Blake Griffin is a Freak-Monster

Classic Clips

The craziest College Football play of all time.

Lock It Up

My lock of the week is St. Louis over Seattle. Though it's always loud in Seattle, the lack of a good quarterback will prove to be too much of a problem to overcome for the Seahawks.

Stay away from Chargers vs Broncos. The Chargers with their window of opportunity seemingly closing meet the Broncos with theirs just beginning to open again, this one could go either way.

Flawless Thoughts

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The Lakers and Heat publicly whined about playing basketball on Christmas, and while they might be right, it really took something away for me. Not that I like basketball on Christmas, it's no football on Thanksgiving, but to publicly whine about one of the games that fans were looking forward to didn't make sense to me.

The Giants have seemingly collapsed again, and when that is a trait of a team for more than one year, it does seem like you have to blame the coaching. I just find it hard to say "fire Coughlin" like most fans are, because the Giants make the playoffs all the time under Coughlin , and they are always in contention.

When Sunday Night Football took place on Tuesday night, it was the first NFL game played on a Tuesday since 1946. The blizzard was dangerous to drive in and the NFL was worried about fan safety. That makes sense to me, but on the other hand when has football ever been canceled because of snow? It just doesn't sound right. One of the reasons I love football is that it is never canceled for snow or rain. I'll have to rephrase that to - One of the reasons I love football is that it is never canceled for rain.

Wow

I don't know, I think he could've made it.

"We are a nation of wusses"

Angry that the Eagles Vikings game was postponed this week? You're not alone. My personal sentiments to friends over the course of the last two days were as follows:

"Football is MEANT to be played in that weather, hell or high water, anything but lightning the football must go on! Earthquakes are cool, tornadoes too, tsunamis... whatever. I can't believe they're not going to play because of a blizzard!"

Well... apparently someone shares in my opinion.

Click here to go to ESPN.com and read quite possibly one of the best articles of the year.

Tweet of the Week

Rowdy Roddy White is riled up for this one!

roddywhiteTV Roddy White

The saints win one championship and want to go crazy well yall ass aint winning this year we gone make sure tht doesn't happen

22 Dec Favorite Retweet Reply

Classic Clips

When talking about being an idiot, Leon Lett's name must always come up in the conversation!

Kevin Love Is a Freak-Monster

I don't know what's more entertaining about this clip - the dunk or how much bigger Kevin Love is than everyone else in the gymnasium.

Wow!

When you hear the name Selanne, you usually think of finesse goal scoring, not finesse head breaking.

Lock It Up

My lock of the week is Tampa Bay over Seattle. With Matt Hasselbeck throwing more interceptions than a random guy off the street would, the Seahawks have no chance to win this game against a pumped up young Bucs team.

Stay away from the Giants game. Who knows how the team will perform after one of the most devastating losses in team history.

Flawless Thoughts

What a year for records. UConn, Favre, Jimmy Johnson ... I won't even begin to list Federer's! If I had to pick the most impressive of the streaks, I'd go with Favre's. Unfortunately it seems like his run is ending on a bad note, though just last year he had one of the best seasons of his career and came a couple of Adrian Peterson fumbles away from the Super Bowl... OK, a standard Favre interception away from the Super Bowl.

The Miami Talents are looking pretty talented, seemingly fueled by the boos of Lebron's former fans in Cleveland. They steam rolled over the two teams with fans and/or management that can't seem to forgive Lebron for what ever it is they think he did. At least in New York, fans have something Cavalier fans don't - hope for the future. While Cleveland fans watched their terrible team and their legacy get demolished, New York fans could look up and see that the future is bright.

If you went against Vick in fantasy playoffs this week, the support group is meeting on Thursday night at my house. That was easily the worst ever week to be a Giants fan and fantasy owner. What if you had Vick, Jackson, and Maclin, though? How should that affect you as a Giants fan? If there was anything you liked about that game, you'd be the worst Giant fan ever, but winning a fantasy football playoff game is a joy that is unparalleled.

Vancouver Purgatory

If it turned out that Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels were under those jumpsuits, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised.

Who Does That!?

Spiked !

"....he didn't want to come here, you can't hate on that." - Spike Lee on Lebron James to the Heat(ESPN interview, Heat @ Knicks pre-game 12/17/10)

If the Knicks biggest fan can let it go, maybe the rest will follow? Probs not...

A Message From the Heart

Earlier today it was brought to my attention that some of our readers may have inferred from our recent Tweet of the Week post highlighting a comment by Michael Vick, that SmackJabber.com supports Michael Vick and, by extension, condones or tolerates his well-publicized crimes. Such a concern, particularly at this critical early stage of our development as an interactive sports entertainment site, presents us an invaluable opportunity to more fully elborate on the purposes and perspectives of out growing venture.

