Best of the Decade Part 4: Best Looking Quarterbacks (By Skip Bayless)

Hello loyal pawns, and welcome to my own personal segment of this pitiful website's attempt at making jokes and actual sports facts. Of course being a genius myself, I figured that I would come in and help these two pitiful flaks in their attempt to make any sort of respectable listing. So join me, Skip Bayless, as I present my personal list, which I thought up myself, of the best athletic bodies of the decade.

Best of the Decade Part 3: Special Guest Writer 1!

We at 18-1 are joyed to have the head analysts from ESPN write a few Top 10s of their own to take a load of our shoulders! Today we have the amazing in depth perspectives of Chris Berman, Mark Schlereth, and Lou Holtz!

Best of the Decade Part 2: Craziest Sports Haircuts

Best of the Decade Part 2! Crazy Sports Haircuts

There have been many strange hairdos in the world of sports this decade and these are what we at 18-1 consider to be the craziest. Let's count down from #10 after the break.

Best of the Decade Part 1: Best Madden/Collinsworth Quotes

There will be a new list almost everyday and this is just a short warmup. Look forward to reading lists such as best hair, biggest douchebag, best black hockey players along with a few special guest writers!

Urban Meyer Leaves Florida

Reports from Florida are that Urban Meyer will step down as the head coach of the Gators citing "health reasons." Obviously it is because he no longer can fuck Tim Tebow

UPDATE: Meyer is now saying he is only going to take a year off from coaching. Of course what he's really doing is taking off the year where the team will be rebuilding and doesn't want his record tarnished, so when he comes back he will look like the hero who helped to save Flordia football. Essentially, he's a fucking douchebag who's going to trick all of College Football and get away with it.

Friday's Sports Feature: Christmas Edition

Ah Christmas. A time of family, friends, love, and sports. This year you could do the same thing as every year by spending time with the family, or you could be awesome and watch NBA all day until the Friday night game between the Chargers and the Titans! Let's break down the pros and cons of each.

Merry Christmas from 18-1

Merry Christmas from your friends at 18-1!

Best of the NFL Week 14 and 15

Who called it? Who was it who claimed weeks ago that Brett Favre's time on the Vikings would result in bursting into flames and crashing? Yep, we did. Of course it's really not much of an accomplishment, since it was pretty obvious that it was bound to happen, so it's kind of like saying somebody with terminal cancer is going to die, except instead of being a tragic occurrence this is actually humorous. Unless you're a vikings fan (and if you are then you can go to hell!), then you really have no reason to like Favre. The guy tarnished his legacy and spit on all his fans from his days in Green Bay by going to a team which would hurt their chances of making the playoffs. However, don't let ESPN fool you, there is no rivalry between the Packers and Vikings. The only ones who believe that are Vikings fans, and that's only because they want to be considered as significant as the Bears and Packers, but never will since they lack the tradition, history and success that the two teams in the NFL's biggest rivalry have. Essentially what I'm saying is that Favre, Childress, the Vikings and their fans can all go to hell, as I will be laughing at them as they fail within the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Enough ranting, as it's time for a special edition of Best of the Week where I will be looking back on the past two weeks since we're behind schedule due to the holidays and finals from college. So without further or-do hit the jump for two weeks of NFL awesomeness!

Week 16 Power Rankings

New Rankings!

Week 15 Power Rankings

The playoff races are now closer than most people thought they would turn out to be. Get ready for an exciting last few weeks of NFL action! And check the rankings after the break...

Friday's Sports Feature: Sunday Shaq Edition

It's finals week for the 2 college students at 18-1 so we are going to be a little behind. Between studying and writing pages and pages of research papers I have had little time to write up FSF; in return I give you a video/picture post dedicated to the coolest man in the NBA who just needs to be introduced as Shaq. More after the break.

Best of the NFL: Week 13

Hello to all of those who are new to 18-1, and let me welcome you to Best of the NFL where we go through the top events, prevents and....ok nothing else rhymes. Anyway here you will see funny and cool things that happened in the NFL in the week.

