ODEN OUT, PORTLAND TO CHANGE NAME TO "TRAILWALKERS"
First round draft pick Greg Oden underwent surgery this week and will miss his entire rookie season with the Portland Trailblazers. Jeff Cez: Ouch. Coach Nate McMillan, who moved over to the troubled Blazer franchise from Seattle a couple years ago, already feels like a drummer moving from Kenny G to the Wu Tang Clan. At least a corner of the recent Buckeye Curse chipped off and landed in Oden’s knee.
TOP TEN TAPDANCIN’
The Oklahoma Sooners beat Utah State this past Saturday 54-3 and are now entrenched in the AP top four, while the Wisconsin Badgers slid from 5th to 9th in two weeks courtesy of two underwhelming wins.Jeff Cez: Oklahoma is taking down teams like the demolition crew took down the Sands in Vegas – quick, hard and loud… whereas Wisconsin may be the Britney Spears of college football – looking pretty good from ten feet away but in actuality hobbling around the field in a Thorazine haze. And what other sports website is going to use the word “whereas?” None, dude. None.
FAVRE ADJUSTS FLOMAX DOSE, PACKERS CRUISE
Bret Favre scored his NFL record 149th win Sunday, leading Green Bay to a 35-13 win over the New York Giants.Jeff Sez: See what fewer pee breaks can do for a guy? Incidentally, this game went on longer than a Neil Pert drum solo.
