NFL Playing field this season has come to an end.
Tebow, the 3rd of 3 QB's on the New England Patriots roster, was released Saturday morning as the team, like other NFL teams, pair the roster down to 53 to start the season this upcoming week.
The legend did get some playing time in the preseason including an extensive amount of action in the final game against the New York Giants. He went 6 for 11 with 91 yds, 2 TD's an interception and was sacked 4 times.
Not embarrassing numbers, but numbers put up against the Giants reserves.
As you all know by know, Tebow has been an incredibly polarizing figure in his brief NFL career. A Heisman Trophy winner and National Champion at the University of Florida, he's been unable for the most part to extend that success to the pros.
Yes, his fans will say he led the Denver Broncos to a strong finish and playoff win during his rookie year in 2011, and they would be right. But that success had more to do with a strong defense, great running game and Tebow able to occasionally complete a pass.
Whereas detractors point out his lack of accuracy, inability to read defenses and struggles with play-calling as his ultimate demise. Those detractors also point to the circus-like atmosphere his presence creates and that circus is difficult to deal with. That circus isn't entirely his own fault, he hasn't asked ESPN to revere him like they do, but it becomes the price of admission.
There have been suggestions he should try changing positions, but to this point, he's not been willing to do that.
Assuming he clears waivers, Tebow is eligible to sign with any NFL team willing to have him. The challenge with that is knowing that along with the player, comes a huge circus.
Until it gets pulled...
Here's Tom Brady's injury from training camp earlier today...
Thought there was a reason that he was wearing the red jersey, anyway...???
Mister Mallett... your reps just picked up...
And Happy Birthday, Tim Tebow...
So if Tom Brady is actually hurt, should we take bets on whether Ryan Mallett gets struck down by lightning tomorrow? #TebowTime#PatsCamp
— Dylan Tomlinson (@Dylan1226) August 14, 2013
Patriots president Jonathan Kraft, on Brady: "I don't believe it's serious, but I don't know" http://t.co/DcaVYtSiGA
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 14, 2013
I can heal Tom Brady's knee with my touch, but I'm not going to.
— Tim Tebow (@Faux_TimTebow) August 14, 2013
Ah... the first day the man shows up on campus, and his head coach tries to choke the life out of the process...
No place like New England...
No questions taken, but The Tebow did sayeth quote:
"First and foremost I just want to thank the Patriots for giving me an opportunity," Tebow said. "I'm very thankful. It's such an honor to be a Patriot and play for coach [Bill] Belichick and for coach [Josh] McDaniels, and learn under Tom [Brady] and be a part of this franchise -- part of a very successful franchise. I found that out first hand; I lost to them several times. It's going to be a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to working hard every single day and getting better, and learning under some great people."
"That's all I've got, but thank y'all so much. And God bless."
Gah-bless...
The lessons are: Only talk about yourself in exceedingly generic tones, don't talk about teammates or the opposition, and do what the coach says...
Well, you knew someone would eventually take the plunge. And if it had to be anywhere, New England is probably the best place for all concerned.
According to multiple reports, Tim Tebow, the most popular back-up quarterback in NFL history will sign a deal with the New England Patriots and is expected in mini-camp Tuesday.
Tebow, who brings a lot of baggage and hyperbole (mostly by ESPN) with him, was let go by the New York Jets back in April. And he'll be reunited with the man who drafted him--New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
There's been some discussion back and forth about whether anyone would take a flyer on the former 1st round pick who barely, if at all played for the Jets in 2012 after his much publicized signing. Patriots coach Bill Belichick according to some reports, allegedly was telling people "No Way" he'd take on Tebow.
Well, that's all changed. And honestly, we're happy for the guy. Of all the places in the NFL he could have landed, this is probably the best. You know that while the 4-Letter word (ESPN) will be all over Patriots camp, if anyone can control the circus that is Tebow, it's Belichick.
And you know darn well nobody--well, maybe Skip Bayless, will be calling for Tebow to play instead of Tom Brady. And realistically, if the guy ever has a chance at being a pro quarterback, who better to learn from than Brady.
We wish both sides luck, the Patriots will need a lot of patience this summer and the Tebow-maniacs will get there wish, he's back in the NFL.
Okay, this is kind of funny, though in a bit of a snarky way.
It appears there is a rash of conflicting emotions for the souls of football fans in North Florida. And for some reason, the cause of this confusion is over the man many in that part of the country, along with ESPN, consider a god, Tim Tebow.
There's been much discussion in Sports talk circles, local media and the fanbase of the Jacksonville Jaguars over the fate of the local legend.
