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The BCS

Three little letters that may as well stand for B*LL, C*CA, and S*IT.

Seriously, this little organization is billion dollar version of Augusta in which a select few people sit around and decide whether or not you and your little team will be permitted to play with the big boys.

Sure, they'll begrudgingly let the undefeated and nearly undefeated tweener teams occasionally sneak into one of these hefty pay check games but they'll do their best to match them up against a BCS team built to exploit whatever weakness they have. Two years ago we were thrilled by an amazing up and down then up game by Boise State against the Sooners. Then watched in horror as the high powered offense of Hawaii was rendered impotent.

Muchos Magaritas

Gents, I need to take care of some business at home and at work so I don't know whether or not I will have computer access on Monday; therefore I have to post this much earlier than I'd anticipated. Hope you enjoy it.

What better way to celebrate Cinco De Mayo than to provide my B.B.S. friends with a blended article comprised of a few true 'eh Spanish' related stories from my mundane life as well as some interesting tidbits collected from the internet regarding the Latino contributions to major sports - primarily the first known contributors. I say 'known' because as you are most likely aware the early days of sports saw several light skin minorities pass themselves off as Caucasian in order to participate. In the sports world those days are behind us though we have a long way to go in the sports ranks at the managerial / coaching level and in the business world. Sorry, a little OT.

Sarcastic Snivelling Stern

We've nearly completed the everlasting first round of the NBA playoffs and I for one am already sick of ABC Sports, NBC Sports, TNT, TBS, ESPN, and the NBA coverage.

Remember the good ol' days when the first round was an exciting 5 game series (sorry I'm not quite so old as to 'remember' the 3 game series). Not so long ago the NBA's first round series were a lot like the NCAA tournament when a gutsy road win by the underdog could flip flop the home court advantage and produce upsets.