Things That Anger Me: Emails, Snuggies And The NCAA

I am a huge fan of the Pac-10 schools (USC and ASU mostly). Are the Ducks going to be that good this year? Eric, Los Angeles

I think so, but they have a lot of new faces on the O-line. I love their offense, but defensively they lost some thick and talented interior lineman. Oregon isn’t USC, they can’t just replace them without anyone noticing. They are a 9 win team.

Dude, sometimes when you look at the camera on ESPN, you look like you want to stab the viewers in the face with a rusty screwdriver. Relax the eyebrows and smile, bro. My daughter got scared…… What’s up with that? Gabe, Bayou

If you read some of my e-mails, you would look like me too. I get 40 a day, calling me a loser, and they spell it LOOSER. How ironic is that. They call you a name, but can’t spell the name. I’m just intense, no question about it. You got a problem with that!?

Colin, I was just wondering how many Snuggies you’ve received since you mentioned them on your show? Steve, Michigan

Wasn’t and isn’t that the saddest thing in America? Thousands of people bought those things. Why not just advertise that you have no pride. It was a damn blanket with arms and made somebody a fortune. You don’t need a brilliant idea, you just need an idea to become successful in this country. You create something that makes people look like a perverted monk and become a nationwide brand. Give me a break.

You always rail against people and corporations that have too much power. Why haven’t you unleashed your wrath on the NCAA, which is by far the most successful and most ruthless monopoly in America? Nuriddin, Phoenix

I’ve spoke out against the clowns at the NCAA more than once. But what’s the point of yelling when it has no impact? Plus, it’s no worse than the cheating baseball players, Steve McNair’s infidelity and dozens of others sports issues that we cover. That’s why sports should be enjoyed, and not taken seriously. You look at the situations that the NCAA hammers in athletes for, and it’s almost laughable. They have no competition and when that happens with any business, they become outrageously pretentious and make rules that disgust people who are reasonable. It aggravates us so much that we had to put up a picture of this volleyball hottie.