After years of bitching by just about everyone about how a simple coin flip often determines the winner of an overtime NFL game, the NFL competition committee is finally considering a rule change -- but only for playoff games. Currently, 100% of teams who win the overtime toss elect to receive the football (natch), and about 60% of those go on to win the game, which is inherently unfair. So what are the recommended changes?  Keep Reading »

You know how much we love Chad Ochocinco, but when he announced the launch of the Ochocinco News Network (OCNN), even we were skeptical. Turns out it's as reputable a news source as any other out there -- especially at the Super Bowl. #85 has enlisted Chris Cooley, Ray Rice, and Darnell Dockett as fellow correspondents, as well as two white supposedly funny kids who must have won a contest or something. Up above is an introduction to the news team, and after the jump, the correspondents canvas media day, and interview the likes of Drew Brees, Robert Mathis, Tim Duckworth, and Darren Sharper, while capturing the worst mohawk in America.  Keep Reading »

I was asked by many if I watched the Pro Bowl last week and most were surprised when they heard the answer was no. A die-hard sports fan like me must've cut a few minutes out of my Sunday to at least catch a few plays, right? No thanks. That's like getting a beej from Rosie O'Donnell in the janitor's closet at Hooter's when Megan Fox is waiting naked in your bed. I'd rather not waste my time going bone to bone when it's obviously not worth it. Now that we've gotten through the dreaded two-week break between actual football games, we can now truly start the hype machine for Sunday's Super Bowl.

The Super Bowl is watched by tens of millions, yet most people are left without a rooting interest in the game. Many people participate in box pools, but those are such horseshit that you're better off not wasting your time. A real football fan turns to prop bets to make the game more compelling and you should too. Anywhere from 30 to 50% of a Vegas casino's handle on the Super Bowl involves prop bets.

Let's take a look at some of the most interesting prop bets out there:

Coin Toss (Heads or Tails, both -101): Both heads and tails are the same value and tails never fails, right? A regular game line is set at a -110 payout so the book can take an even amount on both sides and walk away with the vig. My question is what's the point of the book carrying this if they don't take the full 9% vig? You can save yourself the remaining gig if you have a friend who wants to bet the other side against you. It'll be a nice indicator of how your luck will be for the rest of the game.  Keep Reading »

We know, we know, you miss the Jersey Sports Fan. You need the Jersey Sports Fan. You wanted more than anything to see another Jersey Sports Fan video before Sunday's AFC Conference Championship. Unfortunately the JSF has been, shall we say, indisposed for the past week or two. This morning, however, the JSF finally surfaced and sent us in the picture above and a very simple message to all Jets fans. It's after the jump.  Keep Reading »

The most exciting NFL weekend is upon us and we're still two weeks away from the Super Bowl. If you're confused or shocked by my statement about Conference Championship weekend, you obviously haven't been paying attention. Some of the most memorable games in recent memory haven't been the Super Bowl but the Conference Championship games themselves. Sure, last year's Super Bowl came down to the final possession with Santonio Holmes stealing the show, but how bored were you watching Rex Grossman sling it around in the rain against the Colts or seeing the mighty Raiders get washed away by the Buccaneers before halftime? The Super Bowls are usually underwhelming (ESPN ran an article a couple year's ago stating the average Super Bowl grade was a C-plus, although the Sports Guy thinks otherwise about this year's potential matchups) because of two factors: the media spends two weeks running the hype machine and the players get thrown into the uncommon situation of having an extra week off and dealing with added media scrutiny. The reality is Conference Championship weekend is where it's at and the Super Bowl compares somewhere along the line to receiving pictures of Sean Salisbury's penis. Plus you get two games to enjoy instead of just the one.  Keep Reading »

If there's anything that NFL Films, the NFL Network, Showtime's "Inside the NFL," and HBO's "Hard Knocks" have taught us about football fans' game-watching fetishes it's that we absolutely love hearing the players talking on the field of play. Whether they're trying to pump up their fellow teammates, intimidate their opponents, or sweet-talk the referees, what a player says on the gridiron can be just as compelling as the action itself. After all, if there's only 11 minutes of actual play during a three hour game and another 69 minutes of standing around, then surely at least half the fun is what's shouted and whispered both between the lines and on the bench.

To get us pumped up for this weekend's playoff action, we went searching for the voices of the NFL, namely YouTube videos of this week's stars who have been mic'd up for previous games. From Drew Brees's pre-game pump-up to Brett Favre's asking if his ass slaps sting to Peyton Manning's ripping into his own center, it's all there, caught on tape. Finding "wired" footage for Mark Sanchez and the Jets was a little more difficult, but we think we came up with some good alternatives. So here it is: your mic'd up Playoff Week 2 preview:

Drew Brees and the Saints
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The biggest news in the world of entertainment this week wasn't Simon Cowell quitting "American Idol" or the possibility of a Lindsay Lohan sex tape (though I'm sure that will get everyone's attention once we actually see the footage). The drama regarding NBC moving Jay Leno back to 11:35 -- just seven months after Conan O'Brien took over "The Tonight Show" and five years and seven months after Conan was promised the job -- has hit new levels of shit hitting fan.  Keep Reading »

So says this article from the Wall Street Journal. They studied games from throughout the season and discovered that, on average, each two-hour game (minus commercials) typically includes 67 minutes of players standing around, 17 minutes of replays, 11 minutes of actual play, and 3 seconds of cheerleaders.

