01.25.2008
I was going to post something along these lines yesterday, but it seems Blog Ninja Matt Sussman beat me to it on Wednesday, and he did it while waiting for the Futon Report to raise itself from the ashes.
What’s more ridiculous than “Bootgate” was “Baldgate” and “Wah-Hoodie-Isn’t-Talking-Gate“. This is why they gotta get rid of the freaking bye week.

But why would we want to do that? What’s better than a full week of overhyping the most overrated event in professional sports (aside from the Pro Bowl) that continues to show us one good team, one crap team, and a pitiful halftime show starring a forgotten musician?
Oh yeah… everything.
Whoa whoa whoa… I can’t believe my ears.
Are you saying that Tom Petty is a forgotten musician?