I'm starting a fantasy basketball league. I don't know who may be interested but I figured I throw this out there. Just let me know your email and I can invite you.

Some of my favorite rants in recent history were made into this awesome mix by DJ Steve Porter. Namath's part is the best.

Even tho this was the Knicks team that was a constant thorn in my Bulls' side in the 90's, it's still the NBA that i grew up on. I'm currently ranting about ideas for similar shirts on twitter.

Sapp says Kiffin treated unfairly, blames Davis for Raiders' mess

How dysfunctional are the Oakland Raiders? So dysfunctional that Warren Sapp warns anybody who asks him about signing there to stay far away.

Nobody tells you how bad it is," the former defensive tackle said on Showtime's "Inside the NFL." " ... any person that calls me on the telephone, [I tell them] do not go anywhere near Oakland."

Sapp, who retired after the 2007 season -- his fourth with the Raiders -- said that Lane Kiffin, fired this week by owner Al Davis, never got a fair chance in Oakland.

"He came in there with a change of mentality. The whole system," Sapp said on "Inside the NFL." "He changed how the locker room looked because it was going to take that kind of overhaul for Oakland to become the proud franchise we all knew it was."

Sapp said Oakland won't change for the better until Davis doesn't own the team anymore.

"[Davis] is the common equation," Sapp said on "Inside the NFL." "You take him out, put him at home watching film or whatever he is doing -- you have a functioning football organization. But once he comes over the top, he goes and starts moving it around.

"Al Davis knows football -- it's just '60s and '70s football. That's what it is. He's thinking that Cliff Branch is outside and [Jim] Plunkett is dropping back and you can throw it 80 yards down the field -- deep ball, deep ball, deep ball."

Sapp even said that Davis would call in plays when Sapp was playing for the Raiders.

"I remember the first two weeks I was there, we played a preseason game. Somebody came up one time and said, 'We're going deep right here, dog.' I said, how do you know? He said, 'The phone just rang.'

"All the preparation that goes into a week of work is there, the practicing that you have to put in order to do these things, sometimes [Al Davis] messed with that part of it and that's what kills you," Sapp said on "Inside the NFL."

Friday was Beanz' bachelor party. My first bachelor party. It was awesome. We went to the strip club, I drank. We went to Korey's and O had brought a a stripper from Ohio, I drank. I partied with all my homies, I drank. I met up with them around 1 in the morning and didn't get back to the house until 6 in the morning. It was awesome.

Saturday, woke up to discover Johnathan had cut his foot, couldn't walk, and left his car in Sabraton. Angel and I go to get it...the grass is too wet to drive it out of where he parked. We ended up sending it further down the hill trying to get a running start. We gave up so that Angel could get her nails done and Nikki and Tiana could go do something. I don't remember. Anyway, cause of Johnathan, I missed the WVU game kickoff and b/c I was aggravated I ended up making the food we had brought back by myself so that I could be left alone so I missed pretty much the whole first half of the game. Then I just couldn't shake my shitty mood, so I went upstairs and I took a nap. Saw like, 10 plays maybe.

When I got up, I felt much better and so Angel and I got up and started to get ready so we could take the girls out. I even got to pregame for the first time in a long time. lol. We took the girls to Club Z and they danced and had a good time. Then Rheadrea shows up and someone invites her back to the house. Yeah. We get back to house and we're drinking and playing Mario Party and then Rae knocks Angel's camera into a cup full of soda! Of course, I'm pissed and run the camera upstairs and proceed to put the fan on it high blast. Rae leaves soon after, doesn't even mention the camera, no sorry or anything. That shit pisses me off. She was drunk to begin with, she locked her keys in her car when she got to the house and then that shit with the camera. AND SHE ACTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED! Something always gets fucked up when she gets drunk. That's why I don't like to mess with her when she's high or drunk cause she's oblivious to everything.

