Scott's Thoughts

I've only lived in Tampa for just over a year, and thinking about Mike Alstott's imminent retirement, I got to some more thinking.  He's probably one of the greats this area has seen.  But who takes the cake as the bay area's all-time top athlete?  Who's the most revered?  Tell me your thoughts, and why.

 

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer

We all know that if the Bucs break off another 4-12 season, it will be Gruden’s last in Tampa.  But what’s an acceptable record, 7-9, 8-8, or does it have to be better than that?

 

If the season isn’t a big success, is Gruden shown the door?  Or does this scenario play out: 

 

Bad season, but Gruden approaches Bucs brass with, “Look, I didn’t get to draft a single offensive player.  You forced me to go all defense, and that’s not the way I can build a team.  We’re coming along pretty well, and I need another year with a team I wasn’t allowed to craft during the draft.”

 

Can he effectively play that card, or does he take the moral road, and walk away?

 

I wanna know what you think Bucs fans.  Tell me how this will all play out.  Let’s get some discussion going on what I find to be a pretty interesting topic heading into the season.

 

 

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer

 

As of now (midnight on August 6), Barry Bonds is still tied with Hank Aaron.  But he will be on top at some point.  And there are only 6 members of the 300-300 club, that’s 300 homers and 300 steals in a career.  Nobody aside from Bonds has hit the 400-400 plateau, and Barry has even gone to the 500-500 level.  So, is he the greatest player of all-time?  Or do we have to wait until there’s definitive proof that he took performance-enhancing drugs?

 

Having said that, I wanna hear what you think, and why.  Rank these players that can be considered baseball’s best:

 

 

1. Barry Bonds

 

2. Willie Mays

 

3. Babe Ruth

 

4. Hank Aaron

 

5. Ty Cobb

 

6. Ted Williams

 

 

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer

 

Not that all of this has been proven, but I wanna know what you think, Tampa.  Who cheated the game of baseball most?  And tell me why.

 

 

1. Chicago Black Sox

 

2. Pete Rose

 

3. Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and other steroid users

 

 

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer

 

I’m not here to vilify Barry Bonds.  But watching his 755th career home run made me think more about Hank Aaron.  Bonds stared the ball down as it left the park, admiring his shot.  And he had every right to do so, as it was the shot that tied the greatest single record in American sports.  But, having seen replays many times of Aaron’s record-breaker, I notice that he ran out of the box, never posing, never self-indulgent.  And it reminded me of the class he had, and the lack of class Bonds exhibited.  Bonds has been surrounded by steroid questions.  Aaron had to deal with racial bigotry and unwarranted hatred when he was en route to passing the biggest name ever to wear a uniform in the legend that was, and still is Babe Ruth.  And he did it with class and dignity.

 

Do you really understand how great Aaron was?  We all know he blasted 755 homers.  Many are aware that he tops the list of all who have played in RBI’s and total bases.  But try to grasp this and comprehend…Henry Aaron has the third most base hits in the history of the game.  A guy who makes his living off of going deep, are you kidding me? I remember growing up in awe of players like Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs…watching these guy bang out hit after hit.  Neither of these pure base knockers is within 600 hits of Hammerin’ Hank.  And those two combined have 502 less homers than Aaron.  That is flat-out astounding.

 

Henry Louis Aaron was involuntarily passed the torch of African-American leadership once Jackie Robinson passed away.  But he took that torch, and ran with it, and ran with class.  Never a problem off the field, never causing controversy, Aaron took on that responsibility regardless if he wanted it or not.  And I think now, as he will be passed by Bonds, what an amazing player he was.  And more than that, Aaron is perhaps the biggest ambassador the sport has ever, or will ever see again.

 

 

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer

 

Since David Beckham made his American debut tonight, I got to thinking about some wacky stuff, for no real reason at all.  But maybe you can help me. 

Beckham’s wife is Posh Spice, one of the Spice Girls.  Only Ginger Spice seems legit.  Shouldn’t the others be named Thyme, Oregano, and Basil, or something like that?

 

Why is a member of the offensive line in football called a Tackle?  Shouldn’t he be doing everything he can to prevent his guys from being tackled?

