Im sorry I just had to get on here and rant. 

I wanted to throw out some *props* to my man Merril Hoge.  His latest edition of NFL power rankings has the Patriots first, the STEELERS SECOND, and the Cowboys third!  Great job at being an objective analyst Merril!

Lets be serious here for a second.  Are we talking about the same Steelers team that lost to the Jets two weeks ago?  The Steelers team that BARELY squeaked out a win against the WINLESS Dolphins last week?  I guess it was the win against a 4-8 Bengals team yesterday that really showed what a powerhouse Pittsburgh is.

The Cowboys, on the other hand, just finished off an impressive win against one of the top five teams in the league in the Packers.  Not to mention destroying that same Jets team that beat the Steelers by 31 points on Thanksgiving.  A Cowboys team whose sole loss this season came against the best team in the league.

I guess its just coincidence that Hoge played all but one year of his career with those same Steelers.  COME ON NOW!  It is so blindly obvious that Merril is providing his rankings based on his own personal bias that its not even funny.  Im not even sure the Steelers should be in the top five the way they have been playing the last few weeks. 

I just really needed to get that off my chest. 

PS if anyone agrees with old Merril I would love to hear you present any type of convincing argument as to why the Steelers should be ranked #2.

Im so tired of hearing about his Michael Vick dogfighting nonsense.  With that said i just had to rant here for a second about Vick's plea.  According to Foxsports.com Vick put in a plea with the US district court claiming that he played a role in bankrolling the fights and the killing of dogs, but did not bet.  Right....and I go to Vegas and hand the dealer money then walk away from the table. 

To admit to funding these illegal fights but say that you were only paying for them is the most ludicrous thing i have ever heard...

Prosecutor: So Mr. Vick, let me clarify here.  You were helping fund a felony activity that was putting everything you have worked for in your life in jeopardy all without seeking any type of financial return?  Is that correct?

Vick:  That is correct.

Prosecutor: So funding illegal activities is something that you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Vick: Yeah as long as i get something...er...wait...no...wait i mean yes...i mean...uh....i plead the 5th!

Prosecutor: I rest my case your honor.

I don't know what is better...Seeing Clemens struggle mightily as he has so far in his second stint with the Yanks, or knowing that Steinbrenner is shelling out as much as he is for yet another underachiever on a roster plum full of them. 

Don't get me wrong, I like Clemens.  Or liked Clemens.  He could have come back to a team and fans that treated him like gold during his short-lived Astros career.  Instead he follows the money.  Ahhh, the money!  Its so alluring.  That sweet green.  As if 18 mill for 4 months of pitching isn't enough.  He needs more!  More i say! 

He, and the Yankees, are getting exactly what their greedy asses deserve.  Possibly its a hangover from pitching in the National League the last few years.  Most experts say that the difference in level of hitters becomes very apparent when a pitcher goes from one league to another.  Either way I couldn't help but grin when i learned that not only did Clemens miss his 350th win last night, but also had his consecutive games started with a strikeout streak end at 200.  A very impressive streak indeed.  Nonetheless, his Yanks are playing at nowhere near the level they should be playing at.  Why?  Possibly they are underachieving.  Or dare i say, possibly they just aren't that good....

Either way Clemens might come to realize that money doesn't always buy happiness.  Playing on a team that isn't going anywhere definitely will not make a player happy.  And at this stage in his career, maybe he should worry less about the green and more about the W's. 

The Bowl Championship Series should consider dropping the "C" in the acronym to more accurately reflect what it is.  

Being a Longhorns fan I have been left pondering how my team could be ranked 4th in every single poll, yet be ranked 7th in the BCS.  I have no argument against Ohio St. and Michigan at #1 and #2 respectively.  West Virginia at #3 will meet #5 Louisville tonight with the winner leaving little debate about who should be third.  And then there is Florida...  Now heres a quandry that Auburn fans are contemplating.  Would it not make sense that if a team beats another team in the same conference, with each having identical records, that the team that defeated the other be ranked higher?  Its ok Tigers fans, im kind of trying to figure that one out myself.  Texas at #7, which i will get to in a moment.  USC at #8 is understandable, being that they lost to an unranked Oregon State squad.  Notre Dame has only played one quality team all year, Michigan, who spanked them.  Cal could easily make a case that they should be ranked higher than USC with their only loss coming in a tough road game at Tennessee at the beginning of the year.  They beat up on the team that USC lost to, Oregon State, 41 to 13.  So after tonight, spots 4-10 will be up for huge debate.

Now back to the biggest travesty in the BCS right now, Texas.  Its perplexing how a team could be ranked 4th in every poll, with their only loss coming to the #1 team in the nation, yet be ranked 7th in the BCS.  With the almost certainty of moving up atleast one spot in the human polls with the loser of the Ohio State and Michigan game dropping that would put the Horns at #3 in every poll.  Then they will only be a West Virginia or Louisville loss away from being #2.  We might see quite an uproar if Texas is the consensus number two in every poll and doesn't get to play for the National Championship.  Just a thought.

Dallas, Tx

ESPN has just received unconfirmed reports that Terrell Owens just took a leak.  Again, the ex-49er and Eagle and now member of the Cowboys just urinated.  An annoymous source reports that Owens was at home when this occured.  ESPN will be continuously covering this story throughout the day.