Many Jaguars fans, albeit those with more of an emotional than rational stake in the matter are desperately trying to get the local team to sign the free agent quarterback. So much so that a group of them have launched a petition on the White House website to advocate the signing. Trying at every corner to appeal to Jaguars owner Shad Khan.
Good luck with that.
Also, a prominent (mostly through TV ads) Orlando area attorney by the name of John Morgan (For the People) has taken out ads advocating the same move.
Yes, and there's a reason Mr. Morgan isn't a Football scout.
For every yin, there's a yang and in this case, another group of Jacksonville fans is trying to get the word out that they don't want Tebow on their team.
A group called the "Bold City Brigade" has launched a website as a response to Mr. Morgan's ad. The website they came up with is rather simple. You go there and click on a big check mark if you agree the Jaguars don't need their Tebow.
All of this hullabaloo is quite amusing to the rest of the country and for good reason. Yes, we lived in North Florida for several years and have many friends who are Jaguars and Tebow fans. And we admire their passion and belief that The Tebow can cure all ills.
And really, despite our hatred of what ESPN and other national outlets have made the guy into, we truly feel sorry for him. It's very obvious that he deeply wants a chance to try and be an NFL quarterback. And that is to be respected.
But there is a virtual consensus among coaches and others that he doesn't possess the skills and/or knowledge to do it. There's no shame in dreaming big and striving for that success. There isn't.
But there also needs to be some acknowledgement that it may not happen.
We empathize with both sides of the Great Tebow to Jacksonville debate and know well where it's born from. In North Florida, to be a mega-successful high school player, Hall-of-Fame worthy College Football player--from the University of Florida grants you a status unlike most others.
But what the many of the Jaguars and to an extent Florida Gator faithful fail to remember is not every great College Player is a successful pro. There is a lengthy list of Heisman Trophy winners who did nothing in the NFL.
When you combine that with the circus-like national media obsession that comes with the guy, think about it. Why would you ever want to bring that kind of atmosphere to a team desperately trying to regain a foothold in the collective football consciousness?
It never ceases to amaze us how much attention the national media pays to the exploits of a now former backup quarterback.
And that frenzy has been reignited after the New York Jets have apparently released backup QB/pariah Tim Tebow. This comes on the heels of the Jets drafting West Virginia QB Geno Smith in this past weekends NFL Draft.
Tebow languished on the sidelines watching a pretty bad Jets team struggle through their season last year and yet got more media exposure/attention than any combination of people on the team.
We've never understood the completely overblown fascination with Mr. Tebow by the national media, particularly ESPN. And we probably never will. He is nowhere near the 1st incredibly successful College QB who struggled to find his place in the NFL. The list in fact, is pretty darn long.
But none of them were the focus of an entire networks coverage during the last offseason and into the season than Tebow was.
Our only exposure to him was covering Georgia/Florida games and SEC Media Days, and he came off as nothing special. Yet he was treated that way.
So, we are quite sure the focus of the multiple ESPN NFL shows today, National Sports talk radio and pretty much every media outlet in North Florida will be "Tebow released by Jets, where will he land next"
If he's smart, he'll do what he says he always wanted to do which is missionary work. And if that is what he decides, bravo, we applaud him. But the guess here is he'll try catching on with another team, which will be difficult, he brings a lot of baggage.
It will be difficult because like it or not, talent or no talent, just his presence now bring attention and not the type of attention most teams want. Because to sign him is to immediately bring a perceived quarterback controversy, even if there's not one. To sign him brings daily mention of why he's not playing whether he deserves an opportunity or not by the biggest, most annoying, most overblown, most self-centered dictators of Sports conversation in America, the true "Evil Empire"--ESPN.
We wonder if this is what it's like this morning in Bristol:
We aren't really sure how we feel about this, but eh...it's probably a good thing.
FOX Sports or more specifically, News Corp, made it official Tuesday afternoon and announced they are starting their own National Cable Sports Network.
They join a somewhat crowded field that includes the 4-Letter (ESPN), NBC and CBS Sports.
The new network will debut to over 90-million pay-tv homes and will run multiple FOX Sports properties and undoubtedly will feature it's own signature nightly newscasts and talk shows.
One of those hosts: Former morning Talker Regis Philbin.
Read the entire story from Bloomberg News RIGHT HERE
We've made no secret that we are among the growing chorus of sports fans who despise what ESPN has done to sports on most levels. Though we aren't sure how we feel about FOX, who's TV-News Network isn't exactly known for staying neutral or factually correct...about anything, we are hopeful about having an alternative.
