30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/10411994 en-us One opinionated sports fan tackles the tough topics of the day. Look out sports world. I have an opinion and I am going to share it! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:34:03 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12805578?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12805578?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Tonight, I will find myself somewhere surrounded by burnt orange. Longhorn fans will be around the television watching the BCS Title Game, wearing their orange shirts with white letters or orange hats with white bull head emblems. ... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:47:46 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12805578?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12614488?source=rss_blogs_Women's NCAA#comments Women's NCAA http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12614488?source=rss_blogs_Women's NCAA The year 2008 was, at times, a year the sports world would like to forget. The Matt Walsh Affair. The Mitchell Report. The Tim Donaghy Scandal. One day after another, the sports world took black eye after black eye as one scandal after another shot u ... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:49:39 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12614488?source=rss_blogs_Women's NCAA http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12388168?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12388168?source=rss_blogs_NFL “Sometimes people feel like it’s a tough road ahead and they have a huge hurdle to overcome. Just going and making them smile and making their day a little bit brighter, sometimes that helps.” - Chester Pitts ... Sat, 20 Dec 2008 1:12:58 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12388168?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12335222?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12335222?source=rss_blogs_NFL Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier has given Gary Kubiak a gameplan for the Texans. Throw the ball to Andre Johnson on every play. “I tell you what, he’s a sharp guy," Kubiak said of Battier. ... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:13:37 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12335222?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12301902?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12301902?source=rss_blogs_NFL "The reason he is so special is because I can move him all over the place and it doesn't bother him. There are some players that you ask them to play too many spots and they get bogged down. He says, 'Where do you want me to go?'" - coach G ... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:42:50 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12301902?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12288957?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12288957?source=rss_blogs_NFL Seven straight losses. ... Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:50:43 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12288957?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12248349?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12248349?source=rss_blogs_NFL "To see these guys out here pick out stuff and know they are going to enjoy it for months, maybe years, is a great feeling.” - Duane Brown ... Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:44:47 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12248349?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12215265?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12215265?source=rss_blogs_NFL "My first road game with Dallas, we walk into the hotel lobby and there are four hundred people waiting - grown men, beautiful women, kids. It's a circus and a rock concert rolled into one. My first game with the Rams, the only people waiting ar ... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:14:01 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12215265?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12192556?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12192556?source=rss_blogs_NFL "There’s a lot of yards out there—to have 550 yards in a football game, I don’t think I’ve ever been a part of one like that. And to do it on the road in that temperature was really special." - Gary Kubiak ... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:13:49 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12192556?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12165255?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12165255?source=rss_blogs_NFL “I just think right now that we are battling like heck. We are a football team that got off to a very bad start this year. We are out there battling for respect, trying to become a good football team." - coach Gary Kubiak ... Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:24:16 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12165255?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12145951?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12145951?source=rss_blogs_NFL This was one of those wins that could have been another coulda/woulda/shoulda loss. ... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:26:37 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12145951?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12094483?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12094483?source=rss_blogs_NFL The talk still hounds him. The 2006 draft, when the Texans were nationally criticized for not taking Reggie Bush and locally blasted for not picking Vince Young. ... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 0:08:06 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/12094483?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11974494?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11974494?source=rss_blogs_General I did my best to keep politics off this blog. One way or another, i have managed to keep this about sports, with every blog I post. ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 9:51:31 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11974494?source=rss_blogs_General http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11940184?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11940184?source=rss_blogs_General Today is Thanksgiving Day. Giving thanks is what today is all about. Big things and small. And as it relates to sports. ... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:48:54 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11940184?source=rss_blogs_General http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11920938?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11920938?source=rss_blogs_General “A lot of people [in Galveston] just pretty much lost everything, and to help them have a Thanksgiving, I think it’s very great. They can have a smile on their face on Thanksgiving." - Andre Johnson ... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:54:02 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11920938?source=rss_blogs_General http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11766236?