Romo a Go!

Tony Romo will be a Dallas Cowboy for a while longer. Though he won't admit it, he'll bve signing for 6 years, and 67 million... A quick breakdown on QB's in the NFL, and how Carrie Underwood's Ex rates, care of the good folks at the Dallas Morning News...

Peyton Manning, IND: 7 years, $99.2 Million (AAV: $14.17 Million; Signed in 2004)
Carson Palmer, CIN: 9 years, $118.75 Million (AAV: $13.19 Million; Signed in 2005)
Tony Romo, DAL: 6 years, $67.5 Million (AAV: $11.25 Million; Signed in 2007)
Marc Bulger, STL: 6 years, $65 Million (AAV: $10.83 Million; Signed in 2007)
JaMarcus Russell, OAK: 6 years, $61 Million (AAV: $10.17 Million; Signed in 2007)
Tom Brady, NE: 6 years, $60 Million (AAV: $10 Million;Signed in 2005)
Drew Brees, NO: 6 years, $60 Million (AAV: $10 Million; Signed in 2006)
Brett Favre, GB: 10 years, $100 Million (AAV: $10 Million; Signed in 2001)
Vince Young, TEN: 6 years, $58 Million (AAV: $9.67 Million; Signed in 2006)
Donovan McNabb, PHI: 12 years, $115 Million (AAV: $9.58 Million; Signed in 2002)
Chad Pennington, NYJ: 7 years, $64.2 Million (AAV: $9.17 Million; Signed in 2004)
Eli Manning, NYG: 6 years, $54 Million; (AAV: $9 Million; Signed in 2004)
Matt Leinart, ARI: 6 years, $50.8 Million (AAV: $8.47 Million; Signed in 2006)
Philip Rivers, SD: 6 years, $50.5 Million (AAV: $8.42 Million; Signed in 2004)
Alex Smith, SF: 6 years, $49.5 Million (AAV: $8.25 Million; Signed in 2005)
Matt Hasselbeck, SEA: 6 years, $49.4 Million (AAV: $8.23 Million; Signed in 2005)
Matt Schaub, HOU: 6 years, $48 Million (AAV: $8 Million; Signed in 2007)

Romo was asked about it on his Radio Show. Enjoy his fake denial...

Several people have commented to me about the 15 laterals that happened in a Division 3 football game over the weekend... Allow me to pull a curtain back a bit, as I have Division 3 football game coverage experience.

3-5 years ago, I actually covered the 2 teams that were playing in that game.... Seriously. I was the Sports Reporter/Weekend anchor at the CBS Affiliate in Sherman, TX. Austin College, the D3 college in Sherman would play both Trinity, and Millsaps, the 2 teams in that game.

Think of it as watching 13th grade football. That's the best description I can give. The cool thing is that these guys are playing for the love of the game, period. No scholarships, no NFL (except for the lucky 1 or 2 players that were kicked out of D1 schools, and were playing at these places as a last resort). The ending to this one is fun to watch, though the announcers might be closer to D4 announcers:



I should take it easier on these guys, as they college kids.... The part that makes me laugh the most, is at the end of the video. The camera pans to the stands, and there's literally 15 people cheering... I don't miss D3 football...

The season is hardly over for UTEP. In fact, in this "rebuilding year" they're still alive for a piece of the CUSA title, and are very much alive for a bowl game. Though they lost their last 2 by a combined 6 points, if Tulsa beats Houston, and UTEP can win out, they take a piece of the trophy. Mike Price talks about it here. Thanks to the EP Times, and the GREAT Duke Keith.