Via Sports Biz comes the best idea I've ever heard. CBS is going to let you create your own "One Shining Moment" at the end of the Tourney....

CBSSports.com is allowing fans to create their own highlight clip set to the song "One Shining Moment," which will play for the 22nd straight year at the end of this year's tournament. Last night, I caught up with "One Shining Moment" composer David Barrett who licensed the rights to CBSSports.com for the highlight clips this year. "I'm really glad CBS decided to do something with this," Barrett told me.

Barrett said that he does receive checks from iTunes as a result of cashing in off the song, but "it's not like I'm doing as well as the girl who was with Eliot Spitzer," Barrett said, making reference to Ashley Dupre, who reportedly made more than $200,000 in digital downloads in a week.

I really wish I could create one that would just repeat Adam Morrison crying over and over for the length of the song. How funny would that be? Okay not that funny but entertaining. Or just throw in that Wichita State cheerleader for the hell of it.

March Madness Biz Notes (CNBC: Sports Biz)

From AZ Central via Shakedown Sports comes the news that the Super Bowl Kickoff thingy the NFL had planned now has a band! The band is one of the staples of American music. U2, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Coldplay do not hold a candle to this force of melodic perfection!

If you remember these hits from the 1990s and early 2000s, you'll want to rock out at the free party at Glendale's Westgate City Center marking 100 days until next year's Super Bowl.

Sugar Ray, the Southern California rock band led by singer and Extra co-host Mark McGrath, will be the headlining act at the "Countdown to Kickoff . . . 100 Days and Counting" celebration Oct. 27.

"We feel this will appeal to a broad audience, including families, everyone in the community who wants to come out to a fun football festival, and our sponsors," said Erin Brin, vice president of events for the host committee.

("Is Right Said Fred not available? Maybe the Proclaimers??? No? Damn. Fine, tell Sugar Ray we'll take them."- Erin Brin)

True story....I saw Sugar Ray play at the Fairfax Virginia County Fair last year. Mark McGrath is as dreamy as ever in case you were wondering.

Arizona Is Going to Party Like It’s 1998 (Shakedown Sports)
Sugar Ray on for Super countdown (AZ Central)

I know I've used this photo before, but I just love it too much to not use it again.

3:55- Cedric the Entertainer on a couple of runs, and he slips on the "soupy field". Gould back out for another kick. Not sure why the Bears are only going with Benson in the first half. Goulet hits it through.

6-0 Chi-town

Signal to Noise said...I know it's not Deadspin, but: yes, yes, yes, no.

Joe is going with the mock turtleneck for this one.....and all black at that. All he needs is some slippers and a pipe.

Where is Tony Siragusa?.......I'm extremely upset.

3:57- Saints go three and out again......and the Bears D is getting in a groove.

4:05- Troy and Joe comment on Benson being in the game about 15 minutes after I did. Grossman hits Clark on a pretty pass up the seam. 1st down.

Why do I feel another FG coming?

Grossman throws it away, and yes......another FG.

9-0.

4:14- Eazy, Breesy, Beautiful......Brees picks up a first on a nice fake and run. A comedy pyramid on Saints' lineman Stinchcomb begins in the household. Saints punt yet again.

"The Dangerous Devin Hester Awaits"- JB, Enough with the 12th Grade English Poetry submissions. Alliteration aside Buck.....I'll take my chances in the tournament.

4:20- Thomas Jones gets a carry and picks up a first down. Good call on Benson Lovie. Another huge TJ run and the Bears a rolling down the field to another FG.

Chicago is inside the Ten, and the combo back of TJ and CB have over 100 yards. Run it three times in a row.

Touchdown Bears.......TJ on the score. Wow....he dominated the Saints on that drive.

16-0

4:30- Brees gets some time to throw the ball and hits Colston for a long gain, and then hits Henderson on the next play. There's a minute left.....why are you calling a timeout there? Bad move.

False start on Stinchcomb and laughter insues.

Brees to Colston on a slant and a Saints score.......they're still in this one America.

16-7 Bears.

That'll be our score at the half. Break time.....see you in a few. Or wait....Grossman runs off the field and then throws a ball out of bounds. Lovie is a pretty bad game manager. Now they down the ball......that was odd.