Friday Free For All…..Volume 7.0

Friday Free For All…..Volume 7.0

By: J Shannon

It’s Friday People, the Friday before the SEC Championship game…. That means this Friday Free for All is going to be jam packed so damn tight full of breakdown and analysis of the big game,  it’s going to make a Honda Civic crammed full of Mexicans look like a H2 Limo…..Here it is boys and girls, THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP Edition of the FRIDAY MORNING FREE FOR ALL……

----THE NUMBER ONE THING I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND:

1.       South Carolina vs. Auburn-

Let’s be honest, is there anything else going on this weekend other than the SEC Championship game? Not as far as I’m concerned. This game has a little bit of everything: The underdog, the potential national champion, the off field controversy, the freshmen sensation, and the old Veteran Coach. Does South Carolina have a chance to upset Auburn? Most people would say no, but then again, most of those same people had Alabama and Florida playing this weekend, so what the hell do they know? Here are, in my opinion, the key match ups to watch this weekend…..

·         Stephen Garcia vs. the Auburn Pass Defense- In the first meeting between the two teams, Stephen Garcia picked apart the Auburn defense the first three quarters of the game. Auburn's pass defense showed last week against Alabama that they don’t mind giving up over 350 yards of passing offense. Garcia has to be on point, and accurate. Garcia has to take what is given to him, and not make the decisions he did in years past.

·         Cam Newton vs. the USC Front 7- I would say Auburn’s offense vs. the front 7, but Cam Newton is the offense. The good news for South Carolina: Their defense has seen Cam before, and held him somewhat in check in game 1. The bad news: Cam has only gotten better since the last meeting. In order to have a chance to win the game, I think South Carolina has to make Cam Newton throw over the top of the front 7.

·         Turnover Football- Take away turnovers in the first game, who knows what would have happened. Turnovers are always important, but I feel like this game they will be the ultimate factor. IF SOUTH CAROLINA DOES NOT TURN THE BALL OVER THIS GAME, THEY WILL BE THE SEC CHAMPIONS.

SOUTH CAROLINA WINS IF……

ü  Alshon Jeffery has an enormous day. He lit up Auburn last game for 8 catches, 190 yards, and 2 touchdowns. He will need to do the same again.

ü  They stick to the game plan. Even if Lattimore isn’t breaking off big chunks of yardage, you can not abandon the run game. You have to keep going to back to the run, in order to keep Jeffery free.

ü  They force turnovers. The Defense has to play by far the best game of the season. I don’t think you can sit back and wait on Cam to make a move. I think Ellis Johnson has to dial up some confusing looks and blitz packages.

ü  They play Turnover Free Football. Against Florida, I said USC could make 1 turnover or less. Well that was because Florida’s offense sucks worse than a Dyson Vacuum. Auburn’s Offense is nasty. USC CAN NOT TURN THE BALL OVER AT ALL.

ü  The Ol Ball Coach returns to form. Spurrier has to put together the best game plan of his career. I think the fact that he has played this game numerous times is a huge advantage for South Carolina.

Final Predictions

At the end of the day, it comes down to Stephen Garcia. If he doesn’t turn the ball over, and has a big game, I think South Carolina has its first SEC Championship. South Carolina jumps out early in this game, and Auburn makes a hell of a run in the second half. But the magical comeback luck has run out for Auburn, and they miss the field goal for the tie at the end of regulation.

                                                FINAL SCORE-   AUBURN- 28   SOUTH CAROLINA -31

-----Number 1 Thing that Pissed me OFF this Week…..

1.       The NCAA Rules Committee…

Look, I’m not hating on Cam Newton or Auburn. Auburn has handled this situation exactly the way an athletic department should handle a situation of this magnitude. And I think Cam Newton should win the Heisman for being the best football player in the country. The part that pisses me off is how bad the NCAA dropped the Ball on this matter. It comes down to one thing: MONEY. The NCAA is so afraid of the possibility of TCU playing for the National Championship, that they didn’t take the time to think out their statement before they made their final ruling. Essentially, they said that Cam Newton’s father broke the same rules that Reggie Bush’s father broke. Both Mr. Bush and Mr. Newton solicited money from a school in order for their son to play. What no one understands is this:

        --The outcome for the Bush situation: 30 lost scholarships for USC, 2 years probation.

        --The outcome for the Newton Situation: Eligible. Nothing else.

Like I said, I’m not hating, I’m glad he is playing. I WANT CAM TO PLAY. If South Carolina pulls off an upset, I would want them to pull it off against the strongest Auburn team, so there are no what ifs….

