10 Questions coming off this loaded sports weekend…pick a few and share your thoughts:

1. How much Ryder Cup did you watch this weekend? I caught some of Friday, more of Saturday, and almost none of it on Sunday. Kinda wish I had tuned in for more of it, but the NFL has quite a grip on my Sunday afternoon viewing.

2. Cowboys, Giants, Broncos, Titans, Ravens (2-0), and Bills. Those are your undefeated NFL Teams after Week 3. The Giants eeked out their win over the Bungles…ditto for the Bills, who scored 10 points in the final 4 minutes against a porous Oakland defense. My instant reaction is that the Cowboys and Eagles are the cream of the NFC and the Broncos and Titans might be the best of the AFC. Have you seen Tennesee’s Defense? Pretty impressive.

3. If Ronnie Brown was on your fantasy football bench this weekend, raise your hand (and then punch yourself in the face with it. If he was on your opponent’s bench, pump your fist with reckless glee!

4. The SEC owns 3 of the top 5 spots in the new AP rankings, but USC and Oklahoma remain at the top as they were idle this week. How did your college football team do this weekend?

5. In a related story, is Chad Gibbs alive after Auburn’s tough loss to LSU, or did he hang himself with toilet paper at Toomer’s Corner?

6. Moving to baseball…of this group, which two teams should be getting the golf clubs ready for next monday? The Phillies, Mets, Brewers, White Sox, and Twins? Anyone want to go out on a limb and predict a collapse for the Mets, Phils, or ChiSox?

7. Sticking with baseball, anyone got a shot to win their fantasy baseball league with 1 week of games left? I can’t even talk about how I did in the PFB Fantasy Baseball league at this point, but in my Roto Keeper League I’m in first place by a couple points over Geof with just 7 days to go. I’ll keep you posted.

8. Lance Berkman and the Houston Astros lashed out at the MLB for scheduling their home games at “Wrigley North” in the wake of Ike. “Major League Baseball has always valued the dollar more than they do the individual, the players and their families,” Berkman said.

9. What will happen first this week? Boo Weekley will sober up, Brian Westbrook will have the MRI on his ankle, or Lane Kiffin will get fired?

10. Have you ever been to Yankee Stadium? I’ve never been there myself, but I always heard it was a great place to catch a game…not to mention the history of the place.

Any other thoughts on the spots weekend, Upon Further Review?

Dear U.S. Ryder Cup Team,

We don’t care if you lose.

No seriously, we don’t care.

Do we want you to play well and represent our country by playing great golf? Of course. Do we want you to beat the Europeans? Yes, we definitely do. Are we going to lose any sleep if you get beat? Nope, not even a wink.

So listen, just go out there and have fun. While you ARE representing our country, you ARE NOT carrying the hopes and cares of all the country on your shoulders. That’s Barack Obama’s job, from what i’ve been told. You’re just playing golf.

So before you go out there and play against those anti-dentite Brits, I want you all to consider losing. Think about it. Ingest it. Digest it. Poop it out. And realize, it’s not a big deal. If you lose, your lives will go on. You’ll still be great golfers making ridiculous amounts of money for hitting a small ball into a slightly bigger hole. You’ll still have beautiful wives, great families, and no man-boobs. (Well, except for you Phil, but your wife is extra pretty, so it evens out.) And unless the entire slate of college and pro football games get canceled this weekend, no one will be talking about your play on Monday anyway.

In conclusion, please play well and have a good time out there, knowing that we are OK if you lose. Really, we don’t care. I’m serious. Just have fun. Really. Go on now…go play golf and have fun. Let us know how it turns out!

Sincerely,

Bryan Allain of Prayers For Blowouts
(and the other commenters who approve of this message)