tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post272911455774439254..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Thursday 12/06 A.M. Quickie:SportsMEN of 07, Stove, CFB Awards, More!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-86721378034571913932007-12-07T12:05:00.000-05:002007-12-07T12:05:00.000-05:00Did you even read the Brett Favre article? Favre d...Did you even read the Brett Favre article? Favre does absolutely zero self-promotion.<BR/>I couldn't think of a <I><B>worse</I></B> group of men to get the Sportsmen of the Year than "Dem Gator Boyz". Noah was all about getting as much attention as possible. Because he wasn't as talented as the other 4, his role his junior year was reduced to lightning rod for attention.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993598287430314432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-8483260149771363442007-12-07T01:49:00.000-05:002007-12-07T01:49:00.000-05:00What makes you think the BCS cares about poll cred...What makes you think the BCS cares about poll credibility? Anyone with half a brain knows the polls are all a joke because its impossible to make a full informed decision by the poll deadlines. And that the coaches will game and the Harris poll voters will give teams like LSU a boost because "They've been more stable for the last 100 years."RandomRantinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377851396927075599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-31374003893124944662007-12-06T18:10:00.000-05:002007-12-06T18:10:00.000-05:00i usually just keep my mouth shut instead of criti...i usually just keep my mouth shut instead of criticizing you for your opinion (which, if i didnt respect, i would never read this blog)<BR/><BR/>but your picks for the CFB awards is BLATANT SEC favoritism.<BR/><BR/>the only time when someone from the SEC was up for an award and you didnt pick them was Long over Dorsey.<BR/><BR/>honestly, if you're going to pick these awards, at least take a look at the players besides the ones you've seen florida play against.<BR/><BR/>there's good football players in the west and midwest, too.xcdannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373415182091507496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-5405828261043481542007-12-06T15:04:00.000-05:002007-12-06T15:04:00.000-05:00i usually only watch the heisman ceremony for gamb...i usually only watch the heisman ceremony for gambling purposes. (four people, 10 bucks a piece, draw names from a hat, winner take all). yet this year i cannot WAIT to get a glimpse of Tebow's voluptuous girl at the ceremony. Go Tim!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600582280963803394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-59378275152329819192007-12-06T14:04:00.000-05:002007-12-06T14:04:00.000-05:00Not to pull an "I told you so" but the WWL says th...Not to pull an "I told you so" but the WWL says that the Sean Taylor murder suspects are indeed tied to the initial break-in/knife-on-bed occurrence.<BR/><BR/>though it does not seem that the murder was premeditated from the report -- rather just another break-in.Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216981120397376640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-7053740677164859322007-12-06T14:02:00.000-05:002007-12-06T14:02:00.000-05:00Quick note on Grobe:Grobe is staying at Wake for t...Quick note on Grobe:<BR/><BR/>Grobe is staying at Wake for the foreseeable future, as Wake AD Wellman announced this morning. I can tell you there was a hell storm here last night from both students and players (who had not heard anything from Grobe himself) after reading the Fayetteville, AK newspaper article stating that Grobe was going to be a Press conference in AK today to be introduced as coach.<BR/><BR/>But that's how it became obvious LAST NIGHT that he wasn't going anywhere. Grobe lives for his players and there is no way on Earth he was going to let his players find out he was gone through a freakin' press conference at the new school.Dultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393859263854311723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-63476901064130555552007-12-06T13:20:00.000-05:002007-12-06T13:20:00.000-05:00If you are going to give the Heisman to Tebow and ...If you are going to give the Heisman to Tebow and his artificially enhanced stats then why not give the Maxwell to Darren McFadden, the best player to step onto a college football field this year, and the O'Brien to Colt Brennan, the best real quarterback this year.<BR/><BR/>Also, Glenn Dorsey is winning all these defensive awards on reputation, he wasn't that good or that much of a force the second half of the season once the injuries started piling up.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14085114964512611942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-77255381240689607062007-12-06T12:35:00.000-05:002007-12-06T12:35:00.000-05:00Regarding Heisman:A sophomore QB became the 2nd D1...Regarding Heisman:<BR/><BR/>A sophomore QB became the 2nd D1-A player ever (Vince Young) to rush for 1,000 yds and pass for 3,000 in the same season. Introducing Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan:<BR/><BR/>Passing: 3,360 yds, 23 TD, 13 INT, 66.4% comp.