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I will probably be done posting until after the Championship games.  I’m pulling double duty tomorrow; I’ll be at the Duke @ NCSU basketball game at 3:30, then 5 hours later the Canes host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the same building.  Unfortunately I’ll have to leave between games, they run everyone out of the building while they uncover the ice.  Should be a lot of fun.

Have a good Saturday and enjoy the Championship Games on Sunday.  If you come across any irresistible sports nuggets shoot me an e-mail at garagegabs@gmail.com.

Well, I’ve taken all week to give this game lots of thought and still haven’t really come to a conclusion as to who I think will actually win.  I want to pick the Saints, but winter weather has me wondering if that offense can produce.  Oh screw it, I’m picking New Orleans.  Ya know what, I’m not picking New Orleans, but I’m gonna leave all the “I’m picking New Orleans” text on the page.

Here is the New Orleans Promo:

It’s all just too appropriate.  The downtrodden Saints are destined to go to the Super Bowl.  They have the better quarterback and the better offense.  The Bears defense is not what it was during the regular season, heck, they should have lost to the Seahawks.  Also, I spoke to our West Coast Correspondent Ruben Romero today, and he believes that the Saints will win because George Bush is behind the whole deal.  Something along the lines of Bush wants them to win so everyone will forget about the Katrina screwup.  Honestly Ruben, if Bush can fix the NFL playoffs, why can’t he fix our country?

Yeah, all that stuff is great, but after I watched that Bears Youtube video I can’t help but pick DA BEARS.  I know the Bears have issues, but come on, it’s in freakin Chicago, 20 degrees, possible snow.  This is the Bears moment.  It will be a good game, a defensive struggle early, but both teams will find some offense in the second half.  Grossman leads the Bears on a game winning drive late in the game, giving us a 1985 rematch, Bears/Patriots.
New Orleans 17  Chicago 20 

AFC Championship Preview 

The following video is a Saints video from GotSaints.com  complete with catchy lyrics.  How exactly did all the millionaire Saints players survive Katrina? 

New Orleans Saints number one on the field,  Katrina couldn’t stop us and that’s real, beatin these teams is no big deal, big deal, big, this is the way we live-

And now for the Bears, a really well done video with the Al Pacino speech from Any Given Sunday.

Gotta thank Jeff for finding this one. Fitting that we follow the Manning videos up with this:

Classic:

Brady, your balls are the only balls I need

and my end zone is where I want you to be

Cause Brady, there’s a touchdown I want you to throw

Your the QB of my…..your my Brady

Also, if you get a chance, check out the other youtube videos from BradyFan83. He does a fantastic job of creating lyrics for NFL players set to popular 80’s songs….he’s as good as the Real Men Of Genius ads, and better than Weird Al.
My personal favorite is He’s Always Houshmanzadeh To Me:

But he’ll be my hero long as he plays the game, this T.J.’s no hooker, he’s always Houshmanzadeh to me

Ok, I don’t usually delve into the world of soccer, but this story is too good to pass up. Milan soccer player Marco Borriello recently failed a drug test after a match with Roma. Now, you’ve heard all the excuses in the world for failed drug tests; “I didn’t intentionally take the substance”, “It is strictly for my asthma”, or “I just thought it was cream for my joints”. I guarantee you’ve never heard this excuse.

Borriello shows up in court with his girlfriend Belen Rodriguez and claimed that he tested positive for ingesting a cream that Rodriguez used to cure a vaginal infection. Did he brush his teethe with it you wonder? No, apparently, Borriello unintentionally ingested the cream while servicing her “area”.

I gotta say, I’m impressed. Yeah, going down when biscuits are being baked is nasty. But, the nads it took to walk into a room and say “Your Honor: She is the reason I tested positive”…..That in itself deserves at least an investigation. If she can produce the cream (I don’t think a yeast sample is necessary) I’d let Borriello slide on effort alone.

The Yeast He Can Expect Is A 3 Match Ban (The Rumourwhore)

This Week In Soccer: At Last, Consequences For Taking A Dive (Deadspin)

Belen Rodriguez e il doping di Borriello (Excite Italia) This is probably my best source, but appears to be in Italian. No offense to Deadspin.

Belen’s Calender Definitely worth a look.

