The Updated Blog Plans Are Complete!

To all those who still happen to have my blog under your blogroll or RSS feeds or whatever, congratulations, you are the first to see the revamp of The Rich Liebig Blog!

I know, quite an honor.

Sorry about the absence of news blogging, there's no excuse to really cover it. Turning 21 gives you a different set of priorities to worry about. You know, like is that asshole bartender going to make your drink so strong that you have to leave the bar after one drink because you've been annoying all night by singing "Oh My My" by Ringo Starr since you walked into the place.

A run-on sentence. Great way to come back into blogging. Also, that's not based on any sort of real life experience; it was just a hypothetical situation.

Now, you might be asking where is some actual news opinion here in this post? Well, just in time for the new look for the website, my good buddy and "Hangers" tag team partner Steve Jiwanmall happened to use some of my thoughts to make a delightful Campus Philly article on how college students are expecting the Eagles to do this season with new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb. Click here to see it. I'm the first opinion, you know, no big deal.

So there you have it folks. The updated blog plans are now complete. This station is now fully operational once again. Now to actually write about the news....

Is that Brett Favre coming back...AGAIN?! THIS IS WHAT I CAME BACK TO BLOG FOR?!

NFL Thanksgiving Coverage

First off, before I do some NFL analyzing which I was going to do in this post originally -- have you noticed that when you order out food, the portions have become noticeably smaller? Is it because of the downward economy? Is it because people know you can screw around with take-out orders since they probably won't complain about it? Is it because of the rap music? President-Elect Barack Obama, please get on this.

Anyway, we'll be coming down the home stretch soon of the NFL 2008-09 season, and this is my favorite time of the NFL season because now we pretty much know where everybody stands, we can pick who's making the playoffs, and who's got the best shot at winning the Super Bowl.

So, without further ado, here's some points I got to mention:

• An All New York Super Bowl IS a Possibility -- The Giants right now are the most complete team in the NFC. They can roll into any place, any time right now and win the game. They're leading the NFC at 10-1, and are undefeated in the NFC. Although they've got a somewhat tough schedule, I think there's no doubt they should be able to clinch homefield advantage. I have the Giants finishing at 12-4 or 13-3. They are the complete package right now. On the other hand, the New York Jets are blossoming right now after winning two big games -- one after the former great division rival Patriots and one with the former-undefeated Titans. The Jets are making some noise, as they are scoring the most points in the AFC and aren't sorry for it. And the rest of the Jets schedule this season isn't that bad: Broncos, 49ers, Bills, Seahawks, and Dolphins. All of these games are winnable. If the Jets keep this momentum and high-powered offense going, they could end up 12-4 or 13-3 as well. Giants VS Jets for the Super Bowl? Sounds exciting, as far as I'm concerned. But it would be a bummer that an all New York City Super Bowl would have to be played in Tampa Bay.
• Donovan McNabb Is Done -- In this season where quarterbacks are achieving passing records in accuracy (i.e., Brett Favre has a record 70-75% completion rate in the last three games), Donovan McNabb is really disappointing. He's thrown one interception for every quarter he's been in for the last couple of games, and he's definitely not working with the Eagles' offense right now. Also, McNabb is 32 years old and is carrying a $10 million contract under the Eagles' salary cap. Whether you like it or not folks, McNabb's on his way out of Philly. The meltdown with the Baltimore Ravens was the cataylist needed to start McNabb's trip out of the Eagles' organization.
• Is My Dream of an 0-16 NFL Season True?! -- This could be it, folks! The Detroit Lions could legitmately go 0-16 this season, much to my heart's delight! The Lions are right now 0-11, and here's the last 5 games of their season: Titans, Vikings, Colts, Saints, and the Packers. All of these teams are at least at .500, and all of them look to pick up wins over the Lions as the playoff hunt gets tighter and tighter. Only the Vikings look a little shady to me, but other than that, I think we could see the Lions go 0-16! HOORAY AT PERFECT IMPERFECTION! The Dolphins teased me last season when they went 1-15, but I think the Lions this year could go all the way...down in a hole in the ground to the center of the earth! 0-16, here we come!
• WTF Fair Catch Kick Thing?! -- Honestly, did YOU know what was going on? I sure as hell didn't. Not to rehash my previous points, but can you imagine Donovan McNabb or the Lions (or better yet, Donovan McNabb with the Lions) trying to understand this?

We'll see how the rest of the NFL season turns out. I might have some time this Thanksgiving weekend to do some more NFL Coverage, but we'll see if the turkey does me in again...

My Stimulus Package & My Holiday Break

Alright, folks. No big news headlines to report, so I guess I'm going to coast on through this post. Assuming no other big news stories happen this week, I'm going to take a break from this blog but I will be back after the Independence Day holiday weekend. So don't fret, my fellow reader, I will be back soon. In the meantime, check out the Stimulus Package Music Video. You won't believe what these guys can do with their Stimulus checks. So, until we meet again, I'm your reporter in the field, Rich Liebig, and I'm wishing you a great holiday weekend! See you guys next week!

Finally Got Around to Starting An Official Blog

Hey, you fine folks! Welcome to the Official Rich Liebig Blog. I am "The One And Only" Rich Liebig and I am going to use this blog to write my opinions and commentaries on the current news. I plan to cover Politics, Sports, Movies, Music, and other things that I find fascinating. Then, I plan to use the material I have typed on this blog to use for ideas/discussions for my radio show at WEXP, La Salle University Radio, "The Rich & Dubie Show" (shout out to Cory Anotado -- YAY WEXP Promotions!).

But for right now, I'll be tinkering around on what I can do to customize the blog. Don't worry though, I will get around to doing my first news story soon.