***rant over***

Sunday, we take the girls to Megan's dorm since we have to go the Beanz' wedding that night. We did that after we went to the University Town Center and Angel and the girls went to a couple stores. We get back tot house but we have to get Johnathan's car out since he works Sunday night. So Ed, MI, and I head over to the car. Still no luck. Time is running out. Thankfully Korey gave Johnathan directions to the wedding on the way over. Ed and I push the car as far as we can. Still stuck. Then a guy who has a tow truck goes by. I shit you not. He pulled the car out in 8 minutes (including the 5 minutes it took him to go get it). On our way back to the house. I get dressed, khaki pants, blue dress shirt, one of Johnathan's ties. Angel and I were off. We had to go past the Glenmark Center and make a couple turns (right on Tyrone, left on Snake Hill, right on Ed Dunn). We finally pull up and we see everyone is in the backyard. So we hustle over as quiet as we can and Krista is JUST walking out to meet Beanz'. We grab some seats and get ready for the ceremony.

8 minutes. Done.

MOST AWESOME WEDDING EVER. lol.

Before I forget, this was at Krista's parents house. The only thing overlooking this house, was Cooper's Rock. You could see it from their backyard. Then they had an awesome lakeside view of Cheat Lake and the only house near there's was other family members houses. It was SERIOUS.

As Bearcat said, "They're not rich. They're wealthy." Word.

Just a warning: Angel's catholic.'Nuff said.

Angel and I chatted with E, CJ, Korey, Bearcat, Cortez, Steph...let's just say everyone we knew. lol. Then we headed to Star City for the reception at the Knights Of Columbus.

Open bar.
Sean Nice DJ-ing.
*Insert Peter Griffin laugh here*

After the introduction of the new Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Mitchell, we were served rather quickly and then the customary dances got under way. The food was excellent. Now I had sampled a few drinks at the bar already (rum and pepsi, gin tonic) but I settled on appletinis for the night. Shut up.

But the rest of the night was great. I danced with Angel...scratch that I danced a lot period. And everyone had a good time. And Beanz' said he fucking loved me. lol. I knew what he meant. That was a real special night for everyone there tho. I don't see how it wasn't.

Monday, Angel, Nikki, and I took Tiana back to Buckhannon. Then we came back, had ice cream at Coldstone with Megan and they left. I took Johnathan to work at 9 since he can't drive still. I picked him up from work at 7:15 this morning. I went to my first two classes.

And here I am.

Just saw this over at 2dopeboyz. Fun stuff.

(AP) Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that the university filed after he broke his contract in December.

The tentative agreement, which university attorney Tom Flaherty expects will be approved by the WVU Board of Governors later Wednesday, would end a case that had been set for trial this fall. It also may end a bitter public feud.

"It's a case that should have settled a long time ago and could have settled a long time ago. It's in the best interest of everyone to resolve it," Flaherty said.

A call to Ohio attorney Marv Robon, representing Rodriguez, was not immediately returned.

Rodriguez quit the Mountaineers in December for the head coaching job at Michigan, only a year after extending his contract with WVU. He had argued that WVU broke the contract first by failing to honor certain promises _ a charge WVU denied.

Flaherty said he would reveal additional details about the settlement, including the period for repayment, after the deal is approved by the board. However, he said the payment would not be made in a lump sum.

The settlement was reached on what had been a key deadline in the case. As part of the discovery process, a judge had given Rodriguez until the end of Tuesday to reveal whether the University of Michigan or anyone else had agreed to pay WVU on his behalf.

Flaherty said a document was produced, but he could not immediately divulge its contents.

Adding pressure to Rodriguez was a lawsuit WVU filed in a Michigan court last week, asking a judge to order Michigan athletic director Bill Martin and President Mary Sue Coleman to testify in depositions. A hearing on that request had been set for Wednesday afternoon.

WVU also recently got an Ohio court to issue a subpoena for testimony and records from Mike Wilcox, Rodriguez's financial adviser.

The Rodriguez camp approached the university with a "significant and serious offer" within the past few days, and WVU responded with a counterproposal Tuesday, Flaherty said. That set off a series of meetings with a court-appointed mediator, Frank Fragale.

