Smallthoughts: Rant of the Week …Stephen A. Smith

Smallthoughts: Rant of the Week fall on ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. “I view it as the weakest move I ever seen from a Superstar” “Jumping on the bandwagon”, He ran away … These were just some of the opinions of one Stephen A.Smith  of ESPN.(See video below) Never one to shy away from voicing his opinion his calling

The Way We see Sports is Changing …And will Continue to Change

I remember looking forward to Wednesdays to get my copy of Sports Illustrated from the newsstand. If I had a subscription then on Tuesday in the mail, but in either case it was must read. It was the ESPN of it’s time and it was where you got your fill of the week’s action in

Smallthoughts: Rants and Raves

Rants:Todd Ricketts…I don’t know if you guys know this,” he said, via CSNChicago, “but Mets fans are really, really obnoxious.””So in any case, we go to Pittsburgh and we have a great time. The energy level is great. We go to St. Louis and the fans there — they were a little more confident — but still

Smallthoughts: Rants and Raves

Rants: Rick Pitino…has had a rough week with allegations that one of his former staffers paid strippers to dance for and have sex with players and recruits.While there has not been anything yet to show that Pitino himself knew about the paid strippers and sex with the players, it’s hard to imagine that some how

Smallthoughts:Rants and Raves

Rants: Cris Carter… What was Cris Carter thinking when he told a bunch of rookies that they should have a fall guy when they get into trouble? How about just tell them not to get into trouble in the first place and you wouldn’t need to worry about having a fall guy or anything else?

Not the Smartest thing for Cris Carter to say Have a Fall guy

I was always taught think before you speak. And the best way to avoid trouble is to not get into trouble in the first place. Apparently someone didn’t teach Cris Carter that lesson. Instead he now has to apologize for comments made by Hall of Famer Cris Carter at the 2014 Rookie Symposium. Carter, who

Whatever happened to Tim Tebow?

Do you remember when everyone or it seemed like everyone kept talking about Tim Tebow? the next big thing in the NFL? Remember the controversy that was caused in both Denver and New York? In Denver he was known as the guy who won all those games (7in a row) on their way to the

Stuart Scott…R.I.P.

 This speech was moving. This is not about sports today …this is about how you live not what you died from but how you live. Stuart Scott got it. I rooted for him to beat this …in his words he did. Rest in Peace Stuart Scott. You did and will continue to inspire anyone who

Smallthoughts: Rants and Raves

Rants: Bill Simmons …if you are going to rant about anything, how about being up set more at Ray rice for giving his wife a beat down than worrying about whether or not Roger Goodell lied about knowing if he saw a second tape or not. The whole reason this came up in the first

Bill Simmons Suspended By ESPN After Daring Them To Punish Him For Anti-Roger Goodell Rant

Bill Simmons called Roger Goodell a liar and challenged his bosses at ESPN to suspend him for doing so …ask and you will receive. What was Simmons thinking when he challenged his Bosses? Simmons made Goodell is focus but the real focus should have been the actual act of Ray Rice putting his hands on