I swear, this isn’t another baseball column. We’re going to check in with the other pro-game in full swing.

Vick has paid his debt to society and deserves forgiveness. Get over Michael Vick.

Though you will all read this at the same time, I am writing this week during the Biggest Game Ever, Bears vs. Packers for the NFC Championship Game from Solider Field in Chicago, Illinois. Also known as the Greatest Place On Earth (but only if the Bears win). As of 1:38 pm Central Time, I predict the Bears win 21-17. Go Bears!!!
[Post Game Note: Well, not so good. Damnit.]

This is the biggest sporting event Chicago has ever seen. Period.

It seems as though a writer at Yahoo Sports has picked up on the idea that LeBron did it the wrong way. I wrote pretty much this *exact* same thing months ago when he did it.

I have written before about the lack of a clear-cut favorite in the NFL to win the Super Bowl in Dallas this coming February. Well, after Sunday’s demolishing of the Chicago Bears, we have one.

Looking forward, the 2011 American League pennant race should be one for the ages. 5 teams look capable of winning 90+ games, with an additional 5 teams possible of going on a playoff run.

This is not just because I went to Michigan. These same things happen every Saturday across the country. Florida, Ohio, Texas, California, Oregon, Alabama, Georgia, New York…The cheering and love for one’s school team goes to every corner of the country. And it should. You should love your school, be proud of it. Be proud of the experiences you had there. I’m proud everyday to have been a part of not just Michigan, but the Big Ten.

A lengthy period of time between this and my last posting has allowed for the conclusion of the baseball season (congrats to the San Francisco Giants), the start of the NBA and NHL season (seriously Chicago Blackhawks….get it together) and the passage of time in the NFL. Two major themes seem to define the 2010 season: hard hits and no one is any good.

After only five weeks, Denard Robinson has established himself as one of the greatest football players the University of Michigan has ever had. But he can’t keep doing it alone.