A one time annual event, Dan Shanoff has graciously offered up his end of year, hot/not list for perusal/debate that was headed for the internet vapor since his Daily Quickie column was shutdown by those smoldering cuntrags at ESPN. After the jump, follow Shanoff's ghost to prepare yourself with this year's/last year's people, trends, ephemera to be aware of this coming sports year.
Daily Quickie Hot/Not [ESPN(sub. required because they're money-grubbing bastards)]
Dan Shanoff Blogspot [Dan Shanoff]
Athlete "YouTube" moment
2006: Brawls
2007: Sex tapes
Free Agent
2006: Daisuke Matsuzaka
2007: Bill Simmons
Couple
2006: Matt Leinart-Paris Hilton
2007: John Rocker-Alicia Marie
Monday Night Football gimmick
2006: Tony K.
2007: Tiki
Entertainer
2006: Chad Johnson
2007: Gilbert Arenas
"Next poker"
2006: Competitive eating
2007: Pro video gaming
Courtside Groupie
2006: Britney Spears
2007: Carrie Underwood
Sports city
2006: Pittsburgh
2007: Las Vegas
Breakout QB
2006: Philip Rivers
2007 : Cleo Lemon
Hottie
2006: World Cup Babes
2007: Anyone But Sterger
Bandwagon
2006: Rutgers football
2007: Ohio State hoops
Jersey
2006: Titans No. 10 (Young)
2007: Nuggets No. 3 (Iverson)
Rivalry
2006: Jason Whitlock-Scoop Jackson
2007: Donovan McNabb-Jeff Garcia
Will Ferrell film vehicle
2006: NASCAR
2007: Old ABA
Unrealistic crusade
2006: Eliminate PEDs
2007: Reform amateur hoops
College hoops hair
2006: Joakim Noah's ponytail
2007: Greg Oden's beard
Hall of Fame debacle
2006: Buck O Neil
2007: Mark McGwire
H.S. Sports Reality TV
2006: Jocks
2007: Nerds
Coaching tactic
2006: Pat Riley's motivation
2007: Jim Leyland's smoking
Love to Hate/Hate to Love
2006: Bonds passes Ruth
2007: Bonds passes Aaron
NFL Rookie Coach
2006: Sean Payton
2007: Charlie Weis
Anniversary
2006: '86 World Series
2007: '77 Yankees
Cinderella of March
2006: George Mason
2007: Air Force
"Can't miss" (Yeah, right)
2006: JJ Redick
2007: Brady Quinn
Healthily Obsessive Sports Web Site
2006: JaytheJoke.com
2007: The Wizznutzz
Cancellation
2006: The Daily Quickie
2007: Quite Frankly