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Last season was a bit of a fairy tale for the NBA. To those business minded individual (or anyone that realizes that the NBA is a business) there is a conspiracy theory out there about how last season was scripted. Think about it. The Golden State Warriors set the record for regular season wins but the Cleveland Cavaliers end up winning the NBA championship as a "Coming Home Party" for Lebron James by beating the Warriors thus beginning the debate of if last season's Warriors is the best team ever and if Lebron James should have been the season MVP. Tell me that this set of circumstances is not the optimum way to boost ratings and ticket sales. I'm not saying that I think it was scripted but what I will say is that with these storylines now already conquered, it is time for basketball to be played....for real. In the offseason there were enough interesting moves and conversations that make the beginning of this season interesting. Kevin Durant is now on the seemin...

I cannot believe that I have gone the entire first half of the NCAA football season without posting about it. College Football is arguably my favorite (yes, I argue it with myself). One reason I may not have written is because of the astounding amount of bias that I perpetuate when talking about football in general...especially at the collegiate level. I certainly have favorite teams as well as teams that I hate....and then there are about a hundred other teams that I have to keep up with. Quite complicated actually. Even more complicated is writing about six weekends worth of games in one post. But alas, here goes nothing. The Rankings: No surprise that the top four teams in the rankings are Alabama, Ohio St., Clemson, and Michigan. They are the best teams...and the most "blue blood" teams worth noting. It is, however, the playoff cusp teams that are making a splash. Where did Washington come from? The highest ranked PAC-12 team is not Stanford, not USC, not UCLA, b...