So why is he eligible? It’s really simple. In the words of Diddy, “It’s all about the Benjamin’s Baby.” TCU has 8,865 total students enrolled at its university. Auburn has 24,602. The National Championship is in Arizona this year. What are your best chances to fill an entire stadium for a National Championship? Make sure the team with the most followers and fan support has the best opportunity to make the trip. And as far as TV Ratings go, who would you rather see play: Cam Newton and Auburn vs. Oregon or TCU vs. Oregon. Now you are starting to get it……

-----Youtube Clip of the Week…..

---This week marks the annual Jimmy V memorial week. Jimmy V was a legendary coach, who to this day has raised millions of dollars for cancer research. Here is his legendary speech from the Espy Awards, weeks before he died. It is a must watch, and one of the most inspirational speeches in history. Enjoy.

     

-----Shout-Outs for the Weekend…..

·         The Pool Hall- Shout Out to the Pool Hall for supporting the Gamecocks, and hosting Patrick Davis this weekend. It should be an incredible weekend. ….

·         Magic Johnson- The guy is the longest known survivor of HIV that I know about and now he is on the verge of bringing an NFL team to LA...

·         The Victoria Secret Fashion Show- Outfits were weird as hell, but damn there were some gorgeous girls on that runway….

·         Lebron- Not only did he go back to Cleveland, but he shut up 20,000 people, put up 38, 8, and 8, and didn’t even play the 4^th quarter. Step up your Brotivation Cleveland….

·         Crandall Sims- Thanks for the shout- out this morning. You are well on your way to becoming Brotivated….

·         Matt “Broseph” Watts- Thanks for reading continuously, and spreading the word….

·         Shay Stafford, Jamison Mady, Phil Hud, Stephanie Smith, The Shaefer Welch Band, and Kanos- These are some of the residents that will be calling my place home for the weekend festivities…..

As always, it’s been a pleasure. Leave a comment if you disagree with anything I got to say, and I’ll prove to you why you are wrong….. Check in again Monday Suckazzzzz.

Friday Free For All....Volume 6.0

Friday Free For All…..Volume 6.0

It was rough, but I managed to find some time to pull away from the Deep Fried Turkey and put together an article for everyone to read this Black Friday. After a great day of the Triple F’s, Food, Family, and Football, I’m looking forward to nothing more than great football matchups the rest of the weekend! From the Bro Nameth Family to yours, we hope your Thanksgiving was enjoyable, and that the rest of your weekend is relaxed and kicked back as can be. Enjoy the Friday Morning Free for All…..

Things I’m Thankful for…..

·     Marcus Lattimore- I’m thankful the kid decided to stay close to home and become a Gamecock. I’m looking forward to watching him develop the next couple of years!

·     Friends and Family- Friend and Family are the most important thing in life. I’ll go on record and say that I’m extremely rich in the area, and blessed to have some of the best friends and family a guy could ask for….

·     Coach Mike Smith- The guy has brought a whole new Attitude to the Atlanta Falcons. He brings in the players who are there to contribute to the team, and not cause any problem. He draft picks have been on point. He has the Falcons sitting Fat in first place in the NFC. A great stat- In the past 3 seasons, only Bill Belichick has more wins than Mike Smith…. That’s saying something….

·     I’m not the Atlanta Hawks- Special Shout out to Chris for this one. I’m glad I’m not the Hawks, who have to pay Joe Johnson $120 million over the next 5 years. He is the most OVERPAYED and OVERREATED player in the NBA  today…..

·     Bro Nameth Supporters- The more you guys read, the more we will write. We started out with a vision of wanting to have an outlet for people who watch sports to be able to say what they really want to say, and we are growing. Keep spreading the word, it means to world to us. On behalf of Chris and myself, we thank you….

Things other Teams and People should be Thankful for……

·     Oklahoma City Thunder- I’m pretty sure they are thankful for the Trailblazers taking Greg Oden number one overall. They ended up with a kid named Kevin Durant, who is only averaging 28 points a game. Oh yea, Oden is out for the season again….

·     New England Patriots- I’m pretty sure ol Belichick is enjoying a nice fat turkey leg after the slaying of the Detroit Lions yesterday. He is also probably planning what to do with the Third Round Pick he jacked from the Vikings in exchange for Randy Moss. People thought he was nuts for making the trade….looks like it turned out pretty well for him…..

·     Derrick Fisher – I’m sure Derrick is Thankful for deciding not to make the more to Miami, and instead stay with Kobe and Company. Miami is decent, and The Lakers look like they  are again on their way to the Finals….

·     Josh Hamilton- If anyone has anything to be Thankful for, it is Josh Hamilton. He was originally a Number 1 overall pick, but his career spiraled quickly out of control. The kid sat out of baseball for 3 years due to a drug problem. He finally got his life together, got sober and clean, and started training again. This year, he made it to the World Series, and added an MVP to his trophy case. Mad Props to J-Ham, he is def. a Bro….

