Ima make it my B

So, after months and months of running and slacking for a while, I'm finally living up to my word and running my first 5k Saturday morning at TCU.

I started running back on January 4 just before a string of 23 straight days of sub-freezing temperatures, but I was out there running in it 3-4 times a week. When I first started, I was dying after 90 seconds of running in my "Couch to 5k" training program that started with small intervals of running-walking.

Now, I'm running two miles regularly and 2.5 miles on good days. It pretty much kills me, but I've heard the adrenaline of being in the race will carry me through the final .6 miles of the race. I have no time goal of finishing, obviously, my only goal is to finish with as little walking as possible. I'm sure I'll have to walk some, but that's OK.

I started running back in January for a couple of reasons -- my girlfriend had broken up with me and my dog died. I considered trying to make it big and move to Nashville after writing a country song, but instead thought I'd do good for myself by running along with trying to get in shape and improve my overall health.

Initially, I just did it because Erin (said girlfriend) was pushing me to, and I wanted to impress her and make her proud of me. Soon, I realized I was also doing it for myself because I ended up losing more than 20 pounds in less than three months. It's tapered off pretty much completely, but I haven't gained anything back (except for the occasional wedding weekend), so that's good.

So anyway, I dedicate my run to myself, Erin (who's still a big part of my life and still pushes me to run every day) and my great old dog, Oscar. How's that for a country song? I just need to be drunk now. Just kidding! I have to stay hydrated.

I'll update Sunday or Monday and let everyone know how it went. Everyone wish me luck. Now, I'm off to make some pasta to do my carb loading. :)

OK, I'm sure by now that everyone's seen this video and heard about the controversial column by Jenni Carlson at The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City.

Some people have argued it was unfair for Carlson to write about the topic she did here: http://newsok.com/article/3131543

They've defended quarterback Bobby Reid and Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy by saying she shouldn't have taken such a personal angle on a "kid."

Gundy railed on Carlson, saying she shouldn't have attacked him personally because he's not a professional athlete and he doesn't deserve to see anything bad written about him.

Fact of the matter is, I think it's pretty odd that a 20-something-year-old man is being fed by his mom outside a team bus. The guy's supposed to be the leader of a football team. I've been called a mama's boy on many occasions, but this is ridiculous.

Also, the guy might not be a "pro athlete" but it's not like he's playing football for free. He's getting a free education -- well, he's supposed to be, anyway -- he's a king on campus and he basically has everything handed to him. It's not like he really has that hard of a life.

Gundy can be commended for sticking up for his player, I suppose, but how about congratulating his team on a thrilling victory over Texas Tech in one of the most high-flying, exciting football games in a while. He didn't even mention the game once in his postgame rant.

Basically, Gundy should just grow up and realize that as a Division I athlete in a high-profile program in the Big 12, Reid is going to be criticized. So maybe it was something that wasn't meant for the media's eyes, but it was in the open nonetheless. And it's not as if this was an isolated incident. Reid's had questionable leadership skills throughout his career. When he came to Stillwater, he was touted as the next big thing to lead Oklahoma State to the upper echelon of the conference and he's failed miserably.

The most disgusting thing to me about the whole thing was at the end when the press conference turned into an ovation. Who the hell would clap for that? I only hope it was the homer radio people and maybe a guy from the student newspaper. Otherwise, that looks really bad for sports journalism as a profession.

Ever wonder what the Office crew did over the summer? Me too!

September 27, folks. I just hope they don't out-do themselves with this hour-long business.

Insane Britney fan

Ah, I figured it out. Here's the insane Britney Spears fan. Chill out, man...

Tank Johnson signs with the Cowboys

Well, it appears Jerry Jones has finally decided to put the passing up of Randy Moss in the draft by signing a player with some incredible baggage. Tank Johnson, the Bears' troubled defensive tackle, has reportedly been signed by the Cowboys according to his agent. Johnson is a beast in the middle, no doubt, but he can't play until November because he's serving an 8-game suspension for violating his probation with firearms charges.

With Jason Ferguson out for the year and Jay Ratliff starting at nose tackle now, I suppose Jones will do whatever it takes to solidify his defensive front, and I can't say I really blame him.

The worst that can happen is the guy comes in and causes problems and gets arrested again. Then you just cut him loose. I seriously doubt they're going to be paying Tank too much money.

I like the move for the Cowboys, but Tank can't even go to the Cowboys' facilities until November, so time will tell if this works out.

Hello world

Welcome to my new blog. I'm doing this for fun and to further hone my blogging skills for my real-life job as a sports writer. I really don't have much to say at this point other than that this will be the place to come for hot opinions on all things from movies, to music, to television, to books -- but mainly sports.

My initial post, however, won't have much to do with sports, but instead an awesome video that many of you might've already seen. Even if you have, it doesn't hurt to watch multiple times. So enjoy, and keep coming back for more...

Apparently, I haven't yet learned how to post videos or links for that matter, but just do a youtube search for "Chris Crocker Britney" and you won't be disappointed. Man, he's really taking that god-awful VMA's performance hard. Sorry, dude.