Whats Up Next for 6Magazine

6Magazine is going places. Literally we are close to inking a distribution deal with a major publisher. So be ready to see 6Magazine on the streets in newsstands near you. God willing our first issue can hit stands by November 2008, worst case scenario 6Magazine will be on newsstands February 2009. Check us out though as we will be providing cutting edge interviews with some of the top NFL and College stars that will be posted on the blog. Send us your comments on who you want interviewed and we will hold you down! Keep us in your prayers as we provide hip-hop and football. God bless and God speed.

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Ricky Writer

JIMMY Awards for the 3rd Week of the Football Season

Here are the Jimmy's for the 3rd week of the Football Season

NFL JIMMY's

Broncos WR Brandon Marshall

Marshall caught a second most single game NFL record, 18 balls for 166yards and a touchdown, while torching the vaunted Charges secondary of Antonio Cromartie, Quentin Jammer, and Antione Cason

Chargers RB Darren Sproles

Sproles blitzed the Broncos for 315 total yards and 2TDs. and provided two of the games more exciting plays with a 103 yard kick return and caught a short pass from Phillip Rivers and took it 66 yards for the score.

Giants DE Justin Tuck

Tuck had 3 tackles and 2 sacks, and also recorded an interception which he returned 41 yards for the td.

Packers CB Charles Woodson

Woodson had 4 passes defenses and 2 interception, one of which he took 41 yards back for the score.

Browns TE Kellen Winslow and Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha

They both looked fly as a "mug" as they bucked the NFL uniform policy and rocked the solid Brown socks with the black tape for Winslow and Asomugha donned the black socks with the black tape. They both said screw the ugly NFL white socks.

NCAA JIMMY's

Baylor QB Robert Griffin

Griffin set a Baylor QB rushing record by running for 217 yards on 11 carries and 2 touchdowns. He completed 7 of 15 passes for 129 yard and another touchdown.

Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford

Bradford got busy against the Washington Huskies as he went 18 for 21 with 304 yards and threw for 5 touchdowns and ran for another score. This man, threw more touchdowns than he had incompletions .....wow.

Georgia FS Reshad Jones

Jones had 6 tackles against the Gamecoks, and forced a key fumbled as a Gamecocks running back hurdled for the go ahead score before jones jarred the ball loose for and the Bulldogs recovered the fumble.

Are Mid-Week Games Compromising the Student Athlete Experience?

I was looking at this week’s college football schedule and realized that there is at least one game every day from Wednesday through Saturday. My first thought was “hell yeah, Wednesday is the new Saturday!” However, after some reflection I came to the conclusion that mid-week game scheduling is student-athlete exploitation at its finest. The landmark case University of Oklahoma, et al vs. NCAA in the fall of 1984 started the “Television Age” in college football. As a disclaimer: I understand that I am only touching the tip of the iceberg regarding student-athlete issues and the NCAA, I am sympathetic to the student athlete cause but for time sake I will only discuss how television can have a negative impact on the student athlete experience at any particular university. What the OU vs. NCAA case meant for the student athlete and football fans alike was that the NCAA could no longer limit the number of appearances an individual school could have on television each year. Furthermore, it led to the present schedule that sports fans are now used to the “Thursday, Friday, and Saturday” games every week. Another side effect most may not realize was a result of this case is conference realignment. Conferences both grew and crumbled because of the lucrative nature of the television contracts in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. This “rat race” for money is what led to the “Super Conferences” we are now used too. The more teams in a conference, the more lucrative the TV contract. This started with Arkansas leaving the SWC for the greener pastures of the SEC. This move was based largely on Arkansas wanting a piece of the “television revenue pie” so to speak. The remaining teams in the SWC either joined the Big 8 to form the Big 12 or were banished to smaller conferences. These moves in the early 1990s led to the current BCS system we have in place at the moment. Now back to the point. Here is a list of mid-week games this week.

