From Skip
I saw online that the next big sports auction includes some really cool stuff. One of them is Jim Craig's jersey from the Miracle On Ice. That would be awesome
If you could put your Rushmore of jerseys you'd like to own in the mailbag, that would be really cool. Thanks.
Skip -
Almost universally, our personal rule is no dude over the age of 14 should wear a jersey unless it is handed to him by someone he calls coach. That's just how we roll.
But owning commemorative jerseys is another matter entirely.
The one you mentioned - Jim Craig's No. 30 for Team USA in the 1980s semifinal win against Russia - would be awesome in its awesomeness. (Amazingly at the auction you mentioned that features a lot of Craig's memorabilia, that jersey - valued between $750,000 and $1 million - is only the estimated third most-expensive time on the docket. Craig's gold medal and the American flag that Craig wore around his shoulders after the gold-medal clinching game are each valued at $1-to-$1.5 million.)
Our next pick would be Cam Newton's No. 2 that he wore in Arizona as Auburn won the 2010 national title. (Having a Bo Jackson jersey would be really cool too, but we'll stay with the navy blue deuce.)
From there we'll go history over personal preference. How awesome would it be to have the 42 Jackie Robinson wore in his professional debut?
According to this list from 2015, a 1920 Babe Ruth jersey is valued at more than $4 million to rank as the most expensive piece sports memorabilia ever, so we'll top the list with that for obvious reasons.
Meryl Streep arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) From Robert
A few of us were kicking back some 'Coca-Colas' and started talking about movies. Movies came up and most people circle back to Duvall or Deniro or a few others when talking about best actor.
So we started talking about who would be the best actress? What do you think?
Robert -
Interesting question.
On one hand, during the modern run - post-1980s -Meryl Streep has been more decorated than a Christmas tree in a trailer park. On the other hand, if you did it on a re-watchability scale, then the answer becomes cloudy. (Dude, Streep is amazing, but could you really see yourself watching a marathon of her movies? No thanks.)
So, let's ask it this way: If you were stuck on a deserted island and you could have one actress's catalog - non-porn division folks, c'mon, remember this is a family-oriented, internet-based sports column - who would it be?
OK, some fringe ground rules. If you wanted to take Talia Shire and roll with her in the three Godfathers and five of the 209 Rocky movies, OK.
As for entertainment value in our range, two of the leading contenders with a strong mix of quality and quantity are Frances McDormand (Fargo, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Almost Famous, Mississippi Burning, Primal Fear and more) and Cameron Diaz (Something About Mary, Shrek, Being John Malkovich, Gangs of New York, and a slew of very rewatchable movies that will surprise you).
Thoughts?
LSU running back Leonard Fournette will open his junior season against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field on Saturday, Sept. 3. The game will be televised by ABC with a 3:30 p.m. EDT kickoff.From several of you in multiple forms
Did you ever answer your question about SEC players that if injured or arrested would cause fan bases to meltdown?
Gang -
No, but we can rectify that right now, and do it in order of biggest meltdown:
1a. LSU running back Leonard Fournette. Beast. Period.
1b. Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly. We are going to do everything in our power not to list every team's starting quarterback, but for an Ole Miss team that lost a ton of talent but returns the guy who likely will be preseason All-SEC at quarterback, this one is easy. (Even if the potential loss of Kelly would jumpstart the next few years of the Shae Patterson experience.)
3. Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett. Best defensive player in the league. Period.
4. Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee. We almost went with Derek Barnett, but there is more depth on the Vols defensive line - even with someone as talented as Barnett - than there is at linebacker. And the loftiness of this ranking coincides with the loftiness of the Vols' aspirations.
5. Jalen Tabor, Florida. The Gators are still the Gators (at least in the East), especially until the Vols can find a way to knock them off. Tabor is leaps and bounds Florida's best player.
6. Nick Chubb, Georgia. Offensively limited and counting on the Chubbster, setbacks in his recovery would cause havoc. Of course long-term negative news on wunderkind Jacob Eason would be a nightmare.
7. Carl Lawson, Auburn. Another team that counts heavily on a future NFL pass rusher to change the complexion of its defense.
8. Fred Ross, Mississippi State. With Dak Prescott gone on to the NFL, Ross, a big-play wideout, fills a lot of holes in a lot of ways.
9. Dan Skipper, Arkansas. The Hogs are replacing a number of familiar names in skilled spots, but a monstrous offensive line returns headlined by Skipper, a beast at left tackle.
10. Skai Moore, South Carolina. A very good player, who likely will only get better under Will Muschamp's tutelage.
11. A defensive lineman from Missouri. But this would have to be handled with the most politically correct news release in the league. Otherwise, buckle up for protests.
12. Someone, most likely Boom Williams, from Kentucky. Now if we started talking about incoming five-star hoopsters, then that's a different matter all together.
13. Zach Cunningham, Vandy. A talented linebacker on a defense that showed marked improvement with Derek Mason in charge. Still, if a Vandy player falls in the forest and no one's there to hear it, did it actually make any noise?
We didn't include Alabama because it kind of already happened with Cam Robinson's arrest this week. That said, with a defense that deep and talented, as long as the Tide can get to 17 points, they will be fine.
In this image released by HBO, Emilia Clarke appears in a scene from "Game of Thrones. Clarke was nominated for an Emmy Award on Thursday, July 16, 2015, for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for her role on the show. The 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sept. 20, 2015. (Helen Sloane/HBO via AP) From Luke
Where does "Game of Thrones" rank on your excited to watch scale?
Luke -
Great question.
It's right behind "Breaking Bad" and old-school "The Sopranos" in that regard. (Side note: We binged watched "The Wire" so that doesn't really equate.)
GoT is an amazing TV experience, and we highly recommend it. Also, if anyone has any summer time binge-watching suggestions - since the Braves are completely unwatchable - feel free to offer them up and why. (The Americans is already on the list as a starting point.)
As always folks, enjoy the weekend.