My bowl predictions...
BYU over UTEP. Fresno State over No. Illinois. Troy over Ohio. Louisville over So. Miss. Boise State over Utah. Navy over SDSU. Hawaii over Tulsa. Toledo over FIU. Air Force over Georgia Tech. NC State over West Virginia. Missouri over Iowa. Maryland over ECU. Baylor over Illinois. Oklahoma State over Arizona. SMU over Army. Go June Jones! Kansas State over Syracuse. Tennessee over UNC. Nebraska over Washington - they already played in Washington, and Nebraska dominated. Come on T-Magic! Enough with the injuries - scare the hell out of the big ten for next season!! Clemson over USF. Miami over Notre Dame. Georgia over UCF. South Carolina over FSU. Texas Tech over Northwestern. FLORIDA OVER PENN STATE. GO GATORS!!! Alabama over Michigan State. Miss State over Michigan. Wisconsin over TCU. Oklahoma over UConn. Stanford over VA Tech. Arkansas over Ohio State. Miami (OH) over Middle Tennessee. LSU over Texas A&M. Kentucky over Pitt. Nevada over BC. On a bright note, Rutgers can't lose a bowl game this year. And of course, Auburn over Oregon. Let's make it 5 straight national titles for the SEC!! You may notice I picked every SEC team. No one said I'm not biased. And I only picked one Big Ten team...and that's because they're playing a team from a non-BCS conference. And anyone who wants to tell me TCU is in the Big East so I'm wrong...well - look at a calendar. It's not 2012 yet. A Pac-10 alumnus for some strange reason believes the Pac-10 is the strongest conference this year, so we have a bet on the national championship game. The SEC is by far the strongest conference. I will make my final ranking after the bowl games, but right now I would say SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10, ACC, Big East. I'm putting the Big Ten ahead of the Pac-10 because they have more bowl eligible teams. But really...the SEC is so far ahead of every other conference. Don't let me down, Auburn!
I feel I should mention something about Urban's replacement. I will say I am surprised. I'm also disappointed that he's a Georgia alum. But at least that's one less bulldog fan in the world... I heard Brantley might leave. Seriously dude - couldn't you have done that last year? And as long as Addazio's gone...Gators are in better shape. I do hope Foley knows something I don't know, because Muschamp would not have been my first choice. Anyway, welcome to Gator Nation Will Muschamp! Make us proud!
The Gators have a big basketball game this weekend - against Kansas State in Sunrise. Gators, if you are good, now would be the time to show that. Gators are 7-2. If they lose this game, they can say goodbye to the top 25 next week. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see South Carolina beat Ohio State. Excited to see Baylor beat Gonzaga. Not overly excited for UNC-Texas or USC-Kansas, but hey, I just love watching college basketball. Not many high-profile games coming up, but those would be my top 5 for the week. Huskers are 8-2. Rutgers is 7-2. Was happy to see the cheating Lady Vols lose to Griner and company. Although Griner still scares the hell out of me. Lady Knights had a tough loss to BC and they're now 6-4 to open the season. Lady Huskers are 8-1. The Lady Gators are 8-3 after a loss to Hampton.
GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Urban Meyer Resigns
The legend is over. I posted Monday that if the Gators lose to Penn State I would be all for firing Coach Meyer. Apparently that will not be an issue now that he has stepped down. Let me clarify that I love what Urban Meyer has done for Gator Nation. I just don't think he is himself anymore. I personally don't need to see Urban Meyer on the sideline as a figurehead while the Gators have mediocre/disappointing seasons (think Joe Paterno, Bobby Bowden). Certainly Meyer has done a great job with coaching and recruiting. But I think his best days are behind him. Thank you for the championships, Urban. I, and all other Gators, appreciate what you've done for the team.
Who will replace Urban Meyer? Much speculation has surfaced about the possibility of Dan Mullen's return to Gainesville. I, for one, believe this would be the obvious choice. Remember the days when Florida had an awesome offense? Aka the days of Dan Mullen... I believe it would be wise not only because Mullen is very familiar with the program, but also because there is no way Addazio would be offensive coordinator under Dan Mullen. There are also rumors of Charlie Strong returning to Gainesville after leaving UF for Lousiville. I respect Dan Mullen. I respect Charlie Strong. Now, if the Gators should have some complete breakdown and hire Steve Addazio as head coach of the Gators, I will take a leave of absence from Gator fanhood. This season was hard enough to watch... Jeremy Foley, I beg you. Don't make next year harder. Apparently there is also talk of Bob Stoops, Bobby Petrino, Kyle Whittingham and Gary Patterson. Only time will tell - but I have a feeling we won't be waiting very long.
