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18 November 2010
You wouldn't think it, but we get hundreds (if not thousands) of emails a week from StadiumDrives.com readers. Some of them tell us how great we are, others how bad we are. Often, we'll get tips of stories. Sometimes, sites will even let us know that they stole our work, it was a hit on their site and thank us. Others just write in for advice or have questions about their life. I decided to give the old inbox a cleaning again and pick out some of the best (and worst) emails.* If you can't decipher our e-mail address from the sidebar and would like to send something in, send it via Twitter to @JoshCohron.
(Silence) - (All females), (All locations)
I'll let you figure out if I haven't pissed off any females lately, or just no females are speaking to me.
Is Chicago giving South Bend its nickname? - @TylerKY
Wow. Just... wow. This is an @TylerKY-heavy mailbag. Prepare yourselves.
Have you seen Mike Vick this season? He's the best QB in the NFL. - Ken J., Lexington, KY
It's unbelievable how many people actually think Mike Vick is a top-tier NFL QB right now. The guy has started five games this season, and he's now better than Brady, Manning, Brees, Rivers and every other NFL QB that didn't have a dog fighting ring at their house? This is simply ludicrous. Tom Brady has won three Super Bowls, has been invited to six Pro Bowls and has the single-season TD passing record, but you want to tell me that Mike Vick is now the best QB in the NFL. That makes a ton of sense. (Let's also not forget that Brady is married to the best looking woman in the world, which gives him extra points.)
Michael Beasley is averaging 32.6 points over his last five games, does that make him the best player in the NBA?
(Just to clear up any confusion on that last question, the answer is no.)
Please tell me that @JimmyFromPP on Twitter is the real Jimmy From Pippa Passes. - (multiple readers)
It's true! Your favorite call-in show guest has joined the ranks of Twitter. He's struggling to not end every tweet with, "I'll take your answer off the air." One thing is for sure, @JimmyFromPP is a must-follow.
You LOVE John Wall and you LOVE Colin Cowherd. Who wins out as Cowherd continues to rip Wall every chance he gets? - T. Hall, Mt. Airy, NC
It's true. My favorite radio host is going after one of my favorite basketball players for seemingly no reason at all. First of all, John Wall is a stud. There's nothing that Cowherd can say that will take anything away from that. Wall got a triple-double in his sixth NBA game. That's almost unheard of, especially with a mediocre team like the Wizards.
Does Wall turn the ball over a lot? Yes, there's no one that's going to dispute that. But, he's forced to do a LOT for his team. Have you seen this team's roster? Andray Blatche, Javale McGee and Al Thornton all start for them. Wall's supporting cast is awful, of course he's going to turn the ball over. But, that shouldn't take away from how good Wall has been. He's averaging 18/10/4 and when he gets healthy again, you can expect some of those numbers to keep going up, while the turnovers go down.
As for Cowherd, he's a radio host who gets paid to talk for three hours a day. He saw John Wall do the Dougie and decided to rant against him. Wall was the #1 pick in the NBA draft and played for Kentucky, so he's pretty well known nationally. At the very least, Cowherd knew that Kentucky fans would explode and bombard him with email (which they did). It got such a response nationally, why wouldn't Cowherd keep talking about it? His ratings keep going up and his name stays (even more) relevant. He may be wrong, but he's got listeners.
If people really want Cowherd to leave Wall alone, they should leave Cowherd alone about John Wall. When Wall got his triple-double, everyone had to mention Cowherd's name when talking about John Wall's feat. Why bring down Walls' accomplishment? Just let that stand alone.
Can Auburn expect to make it to the BCS Championship if they lose to Alabama or South Carolina? - @TylerKY
We can all hope so, right?
I think Auburn can lose to Alabama and still make the BCS Championship, but a loss to South Carolina would kill their title dreams. People (and computers) wouldn't see a close loss in Tuscaloosa as that bad for the Tigers. If they were able to rebound and drub South Carolina the next weekend in the SEC Championship, Auburn would still be in line to play for the national title. But, if they lose to South Carolina in the SEC Championship, they're done. South Carolina just isn't that good and that would be Auburn's last game that anyone would see of them. At least if they lose to Alabama, they'll have a shot at redemption.
For the record, I don't understand these people who actually want to see a BCS Championship game featuring Boise State and TCU. Do you people value awful football? Do you think that teams should be rewarded for playing in subpar conferences? Do you think that Boise or TCU could make it through even the ACC without a loss? (The answer is no, they couldn't.) You people should start watching the WNBA and Arena Football, just so you can keep up with all mediocre talent.
Let's just all pray to whatever deity in which we choose to believe that Auburn beats Alabama and South Carolina so we can have two legitimate football teams in the BCS Championship.
Oh yeah... how about your Heat? HA! They look awful so far. - Ken J., Lexington, KY
I'm not worried at all about the Heat, mainly because I don't overreact to the first few weeks of the NBA season. That would be like calling Mike Vick the best QB in the NFL after five starts.
If you could get Tom Brady pregnant would you? - @TylerKY
This seems like a great place to end.
Thanks, as always, to all six of you that read. Don't forget to submit a question for Volume 16.
