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Best Of The SB Nation Network: September 21, 2011

We have 313 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!

Basketball

- Trouble in paradise? Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphrey’s (aka Kumphrey) are reportedly having martial issues.

- The Dream Shake has a new logo! Check it out.

- Are you surprised to learn that Dennis Rodman didn’t converse with Scottie and Michael off the court? Didn’t think so.

Football

- Big Cat Country broke the story that Blaine Gabbert will be starting and details what to expect.

- Big Blue View addresses the Giants’ involvement in “Flop-Gate”.

DeSean Jackson has the perception of being the #1 WR in Philly, but Bleeding Green Nation notes some stats about Jeremy Maclin.- Niners Nation on the fact that Braylon Edwards actually had knee surgery.

College Sports

- EDSBS recounts Dan Beebe’s many Quantum Leaps through history which involve Soviet lunar landings and the Third Reich.

- Cowboys Ride For Free has uncovered shocking truths about Oklahoma President David Boren’s Skull & Bones membership and potential Satanic worship.

- Burnt Orange Nation notes that Texas A&M really wants to keep playing Texas but UT Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds says that could be “problematic”.

- Math isn’t hard for Football Study Hall but beating Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU and Boise State is.

- Rocky Top Talk puts together an SEC Power Poll that only Les Miles can mess up.

- Crimson And Cream Machine blames Texas for ruining their California Dreamin’.

- And The Valley Shook studies Mountaineer Madman Dan Holgorsen’s offense in anticipation of LSU’s upcoming visit to Morgantown.

Baseball

- Amazin’ Avenue transcribes GM Sandy Alderson’s interview from Tuesday night, plus a fake interview with former GM Omar Minaya.

- The Crawfish Boxes looks at how this year’s playoff contenders acquired their starting pitchers in hopes of cleaning something useful for the Astros.

- Camden Chat looks back at one of the most underappreciated Orioles ever.

- Lookout Landing doesn’t think that Michael Pineda will win the AL Rookie of the Year.

Soccer

- The Brotherly Game breaks out the magnifying glass and the calculator and tries to figure out how much salary cap room the Philadelphia Union will have in 2012.

Combat Sports

- Scott Christ at Bad Left Hook looks at Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao: The Ongoing Theatrical Trailer That Keeps Boxing Moving.

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