First and foremost, the views and opinions expressed in the SmackJabber blog, unless expressly stated otherwise, are solely those of the author and in no way reflect the views or opinions of other members of our organization or the organization as a whole. Further, while I cannot speak to Josh's personal opinion of Mr. Vick (Josh Beck regularly handles our Tweet of the Week feature), I can offer you my view on the topic.

I am the proud owner of a beautiful 13 1/2 year old Siberian Husky named Nikkita. And I support Michael Vick.

I love Nikkita dearly and would do anything for her. The amount of money I have spent on recent vet bills alone would make some heads spin and I would spend much much more than I can afford if it were necessary in the future. I know that not everyone has grown up with the opportunity to experience the immense love and inseparable bond that can be formed with a pet (or a dog, in particular). I have grown up loving dogs and other animals (at one point I had a dog, a hamster, 2 guinea pigs, 4 mice, 2 parakeets, a sun conure, tropical fish, and a few tree frogs... I think you get the picture). The mere thought of even minor animal cruelty turns my stomach, and there is no legitimate excuse for Michael Vick's previous actions.

But I believe that everyone deserves a second chance and I understand that some people are products of their environment. Now, I don't know Mike personally. I cannot say that he is a product of his environment. I cannot say that he has been or ever will be fully rehabilitated. And I do not know whether his stated remorse for his actions is genuine. It is quite possible that the words he has spoken and actions he has taken (e.g., work with the Humane Society) are simply politically correct and financially expedient posturing. That said, I like to think that there is some inherent good in all of us and that sometimes, unfortunately, it takes enormous mistakes and corresponding falls from grace to figure it out.

I am also hopeful that Michael Vick's story will have a happy ending (and I don't just mean success on the football field - if I'm being really honest, I may beg Justin Tuck to snap him in half on Sunday!). Men and women much wiser than me have often paraphrased a man much wiser than them in noting that if we do not learn from the mistakes of history, we are doomed to repeat them. I believe that Michael Vick's very public shaming may serve as a wake up call to a lot of people whose hearts and minds may not have been reachable in any other way.

In closing, I'd like to remind our beloved readers that a significant purpose of SmackJabber is to promote debate and conversation on controversial topics related to or influencing the world of sports. We make no bones about our aim to promote heated discussion in the spirit of competition. And we welcome you to post your views and opinions, and engage your fellow readers and contributors on this topic, as well as any others that move you. We do however ask that you do it tactfully and respectfully of course. If there should ever be material on any of our sites that you find to be offensive or ethically objectionable, we will always aim to devote our full attention to addressing your concerns.

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Tweet of the Week

DeionSanders

Replacing Mcnaab with Grossman is like replacing Beyonce in destinys child with Macy Gray. She can sang but it ain't Beyonce.

3 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

The Knicks are BACK!!!

If you are as much of a Knicks fan as I am I know 7pm can not come soon enough! To help pass the time I highly suggest you read this story on ESPN.com. Since Amare has come here I could not say enough good things about him (and bad about Lebron), but this just elevates him to a new level. Coupled with his play of late he is easily elevating himself to one of NY's most beloved players. If you chose not to read this entire story as it is quite a long read, I leave you with this excerpt...

"Dolan about fell over when Amare said yes -- "Jim got emotional," said the player's agent, Happy Walters -- and suddenly Stoudemire was standing under a Knicks cap outside the Garden, talking about winning championships and sounding like a damned fool.

"We're going to start a dynasty-approach program here," Stoudemire said, "and today's the first step."

A dynasty. Stoudemire had never reached the Finals with Steve Nash in Phoenix, and now he was going to erect a dynasty out of the rubble of a 29-53 team?

Stoudemire called himself a "pioneer," and it sounded like another joke. He promised to help in the hunt for James, and yet LeBron wouldn't even return Stoudemire's calls or texts in the final days of his own free agency, funneling Amare off to assorted minions and reps.

....

So this is what the Knicks were left with in July: an undersized and overpaid center who hadn't won a ring and who hadn't loved the experience of playing for Mike D'Antoni while chasing one. Oh, and his knees might give out at any time, too.

Five months later, with the LeBron-Wade-Bosh Miami Heat making their first trip to the Garden, this is what the Knicks are left with now: a motivated megastar who embraces the challenges of New York that chased away LeBron, and who appears hell-bent on winning a championship or two, not to mention the title of greatest Knick of them all."

College Football

Since I'm long overdue to add some value here and because, of all the SmackJabber admins, I should obviously be the one responsible for college football content, I bring you my college football story of the day.