  

Whenever Mike Lamb lays down a bunt to advance a runner, is he always the sacrificial lamb?

 

Get the feeling the Drew brothers are always thinking of the past?  Otherwise, JD and Stephen would be named Draw.  C'mon guys, live in the now!

And why do hometown baseball fans always boo when the opposing pitcher intentionally walks one of their guys during the first three pitches, yet cheer when that player begins to take his free base?

 

Since the British Open is going on…phonetically, Carnoustie can be spelled Car-New-Stee.  The course has been around for 500 years, so should it not be Caroldstie?

 

Speaking of golf, why is it the only profession that rewards its workers for being sub-par?  Stableford scoring is not part of this conversation.

  

Got more?  Please share.

  

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer

The dust has settled, and Billyball is back where it should be, the place it never shouldve thought to leave.  For Billy Donovan, Gainesville is great.  It's a place where he has built a college basketball empire, a perennial Top-10 program.  Back-to-back titles don't come around very often, and this is the place for him.

It's just a shame in my opinion that things went down the way they did.  It seems Donovan was pressured into the Magic job.  Was it the riches?  I don't think so.  Billy is a man of conviction, and he was set financially either way.  Seems when the rumors swirled like crazy last week that he was set to head to Orlando, he felt himself in a position he couldn't control, and I feel he caved under the pressure.  But after what have been called agonizing second thoughts, he's back in the collegiate game, a game that suits him far better.  It's a place he can teach, a place he can coach.  It's not a place where he would have to deal with the headaches of prima donna pros, who don't play the team game.  Billy's heart, in the end, lied in Gainesville, and ultimately, he's staying put.

I do worry, though.  I worry that his reputation has been tarnished.  I worry that he won't be able to be taken at his word anymore.  I worry that this bizarre turn of events will hurt his ability to recruit.  We all know he can coach like a mother.  But this man of such conviction may have lost his ability to make people believe in that very conviction.  I hope that's not going to be the case.  He's a good guy, a great coach, and someone the college game is perfect for.

I say, "Good move on not moving, coach."  I just wish we were talking about he and his Gators going for a 3-peat, and not about all that has transpired over the past few days.  Good luck, Billy.  I for one, and I'm sure I'm not alone, hope it all works out for you.

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer

Simply stated, I'm sick of Vick.  Is he an amazing talent?  Yes.  He may be the most talented athlete on the field every Sunday.  But it's not enough.  And actually, his completion percentage has gone down the past three seasons.  He's had back-to-back seasons of career highs in interceptions.  And the team he supposedly is the leader of, hasn't advanced far into the playoffs.  So what is he really?  He's a guy who sells jerseys and tickets.  But aside from his natural ability, he's been a sellout, one who's gone downhill since he joined the NFL.  I remember a few years back, when on a busted play, he ran down the field like he was shot from a cannon...two would-be tacklers collided into each other as Vick scored on a long run.  It was almost comical.  But it's far from funny now, as all he seems to do is end up in trouble.  What I now remember is a guy who hooked up with a girl while under the alias Ron Mexico.  I can recall the two middle fingers he extended to his home crowd last season after a poor performance.  His cannister that was confiscated in the airport.  And now, a guy who's possibly big-time into the cruel "sport" of dog fighting.  This is no sport, it's flat-out savage.  I have a yellow lab, the sweetest of dogs, who wouldn't know what the meaning of attack is.  I fear that she could come into contact with a dog who's been bred to kill, and it scares me.  The same fear a Vick nieghbor felt recently, when two of Vick's pit bulls were running around his neighborhood unleashed.  When the man asked Vick to have regards to children in the area, MV allegedly told him, "get the hell out of here," and mocked the man with laughter.  Dogs fighting until their bodies give out, their limbs are torn apart, or worse, death.  How does laughter escape Michael Vick's lips on this issue?  Because he thinks the rules don't apply to him.  He was annointed as the face of the NFL from Day 1, and he doesn't feel he needs to answer to anyone.  If he truly wasn't aware of the barbaric activity taking place in a house he owned, then I apologize.  But more and more people are coming out that confirm his involvement in dog fighting.  He's not been remotely the role model he should have been, so I'm inclined to believe in his involvement.  And he won't change unless forced to.  The new commish, Roger Goodell, has been swift in punishment for bad conduct of players since he took over office.  I hope he gets this taken care of.  And Falcons owner, Arthur Blank, who also owns Home Depot...well, I hope he can and will repair this house of cards, starting with getting rid of a guy who just doesn't get it.  Michael Vick isn't helping football, he's hurting it.  What has happened to the seemingly happy-go-lucky guy who could throw a ball 70 yards, the guy that made a pair of Minnesota Vikings defenders look silly?  I'm certainly not laughing right about now.

