Things Were Still Festive In Tampa; Michael Smith Attracts The Mexicans

• Chris Mottram Sums Up The Madden Party: Jaws drinks Bud Light, lots of people stood around, and Trey Wingo needs new material. [ The Sporting Blog]

• Donovan and T.O. — still angry:"It will be hard for any party to top what went down in the upstairs VIP section, where McNabb and T.O. were holding court. If there were ever any doubt that the former Eagles teammates have a frosty relationship, it was confirmed Thursday. McNabb and T.O. battled for coolest person in the VIP, with McNabb emerging as the winner. T.O. earned high marks for dancing with four pretty women at once, but McNabb owned the party because he was truly the people's champion. He started his version of a conga line and whether he knew you or not, he forced you to loosen up. Also, both gentlemen ignored one another expertly, and judging by their body language, not even Dr. Phil could reconcile these two. [ Page 2]

• Somebody stole Jenn Sterger's jacket: "So I have added the task of "Buying a new jacket" to today's pre-party agenda. So, anyone who was at the Honey Pot last night that may realize they now have a jacket they didn't used to own, feel free to send it back to the TBT offices in my name. I would really appreciate it!" [ Wingman]

• The Maxim party had all the fixins': "Two hours before the party even began, nearly 40 long-legged women, all in mini skirts, waited patiently outside the Ritz for their chance to enter, forcing those walking through Ybor City to stare in awe." [ Tampa Tribune]

• Jemele Hill's deleted Super Bowl scenes: Anyway, Mike (Smith) was telling me that an well-known NFL player called him at 4 a.m., and said, "Yo Mike, I want the Mexican one." That alone is funny. What's funnier is that as soon as Mike repeated the line about the player wanting the Mexican woman, someone leaned over and said, "Did you just say you wanted a Mexican?" And that's how rumors get started. [ Jemele Hill]