Well gang, the Hall of Fame Class of 2011 was announced and with a group this loaded it is hard to say there were any surprises or snubs.

Our top two ranked football players, #1 Marshall Faulk & #2 Deion Sanders were inducted on their first year of eligibility.  Our #4 candidate, Shannon Sharpe was also selected making us wonder who will have the most colorful speech; Sanders or Sharpe.

Our Number #10 Selection, Richard Dent will enter as the star this year's class as the star on the defensive side of the ball.  We are certain that Bears fans everywhere are celebrating this selection.

Rounding out the group are Les Richter, Chris Hanburger & the warranted induction of NFL Films Legend, Ed Sabol.

Where we at Notinhalloffame were surpised about, was the exclusion of Willie Roaf, who was our Number #5 selection, though will likely see entry in the next couple of years.  We also erroniously thought that two Running Backs would gain entry, but Curtis Martin (#6) and Jerome Bettis (#14) both failed to get inducted on both their first year of eligibility. 

No Wide Receivers entered the Hall this year as the illustrious group of Cris Carter, Tim Brown & Andre Reed did not get in.  Charles Haley, Dermonti Dawson & Cortez Kennedy were also not selected.

What do you think, did the Hall get it right?

Special thanks to one of our members for shooting this video and passing this along....Check out Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, CJ Ramone explaining why our new number one selection, Rush belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.   If industry respect is important, should Rush not be in?

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Well gang we have finally reached the point where we are taking the main list that we are known for and have been forced to revise it.  With the selection of Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Tom Waits and Darlene Love, five new spots automatically opened.   With votes tabulated, from us and from you; Rush has overtaken Kraftwerk and are this year's number one selection on our Rock and Roll List.  In addition, we would also drop some from the original 500, in favor of the new batch of eligible artists.  Three of which (Guns N' Roses, Soundgarden and Eric B. & Rakim) would make our new top 100.  We have also found top 200 slots for Poison, Yo La Tengo and Guided by Voices, and other new artists have made the list.  Rankings also shifted based on votes from you, our readers, and significant jumps (Little Feat and Joe Walsh) for example did occur, as well as equally significant drops (Connie Francis).  Basically, very few artists are ranked where they were before!  Tell us what you think about the new ranking and what you want to see from us and the future.  Always remember, this is a website designed to be the voice of everybody!

Check back as we are in the process of revamping our extensive Rock and Roll section.  We are removing the recent inductees, and adding those now eligible for the upcoming year.  We look forward to unveiling the new list shortly!!!!