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer

 

So the Gators were as dominant in the Final Four this year as they were last.  It's a team that simply knows how to win, how to close.  You can't spell unselfish without UF.  They played the consumate team, and anyone who went up against them was doomed from the start.  All five starters averaging in double-digits.  Who do you guard, who do you double-team, if anyone?  Nobody had an answer for Florida when it was all said and done. 

But, it comes as no surprise...why?  "In this day and age, it's so hard to repeat.  Everyone leaves early or goes into the draft straight out of high school."  That is the comment I've heard countless times this season.  And it's the very comment that makes this repeat now seem so obvious.  Think about it; if guys from all the teams that didn't win it all leave for the NBA, and the guys who did take the title all return, then shouldn't they be the hands-down favorite to go back-to-back?  Of course they should have.  I even bought into the aforementioned statement for a while.  But after careful thought, it's the very theory of kids heading for the big bucks that made this title probably easier to win than in '06.  Did they have the bullseye on their backs?  Sure.  Did they get every team's best every time out?  No doubt about it.  But, they brought back all that talent, all the saavy ability of a team that knew what it would take.  And therefore, in this day and age, if you bring back a crop of studs, it should be easy to reach the pinnacle.  Just watch OSU if Greg Oden stays.  Put Carolina in your Final Four if all those kids return.  Same for Georgetown.  And though it hasn't happened since the UCLA era, if all the Gators somehow, someway want their shot at history and come back for it, pencil them in immediately as three-time NCAA champs.

Am I right?  What are your thoughts on this notion?  Tell me what you think.

 

-Scott Graison, WTVT Sports Producer                                   
                                                       
                           

After today's meltdown, the self-destruction by North Carolina, I did some thinking...what are the worst losses I have suffered as a fan.  My fan base of teams is all over the map.  While I love the teams from the cities I have lived, I do have my favorites...UNC hoops, the Yankees, Cleveland Brown football (though it's getting harder and harder to be a fan), and as a former Gator, I love UF sports.

So having said that, these are the ones I can think of off the cuff, in no particular order:

 

1.  The Drive (Elway goes 98 yards to beat the Browns for a Super Bowl berth).

2. The Fumble (again, Browns vs Broncos, as Earnest Byner fumbles at the 1-yard line, costing the Browns another shot at Super Bowl glory).

3. 2001 World Series Game 7 (an ountouchable Curt Schilling is taken deep by rookie Alfonso Soriano, and the Yanks go out in front, only to completely break down in the 9th, losing to the Diamondbacks).

4. Yankees/Red Sox ALCS (no team had ever rallied after trailing 3-0 in a baseball playoff series, and the Sox couldn't possibly do it...but they did.  I'm still crying).

5. UNC/Georgetown (a 10-point lead late, and a terrific game plan...but Roy Williams doesn't stick with it down the stretch, and the Hoyas rally...Carolina hits 1 of its last 23 shot attempts, a feat nearly impossible, and they bow out of the tournament).

So, Tampa fans, what has you sitting at a computer like I am in the middle of the night, totally distressed, totally unable to get past a loss that haunts you?  Please let me know, and I can likely sympathize with your agony (see #1 through #5).

 

-Scott Graison'WTVT Sports Producer

 

I was going to write this the very night it went down, the very night he hoisted the Lombardi Trophy into the night skies of Miami, but I wanted to let it marinate for a few days.  It’s great to see that nice guys can finish first, and Tony Dungy is as nice as they come.

I’ve only lived in Tampa for about eight months, but talk of the man who was rudely fired after building the most non-storied team in NFL history into a perennial winner has always been positive, just like the man himself.

