The word mancrush

.... gets thrown around pretty liberally these days but even I'll admit that my infatuation with LeBron James is bordering on an obsession. The guy is a ridonkulous basketball player. He was downright bananas in the first quarter of last night's walk over win at Denver. And I really don't care if the guy is from Akron, Ohio and roots for the Yankees and Cowboys. That's no big deal. Austin is from Colorado and he roots for the Yankees and Ohio State. Sherman's from California and you can't get the guy to shut up about the Atlanta Falcons. Ed's from Philadelphia and he was rooting for the Penguins in last year's Eastern Conference Final(s)!!

Besides, my love affair with Bron is nothing compared to some of the other mancrushes out there: Joe Buck on Tony Romo. Ed on Mark Martin. Austin on Alex Rodriguez. Ed on Ty Conklin. Bennett on Holdsclaw. Austin on Tony Romo. Ed on Matt Ryan. Jorgen on himself. These are all examples of wannabe bromances that greatly surpass my liking LBJ. So I'm not going to apologize for it. And I'm going to hang on to my Cavaliers to win it all tickets even if Ed thinks they have about as much value as his ticket on the Raiders 'Over' wins.

It's the quarterfinals of the Murray Holiday Invitational and the tension is mounting. Here are this week's picks:

"+ Units": Cowboys, Browns, Saints, Texans, Falcons
"The Player": Cowboys**, Browns, Rams, Falcons, Panthers, Raiders, Buccaneers

"Bennie Silman": Chiefs, Bengals, Rams, Bills, Raiders
"Angelo Dundee": Ravens**, Titans, Chiefs, Cardinals, Falcons, Jets, Chargers

"Darts At a Board": Ravens, Titans, Redskins, Seahawks, Falcons, Chargers
"The Dealer": Cowboys, Saints**, Rams, Broncos, Falcons, Panthers, Chargers

"Mr. Salmon": Dolphins**, Patriots, Panthers, Raiders, Redskins
"Milton Bradley":

** - 2 point money ball pick.

Living up to his handle, "Milton Bradley" has yet to submit any picks as of 2:00 PM Saturday. That is in spite of the fact that we've been talking about it at work, that he personally pointed out to me that he had the highest week 1 score, and that it's the only thing I've talked about on this dumb blog in 2 weeks. I talked to "Mr. Salmon" this morning and he said that he wants MB to have a chance to make his picks so I will be extending the time limit for him per his opponent's wishes. However, if we receive nothing from MB by kickoff, Mr. S will receive a free pass into next weekend's Final Four.


I actually won a bowl bet today. Must have been a variance.

Big game tonight as the precise surgeon himself, Tony Romo, and his anonymous teammates take on the Ravens. Most of you probably expect me to root for a Ravens win but I'm actually hoping for a tie. That would make next week's Romos-Eagles game that much more interesting.


Enjoy the game.