Blue View / White View
Morten Anderson came back – is he too old?
BlueKickers are like fine wine, they get better with age. Whatever. I like my football players like I like my wine – fresh and in a box. Well, maybe the box thing doesn’t really apply, but stop hassling me, you get what I’m trying to say. But when you fondly remember football’s leather-helmet days, it’s probably time to give it up. Morten Anderson is so old, his rookie card was printed on papyrus. Oh burn … that’s weak, I’m sorry. Really though, he’s old enough that there’s a good possibility he could break his hip during an extra point attempt.White Let me explain to you what a field goal kicker actually does. He sits on the bench and then a few times a game gets called upon to kick an extra point or field goal. He jogs onto the field, sets his feet, takes a few steps back and then runs about five yards and kicks the ball. He then jogs off the field, and if he missed the kick he sits alone, and if he makes the kick then he sits alone as well. No age, even Anderson’s 47, is too old to kick.
Will the Saints recover?
BlueOf course, they’re the Saints. Wait, that’s really not applicable here. Maybe if they were the Yankees that statement would mean something, but they are the Saints. Although they lack the winning pedigree to fall back on, they will make a comeback. Win the wild card even. You heard it here first. Why not? They are in the weak NFC. They have playmakers – Brees, Bush, Colston. They’ll eventually replace Jason David at corner. They’ll be OK. The Saints haven’t even played at home yet, and everyone knows the Superdome has some magic in it. And if I’m wrong, who cares? They’re just the Saints.WhiteThe Saints had a fairytale season last year, and the fall is a hard one as they come back to reality. We are now seeing who the Saints really are. Quarterback Drew Brees is just a year removed from major surgery, and his supporting cast has been absent. Reggie Bush and Deuce McAllister have run for a combined 152 yards. Wide receiver Marquis Colsten has a respectable 14 grabs. But can anyone name their second-leading receiver? Anyone? It is David Patten with four catches and zero touchdowns. Look for a long season as the defense is showing no interest of helping the team out.
What were you thinking OJ Simpson?
BlueO.J.’s just trying to rub the whole, I-got-away-with-murder thing in everyone’s face. I guess he thinks he’s above the law. If I would have been a part of one of the most publicized murder cases of the last 25 years – and if I wasn’t in jail – I would probably lay low, maybe just move to Mexico and live like a king with Mark Fuhrman. I sure as heck wouldn’t go around breaking into hotel rooms and waving guns at people. That tends to draw attention to you in a negative way, and thanks to Vince Vaughn, we know that’s against the rules. White I don’t care whether he did it or not. And I am not talking about his involvement in the Brown-Goldman murders. OJ is back in the news again with his latest run in with the law. Whether or not he was set up is a story of it’s own, but the fact that OJ was involved with breaking and entering as well as burglary tells us about his outstanding character. He should be banished to a secluded island and then he can do whatever he wants.
What would you do with the 756 home run ball?
BlueSell it to the highest bidder and let them do whatever blows their dress up with a ball that looks a lot like an asterisk. Why would I care what anyone did with the ball? I have a few suggestions, though. Let’s let Michael Vick use it as a chew toy for one of his puppies. Or maybe we can let the ball star opposite the Rock in a new movie where the People’s Champion is a big league slugger living the good life, until one day when a former home-run ball of his comes back into his life and mixes things up. Maybe Jerry Bruckheimer could get involved too.White The owner of the ball, Marc Ecko, bought the ball at an auction for $750,000. He is now turning around and leaving it up to the public to decide the fate of the historic home run ball. I went to vote756.com and voted to brand the ball with an asterisk. Not because I believe that he is a cheater, but he has said that he will personally take the ball to Cooperstown and see if they will take it. That would be a sight to see.
Rant
BlueI’m saddened that someone is still beating the portly, annoying, dead horse of football announcing that is John Madden. I know his name is on possibly one of the greatest video games ever made – taking into account that Anthrax’s “Caught in a Mosh” and that “I am the Warrior” song are on the newest Guitar Hero. But that doesn’t matter. The last time he said anything interesting or informative on a football broadcast, Carrot Top was still funny, Pee Wee Herman was allowed within 50 feet of children and Steve Guttenberg was still relevant. All we get is stuff like this: “This is a guy that when he drinks a whole bottle of Wild Turkey 101, he’s drunk.” Thanks for that Madden.White It has been reported that Boise State President Robert Kustra wants to look into leaving the Western Athletic Conference for the Mountain West Conference. He claims less travel, better competition and regional rivalries as reasons to make the switch. I say go ahead and leave, but don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Go join the Mountain West and you can join the league full of one-season wonder teams. With the exception of football, how much does Boise State really add to the WAC? Besides, we still have Hawaii to bolster our football status.