It was in the rain, a veritable baptism of a very religious person who has been so close so many times.  It was a baptism of a guy who could never seem to get over the hump, and I relished in his triumph on the biggest stage in sports.

In a league of me-first people like Terrell Owens, in a league where coaches show so much emotion on the sidelines, Dungy did it with the calm he’s always possessed.  I look at the Gruden glare, those Chucky stares that can break a player’s confidence (just look at Michael Clayton’s declining career…it’s not about ability, it’s about self-confidence).  I look at Bobby Knight, who physically intimidates his players until their proverbial tails are between their legs.  I see Bill Parcells, and his look of utter disdain on the sidelines.  And then there’s Steve Spurrier, who never met a visor he didn’t like to chuck when his team was offsides.  All these are examples of how to break a team’s spirit, rather than embrace it.  This is the exact antithesis of Tony Dungy, whose calm and collected manner instills confidence instead of breaking it.

Dungy could’ve exalted in being the first black head coach to win it all, yet, in typical Tony fashion, he deflected any of the glory, giving all the honor to his team and those who came before him who never got the shot he did.  What a refreshing concept, an attitude that in these times is beyond rare.  He is class all the way.  He is a man of conviction, faith, humility, morals, and values, all traits sorely lacking in the sports world of today.

I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I hope at some point in time that I will.  So for now, I salute you Tony Dungy.  Amidst the soggy grounds in Miami where many of the players footing seemed unsure, you stood as strong as the rock you’ve always been.  A heartfelt congratulations to you, Super Bowl champion.

 

-Scott Graison

WTVT Sports Producer

First off, I don't like the NBA. It's a me-first league, where "designed" plays are that in which the guy with the ball has the rest of his teammates
clear out so he can take his man one-on-one...boring. The college game is such a better one to watch, the name on the front of the jersey being
so much more important than the name on the back.
And now, I have to complain about the All-Star rosters, or the gross injustice of a guy who isn't starting. Hello, how is Steve Nash not the
starting point guard for the West? You've got to be kidding me. He's the reigning back-to-back MVP of the league, and this year, he just might be
playing his best ball yet. Stevie Wonder is averaging over 19 points per game and over 11 assists per game. Only two other players in NBA history
have accomplished that feat: Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. Last time I looked, those two were pretty good.
Nash has his Suns on a run. They've reeled off 16 games in a row. They sport the league's best record at 35-8. And Nash is the big reason why.
He makes everyone around him better. He's the reason you have heard of guys like James Jones and Boris Diaw. Know a guy named
Stephen Hunter? He's with the 76ers now, but played with Nash two years ago. His numbers are almost identical, but he's playing nearly 5 minutes
more per contest in Philly. How about Tim Thomas. Last year with Nash and the Suns, he had his best 3-point shooting percentage of his career, all set up by
the run-and-gun Nash-led Suns. And he scored more per game during his time in Phoenix than he is now, all the while playing fewer minutes in Phoenix.
Nash is simply the consumate pro. He's quiet, doesn't showboat or hot dog. He plays the game like it's supposed to be played, a trademark sorely
lacking in the league. He's a role model, who's never pulling moves off the court like Eddie Griffin did this past year. If you haven't heard that story,
you've got to look it up.
So, my vote for All-Star starter is Steve Nash. He's not just an all-star, he's an all-galaxy. And he gets my vote for a third straight MVP, at least at this
point in the season.
Tell me fans of the NBA, when will we get this right? When will those who deserve the nod actually get that nod. When will the likes of Shaq, who's played
a total of 5 games, not be voted in based on his popularity? Help me understand, because right now, my hands are in the air, fed up with this league in
general. The few glimpses of Lebron's greatness aren't enough for me. Give me some feedback as to why the NBA is so popular.

-Scott Graison
WTVT Sports Producer

If you're still alive in your Fantasy League playoffs, then you need no advice. Having said that, I'll be real brief here (especially since I thought I drafted a money team that ended up going 5-9).
My advice would be to stick with what you got you to this point:

Use the numbers. For example, only three teams have given up more passing yards per game in the conference than the New York Giants. And they're going up against pass-happy New Orleans (The New America's Team, sorry Cowboy fans!), and Drew Brees' 4,420 yards through the air. iIt's a simple equation, if you have Brees, use him. If you have the Giants defense, don't use them.

