I believe the official time is 9:12 a.m. today, but as predicted in this space the day he left for vacation, Neil Best has blogged while on vacation.
Of course, he did so on a day when the sports world is riveted to the Michael Vick saga and the political world is focused on attorney general Alberto Gonzalez' resignation, so perhaps he thought he'd fly under the radar and we wouldn't notice.
Nice try, Best.
PS: I will figure out who the official winner of the "Predict When Neil Best Will Crack" contest is, based on who predicted the latest date. I believe he surpassed all predictions, but I'll make sure. We'll figure out an appropriate prize.
btw, thanks to Best for the shoutout of our NFL blog. We're trying. In fact, we're gonna come up with some unique weekly goodies for the regular season, including our NFL power poll, some highlights from the week's games, and other neat stuff. All with the express purpose of giving you a more enjoyable NFL experience ... and keeping pace with Best shameless attempts at attracting hits.
(UPDATE: Anthony Reiber is the unofficial winner of the prediction contest. He guessed Aug. 31, which is pretty good. We will come to a final ruling later.)