I was down in San Diego last week to visit the mother when I decided that it would be a good idea to visit my high school's basketball team banquet. You know, one of those end of the year, let's celebrate the good guys and give certificates to the scrubs, type of deal.

While I was there, some of the kids on the Varsity team wanted to know how I felt about helping them work on one of the servers with some poetry. Specifically, they wanted to play The Poem Game. I was all for it, of course. I was able to grab a pen and a napkin and I got to work. It seems to be getting harder to come up with new poems on the fly, but I was still able to whip one up. This is what I wrote for them:
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What you are about to witness is an email account of a very terrible situation that me and some of my boys are going through. I'll give you a little back-story on the issue first. My roommate of four years, Richard Midgley, is getting married this summer. He is the first of my friends to get married, so I'm kind of new to the whole process. The lack of experience comes into play even more because I am actually in the wedding, so I am one of three guys all in charge of making sure the bachelor party is off the chain. Now you know all you need to know to read the following. It's an email sent by Christian Prelle (my hoops teammate turned model friend) regarding the bachelor party situation, Richard was not CC'd in this email:
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My old high school teammate and current overseas baller Avi Fogel and I were driving down to the UCSD campus to play some pickup ball with the D2 kids when he decided to break the silence of the lazy afternoon.

"Rod man I forgot to tell you about for funny ish that happened when I was overseas in Iceland," he said excitedly, knowing that I would enjoy the story.Check it out...

So I was riding in the car with my mom and a couple of her friends the other day and while she's in the car I tend to keep the music tuned to something that's a little more mellow than, perhaps something I would play riding alone.  I have XM radio in my car so as we are riding a Luther Vandross song comes on.   It was a song even I knew the words to so we began singing it and just having a good old time.  After the song went off my mom said something that got me thinking.

“Boy I am going to miss Luther, it’s crazy to think that he is gone along with Gerald Levert.  We grew up listening to those guys...” Check it out...

For those of you who are don't know who I am, My Name is DeVon Hardin. I am former Cal golden bear and aspiring NBA prospect. Rod and I played together at Cal my freshman and sophomore year.Check it out...

I asked, you answered. I wanted to know who the next BTGOM should be, and I got the same answer many times. I was apprehensive about accepting this particular suggestion because I remember reading something about her last year. I read that she really doesn't want all the attention that she's been getting. I read that as a high schooler, she was basically being stalked and that there were pictures and discussions and websites all chronicling her every move. Maybe it was warranted, but it was unwanted.Check it out...

Earlier today, I went out and bought "Walk Hard." I popped into my xbox and started watching it. I had no idea Jenna Fischer was in that bad boy looking as gorgeous as ever. It pissed me off in a way. Why did nobody tell me that the official Boom Tho girl was all spiced up and hot in a Judd Apatow movie? It caught me by surprise. I would have gone to the theatre to see it if I had known all the details.
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On Ball Don't Lie, I wrote about Pistol Pete and how his skills were superhuman. Go read that, if you haven't already.

Now that you've read it, I decided to list all the Pistol Pete-isms that people posted. So, here they are, uncut:
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That picture is a little blurry. My phone doesn't have the best of focus abilities. Regardless, the only thing you need to see in this picture is the temperature. It's still cold out here. It's actually snowing right now. Aint that some ish right there?

Well, despite the cold weather, I've still been living my life real North Dakota style. What does that mean exactly? It means that I've been playing a lot of Smash Brothers and Madden. It means that I've been buying food and CD's from Wal-Mart. It means that I've been pushing the 12 passenger Van from 1st street to 12th and from A to D. It means that as part of a photoshoot I did for SLAM magazine, we took like 50 photo's outside in the snow, leaving me with numb fingers and a frostbitten smile. It means that I have pretty much taken a liking to darts, pool, and blackjack.Check it out...

I've been really drained lately. I guess thats how it goes at the end of the season. I'm just very mentally drained right now, as a result, I've been slackin on my BTGOM's. This won't happen again. My apologies.

