Gregg Doyel

The former Michigan State basketball player, now 32, hasn't played organized football since eighth grade. Which doesn't count. Which means he's never played organized football at all. And now he thinks he deserves a shot at the NFL? Who does he think he is?

He thinks he's an NFL player, of course. And God love him for that.

This is a story to root for. How many times have you seen a guy like Smith -- a huge, muscular guy -- and his body has gone to seed or he didn't have the drive or heart or toughness or whatever, and in his late 20s or early 30s he's basically finished as an athlete? I see it on occasion, and every time it ticks me off. I'm thinking: If I'd been born with that body, I'd have done more.

No one will ever say that about Antonio Smith. He gave professional basketball a lengthy shot despite being a short center, and now he's going to give the NFL a try as an old tight end. Whenever Smith finally retires from pro sports, he'll know he gave it his all.

Unlike John "Hot Plate" Williams, Todd Marinovich and tons of other big, athletic guys who didn't deserve the great bodies they were born with.

I'm getting mad again. But then, I'm 5-foot-10, 165 pounds. I have a lot to be angry about.

Lots of college football coaches sign more players than they have scholarships for, but seven more? That's Nick Saban for you. He just signed 32 players but only has 25 slots. He either figures seven of his dummies won't qualify, or he he'll just yank a few scholarships between now and August. Either way, he's a snake.

Earlier in his NBA career, Gilbert Arenas was convinced to shave ... down there. And didn't like it. What an idiot -- not necessarily for doing it, but for admitting it.

Even if the Phillies beat Ryan Howard in arbitration, they would lose.

Jose Canseco says someone is lying in the Roger Clemens-Brian McNamee standoff. And at risk of sounding like those cheesy ESPN News anchors ... you won't believe whom he's calling the liar.

The new owner of the Cubs sounds like a dirty old man. Gross.

Ball Four author Jim Bouton was roasted, and it got nasty. As a kid, I read Ball Four. I know, I know -- that explains a lot, doesn't it?

Turns out the Babe was the first baseball player who dealt with rumors of illicit drug use. No, not that Babe.

Terrelle Pryor hasn't even signed yet -- pick a school already -- but already the next Terrelle Pryor has been identified from the class of 2009. And Rich Rodriguez is trying to get him as well. Greedy.

Oh my Lord, Randy Couture's wife is going to start fighting now.

Fedor has reduced himself to fighting in this garbage event, where he beat three men in less than three minutes combined.

Did you see that steaming hunk of crap coming from Pat Knight's, er, mouth in this story here about replacing his father at Texas Tech?

Unbelieveable. I believe the money quote comes when Pat says, "I don't think I would have been able to live with myself if I'd taken a different route, maybe a safer route, try to go to a smaller school or work it that way. Really, I just thought 'What the heck, I love it here.'"

What smaller school is he talking about? Every smaller school says no to Pat, who tried to get the head coaching jobs when they were vacant at Wright State, Fresno State, New Mexico State and Loyola (Ill.) See, in the coaching community Pat Knight is known as something of a silver-spooned knucklehead.

So don't act like you did anyone a favor, Pat. You had no other options. You never have had any other options.

There's a tiny little website in Wisconsin that claims to have some inside information on Terrelle Pryor. And if you're a Michigan fan, it's not good information.

In addition to his two DUI arrests, Chiefs DE Jared Allen has run with bulls, jumped out of a plane and wrestled a boar with a knife. The boar didn't have the knife. Allen did. Boars don't have hands. They have hooves. Or something.

Purdue football coach Joe Tiller called Michigan's Rich Rodriguez a not-so-nice name.

Alabama's top recruit is being compared to Bo Jackson in terms of impact on a college football program. Wow.

By now you've almost surely heard of the Nevada kid who faked his own commitment to the California football team. Sad story. Well, something similar happened to -- not by -- an Ohio State recruit.

In case you were wondering -- yes, eight-man football does still exist. And the powerhouse Oklahoma Sooners actually have offered one of these eight-man superstars a scholarship.

Diego Sanchez doesn't get it. Instead of dropping down to 155 pounds, he's staying at 170 ... and dreaming of a matchup with Georges St. Pierre.

Fedor did one heck of a job calling out Dana White.