WWE issued a press release today announcing that Smackdown is officially moving to MyNetworkTV.

I’m sure lots of other people will either proclaim this as the end of WWE, the salvation of MyNetworkTV, or as an indictment on society because another station picked them up. Here are my instant thoughts.

First off, who even realized they had MyNetworkTV? I’ve had it ever since the WB merged with UPN. The local UPN channel became CW and the local WB eventually became MyNetworkTV. Not that I ever watched it. I barely even knew it was a network. In fact, I’m still not convinced it’s a network.

I went to the MyNetworkTV website, and apparently they have a few shows they carry. Most of them look like the standard fare you’ll find playing in syndication during lame timeslots. You know, silly videos of drag cars bursting into flames or gossip shows talking about celebrities. The only thing that looks remotely original is Paradise Hotel 2. Of course even that’s not original as it is a remake of a British show. Not only that, but it’s a remake that started on FOX and has jumped networks for season two. So they have that stuff…and now WWE.

End of the day, it’s a step back for the WWE, but it’s still better than being broadcast on Sci-Fi.

Speaking of, WWE’s ECW is currently airing on Sci-Fi for the next 35 or so minutes. Enjoy!

As most anyone that knows me can attest, I absolutely love football. That makes this about the most boring part of the year for me. All the games are over and I have to hold out for little morsels like the NFL combine or the draft or anything I can have to appease my appetite.

One of my favorite things, though, is getting my hands on next season’s schedules as soon as I can so that I can start planning which games I’m going to make it to this year. Not to mention, since my teams have a tendency to suck, it allows me to start bitching about the man holding my team down as early as possible.

I just realized that the University of Cincinnati released its football schedule for next season. It’s a tough slate and here it is:

Aug. 28 - vs. Eastern Kentucky
Sep. 6 - at Oklahoma
Sep. 20 - vs. Miami (OH)
Sep. 27 - at Akron
Oct. 3 - at Marshall
Oct. 11 - vs. Rutgers
Oct. 25 - at Connecticut
Oct. 30 - vs. USF
Nov. 8 - at West Virginia
Nov. 14 - at Louisville
Nov. 22 - vs. Pittsburgh
Nov. 29 - vs. Syracuse
Dec. 6 - at Hawai’i

More importantly to me as a lifelong Big Blue fan, the University of Kentucky released its schedule months ago. I don’t think I need to even mention the difficulty of the SEC East. It’s a beast every year and with the senior departures from last season, I only feel comfortable projecting four wins (though I feel five is more realistic):

Aug. 30 - at Louisville
Sept. 6 - vs. Norfolk State
Sept. 13 - vs. Akron
Sept. 27 - vs. Temple
Oct. 4 - at Alabama
Oct. 11 - vs. South Carolina
Oct. 18 - vs. Arkansas
Oct. 25 - at Florida
Nov. 1 - at Mississippi State
Nov. 8 - vs. Georgia
Nov. 15 - vs. Vanderbilt
Nov. 29 - at Tennessee

Noteworthy is that the Kentucky schedule will change. Temple has backed out of the game for the second straight year and will likely be replaced by Miami (OH). I’ll keep you posted on this schedule when it changes.

Last night was WWE’s last pay per view before WrestleMania.?I don’t normally watch this show live. In fact, I can only think of watching it once before in my life and that was for the return of the New World Order. I made an exception this year because I was invited to go to Louisville with Casey and a couple of her friends. We watched it at one of the few remaining Buffalo Wild Wings still showing the pay per views. It was a loud and boisterous affair, which led to more excitement watching the show. Unfortunately, it also means I may have missed some commentary and the like, so I may have missed something that will make the coming analysis incomplete.

In fact, I’m sure I missed something. I focused more on eating than actually paying attention during some of the matches. But that’s okay, you still get to read my thoughts on what I caught. It’s all after the cut.

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