Dude gets better, film at 11.

In honor of the Big East as we know it going away, trying to come up with classic lineup for the all Big East all time team -- no Depaul, Marquette, Louisville, etc. johnny-come-latelys please. Two teams: First: Patrick Ewing - Center - Georgetown; Derrick Coleman - Forward - Syracuse; Emeka Okafor - Forward - UConn; Ray Allen - Guard - UConn; Sherman Douglas - Guard - Syracuse. Second: Alonzo Mourning - Center - Georgetown; Charles Smith - Forward - Pitt; Chris Mullin - Forward - St. John's; Allen Iverson - Guard - Georgetown; Dana Barros - Guard - Boston College.

Yeah, I know, leaving your favorite player out from Providence/Seton Hall/Villanova/Wherever. Lots of great players over three decades plus of basketball so its hard to come up with just ten, but have at it. Long list of honorable mentions might include Caron Butler, Walter Berry, Pearl Washington, Dikembe Mutumbo, John Bagley, Ronny Seikaly, etc.

Did anyone watch the Denver-Pittsburgh playoff game of 2011? I'm a Steelers fan and Tebow lit us up with his throwing -- yeah, our defense was a little unhealthy at that point but he was spot on with nearly all of his throws and rang up over 300 yards on one of the best defenses -- in his first ever playoff game and about 8th or 9th start ever!?

I'm no Tebow lover but dang, give the dude a legit starting shot and see what he can do -- why all the hate...just 'cause he's overtly religious? Its not like he's calling for Shariah (sp?) Law and the overthrow of Christendom -- no pun intended on overthrow.

Wilson is a legit QB, running or otherwise, and will likely make it without having to run all the time. RG3 and Kaepernick -- both tall and lanky types and NFL safeties and LBs do more damage long haul than 215lb backers from TCU or Utah. Pat White was a helluva college QB and he got knocked the F cold by Ike Taylor one game and promptly quit football -- I think he's pursuing baseball, wisely. Vick has just been pummelled for 3-4 years now and its not 'cause his line stinks, its because he over-exposes himself to these monsters that play on defense now.

Palmer is a good but not great QB...far down the list of Raiders' needs. Oakland's been a tar pit since Gruden left so this year is just accumulation of a decade worth of dumb. Either get some hogs on the line to protect him and a steady wr target or blow the team up and start over. If I was them, I'd sign Smith for whatever SF wants and then draft O-linemen with their remaining 5-6 picks.

Good research, if its accurate. Steelers fan and not a big Tebow fan, but he won me over last year when he beat us in the playoffs -- played great and passed the ball very well...not just the last pass either. He may not be the next Johny U. or Elway but the dude is a winner as far as I can tell. I'd take him as a back up for Big Ben for sure but certain he could be a starter for about 4-5 teams in the league at least. By the by, when drinking, go for the Greek omelette to sop up the booze -- its delish!!

Just peps me up some'pin' tuurrificcc -- like, 'how can I make the world a better place today?!!!'

He's a great guy! You can tell by that terrific little dance he does -- so jaunty and sporting!!!

Ah yes, the Flyers fans/neanderthals creeping out of their caves to stare in wonderment/fear at the midwinter's sun....'urrrrggg...ummmfaaa...hahahah....mmmHartnellllll....urrrgggaaahhhaa!!!'

As I say annually to you poor fellows, two words and a bit o' advice: Gerald Ford; and, clean the mustard stain off your Schultz jersey.

After a storm like Sandy, people need distractions (and revenue) like NHL hockey more than ever -- and they love them some Devils up in NJ way. I was okay the first month or two of the lockout but now I'm ticked...Bettman and Jacobs et al need to get off their high horses and start thinking about regular folks.

Neil O'Donnell took us to the AFC Championship game the following two years in a row, and the Super Bowl...and Montana retired shortly after his trade. Hard to say they made the wrongcall...and I believe O'Donnell had the best career TD to Int. ratio for a while when he was still in the league. Montana would have been very cool to have -- six years earlier.

To his defense, the crumpets are delicious.

Keep outta them Tastykakes Andy!

The kid looked good in preseason and beat out two other vets to get the backup job...not an accident. He has a big arm and is pretty nifty for a 6'6" dude. If he keeps progressing and the 'iggles' get Jackson and Shady back soon, they could actually make a difference in the NFC playoff race this last month. Never saw Vick as the answer -- just the bridge between McNabb and the new guy -- and Foles could be the new guy who saves Reid's big butt.

My thought exactly. This whole 'take our ball and go home if we can't be the star of the game' sh#t has thoroughly worn thin. Bettman and the owners are the ones acting like spoiled teenagers and the players are stuck as the kids without the ball.

If Starbucks tries to sell coffee in a location where few people drink it, then demands all Starbucks employees across the country have to take a salary cut despite the success of their respective locations in order to subsidize the failing locations, would that be a successful business model to sustain?

If your company told you that you'd make a quarter less money than before -- even though you were helping the popularity/success of it grow -- , told you there'd be a limit placed on your salary even if you got better each year, and said, 'oh, by the way, we increased our profits six fold since we did this last but you have to give us even more concessions...how would you feel? Like telling them they suck?

It seems like both are of equal importance to owners. Why can't they live with a 24% salary rollback from all players, a salary cap where there wasn't one before, and a nearly 600% growth rate in profits since the last bargaining (from $600 million to $3.3 billion)?

Two word for ya big guy -- Gerald Ford.

This is who I meant to quote -- keep drinkin' yer hooch, hairy little crazy man.

Keep dreamin' -- UM moved the ball with not much trouble vs Brutus & Co., but just fumbled too often. Robinson is a great runner but well below average QB -- if Gardner had started all season and gotten the reps...as he should have...Michigan likely wins close losses w/ND, Nebraska, and State and goes 11-1. Maybe pollyannish but check out Gardner's throwing vs Denard's and then look at Denard's performance in those losses. I see very good things with Gardner or anyone else who can throw the ball next year...Gardner was also a great WR.

Spot on -- as was the comment about the Ravens trying to cheap shot him...they have already and they will again. I could see Ngata or Suggs actually punching him in the injured spot repeatedly after a tackle...Ngata actually punched him in the face and broke his nose a few years ago...and didn't get penalized -- thanks Roger Goodell!

Despite that, I lay the last two losses at the feet of Tomlin. We could have won both games, most likely comfortably, with just a slightly above average backup QB, but Tomlin seems to have a man crush on Byron Leftwich even though the rest of the league knew he was a stiff. Charlie Batch used to be a capable backup but he's pushing 40 for pete's sake and has lost serious arm strength -- not that he ever had a rocket. Tomlin and the GM are responsible for the sorry state of our backup QBs...if we had Matt Moore, Brian Hoyer, or any number of other guys out there at the beginning of the season, Steelers likely 8-3 and right in it. Easy to say I know, but Leftwich and Batch were hideous.

So toughguy, how 'bout we have 6'6" David Steckel goon you from behind with a no warning smash to your head? Think you could take that any better than Crosby -- oh wait, we'll never know because you aren't a professional athlete and nobody would pay to see you do much of anything, huh?