Anyone else have a feeling Urban Meyer wants to go to Denver because of a certain former HE15MAN winner?
Go Gators!!!
Who will replace Urban Meyer? Much speculation has surfaced about the possibility of Dan Mullen's return to Gainesville. I, for one, believe this would be the obvious choice. Remember the days when Florida had an awesome offense? Aka the days of Dan Mullen... I believe it would be wise not only because Mullen is very familiar with the program, but also because there is no way Addazio would be offensive coordinator under Dan Mullen. There are also rumors of Charlie Strong returning to Gainesville after leaving UF for Lousiville. I respect Dan Mullen. I respect Charlie Strong. Now, if the Gators should have some complete breakdown and hire Steve Addazio as head coach of the Gators, I will take a leave of absence from Gator fanhood. This season was hard enough to watch... Jeremy Foley, I beg you. Don't make next year harder. Apparently there is also talk of Bob Stoops, Bobby Petrino, Kyle Whittingham and Gary Patterson. Only time will tell - but I have a feeling we won't be waiting very long.
Anyone else have a feeling Urban Meyer wants to go to Denver because of a certain former HE15MAN winner?
Go Gators!!!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Week 13
Well, a disappointing season for Rutgers came to a close. The bowl streak is no more. And despite having lost to Rutgers, UConn won the Big East and will play Oklahoma in a Fiesta Bowl that won't be very exciting. Neither team is particularly good. Nebraska proved that it has a better team than Oklahoma, but that it also has a more careless and accident-prone team. Really, what was with all those turnovers? Oregon and Auburn kept their undefeated seasons alive, and not surprisingly they will meet in Arizona for the national championship game. Stanford will play, and most likely dominate, Virginia Tech from the way-down ACC in this year's Orange Bowl. Wisconsin should be able to handle TCU in the Rose Bowl. The Sugar Bowl must hate Ohio State, because I just can't see Pryor and gang beating Arkansas. I thought the BCS would work things out to ensure an easy game for Ohio State against UConn.
The full bowl schedule was released last night. The strongest conference (the SEC) has 10 teams playing in bowl games this season. After a terribly disappointing and depressing season for the Gators, they will play Penn State in the Outback Bowl. Not quite the same stage as the 2 National Championship games they played for (and won) in the last 4 years or the Sugar Bowl victory last year. If Florida loses to a big ten school, I will be all for firing Urban Meyer. Yes, Steve Addazio is predictable and not up to par. Yes, Brantley is not a good fit for an SEC football team. But I can't continue to put the entire blame on Addazio and Brantley if Urban is still allowing the reign of terror to continue. If losing the game would ensure the departure of Addazio and Brantley, I would actually cheer for the Nittany Lions. Besides - I do like peachy Paterno ice cream. Anyway, GO GATORS. I will hold off on making all of my bowl selections. But for this week, I see Navy beating Army.
On to basketball. Well, the Gators fell to UCF - but come on. They have Michael Jordan's son! Winning is in his blood. And the Gators rebounded yesterday with a road-win at American. I'm looking forward to the rematch of the 2008 National Championship game tomorrow night, and I once again expect Kansas to beat Memphis. Kansas almost gave me a heart attack that night, but Mario Chalmers did make sure I won my pool. Also looking forward to Michigan State-Syracuse. Sorry Spartans, but I don't think the Big Ten can hang with the Big East in basketball. Michigan State isn't terrible, but I have tremendous respect for Big East basketball. Vanderbilt at Missouri on Wednesday might actually be a good game. Tenn at Pitt should be good. Not surprisingly, I also look forward to seeing the Gators play (and hopefully beat) Kent State. The Scarlet Knights are not off to a great start under their new coach, but the season is still young - and they did lose their top scorer to the Gators. After a close game with in-state rival Creighton, the Huskers are 6-2. The Lady Knights rebounded nicely after a tough loss to Temple with a 73-32 victory over Central Connecticut State. A win at Georgetown this week would be great! The Lady Huskers suffered their first loss yesterday at Indiana. The Lady Gators are off to a 7-2 start.