For example, this really cool graph shows how much was spent showing the following things during a Falcons-Bills game on CBS:

Total Time (not including commercials): 1 hour, 57 minutes
Standing around: 1 hour, 9 minutes, 40 seconds
Replays: 14 minutes, 21 seconds
Playing time: 11 minutes, 25 seconds
Coach shots: 6 minutes, 17 seconds  Keep Reading »

A new year should never be looked at as a bad thing. It should be seen as an opportunity. You can finally stop whining and crying about the ex-girlfriend who broke your heart because things could be looking up for you this year. You can make like the rest of America and start going to the gym as your New Year's resolution to build a body that The Situation would be proud of. You can start planning a summer share or even jump on board with BroBible on Spring Break if you can't wait till' summer to see broads in bikinis. Hell, even Tiger Woods has four majors he can win to make everyone forget he raw-dogged an Applebees waitress in the janitor's closet during her smoke break. (Although I'm not sure he can recover from a gay sex escapade.) Welcome to 2010.  Keep Reading »

Surely, you're thinking, Drew Brees has better things to do than write a Washington Post column about an upcoming Supreme Court case. We know he's got a bye week, but surely Drew can be watching film or hitting the weight room, right? Actually, the case -- and his op-ed -- is actually pretty interesting.  Keep Reading »

For most of us Fantasy Football is over, and well be taking up learning guitar or a new language. Replacing something that dominates so much of our time and effort is tough, but its never too early to fill the air with competitive banter for next season. Because in reality, we really desperately wish that the 2010 draft was tomorrow.



Here are the first five rounds of Fantasy Football 2010 mocked before anything can change by way of free agency, coaching changes, the NFL draft and certain players retiring, returning, retiring again, and then getting bored and coming back (cough, cough).

Check out the picks for 2010 after the jump.  Keep Reading »

December 28th is a significant date for football fans, and it's not just because it marks the birthday of Cedric Benson or clutch field goal kicker "Automatic" Adam Vinatieri. Today is the 51st anniversary of the 1958 NFL Championship between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants, or what is often regarded as "The Greatest Game Ever Played." The showdown in Yankee Stadium featured 13 Hall of Famers, including Frank Gifford, Johnny Unitas, Don Maynard, Ray Berry, and Vince Lombardi. The game was the first NFL game to go into sudden-death overtime. According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the 1958 Championship is celebrated as the catalyst for launching the NFL's explosive growth and widespread popularity. Just in case you've never caught the clips of this momentous football moment on ESPN Classic, let's get things rolling after the holiday hiatus with a quick look back with the help of Youtube and selected pull quotes.

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You'll find very few people who like a great pay-per-view boxing fight more than me, so I was incredibly disappointed last night when I heard that the highly anticipated Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight may be off. Neither fighter got injured, the promoters agreed to get along, and distribution of the purse wasn't the issue here. Usually those are the only things that prevent fights from happening. This time it's drug testing. Floyd Mayweather's camp wants Olympic-style drug testing leading up to the fight with blood samples as opposed to the standard urinary samples that would occur regularly. There is some skepticism in the Mayweather camp that Pacquiao was only able to successfully move up in weight because he had been getting steroid shipments from a "Ronnie" located in Seaside Heights, N.J. Pacquiao refused to take blood tests because he's very superstitious and doesn't want to change his pre-fight training with blood testing. In his public statement, Mayweather admits that no one wants to take blood with a needle, but he feels as if the sport deserves the best sportsmanship the fighters can provide.  Keep Reading »

This weekend marks an exciting time for us movie fans. James Cameron's "Avatar" hits theaters today with the billing as the most expensive movie ever made. Rumors are flying about how much the movie actually cost to make, but whenever a $500 million number gets thrown around, that's no joke. I'm sure there are those in the BroBible universe thinking they couldn't give two shits about a movie directed by the same assclown that put together "Titanic," but let me remind you he's also responsible for "Terminator" and "Aliens." Cameron is legit and his supposed $500 budget proves that. He's spent 12 years putting "Avatar," so the expectations should be as high as the budget.

"Avatar" has all the elements of movies that typically get panned by critics: it has extensive special effect stylization, a supposedly God-awful script, and it's too long. Yet the reviews coming back are overwhelmingly positive so far. It has won over the artsy critic circles purely based on its special effects and innovating action, which is next to impossible to do. In a way, Avatar is a lot like the New Orleans Saints. You know exactly what you are going to get with the Saints and that might make you a bit jaded. The Saints still manage to impress you with showmanship and style; it seems as if "Avatar" is having the same affect on moviegoers.  Keep Reading »

The prospect of an undefeated season has arisen for two NFL teams after 14 weeks. Both the Colts and Saints sit without a loss, but the paths they take from here will be vastly different. The Saints seem to care about remaining undefeated. They still have something to play for this week (against the Cowboys) and possibly next week as well (against the Buccaneers) if the Vikings can beat Carolina on Sunday night. New Orleans could follow the path of the 2007 Patriots with the added luck that they won't be playing a possible Super Bowl foe at the end of the regular season. Even if they give a 75% effort in Week 17 against the Panthers, their offense should be firing on all cylinders even with an extra week of rest.  Keep Reading »