But remember anything that will push ESPN to act like grown-ups instead of the babbling children who don't believe anyone will watch unless they fawn over Tim Tebow or create complaints where there weren't any for the sake of being the bad guy (Skip Bayless), has got to be a good thing.
If FOX accomplishes nothing else other than making everyone up their game, we'll be happy. If they are able to provide a viable option, that's fantastic. It's very painful and at times virtually impossible to watch ESPN these days without getting angry. They (ESPN) have been dictating the conversation too long and they seem to think other than a few players and teams, most of the country doesn't matter or exist.
That would be the best case, they make ESPN adjust to them. But FOX has a big hurdle to overcome. ESPN has many years and billions of dollars of a head start. FOX doesn't have to topple them. All we ask is they help change the game. Don't force feed non-NFL caliber players (Tebow) down our throat. Don't force feed us ex-writers who say stuff just to see if anyone will react to it (Bayless). Just tell us what happened, explain why it happened, tell us why it's interesting and do it in a creative way.
Good luck FOX Sports and NBC and CBS, we wish you luck and hope you can slay the monster.
It appears the world will never be exposed to enough stories about the New York Jets. The fact that they were one of the worst teams in the NFL is somewhat irrelevant to the amount of coverage the rest of us are subjected to.
And the latest story has the New York tabloid media and our friends at Tim Tebow's favorite network all aflutter.
It seems as though Jets coach Rex Ryan was stalked and found sunbathing at a hotel in the Bahamas by a New York Daily News photographer. That photographer snapped a photo of sexy Rexy's arm, adorned with a rather large tattoo of his wife---wait for it---wearing a Mark Sanchez jersey.
Okay, please stop laughing now.
The above photo is NOT of that tattoo, but it is Sanchez, possibly the leagues worst QB and Ryan together.
**ED NOTE--We didn't steal the NYDN photo because we run the risk of getting in trouble for it**
If you want to see the offending tattoo photo, you can click on the NYDN link HERE
Unfortunately, Ryan is heading back to his friends in New York City and the team is slated to hold their overdue "Season Ending" presser sometime today. We are quite sure it will be a live breaking news cut in to programming in New York and probably on "The Worldwide Leader" too.
Who, outside of people who live in North Florida or in Bristol, Connecticut is tired of hearing non-stop endless stories about Tim Tebow?
And, if you aren't tired of it, I'd love to hear an explanation why....
For those of us who used to enjoy watching Sports on TV, this has now become a topic of conversation. And for the life of me, I have no idea why....
Sports has gone from a business of talking about the wins and losses, the big stories and crazy stories to ones that are now largely irrelevant to anyone outside a major TV market. Like a backup QB who is confused because he's still on the bench. Or the daily soap opera of a 5-8 NFL Team that nobody really cares about.
And there is one entity to blame for it all
ESPN.
No, I'll be critical of them, because at my age, I have no chance of them ever offering me a job. Plus, considering their fascination with things that don't fascinate fans outside of (a) New York, (b) Boston, (c) Los Angeles, (d) Chicago, (e) Miami or (f) Philadelphia, I'd probably be out of place.
What I'm having a hard time understanding is actually rather simple. Why do they KEEP talking about Tim Tebow or...The New York Jets. I turned on SportsCenter Thursday morning, and got 10-plus minutes worth of both.
Mind you, they were babbling on and making every analyst talk about a backup QB who is not of the ability to be a successful NFL QB and a team that is NOT in the playoff picture and is...well...just plain horrible.
But yet it tops Oklahoma City's NBA team winning 12 straight games. It tops the wind down of the NFL season. It tops Notre Dame's head coach winning coach of the year. It tops an ESPN analyst accusing Robert Griffin III of being too white.
Really, I guess you can't blame them for pandering.
Oh wait, yes I can.
Because that's exactly what they are doing. They are assuming that most of the audience is in New York or in the Northeast and will buy whatever they sell them. They also are well aware that when people like me get pissed and post rants such as this, it's free publicity. They know very well when Rob Parker or Skip Bayless make asinine statements on an obscure TV show, it's free publicity. And they know even if they don't source stories that came from someone else, nobody outside Twitter will care. And if they do and post something---again---free publicity.
When you are an "All-Powerful" entity who is basically unchallenged in the business, you get to dictate what is or isn't news. You get to dictate who is a "Big-Time" team and who isn't. You go to the teams or players where you believe "The Ratings" are. Or "The Advertisers".
Which is all well and good if it were something all of America was interested in. But lately, with them, it's not. You'll have to show me the research that says "Tebow" means ratings. I don't totally blame Tebow for this, but ESPN seems to have anointed him as some sort of "God-Like" figure even though he hasn't actually done anything.