"Mike Garrison and the people at Stewart Hall worked tirelessly _ under the very, very difficult circumstances that he's in _ to get this done," Flaherty said. "They also, in my opinion, did everything they could to keep Mr. Rodriguez here."

Garrison is stepping down as WVU's president Sept. 1 over an unrelated scandal involving a master's degree the university wrongly awarded to the governor's daughter last fall.

The $4 million liquidated damages clause was suggested by an attorney on the WVU Board of Governors in December 2006, after Rodriguez turned down an offer from Alabama.

It was double the amount of the previous contract, but a number attorney Steve Farmer said he believed would protect WVU from lost marketing, merchandising and other opportunities if Rodriguez left early.

Though Rodriguez initially balked, he ultimately signed a contract with that figure in August 2007. He then resigned Dec. 16, taking recruits and assistant coaches with him, and leaving the Mountaineers just before the Fiesta Bowl game against Oklahoma. Bill Stewart replaced Rodriguez after a 48-28 victory over the Sooners.

Stewart has a five-year contract worth $800,000 a year, plus incentives. The base salary totals $4 million, the same amount WVU aimed to recover with its lawsuit.

Rodriguez testified recently in a deposition that he signed his contract under pressure from board members and Gov. Joe Manchin. He argues that WVU failed to honor some of his demands and Garrison assured him the buyout clause would be reduced or eliminated if he were to resign _ a promise Garrison denies making.

Rodriguez also testified that while he considered the amount "excessive" and "unfair," he acquiesced when he was told a major WVU donor had insisted on it.

He has agreed to a similar $4 million damages clause at Michigan.

Here's the audio from U92FM's The Sportspage the other night:

Saw the NBA commercial Magic and Larry did together that was the same as all the other playoff promos so I went digging. On a basketball card I have, it shows Magic at Larry's retirement ceremony and Magic's in his Lakers' warmups and Larry has on his Celtics' warmups. But Magic opens his jacket and he has on a Celtics t-shirt. I always thought the picture was funny and now I found the video.

It's towards the end after Magic walks in.

I just did my first sports talk radio show! It was pretty fun, I really didn't know much about WVU baseball, but besides that I think it went well. I'm supposed to be on next Friday as well. I'll post up the audio as soon as I get a chance.

The Bulls have the #1 pick in the NBA Draft!

Whoo!

Now as long as they don't blow it and the Raiders sign McFadden, I'm one happy fan. 

I'm beginning to think I'll never see this in my lifetime.
http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=803250

After sitting through two Super Bowls waiting for Tom Brady and the Patriots to lose, the one time I'm actually on their side (a) cause I want to see history and (b) I finally gave up that corroding hate of Tom Brady, they lose.  In spectacular fashion mind you. I will never say anything else about Eli Manning again. That was incredible. But fuck Peyton. lol.

P.S. The Red Sox are still World Series Champions. I could care less.

Excuse me while I get my victory dance on.

Direct quote from Chris Flynn August 14 2007
" I checked your track record/past stats... you know you lookin extra weak right?"

Season:

Chris (Wu-Tang Clan) 12-2
Me (The Megatron Dons) 8-6
I barely had the second best record.  But if you don't show up in playoffs, that great regular season means nothing.  Cheah.

One down.  Three to go.

The Raiders are currently 2-2 which equals a .500 record.  Thought I would make note of this before they go on a 12 game losing streak.  lol.

I used to not want Barry to do it.  Hell, I was mad when he broke McGwire's record because I was always a big fan from his Athletics days.    And then once the allegations started pouring in about the steroids, I started to hate Barry cause he cheated to break McGwire's record.  Then we found out McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro, Canseco, etc., had all cheated too.  So I was mad for a long time.  But then I heard somewhere that the last 20 years of baseball have been the steroid era meaning this is the baseball you grew up with either hate it or love it.  So I chose the latter.  So congrats to Bonds, I really hope they never find shit on you so there has to be an asterisk, but congratulations now.

To the originator of the West Coast Offense.
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-070730walsh,1,7744986.story?coll=cs-home-headlines