Use your gut instinct. The Ravens have allowed the fewest yards on the ground than any team in the NFL this season...but, Willie Parker has been as good as it gets, and only LaDainian and Larry Johnson have churned up more rushing yards in the conference...so if you have him, what do you do? Do what you feel is right. And check your depth and other matchups to assist in that decision.

Use knowledge of where teams stand. For the Bears, homefield is locked up, so they may rest their starters for much of the rest of the way...not good to put them in your starting lineup. Other squads like the Falcons, Jets, and Broncos are all jockeying like heck for a playoff spot, so they'll be shooting for big numbers. Big numbers for them translate into big numbers for you.

Again, if you've survived thusfar, you don't need lots of help. Pssssssssst...if you have LaDainian Tomlinson, put him in, 'cause he's pretty good.

-Scott Graison
WTVT Sports Producer

Well, it comes as no surprise to me, but Bobby Knight is at it again. This time, it was an upward strike to the chin of one of his players who wasn’t “looking him in the eye.”
While he, in addition to his athletic director, said he did nothing wrong, I beg to differ. You can’t strike your players, in any way, shape, or form…period. Yet the bully that is Bob Knight thinks he is above the law. If you or I did that to anyone, we could be facing a lawsuit…but for Knight, it’s commonplace.
I almost don’t blame him. He is what he is, an arrogant bully who will never change. I tend to blame any school for allowing him to continue coaching. And believe me that it’s his arrogance that keeps him on the college hoops bench. You know all he’s doing at this point in his career is trying to become the all-time winningest coach in history. He’s not going to win any more titles. He’s not concerned with teaching our youths. He’s a selfish, pompous jerk, who wants to be in the record books. Years ago, he took pleasure in announcing at a press conference that he wants to be buried upside-down so that his critics could kiss his *&@! You think he cares if Joey Sophomore goes on to a lengthy NBA career, or Jimmy Senior becomes a promising young lawyer? Absolutely not! When he’s done, he just wants to be at the top of the list, with X amount of wins to his credit. And sadly, that day is approaching.
Anyone who knows anything about college basketball knows that Dean Smith currently holds the record for most career victories. Dean Smith, who has the stadium named after him, and rightly so, may be the classiest man ever to coach the game. The only time I remember the man that Dick Vitale refers to as "Michaelangelo" get T’d up was in a game against Kansas, when he stepped out of the coaching box to question a call…not argue, question. Knight knows no questions. He only argues, throws chairs, chokes players, embarrasses the media, and now gives an uppercut to one of his Texas Tech hoopsters. He may have been a brilliant tactician once, but no more. Now, he is just a caricature of the man who once coached one of the most prestigious programs in college history, a college that finally had the guts to fire him.
How many more free passes does this guy get? It’s a shame that he never took a cue from Dean Smith or others that knew how to treat their players. It’s a shame that he’ll never get it. But the real shame is that Texas Tech or some other college will allow him to roam the court and continue to do what he’s done for decades, and it ain’t coaching, it’s simply belligerent berating of kids who are just trying to play the game of basketball.

