We have reached the dead time in sports from early February to early September where no meaning football games, college or NFL, will be played. So what's going on in the meantime? Let's take a look:
Daytona 500: Supposedly NASCAR is going to let the drivers "mix it up" more this year. "Rubbin' is Racin'" unless someone does it to Dale Jr., then they're "Cheatin". No other sporting event has its Super Bowl at the beginning of the season.
Rating: Pop in the DVD of the '03 Fiesta Bowl instead - 7 years later and it's still a penalty!
March Madness - Probably the most worthwhile sporting distraction. Mainly because Americans gamble away billions of dollars illegally in the hope that maybe, just maybe, Northern Iowa and Cornell will make it to the Elite Eight. P.S. Take a flyer on Ohio State, seriously.
Rating: Watch some basketball and DVR the "Lost" Finale. You won't get it anyway.
The Masters - This could be huge in 2010 if Tiger Woods makes his return from infidelity exile (John Edwards, anyone?). I totally think he's going to blow everyone out of Ray's Creek.
Rating: Give it whirl to see how many time Jim Nantz says, "Sex Addiction".
MLB Opening Day - As a Reds fan, April and May are always great, because there's a hope. Then June rolls around.
Rating: Skip it and watch the season finale of American Idol - There are 162 opportunities to watch the Reds and the Indians fall flat on their faces. Ellen Degeneres is a musical genius afterall.
NBA Playoffs - What's the only thing longer than the MLB season? The NBA Playoffs.
Rating: You can run a half marathon in the amount of time it takes to complete the last 2 minutes of a close game. So, yeah, watch "Whale Wars" or something.
The Winter Olympics - It only comes around once every four years. The Biathlon (a combination of target shooting and cross country skiing), curling (ice bowling?), and ice dancing aren't something you see on ESPN much. Let's be honest, if it doesn't involve Boston, The NFL, Chicago, or Mike Greenberg, ESPN doesn't show it.
Rating: Give it a whirl. Maybe Lindsay Vonn will wear a bikini on top of a 8,000ft mountain again.
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You're right, there's nothing worth doing. Maybe that's why "weekend challenge" was invented. In fact, it has to be. The perfect storm of city BBQ, super troopers, and boredom was definitely the epicenter of stupidity and binging.
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