This week we saw that the Ravens aren't nearly as tough as we thought they were, as the cold of Lambeau and the laser arm of Aaron Rodgers, and that the Brett Favre Brett Favre Brett Favre Brett Favre's annual late season downfall is inevitable, as Brad Childress cannot withhold the desire within Favre to say, "FUCK IT I'M GOING DEEEEEEEP!" Anyway for that and more, hit the jump!

Off Topic Tuesday: Why Emos Suck

To those who are familiar with some of my older works you may recognize that this edition of OTT is very similar to a piece that I wrote back in 2007. Don't worry you aren't going crazy (I wouldn't rule out a lack of proper blood circulation to the brain though, seriously you might want to get that checked out), this is actually the exact same piece that I wrote back then. Don't worry though, i'm not going to be completely lazy and just put up old work. No, because I love you jerks i'm going to add commentary to my old work (yes I can criticize myself too you know). Hit the jump to see what could be the greatest or the most mediocre OTT yet!

Week 14 Power Rankings

I had a lot of fun watching ESPN's 3 golden boys (Favre, Brady and Romo) fail at leading their teams to comeback victories. This week just proves 3 of 18-1's beliefs: Favre is not MVP and will collapse and throw picks under pressure, Brady is NOT CLUTCH, his wins are courtesy of Awesome Adam Vinatieri field goals, and Romo will always be bad in December and the playoffs. Rankings after the break!

Best of the NFL Week 12

Now I don't expect this week's best to come anywhere close to last week's batch of clips and pics, as there was no game so good that it was worth separating the section into two parts for. However, there was still some good stuff that happened this week, and no we will not be talking about the Bears-Vikings game or Brett Favre, you hear enough of that from ESPN. Hit the jump to see some other shit that is pretty cool.

Week 13 Power Rankings

Honestly, the Saints and Colts look like one of them could go 16-0 as they both have pretty easy schedules coming up. Every week the NFL looks more and more like its the Saints and the Colts, then everyone else.

Off Topic Tuesday: What 18-1 means to me

It's been a couple of weeks, but Off-Topic Tuesday is all new this week. The recent pats losses to the Colts and Saints reminded me of what the term 18-1 truly means to me, so I decided to write about it. Hit the jump!

Best of the NFL Week 11 Part 2

Now that we have covered the game of the year in part 1, we can cover the other not nearly as awesome games from last week. These include the Steelers epic fail against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Dolphins reign over the Panthers, and some other good highlights. Hit the jump to experience, awesome yet-not-browns-vs-lions-awesome moments.

Best of the NFL Week 11 Part 1

This past week could have honestly been the most epic so far this season, although not how most expected it. Instead of a match-up between the two AFC powerhouses, the Colts and the Ravens, being the best game of the week, the toilet bowl between the browns and the lions turned out to be the most exciting game since 18-1 in February 2008. If you don't believe me then hit the jump to see one of the most exciting games in the NFL in years.

Friday's Sports Feature: Pistol Pete Maravich

Ladies and gentlemen I give you the greatest white basketball player of all time: Pistol Pete Maravich.

Happy Thanksgiving you fat bastards!

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at 18-1!

Todd Haley: The angriest coach in football

Since the best of the week is taking a long time to produce this week (the browns v. lions game is taking a very long time to make into .gifs as it is just too awesome and must be done perfectly), I figured I would hold everyone over with a montage of everyone's favorite borderline psychotic professional football coach, Todd Haley.

Week 12 Power Rankings

The Steelers and Bengals slipped up and lost to bad teams while the Broncos kept losing and the NFC East got a little tighter. Many of the division races tightened up this week and we should be on track to see a fun playoff run in the remaining weeks of the NFL regular season

Bawston is butthurt week comes full circle

Well it had to happen, but the Bawston is Butthurt week is about to end. However, it wouldn't be a special tradition if it didn't end with a bang. Peyton Manning of course delivered the goods on ending the week, just as he did on helping to start it. Now obviously the Colts did not play the Pats again, but they did play the only team with a realistic chance of beating them this season, the Ravens. No while it was a close game, and it wasn't one of Peyton's best, he did make sure that his team stayed undefeated for their 19th consecutive regular season win. Bawston fans of course were hoping to see manning-master crash and burn, however unfortunately for them he's not like a certain QB who loses in the most important games of their career (18-1). Now the only way that this week could be better would if the Jets beat the Pats in foxborough (make it happen Sanchez!).