-Scott Graison
WTVT Sports Producer

HAD THE GATORS LOST TO THE ICON THAT IS STEVE SPURRIER, WE WOULD’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AN URBAN MYTH…AS IT TURNS OUT, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT AN URBAN LEGEND. NOW MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, THE GAMECOCKS ALMOST WENT COCKADOODLE-DO, BUT THANKS TO A PAIR OF UNPRECEDENTED BLOCKED KICKS BY JARVIS MOSS AND A LITTLE SWAMP MAGIC, CAROLINA’S GOING COCKADOODLE-DON’T.
I WON’T ANNOINT MEYER AS COLLEGE PIG’S TOP COACH…NOT JUST YET. BUT, WHAT HE’S BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IS ASTOUNDING. THE GUY WAS BROUGHT TO THE SWAMP (WHERE HE HAS YET TO LOSE, A 12-0 RECORD AS WE SPEAK) TO RETURN THE GATORS TO THE PROMINENCE WHERE SPURRIER HAD PUT THEM. AND HE HAS DELIVERED BIGTIME. CONSIDER THAT URBAN CAME FROM UTAH AND A CONFERENCE NOT KNOWN FOR ANYTHING…HECK, IT “BOASTS” TEAMS LIKE WYOMING, COLORADO STATE, AND UNLV, A CONFERENCE THAT HAS A 42-47 RECORD RIGHT NOW. THE SEC BY CONTRAST HAS ACHIEVED AN OVERALL MARK OF 76-48 THIS SEASON…YOU DO THE MATH.
MEYER HAS BROUGHT A SYSTEM THAT WORKED IN A VERY WEAK CONFERENCE, NOT ONE THAT SHOULD WORK IN THE SOUTHEAST…BUT IT HAS. THE ATHELTES HERE ARE QUICKER, BIGGER, AND STRONGER THAN ANYTHING HE’D FACED PREVIOUSLY. WHILE HE’S NOT TOTALLY ADAPTED TO THIS CONFERENCE’S STYLE OF PLAY YET (HE WILL), HE’S MAKING IT WORK. AND THE GUYS IN THE HUDDLE, FOR THE MOST PART, AREN’T HIS RECRUITS, AND THAT’S HUGE. MEYER MIGHT…I REPEAT, MIGHT JUST BE A GENIUS.
I WENT TO FLORIDA DURING SPURRIER’S RUN, WHEN HIS TEAMS WERE WINNING 10 GAMES A YEAR, AND IT WAS MAGICAL. HE WAS, AND IS, A BRILLIANT COLLEGIATE COACH. LET’S JUST WIPE OUT OF OUR MEMORIES THE ILL-FATED ATTEMPT AT NFL COACHING, A DECISION THAT WAS EGOMANIACALLY AND MONETARILY DRIVEN. HE’S A COLLEGE COACH, AND A BRILLIANT ONE AT THAT. IT DID, HOWEVER, TAKE HIM 5 SEASONS TO GET TO A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, AND 6 SEASONS TO CLAIM A NATIONAL TITLE, SOMETHING MEYER IS ALMOST ON THE VERGE ON IN JUST YEAR NUMBER 2.
ONE THING THAT STEVE SUPERIOR USED TO DO THAT REALLY PERTURBED WAS TO SHOW TOO MUCH EMOTION, TO MUCH DISGUST AND DISDAIN FOR A BAD PLAY OR A BAD CALL. ALL TOO OFTEN, HE’D THROW THAT VISOR AND CLIPBOARD, AND PUT ON THE FACE OF A POUTY, SPOILED CHILD, WHICH HE DID AGAIN ON SATURDAY. IF YOUR LEADER SHOWS NO POSITIVE SIGNS, GIVES NO ASSURANCES, HOW, AS AN 18-YEAR-OLD KID ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO RESPOND IN TRYING TIMES? CONVERSELY, I WATCH URBAN CALMLY PATROL THE SIDELINES, FOCUSED ON WHAT’S TO COME, NOT WHAT JUST TRANSPIRED, AND UNLIKE SPURRIER, IT INSPIRES CONFIDENCE.
RIGHT NOW, MEYER’S WINNING MARK AT FLORIDA IS HUNDREDTHS OF PERCENTAGE POINTS BELOW SPURRIER’S CAREER NUMBERS. AND REMEMBER, HE’S STILL LEARNING THE SEC.
I TAKE NOTHING AWAY FROM SPURRIER. HE SET TRENDS, BROKE ALL KINDS OF RECORDS, THE LIKES OF WHICH WE MAY NEVER SEE AGAIN, AND IS ARGUABLY THE SINGLE GREATEST FIXTURE IN GATOR SPORTS HISTORY. ONE OTHER THING I LIKE ABOUT THE NEW BALL COACH IS THAT HE RECOGNIZES IT. HE SAID SO IN HIS POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE. SAID THE LEGACY WAS BUILT BY SPURRIER, AND THAT HE’S JUST TRYING TO CARRY IT ON, AGAIN CLASSY STUFF FROM THE GUY THAT MIGHT SOMEDAY HAVE A NOTCH IN THE RING OF HONOR RIGHT NEXT TO THE OL’ BALL COACH.

-Scott Graison
WTVT Sports Producer