<BR/>Rushing: 1,008 yds, 17 TD, 6.5 ypc<BR/><BR/>As for Sportsman of the Year:<BR/><BR/>I agree that too often the award goes to a basketball, baseball or football player. We need a Blogger Sportsman of the Year (somebody make this happen). I nominate Ryan Hall:<BR/><BR/>1/14/2007 – Wins U.S. half-marathon championship in American record 59:43, breaking the 21-year old record by a whopping 1:12. It is the 13th fastest half-marathon in history.<BR/><BR/>4/22/2007 – Finishes 7th in the London Marathon, running 2:08:24. It is the fastest debut by an American at the distance and is the 5th fastest U.S. time ever.<BR/><BR/>11/3/2007 – Wins the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in 2:09:02, a record for the event.Jeff Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785570174624033490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-73566638301218064302007-12-06T11:58:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:58:00.000-05:00Thanks for mentioning the Wazzu b-ball victory, Da...Thanks for mentioning the Wazzu b-ball victory, Dan. I thought it was undercovered by ESPN, and I'm glad to see you took notice.BobbyStompyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344775000528270647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-25557091513208607122007-12-06T11:17:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:17:00.000-05:00Kevin Smith from UCF should get the Walker award f...Kevin Smith from UCF should get the Walker award for Best RB. McFadden is the best all-around player, but Smith ran for almost 3,000 yards and scored 30 TD's.<BR/><BR/>How about Federer for Sportsman of the Year. He's only the most dominating athlete in his sport, won 3 out of 4 majors this year, etc.<BR/><BR/>SI is a joke. They only recognize "American Sportsman" of the year. They should really change the name of it since they don't usually recognize anyone that's not a basketball, football, or baseball player.A.P. Boyntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01476298828127334024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-6482746582046625472007-12-06T10:38:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:38:00.000-05:00So why isn't Kevin Smith getting invited to New Yo...So why isn't Kevin Smith getting invited to New York?<BR/><BR/>While I'm on the subject...<BR/><BR/>Durant Brooks for Heisman!!!<BR/><BR/>No seriously. No single player dominated his position as much as Durant Brooks dominated his.Richard K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03531910826978107037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-6779700325387359102007-12-06T10:35:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:35:00.000-05:00@MichaelFans COULD do as good a job, but it could ...@Michael<BR/><BR/>Fans COULD do as good a job, but it could obviously never happen because people would vote multiple times and the teams with the most "devoted" fans would ultimately come out on top.The Mark Showhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797641159879108200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-29265681370744456752007-12-06T10:31:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:31:00.000-05:00@contractyearWord for word, my sentiment. SI misse...@contractyear<BR/><BR/>Word for word, my sentiment. SI missed a big opportunity to celebrate what's best in sports nowadays.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978284603123219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-62307294447198569422007-12-06T10:30:00.001-05:002007-12-06T10:30:00.001-05:00I think we need to consider Tennessee mens basketb...I think we need to consider Tennessee mens basketball team as the greatest line-up ever dan. I mean if youre gonna make bold statements they should at least be true. Seeing as the greatest lineup of the modern era lost to Tenneessee 3 of 4 times the last 2 years. And the one game they did win was at home playing against UT when they didnt have chris lofton.UTVolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139915167927902492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-44212657382704859552007-12-06T10:30:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:30:00.000-05:00Dan, your man crush of tebow is getting weird now....Dan, your man crush of tebow is getting weird now. I give my stud to kobe, AI didn't show up in the 4th.Mike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688445089567542744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-42035988769620856392007-12-06T10:19:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:19:00.000-05:00c gally~ Funny! That's what I do most of the tim...c gally~ Funny! That's what I do most of the time too. I also scan for keywords for myself like "Cavs" "Buckeyes" "Indians" "Browns", realize there aren't any or maybe just one, and then continue on...Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-73145148630552447212007-12-06T10:16:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:16:00.000-05:00I really don't get the point where you reguarly cl...I really don't get the point where you reguarly claim that Brett Favre is all about Brett Favre. To some extent every player is. However most of that with Favre was a result of you (and others) thinking he was washed up and should retire. He certainly has been a big part of the one huge positive surprise this year in the NFL. Do you think GB fans want him to step down right now for Aaron Rodgers? I am going to guess that about 99% would rather have Favre right now.