Go Gators! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
The full bowl schedule was released last night. The strongest conference (the SEC) has 10 teams playing in bowl games this season. After a terribly disappointing and depressing season for the Gators, they will play Penn State in the Outback Bowl. Not quite the same stage as the 2 National Championship games they played for (and won) in the last 4 years or the Sugar Bowl victory last year. If Florida loses to a big ten school, I will be all for firing Urban Meyer. Yes, Steve Addazio is predictable and not up to par. Yes, Brantley is not a good fit for an SEC football team. But I can't continue to put the entire blame on Addazio and Brantley if Urban is still allowing the reign of terror to continue. If losing the game would ensure the departure of Addazio and Brantley, I would actually cheer for the Nittany Lions. Besides - I do like peachy Paterno ice cream. Anyway, GO GATORS. I will hold off on making all of my bowl selections. But for this week, I see Navy beating Army.
On to basketball. Well, the Gators fell to UCF - but come on. They have Michael Jordan's son! Winning is in his blood. And the Gators rebounded yesterday with a road-win at American. I'm looking forward to the rematch of the 2008 National Championship game tomorrow night, and I once again expect Kansas to beat Memphis. Kansas almost gave me a heart attack that night, but Mario Chalmers did make sure I won my pool. Also looking forward to Michigan State-Syracuse. Sorry Spartans, but I don't think the Big Ten can hang with the Big East in basketball. Michigan State isn't terrible, but I have tremendous respect for Big East basketball. Vanderbilt at Missouri on Wednesday might actually be a good game. Tenn at Pitt should be good. Not surprisingly, I also look forward to seeing the Gators play (and hopefully beat) Kent State. The Scarlet Knights are not off to a great start under their new coach, but the season is still young - and they did lose their top scorer to the Gators. After a close game with in-state rival Creighton, the Huskers are 6-2. The Lady Knights rebounded nicely after a tough loss to Temple with a 73-32 victory over Central Connecticut State. A win at Georgetown this week would be great! The Lady Huskers suffered their first loss yesterday at Indiana. The Lady Gators are off to a 7-2 start.
Go Gators! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Week 13
Sucks to be Texas! They went from way overrated and going to the national championship only to get crushed by a team from the best conference to showing their true colors and not making a bowl game. Unfortunately Rutgers ended its bowl streak too. Auburn over Alabama was my lock of the year. When Alabama went up 24-0, all I said was "Remember the Georgia-Auburn game? Auburn will come back." Nevada pulled off a great upset. TCU played another awful team. Oregon played a terrible first half against mediocre Arizona. Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michigan State all played bad teams (really, what else is there in the big ten?) and won. Lucky Les almost did get lucky. At the end of the game he must have been saying "I want my money back" ...someone must have paid someone to mess with the clocks. But the better team won, and Arkansas should expect a Sugar Bowl bid after Auburn beats South Carolina again. Miss State won a close game over Ole Miss. Remember when I said Iowa shouldn't be ranked at all? And that they are the most overrated team of the season? Point proven. My old high school football team could beat Minnesota. Pathetic! South Carolina dominated Clemson from the awful ACC. Unfortunately, the Gators did not show up for their match against an ACC foe. I guess in all true rivalries, each team must win at some point. Better to let FSU win in a year when it means nothing. But if Urban doesn't rethink his decision to start Brantley next year...many Gator fans will stop watching. Brantley and Addazio do not belong in the SEC. They are embarrassing our school, and Meyer is just as guilty for allowing it to happen. At least Nebraska showed up and dominated Colorado - and without any help from Martinez!
Auburn is back at number 1 in the BCS Standings. Probably has something to do with the fact Alabama is a lot better than Arizona. But who cares? The Championship game has almost definitely already been decided. Auburn and Oregon fans, go ahead - buy your tickets. It's safe. And I don't care about geography. No one can convince me that Oregon will win because it's closer to Arizona than Auburn is. It should be a high-scoring game because neither team has any defense, but they both have enough offense to make up for it. I will also add that I think it will be funny if TCU beats Wisconsin, and that I'm SO happy Ohio State didn't jump Wisconsin. They probably won't put Ohio State against Arkansas because they want Ohio State to lose, so I expect to see something awful like Ohio State-UConn or Ohio State-Virginia Tech. History has taught us that Ohio State cannot beat the SEC in football. Also, congratulations to TCU on joining a BCS conference. Unlike Boise State, TCU and Utah have taken steps to solve their problems. Boise State is apparently joining the Mountain West Conference. Really not sure what the point of that is. Should be joining the Pac 10 or Big 12, but I guess it's not my decision!
