Robin is off to the Winter Classic and Carol is going to be looking for her on TV, holding down the fort at the elaborate recording studio. Hopefully it won’t rain 2 inches.

Whatever happens, even if Robin gets arrested and Carol had no cable and starts a minor riot, we promise to not blame it on Tiger Woods.

Episode 198

NCAA Punishments, Olympic Teases and NFL Overtimes with The Girls!

Today The Girls are coming to you live from The Shed where Mike Leach was holed up when everyone else got the memo that concussions are supa-bad. And now he has lots of time to think about his tough love after receiving a little tough love from Texas Tech. Hope he has a backup plan. Maybe he should go to The Shed and think about it. That’s what we would do.

Maybe he can check out the new opening in Florida. Oh. Maybe not. Urban Meyer just unretired. He needs to take a lesson from Mr. Retirement himself, Brett Favre. You need to leave us with more time to ponder your absence before you thrust yourself upon us again. Like a fortnight, maybe. Not just an overnight. But we have the Olympics to focus on as Bode Miller takes to the slopes and Johnny Weir, a Fantoo Girls fav, gets creative with Lady GaGa. Here’s a teaser becasue you know we cannot resist…

We attempt to find out who’s who in Curling and fail. But we discover the art of Roller Derby and won’t rest till it’s an Olympic sport. Go Daddy would be all over it. Robin’s suitably distracted by the upcoming Winter Classic and the morose weather report that suggests a slicker and rain boots for the OUTDOOR hockey game. It’s a wee bit hard to play hockey in rain. Snow, yes. Rain…not so much. But if the weather doesn’t comply, you can always check out the rosters for the Olympic ice hockey matches. Yes, Jerry in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, they will include NHL players, as you will learn in our Fan-Tutor. But only for this year. 2014 is up in the air.

And you thought concussions were only for those on the ice or the gridiron. No, says Ron Artest, who was bitten by the bug as he played Santa on Christmas. His wife was perched over him, raising him from his fall-induced slumber. TMZ reports that there was no golf club in site, but a synthetic basketball was spotted rolling from the scene. Get better Artest - those Lakers need you!

And now for the dog-and-pony portion of our sports offering…

Looking for a summer breeze in the midst of all this Winter? Look no further. Tony Parker and Eva Longoria are a ray of sunshine in this little diddy. The Girls are hard at work selecting a song for their very own parody. Thinking something from Clockwork Orange might be just right.

Can you believe the final moments of the NFL regular season are upon us? Seems like it was just 2008 and we were discussing who will rest their starters, who will sneak into the playoffs and who thinks (erroneously) they have been mathematically eliminated from contention.

Actually, that would be Rex Ryan circa 2009, who is a hair’s width away from the promised land after slaying Goliath’s stand-ins in Indy. If Indy is eliminated in the first round you can bet the team will be playing games on Sunday from now till training camp. We wonder if the Indy fans would have been totally cool with it should Peyton have landed himself on the concussed list in a meaningless game. You play to win the game, right?

Tom Cable IS Nostradamus. He is correct: without JaMarcus Fatus the Raiders would be in the playoffs. Maybe he’s not Nostradamus. Maybe he can evaluate talent and Al Davis should start evaluating his exit strategy with a little help from Roger Goodell. If, and we do mean if, Al Davis dies, how long before someone discovers his death was a little assisted? And how long before Brad Childress throws up his hands (accidentally touching a referee) and says, “You do it!” to Brett Favre? Probably already happened. And he just might do it. If the Packers don’t spoil his party. Lastly, how is it that the NFL always has the right match-ups late in the season? Another Cowboys V Eagles showdown heads our way this Sunday. It will be a battle. Let’s just hope everyone lands in one piece with their enhanced crotches intact.

Which leads us to this week’s IT HAS TO BE SAID. So grab your undies, your noise maker and don’t drink and bake…it’s time to talk sports with The Girls!

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