Anyways, it's late, but so what? I know who gets the title for March, 2008. I've actually been tracking this girl for a year now. Tracking would appear to be a sophisticated way to say stalking, but I wont say it's the same thing. I just happened to take notice early and I have yet to stop noticing. Check it out...

So I watched this video, which is awesome, and it reminded me of Street Fighter at the arcade. I remember the days when every arcade game cost a quarter. Well a quarter soon became fifty cents. Fifty cents soon became 75. Games went from 2-D joystick fun to sit down, stand up, Wii style action. You need a coddamn pre-paid card just to play anything anymore. I digress.Check it out...

Quickly, I want to let people know that if you haven't yet received your shirt, it's backordered and you have not yet been charged. The shirts are coming and hopefully will ship in the next two weeks. These new shirts are actually better as they do not have a PONY logo on the back, but instead they have another graphic on the back that says "It's a Movement!"

If you did already get your gear, excellent. Take some pix doing Boom Tho things and email them to me. You might make it in the next video, blog, or whatever! Email to rzb0@yahoo.com.

Stay tuned for more info, or email me if you have further questions. Look out for more hotness coming this summer too! Boom tho!

I started another site with the sole purpose of promoting the boom tho movement. All the boom tho related videos are over there, as well as the boom tho button, among other things.

The Boom Tho gear (only shirts for now) will also be sold there, starting march 1st. The site will be updated regularly with Boom Tho news and info. I'll be working on some sort of registration or email list that will allow me to let members of the movement know ahead of time when the new videos will drop or what the movement has in store, especially since Pony will have a lot of gear dropping this summer.

I'll keep you posted.

Due to busyness on my end, I'm a little late on the new Boom Tho Girl of the month. I had planned to coordinate the "Boom Tho Girl" video with the Feb. GOTM (Girl of the Month), but sadly, I have been overwhelmed with All-Star stuff and Yahoo!

Anyways, first things first. Thanks to everyone who emailed Julia Allison my behalf. To be honest, I emailed her on my behalf as well. Somewhat surprisingly, she responded to me. Wanna know what she said? Good, I thought so:Check it out...

This is very simple. I am going to ask a question, then tell the story behind it, then ask the question again. Is it O.K.?

1. Is it O.K. to bump someone with your elbow while on an airplane?

I was flying somewhere recently. Since I was on the inside and there was very little room, the arm rest of lifted up. What this meant was that the guy next to me was already rubbing shoulders with me for the entire flight. I guess that's how it goes.

Well, I fell asleep and I woke up to elbow bumping me. I look over and this guy has his hands on his balls, scratching those bad boys like a coddamn scratch and sniff sticker. Guy's elbow was bumping only because of the ferocity of the ball scratch. I looked at him in the eye and waited for him to stop, but he didn't. The scratching only came to a halt when I coughed extremely loud to get his attention. Still, he didn't look like he was ashamed or sorry. He actually looked a little annoyed.

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That is all. Enjoy.

You should be familiar with how these things go by now, so I won't waste effort with any kind of introduction. Let's do it...

I got this from a girl with the display name: "Killa K G.I.M. Double D dont f#@kin play.~$~" I took the liberty of editing her language for the curse-word sensitive...Check it out...

It's all about Rock Band, the game. Here it is:


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Lately I've been thinking about something. Jenna Fischer is a great woman to have as number 4 of the Boom Tho movement, but lets be realistic, she may be just a tad too big time. I mean, let's face it, I can't even get into an L.A. nightclub when I'm TRYING to buy a table. What makes me think I have the social clout to entertain Jenna Fischer?Check it out...

I was at Buck's again walking around as usual. It was like a Wednesday or something so there was almost nobody there. I walked around with a dazed look on my face for a little while. Finally my dazed look turned into one that said "I've given up for tonight." I started thinking about whether I was going to play Madden or Halo when I got home when someone interrupted my thought process.
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My friend Stephanie sells commercial real estate over the phone. I guess her company is supposed to be the largest online yada yada commerical whatever you get the point. Stephanie constantly tells me about how hard her job is because people will consistently berate her because Americans don't really appreciate tele-marketers. I guess she has to call these people up and spark their interest in commercial real estate, but she deals with obscene language, and people who say they will call her back, but never do. I've heard it from her time and time again.Check it out...

