What's giving you a rash this week?
The out-of-control arrogance in professional sports today? The latest in labor? The price of a lousy stadium hot dog?
An overpaid player? An underhanded agent? An owner who would sell the carpet from underneath his own mother's feet for the right amount of PSLs and luxury boxes?
Where can you get off your chest something boiling inside your belly?
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"He didn't want to fight. He should be docked a portion of his winnings for a performance unbefitting of a world champion."
BUCKSHOT: Peter McNeeley got a Pizza Hut commercial out of his Tyson fight; Seldon should endorse Sara Lee turnovers.
"I base this on one simple fact: Tyson is a machine."
BUCKSHOT: Uh, he's also a convicted rapist.
"A system whereby a challenger is paid on a per-round basis, perhaps even on an increasing scale. For instance, if Seldon were only going to get $50,000 for the first round, 100K for the second, 150K for the third, and so on through the sixth round, and then would earn $400K for the seventh, $500K for the eighth up to $900K for the 12th round, his total take for a 12-round fight would be $4,950,000, almost exactly what he got paid for deciding to take a dive without putting up a fight.
"Of course, under this system, he would have only grossed $50,000 for this fight."
BUCKSHOT: Great idea, Shark Fan! Although I'd take it a step further and dock Seldon $49,999 for a performance unbecoming to the Actors Guild. That would be fair.
"This would be a nice touch: The Ray Buck School of Journalism."
BUCKSHOT: Would I have to pay my late charges to the Kent State library first?
(of a possible 111), but don't underestimate Miami University (No. 72) or Toledo (No. 78)," cautions Philip A. Smith. "These schools have a habit of beating bigger schools ahead of them in the ratings.
"My prediction is that at least one of these two schools will beat Indiana (No. 51) over the next several weeks."
BUCKSHOT: We'll find out soon enough since that "other" Miami gets a shot at Indiana this Saturday.
," points out Tom Maronick.
"The Boss should learn to let well enough alone and be able to deal with an occasional bad streak. (For the record, Chicago's been through two or three this season and, from late May to July 28, Baltimore was in one).
"When the Yanks played like the 'Bronx Bloopers' earlier in the season, getting key singles, moving runners along, they won games. But since they added a couple guys named Cec and Straw, they haven't done that."
BUCKSHOT: That's why Joe Torre deserves to be named AL Manager of the Year (apologies to Johnny Oates) for putting up a bunch of Bloopers ... and one insufferable Boss.
, Neil O'Donnell throws for over 300 yards playing for the Jets, 'Ms.' Terry Glenn catches 76 yards, and Sean Gilbert is the heart and soul of a defensive effort that defeats Da Bears without much offensive support.
"Gee, Mike, who's your next 'bust' pick? Brett Favre or Emmitt Smith?"
BUCKSHOT: Lay off Kahn ... unless he tries to "grandfather" Walter Payton or Johnny Unitas onto the all-bust team.
: Bengals-Whiners ... er, I mean Niners."
BUCKSHOT: The Niners will be in New Orleans on Jan. 26 based on talent and coaching. The Bengals will be there as the result of an ingenious scheme by David Shula to look bad while losing a few games early, then just when the rest of the league drops its guard ... reel off about 9-10 wins in a row.
Uh, really.