EDIT: Awww yeah Cheifs, beating the Steelers in overtime. Just goes to show that Matt Cassell is one of the most clutch QBs in the NFL, and that Big Ben is mucho overrated. Or maybe Todd Haley's rage won Kansas City the game.

Best of the NFL Week 10

Not a whole lot happened this week. Atlanta continued it's losing streak as the Panthers re-emerged with a new game plan (don't let Delhomme throw the ball), Marice Jones Drew proved he is as smart as he is strong (unless you ask ESPN of course), the Browns still suck and of course the Pats choked when it mattered most against a Manning (kind of like a certain superbowl). Hit the jump for this week's highlights.

Food For Thought

Butthurt Bawston Week!

Hello loyal reader, thanks to the enormous amount of whining and bitching that Bawston fans have been emitting since their loss to the UNDEFEATED Indianapolis Colts we here at 18-1 have decided to declare this week Butthurt Bawston Week. That means all our posts will in some way be mocking the Bawston fandom and their douchebaggery. Look back for updates to this momentous occasion all week.

Week 11 Power Rankings

This was a crazy week in the NFL as we saw The Phins and the Saints almost blow it, the best game of the year in Indy, and other 18-1 like shenanigans.

Friday's Sports Feature: Derek Jeter and Other MLB Award Failures

So Derek Jeter wins another Gold Glove this year making this his 4th. This also makes his 4th Gold Glove win that he does not deserve. The guy has a high fielding percentage and thats about it. Thats like ranking a QB solely based on Passer Rating, which everyone knows is a joke. Jeter isn't a bad fielder, but he is just mediocre and here is why:

Off Topic Tuesday: Inspiration Domination

For this week's offering of glory that is my opinion, I won't actually be ranting about anything (shocking I know). Instead of trying to direct you toward a specific topic I decided I'm going to be talking about something that is very close to home for all of us, ourselves. Now I know what you're thinking (MAN YOU CORNY!), but we all have struggled just to get through the day or gone through hard times and for those who are dealing with this while reading this particularly, this is an article which I hope will inspire you.

Week 10 Power Rankings

This week some teams are who we thought they were, and some teams were not who they thought they were. Some players stepped up and some got benched. Here's the rankings leading up to Week 10.

Best of NFL Week 9

Another NFL week has come and gone, bringing with it great upsets, disappointments and thankfully a severe lack of Brett Favre (Vikings had a bye). What we did see however was that Bucs aren't nearly as bad as they appear (when they are wearing creamsicle jerseys at least), Kurt Warner is still very good (and Matt Leinart still sucks). All that good shit and more after the jump!

Friday's Sports Feature: Urban Meyer, Big Tool... Or Biggest Tool?

I generally dislike the University of Florida because I am a fan of THA U. Maybe I should just change my hatred to Urban Meyer and leave the rest of the Florida football program out of it. Why? Because Urban Meyer is a classless faggot; in the loud and annoying South Park definition.

Best of NFL Week 8

Another week, another crazy set of games, plays and Brett Favring. There were disappointments, first time wins and losses, and a couple undefeated teams sneaking past to keep their records clean. Oh, and the browns still suck, but that's not really news to anybody.