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11766236?source=rss_blogs_NFL “I think they’ll bring him out there at some point this week and let him throw the ball around, set his feet. But I guess I’m beginning to think and feel more confident that he will play this year.” - Gary Kubiak on Matt Schau ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:47:25 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11766236?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11746638?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11746638?source=rss_blogs_NFL "We had a good effort. We came up a couple of plays short, and it was very disappointing. We are going to keep battling. That effort today, you can win some games in this league." - Gary Kubiak. ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:32:34 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11746638?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11723681?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11723681?source=rss_blogs_General There is this 20-something year old female I chat with who lives in Detroit. Like most people in Detroit, she has become ambivalent towards the Lions, frustrated with the Tigers and on the Red Wings bandwagon. But her team is the Pistons! Sometimes, ... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:54:24 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11723681?source=rss_blogs_General http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11707056?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11707056?source=rss_blogs_NFL When the Texans face the Colts, several rookies will be playing in key spots due to injuries or their own progressions. Steve Slaton and Duane Brown have already been alternating in and out of the starting lineups and now add linebacker Xavier Adibi ... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:07:31 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11707056?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11688653?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11688653?source=rss_blogs_NFL "They only way you work out of stuff like this is to keep showing up for work everyday and keep busting your tail and playing hard and something good will happen to you." - Gary Kubiak ... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:17:43 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11688653?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11670570?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11670570?source=rss_blogs_NFL As the Houston Texans move on to face their next opponent, the Indianapolis Colts, the one thing they won't do is dwell on the 41-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. "It’s Wednesday now. So now, we’re just getting ready for the Colt ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:16:55 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11670570?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11640761?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11640761?source=rss_blogs_NFL "Every guy has to be held accountable. Until that happens, we’re going to be in this same situation." - Dunta Robinson ... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:39:56 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11640761?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11621012?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11621012?source=rss_blogs_NFL " Turnovers, turnovers.” ... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:42:04 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11621012?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11567379?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11567379?source=rss_blogs_MLB Eric Kay has posed a challenge to the bloggers of Sportsline. Write an essay on what you would do if you were a baseball GM for a day. ... Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:44:43 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11567379?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11529796?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11529796?source=rss_blogs_NFL With Ahman Green hobbled, rookie Steve Slaton looks to carry the bulk of the load against the best rushing defense in the NFL Sunday when the Houston Texans host the Baltimore Ravens in the Ike Bowl. The Ravens are allowing just 64.2 yards rushing pe ... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:23:57 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11529796?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11516953?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11516953?source=rss_blogs_NFL As the Houston Texans prepare to face the Baltimore Ravens this week, I think back upon the best book about life in the NFL I have ever read. It is entitled Next Man Up and is written by John Feinstein. ... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:48:09 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11516953?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11492356?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11492356?source=rss_blogs_NFL sage n. One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom. From thefreedictionary.com. ... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:13:05 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11492356?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11470377?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11470377?source=rss_blogs_NFL The Houston Texans came into this game with a lot of hope, really thinking they had a good chance at this game. “We felt like we could go out and beat that team. They were a very good football team, a very good defense. We were up to the test, ... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:15:51 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11470377?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11459007?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11459007?source=rss_blogs_NFL The Houston Texans fell back to Earth today, falling to the Minnesota Vikings 28-21, as once again, the dreaded turnover reared its ugly head. The Texans tossed two redzone interceptions and lost a fumble on the Vikings side of the ball, effectively ... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 0:41:26 EST http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11459007?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11434844?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11434844?source=rss_blogs_NFL The Texans' offense will be heading into Minnesota tomorrow with three key components hobbling just a little bit. WR Andre Davis is out with an injured finger, HB Ahman Green is listed as questionable with a thigh injury and WR Kevin Walter is li ... Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:30:48 EDT http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/10411994/11434844?source=rss_blogs_NFL 100 http://images.sportsline.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://rob-toxin.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/10411994 100