Here comes Brett...

Well the latest "retirement" of Lord Brittney Favre did not last long did it? With today's announcement of Brit's signing with Minny can there be any doubt that his every move, back to and including his first tearful "retirement", was meant to put him in a Viking uniform.

What could make Brett turn his back on a fan base that forgave his many off field indiscretions and blamed his numerous late season embarrassments on everyone and everything not named Favre? Perhaps it is "The Old Gunslinger's" love of the game. Perhaps it is the wish of "The Hattiesburg Hillbillie's" family( after all what will become of Scott when Brett retires?). But my money says that it all comes down to his hatred for Ted Thompson. After all we need to remember that Ted was the man that had the audacity to expect his QB to actually show up and practice with his teammates. Ted was the man that drafted a QB to replace Brett(of course Brit refused to give TT any commitment going forward prior to the draft). Ted was the man that ignored Brett's wishes that he name Steve Mariucci head coach of the Packers.

It will not surprise me if Brett has a few wonderful games. He will probably be happy to hand the ball off to Adrian Peterson and throw safe passes to his middling recieving corp. But at some point it will all unravel...Brett will not be able to fight off "The Old Gunslinger" mentality. He will throw the ball to the wrong colored jerseys and eventually the locker room will splinter. The Vikes will not win a Super Bowl, probably not win the division and Brad Childress will be fired. Brett will announce his retirement saying it is "the toughest decision he has ever made" and he will wait and hope that there is one more poor sap of an organization that will allow him to torpedo their future.

You go get 'em Brit...at least you made John Madden's day.

Come Golf With Me...

Lets go people...mark down Monday Aug 31 on your calenders. The first "Afternoon Show" golf outing will take place at Quit Qui Oc golf course in Elkhart Lake. We will have a shotgun start at 10:30 w/ hole prizes and some good food after the round. Plus I will be doing my show live after the round. The cost is $65 per person and you can call 920-921-1071 x274 to sign up your foursome. Or sign up at Quit Qui Oc. I know this is late in the season and short notice but lets make this thing go. Scramble golf means you can stink and still have fun(I know...I stink)so I hope to see you Monday Aug 31st.

Very Cool Retro Video Clip...

I spend way too much time perusing the internet. I visit way too many message boards( I seldom post), read a ton of articles (some actually related to sports) and watch all kinds of video(VERY seldom any porn...I swear). Every now and then I find something really neat that I think might interest my ESPN listeners. When that happens I will now try to bring them to your attention on my blog. I must warn you however that I procrastinate with the best of them...so we will see how loyal I am to my blog. The more feedback I get the more often I will post.

The following link came to my attention while visiting a very good message board related to Marquette Basketball. This is a wonderful inside look at the late Al McGuire that was done by a Chicago producer way back in 1972. This was the year that star center Jimmy Chones signed a deal with the ABA and left late in the year. For those of us of a certain age the names will be very familiar...Allie McGuire, Bob Lackey, Larry McNeill, Marcus Washington...and Al's personality will come through loud and clear. For the younger viewer that might remember Al as a commentator this might be your first look at Al the coach. All I can say is this is very cool. Click on the link to the right almost all the way down to the bottom. It says "Sports-Action Profiles" . Enjoy.