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Well I got on here this morning all set to break my previous promise about no more drama, but after some thought I realized that it's a silly issue that may very well not involve me anyways, so let's talk Racing and other sports instead!

Racing season is over, the ever "Brokeback" Jimmie Johnson is the NASCAR Cup Champion, which is a pseudo 5th title for his equally "Brokeback" car owner Jeff Gordon. Yeah I know that they're most likely not gay, but what the hell, I don't like them.

Roger "The Captain" Penske ended yet another successful season in the Indy Car series with Sam Hornish, Jr. winning both the Indy 500 and the Indy Car Championship.

Champ Car saw another title for Sebastien Bourdais and Newman-Haas Racing, and as always more whining, strange behavior and over-aggressive driving from Paul Tracy. He's a talented driver for sure, but has probably wrecked himself out of more race wins and Championships than anyone else, all the while continually whining that it's not his fault.

Dominant can't even describe Kevin Harvick's season in the NASCAR Busch Series. he didn't just open a can of Whoop-Ass on the field, he unloaded a damned tanker truck!! He also came fairly close to the NASCAR Cup title. Not only would he have been the first driver to win both Busch and Cup titles in the same season, but he also would have been only the second driver to win both titles at all (Bobby Labonte was the 1991 Busch Champion and the 2000 Cup Champion). One would think that Busch Series success could translate to Cup success, but this seems to be a rare occurrence. Recent Busch Champions such as Johhny Benson, Jeff Green, David Green and Randy Lajoie either never got good rides or didn't drive good enough. The jury is still out with Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Both have had definite success in the Cup series but neither has a Championship to show for it.

Of course now we are in the real meat of the NFL season, and Da Bears have already clinched the NFC North Division title and will likely have a first round bye and home field throughout the playoffs. Only issue is they are on top of not only a mediocre division, but are clinging to the first seed in what is clearly the inferior of the two conferences. With the lackluster play of QB Rex Grossman, the Bears are only in the position they're in due to what is truly a dominant defense (although a bit suspect against the run) and above average special teams (both Devin Hester and Robby Gould should be Pro-Bowl picks). IF they can make it through what looks like Dallas and/or New Orleans and actually get to the Super Bowl, the Chargers may well be the team they face. I have to give that match up to the Chargers and the running attack of LaDainian Tomlinson. The other likely team would be the Patriots, who the Bears have already played this year in a game which featured 9 combined turnovers. IF, and I do mean IF Rex Grossman can take care of the ball better, then that would be a very winnable game for the Bears.

Not much else going on sportswise. Not really big into basketball, although the Bulls seem well on their way back to at least being perennial playoff contenders. As for hockey, I would LOVE to fully support the Blackhawks, but until Bill Wirtz and any of his influence is completely removed from this team then I don't give a rat's ass. Sure I'll be happy if they start winning, but once they start winning then players want more money, which is when "Dollar" Bill let's them go so he can start rebuilding with cheaper players. This is a man who is allegedly quoted as saying that "Stanley Cups are too expensive!". So until he's pushing up the daises I'll be on the Carolina Hurricanes bandwagon.

Baseball is always interesting for me since I have dual loyalties to both the Cubs and the White Sox. This is sacrilege to some, but they're both Chicago, and have no real impact on each other save for 6 inter league games. The Sox of course failed to defend their World Championship, and didn't even make the playoffs, while the Cubs were clearly the worst team in the National League, though they did handle the eventual World Champion Cardinals. Both teams need pitching, especially the Cubs. They signed Alfonso Soriano, which is HUGE, but is also moot unless they can come up with 2-3 more decent starters. Zambrano should be good, but past that, who knows? Kerry Wood is moving to the bullpen and I'm really sick of hearing "if Mark Prior were just healthy".

Never get too heavy into college sports. Illinois football sucks and Notre Dame is overrated because, well, they're Notre Dame (I'm still a fan). Illinois basketball has been decent of late, but most likely I probably won't really start paying real attention until it's close to Tournament time.

The 2007 racing season will begin early. My "kickoff" to the season is normally the Rolex 24 at Daytona, which I got used to being a week after the Super Bowl. Last year it was the same weekend and in 2007 it will be the week before...BONUS!!!