How long will it take the ???experts??? of our beloved media to realize that in today???s football world a quarterback no longer needs 3-4 years experience to lead an NFL team?

College today is no longer the 3 yards and a cloud of dust game it use to be. I hope guys like Parcells and Gibbs have learned that but I???m not sure they understand it.

If you follow the college game like I do you could see Ben Rothlisberger and Philip Rivers were both light years ahead of Eli Manning and would not be surprised by Rothlisberger???s early success, or Rivers winning ways in SoCal. The three most efficient QB???s right now are P. Manning, Tony Romo and Rivers, case closed.

Here is what I saw this week???

I have been telling you the 49ers have the makings of a good club. They have won 3 in a row and are just a game back of Seattle in the NFC West. After they beat the Seahawks 20-14 Sunday. Frank Gore rushed for 212 yards and the 49ers are suddenly playing some good D. This is the surprise team of the year.

The NBA seems to be in some sort of alternate universe right now. Things are wide open, which is unusual for the norms of the so-called "best players in the world".

Utah has one loss, and a five-game winning streak. Miami, though without Shaq, is struggling mightily. Dallas started 0-4, and has won five straight games.

Orlando has seven wins in ten games. These facts aside, the league holds one team that is the most hallowed and, at the same time, the most perplexing: the Boston Celtics.

Just to start by looking at the roster, you start with a few growing trends in the 'L'. The Celts have only five players that are six-foot-nine or taller, and only one seven-footer. The average age of the team is 24, with only five players being born before 1980. Also, five player on the roster never saw college. The average size: six-foot-six, 220 pounds. These are trends seeping into a team full of retired jersey numbers.

I need help, I really like sports, but I???m at the end of my rope and I don???t know where to turn! I watch sports shows and I read the sports section of my local paper plus I listen to sports talk radio when I???m driving in my car and I just can't take it anymore!

What if USC runs the table, what if Notre Dame beats USC, and what if Florida wins out? What if Arkansas runs the table and wins the SEC? What if Rutgers goes undefeated? How about Wisconsin, their only loss is to Michigan. So if Michigan beats Ohio State Wisconsin is #2 right?

What if Notre Dame wins out and Michigan beats Ohio State, that means Notre Dame who???s only loss was to Michigan is #2, right? How come Ohio State???s win at Texas is so good, Texas gave up 40+ points last week and LOST to Kansas State?

On the first Sunday in March of each year, dog sled teams take off from Anchorage, Alaska on their quest to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. While over 90 mushers and 1,000 dogs will begin this trek to compete for $400,000 in total prize money, to date the most mushers to cross the finish line was 63 back in 1992. Along this 1,000 mile path, mushers and their dogs will stop at 27 checkpoints for rest, refueling and veterinary checkups. While many of the participants hail from Alaska and neighboring Canada, this, co-ed sport has attracted athletes from New York, Montana, Ohio, Alabama, Texas, California, Switzerland, Norway, Great Britain, New Zealand, Russia, Japan and Italy.

Adventure seekers wishing to hoop on board the longest sled dog race the world can bid for a chance to ride in the sled basket of a world-class Iditarod musher for the first 11 miles of the 2007 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. To place a bid to participate in this Idita-Ride, log on to http://www.iditarodauction.com, select a musher and then place a minimum bid of $500. Bids will be accepted online until January 19th when the auction begins closing at noon, Alaska Standard Time. More than 500 people have participated in this program since it first began in 1995. Past celebrity Idita-Riders include comedian Joan Rivers, actress Susan Lucci, former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley, and Gary Collins.

The NWFA has announced tryouts for an expansion team in Wichita Falls, TX.

Tryouts will be held on December 2nd at 2pm at Lake Wichita Park in Wichita Falls, TX. (5205 Fairway). Anyone interested in playing, coaching or owning the team should attend. No prior football experience is necessary. You have to be 18 or older to participate and provide proof of insurance.

Wiley Reece has been named Interim Head Coach, please contact Wiley at fallztownreece@yahoo.com

For more info on this team, please contact footballmedia@cs.com