It's very tough to get me angry. I pretty much find the funny side to everything in life. So even when someone comes at me with the utmost disrespect I laugh it off. That being said, I figured I would relay a couple things that have been said to me that I find hilarious.
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Sometimes you want more than just a meal. Sometimes you need a little spice in your life. Sometimes you need to play the poem game. A place like Ft. Wayne, Indiana can have that affect on you. Maybe it's the blistering cold, or the wind that makes in colder. Maybe it's the four day roadtrip that makes you glad to get back to Bismarck, but somewhere along the way you get real hyped for some poem game.
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My teammates and I were riding through the streets of Bismarck on the way home from practice when I got a call.

I picked up the phone and said "What's up bro?"

"Bro, what's up?" was the reply.

We start every conversation the same. JGant was calling to congratulate me on a few things. What a stand up guy.Check it out...

I'm with 6 of my teammates. It's movie night so we all have the popcorn out watching Superbad on my 73 inch T.V. Right after the fight scene outside the random party where the guy says that his "tiger got out of the cage", I jump out of my seat and tell everyone to hold on. I grab the remote, still shocked that I almost forgot, take the T.V. off of DVD mode and put it back on cable box. I look through the channel guide until I find the Oxygen network. Boom. I set the DVR to record "Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" which starts in 2 minutes, look around the room at the stunned faces staring back at me, then return to the movie.Check it out...

I am now on Yahoo! Sports as well as here at TMRB.com. How can they coexist? Easy. All Bismarck and hoops related stuff with be there. Everything else including MySpace messages and the poem game will be here. See how easy that is? It wont be too hard for you to check both. The main thing you should note is that my Yahoo! blog will be updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Noon ET. TMRB updates whenever I feel like. Maybe I'll start feeling like it more often. Who knows?

TMRB @ Yahoo! Sports NBA

Bookmark that ish son!

Have you ever spent a Thanksgiving away from every single one of your family members? I have. In fact, I've spent the last six Thanksgivings away from home. It would appear that there is no end in sight to this streak.

I've gotten used to spending holidays away from home because basketball tends to always get in the way of such occasions. Still, besides not seeing my family, I have never gotten used to eating terrible food on a day when the food should be tremendous. There's nothing like getting 88 text messages from people talking about how good their Thanksgiving food is while you're staring down at a pile of goulash.Check it out...

First things first, I guess my teammate from last time had a talk with the waitress and she told him that she had a boyfriend. They discussed her situation and decided to just be friends. Now that you have some closure on the last poem game entry, we can move forward.Check it out...

I think I am becoming an internet champion. What is an internet champion? Funny you should ask. I actually just made it up 30 seconds ago. An internet champion is always winning--at the internet. Simply put, I am most likely better at than you.
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First things first, you may have noticed a new tab on the left side of the page. The tab refers to the "Boom Tho! Button". The button works very simply. There is a box. There is a button. You click the button. Boomisms appear in the box. You read the various boomisms and laugh. You then repeat until you've had your fill. I'll try to keep adding more and more, but there are a ton in there already. In fact, It took me a lot of time just to learn to proper code to make the boom tho box. Now that it's done, I can finish the rest of my blogs that are on hold.Check it out...

We were all at Buffalo Wild Wings when one of my teammates told me that he wanted to talk to one of the waitresses. He didn't know which one, and he didn't know how he would do it, but he knew he wanted to do it. It seemed as though one week in North Dakota had quickly become too long to not attempt to find a woman. Check it out...

The title of this entry sums up nearly 3 weeks of happenings. I think some of the events described go back as far as my last night in New York, and go all the way to right now. I've got the Kanye West on and no T.V., that means it's time for some bloggin'. Let's do it.Check it out...

Although I personally feel that there have been funnier messages in some of the past editions, I don't think any have compared to the ridiculousness (except for the greatest story ever told) found in numero ocho. This edition may anger you as much as it will fill you with joy and laughter. As always, you will be the judge of such things.

I'll kick off 8th edition of Funny MySpace Messages with a couple people who just won't let it go. These are people who I DO NOT reply to and still they continue to blow me up with messages. Like this guy:Check it out...

