After 5 years of being last on the National Rugby League ladder in Australia it took just one season for the Russell Crowe "effect" to put his South Sydney Rabbitohs into the playoffs. Souths have a sister club arrangement with the English Superleague club, The Leeds Rhinos. The Rhinos won the European Championship last weekend after a best wishes speech from Russell. The University of Michigan was struggling when the US college football season started, so Russell paid a visit to his friend, Coach Lloyd Carr for the Notre Dame game and they have not lost a game since.

In addition to all of this the team Russell is co-owner of has a rabbit as a mascot and we all know that rabbits are known to bring luck and are closely associated with magic.

Could there truly be a "Russell Crowe Effect" that brings luck? I guess we are about to find out because Russell is coming to Jacksonville as a guest of ESPN Monday Night Football. This will be the second time in a month that the oscar winning actor has visited the city and will mean that it will be less than 3 months before he returns with his South Sydney Rabbitohs team.

I know the Jaguars are very capable of beating the Colts with their great defense and the new quarterback, but I think everyone is also up for a little "magic" if it is offer??

Go Jags!!!!!!