The Votes are in.....

and with a 41% tie, the vote was almost split with choosing tickets to go to the Super Bowl and the Final Four championship. A BCS National Championship game also got a few votes.

I honestly don't think you can wrong with either of these 3 choices. I personally would probably choose a BCS National Title football game just b/c after a month of hype I typically don't care who is playing (assuming either Texas Tech or LSU aren't in it) but I'm super psyched to watch the game and generally will find a team that I definately don't want to win (Ohio St or Oklahoma generally). It is also a game that is still about the students and people who are there for the game are excited for the game and get into it. That is my problem with the Super Bowl, it seems Corporate America is all that goes to that game along with other NFL players, legends, celebrities, etc. Another reason is that i'm usually pissed the Vikings failed yet again to make it to the Super Bowl so i'm usually not all that interested in the game.

The Final Four would be fun, but it seems there is a good game only once every couple years. I wouldn't want to waste my free tickets on a UNC vs Michigan St laugher. Everyone loves the Cinderella, but they don't seem to fare that well when they are playing for all the marbles. Most the time not even competitive.

Your Votes are in.....

and you would have Tom Brady under Center if you needed a game winning drive with 2 minutes left to play in the fourth quarter.

Brady received 28% of the vote with John Elway, Joe Montana and Dan Marino each receiving 19% of the vote and Brett Favre receiving 14%.

Brady has led 28 4th Qtr comebacks in his day including 1 in a divisional round of playoffs and 2 drives that resulted in New England Super Bowl victories. You have to assume that Brady has several more years to play and will only increase these numbers of comeback victories and show more of a flair for heroics.

When considering who I would have chose, I initially thought John Elway before doing some research. After my research I was really up in the air between Elway, Brady and Joe Montana. In making a decision I had to decide if I wanted quantity or quality. John Elway holds the NFL record for 4th qtr comebacks with 47 (i'm too lazy to do the research of how many were under 2:00, but I assume a fair share). John Elway also was the mastermind behind "The Drive", which is the most memorable drive of all-time in a playoff game that catapulted the Broncos over the Browns (a big time quality win). Joe Montana didn't have the quantity that Brady or Elway did, but he had several playoff game comebacks including the possession that ended with a TD toss to John Taylor leading the Niners over the Bengals for the Super Bowl. He also orchestrated a drive that resulted in "The Catch" which will go down in NFL history. I spoke of Brady's credentials earlier.

I look at it like this:

Elway - Quantity + "The Drive"

Montana - Quality with two of the most well known highlights in history

Brady - Quality against all odds

with that said.......Sorry America, but i'm going against your decision and my choice to lead my team down the field would be............John Elway. I want the guy who did it the most and he is the NFL record holder. The numbers don't lie!! Brady would have gotten the nod had the Pats needed TD's and he led them on TD drives, but it was Adam Viniteri who deserves the credit for those Super Bowl victories by kicking 40+ yard fg's.

The votes are in....

and you the readers have voted Pete Carroll has your head coach if you were the hiring Athletic Director. Carroll narrowly edged out Urban Meyer with 41% of the vote vs 35%. Bob Stoops and Mack Brown also recieved votes, yet 2x National Champion Les Miles got skunked.

Carroll is 88-15 in his college coaching career which began in 2000 with USC. Over that time he has won 1 BCS National Title, 1 AP National Title and is 6-1 in BCS games with his only loss coming on a fourth down QB scramble by Vince Young in the closing minute of the USC vs UT thriller. Aside from that game USC has basically wiped the floor with their opponent in every big game they have played under Carroll. They have however, slipped against a few of the mediocre Pac -10 teams in the past few years, which could be blamed on coaching, but I firmly believe those games are lost by the players. Carroll is best known for his ability to recruit and his high energy, competitive practices that bring out the best in his players. Since joining the Trojans, Carroll has seen 53 of his players selected in the NFL draft.

Urban Meyer has similar credentials with a 83-17 overall record, 2 National Titles and is 3-0 in BCS games. Meyer is known as one of the pioneers of the Spread Offense that has caught on like wildfire throughout college football. Meyer has also proved himself in the mighty SEC, which is week in and week out a dogfight.

When looking at the list of coaches, I don't think you could go wrong with any of them. I definately agree that Carroll and Meyer would be my finalists. I think they both bring great coaching to the table but to me what seperates them is the recruiting. Meyer is no slouch recruiting, but Carroll is the best. When you recruit the best players in the nation year in and year out you are more likely to be successful and those same players market the program when they move on to the next level. How many times do you hear USC mentioned leading up to the NFL draft each year? It almost seems like a feeder school for the NFL. The more people you get talking about your program the more money your program brings in and that is truely the bottom line of college athletics. I want the guy who is personable, brings in the best talent, but more importantly brings in the money.

Once again America, I agree with your vote. Job well done!

The Votes are in.....

and you have voted LeBron James as the NBA player you would most like to start an NBA franchise with. A small turnout for voting standards, but it was nearly unanimous. LeBron received 11 of the 12 votes, with Kobe Bryant getting the other lone vote. If you missed our interesting fact of the day, scroll down and check it out, it is about both of these players.

King James was a first time MVP of the league this season and is currently leading his Cavs to dominating performance after dominating performance in the NBA finals. They will play the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference finals. At just 24 years of age Lebron has already done the following:

3× Ohio Mr. Basketball (2001–2003)
2003 Naismith Prep Player of the Year
2004 NBA Rookie of the Year
2004 Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award
2004 NBA All-Rookie Team
3× All-NBA First Team (2006, 2008, 2009)
2× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2007)
5× NBA All-Star (2005–2009)
2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008)
1× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009)
2008 NBA Scoring Champion
2009 NBA Most Valuable Player Award

You have spoke and I have listened. I too would choose him to start my NBA franchise. Well done America.