The Gators beat the Seminoles in basketball - and I cheered "UF Rejects!" because I have no respect for FSU. I've gotta say, UNLV is looking good. UNC is not doing anything this year. Duke looks good. Kansas State still looks good. Michigan State is overrated as usual - once again, Spartans will not win the national championship - calling that now. Pitt and Kansas look good. Still not impressed with Ohio State. Waiting for them to play a team with a defense. Illinois looks ok, but I question the loss to Texas because I don't know if Texas is good yet. Can't be worse than the UT football team though, right? I'm mad Gonzaga beat Marquette. This week Florida State plays Ohio State. This is the game where I cheer for a natural disaster because I hate both teams so much and love to watch both of them lose. 5 games I look forward to - Georgetown-Missouri. UNC-Illinois - A rematch of the 2005 National Championship game. Mich St-Duke. Duke will win. Butler vs Duke - Can Butler avenge last year's game? I doubt it, but we'll see. And I'll add Florida-American. Just because I'm a Gator fan.
Football predictions....Arizona over Arizona State. Scarlet Knights win in Morgantown, I hope - though the season is over for Rutgers. I'll pick Pitt at Cincy. But who cares. Boise State beats Utah State. Nevada beats Louisiana Tech. UConn over USF. Hawaii over UNLV. Virginia Tech over FSU. Auburn over South Carolina. Oregon wins the Civil War. Huskers should beat inconsistent Oklahoma - especially if Martinez plays. Looking forward to seeing all the bowl announcements.
GO GATORS! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
Auburn is back at number 1 in the BCS Standings. Probably has something to do with the fact Alabama is a lot better than Arizona. But who cares? The Championship game has almost definitely already been decided. Auburn and Oregon fans, go ahead - buy your tickets. It's safe. And I don't care about geography. No one can convince me that Oregon will win because it's closer to Arizona than Auburn is. It should be a high-scoring game because neither team has any defense, but they both have enough offense to make up for it. I will also add that I think it will be funny if TCU beats Wisconsin, and that I'm SO happy Ohio State didn't jump Wisconsin. They probably won't put Ohio State against Arkansas because they want Ohio State to lose, so I expect to see something awful like Ohio State-UConn or Ohio State-Virginia Tech. History has taught us that Ohio State cannot beat the SEC in football. Also, congratulations to TCU on joining a BCS conference. Unlike Boise State, TCU and Utah have taken steps to solve their problems. Boise State is apparently joining the Mountain West Conference. Really not sure what the point of that is. Should be joining the Pac 10 or Big 12, but I guess it's not my decision!
The Gators beat the Seminoles in basketball - and I cheered "UF Rejects!" because I have no respect for FSU. I've gotta say, UNLV is looking good. UNC is not doing anything this year. Duke looks good. Kansas State still looks good. Michigan State is overrated as usual - once again, Spartans will not win the national championship - calling that now. Pitt and Kansas look good. Still not impressed with Ohio State. Waiting for them to play a team with a defense. Illinois looks ok, but I question the loss to Texas because I don't know if Texas is good yet. Can't be worse than the UT football team though, right? I'm mad Gonzaga beat Marquette. This week Florida State plays Ohio State. This is the game where I cheer for a natural disaster because I hate both teams so much and love to watch both of them lose. 5 games I look forward to - Georgetown-Missouri. UNC-Illinois - A rematch of the 2005 National Championship game. Mich St-Duke. Duke will win. Butler vs Duke - Can Butler avenge last year's game? I doubt it, but we'll see. And I'll add Florida-American. Just because I'm a Gator fan.
Football predictions....Arizona over Arizona State. Scarlet Knights win in Morgantown, I hope - though the season is over for Rutgers. I'll pick Pitt at Cincy. But who cares. Boise State beats Utah State. Nevada beats Louisiana Tech. UConn over USF. Hawaii over UNLV. Virginia Tech over FSU. Auburn over South Carolina. Oregon wins the Civil War. Huskers should beat inconsistent Oklahoma - especially if Martinez plays. Looking forward to seeing all the bowl announcements.