Today I made my return to Bismarck, North Dakota official. I faxed in my contract sealing my season (or hopefully just a part of it) as a D-League baller. You know what I'm saying... like KG except I aint worth a dollar, right?

My contract had the usual agreements on it:Check it out...

I had this entry done a week ago. It was then that my computer pretended to run out of batteries and turned itself off. In any case, it's here now. I was released by the Nets a week ago. Before I get into the Nintendo reference and my future, I'll recap my last days in Jersey.
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Just what it sounds like.Check it out...

I had a nice sized blog ready to go yesterday before my computer turned off for no reason, thus forcing me to rewrite the whole thing. Expect to see it in the next couple of days. In the meantime, check me out on Sirius Satellite Radio Hardcore Sports channel 186 tonight at 9pm Pacific time. That is all.
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The 23rd year of my life began like every other day this past month. I woke up, checked my facebook (already flooded with happy birthday messages), got dressed, played a game of Madden (beat the Colts 77-0, on all madden) and went to practice.
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Go back down and read "The Greatest Myspace story ever told, if you havent yet. When your done, my boy B-melt has some more to add. It is in his voice, so I'll let him say what he has to say...Check it out...

I've now been in New Jersey for a month. I'm gonna be honest with you. I probably spent 20 hours a day inside the hotel during the week. The other four hours were spent in the gym. After reading both of my Patterson books in the first few days, I needed something more to do. First, it was watching different episodes of The Hills After Show online. I even watch "An American Tale"... twice. I know the songs "Never Say Never" and "Somewhere Out There" by heart now. Then, it was onto other various things on MTV.com such as casting and what not. I figure if they have a "True Life: I Live in a Hotel" or something like that, I should be a shoe in. Now it's time to recap the whole month in one post. So what if it's a long post... deal with it.Check it out...

If you didn't get a look at the new number 4 on my home page, Jenna Fischer has taken the place. Now, you must understand that I don't think I have any real shot of meeting her, however, I love "The Office", which she stars in. I loved her in Blades of Glory. I recently was informed that she is getting a divorce. Now, after adding her to my friends on MySpace, I have decided to write her a poem so that she knows just how I feel...Check it out...

I stepped off the plane in Newark, New Jersey with and headed down to the carousel to get my bag. I spent the next 45 minutes just waiting for my bag to come out. I don't think I've ever waited so long, but it wasn't bad because I got to inspect the scenery. People were talkin with their accents which was pretty sweet. There was actually a driver waiting for me who was holding a sign that said "Benson" which was also pretty sweet. He had an accent too, another thing that was sweet. I think I heard someone use the word "wiseguy" -- again, sweet. I walked over to the towncar and got in. As we headed to the hotel I could see the New York skyline. Sweet. I also saw some sort of really big docks. I've seen enough T.V. to know that you don't want to end up "down by the docks", which I thought was sweet. I finally got to the hotel and went to my room and laid my head down. Right before I went to be I thought to myself "You're on the east coast. Sweet."Check it out...

Normally, you come to tmrb and you see the word MySpace and get a little bit giddy. You think that the new installment of messages could have you laughing so hard that you pee your pants. Maybe your pants are still wet from the last time. Well, this time is different. This is one of those few stories that really isn't just comedy. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll curse the day you ever signed up for myspace. I've actually had the materials to write this story for a year. I write it today for a couple of reasons. First, and more importantly, I lost a lot of the info when my computer crashed in July, so I have to write it out while it's still fresh in my mind. Secondly, it is the one year anniversary of the day I first heard the greatest myspace story ever told...Check it out...

This past saturday I was out at Slide (upscale San Francisco nightclub) with JGant, Clay, and Cedric. The thing about Slide is that it's a lot like L.A. clubs. Tight women basically can just walk right in, while women who the bouncers think aren't good enough to walk right in and all men without a VIP table have to wait out side. Even then, men can't get in unless they have at least 50% women in their group. Well, Clay and I were on the list, so we didn't have to worry about female accompaniment. JGant and Cedric were on their own to find some womens to help them get into the club.
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Where oh where has toomuchrodbenson.com gone? What happened? I tried to check for an update and there was no longer anything there.

