Gut Reactions are overplayed in the media. Suddenly, the St. Louis Cardinals are the "worst World Series Champions" ever. Right.
Better to be the worst champs ever, than to be the best to not win, right? I'm sure the Mariners of a few years back would trade twenty or so wins in the regular season for a ring.
Suddenly, Ben Roethlisberger is a bust, and the most overrated QB in the NFL. Suddenly, he's back to being only a game manager.
Guess we've so quickly forgotten the playoffs last year, when he outplayed Peyton Manning to give his team the lead they would hold on and win with.
Suddenly, John L. Smith might not get fired. That comeback against Northwestern might save his job.
Guess we're so quickly to forget that they fell into that hole against Northwestern. And, that we're to quickly forget about the collapse against an above-average Notre dame team?
Oh well ... that will at least be corrected with the game this week. As I type, it's 30-7 Indiana.
Seriously, can the media please back off gut reactions? Remember about 11 months ago when last year's USC team was among the ten greatest of all time? Then, quickly, they became among the best to not win the title?
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Gut Reactions
Gut Reactions are overplayed in the media. Suddenly, the St. Louis Cardinals are the "worst World Series Champions" ever. Right.
Better to be the worst champs ever, than to be the best to not win, right? I'm sure the Mariners of a few years back would trade twenty or so wins in the regular season for a ring.
Suddenly, Ben Roethlisberger is a bust, and the most overrated QB in the NFL. Suddenly, he's back to being only a game manager.
Guess we've so quickly forgotten the playoffs last year, when he outplayed Peyton Manning to give his team the lead they would hold on and win with.
Suddenly, John L. Smith might not get fired. That comeback against Northwestern might save his job.
Guess we're so quickly to forget that they fell into that hole against Northwestern. And, that we're to quickly forget about the collapse against an above-average Notre dame team?
Oh well ... that will at least be corrected with the game this week. As I type, it's 30-7 Indiana.
Seriously, can the media please back off gut reactions? Remember about 11 months ago when last year's USC team was among the ten greatest of all time? Then, quickly, they became among the best to not win the title?
Better to be the worst champs ever, than to be the best to not win, right? I'm sure the Mariners of a few years back would trade twenty or so wins in the regular season for a ring.
Suddenly, Ben Roethlisberger is a bust, and the most overrated QB in the NFL. Suddenly, he's back to being only a game manager.
Guess we've so quickly forgotten the playoffs last year, when he outplayed Peyton Manning to give his team the lead they would hold on and win with.
Suddenly, John L. Smith might not get fired. That comeback against Northwestern might save his job.
Guess we're so quickly to forget that they fell into that hole against Northwestern. And, that we're to quickly forget about the collapse against an above-average Notre dame team?
Oh well ... that will at least be corrected with the game this week. As I type, it's 30-7 Indiana.
Seriously, can the media please back off gut reactions? Remember about 11 months ago when last year's USC team was among the ten greatest of all time? Then, quickly, they became among the best to not win the title?
Gut Reactions
Gut Reactions are overplayed in the media. Suddenly, the St. Louis Cardinals are the "worst World Series Champions" ever. Right.
Better to be the worst champs ever, than to be the best to not win, right? I'm sure the Mariners of a few years back would trade twenty or so wins in the regular season for a ring.
Suddenly, Ben Roethlisberger is a bust, and the most overrated QB in the NFL. Suddenly, he's back to being only a game manager.
Guess we've so quickly forgotten the playoffs last year, when he outplayed Peyton Manning to give his team the lead they would hold on and win with.
Suddenly, John L. Smith might not get fired. That comeback against Northwestern might save his job.
Guess we're so quickly to forget that they fell into that hole against Northwestern. And, that we're to quickly forget about the collapse against an above-average Notre dame team?
Oh well ... that will at least be corrected with the game this week. As I type, it's 30-7 Indiana.
Seriously, can the media please back off gut reactions? Remember about 11 months ago when last year's USC team was among the ten greatest of all time? Then, quickly, they became among the best to not win the title?
Better to be the worst champs ever, than to be the best to not win, right? I'm sure the Mariners of a few years back would trade twenty or so wins in the regular season for a ring.
Suddenly, Ben Roethlisberger is a bust, and the most overrated QB in the NFL. Suddenly, he's back to being only a game manager.
Guess we've so quickly forgotten the playoffs last year, when he outplayed Peyton Manning to give his team the lead they would hold on and win with.
Suddenly, John L. Smith might not get fired. That comeback against Northwestern might save his job.
Guess we're so quickly to forget that they fell into that hole against Northwestern. And, that we're to quickly forget about the collapse against an above-average Notre dame team?
Oh well ... that will at least be corrected with the game this week. As I type, it's 30-7 Indiana.