GO GATORS! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Week 12
Lucky Les's luck continues. Close one! I was glad to see Jake Locker get the win on senior night. Boise State had a slow start but a nice finish. Wisconsin was tested for a little, but they did win. Now they just have to stay ahead of Ohio State in the BCS... Michigan State should have lost. Ohio State should have lost. Wisconsin deserves the big ten title this year. Ohio State does not deserve a spot in a BCS bowl game - but I am sure they will get one, even if they lose to Michigan. Nebraska once again proved the huskers are nothing without Martinez. If he is healthy, they can dominate the big ten next year. Otherwise, I'm prepared to see many games that will put me to sleep like the one this weekend did. That late roughing the passer call was completely bogus, though. Should have gone to overtime 6-6. I thought Pelini was going to murder someone. He was LIVID. But I can't blame him. Refs appeared to be paid off... And Zook became bowl eligible in one of the strangest games I've ever seen. Rutgers showed some promise on offense, but the defense didnt show up. Still a slight chance at bowl eligibility...
Anyway, the top of the BCS stayed the same. I guess that's what happens when 1, 2 and 3 have bye weeks. Nebraska dropped after losing...but does it matter? That game meant as much as Arkansas beating South Carolina. As long as Nebraska beats Colorado, they go to the Big 12 championship. Ohio State is creeping up the rankings despite unimpressive wins over overrated teams. And what a freaking joke that Iowa is still ranked. I actually hope Florida gets to play Iowa in a bowl game now. Everyone thinks the Gators are awful this year. Well, with all of Iowa's undeserved hype, suddenly the Gators could gain respect by beating them in a bowl game.
The Gator basketball team is inconsistent so far this season. Apparently they only showed up for one half the Ohio State game. It upsets me because I know the Gators could have, and should have, won that game. More so, it upsets me because now Ohio State will continue its reign of overratedness. The SEC East is going to be very competitive this year. Vanderbilt looked decent against UNC yesterday - though I don't think UNC belonged in the top 10 to start the season. Living off its name entirely. Oh well. Lots of basketball left to be played this season! Rutgers beat the ACC's weak link Miami this weekend. Rah! Rah! The Gators have a big one this weekend against FSU. GO GATORS! Illinois is looking better than I expected. I hope they are as good as they were in 2004. They actually made for some watchable big ten games. That's the last big ten team I respected...the 2004-05 Fighting Illini. Everyone since has been overrated trash (ie: Michigan State the last 2 years, Ohio State in 2006-07). When I watched Nebraska play Vanderbilt...I could have sworn the Huskers were already in the big ten. So slow I almost fell asleep in my chair at work. They will be a perfect fit next year. Oh well. I'm more concerned about the Gators beating FSU in both football and basketball. Five games I look forward to this week: UF vs FSU (naturally), Duke vs Marquette (I always respect the Golden Eagles), Kansas State vs Gonzaga (because I love seeing the Zags lose), Butler vs Siena, UCLA vs Villanova (want to see if UCLA is any good this year!).
As far as week 13 football predictions... I will take Texas A&M over Texas. Sorry Texas - no bowl game for you this year! Rutgers over Louisville. Upstream, red team! Picking Auburn at Alabama. Everyone else thinks Auburn will fall. Well, prepare for loss #3, Bama. Would love to see Arizona and Nevada win. But I dont think either will happen. I think Auburn, Oregon and Boise State will all remain undefeated. Cheering for Michigan and Penn State. Michigan State and Ohio State are both insanely lucky, though. But I'd like to see Michigan upset Ohio State. LSU will play a close game with Arkansas, but Lucky Les will get lucky. LSU by a touchdown or less. Iowa shouldn't be ranked at all, but they'll at least beat Minnesota. Wisconsin may struggle with Northwestern because of the pressure, but I'm cheering for the badgers. South Carolina should have no problem with Clemson. Miss State-Ole Miss should be a close one. I'll take Miss State by a field goal. I'll pick Nebraska over Colorado. Huskers win the Big 12 North. Go big red! And of course, I will pick the Gators to win the 7th straight game against the Seminoles. I don't care about records or stats. The Gators better show up and own the Seminoles. And the basketball team better do the same on Sunday.