I got emails saying all of that and more over the last few days. I didn't really have a good answer for anyone. I, like you, thought that this beautiful thing called toomuchrodbenson.com was dead. Since this has been spread by word of mouth and linkage, I figured the time had come when TMRB would be no more. Let me explain...Check it out...

Tags: Elaine Mooseman

My off season continues to roll on as August passes and September comes on in. I arrived in Sacramento 3 weeks ago direct from my NBA Fair extravaganza in North Dakota. Since getting up here, things have really slowed down for me. It seems like everything I do now has a meaning to it. The season is right around the corner, and what I do now will have a direct correlation with the season. I think they call this focus in some places. If so, this is the most focused I've ever been, but that doesn't mean that I can't have different kinds of excitement along the way.Check it out...

As an avid Amtrak and BART (bay area subway type thing) rider, I am witness to many ridiculous things. Remember the man who followed me from Sacramento to Richmond, then followed onto the BART, then got off at Glen Park station just like me, only to offer me oral sex when we got there? Yea, that pretty much justifies me as an expert in Trains, BART, and ridiculousness.Check it out...

I've been depressed lately. In all facets of my life things are looking up, but there is one area that is currently chipping away at my will to live. It seems that ever since those 3 red lights showed up on my xbox 360, life has lost its meaning. What do I do to consume my late afternoons? I am often too tired to write and too awake to nap. I can refresh my MySpace page and constantly check my facebook newsfeed, but without Madden, things are just not the same.Check it out...

I'm currently awaiting a phone call from my agent alerting me of who I will go to training camp with (provided that anybody out there wants me). While in wait mode, I got a phone call from the media relations guy (Mike, if that's not your title, my bad) from the NBDL Dakota Wizards, Mike. Mike informed my that the NBA would contact me soon about an appearance they hoped I would do. A few days later I was on the phone with an NBA representative who informed me that the NBA has something called the NBA Fair.Check it out...

Tags: Matt Barnes, RIcky Davis, Justin WIlliams, North Dakota, NBA

While I was home in Cardiff (San Diego), I got wind of some basketball tournament at Glen Park. Glen Park is where I grew up playing since I was 8 years old. If I was a star in EA Sports NBA Street, Glen Park would be my home court and my story would tell of days ballin at the park, drankin slurpees at 7 Eleven, then walking to the beach. Anyways, I was told that the Glen Park Classic (GPC) would be held while I was back in Cardiff. At first I had no interest in the event. Why would I? I grew up playing against these guys my whole life and I had never even heard of the GPC. Also, I spent the last two weeks guarding guys like Rudy Gay and Chris Kaman, what could really come out of participating in the GPC?
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Tags: Jordan Feramisco, Kam Walton, Tyler Newton, GPC, Cardiff, Utah State, The Cup

Finally, there was a break in the madness. A week at home in Cardiff by the Sea (North County San Diego) with no commitments, games, or pressure. I basically had just a few things on my agenda: I wanted to spend time with the moms, explore our local dive bar scene, and work my high school basketball camp for some extra cheese. Check it out...

Tags: Yogi's, Jimmy O's, Torrey Pines, Karaoke, Craigslist

Basically, I have decided that I now love Las Vegas. The last time I was there, I had an O.K. time. In the "I'm Not Big TIme" and "You've Got to be Kidding Me" entries, I watched the beautiful celebrities splash champagne in the VIP while I was crowded on the dance floor. This last trip was very different my friends. Why was it so diffewrent this time? Hmm I dunno. Maybe it had a little something to do with the fact that I was there with the Memphis Grizzlies. Yea, that was it. I was in town with 20 NBA teams. It makes a little bit of a difference. Oh yea, I happened to be staying at The Venetian ... eeevvverrr heard of it? Check it out...

