2016 Mid-Yead Wrap Up and Awards

OK it's the dog days of summer, which means it's time for my mid year award list of stupidity in sports, pop culture, and entertainment. Beyonce' is back and Kanye and Kobe both managed to stay off this list.

Repeats:

Big business award: Beyonce'. First of all, Bey is one of the best marketing geniuses of our time. Her techniques should be taught in business schools and boardrooms everywhere. That being said, why in the world would you charge that much for anyone to attend one of your concerts? Even during tax season, that's a lot to ask. Maybe it's because she knows the fans will pay that price, and doesn't care if it's a six figure bank executive, or a single welfare mom.

Troubled athlete: Johnny Manziel. I mean, who didn't see this coming. Overprivileged, overhyped QB who was bound to spontaneously combust. He's like Doug Flutie merged with Stephen Garcia and Tommy Chong.

Unnecessary sporting event: The Pro Bowl. Who watches or even cares anymore, besides Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders?

Sore loser: Cam Newton. He still may be the best QB in the NFL talentwise, but he can't handle losing. C'mon Cam, you must be more classy than that after a huge loss.

Racist award: The SAEs (I have another award for police and activists so wait). You guys are awful far as your treatment towards anyone of color. Why haven't y'all been shut down yet?

Unjust award (see?): The police, U.S. Justice system, the media and our government. America is becoming an embarrassment thanks to all of you determined to keep us divided as citizens and distracted from other issues.

Social media faux pas: Status update games. They are getting wilder and more ridiculous. They seem to only end when something tragic occurs or it's a major holiday.

Crooked sport: The NBA. You guys are so desperate for ratings and to topple the NFL, you make a circus yearly out of the playoffs, the draft lottery and the draft.

Disloyalty award: bandwagoner fans. Once upon a time, you picked a team and stuck with them.  Now folks go with whomever is winning. I honestly saw this start in the 90s with the Bulls and Cowboys and is getting much worse.

Crybaby athlete: Lebron James. Well I guess now ole Bron Bron not only controls the Cavaliers, he controls the NBA. One phone call and he decides the series and brings a championship back to Cleveland for the first time in 52 years.

Can't Get Right Award: Jon Jones. Personally I think you are overrated as a fighter and Cormier would have finally beat you in 200. Don't worry, Bellator awaits in two years or less.

Newbies:

Crooked politician: Hillary Clinton. When everyone thought it was Bill or Trump, it is also you Hill. It's getting harder to trust anyone in public office.

Coon award: Stacey Dash. You have embarrassed yourself. You simply cannot go again an entire race of people like that, especially your own.

Fashion faux pas: the man bun. Why, why?

Blatant disrespect award: The Oscars. You bring back Chris Rock to host, which is good. But no minority nominees at all? Really?

Violent athlete: Lesean McCoy. C'mon dude, I thought you were trying to get paid and establish your career. You have proven that one must conquer their inner demons and watch who they hang with.

Unreliable teammate: D'Angelo Russell. Dude don't you know that what goes on in the locker room, stays in the locker room? Swaggy P, you were almost as bad as you don't blab your business. But Russell was awful.

Questionable athlete: Laranby Tunsil. It just goes to show you in this era of technology nothing you do is hidden and eventually what is done in the dark comes to light.

Dirty program (could be Ole Miss next): Baylor and Art Briles. You guys got good fast, and now your coach is gone. Who's next?

Retail rant: Lowes. The way in which you treat customers is deplorable. I hope Home Depot crushes you guys. 

Moron rapper: Joe Budden. Hip hop artists will learn one day to stop going after Drake. 

Athlete with aggression: Draymond Green. Now Dray I admire your style of play. However, you must control it, and your anger, before you cost your team multiple championships and yourself freedom as a citizen.

OK that's it for now. Moral of this post: people do not learn from the past.

QBs and hot women: what a combination

It appears women are simply attracted to athletes, especially the stars of the team or sport and the best players. The most appealing position to women in football is often quarterback. These signal callers seem to always have hot ladies on their sides.

Ever since Alabama trounced my Notre Dame Irish to claim their second straight national championship and third in four years, the attention hasn't been solely on the team. It has been on Katherine Webb, Miss Alabama and lovely girlfriend of Alabama QB AJ McCarron. Her popularity and notoriety have soared since being showed in the audience during the game. Her Twitter followers are now in the 100,000 range, which reportedly include a couple of NFL players and NBA superstar LeBron James. Miss Webb has gotten way more than she bargained for dating the star quarterback of a national college football powerhouse.

Webb literally has all eyes on her at the moment. However research and history will indicate McCarron is definitely not the only QB, or even player, with a trophy lady. Heisman trophy winner Johnny Manziel "Johnny Football" dates a beautiful model. Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel is with the captain of the UF cheerleading squad. Every quarterback that has ever been associated with the Dallas Cowboys typically has been with 9s or better. Tony Romo has dated the likes of Carrie Underwood and Jessica Simpson. Troy Aikman is married to a gorgeous woman. The list goes on with Brett Favre, Joe Namath, Tom Brady, and even the Manning brothers. Heck they have housewives reality shows dedicated to these beautiful women that have won the hearts of quarterbacks and other professional athletes.

My question is why is this? That is, why does the quarterback normally attract the hottest ladies? Well you have to look at the game of football and into the mind of a woman. The QB is the team captain, leader, calls the plays, runs the offense, and is often held responsible for wins and losses.

Women tend to be attracted to men of power and status. Money is a factor also. Also, women want to be around proven leaders and winners. Often this makes the quarterback a bigger target to females than even to the toughest defenses.

That's not to say that's all women want, or all women like quarterbacks or athletes. It simply gives QBs an edge, makes things easier in the game of dating. However, they can also be groupie and social climber magnets. It may be harder for a quarterback to discern a woman's heart than to read an opposing defense.

All I'm doing is making the case that quarterbacks tend to always pull pretty women easier than the average man. Keeping them and resisting temptation is another matter. Football is the USA's #1 sport, so really any star football player is a target. I played high school football as a lineman so I know a little firsthand.

Nonetheless, all eyes are on the quarterbacks. That's why the position is so tough to play at a high level. That's why the NFL's top paid players are quarterbacks. This is mostly common knowledge, but knowledge that is currently on the forefront.

That being said, could we rearrange the saying "behind every successful man is a good woman" to "behind every successful, good looking QB is a flock of gorgeous women?" It sure makes a lot of sense.