I hope the Jamaican bobsled team is mic'd up during their runs, and that one of them at some point says: "Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, its bobsled time. Cool runnings!"
Thursday, Feb. 6
Olympics (7-10 p.m., NBC): It's the first day of the Olympics and the day before the opening ceremonies. You can watch taped events in snowboarding, freestyle skiing and team figure skating.
Friday, Feb. 7
Olympics (6:30-10:30 p.m., NBC): Check out the Olympics Opening Ceremony, which could end up being very interesting if NBC doesn't cut any political protests that might happen.
Saturday, Feb. 8
College basketball (12:30-3 p.m., CBS): Mississippi State will try to get a signature win in the Rick Ray era by toppling the Kentucky Wildcats in Starkville.
Sunday, Feb. 9
College basketball (1-3 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Southern Miss looks to get a step closer to the number-one seed in the C-USA Men's Basketball Tournament with a win at home against Charlotte.
Monday, Feb. 10
Olympics (4-6 p.m., NBCSN): This week's hockey fix features the USA women against Switzerland.
Tuesday, Feb. 11
College basketball (8-10 p.m., ESPN U): Ole Miss needs wins to get the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee's attention, but must avoid a road upset against Alabama.
Wednesday, Feb. 12
College basketball (8-10 p.m. FSN): Mississippi State has improved a lot under in year two under Rick Ray, and beating middle-of-the-pack SEC teams like Georgia could help prove that.
I bet Disney was jumping for joy when the Jamaicans reached the Olympics again in bobsledding. Now, the Mouse company can dust off that "Cool Runnings 2" script and cast the children of the first movie's stars.
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