Just ask now CBS radio host Doug Gottlieb about that.
And it isn't just ESPN. I know that. Heck, I get pissed off because Good Morning America (owned by same company) is 2 hours long and does 15-minutes of News before we get the latest on Lindsay Lohan. Or whatever other celebrity they deem "Newsworthy".
And, yeah, before you say it, I know I'm being unrealistic.
But am I?
I just don't understand how somebody who hasn't actually done anything warrants the attention that ESPN pays to Tebow? They had (forced) their NFL analysts to sing "Happy Birthday" to the guy. Seriously, it was on NFL Live, they did it. It was the first block of SportsCenter.
Am I being too harsh or cynical here?
Do you really care that much about who the starting QB is for the New York Jets this week? Do you want to know that badly why Jets owner Woody Johnson signed Tebow to a contract? Do you really want to listen to douche-bag extrordinaire Skip Bayless troll on-and-on about how great Tebow is? Is it worth mentioning at all? Arguably. But no more so than any other story of changes on any other football team.
Oh, and I forgot the daily live Sal Palantonio report during training camp. Because by god--the Jets were going to the "Playoffs". That worked out real well, didn't it?
Somehow I've missed the lead story on the collapse of the Bears. Or how the Chiefs are recovering from the Jovan Belcher incident. Or how the Cowboys are handling the Jerry Brent story.
Maybe it is just me. Maybe I am that "Out of Touch". Maybe I am too "Old-School". Or maybe I have a vendetta? Or maybe I just "Don't get it?" After all, TV can't report on stories that interest everyone, right?
It's just really hard for me to get past the "We're ESPN, we'll tell you what you like" mentality. As much as I don't want to watch them, there's nowhere to turn. They own the BCS. All of it. They own NBA hoops, a percentage of it anyway. Thank god I don't have to watch them for NFL or baseball coverage.
Oh, did we mention they are behind all the college football teams changing conferences? Eh...that is another rant for another day....
((NOTE---I'm a 24-year veteran of the TV business. I was a Sports Producer and Photographer for 12 of those years. Just in case you were wondering))
Sometimes the New York tabloids are annoyingly stupid. And sometimes they are REALLY funny.
This time, the New York Post is really funny.
Check out the back page cover for today. A photo of Rex Ryan and his idiotic New York Jets titled "Clowns".
Even at our snarkiest best, we couldn't top this.
Saying that we are ABSOLUTELY sick of hearing about the Jets, Tim Tebow and Rex himself may very well be the biggest understatement in history.
Fromt the FORCE FED daily ESPN coverage to the constant whining and complaining, we can't figure out why a team that is 3-6 gets so much attention.
They aren't very good, they've lost 3 in a row and because ESPN has decreed the Sports World will be a better place with a daily mention of Tebow, we get daily lead stories.
Can someone...anyone...explain to us why we care that "Un-named" Jets players say that Tebow sucks? Can they give us details as to why the collapse of the Jets matters to anyone other than Jets fans. A fan base mind you, that isn't NEARLY as large as a certain sports network would like to believe it is.
And yet this is a LEAD story? Why? We don't understand? Are we missing something? Was there an expectation by someone the Jets would be an AWESOME team? Does anyone take Rex Ryan as anything other than what the POST has pictured him as?
So many questions and so few answers. We still have two months of NFL Football left and that means 2 more months of Jets stories.
We know how much we're dreading this, the question is perhaps....are you?
Yeah, we know, we shouldn't be reporting this and giving it credence because really, that is the only thing that our friends at the 4-letter want...attention.
The folks in Bristol reached a possible new low in Journalism today by making the day all about Tim Tebow's birthday.
Yeah, you heard me, Tim Tebow's birthday.
We are 100% sure that no other athlete in..well...history has ever had a network devote 6 minutes of their benchmark TV News show to their birthday.
Ever.
Really, we don't have anything against Tebow, we are just totally nauseated at the 4-letter (ESPN's) incessant fawning over him.
We don't really understand why they devote so many resources to that one story other than they want reactions such as this. Yeah, on one level we get it "Sell your souls for page views and TV viewers", but where do you draw the line? It's hard enough to watch them anymore as it is. And we aren't stupid enough to think they don't realize every time they say his name, people will tune in.
But that doesn't always make it right. That doesn't mean you have to ignore 8,374 other "Good" stories in the NFL. That doesn't mean we have to get a "LIVE" Jets training camp update everyday. Outside of New York, really, nobody else cares.
It's a crime against..well...anything resembling journalism to have a "National" News or Sportscast and treat it as though unless you play for a New York Team, a Boston Team, an L.A Team or the Miami Heat, you don't exist. And yet every night (or morning) that is exactly what you do. And the rest of us scratch our heads and wonder "Will they ever cover my team?"
