He even managed to outscore Wisconsin's John Clay

He even managed to outscore Wisconsin's John Clay.Brett Swenson is one of the most prolific kickers in recent memory. As far as that's concerned, he comes from right lineage.Michigan State has produced some of the college game's greatest kickers. Does the name Morten Andersen ring a bell X-Factor/All purpose: Keshawn Martin (So.) Michigan StateThe X-factor can be debated for hours.But I'm going to get this one out of the way; it's Michigan State's Keshawn Martin.Martin is the most electrifying player in the Big Ten, possibly in the country.Put Martin in as a receiver, give him the ball on an end around, or let him throw it (he was a high school quarterback), he can do it all.Martin racked up over 1,000 all-purpose yards in his sophomore campaign, was fifth in the conference in punt return average, and third in kick returns.The sophomore will be making Spartan fans say "How in the hell did he do that" for two more years, while burning your favorite Big Ten team's defense on big play after big play. . Man! I can smell the turkeyMmmmmm, some sweet potatoes, and cornbread dressing!!! hecKya! Pecan pie, & gallons of sweet tea!! Holy high blood pressure I love thanksgiving!I love theMacy's day parade, I love getting out the Christmas decorations, I love the smell of food cooking all day, I love to listen to my very loud uncle or even my idiot brother-in-law, cause its all part of Thanksgiving, and another part of this truly American holiday is college football rivalry games!Love em!! Alabama vs Auburn, Texas vs Texas A&M, Florida vs FSU., Georgia vs Georgia Techetc. The BCS top three, all have rivalry games this week, Alabama in the uncivil war down in the plains of Auburn, down on the plainest little village on the plains, the odds makers have Alabama favored by 10, but if I were you Id hang on to that money, cause you just dont ever know whats going to happen in the Iron Bowl! The Longhorns travel to College Station, to play Texas A&M, The Aggies have won 2 out of the last 3 games, but I dont think the Aggies will make it 4 out of 5, and neither do the Vegas Boys- Texas by 22.Alabama native and AARP poster child Bobby Bowden and his Tallassee kids travel to Gainesville, to wrestle a gator! FSU has been playing a little better as the season progressed winning 4 out of its last 5, but Urban and his gang have won 21 in a row, so it looks like The Gators, the Tide and the Longhorns will be atop the polls and computers going into Championship week. But lets not look to far ahead cause its rivalry week! Boise State who has the 96th rated schedule according to Jeff Sargin, has its biggest opponent in 11 games when Nevada travels to Smurf field, then they finish the season with the 157th ranked team in the Sargin poll New Mexico State.This week TCU finishes its regular season against 1-10 New Mexico Lobos, the Wolves are ranked 147th in the computer whizs poll and the Vegas guys, have TCU a 43 point favorite, thats seven touchdowns better than the Lobos. Of the three lower tier undefeated teams, as I have said before, Cincinnati has the toughest road left, this week they host Illinois, who is at the bottom of theBig-Ten but still are aBig-Ten team, then Cinc ends the year with a huge contest versus a very goodPittsburgh team, and it will be even bigger if Pitt can survive rivalry week, as they take on the West Virginia Mountaineers, with a win for the Panthers, that will set up a top ten match up that may send the winner into a chance for an national championship, a slight chance but a chance.But thats for next week, this week is Turkey time! Damn I can already smell the gravy! Has anyone seen my elastic pants . NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More and more male athletes are developing unhealthy eating behaviors after seeing the competitive advantage a leaner physique can bring, a sports medicine doctor warns in a new report.

HealthRecent deaths among wrestlers have raised awareness of eating disorders and their potentially deadly consequences among male athletes, but Dr James L. Glazer told Reuters Health he's increasingly seeing problematic eating behavior among men engaged in other sports at the recreational level, such as cyclists, triathletes and Nordic skiers.Eating problems may first arise in a recreational athlete when he loses a few pounds as a result of training, explained Glazer, of the Maine Medical Center in Portland."Often he'll notice that he's getting faster and that his placement when he competes is getting higher and better," he added. Seeing this change for the worse may be enough to convince him to change his habits for the better, he added."Many men can turn things around just with a little bit of increased awareness about nutrition and healthy weight," Glazer said.However, men with body dysmorphic disorder, who see themselves as overweight even if they are emaciated, may come up with other reasons for their drop in performance, and resist the idea that they have a problem. "Those can be very difficult cases to treat," Glazer commented.Anyone with an eating disorder should see a nutritionist and either a psychologist or psychiatrist, he advised. "Sometimes medications are appropriate and helpful and sometimes athletes get into so much trouble with unhealthy eating that they need to be hospitalized, but that's a real minority."Glazer acknowledged that while the current emphasis on fighting obesity and inactivity has been of great benefit to public health, it may also have led many health professionals to overlook the potential for eating disorders in men who are too thin and perhaps even too active.Also, he added, there is currently no established consensus on when it is safe for a male athlete with a history of disordered eating to return to his sport.SOURCE: Current Sports Medicine Reports, November/December 2008. Health.

The seven year drought would look to end with the revamped Coyotes. Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippett has built up an early Coach of the Year resume under a new and improved Coyotes roster. I have broken down the Top 10 moves the Coyotes made in the off-season to find out just who gives the most credit out of the new and improved Phoenix Coyotes At the conclusion we will discover which Coyote could challenge Shane Doan for Team MVP at the end of the season. Taylor Pyatt signed a one year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes back on Sept. 2 after becoming an unrestricted free agent after playing the last three seasons with the Vancouver Canucks.During his time in Phoenix he has played in 17 games, including playing against his younger brother Tom Pyatt, a member of the Montreal Canadians, back on Nov 12. In 17 games with the Coyotes, Pyatt has registered one goal and two assists.It has been a rough year for Pyatt who lost his fiancée in a car accident back in April.

Despite the loss, Pyatt continues to be a second generation hockey player as his father, Nelson Pyatt, played a couple seasons in the NHL back in the 1970s.. Back on June 27, the Coyotes traded a 7th round draft pick to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Shaun Heshka The trade has played off well for the Coyotes. In seven games with the Coyotes, Heshka has shown that he deserves to keep his position as a member of the Coyotes Heshka isnt known as scoring defenseman. In fact the last time Heshka scored a goal was back when he played with the Everett Silvertips back in the 2005-2006 season. Heshka has registered two assists during his seven game try-out with the Coyotes. It wouldnt surprise me to see the Coyotes hold onto Heshka after Michlaek and Jovanovski return from their injury.