·     MV7- Michael Vick…. I think even he is willing to admit that getting busted and spending time in the big house is the best thing that could have happened to him. He got is life in order, and now is playing the best football in his career….

·     Wayde Phillips- Look, everyone knew he was going to bet the boot sometime this season, he just needs to be Thankful that Jerry gave him the opportunity to be able to be home this Thanksgiving instead of working. All I’m saying is at least he got his walking papers before Thanksgiving....

Biggest Prediction for the Weekend:

I tried, I really tried, to give Brad “Chilly” Childress the heads up that the ax would be coming down on him this past Tuesday. Go back and Check it out, I predicted the Pack would lay the smackdown on the Vikes, and that “Chilly” would be standing in unemployment line by Tuesday. Well, I’ve got another prediction for you for the upcoming weekend.

I think that Saturday’s game between that other school in the upstate and South Carolina is going to be closer than most people think. The final score is going to be within 7 points, and I think South Carolina will put together back to back against Clemson. Final Score, looks like it’s going to be 28-21.

A couple of other predictions, Marcus Lattimore breaks the SEC freshmen record for touchdowns, tacking on 2 more this weekend. Also, your boy Jeffery finds the end zone as well.

----Youtube Clips of the week:

A couple of solid youtube clips of the week. First off, if you watched the Lions vs. Pats game yesterday for Thanksgiving, there was a solid segment CBS ran involving the life of fallen Bengal Chris Henry. Chris got into some trouble at times, but this clip was really interesting and I guarantee you will drop a tear or 2. Be sure to give it a watch. TAKE THE TIME TO WATCH THIS CLIP, SERIOUSLY…….

The second clip is dedicated to the d-bags who attempted to fry a turkey this year, and were unsuccessful. Here is what happens if you do not take the required steps to make sure your turkey frying experience goes the right way.

--Shout-Outs for the Weekend

·     Joe Paterno- Shout out for deciding to come back again next year. You made that school what it is today, and you should be able to coach as long as you want to.

·     Ohio State University President- Big Props for coming out and saying on record that TCU and Boise State need to schedule some actual teams in order to play for the National Championship. I do however give Boise State some credit, they are traveling to the deep south to open next season again those Georgia Bulldogs.

·     Anyone coming to ATL this weekend- It is going to be epic, if you aren’t coming, you should…

·     BG- The only person that makes sure they tell me they are mad every Friday morning when they see they don’t have a shout out. I think you should have definitely changed you plans Wednesday night; you would have had more fun. Also, no rain boots next week, so pick a night.

·     Meghan- You gave me an idea when you said you wanted to help with one of the top 10’s. So if anyone has a top 10 list suggestion they want to see for Monday Mornings, feel free to comment and I’ll do my best to knock it out….

·     Justice Malone- You single handedly took Bro Nameth Sports to a higher level last week. Keep it up, and keep sticking it to the man…

As always, it’s been a pleasure. Leave a comment if you disagree with anything I got to say, and I’ll prove to you why you are wrong….. Check in again Monday Suckazzzzz.

Happy Crappy Monday Morning Volume 5

Happy Crappy Monday Morning……

Another weekend is in the books, and that means it is time for another Happy Crappy Monday Morning. Only this one is an extremely HAPPY Crappy Monday. Although the weather is terrible outside, and everyone is back at the office, Lot’s of great things happened over the weekend. Here it is boys and girls, another Monday Morning Top 10…. Enjoy.

1. When You are Good, You are GOOD…..

For those of you who took the time to read Friday morning’s article, then you already know. If you didn’t take the time, then #1 thanks for nothing, and #2, you will see that I am a pretty damn good. Here is a recap of what I’m talking about. This was written Friday Morning:


South Carolina vs. Florida - Alright, this is it for South Carolina. It is time to either do your business, or get off the pot. There is no secret that the winner of this game goes to Atlanta to play for the SEC Championship. It’s time for Steve Spurrier to earn all that money that he makes. This team has an opportunity to do something that no other South Carolina team has ever done. There are three keys to the game the way I see it.

A. Marcus Lattimore- The kid has to be 100% healthy, and has to run with the same fire he did against Georgia. This is the game to prove why you were a 5 Star Back.

B. Stopping the Run-Although South Carolina’s pass defense can only be found on milk cartons these days, I think stopping the run is the key to the game. Let’s make Florida pass over the top, make them win the way the struggle.

C. Turnovers- I’m going to go on record and say this: If South Carolina has at most 1 turnover, they will win the game. Cut and dry, if we protect the football, I feel we have the talent to outplay Florida.