Go Gators!!!!! Go Scarlet Knights!! Go Huskers!!
Anyway, the top of the BCS stayed the same. I guess that's what happens when 1, 2 and 3 have bye weeks. Nebraska dropped after losing...but does it matter? That game meant as much as Arkansas beating South Carolina. As long as Nebraska beats Colorado, they go to the Big 12 championship. Ohio State is creeping up the rankings despite unimpressive wins over overrated teams. And what a freaking joke that Iowa is still ranked. I actually hope Florida gets to play Iowa in a bowl game now. Everyone thinks the Gators are awful this year. Well, with all of Iowa's undeserved hype, suddenly the Gators could gain respect by beating them in a bowl game.
The Gator basketball team is inconsistent so far this season. Apparently they only showed up for one half the Ohio State game. It upsets me because I know the Gators could have, and should have, won that game. More so, it upsets me because now Ohio State will continue its reign of overratedness. The SEC East is going to be very competitive this year. Vanderbilt looked decent against UNC yesterday - though I don't think UNC belonged in the top 10 to start the season. Living off its name entirely. Oh well. Lots of basketball left to be played this season! Rutgers beat the ACC's weak link Miami this weekend. Rah! Rah! The Gators have a big one this weekend against FSU. GO GATORS! Illinois is looking better than I expected. I hope they are as good as they were in 2004. They actually made for some watchable big ten games. That's the last big ten team I respected...the 2004-05 Fighting Illini. Everyone since has been overrated trash (ie: Michigan State the last 2 years, Ohio State in 2006-07). When I watched Nebraska play Vanderbilt...I could have sworn the Huskers were already in the big ten. So slow I almost fell asleep in my chair at work. They will be a perfect fit next year. Oh well. I'm more concerned about the Gators beating FSU in both football and basketball. Five games I look forward to this week: UF vs FSU (naturally), Duke vs Marquette (I always respect the Golden Eagles), Kansas State vs Gonzaga (because I love seeing the Zags lose), Butler vs Siena, UCLA vs Villanova (want to see if UCLA is any good this year!).
As far as week 13 football predictions... I will take Texas A&M over Texas. Sorry Texas - no bowl game for you this year! Rutgers over Louisville. Upstream, red team! Picking Auburn at Alabama. Everyone else thinks Auburn will fall. Well, prepare for loss #3, Bama. Would love to see Arizona and Nevada win. But I dont think either will happen. I think Auburn, Oregon and Boise State will all remain undefeated. Cheering for Michigan and Penn State. Michigan State and Ohio State are both insanely lucky, though. But I'd like to see Michigan upset Ohio State. LSU will play a close game with Arkansas, but Lucky Les will get lucky. LSU by a touchdown or less. Iowa shouldn't be ranked at all, but they'll at least beat Minnesota. Wisconsin may struggle with Northwestern because of the pressure, but I'm cheering for the badgers. South Carolina should have no problem with Clemson. Miss State-Ole Miss should be a close one. I'll take Miss State by a field goal. I'll pick Nebraska over Colorado. Huskers win the Big 12 North. Go big red! And of course, I will pick the Gators to win the 7th straight game against the Seminoles. I don't care about records or stats. The Gators better show up and own the Seminoles. And the basketball team better do the same on Sunday.