Friday's Sports Feature: "Sports" That Don't Deserve Airtime

Lately ESPN and other major networks are filling time slots with events that cannot be classified as sports. By definition sport is; an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. More after the break

Week 9 Power Rankings

After another crazy NFL week, the power rankings have shuffled around. The winless teams finally won, both undefeated teams came close to losing, and some teams gained or lost a lot of ground. Check it after the break

Philip-normal Activity

Like many others last weekend, I saw paranormal activity. Unlike most people however, I thought it was boring and not scary. While I was watching the movie I thought how the movie could be better, and that's when it hit me; the boyfriend in the movie is just like our good friend Phillip Rivers. Then I thought, what if the character was Phillip Rivers; this is what was written after that thought.

A new bowl game brewing?

For those who have yet to experience the awesomeness that is the UFL you might just get your chance soon as the UFL's best team, the Florida Tuskers, have basically called out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You can't deny that the Tuskers have a point, they are a far more successful this year than the NFL team that they share a state with. Of course even if the Tuskers did manage to defeat the Bucs, they would still get slaughtered by just about any other team in the NFL (except the Rams or the Browns of course).

The new guy in Tennessee

Titans Coach Jeff Fisher will be revealing who will be the starting QB for the team this week today, according to PFT. Now while most of you might think that the obvious choice would be the awesome Vince Young, or the old Kerry Collins. However, we here at 18-1 feel these choices are too obvious, and that Jeff Fisher will make a pick from outside the box.

Off Topic Tuesday: 08/27/09

Hello reader, welcome to the first addition of Off-Topic Tuesday here at 18-1. This is the weekly column where I, Ted Shaw, will be your guide to a specific thing that is bugging me and I want to rant about. There are no specific rules or guidelines to what that could be, only that it will not be sports related.

Because it's only the first week for this, I thought I would post a piece I submitted to my school paper (The Mirror), but was rejected, probably for being way too awesome. Keep in mind this was written in september, and the topic is relevant to the time. That being said it's funny, and you should read it, because I wrote it goddamnit!

Best of NFL Week 7

From Saints fighting Dolphins to the death, to Brett Favre being Brett Favre and Brett Farving to the Steelers for his first Brett Favre this season, it was a pretty exciting week in the NFL. Here's just a quick recap of this weeks best games and moments

Week 8 Power Rankings

This week was the week of the blowout. Almost half of the games had a 3 TD or more difference in scoring. We learned some things about the top teams and the bottom teams, but the middle is just a jumbled, close mess. Rankings after the break. 

Will The Real Michael Jordan Please Stand Up?

It's Friday, which will now be known as Friday's Sports Feature, where we talk about other sports for just a little bit.

Today's topic involves the NBA

Everyone knows about Kobe's tarnished public image. He's not alone as other NBA or former NBA stars have their fair share of haters; Ron Artest, Charles Barkley and Dennis Rodman are to name a few. What about one of the most renowned basketball players of all time? With six championships under his belt, a hugely successful shoe line, millions of dollars in endorsements and ad campaigns, and millions of fans worldwide, most assume Michael Jordan is a great man. Is there any truth to this assumption? I used to think so until some recent digging swayed my opinion. Check out this video after the break from rapper Chamillionaire first that tells the story of how MJ spit racial slurs at him, denied to take a picture, and told him to pay for a MJ jersey that was already paid for in a charity auction. 

Week 7 Power Rankings

Before you read on, first check out the ESPN Power Rankings here.

As any NFL fan can tell, the superstar writers over at ESPN have rankings that are moronic flawed. So we thought it would be a good idea to fix them best we can. Not to say we are right, just hopefully more on track than they are. Of course we at 18-1 encourage as many comments and edits from the readers as possible. Because we, unlike some people at ESPN, are not bandwagoning dictators. Rankings after the jump.

Starting off with a bang

Obviously 18-1 has just launched, so it's going to be awhile before we really get the hang of things here, as we have alot of work to do. From photo shopping new site banners to just getting used to the mechanics of this blog, it's going to be a work in progress, so let me be the first to say, 'excuse our mess'.

Anyway, I don't really have any real news or features to add yet, so instead im just going to post a couple of good links for you all to enjoy. 2nd video after the jump.


Philly Rivers beaten by a mere high school QB? Say it ain't so! I wonder if he'll trash talk the kid about missing the honor roll.