No, I divorce you ESPN, not that you care. I am swearing off your pandering to the "Lowest Common Denominator". I can get my Sports News plenty of ways. I will, because you force me to, have to watch certain games you broadcast with the teams I follow, but that is it.
I can follow along on Twitter and learn more than you will EVER tell me on SportsCenter. You were once required viewing for me every morning, you were what set the tone for my day.
But I have to draw a line in the sand somewhere. My brain will explode if I see another slow-motion shot of Tebow running in the rain. My intellect will melt if you force another Dr. Lou or Dr. North segment on me. I will throw a brick through my TV if I have to witness another testimonial on Penn State by Matt Millen.
Just stop. Please. Stop.
Herm Edwards and Marcellus Wiley, why must you participate in things like this?
Friday night was the much anticipated debut of Tim
Tebow in a New York Jets uniform as theJ-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets opened
the NFL pre-season against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Here’s the highlights of Tebow’s first possession at
quarterback. (Thanks NFL/WCBS-TV)
Not a bad first act as a Jet quarterback leading the
offense to a field goal.For those of us
who have watched Tebow since his days as the Florida Gators quarterback it appeared
to be the same ole Tim Tebow.
His 14 yard gain avoiding the Bengal rush is classic
Tim Tebow.He did it again later in the possession.
Tebow’s numbers in his Jet debut, 4-8 passing for 27
yards and an interception while gaining 34 yards in four rushing attempts.
“I liked the poise he showed,” Jets head
coach Rex Ryan said. “Obviously, [Tebow] made some big runs and that’s what we
say he can do. If you want to come after him, you better get to him. In time,
he’ll kill you running and that’s what he did. I think we did some good things
and I saw some guys finishing some blocks down the field.”
The next Jets pre-season game is
Saturday August 18th against the New York Giants in the MetLife
Bowl.You know the Jets want to show off
Tebow in his New York debut, especially against the defending Super Bowl
Champions.
This
Tebow-mania in the Big Apple soap opera is going to be good drama.
We aren't sure if this can be classified as a broad brush statement on stupid reporters or if it was just a Freudian slip.
Either way a reporter at the opening day of New York Jets training camp will go down in infamy for her question to current starting QB Mark Sanchez.
Why you ask?
Because she called him "Tim", as in Tim Tebow, the most over hyped back-up quarterback in the history of professional football.
Aside from laughing and the realization that we are going to be subjected to an endless bombardment of New York Jets, Sanchez vs. Tebow stories, we feel the need to share this video, much like everyone else has.
Somebody or some group with a pretty good editor and creativity came up with the penultimate spoof.
The comedy group Humordy, which we suspect is a bit of a riff on perennial favorite Funny or Die, came up with a music video, set to the melody of the popular song by Gotye "Somebody that I used to know".
The result--"Some QB That I Used to Know" and it's really good and REALLY FUNNY.
We debated the merits of posting this incredibly stupid, yet telling video from New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski's appearance at the University of Rhode Island.
The comment came when "Gronk" was asked to play a game of "Murder, make love or Kill". ((***Note***--we had no idea that (a) such a game existed and (b) that it would be asked during a public appearance at a college)).
In the video, when asked the question, Gronkowski says point blank that he would "F- Tebow and take his virginity"
The comment seems to be interpreted by the audience...and most bloggers this morning as being "Funny", however, we don't necessarily see the humor in it. Sure, we get that Gronkowski's Patriots and Tebow's Jets are rivals, but the comment isn't exactly something you hear most people make about someone else.
Anyway, we'll stop judging and acting the prude and show you the video:
A 3-alarm, 30-plus acre brush fire is burning in an area of New Jersey housing the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
The fire,which officials emphasize poses no danger to the buildings, is located very close to the Jets/Giants Met-Life Stadium and the Izod center.
It's part of a rash of brush fires that have popped up all over the eastern part of the U.S as it has been very, very windy and incredibly dry over the past week.
While we know you've come to expect some sort of snarky commentary here about the desolate--swamp like enviornment around the Meadowlands we will resist the temptation.
We'll also refrain from making any of the obligatory Jimmy Hoffa jokes because they are far too easy to make. No, we'll just speculate that perhaps...and this is only speculation, its an act of god, signaling the complete transition of the Tebow from Bronco...to Jet.
As many of you know to us who live in the Southeastern U.S, College Football is a fairly big deal. It's truly a year around sport and anywhere from Texas to South Carolina, you'll find a ton of people who don't now how to converse about anything other that football.
