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Got questions. Need answers.
Published: 1/22/2010 10:10 AM
Last Modified: 1/22/2010 10:10 AM

Know anybody who thinks they have all the answers?
Good, because I’ve got lots of questions:
--Did you see the leather jacket that Jerry Jones was wearing during the Wade-Phillips-gets-a-contract-extension press conference? When did he change his last name to Fonzarelli?
--I take a lot of pride in my ability to say, hey, that guy looks like (insert famous person’s name). But I’m stumped when it comes to Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress. He looks like someone (maybe a character from “The Simpsons” or Brian Doyle-Murray), but I’m not sure who. Help?
--Allen Iverson, who has played a whopping 19 games this season, was voted by fans into the starting lineup for the NBA All-Star Game. Tracy McGrady, who has played almost as many games this season as deceased British comedian Benny Hill (rest in peace, Benny), almost got enough votes to be a starter. Should the NBA do the electoral college thing when it comes to the All-Star Game and do away with the popular vote?
--Did the Indianapolis Colts ever see “Saving Private Ryan?” It’s a movie where, instead of executing a captured Nazi, the good guys show mercy and let the bad dude run away. Later, bad dude comes back and kills one of the good guys. Indianapolis could have knocked the Jets out of playoff contention during the regular season, but the Colts instead benched star players and essentially let the Jets win. Now the Jets are back, like the Nazi who got away. Oops.
--Will Tiger Woods leave golf for show business and become Doc in the “Love Boat” remake? Sorry, Tiger. Couldn’t resist.
--Will you feel cheated as a sports fan if Kobe Bryant and LeBron James never meet in an NBA Final? What if there had never been a Larry vs. Magic championship series?
--Do you want Kentucky basketball to do well considering that coach John Calipari barely got out of town before the NCAA cops arrived at his last two college stops? You get the idea that, when Calipari played Monopoly as a kid, he had three extra “get out of jail free” cards stashed in his sleeve.
--OSU quarterback Zac Robinson is playing in the Senior Bowl. If he is still hurt, and if he has NFL ambitions, is that a wise move?
--In this sports asterisk age in which we live, should we put an asterisk on the 2010 PGA Tour season if Tiger sits out the year?



Reader Comments 3 Total
BLA (3 years ago)
Brad Childress sort of looks like the late Michael Jeter.
ken7 (3 years ago)
Brad Childress looks like Tony Kornheisor (sp?)from ESPN's PTI.
Big K (3 years ago)
Brad Childress looks like an IT guy for Dell. I don't think he is calling plays on the sideline he is actually answering calls for Dell.
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