<BR/><BR/>Also, I would say that Favre's consecutive game streak is one of the greatest if not THE greatest streak of its kind. Any streak in baseball simply can't compare. A QB in the NFL takes so much abuse that most startging QBs can't survive a 16 game season in one piece. I don't know how he does it.CycleDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933822029791530613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-21149027582585083992007-12-06T10:07:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:07:00.000-05:00Dude, what the hell with the Florida crap? You've...Dude, what the hell with the Florida crap? You've outdone yourself this time. <BR/><BR/>Personally, there was a little too much arrogance and a lot too much bitching and moaning from Noah especially to agree with that call. <BR/><BR/>How are Tebow's other numbers? All anyone talks about is the 20/20, but who gives a crap? His team lost 3 games, Colt Brennan's lost none and Brennan put up ridiculous numbers.<BR/><BR/>Bigging up a Florida freshman this year is like going to a brothel and hitting on the receptionist.verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-80843157024816960112007-12-06T10:06:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:06:00.000-05:00Is there anything less surprising than Dan picking...Is there anything less surprising than Dan picking the Gators for Sportsmen of the Year?<BR/><BR/>When SI decided to pick Favre as SOTY, they should've had a press conference to announce that they were going to choose a SOTY. Then, another press conference to actually announce the SOTY.<BR/><BR/>No mention of J-Kidd seeking (demanding?) a trade to the Cavs to join LeBron?<BR/>http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-kidd120507&prov=yhoo&type=lgnsBoomhauertjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639837433352261394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-57924370206665659292007-12-06T09:55:00.000-05:002007-12-06T09:55:00.000-05:00Re: Tebow tourSure thing there, Dan Lachey.Re: Gua...<I>Re: Tebow tour</I><BR/><BR/>Sure thing there, Dan Lachey.<BR/><BR/><I>Re: Guarantee</I><BR/><BR/>Talk about the media making something out of nothing. If you saw the interview, he was basically poked, prodded and fed those words by the reporters.<BR/><BR/>Do you guarantee? Um, yea, sure. I believe we can win.<BR/><BR/>Besides, Smith is only starting because Ryan Clark is on IR.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75520811182746249932007-12-06T09:54:00.000-05:002007-12-06T09:54:00.000-05:00I agree with C GallyAlthough I am a Gator fan and ...I agree with C Gally<BR/><BR/>Although I am a Gator fan and I do believe the 5 deserve to be this, I have to admit I also skip a paragraph every time I read about the Gators.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes Dan, you can become the Jehovah's witnesses of Gatordom with your constant door-to-door bandwagoningRexyBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580234032446139503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-29595312147301631522007-12-06T09:53:00.000-05:002007-12-06T09:53:00.000-05:00My beef with the Favre thing is how clearly short-...My beef with the Favre thing is how clearly short-sighted it is. The Brett has been nothing short of phenomenal this year but so has the rest of his team and it is as if there was nothing else going on in sports the last twelve months.<BR/><BR/>Danny boy, I am a Gator grad and a huge Nick Calethes fan but you seemed to conveniently failed to mention that last nights great stats were against the FAMU rattlers.<BR/><BR/>Is it possible the QB of the year award might go to Daniel or Brennan as a way for voters to reward them for there excellent seasons in a more traditional QB role while still giving touchdown time Tim Tebow the stiff arm trophy?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02069031942564729520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-129990870810145662007-12-06T09:48:00.000-05:002007-12-06T09:48:00.000-05:00You can put the Gator 5 as the Sportsmen of the ye...You can put the Gator 5 as the Sportsmen of the year and then go into how they stink in the NBA.<BR/><BR/>I think Tony Dungy or Tim Duncan should be Sportsmen of the Year.pv845https://www.blogger.com/profile/05318367429970619320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-90130654289127032142007-12-06T09:46:00.000-05:002007-12-06T09:46:00.000-05:00I think the flaw with the gator boys is that they ...I think the flaw with the gator boys is that they were not relevant to the entire nation, only true gator fans. If any team is worthy of sportmen of the year it is app. state. Not only did they capture the nature, but the set the tone for one of the most memorable college football seasons in historyToddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483200345883506802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23991193032298013802007-12-06T09:42:00.002-05:002007-12-06T09:42:00.002-05:00Props to the Heisman Committee for inviting 4 to t...Props to the Heisman Committee for inviting 4 to the ceremony. Kind of gives you more anticipation thinking there may be a "close call" and it definitely lends more credibility to the process.Jingoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269679565181077961noreply@blogger.com