Go Gators!!!!! Go Scarlet Knights!! Go Huskers!!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Week 11
Cal, you need a better kicker. Oregon, where was this 70-point performance you had everyone anticipating? Did you switch offenses with Wisconsin?? Sure looked that way. Iowa, I'm not sure how you did it, but you have managed to officially become the most overrated team of this season. Now, some may argue Texas was more overrated - and preseason/early season I'd agree, but for Iowa to be #13 and deserve to lose to an Indiana team that lost by 63 points to usually half-asleep Wisconsin and then lose (yet again) to Northwestern... Iowa has become the most overrated team of the season. They never deserved a ranking higher than 20. Not at ANY point this season. Don't get me wrong though - Ohio State is still incredibly overrated, and I hope Iowa's overratedness will lure Ohio State into a false confidence, and I hope Iowa will beat Ohio State like Penn State should have. Pittsburgh...you have the easiest road to a BCS bowl game. How did you lose to UConn? Louisville should have beaten USF. Missouri was able to regroup, but it will not matter. Nebraska is one game away from clinching the Big 12 North after its win over Kansas. Go big red! Utah clearly doesn't deserve to be ranked. I think my high school football team could beat Notre Shame. Alabama's game didn't surprise me at all. Texas lost yet again. They went from undeservedly being in the national championship game in January to soon-to-be-not-bowl-eligible this year. And to make me smile, Colt McCoy fell apart in overtime against gang green. J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets! I needed to see that win yesterday after the pathetic performances by my home team Rutgers and my alma mater Florida. I stated last week what the Gators needed to do to win that game. I begged Addazio to prove me wrong with what I predicted he would actually do. Unfortunately, I was right. ATTENTION FLORIDA COACHING STAFF: John Brantley does not have what it takes to be a quarterback in the SEC. END OF STORY. As a Gator fan, I am so tired of seeing coaches play favorites with sub-par players simply because of their good behavior. Honestly, if you're gonna play one criminal, you may as well play them all. Just put the best players on the field! Put Moody and Brantley on the bench, and win some games!
As for the BCS this week...I once again ask: What is the point? Boise State is obviously better than TCU. San Diego State should have won that game. Dalton and crew got lucky. And Auburn is clearly the best team in the country with a very tough schedule. Cam Newton should be a shoe-in for the Heisman. He is obviously the best player in the country, and definitely the most valuable to his team. How can you compare Oregon's schedule to any SEC West schedule? Answer: You can't. Playing Washington without the team's best player and actually struggling through the first half...beating 5-4 (now 5-5) Cal by 2 points because Cal missed a field goal...and out of conference: a win over 4-6 Tennessee (where they were tied at the half), 1-9 New Mexico, and 3-8 Portland State. Okay. Auburn's out of conference schedule with wins over 6-4 Chattanooga, 4-6 Arkansas State, 5-5 Clemson, and 4-6 Louisiana-Monroe may not be much better - but I would argue that it is better. When you look at Auburn's conference schedule, though, there is absolutely no comparison. Games against #12 South Carolina, # 6 LSU, #12 Arkansas and a game coming up against defending national champion, #11 Alabama in Tuscaloosa the day after Thanksgiving. One home game vs. #9 Stanford and a game at never-should-have-been-ranked, ineligible-for-post-season, #24 USC prove nothing. No one can clearly explain to me why Arizona is ranked, but I'd almost like to see the #22 Wildcats win this weekend. In Liz's poll, this week's top 4 are 1) Auburn 2) Oregon 3) Boise State 4) TCU. The AP got it right with Boise State jumping TCU. After Utah lost to awful Notre Dame, the hype from TCU's performance last weekend should have calmed down. But this isn't the first time the BCS got it wrong. Not even the first time they underrated Auburn. My real question is...who is the genius watching TCU struggle against SDSU who gave them a first place vote this week in the AP Poll?
On to week 12 predictions...Alabama has an easy one Thursday night. I'm more interested in seeing Washington beat UCLA. Go Huskies! Would LOVE to see Fresno State beat Boise State. But on the smurf turf, I've learned to pick the Broncos. I still believe Hawaii will beat Boise State next year in Hawaii. Wisconsin may be tested this week. Michigan can be tough at home. But I will pick the badgers after they scored more points in football against Indiana than I think their basketball team will score all season. Oklahoma State will get by Kansas no problem. Michigan State will continue to be overrated after they beat Purdue. Florida WILL beat Appalachian State. They will NOT have a Michigan moment. LSU will beat Ole Miss. I'm cheering for the hawkeyes, and I expect the buckeyes to struggle, but I also expect the refs will be paid off. If Oregon loses or Auburn loses, I fully expect Ohio State to suddenly be the highest ranked one-loss team. If a one-loss team gets into the national championship, it will be Ohio State. Due purely to bias. They are most certainly not the best one-loss team even now, and I hope they lose to both Iowa and Michigan.