Seriously, can the media please back off gut reactions? Remember about 11 months ago when last year's USC team was among the ten greatest of all time? Then, quickly, they became among the best to not win the title?
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
What a Choke
Hello, Dennis Green? I know you don't read my blog, but these aren't thoughts that are going to be exclusively mine anyways. I just have a few questions. How do you blow a 13-point lead halfway through the 4th quarter? How do you blow a 20 point lead without giving up an offensive touchdown? Why do you throw the ball when the other team is using timeouts to stop the clock? (oh, wait, maybe that question answers the first two) Do you think NFL Network will hire you next year?
However, we did learn a few things last night (learning that Dennis Green is not going to win in Arizona isn't really learning ... we already knew that).
Rex Grossman for MVP hype is too much. Steve Smith is the MVP. He's very close to being for the Panthers what Emmit Smith was to the Cowboys. Seriously.
Brian Urlacher went from way overrated to way underrated. He might just be the best linebacker in the NFL right now. See what dumping Paris Hilton can do for you?
College Football
What the heck happened to Georgia? Wow.
Just me, or Michigan-Ohio State looks destined to be a battle of undefeateds?
Just me, or it's fitting that WVU (undefeated) is behind Auburn (with one loss) in the BCS standings? That's what you get for playing Our Lady of the Blind for your entire out-of-conference schedule. Part of me really hopes that holds up, USC loses and the OSU-UM winner plays one-loss Auburn for the National Title, while unbeaten WVU (or Louisville) plays in another bowl. But I don't think that'll happen. I think WVU beats Louisville, but then loses to Pitt in the backyard brawl. Just because Karma is like that.
Anyways, my top 25:
1. Ohio State
2. Michigan
3. USC
4. Auburn
5. WVU
6. Louisville
7. Florida
8. Texas
9. Notre Dame
10. Tennessee
11. Georgia Tech
12. Clemson
13. Arkansas
14. Cal
15. Boise State
16. Rutgers
17. Nebraska
18. Wisconsin
19. Oregon
20. Boston College
21. Texas A&M
22. Missouri
23. Boston College
24. Iowa
25. Pitt
26. Akron
.
.
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119. Miami (Fl)
And, my Heisman Ballot:
1. Troy Smith, Ohio State
2. Garrett Wolfe, NIU
3. Mike Hart, UM
4. Calvin Johnson, GT
5. Steve Slaton, WVU
And, coming in with the rank of "idiot showboat" ... Adrian Peterson, OU
However, we did learn a few things last night (learning that Dennis Green is not going to win in Arizona isn't really learning ... we already knew that).
Rex Grossman for MVP hype is too much. Steve Smith is the MVP. He's very close to being for the Panthers what Emmit Smith was to the Cowboys. Seriously.
Brian Urlacher went from way overrated to way underrated. He might just be the best linebacker in the NFL right now. See what dumping Paris Hilton can do for you?
College Football
What the heck happened to Georgia? Wow.
Just me, or Michigan-Ohio State looks destined to be a battle of undefeateds?
Just me, or it's fitting that WVU (undefeated) is behind Auburn (with one loss) in the BCS standings? That's what you get for playing Our Lady of the Blind for your entire out-of-conference schedule. Part of me really hopes that holds up, USC loses and the OSU-UM winner plays one-loss Auburn for the National Title, while unbeaten WVU (or Louisville) plays in another bowl. But I don't think that'll happen. I think WVU beats Louisville, but then loses to Pitt in the backyard brawl. Just because Karma is like that.
Anyways, my top 25:
1. Ohio State
2. Michigan
3. USC
4. Auburn
5. WVU
6. Louisville
7. Florida
8. Texas
9. Notre Dame
10. Tennessee
11. Georgia Tech
12. Clemson
13. Arkansas
14. Cal
15. Boise State
16. Rutgers
17. Nebraska
18. Wisconsin
19. Oregon
20. Boston College
21. Texas A&M
22. Missouri
23. Boston College
24. Iowa
25. Pitt
26. Akron
.
.
.
119. Miami (Fl)
And, my Heisman Ballot:
1. Troy Smith, Ohio State
2. Garrett Wolfe, NIU
3. Mike Hart, UM
4. Calvin Johnson, GT
5. Steve Slaton, WVU
And, coming in with the rank of "idiot showboat" ... Adrian Peterson, OU
Saturday, October 14, 2006
When you're wrong ...
So, about that Yanks-Dodgers World Sereis?
Eh, I was wrong. Oh well.
I would like to say congratulations to the Detroit Tigers on winning the 2006 World Series. What? They're *only* up 3-0 in the ALCS? So what. They're up 3-0 on an Oakland A's team in the playoffs, that's pretty safe. And, on top of that, they get to play the winner of the Little Leauge World Series, I mean National League, next.
