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      The Top 5 Best Scenes from The Ultimate Fighter

      September 16, 2010 /
      NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Dana White, president of the UFC, speaks at a press conference for UFC 111 at Radio City Music Hall on March 24, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

      From HeavyMMA.com:

      With Season 12 set to debut tonight, I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite moments from the first 11 seasons of the show that has brought mixed martial arts into the living rooms of millions.

      Before you start predicting which moment will make the top of the charts, let me assure you that it is not Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar’s seminal fight from the finale of Season 1. Nothing against those two or the importance of that fight, because it was and still is a massive moment in the history of the sport, but every list ever made about The Ultimate Fighter features that bout and there is nothing more I can say that hasn’t already been said.

      Instead, let’s look back at some of the more candid and comical moments that have made The Ultimate Fighter a must-see spectacle for MMA fans and reality TV enthusiasts alike.

      Read the full article here.

      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

      South Carolina’s Weslye Saunders dismissed from team

      September 15, 2010 /
      COLUMBIA, SC - NOVEMBER 14: The Florida Gators try to stop a touchdown catch by Weslye Saunders #88 of the South Carolina Gamecocks during their game at Williams-Brice Stadium on November 14, 2009 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

      According to Game Cocks Online, South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders has been dismissed from the team

      “Weslye Saunders is no longer part of our football program,” said Hyman. “Beyond that I will have no further comment.”

      Saunders, a 6-5, 270-pounder from Durham, N.C., had been suspended indefinitely since August 23 following a violation of team rules.

      The NCAA is currently investigating whether or not a sports agent had been paying for a hotel room that Saunders had been living in recently. In reference to Saunders’ playing status for South Carolina’s opener, head coach Steve Spurrier said, “He’s not on the team. He won’t play Thursday.”

      It appears now that Saunders’ South Carolina career is over and while it’s premature to predict his future in the NFL, his draft stock has surely plummeted over the last couple of weeks.

      College Football, External Sports

      Why the shotgun is taking over the NFL

      September 15, 2010 /
      NEW ORLEANS - SEPTEMBER 09: Quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints drops back to pass against the Minnesota Vikings at Louisiana Superdome on September 9, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

      In the latest issue of ESPN the Magazine, David Fleming discusses why the shotgun has become so prevalent in the NFL.

      For starters, the shift is proof of the influence of college football’s spread offenses. The NFL is always reluctant to give credit to its minor league affiliate (the NCAA), but you can spot a trend in the NFL when someone puts money behind it. Drew Brees, who set a league record last season with a 70.6% completion rate, actually fell to the second round of the 2001 draft because he had a reputation as a “shotgun QB” at Purdue. Cut to last April: The Rams took Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford No. 1 overall and handed him $50 million guaranteed, even though he threw just one pass from under center last season. Teams are not passing more frequently — attempts have fluctuated over the past four seasons — but they are throwing differently. From 2006 to 2009, the use of shotgun passes jumped an astronomical 24 percentage points.

      That’s an interesting bit about Brees versus Bradford. Just nine years ago, Brees’ stock took a hit because he was known as a shotgun QB. This summer, the Rams took Bradford #1 even though he was exclusively a shotgun QB.

      External Sports, Fantasy Football, NFL

      Tom Brady not happy that Patriots fans left game early

      September 15, 2010 /
      FOXBORO, MA - SEPTEMBER 12: Quarterbacks Tom Brady of the New England Patriots throws a pass during a the NFL season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals at Gillette Stadium on September 12, 2010 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

      When asked on Wednesday about the challenges of playing against the Jets on the road, Patriots’ QB Tom Brady took the opportunity to voice his displeasure with his own team’s home crowd.

      From ESPN Boston:

      “It’s a tough place to play. The Meadowlands is always a tough place to play,” Brady replied. “The road environment is very different than our friendly home crowd, who, when I looked up, half the stadium was gone when we were up 21 points in the early fourth quarter, which I wasn’t so happy about. But I don’t think the Jets fans leave early.

      Hey, it’s a free country so people should be able to come and go to a football game as they please – especially when they pay for the tickets.

      But Brady’s right.

      Apparently three Super Bowls and a 16-0 season have made the fan base in New England rather content. Even diehard Patriot fans will admit that the crowds at Gillette Stadium are quiet on a whole and for the life of me, I don’t get why someone would pay hundreds of dollars just to leave a game early.

      That said, and not to get into a social or economical discussion here, but the majority of people that can afford ticket prices these days are professionals who also have better things to do than watch an entire football game. They’re not your typical diehard fan, so when the opportunity presents itself to head out early in order to beat traffic, people take it.

      But again, Brady is right – especially about Jet fans. You wouldn’t see them leaving a game halfway through the fourth quarter.

      External Sports, NFL

      Reggie Bush to forfeit Heisman, as he should

      September 15, 2010 /

      Reggie Bush is giving back his 2005 Heisman Trophy award.

      Good – he should.

      Not to sound preachy, but when you mess up in life, there are usually consequences that you eventually have to face. Granted, those consequences may come later down the road, but eventually karma catches up with people.

      Bush did something wrong at USC. An argument that often gets brought up in relation to this topic is whether or not you or another athlete would have done the same thing (i.e. accept gifts from an agent, booster or what have you). But that’s irrelevant. The point is that he screwed up and until now, he didn’t have to pay for his actions.

      But USC certainly did, now didn’t they? They had to forfeit all of their wins during Bush’s tenure with the program and also had to cough up scholarships for future recruiting. Considering Bush broke rules under their watch, they should have been punished and they were. It’s not fair to the current players that they were punished because of what Bush did, but unfortunately they’re the only true victims here.

      Some are going to claim that Bush shouldn’t have to give back the award because it was earned for what he did on the field. I buy that and I certainly don’t disagree. But he can’ t keep his Heisman, his Super Bowl ring and his millions of dollars from the NFL while USC is stuck footing the bill for mistakes that he made.

      Life doesn’t work like that – what goes around comes around, which is a notion that Bush was just reminded of.

      College Football, External Sports, NFL

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