Facebook Freakout!

Everywhere I looked today, Facebook was there.


There was the couple hours I spent on Facebook (add me), there was all the bitching about the new Facebook layout, and there were stories on the news about the "dangers" of social networking.


Not dangers in the traditional sense, but I'll get to that in a sec.



First the new layout. If you have Facebook, you know about the coming changes. For the rest of you, you don't really care.


If you do care - here's a screenshot of the plan:

And the dangers of Facebook: your parents and your boss.

Fox Charlotte did a story: Help, My Mom's on Facebook

WBTV did a story: Should you "friend" your boss?

I hope my mom never joins Facebook, and my boss wouldn't know its me anyways, so sure - let them add me!

Best sports in Charlotte?

The Charlotte Observer put out its list of the top five Charlotte sportscasters of all time.

Strangely - only one is currently doing the sports in Charlotte still.

5. Mike Solarte, News 14: The best thing going right now. Solarte does a 30-minute sports show almost daily -- and effectively -- like an N.C. “SportsCenter.”

4. Chuck Howard, WCNC: Came in from Buffalo and was a local whiz kid. He was polished and knowledgeable and broke a lot of news. He was major network good.

3. Jim Thacker, WBTV: I remember him as much for calling ACC basketball with Billy Packer as I do the local sports, but he was awful good at both.

2. Paul Cameron, WBTV: Fair and balanced, Cameron came across like your favorite uncle. His “Football Friday Night” high school show is one of the best local TV creations of all time.

1. Harold Johnson, WSOC: He was once as a big a celebrity locally as many of the people he interviewed. His “Big Guy” persona was ESPN before there was ESPN.

Solarte is still on 14, Howard is now on the SPEED Channel, Cameron is now a newscaster for the late news on WBTV.

I don't mean any disrespect to the guys on the list, but really?

I have to say, Delano Little should be on this list without a doubt. Almost everyone in the area under the age of 30 grew up with Delano hosting Football Friday Night. When I think sports, I think Delano.

What do you guys think? Anyone missing from the list?

Who's more valuable?

I was trolling local websites today and I noticed something on WBTV.

The sports department is playing a little game called "Who's More Valuable?" Last night, sports anchor Danielle Trotta talked about the franchise tag deadline and the Jordan Gross/Julius Peppers problem.


(Click to watch)

Gross has publicly said he wants to stay with the team, and the Panthers WANT him to stay. We need him on the O-line.

Pep on the other hand, has said multiple times in public that he wants nothing to do with the Panthers. I've blogged about this before, and I've made my opinions very clear... let Pep go.

Put the franchise tag on Pep and trade him away for something good, and give Gross a nice contract.

Granted, the team is in the middle of layoffs and two players are talking millions of dollars. Kind of a sick irony. I don't hear anyone on the Panthers team talking about taking a cut to keep staffers. I'm sure its from different budgets - at least, I hope it is.

So... Peace out Pep and stick around Gross. Yes, that IS my final answer.

Past Posts:
- Oops, He did it again
- Jerry gets new heart, Pep breaks them

Davidson Wildcats missing a kitty, still a winning team?

It was something no one wanted to see -- except maybe every basketball player in the nation, and a couple freaks with twisted senses of humor.

Davidson Wildcats' star player, Stephen Curry, with a severe ankle injury during Saturday night's game.

Click pic to see the ankle twist


I saw the video on WBTV over the weekend, looks nasty.

Luckily, Curry is apparently "day by day" with nothing broken. Hopefully he'll get back in the game soon.

So what happens to the rest of the Wildcats with the head kitten on the bench?

Personally, I think the team won't suffer too much. Granted, Curry is an excellent player, but the rest of the team is top notch - they have a great program. I'm sure all they need is Curry on the sidelines, cheering on the rest of them.

He's been a great sport about his fame, always touting the rest of the team. Now is their chance to prove Davidson isn't a one horse school.