Nascar

Last year saw the defending champ put together one of the most impressive seasons we've seen in the history of our young league, 12-2 and the title belt.  He wasn't shy about the title either bantering all year long, running his mouth like his lips don't fit.  He wasn't any different this offseason getting more outspoken in emails and trying to stall the league draft for days.  Why?  Because he's the defending league champion and some owners are quietly talking behind his back about how it's quickly gone to his head.  Others outside the league have also noticed the change and have started calling him Lane Kifflin.  Regardless of how others feel about him, he is the champion until January this year and has a chance to repeat.. maybe.

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, soccer leagues galore, the WNBA (I giggle everytime), NFL, MLB, college sports, NHL, MMA, tennis, Nascar are all available for wagers.  Thankfully, I have no clue about MMA, tennis, or soccer yet I routinely throw wagers down on them and lose, draining my bank account.  I believe they would call me a degenerate in Vegas.  This is part of the reason I'm sure I have never made it passed the magnificent account total of.... $5.50!  TA DA!  Sweet.  I know.  Guess where I am at after 1 year of this.  .10!  The starting point.  Thanks to the Marlins loss last night or I would have hit a 5 team parlay.  Back to the drawing board.

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I just read an article posted by Joe Menzer on NASCAR.com about how to shorten the NASCAR schedule.  I would have to agree.  The NASCAR scedule takes 9 1/2 months to complete which is one, if not the longest, sporting seasons in the world.  The reason for the long season comes down to money.  Like Joe said in his post, it is about greed and that is evident if you follow NASCAR like I do.  I would have to agree with the suggestions that Mr. Menzer has provided in his blog, but with my personal twist to it.  First of all, I would change the schedule to where each track that is on the current Sprint Cup schedule gets one race each year, and add one track to a rotation schedule so fans in that area, gets a chance to see a NACAR Sprint Cup race.  For instance; bringing a Sprint Cup race back to Rockingham (North Carolina) one year, and the next year, Kentucky, so on and so forth.  Soon, there will be a track in the state of Washington.  How are they going to fit that into the lengthy schedule that they already have?  If they have two races at a track there should only be two tracks that would qualify, Daytona International Speedway (both the Daytona 500 and the Pepsi 400 in July) and Charlotte Motor Speedway (The Allstar Race and the Coca-Cola 600), and that's it!  After the Coca-Cola 600, there should be a week off for all the crews and drivers to recrupiate from the longest race of the year.  When they come back, that is when you incorporate the new track rotation for that year and then on to the rest of the schedule to finish off the year.  Like Joe Menzer said, and I agree with this, this will cut costs down for all of the companies who sponsor the cars and races throughout the year.  THhs will also allow the companies who do not have the money to do a full season (as it is right now), to be able to sponsor a team for a full season without breaking the bank.  Now is my suggestions going to be looked at by NASCAR and taken in consideration?  Probably not, but I do know this, I am not the only one who feels this way.  I am sure that every fan of NASCAR has floating in the back of their mind: "Pocono again?" (or something to that fact).

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When Pau Gasol was gift-wrapped by the Memphis Grizzlies to the L.A. Lakers, one Western Conference GM said, "Are you f***ing kidding me?" As for my reaction? I say, "CHAMPIONSHIP!"

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Over the last few years of watching Nascar racing I'm beginning to wonder if they are headed in the right directon. It seems that Nascaris always changing and trying to reinvent themselves and in the process has done nothing but drive fans, sponsors, and even drivers away from the sport. Let's address some of these issues first starting with the drivers who are the backbone of the sport.

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