charles barkley, already honing his populist message

From a CNN interview with the Alabama native and former NBA player:

Brown: So are you going to run for governor?
Barkley: I plan on it in 2014.
Brown: You are serious.
Barkley: I am, I can't screw up Alabama.
Brown: There is no place to go but up in your view?
Barkley: We are number 48 in everything and Arkansas and Mississippi aren't going anywhere.

the death of pundits? we should be so lucky

"If the mainstream media are wrong about Obama and the voters pull a Truman, that is going to be the end of whatever shred of credibility they have left." -- Tobe Berkovitz, associate dean of Boston University's College of Communication.

why is mccain losing in pennsylvania?

For one person's opinion, click here .

no comment (but the Catastrophic Success owner is sure to have one)

There's talk that the San Francisco 49ers are interested in bringing Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice aboard as team president.

wily veterans, week 8

Top 4 teams in division -- Taxmen, Weapons, Cat Success and Cavalry -- all emerge victorious as they scramble for playoff spots. A tough couple of weeks for Steel Curtain, losing by 1 point and then 2. Big game looks to be Weapons vs. Dirty Sanchez -- Weapons may be scrambling for running backs, in between bouts of self-loathing for taking on the headache known as Plaxico Burress.

brash upstarts, week 8

Three games up with five to go -- that's where Dirty Sanchez finds himself, on the cusp of a playoff spot. Montana keeps pace, squeaking out a win despite a tough day at the office for Roethlisberger. Flaming Chickens, losers of 5 in a row, have almost flamed out.

points don't matter (except when they do)

Highest scoring team in the NFL: San Diego. Record: 3-5.

Next highest scoring team: New Orleans. Record: 4-4.

Highest scoring team in the Ebner League: Taxmen. Record: 6-2.

Next highest scoring team: Shiners. Record: 4-4.

Next highest scoring team: Dirty Sanchez. Record: 8-0.

bye weeks - week 9

Carolina, New Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco

playoffs? you kidding me? playoffs?

With eight games (almost) in the books, it's time to look ahead to the playoffs. They begin in week 14, the first weekend in December. Here's how they'll play out:

There will be 6 playoff teams, 3 from each division. The four wild-card teams will be seeded based on overall record, then total points scored.

* No. 1 seed (division champ) -- first-round bye

* No. 2 seed (division champ) -- first-round bye

* No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed -- winner plays #2 seed

* No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed -- winner plays #1 seed

Speaking of playoffs, you can see the full version of the classic Jim Mora playoffs rant here . 

why you just shouldn't talk politics with some people

Excerpts from an e-mail the commish received from an old friend when the subject turned to the presidential election:

"What do you think qualifies him "experience wise" for the Commander In Cheif. I do not want a "dictator" or Socialist government. ... I think it is scary how Obama is treated like the second coming of the Messiah though, it's interesting how so many people are all mesmerized. ... Given his affiliations, his pastor (really scary), his commentary on wearing the American flag pin, ACORN, his birth certificate (still not clear on that one) these issues alone ought to secure a vote for the other side. ... Yeah, like you can just sit down with terrorists leaders and drink organic tea and just talk through it. We need somebody with experience to defend our country in the next few terms especially with Russia "warming" up their engines. This past week when CommieCastro and the dictator of Libya "endorsed" Obama, that should make one shudder and wonder why they would come forward. "