Timing is everything. Spending the last week on Myrtle Beach golf courses while our buddies in Central New York deal with the first winter storm has been delicious.

Spending the last week in Myrtle Beach during the run-up to the South Carolina republican primary has been more painful than a Central New York snow dump. Talk about piling it higher and deeper. Every media outlet has been inundated with charges that either Willard Romney, Rick "Praise Cheeses" Santorum, or our own benefactor "The NEWT" is the sleaziest pol in the universe. Well, I'm convinced. They all are.

Picasner insists that each post should include something at least marginally related to sports, so here goes.

On Saturday, the North Carolina Tar Heels starred in a remake of the Night of the Living Dead in a lop-sided loss to Florida State.

Tom Jackson and Trent Dilfer are ESPN's most insightful NFL analysts. They nailed the Tebow question; it's not just about Tebow. A Denver commitment to Tebow means installing a complete college offense and drafting players appropriate for that offense for the next several years. We'll see if they're willing to take that risk.

Watch basketball or football without the audio and you'll see game detail that is otherwise obscured by the incessant blather talking heads. The Syracuse zone is living art as it expands and collapses with ball movement. Football's violence is accentuated without the expressionless drone of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. Eliminate the endless "You can't let that happen!" comments about something that just happened and you have a much better game.

A suggestion to the NFL and its broadcast partners. Offer the choice of two audio feeds for viewers with multi-channel audio receivers. One with the standard announcers and one with stadium audio only. If the announcers really add value, people will listen. If the stadium feed is selected the viewer will enjoy a closer "at the game experience." Both feeds will run the commercials keeping advertisers happy.

On the basball side, Michael, Kenny, and Flash have nothing to worry about. Televised baseball is so boring that not only are announcers necessary, but even Flash seems mildly interesting from time to time.

Sun is out. Gotta go.