*UPDATE* Ok, thanks to the modern marvel that is google translate I was able to translate the Excite story into a somewhat understandable version.

Translated Version

In the story, Rodriguez notes:

“The physical contact has been fatal. Indeed lethal. Mark s’ is taken my same infection and without second thought I have advised it to use the cream to the cortisone that my doctor had prescribed to me. Later on the anti-drug test that it has made, evidenced just cortisone presence.

I really hate to ruin the accidental ingestion thing, but according to Rodriguez, Borriello acquired her infection(I assume through sex) and then used the cream on purpose. Still a good story, but not quite as good as the whole biscuit diving thing.

This new bit of information does lead me to wonder how exactly Borriello used the cream.  I thought these creams were for rubbing on the infected area.

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Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports toys with the idea that running back by committee seems to be taking over the NFL….and championships as well. Those of us that play fantasy football are all to aware of the rising usage of the dreaded “running back by committee. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to pick out backs that get the majority of their teams carries….and even when you do, they often have a goal line hawk waiting in the wings to steal touchdowns.

Is the stud running back becoming obsolete? Will there come a day when even a guy like L.T. gives way to a touchdown vulture? It used to be you only had to be weary of the Denver Broncos…..now you have many NFL teams employing multiple backs.

Time will tell, but trends are an important thing in the NFL. Teams copy what wins. I believe this is just the beginning of the RBBC. In a few short years, every team will rotate backs in and out of the game as the NFL becomes more and more situational. Remember, there was a time when the 11 guys on defense were simply the 11 guys on defense. There were not dime and nickel packages. You did not have linemen that only played on passing downs. Mark my words….Guys like Tomlinson and Larry Johnson are a dieing breed in the NFL.

Winning Combination (Yahoo Sports)

As we start getting ready for Saints/Bears…….

For some reason I don’t think I’d use rap music if I wrote a song about Peyton Manning.

This was Dr. H’s Peyton video for the Ravens. He actually compares Manning to Jesus in this one. “number one eight turns me on!”

Just a quick rundown of some YouTube videos you might get a kick out of:

IU Fans Chant “Stand up old people!”   Ever been to a game where the older crowd sits on their hands?

Windstorm At Soccer Game  You really need to watch this one, a windstorm kicks up signs at a soccer game.

Kobe’s Top 5 Dunks On Tim Duncan 

Guys Drop Stretcher At Soccer Game 

I found this over at NBX.com.  I think the editing on this video could have been much better, but the idea itself is fantastic.  Dr. Phil is out to save our two favorite quarterbacks!

Ron Mexico is at it again. I’ll see if I can give you the short version of what happened. Vick was flying from Miami to Atlanta from Miami International Airport yesterday. Apparently, he was told to discard a water bottle at a security checkpoint and was a little reluctant to do so. This raised the attention of screeners who recovered the bottle and investigated it. Evidently, Vick obtained the bottle from James Bond, as it had a hidden compartment in it.

”The concealed compartment contained a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana,” Miami-Dade Detective Kevin Kozak wrote in his report. “The top half contained a small amount of clear liquid. When held upright the bottle appeared to be half full of water.”

The Miami Dade Police have notified the NFL that they are now investigating the bottle to see if it contained drugs. Personally, I’ve got no problem with someone that wants to smoke a little weed or whatever, but HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE!? As an NFL athlete, is it that important to take your bottle of sticky icky along with you on an airplane? You’re telling me Vick doesn’t have a contact in Atlanta? Was he planning on getting stoned while on the plane? Cold he not afford to buy more? WOW.
*Disclaimer* The following is simply my personal opinion, based in no way on any factual evidence…..sorta.

The only logical conclusion I can come to is this: Vick must be a regular user of marijuana. I can’t see any other reason why someone would do something so stupid. The weed must have impaired his ability to think….to the point where he tries to sneak water bottles with secret compartments onto airplanes. For example, have a look at this spider on drugs. The strange activities of the spider go a long way to explain the behavior of Vick.

Not sure why this story isn’t getting any national press. The Big Lead got hold to it, as did the Miami Herald.

Mike Vick is Not Nearly as Smooth as He Thinks He Is (The Big Lead)

QB Vick Raises Suspicion at Miami Airport (Miami Herald)

Report: Vick Had  Bottle With Secret Compartment At Airport  (WMTW.com)

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