You guys mocked me a month ago when I covered the Olympic Trials, but admit it, now you are at home every night watching the Olympics. Especially you, Rosenhaus, I know you are watching it.

By now surely you've seen the 4X100 free style race. If you haven't go here and watch the entire thing. I promise you it's worth your time.

Here's what I loved about the race.

I miss the rivalries in the Olympics. Remember when we had the hated Soviets or there were some East Germans that you knew where on roids. Now, it doesn't seem that we have any natural rivalries in the Olympics. That is, at least for this event, until the French ran their mouth. When you watch the video, don't you just see them standing smuggly at the starting blocks with an arrogance that says, "We will crush those crazy Americans." (spoken in a voice that sounds like the Pink Panther)

And the best part is the American and French teams reaction after the race. Don't think that the celebration by the Americans wasn't directed right at the French team, which happened to be standing two feet away. (Side note. As much as I like Michael Phelps, I'm a little disturbed by the fact that he has to have his swimming suit down so low all the time. Dude, but let's keep this a family show.) And don't you love how the French team looked like they were about to cry? Awesome....

Rowdy Gains was trying to do his best Johnny Miller imitation. Whenever Miller covers a golf tournament, he prides himself in being so critical of the players. Too many times the announcers are friends with the players and they won't criticize their friends. But Miller will question a shot before it happens or just flat out call someone out for a poor decision. Gaines was doing the same thing. He had run the numbers (Run the numbers? What is that. He's estimating the time on each competitor? It's like the fantasy football guys that somehow come up with a calculation for how many points a player will score that week. If they knew the actual outcome, they wouldn't be involved in fantasy football, that's for sure.) and determined that the Americans would have to run the perfect race to win it all. Even on the last leg, Gaines conceded the race to the French. And then he was rooting along for the Americans once they won.

That's another side note for the Olympics. Apparently the announcers are allowed to root for the Americans, similar to college football radio announcers are allowed to root for their own team.

But the best thing about the whole race, was Dan Hicks doing his best Gus Johnson imitation. Seriously. Take the time to watch this video and tell me if Hicks doesn't sound like Johnson. Doesn't he?

If you didn't go to the link go now. I'm telling you it's a dead on impersonation.

I know Johnson is employed by CBS. But how awesome would it be if Johnson was covering the Olympics? With homer calls being allowed in the Olympics, wouldn't he be the ideal candidate to cover the Olympics? Man, one could dream.

If something else comes up in the Olympics worth posting about, you'll see it here. Until then, we're less than a month away from the opening of football season.