The Retro Sugar-Filled Sodapop Sarah Palin Bridge to Nowhere Between Games Show Live Blog

Now that the J-E-T-S JETS! JETS!! JETS!!! advanced 24-14 over the Cincinnati Bungles, and oh lord, Charles Barkley's back in 8-G.  That's terrible. T-R-B-L, terrible.

Sorry about the bad Frank Calliendo impression.  Meanwhile, the Pete Carroll update: Late Monday night for the any signing.

You enjoy Philly-Dallas and I'll watch something else.

Your Five Dollah Favrelong Pre-Wild Card Saturday FNiA Live Blog

Yes, it's Wild Card Saturday, let's get this started!

So, who'd thought Joe Theismann would be back in the broadcast booth?  ESPN should have never broken up him and The Randomness That Is Mike Patrick for Monday Night Football.  Theismann, Patrick and Jon Gurden would have been a great team, nothing against Mike Tirico.  Seriously, George Bodenheimer is a dick.  Familiarity breeds contempt much?

Meanwhile, Pete Carroll to Seattle is all but done according to everyone.  Look for someone else to be at Southern California, like Jack Del Rio, who might beat the Jaguars to LaLaLand.  Buffalo was impressed with Leslie Frazier (Minnesota defensive coordinator) so much, he's the leader in the clubhouse.  Bill Cowher, the Sergeant Slaughter of coaching (look at his jaw for reference) is still on the course.



And Charles Barkley is in the studio.  That's terrible. T-R-B-L, terrible.

See you between games.

The Diet Soda Sarah Palin Bridge To Nowhere Between Games Show Live Blog

So Arizona did their job and eliminated the Atlanta Falcons from the postseason party in a 30-24 win, and now we await Indianapolis at San Diego with LT and his groin...his own, of course.

Now back to 8G with everyone and Steven Spock, Trekkies. Maybe Millen's got a job in the TV biz...oh, wait, he did for a while. Not to dump on this, but taking the Lying Downs job was the worst thing he ever did. We'll leave the legs detail to Keith's imagination...if anything.

Well if Matt Ryan isn't the Rookie of the Year, then the fans are idiots...unless Joe Flacco makes the most improvable run to the AFC Title Game ever. Meanwhile, Keith and Dan run through the Plays of the Year. And with Super Bowl XLIII Monsters vs. Aliens 3-D...HOLD ON TO YOUR LIZARDS AND 3-D GLASSES. Can you imagine Countdown in 3-D? And remember the last time NBC did something in 3-D during the Super Bowl? Do the magic words Elbert "Ickey" Woods ring a bell? And that was 20 years ago.

Meantime, it was announced that NBC will have a six-hour pregame for Super Sunday in America, preceeded by a three-hour special edition of Today live from Tampa with Matt, Meredith, Ann and Al...get the buffets away from Roker! So that means Keith will have lots of time for material February 1. Uncle Keith will not appear in the recess, so this means I'll be back on Monday (1/5) for the first Live Blog of Countdown for 2009.

Football Night in America Wild Card Saturday Edition 1/3/09

I hope you survived the arrival of the new year as Dick Clark dropped his bigger ball on Times Square. So let's see who's where today for the special Football Night in America Wild Card Saturday Edition. Bob, Keith, Dan, Pete and Bus are all in Studio 8G, and there's been a Matt Millen sighting! Meanwhile, Cris and Tiki are working the Atlanta-Arizona game that starts at 4:30 PM US EST.

Two cities, five stadia and sixty-one years ago, the Cardinals hosted the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1947 NFL Championship Game. Yes, there was a Championship Game before the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, LT has been listed as questionable for the late game as the Chargers take on the Colts with a detatched tendon near his groin. His own we hope. Keith tells the story of the most bizzaro season in Charger history. Start the season 4-8, then win four in a row.

Chris Crocker called. She said "LEAVE THE $5 FOOTLONG ALONE!"

Meanwhile, Matt Millen says he was responsable for the mess in Detroit where the Lying Downs were 0-16. Betcha Jim Rome is Burninating loves this. No stability, changed coaches. Mike Shanahan, Paging Mike Shanahan! And he still defends the cesspool in Motown.

As for the picks, Keith, Dan, and Matt like the Falcons, Bus dissents and goes with the Cardinals. Thus far as they take a break to rest, Bus is wrong by three. And Keith is likely taking a bathroom break at the intermission here.

And I think my rant was heard over at the local NBC station about consecutive car ads. We had 15-second Men's Warehouse ads bookened by a car ad, a lottery ad and another car ad. See you for the Diet Soda Sarah Palin Bridge To Nowhere Between Games Show... Or somethin' like that.