Business Week releases its smartest spenders across all four major US sports franchises. Using there pre-fixed ranking system (10% Playoff Value/50% Championship Value – see article for details) are there any teams in the Top 10/20 that are surprising to you? Out of the Top 20 smartest spenders only 5 teams (Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Diego Padres) have not won a championship.

Should cheerleaders be paid more than the extremely low wage they are receiving now?

Are the unpaid activities these nil teams cheer coaches are making there cheerleaders do ethical?

“Unpaid activities included: submitting to a weekly ‘jiggle test’ (where cheer coaches ‘scrutinized the women’s stomach, arms, legs, hips, and butt while she does jumping’); parading around casinos in bikinis…and offering themselves up as prizes at a golf tournament…”

Which games are you looking forward to seeing most? Seahawks v Niners Turkey Day? Brady v. Manning XVI? Broncos v. Colts week 1?