Wednesday, September 17: Kansas State at Louisville

Thursday, September 18: No. 21 West Virginia at Colorado

Friday, September 19: Baylor at Connecticut

The focus here is money and not facilitating the best possible experience for the student athletes involved. I am sure that Kansas State practiced all weekend in order to prepare for their game at Louisville today. This takes away from the players’ ability to use their bye weekend off to catch up on their studies. Kansas State probably flew to Louisville Tuesday in order to play Wednesday. Which means that KSU players will miss not one but two days of classes in order to play this game “for the fans.” Lastly, all three of the previously mentioned games start at 8 p.m. Eastern time so that viewers can get home from work and be comfortable when the game comes on. What you don’t realize when you are enjoying the game during the evening is that it will probably take 3-4 hours to play, then the away team has to fly back home arriving around 5-6 the next morning, and therefore keeping the athletes from getting to bed until a late hour. Even if the game is either home or away, the time factor for these games must surely have an impact on the classes the student athlete has the next day. I looked at each of the above teams’ schedule and they will have no less than an 8 day layoff before their next day, giving them more than a standard break after this weeks game But has the NCAA become so shrouded with the revenues made in conjunction with the major television providers that the student athlete is no longer taken into consideration when planning the season? The traditional Saturday game has the least impact on the student athlete trying to earn a degree, a factor that must be kept in mind during the scheduling process. Not to mention that all players involved are amateurs and have numerous responsibilities outside of football and Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday games do not take this into consideration at all. So the next time you enjoy a game you probably did not even know was coming on early in the week, take a second to ponder the “bigger picture”, then sit back and enjoy the game because this trend will only increase in the future.

Peace, Political Linus

2005 College Football Season

Does anyone remember the 2005 College Football Season? Do you really? What I am talking about has nothing to do with the championship, Heisman, Outland Trophy, none of that.

I remember the days during the 05 season, when Reggie Bush and Devin Hester were both juniors, Ted Ginn, Jr. was a sophomore and a young DeSean Jackson was a freshman. ESPN's College Gameday Final had me at odds with myself. Do I go out to the party that ends at 2am, or do I stay here and watch College Gameday Final which will not begin until at least midnight and last for an hour. TiVo was a no go back then for me. No dinero homie.

Why did I need to watch it so bad, duh, because some of the best playmakers in College Football History were doing their thing.

I don't think there was a week that Bush, Hester, Ginn, or Jackson didn't score a spectacular touchdown.

I'm saddened today because none of the players today in the game are nearly that dynamic. I mean yes, there is DeMarco Muarry, Noel Devine, Graig Cooper, Pat White, Percy Harvin, Jahvid Best, Preston Parker, Joel McKnight and Moreno at UGA, but lets be real. Are we being thrilled with the plays that Bush, Hester, Jackson and Ginn gave us. Not by a long shot, and that's no disrespect to those holding it down now, its respect to those who killed it in 2005. So lets pay tribute to these boys.

Slackerville: The Bonk Chronicles

To Whom It May Concern:

My predictions for week three were disgusting and terrible and I want to issue a formal apology to all my faithful minions who read this blog regularly. I bust my tail to give it to you live and direct and I was just wrong this week.

THE UGLY:

I predicted that Kansas would win at South Florida. Wrong.

I predicted that UCLA would win at BYU. Very, very wrong I didn’t see this ass whooping coming at all. Max Hall and the Cougars really lit it up. I THOUGHT that since BYU barely won at Washington that they were not as good as advertised. I THOUGHT that since UCLA beat a good Tennessee team at home in week 1 that they were better than advertized. All this led me to believe that UCLA would win the game. However 5 frickin’ 9 to Nothing, Zip, Zero later, I realized that I am an idiot and should be banished from my Mac book until further notice. (Single tear running down my cheek).

P.S. I did not inhale.

I predicted that Georgia would win handily at South Carolina.

I stated:

“What’s a goon to a goblin? I assure you the Gamecocks will be able to tell you after this SEC East clash. USC has a very good defense especially their interior line and linebacking core, however Georgia led by Knowshon Moreno has too many weapons to be stopped. Georgia wins 42-17.”

What really happened:

Georgia needed not one but two last minute defensive stands to beat Gamecocks in Columbia. I must say that South Carolina has a defense that is very nasty and if their offense ever comes around they are going to raise hell in the SEC East. Georgia should not lose stock because every team has some close games during the year it is standard protocol. However, with the murderous schedule in Georgia’s near future they better pick it up or be banished from the top 25.

I predicted that Fresno State would beat Wisconsin at home.

Even though the score was close Wisconsin manhandled the Bulldogs all game long and the outcome really was not in jeopardy even though the Badgers won by three. This was not as egregious error as the first few game predictions but I was still wrong. I am not worthy, I’m not worthy!!!!!

I predicted that Michigan would beat Notre Dame.

Notre Dame won the battle winning handily 35-17. The war was lost, however, when Charlie Weiss the head coach for the Irish tore his ACL on the sideline. At this point I am unstable and a legitimate threat for suicide. Help……..please……. I suck at predicting games.

The Good

Hey everybody!!! The only two games I got right were the USC game and the Oklahoma game. I almost got the score right to the USC game and everybody including small prisonbound kindergarteners knew that OU was going to hang 79 thousand on the Huskies. Therefore, I will predict games for this coming week tomorrow but I will not deface 6 Mag anymore until I get my act together. I am competing unattached until further notice. I pray that my minions and evil football do-gooders will keep me in their thoughts and hearts as I fight through this. I swear I’ll make this up to you.

Sincerely, Your Fearless Loser El’ Captain Clayborne