Have you ever watched one of those TV shows where from thousands of hopefuls, one star is born? Well, Battle Red Blog readers, here's your chance to play "starmaker" and help pick the new voice of sports in social media!

XFINITY is looking for the next renowned sports social media star through its Ultimate Sports Social Media Job contest. The winning candidate will serve as the new voice of XFINITY in the sports social media space and go behind-the-scenes at some of the biggest sporting events in 2012, sharing exclusive insights and updates with fans.

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Have you ever wanted a shot at winning your dream job in sports social media? Here’s your chance – XFINITY is launching a nationwide contest to find the next sports social media star to serve as the voice of XFINITY behind-the-scenes at the biggest sporting events nationwide in 2012.

The contest is called "Xfinity Presents: The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job" and runs from January 13^th through March 25^th. The winner will receive a one-year salary, all the electronics for the ultimate sports pad, and will have the opportunity to share thoughts, insights, and content with fans nationwide via the @XFINITYSports Twitter handle on a daily basis. This is truly a dream job opportunity for anyone looking to make a name for themselves in the world of sports and social media.

Here’s how it works:

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/holds up four fingers

/invites you to continue the discussion in the comments below

Look, when Jake Delhomme strapped his helmet on and walked onto the field, if you didn't think the Texans were in for a long day, you were just lying to yourself. That's not healthy. Don't do that.

That said, the Texans get the ball to start the second half and only trail by 3. Oh, and, regardless of what happens today, the Texans will be playing at Reliant again next weekend, and they'll have Arian Foster, Johnathan Joseph, Owen Daniels, and a not-playing-his-cards-close Wade Phillips available.

The sky, she ain't falling.

One quarter in the books.

One drive that made the BESFs look like the mediocre defense that they are.

One Texans player of questionable status.

Business as usual, I s'pose. Anyway, this is your Second Quarter thread. Continue the discussion below.

The fine folks at Gillette --- makers of the incomparable Fusion ProGlide Power, which leaves your face as smooth as an Arian Foster cutback --- have sponsored a new series of posts that will run through the end of the regular season. The concept is simple: I pick what I think were the five most important defensive plays from the previous game, and you vote for the play that you think was the bestdiddlyestest. (If that explanation is not clear enough, see this post for an example.)

This week's selection comes from a game that featured officiating that even Bill Leavy would have found ridiculous. (Seriously, Jerome Boger, I hope all the bad things in life happen to you and nobody else but you.) For that reason, I'm making the executive decision to include plays that were negated because of farcical penalties.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go home and put some water in Dan Orlovsky's mama's dish.

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We all know what Week 16 means, right? It is championship time...if you are a fortuitous fantasy football player. Fantasy football championships are happening all across the interwebs. Your humble, Vicks-using, handsome writer of this post finds himself in one such championship match (and curses Rip Jersey's 0.14 point win in the semi-final of one of the 1,293 BRB fantasy leagues).

The Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday scheduling of games is a potential danger to any roster. I will call it a mini-sleeper just because you have to make sure the roster is set ahead of time - especially if you want to utilize a Houston Texans sleeper since they take the field later tonight.

Who could be such a sleeper to help you imaginarily hoist a trophy for a fantastical league? Jump one last time with me.

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