Joe Elder
Published: February 4 2004
Champ: The New England Patriots. This is their second Super Bowl appearance in three years. Like’em or hate’em, they have a solid franchise.
Champ: The Carolina Panthers. Where did they come from? Who thought they were going to make the Super Bowl?
Champ: Carmello Anthony. The young NBA star has been showing a great deal of maturity. That’s a nice refreshing change from Kobe news.
Champ: Air Force. Their college basketball program is doing a nice job this season. An annual laughing stock is making good in the MWC.
Champ: Loyola College. Their basketball team snapped a 31-game losing streak. Congratulations to the Greyhounds. Now lets see if they can win two in a row.
Chump: The Philadelphia Eagles. This is a team overloaded with an abundance of talent, but yet again they could not find a way to the big game.
Chump: The Florida Marlins. They are not going to sign Pudge Rodriguez. It looks like Detroit will get him. It’s pathetic that they would not try to re-sign the heart and soul of their championship team.
Chump: NBA fans. It is pitiful that they voted Kobe Bryant as an All-Star Game starter. That’s all that needs to be said.
Chump: The Utah Utes. Their college hoops coach, Rick Majerus, has been on the brink for a while. They should have seen this coming and replaced him already.
Chump: The Utah Jazz. There was a prank phone call made by the Jazz at a Laker game making fun of Karl Malone’s and Kobe Bryant’s legal woes. That was tasteless and poorly planned.