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Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 31, 2011

We have 295 fantastic sports blogs in SB Nation, so in case you didn’t have a chance to read them all today we’ve collected the best stuff right here. Get sports smart in no time fast!

Football

- Acme Packing Company proclaims the Packers as “America’s Team”, right in the heart of Dallas.

- Behind The Steel Curtain asks five burning questions about the Steelers/Packers showdown.

- With the news that the Eagles will tag Michael Vick, Bleeding Green Nation expounds on the status of Kevin Kolb.

- Niners Nation wonders if Jim Harbaugh will want to keep QB Alex Smith, or has that ship sailed.

Baseball

- Amazin’ Avenue reacts to the news that the Wilpons are looking to sell 20-25% of the Mets.

- Bless You Boys wonders if Vlad Guerrero would be a good fit for the Tigers.

- Viva El Birdos charts 30 years of Tony La Russa’s managerial methods.

- Twinkie Town returns from TwinsFest 2011 with a photographic summary of the events.

College Sports

- St. John’s blog Rumble in the Garden says the Red Storm’s blowout of Duke is a classic “where were you when” kind of game that gives birth to brand new baby Red Storm fans. Duke Basketball Report isn’t freaking out, reminding everyone that the loss is exactly one year after an equally painful loss to Georgetown that propelled the team to further success.

- Syracuse blog Nunes Magician says taking to Twitter to personally berate players on a four game skid is not cool (language warning).

Basketball

- Indy Cornrows goes in depth on the Pacers coaching change.

- Pounding the Rock with a funny, western-themed post about the Spurs annual Rodeo Road Trip.

- After a nice stretch of four wins in five games, Nets Daily is in the unusual position of talking about one Nets loss, which is unusual because they are usually used to talking about many Nets losses.

Combat Sports

- Bloody Elbow’s Luke Thomas answers the question: “Is Herschel Walker Bad for MMA?“

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