Like I said, when you are good you are good. Lattimore lit up Florida for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns. As for Florida’s offense, there was none. Stopping the run shut them down. Florida ended the game with 35 rushing yards, TOTAL. At the end of the day, I said turnovers are what win ballgames. I knew if we had less than one turnover, the game would be won by South Carolina. Final turnover total by SC=0.



2. Credit Where Credit is Due….

Let me tell you something, let’s put all “allegations” aside. Cam Newton is a superstar. The man is the best football player in college football, period. If anyone else wins the Heisman, it is fraud. The Heisman is rewarded to the best ON FIELD performer throughout the year. That man is CAM. Don’t get me wrong, I have given hell to Auburn about the scandal and what not, but this kid can play some football.

3. 24 Hours of Basketball
What better way to kick off a college basketball season than 24 hours of college basketball. This is a tradition that ESPN started a few years ago, where they will continuously show live college of basketball for 24 hours. I got to give some credit to the colleges that were cool with the idea of planning college basketball games early in the morning, just to be a part of the action. There are a couple of good games to look out for: (3) Kansas St. vs. (21) Virginia Tech, (4) Ohio St. vs. (9) Florida, and (25) San Diego State vs. (12) Gonzaga.

4. Miranda Lambert, CMAs….


Banging, that’s all I’m saying…. Banging….

5. How Bout them Dirty Birds I don’t know any team in the NFL that needs home field in the playoffs more than the Atlanta Falcons. Matt Ryan seems to figure out a way to win every game, regardless of the situation. Thursday night he orchestrated yet another come from behind win against the Ravens. The kid led the team 85 yards in 1:14 to win the game. Matty “Ice” is 18-1 at home in his career.

6. How about them Cowgirls? Well, not only was Wayde Phillps fired, but this past weekend he was slapped in the face. The Cowboys came out and beat the NY Giants Sunday afternoon. The slap in the face is that the Cowboys played with the same team they have been playing with all season, except they actually played this weekend. New Coach Jason Garrett said that he changed some rules this week, requiring players to jog when changing drills, and requiring them to be on time to meetings. I mean really, why weren’t they doing this to begin with? You pay me $1,000,000 and I’ll be at meetings 4 hours early with coffee brewing for everyone.

7. Short Work Months…. When I was younger, having a short month or a holiday was a great thing. I always looked forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas. But in reality, when you have a sales quota and other requirements for your job, having a shortened month is a bitch. There is a lot crammed into this final week of November, being that no one is going to be working next week, and if they are working, they will not be accomplishing much. Short work months sucks…

8. SEC Championship Tickets…. They are impossible. This is one of the hottest tickets in the country. Anyone have any leads or ideas on how to get tickets, let me know.

9. Monday Night Football…

Monday night football should be a good game tonight. With the Eagles, you have a Quarterback who is playing better football than he has ever played before. Michael Vick is playing the position out of his mind, almost like he knows how he plays this season decides how much money he will make next year. And on the other side of the ball, McNabb, who seems to be every teams favorite person to blame. I think the guy is a good quarterback, who had some solid years in Philly. He derserves a little respect. But they gave him hell in Philly, and Shanahan seems to be giving him hell this year.

10. The Top 10 in the Top 10

It is again time for the Top 10 in the Top 10… Last week I did my top 10 Young Defensive Football Players I Would Build My Team Around. This week, it is the same, only basketball.

TOP 10 YOUNG NBA STARS TO START A FRANCHISE AROUND.

1. JOHN WALL- (PG) Washington Wizards- Kid is a stud, who has more assist at this point in his career than any other player.

2. CHRIS PAUL- (PG) New Orleans Hornets- Single handedly leading the Hornets to a 8-0 Start

3. RAJON RONDO (PG) Boston Celtics – Maybe it is just the system, or the players around him, but the kid gets better and better every year.

4. DERRICK ROSE (PG) Chicago Bulls- Has the ability to do everything. Score, Dish, and Lead.

5. BLAKE GRIFFIN (F) LA Clippers- Stud, can rebound and score.

6. KEVIN DURANT (F) Oklahoma City- Already a scoring champ, finds a way to score and get to the foul line, A LOT.

7. KEVIN LOVE(C) Minnesota Timberwolves- Kid went for a 30,30 the other night, that’s impressive.

8. JOSH SMITH (F) Atlanta Hawks- Josh is and will be a Star, if he is coached properly.

9. DARREN WILLIAMS (PG) Utah Jazz- There are a bunch of Point Guards in the NBA, and Darren ranks up at the top of all of them.

10. BRANDON JENNINGS (G) – Milwaukee Bucks- The kid went to Europe, made some cash, and is killing everyone in the NBA.

Leave me your thoughts and comments on the facebook post…. See you all Friday morning Suckazzzzzz.

***Shout out to Mary for sending the Carolina Video***