The National League has been a joke all year, and a joke it shall remain. Tigers with a third straight AL Sweep!
College Football TODAY
A couple of very good games today. Two of which really need highlighted.
Florida-Auburn should be a great game. Auburn will have new-found intensity as everyone questions their mettle, while Florida continues to shine with a great 1-2 punch at quarterback. In the end, I can't bet against Urban Meyer, so I think Florida wins it by ten.
Penn State-Michigan should also be a dandy. Michigan has National Title hopes on the line, while Penn State is out for blood after Michigan cost them a chance at the National Title last year. The loss of Manningham will effect Michigan more than most will say, because Chad Henne is only effective (not most effective, only effective) when he can throw the ball over the top and deep. Without Manningham, he's lost his best WR to do that. That, combined with a rowdy Penn State crowd out for blood combines to a close Penn State victory ... possibly in OT.
Eh, I was wrong. Oh well.
I would like to say congratulations to the Detroit Tigers on winning the 2006 World Series. What? They're *only* up 3-0 in the ALCS? So what. They're up 3-0 on an Oakland A's team in the playoffs, that's pretty safe. And, on top of that, they get to play the winner of the Little Leauge World Series, I mean National League, next.
The National League has been a joke all year, and a joke it shall remain. Tigers with a third straight AL Sweep!
College Football TODAY
A couple of very good games today. Two of which really need highlighted.
Florida-Auburn should be a great game. Auburn will have new-found intensity as everyone questions their mettle, while Florida continues to shine with a great 1-2 punch at quarterback. In the end, I can't bet against Urban Meyer, so I think Florida wins it by ten.
Penn State-Michigan should also be a dandy. Michigan has National Title hopes on the line, while Penn State is out for blood after Michigan cost them a chance at the National Title last year. The loss of Manningham will effect Michigan more than most will say, because Chad Henne is only effective (not most effective, only effective) when he can throw the ball over the top and deep. Without Manningham, he's lost his best WR to do that. That, combined with a rowdy Penn State crowd out for blood combines to a close Penn State victory ... possibly in OT.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
MLB Playoffs
My appologies for no posts as of late. See my regular blog for why. I'll try to get a litte more up later, but I wanted to get my thougts on the playoffs before too late.
First, I'd like to say a giant "thank you" to the Houston Astros for teasing us so much. To come within winning your own finale to have a shot at history and capitalizing on a huge collapse and then blowing it? geez, way to go guys. Better to lost 100 games than do that (belive me, I'm an Indians fan, I know the difference).
Anyways, onto predictions.
I think the ALCS will be a matchup of the two best two teams still in it, the Yankees and the Twins. The Yankee bats and experience are just too much, in my opinion, for the Tigers. As for the Twins-A's ... anyone who still bets on the A's to win a playoff series deserves to lose their money.
I think the Cardinals will be playing relaxed, happy to not be embarrsed by a giant collapse and will use that freedom to take a surprise win over the Padres. The Mets can't win a series without Pedro, and so the Dodgers will take that series, but it won't be easy.
I see the Yankees going to the 'Series. Most of the time, good pitching beats good hitting in October. But ... 1) This is GREAT hitting and 2) this is tired pitching. I think they'll see the Dodgers there, thanks in large part to some clutch performances from Greg Maddox.
But, even Greg Maddox won't shut down this Juggernaut offense, and I think the Yankees will slug themselves to a seven-game series victory.
First, I'd like to say a giant "thank you" to the Houston Astros for teasing us so much. To come within winning your own finale to have a shot at history and capitalizing on a huge collapse and then blowing it? geez, way to go guys. Better to lost 100 games than do that (belive me, I'm an Indians fan, I know the difference).
Anyways, onto predictions.
I think the ALCS will be a matchup of the two best two teams still in it, the Yankees and the Twins. The Yankee bats and experience are just too much, in my opinion, for the Tigers. As for the Twins-A's ... anyone who still bets on the A's to win a playoff series deserves to lose their money.
I think the Cardinals will be playing relaxed, happy to not be embarrsed by a giant collapse and will use that freedom to take a surprise win over the Padres. The Mets can't win a series without Pedro, and so the Dodgers will take that series, but it won't be easy.
I see the Yankees going to the 'Series. Most of the time, good pitching beats good hitting in October. But ... 1) This is GREAT hitting and 2) this is tired pitching. I think they'll see the Dodgers there, thanks in large part to some clutch performances from Greg Maddox.
But, even Greg Maddox won't shut down this Juggernaut offense, and I think the Yankees will slug themselves to a seven-game series victory.
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