Archive for 2011

NBA commissioner David Stern joined the show to talk about the state of the league. Here are some of his takes … — Stern said he’s confused watching the NFL Lockout. He said he doesn’t think Judge Susan Nelson understood the impact of her last ruling. He’s been working on these type of legal issues…

By Andrew Perloff Here’s my write-up for SI.com of the theory I floated about Newton falling on Tuesday’s edition of Against the Grain: Cam Newton sits atop nearly every NFL mock draft, but there’s no guarantee he will be the first player selected Thursday night. Jimmy Clausen was on the top of some mock drafts…

Former TCU quarterback Andy Dalton joined the show to talk about the upcoming NFL draft. He said he’s hearing all sorts of things and has no idea how long he’ll wait. He said he’s cool if friends and families have to wait around. Dalton said that he’s cool with Jen Brown coming over, even though…

CNBC business reporter Darren Rovell joined the show to talk about some of the issues around the NFL Draft and other business topics. Rovell thinks that about 25 percent of the nation knows who Cam Newton is. About 97 percent know Michael Jordan. Rovell thinks Newton has to make it in the NFL to break…

Former Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder joined the show to talk about where he’ll be drafted. Ponder said he has no idea where he’ll go. He said he heard from people who’ve been through this that teams that didn’t even interview him will end up taking him. Ponder said that the knock on him is…

FOX Sports Ohio Buckeyes analyst Zac Jackson joined the show to talk about the NCAA calling out Jim Tressel as dishonest and possibly culpable of major violations. Jackson thinks the university is in a tough spot, because the NCAA will come down very hard on them even if it was mostly Tressel’s fault. Jackson said…

SI with an interesting choice this week. Chris Paul streaking past Kobe Bryant. Paul’s style is emblematic of the new style we’re seeing everywhere in the NBA. What do you think of the cover choice?

Swimsuit model Marisa Miller joined the show to talk about what she’s been doing lately. People are talking about Miller as “The Next Great American Super Model.” She explained that’s mainly because so many of the big models are from other countries. Miller also talked about her love of riding motorcycles. Dan asked if he…

FOX NFL analyst and former Ravens coach Brian Billick joined the show to talk about NFL Draft. Billick explained why people are concerned about Cam Newton. “I think he wants to be good, but how quickly will he understand you have to separate being the icon and the entertainer, and first the great quarterback,” Billick…