Nothing beats a fun college football Saturday, right? Well maybe if you can convince your girlfriend of a little action while watching. Go Miners!

If you’re a college football fan and you happen to enjoy video games, you’ll be pleased to know that a demo for NCAA College Football 2009 is up on XBox Live. If you’re a PS3-head (like Dyna), I’m sure you can expect a demo on there soon enough. Hopefully I’ll have time to download the demo and return with my thoughts…but don’t sit around waiting.

[Joystiq]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons. Billed as the AFC’s version of Brett Favre (who also retired just six weeks ago), McNair was the second black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl. I’m sure we’ll see him soon as a commentator on ESPN or something.

[ESPN]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has decided after 17 seasons of football that he’s ready to call it quits. Favre’s legacy includes two Super Bowl visits, one Super Bowl win, and three MVP awards.

“He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms— not many players are able to do that,” Packers general manager Ted Thompson said Tuesday.

I just wish he had the chance to spank the Patriots (again) last year. I’ll still wear my number 4 jersey with pride.

[Yahoo! Sports]

If you’re a New England Patriots fan and just can’t accept the fact that they got spanked by the Giants in the Super Bowl, you might want to consider relocating to Nicaragua. The NFL recently donated a lot of the pre-printed Patriots Super Bowl Champion hats and jerseys to less fortunate kids in the Central American nation. Now when those kids grow up and want to be football stars, their hearts will be broken when they realize that their inspiration was a fraud. I feel a war brewin’.

[Yahoo! Sports]

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With the Super Bowl finally over and the New York Giants victorious, football fans are left to wonder, “What happened to the almighty Patriots and their shot at undefeated history?” It all went down exactly as I had expected (and hoped). With so much riding on the outcome of that game, how is anyone expected to be at their best? Even the best team in the league is still made up of human beings (yes, even Tom Brady is human), and human beings get frazzled.

In the end, I’m ecstatic that the Giants showed the Patriots what’s what. I’d much rather hear the story of the underdogs beating all the odds and naysayers for the next year than have to listen about Tom Brady and his team of bastards breaking the record.

Still, it should have been Favre…

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The stage is set for the biggest game of the year for all of American sports and the two teams facing each other are probably not the most likely foes. Well, the Patriots were pretty much a shoo-in since week nine when they beat the Colts but who would have picked the Giants? The Giants have done something no other NFC team has done: win three road playoff games to get to the Super Bowl and ten straight road games for the year. (more…)

First off, allow me to take a moment and give a shout out to all the guys out there who don’t watch football. You’re OK in my book. Or you would be, if I had a book. Anyway, it’s completely cool to not be into football. I’m not, and I say that proudly. I could give two shits about it, actually. However, I love the Super Bowl. It’s a great excuse for a party, and it’s a day that pretty much everyone is universally down to get drunk and hang out. Even though I don’t watch football, I know how to throw a mean party. Most of my formative years were spent doing just that, and I have references available if you don’t believe me. Anyway, on to the partying! Follow these guidelines, and even if you know nothing about football like me, you’ll be the most popular guy there. And let’s face it, that won’t happen too often. (more…)