It's good to be king and have your own way; Get a feeling of peace at the end of the day."
Every sports fan, at some point, encounters the same dreams that Tom Petty once did. Luckily for me, (and unlucky for most readers), as a columnist I get the opportunity to actually be king for a day. So here it is, when I am king of the sports world...
Terrell Owens will be traded back to the San Francisco 49ers, where he can have the privilege of receiving passes from the highly acclaimed current 49ers quarterback Cody Pickett.
Hailing a career passing rating of 29.0, Cody Pickett and T.O are a match made in heaven. Who would not pay to see Owens' news conference upon hearing of being traded back to the city that wants his head on a platter?
As a diehard Eagles fan, I saw the cup as half full when T.O. brought his circus act to Philly. When he called out McNabb after the Super Bowl, I kept the faith. Sit-ups in the driveway and dressing in camouflage were slightly comical. Yet, after mocking one of the premier quarterbacks in the league a second time, enough is enough.
For a man who possesses an incredible amount of talent, he may be the least confident human being on the planet. In fact, I think the Virginia psych department could use him for tests on adolescent psychology.
Major League Baseball would be forced to take a real stance on steroids.
As Matt Lawton joined the ranks of the 12 players suspended for steroid use, MLB faces a fundamental decision. Despite public remarks of attempting to stop steroids, the league policies remain very much in question. The league must decide once and for all if it is indeed going to stop the use of steroids.
While rumors of high amounts of steroid use persist throughout the league, there has yet to be a single superstar charged with breaking the 'roids policy. Phenoms such as Agustin Montero, Michael Morse, Alex Sanchez and Rafael Betancourt have been suspended by MLB for breaking the steroid policy. Is it seriously just a coincidence that only no-name players have been caught by the league, or is the league careful about who gets its "random" drug testing?
I will not take the steroid testing seriously until a high-caliber player is punished publicly by the league. Note: I do not consider Rafael Palmeiro to be a major name in the sport of baseball, sorry O's fans.
The NBA, NHL and NASCAR will be forced to shorten their monotonous seasons.
First, I confess to not having a clue when the NASCAR "season" takes place except that a Chase for the Cup appeared on SportsCenter this morning. That aside, these three sports have seasons that are as dull as the Virginia offense. While I can get excited about the playoffs, is it really necessary for them to last eight months? College sports, NFL and MLB manage to keep their seasons to a reasonable six months. Is it too much to ask that I not have to watch highlights of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Atlanta Thrashers for an extra two months of the year?
College football would listen to the voice of fans and create a playoff system in place of the BCS.
A simple eight-team playoff would make so much sense even a Hokie could understand it. Keep the regular bowl schedule, but replace the BCS bowl games with three playoff games at the end of December. Follow those games with the semi-finals at the end of the bowl season. A true National Championship game a week later would give the fans and media networks the drama and intensity that everyone wants.
The major television networks would find sideline analysts that understand the sport.
Nothing is more frustrating than the high number of sideline reporters who lack knowledge of the game. I understand why networks are drawn to hiring attractive females to report on the sidelines, but they should make extensive knowledge of the sport a requirement. I know for a fact there was an attractive female in the press box at the Virginia game this week who could hold her own in the sports world. I am all for women as sports journalists, just hire them for their sports knowledge and not their sexual appeal.
Tom Petty was right, it is good to be King.
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