I understand there is frustration associated with the 24-hour “All Tebow, All The Time” coverage. I don’t know that I agree with the proposition that the national media ignored the Ravens’ wins over Pittsburgh this season.

In fact, I remember myriad stories coming into and heading out of Week 1. “Could Flacco beat the Steelers?”

Am I the only one to remember those debates? It was the thing that dominated the preseason analysis of the Ravens. After the win, Flacco and the Ravens received their love in the press for winning the first round (they got proper love for earning the season sweep), but lest we forget, this is a perennial conference title contender.

The “he just wins” (I know he’s piled up a ton of them) doesn’t work in Baltimore. It doesn’t work in New York – never has.

You’re expected to win double-digit for the Ravens, and even in the Baltimore press, Flacco’s efforts are dissected and plays are singled out in convincing wins. The defense receives the headlines (Suggs this year) and Ray Rice is a favorite in fantasyland. But, it’s business as usual there (and in New York).

For Tebow and the Broncos, it’s a new world order. They were 1-4 and sinking. Plugging in Tebow was, at the time, more a PR move than a football move. And, it’s worked. And week after week, regardless of circumstance, it’s worked. The legend grew.

Again, this isn’t just about football. SI put the man on the cover twice in four weeks. I want to know the sell-through numbers at supermarket checkouts. He moves the needle. He incites passion.

We, as football consumers, know well the ins and outs of each team. We know the players, the stats and break it down in every manner possible. The Tebow story is for the masses.

The ticker-tape parade brings coverage. The big dance in Indianapolis brings the spotlight. Given the chance in the playoffs, Flacco will have the opportunity to

My point is that, to this day, I’m consumed by minutia and trivial facts. That’s quite obvious, or I wouldn’t be watching a ton of tape, scrawling tiny notes in the margins and living in Excel. Nor would I have the ability to connect actors and actresses from bit roles to much later roles, particularly if they appeared on “Law & Order” or “Saved By The Bell.” I have crazy range as a walking version of IMDB.

Most of my friends and work colleagues are as obsessed with statistics, box scores, rankings, award winners, league leaders and champions as I am. A quick work meeting or dinner devolves into a multi-hour debate about the heroes and villains of the sporting world, framed, of course, by the cities in which the participants were raised. Naturally, those “meetings” tend to occur at establishments with a ton of flatscreen televisions and ongoing trivia games.

I received an invite from a friend to check out a new competition that began in Week 1 of the current NFL season. It’s called “The Season” and builds off of the long-established Buzztime platform. You know. Those are the screens you’re watching as you wolf down wings and suds at HOOTERS or Buffalo Wild Wings. You always leave the establishment feeling a little smarter and puffing your chest out. Don’t lie. That 1965 AL MVP knowledge (Zoilo Versalles) had to come in handy sometime.

Anyway, “The Season” unites fans of teams across different bars and time zones. Jersey-clad participants team up to answer trivia questions against fans of that week’s opponent on the actual professional slate. (There were an inordinate number of Raiders jerseys at the bar I visited, priming the pump for a “Why the Raiders should come back to LA” column.) Fans answer multiple choice trivia questions and earn points based on the speed in which they buzz in correctly. The game is divided into quarters and includes football staples such as the “Hail Mary” and “Two-minute Drill.”

It’s your chance to represent your favorite team and show off your knowledge. Embrace your inner Cliff Clavin. Perhaps there’s a fellow triviaphile that catches your eye as you dominate a round of trivia while ensconced in a Vince Wilfork jersey.

If you can’t shake yourself free of “bath night” for your kids or get stuck in traffic, you can chime in on your smartphone.

Think of yourself as Joe Montana or John Elway … or that crazy uncle who would have been your “life line” to put you over the top. Your team needs you!

Click “> here to find out how you can get in the game.

I’ll be down at the end of the bar.

For $750 per hour, people can learn to use an excavator or bulldozer after completing a short training session. Sadly, the economy has left many of these machines idle, so Ed Mumm got creative.

Go Get Your Sandbox!

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I’m intrigued. Do I get a certificate to take to a prospective employer? Do I get a discounted rate if I were to then rent a piece of equipment? You know, maybe I can leave less of a deposit before I roll it down the street?

OK, so this isn’t exactly the best in terms of music. Let’s call it what it is … it’s inspirational.

David Pollock, who played Rudi in “The Bad News Bears” with the great Walter Matthau, has worked closely with the military while at Rocketdyne and has been active in his community. Now, he wants more.

Rudi Stein Runs for Congress

And then, I saw this … Hong Kong Phooey with Eddie Murphy in the works

Alcon Entertainment will produce the adaptation of the Hanna Barbera cartoon, a dog that is janitor by day and that fights crime using classic karate moves at night. You’re messing with Scatman!

And, they’re doing it with Eddie Murphy! Why is he the go-to guy? Can’t another actor scream and yell and lend voice to an animated animal or interact with CGI gerbils?

Can they just find enough tape of Scatman to do some digital magic?

Roethlisberger Looking to Become a $1 Billion Movie Star, Too

Add another set of zeroes and derision from fans around the AFC. The Steelers are going Hollywood.

Bunny in a Tutu

I would just suggest that he open or go to work for a “Cash for Gold” place. It’s acceptable to dress like a chicken, gorilla or seemingly any other animal while wearing a sandwich board.

This particular list is the cure-all to all of life’s ills. You have the invisibility cloak, liquid luck & so much more. You’ll never have problems again!

What’s on your Harry Potter Wish List ?

A bust by the Torrance Police here in Calfornia netted eight arrests and a TON of marijuana. I know that we use the euphemism “ton” a lot, but the police literally recovered more than a TON — 2,648 pounds!

Big Bust

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