@brownb499 said:

I think he's referencing the competition they face, not the purity of the basketball.

I will say this though: I think to be given his full due Geno Auriemma is going to have to take a men's basketball job. Let's see if he can bring his capabilities to the men's game and be successful.

@bodogjoe said:

Yes sir...watching 6'9" men take 5 steps then dunk a basketball sure is amazing...really is basketball in it's purest form

@bodogjoe said:

I hope you are celibate, because after that comment you won't have any choice.

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

Vick against Washington, (I hate NASCAR) but winning 5 cups in a row, Jimmy Johnson, Hillis against New England, Matt Schaub against Washington and Adrian Foster against indy. Not too much into anything else but football.

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

Rapelessburger, Haynesworth, Moss, Brady and Big Ben

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

WWII memorial in DC, Vietnam Vet Memorial, Statue of Liberty, Gettysburg and Browns Stadium

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

Outer Banks baby.

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?

Madden

@the-gipper said:

Here are my own thoughts:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

No particular order: A. Drew Brees in his Super Bowl performance. B. Cam Newton's performance this year C. Tom Brady's performance SINCE the Browns manhandled him earlier D. The Butler basketball team E. The SF Giants for winning their first title since 1954. Bonus choice: both the USA and Canadian Hockey teams in the Olympics for a great competition.

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

A. LeBron James for being a boor B. Ben Roethlisberger. You can't get accused of rape and not be considered a douchebag C. Lawrence Taylor. See the previous comment D. Gilbert Arenas. When did the signs above NBA Locker rooms read "OK Corral"? D. Albert Haynesworth is a good choice as well

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

A. Fort McHenry, Maryland. The events there inspired our national anthem B. The Arizona Memorial C. Mt. Rushmore D. The Battle Road from Lexington to Concord Mass. E. The Statue of Liberty

Bonus: as someone said, the multiplicity of monuments in and around D.C.

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

I am looking for suggestions. Some possibilties: A. My wife has family near San Antonio, and my daughter wants to go to college there. B. My brother may be moving to Prescott, Arizona and I have friends not too far away in Sedona C. Maybe San Juan Batista, CA. Cost of living issues?

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?

It actually really was the Gifford, Cosell, Meredith team that was together for 12 years. For those too young to recall, Monday nights were truly a happening. During the first part of their run there wasn't even such a thing known as cable TV.

The divergent personalities of those 3 guys made it a complete entertainment package, especially Meredith and Cosell who came from completely different backgrounds but who really had fun, and were funny, giving digs at each other. The most poignant moment from them probably came when they had to announce the death of John Lennon on the air.

Also, for those who don't remember, the first year of MNF, it was Keith Jackson, not Frank Gifford who did the play by play, but he preferred the college game so he stuck with that and Gifford took over in the second year.

Also, recall that when Cosell and Dandy Don left, they were replaced by two prominent members of the "jockocracy" that Cosell railed against: Joe Namath and OJ Simpson.

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

Roy Halladay playoff no-hitter

Isner vs Mahut @ Wimbledon

Butler in NCAA championship game

San Franciso Giants

New Orleans Saints

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

LBJ

Baseball owners...we are broke but we just can't stop over paying players

World Cup officiating

Brett Favre

Albert Haynesworth just made the list with this comment.....proclaimed he could be the greatest ever if he could play the way he wants to play.

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

Florida

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?

Frank, Howard and Don

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

Peyton Hillis, Colt McCoy, Josh Hamilton, Buster Posey, and Russel Westbrook.

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

LeBron James, Derek Anderson, Brad Childress, Vince Young, and Nyjer Morgan.

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

It's my birthday today! Anyways. Vietnam Memorial, WWII Memorial, Flight 93 Memorial, Gettysburg, and the Holocaust Museum at #1.

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina has always been at the top of my list. Runner ups: San Diego and Miami.

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?

I haven't been alive long enough to see too many. So Al Michaels and John Madden.

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

1) SF giants team

2) Saints team

3) Roy Hollidays no hitter in play offs

4) US World cup team scoring in final minutes to advance

5) Kobe Bryant

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

Wow when I first hear the word douchebag i think of mel gibson but not sports so here are sports.

1) Arod- he is a fixture every year. Makes the all decade douchebag team

2) Lebron James- I see him competing each year with arod for the top spot

3)Brittany Griner-

4) Josh Mcdaniels

5) Tiger woods- but I would like to see him rebound this year.

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

White house

Ground zero

Statue of liberty

arlington cemetary

Yankee stadium

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

San Diego

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?

Al micaels and frank gifford

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

browns over pats, browns over saints, browns over bengals, cincinnati reds all regular season, ohio university vs georgetown upset in ncaa tourney last spring

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

mcdaniels

lebron

haynesworth

james harrison

jamie dukes of nfl network

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

Uconn Girls with many seconds

my favorites though are OSU whipping Oregon and Holmgren's and Heckerts many good moves including "the trade" and drafting Colt

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

1. Tiger Woods 2. Albert Haynesworth 3. Brett Favre 4. Jerry Jones 5. Lebron

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore, and Arlington Cemetery

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

in no particular order San Diego, San Francisco, Santiago Chile, Sydney Australia, Madrid Spain, Portland Oregon, Charlotte NC

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?

Dandy, Howard and Frank

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

uconn girl's team.

drew brees in the superbowl

the san francisco giants team as a whole

the browns defense last year against the steelers

scam newton in college football this year

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

big ben, for being a big enough dumbass to be put himself into the same situation again.

pete carroll for bitching out on u$c like a pussy

scam newton's father

lane kiffin

ledouche james

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

independence hall

gettysburgh

pearl harbor

boston harbor

washington d.c. as a whole

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

supermodel island

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?

i don't have many but i do love al michaels.

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

Phil Mickelson in the Masters

Cliff Lee's run in Sept & Oct

OSU beating up the highly favored Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl

Holmgren for shipping out Anderson & Quinn (and getting Hillis)

Arizona vs Green Bay in the playoffs....too bad Kurt Warner is retired

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

Seems pretty easy....Brett Favre, LeBron, Tiger Woods, Albert Haynesworth, & Cam Newton's dad....Ben R is close as hell

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

Mount Rushmore, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Ground Zero NYC, & The Reflecting Pool in DC

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

I actually love it out west....Idaho, Utah, or Wyoming would be sweet. There is a Browns Backer club in Orofino, Idaho & that area of the country is soooo beautiful.

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?

Cosell, Gifford, & Dandy Don

@the-gipper said:

1. As we are nearing the end of 2010 tell us who you think gave the top 5 sports performances of the year.

Browns over Pats, Browns over Saints, Crosby in the Gold Medal Game, Ryan Miller in the Olympics, Ryan Dungey back to back MX/SX titles

2. Alternatively tell who you think were the Top 5 Douchebags of sports in 2010.

Big Ben, Brett Favre, Sean Avery, Jerry Jones, Albert Haynesworth

Whoa, I could I forget LBJ def. the biggest DB!!!

3. As long as we are doing Top 5s, and this being Pearl Harbor Day, tell what you think are the Top 5 patriotic landmarks in the USA.

The Arizona Monument, Ground Zero, Viet Nam Memorial, Williamsburg VA, Memorial Stadium HHS

4. With the snow piling up outside right now, what would be your top destinations to consider retiring to. It doesn't necessarily have to be a warm place, but it certainly may be.

OBX

5. The death of Dandy Don Meredith sparks this question: What was your favorite Monday Night Football announcing crew?