Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Things I'm Thankful For (#1 is Sarcastic Sports Lists)

Somebody is going to write one this week, so it might as well be me.

1 - Sarcastic sports lists (told ya)

2 - Getting to watch the Detroit Lions every Thanksgiving

3 - The sweet sounds of Billy Packer

4 - Strong female role models for my daughter like Marion Jones, Pokie Chatman and Amanda Beard

5 - The fundamental basketball being played in AAU tournaments across the country

6 - The B.C.S. - tournaments decide nothing

7 - ESPN's restraint in covering the Joe Torre saga

8 - The continued crackdown on touchdown dances - Footloose, people

9 - Skip Bayless

10 - The Atlanta Hawks' new colors

11 - The insights of Emmitt Smith

12 - The rising popularity of professional boxing

13 - Colin Cowherd

14 - Nick Saban's loyalty

15 - Nick Saban's integrity

16 - Nick Saban's ability to dominate teams like Louisiana-Monroe

17 - Nick Saban's ability to beat Tennessee...damn, went too far with this one

18 - Reminders that instant replay evidence must be conclusive - I always forget that

19 - Running a patient, efficient offense (pick your sport - it works for all of them)

20 - WNBA Action

21 - Click Clack

22 - Male halftime dancers

23 - Leadership examples like Bill Belichick and Kelvin Sampson

24 - The new Nike basketball uniforms - big shorts + tight jerseys = awesome look

25 - David Beckham's tremendously successful American soccer experience - lived up to the hype!

26 - Bowling on ESPN Classics

27 - The career path of Michelle Wie

28 - Buying my father-in-law tickets for World Series Game 5...

29 - The steady state of my golf game

30 - Phil Fulmer's refusal to hire a special teams coach - it hasn't hurt the Vols yet

31 - Reminders that the clock stops on a first down in college football - forget that one, too

32 - Fewer highlights and more analysis on Sportscenter - FINALLY!

33 - Tim McCarver

34 - That "Waiting All Week For Sunday Night" song - so true

35 - Buying a Jason Kendall Oakland A's t-shirt ONE DAY before he was traded to the Cubs - can you say collector's item?

36 - Who's Now tournament

37 - Reminders that you need two feet in-bounds in the NFL, but only one in college - so confusing!

38 - One word - NASCAR

39 - Using the Mastercard commerical as the basis for a sports sign

40 - Beating other writers to an over-used article concept - priceless!

3 comments:

cappadocia said...

What about Monday Night Football on ESPN? Or am I the only person that doesn't like that.

Chris Carpenter said...

It isn't the same, is it?

cappadocia said...

No, its not. Although I do like the big bus stop advertisements that say "Is it Monday yet?" Its doubly not the same since I don't have cable anymore, and I have to go to the Piper's Kilt when there's a big game that I want to see, but even when I had it, it just wasn't as good.