If you don't have anything smart to say, then please don't talk!

My wish for Christmas is for the sports broadcasters to get brains. They simply regurgitate the same meaningless information propagated by their mother ship, which in almost all cases is ESPN. Typically at thee networks, the same game notes go to the entire network staff about all of the games, allowing them to perpetuate whatever beliefs, or myths, the author of such notes believes his or herself.

I am personally dealing with the repercussions of their idiocy at this very moment watching the Champs Sports Bowl, featuring Wisconsin and Florida State. Unfortunately, these brainiacs have been talking about FSU's speed all day long. It's like a two-year old who learns a new word and chooses to use that word, even when it's completely inappropriate. In this case, Wisconsin attempted a screen pass, which became a lateral, which became a fumble, which was then recovered by FSU linebacker Derek Nicholson for a touchdown. Truthfully, it had nothing to do with speed. And I wouldn't be that irritated with the broadcasters' observation of Florida State's speed on that play if it hadn't been for how much it irritated my father. He has been yelling at "those idiots" ever since and I can no longer watch the game in peace.