Tags: Pure, Vegas, Memphis

Wow, has it really been a month since I last posted something? I swear I've nearly had my life threatened by people waiting for me to post my new blog. Well, there have been a couple of reasons for my delay. For starters, my hard drive crashed on my macbook, putting me out of commission for a few weeks. Then there was this little matter of playing in the NBA Vegas Summer League. So, I guess I'll just pick up where I ended the last post...
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Tags: Chris Kaman, NBA, Memphis, Cleveland, Detroit, Darius Rice, Dave Joeger, Mike Conley, Rudy Gay

While the college kids are preparing for the NBA Draft, us older guys are out trying to take the free agent route.  So a couple of weeks ago, I got a call from my agent.Check it out...

Tags: Toby Bailey, 4th Grade, 1996, Jelani McCoy, Warriors, Bucks, Don Nelson

It’s been just over 2 months since the last installment of funny myspace messages.  I must say, I’ve had so many during the past few months, that I left quite a few of them out.  Well, there’s no time to waste time, so let’s get this startedCheck it out...

Tags: Myspace

Well, on my last night in Vegas, I was definitely over the club scene.  I was too small time for the club the night before, and spent $40 just to get in.  I made up my mind early on that last day that I would only go to bars that night.  Nobody was gonna change my mind.  I wanted to do something free,  and I wanted to do something adventurous.  
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Tags: Vegas, Bowling, Deaf

Las Vegas, it’s just one of those places. It just happens to be the place that I spent memorial weekend.  As you probably already already know, I’m and energetic guy and Las Vegas brings a lot of energy itself, so when combined, the effects can be explosive.Check it out...

Tags: Vegas, Pure, Billy

Last week, I took a trip to Lancaster, PA, to visit a friend of mine.  I must say that every single day I was there, I was involved in a situation I had never been a part of before.  Like things that people may never have happen to them in their lives.  I’ll just get right to them..Check it out...

Tags: Lancaster, Amish, Philadelphia

While in L.A., I got to spend time with my boy Alex.  Alex went to UCLA where he was in AEPi fraternity.  Basically, because of him and Noose (also an AEPi), I spent a ton of time at AEPi over the years.  I became very much a part of the Jewish frat life.  Anyways, Alex invited me to their “Jungle Party” on thursday night.  I didn’t think he would be so hyped up for it considering we have been out of college for about a year.  Well for whatever reason he was real hyped so we decided to go.  Check it out...

Tags: Alex, Liz, UCLA, Jungle Party

I have one rule when out on the town.  The only rule I have is that if someone asks to take a picture with me, I have to get one with MY camera too.  You may be surprised how many people want to take a photo with me.  I dont think its for any special reason other than the fact that people are overjoyed by my tallness.  “Hey, look he’s 7 inches taller than my uncle who I thought was tall!”Check it out...

Tags: Faces

After winning the NBDL championship, it was celebration time with the team. I had to give Pooh Jeter a reason to hate me as well...Check it out...

Tags: Pooh Jeter, Dakota, Championship, NBDL

If you remember before, Jerome Beasely claimed that he can do everything.  If it can be done, he can do it.  Well I got flooded with suggestions of things you thought he couldn’t do.  You were all wrong.  He can do everything you asked of him.  Yea, that’s right.  Everything.  I know some of you are like “No way, mine was IMPOSSIBLE.”  Alas, he can do them all.  The only thing he says he can’t do is be a woman, so those of you who suggested pregnancy win by default I guess.  Everyone else?  You lose.  He can do them all...well, so he says.  I picked out some of my favorites that were sent to me so you can be the judge.  Is JB all talk or can he really do everything?  Let’s see...
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Tags: Jerome Beasely, Dakota, Madden, No Homo

You’ve seen it a hundred times.  There is a team who wins a championship.  They head back to the locker room jubilant as the camera crews follow them in.  The lockers are already covered with plastic and the hats and t-shirts are already coming out the their boxes.  All of a sudden, someone pops open a bottle of champagne and the madness begins.  That’s what it’s all about.  Champions. Check it out...

Tags: Jerome Beasely, Dakota, Madden, No Homo, Championship

I haven’t written a thing in 3 weeks.  Why?  Well I’ll say it has 30% to do with the fact that I play Madden during my usual blog time, but also because I was in the middle of a very productive month on the court.  Since I’ve sucked t