I Am So Proud Of The Kid

Brian Collins started off with a rough showing. The above clip was from a student-run television newscast in his college days. His "Boom Goes the Dynamite," might possibly be the best catch phrase in all of the sports world. ESPN is jealous that one of their anchors didn't come up with it. Although, I hear Chris Berman is looking to use it in this year's NFL coverage.

Anyway, Collins is all growns up now. He's growns up, and he's growns up, and he's growns up...

He and his dynamite got a gig with KXXV-TV News Channel in the Texas area and "encourages residents to contact him about any story ideas."

Seriously though, good for him. I get offered 10 bucks an hour, get pissed off, and curse myself to sleep for studying journalism at school. Time to drink some beer and take it out on some A's fans.

Journalism At Its Best

Interviews like that are the exact reason I want to be a journalist, and why journalists get such a good rep. I've had some awkward interviews where you ask something, get no reply and just move as fast as possible to end the conversation because of the uncomfortable feeling.

Me: Had that play gone a different way the game might have turned out different.
Coach: What are you talking about? We still needed to score to win the game...
Me: *Fake laughing* Thanks for you time, see you tomorrow night.

Really though, the dude is obviously playing a joke on Cassell, but it is very entertaining to know ET doesn't know that.