It appears that the University of Miami may not have intended to fire Randy Shannon on the sole basis of his 7-5 record in a season where the Canes began the season in the Top 25. As brought to my attention by the blog, SPORTSbyBROOKS, Warren Sapp, former Miami Hurricane and Tampa Bay Buccaneer under Jon Gruden, indicated in a recent radio interview that Gruden called Miami AD Kirby Hocutt before Shannon's firing to say that he was interested in the head coaching job.

Miami has since hired former Temple head coach Al Golden to replace Shannon. Offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland is expected to serve as the interim coach for Miami's December 31 showdown with historic rival Notre Dame in the Hyundai Sun Bowl.

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Classic Clips

The term "start off with a bang" was redefined in this Super Bowl moment.

Lock It Up

My lock of the week is Chicago over Minnesota. The Vikings have problems in every department including but not limited to their Quarterback, Head Coach, Wide Receiving unit, running game, not to mention their Stadium. The Bears on the other hand seem to have no problem beating teams with a losing record.

Stay away from Celtics at Knicks. It's been a while, but I'm actually excited to watch the Knicks tonight. They could give the Celtics trouble.

Softspoken Smack Talk?

The Knicks and Celtics have been division rivals since the 1940's, I'm pretty sure that constitutes as a rivalry.

Wow

By now we've all seen it, but I can't stop watching it.

Post-Game Quote of the Week

Peyton Manning after beating the Titans -

"Someone asked if I was in a slump, if I was then that means there must have been an eight and a half year hitting streak."

Tweet of the Week

MikeVick

Thanks 2 everyone who has supported me this year & helped make me the leader in Pro Bowl voting ... THANK YOU !

2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Classic Clips

The greatest Super Bowl ever, before Super Bowl 42 happened of course.

DRAW!

Whatever you do NHL, don't get rid of the Shootout!

Lock It Up

My lock of the week is Pittsburgh over Cincinnati. After watching the Steelers come back and win against Baltimore this past week, I have full confidence that they can beat most teams in the NFL, the Bengals included.


Stay away from 49ers vs Seahawks. While San Fran has looked good here and there, it might not be good enough to beat the Seahawks, especially since they decided to go with Alex Smith at Quarterback again, and he wasn't that good earlier in the season.

Flawless Thoughts

So Cleveland sports fans are bitter.... what's new? At least the stress has receded Lebron's hairline about six inches. But really, if he donated all the money he made from The Decision than what's the big deal? If I were a Cleveland fan I might consider being angry with the Cavs management who couldn't put a team around one of the greatest players of all time.

Randy Moss went from being one of the great fantasy football players to being a bench warmer on most teams. It's unbelievable watching him on the field not running hard, sometimes not even trying to catch balls thrown to him. Who does that? Especially in a contract year. Each time he runs routes half-assed, he loses himself one hundred thousand bucks next year. What a "slouch".

I'm getting really excited about the college football playoffs...wait what's that.... you mean a computer just calculates who plays for the championship? Awesome. Imagine if that was the way it worked in pro sports. No magical underdog runs to a championship. Sounds great, what a good idea.

Derek Jeter will remain a Yankee, thank heavens. The thing that puzzles me is why fans were angry that Jeter was trying to get as much money as he could. Why do fans seem to take the side of ownership in these situations? The way I see it, the owners are billionaires and why not try to get paid as much as you can? Hasn't anyone ever heard of negotiating? If you think that you are invaluable to a company and you ask for a raise, wouldn't you ask for as much as you can? It seems like most fans think that the players are overpaid. So what about those hats and jerseys and tickets to the games, or VCast for your phone to watch games online. Should the owners get all that money? They're already billionaires, why don't fans think that the owners are overpaid? It's not like they're on the field. Besides, these players are the best in the world at what they do. The best of the best of most occupations make crazy money, it's called capitalism.

Tweet of the Week

ConanOBrien Conan O'Brien

This Hanukkah, people in Cleveland are spending 8 straight nights booing Lebron James.

3 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Classic Clips

I think everyone remembers where they were when they saw this happen. I remember specifically because I left my jaw on the ground and I had to go back and get it.

Guilty Rage

You know when you get caught doing something wrong and you feel like your only option is to get mad at whoever caught you? So does Derek Anderson.

Lock It Up

My lock of the week is San Diego over Oakland. The Chargers just steam rolled the Colts of all teams, and the Raiders can't even pick which below average quarterback to use. They have been playing hard, but I don't think hard enough to beat the Chargers.

Stay away from Baltimore vs Pittsburgh. The Steelers seem like the better team, but nothing gets the Ravens more pissed than Pittsburgh.