All the buzz surrounding the 2008 NBA Draft involved two names Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley. They were the cream of the crop for that draft and people were split on who should be taken with the first overall pick. Rose was the best point guard prospect in a long time and had just led his Memphis team all the way to the national championship (Just to note, they were cheating like crazy and Rose himself was a part of it). Beasley was the NCAA stud, averaging a double double as he dominate the Big 12. But when it came draft time, Rose was selected first overall and Beasley went second.

The pre season began and Beasley already ran into problems at a rookie event along with teammate Mario Chalmers. Off the court problems have proved to be Beasley’s Achilles heal. After his initial problems to start the season he got settled down and had a tremendous season with the Miami Heat and proved himself worthy of the second pick. Rose on the other hand became an immediate star of Chicago and led his team to the playoffs. Both had impressive stat line and one can still make an argument over which player would develop better until the recent occurrence where Beasley has checked himself into a Rehab facility. Game Changer.

Winner: Derrick Rose….again

Football is a game of strong men fighting against other strong men. There is very little space for fat people to wonder around the field, unless you are the coach. Coaches can vary in many aspects, fat, old, skinny, short but you notice the fat ones first. I have picked out three that are particularly fat and could use a little cross training.

1. Charlie Weis- The savior of Notre Dame football weighs in at a lot, probably somewhere around his winning percentage for the past two years. The disappointed fans are going to get on him for his weight soon. Suck It Notre Dame

2. Mark Mangino- He also weighs about his winning percentage, his being significantly higher than Weis’. Mangino is credited with building the Kansas program into a power will hopefully survive his 500 lb frame long enough to watch his team thrive.

3. Ralph Friedgen- The Maryland coach is no stranger to the buffett line. At maryland he has built a robust offense that definitely has expanded his waistline out to at least 50 inches. He lost 100 lbs in a fundraiser but soon enough put it all back on.

These three men add up to more than half a ton and they are all good coaches in college football. Maybe there is a correlation between belt size and winning percentage????

The NFC South consists of the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, anjd the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. These four mascots have very different and distinct advantages and weaknesses over each other.What i am going to look at is how the the actual thing the mascot represent fought each other to death.

Panther:  Strengths- Speed, Teeth, Claws

Falcon- Strengths- Flight, Talons, Speed

Saint: Strengths- Divine power, Spiritual power, Focus, Human Intellect

Buccanneer- Sword, Three Point Hat, Human Intellect

First Match-up: Panther vs Falcon

–Panther needs to strike the Falcon quickly before it leaves the ground and escapes. If the Panther fails then he is destine for a fight from above where he will have to be increbly quick to grab the Falcon out of mid-air.

Winner- Falcon by attrition

Second Match-up: Saints vs. Buccaneers

–Both have the strength of human intellect and decision making but i think the saint holds the advantage. But the Buccaneer has a sword and a deceptive three point hat so he holds the advantage. The only chance the saint has is through spiritual powers that over power the Buccaneer.

Winner: Buccaneer, most of the time

Third Match: Panther vs. Saint

–The Saint has the ability to out think the Panther so he can lure him into traps and such adn then he has a great chance of winning. But the Saint cannot confront the Panther because it will destroy him. Depends on how the fight goes, but i trust the intellect of the Saint.

Winner: The Saints

Fourth Match-up: Falcons vs. Buccaneers

–Easy one, Falcons have the power to dive bomb the Buccaneer but the Buc has a sword and a three point hat to protect his eyes so good night birdie.

Winner: The Buccaneer

Fifth Matchup: Panther vs. Buccaneer

–This is a rather awkward match up between a land mammal and a sea going creature. But if they faced off, yet again would the sword makes the difference. The Panther has a solid chance if it can de-sword the Buc but that is going to be tough.

Winner: The Buccaneer

Sixth Matchup: Falcon vs. Saint

– The Saint is due for some intervention here after his previous two failures, but it does not come through for him. As he meditates, the Falcon pecks his eye balls out leaving him blind and the Falcon free to do as he pleases.

Winner: Falcon

Division Standings:

Buccaneers- 3-0

Falcon- 2-1

Saint- 1-2

Panther- 0-3