Your “It’s Finally Starting To Feel As Though A Football Game Will Be Played Soon” Open Thread

We’re all of us now at the end of the second day of “Super Bowl Week”. Things are starting to come together. It’s been announced that Lady Gaga will be singing The Star-Spunkled Banner before the game. Word has it that Johnny Manziel is going to be dropped by the Browns in March. Some dumb-ass school celebrated “99th Day” as a tribute to the hardest working “look-at-me, DAMMIT!” DE in the league. Eugene Robinson, yeah that Eugene Robinson, warned the Panthers that they should stay focused on the goal at hand “And no matter how hot she is, don’t offer any woman money for sex before the big game-save it for after the big one. Heh, Big One. PHRASING! AM I RIGHT?” Sound advice, Eugene Robinson, sound advice.

Games-wise the NBA sucks until further notice. (why they don’t play on a larger ice surface continues to befuddle me). Speaking of the NHL, your humblest (for the time being) of open thread bloggers was kind enough to give youse guys a preview of tonight’s games last night so that everyone could sit down and give some serious thought as to why they don’t watch such a fast-paced, engaging, violent game. I won’t be watching any hockey ce soir  because my beloved Cuse is playing. Lesser teams on the college slate include #20 Kentucky, #1 Oklahoma, #22 Indiana, #11 Providence, (is Dunn that good?) and #14 WVU and #13 ISU. IGNORE THE AFORE-MENTIONED GAMES AT YOUR OWN PERIL, BRETHREN!