Today's Games
Wildcard Weekend is upon us! The featured games today should be pretty good. The Redskins play the Buccs in Tampa Bay at 4:30 in what should be a good matchup between offensive teams. Click here for a preview. Later at 8:00, Jacksonville plays New England at Foxboro. Click here for that preview. Base10 will probably be rooting for Jax, since Jacksonville is his adopted hometown--sort of--especially when they play hated New England.

In other football news, Bears coach Lovie Smith won the NFL's Coach of the Year honors beating out his former mentor Tony Dungy. Base10 thinks it is well deserved since any NFL coach named "Lovie" must be really good at their job.

In NCAAF news, Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech QB and brother to NFL QB Michael Vick, was kicked off the team for unsportsmanlike conduct during the Gator Bowl. Vick stomped on the calf of a defensive player after he got up from a tackle then claimed to have apologized when he did not. Vick will likely turn pro, but such conduct doesn't do anything for his draft status.

Finally, Superbowl planners have decided to end an age restriction limiting halftime dancers to be 45 years-old or younger. Apparently, planners realized that many young people don't even know who the aged Mick Jagger and crew is, let alone want to dance to their music.
- posted by Base10 @ 12:08 PM