Speaking of Ohio State...The Gators have their first basketball test tomorrow night (6pm ET, ESPN) against the Buckeyes. The game is in Gainesville. As usual, Ohio State is overrated. I can say this without knowing whether or not they're actually good just because Ohio State is ALWAYS overrated. My only question is: Is Florida good this year? Florida finally shed the worst player in its history, gained a few good prospects, and suddenly went from unranked to #11/#9 in preseason rankings. Mind you, this all happened with the subtraction of Dan Werner, and the addition of people voters have not yet seen play in a college environment. Ohio State is #4/#5. No matter the outcome of this game, Florida will forever own Ohio State. But still, I am begging the Gators not to screw this up. Gator fans are disappointed by the football team, and a win over Ohio State would surely remind Gator fans of better times (ie: a 41-14 national championship victory in football or an 84-75 national championship victory in basketball...) The last time Ohio State played Florida in basketball in Gainesville, the Gators won 86-60. And in anticipation of the national championship football game that had already been set between the 2 schools, the crowd chanted "overrated" and "just like football." It was December 23, 2006. I remember it like it was yesterday. But I digress. I am very excited for the basketball tip-off marathon as a whole, because those who know me well know I will watch college basketball no matter who the participating teams may be. Yesterday I watched Chicago State vs DePaul.
Five basketball games I am most excited for this week: Ohio State at Florida (obviously), Virginia Tech at Kansas State (think the Wildcats will have a great season), Butler at Louisville, Maryland at Pitt and Wisconsin at UNLV. You may ask why "ranked vs. ranked" Illinois vs. Texas didn't make my list....but I'd just tell you that big ten basketball bores me to sleep (watch the aforementioned Wisconsin game and you'll see what I mean) and that I have no interest in Texas based on pre-season hype. Last year they were overrated because they were living off football hype. We'll see if they can make a name for themselves this year, but I believe the Big 12 will be dominated by Kansas and Kansas State this year. Rutgers Lady Knights had a rough start against two great opponents from the west coast, but hopefully they will gain confidence Thursday with a win over Princeton and have a great season. The Rutgers men did not fair so well against the Princeton Tigers. I don't expect as much from Mike Rice as I did from Ray Rice, though. Hopefully they can beat Fairfield tonight. Huskers play Arkansas Pine-Bluff tonight. Lady Huskers had an impressive opening game against Vermont. Looking forward to wins this week over Miami and St. Mary's.
GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Scarlet Knights!!! Go Huskers!!!
As for the BCS this week...I once again ask: What is the point? Boise State is obviously better than TCU. San Diego State should have won that game. Dalton and crew got lucky. And Auburn is clearly the best team in the country with a very tough schedule. Cam Newton should be a shoe-in for the Heisman. He is obviously the best player in the country, and definitely the most valuable to his team. How can you compare Oregon's schedule to any SEC West schedule? Answer: You can't. Playing Washington without the team's best player and actually struggling through the first half...beating 5-4 (now 5-5) Cal by 2 points because Cal missed a field goal...and out of conference: a win over 4-6 Tennessee (where they were tied at the half), 1-9 New Mexico, and 3-8 Portland State. Okay. Auburn's out of conference schedule with wins over 6-4 Chattanooga, 4-6 Arkansas State, 5-5 Clemson, and 4-6 Louisiana-Monroe may not be much better - but I would argue that it is better. When you look at Auburn's conference schedule, though, there is absolutely no comparison. Games against #12 South Carolina, # 6 LSU, #12 Arkansas and a game coming up against defending national champion, #11 Alabama in Tuscaloosa the day after Thanksgiving. One home game vs. #9 Stanford and a game at never-should-have-been-ranked, ineligible-for-post-season, #24 USC prove nothing. No one can clearly explain to me why Arizona is ranked, but I'd almost like to see the #22 Wildcats win this weekend. In Liz's poll, this week's top 4 are 1) Auburn 2) Oregon 3) Boise State 4) TCU. The AP got it right with Boise State jumping TCU. After Utah lost to awful Notre Dame, the hype from TCU's performance last weekend should have calmed down. But this isn't the first time the BCS got it wrong. Not even the first time they underrated Auburn. My real question is...who is the genius watching TCU struggle against SDSU who gave them a first place vote this week in the AP Poll?
On to week 12 predictions...Alabama has an easy one Thursday night. I'm more interested in seeing Washington beat UCLA. Go Huskies! Would LOVE to see Fresno State beat Boise State. But on the smurf turf, I've learned to pick the Broncos. I still believe Hawaii will beat Boise State next year in Hawaii. Wisconsin may be tested this week. Michigan can be tough at home. But I will pick the badgers after they scored more points in football against Indiana than I think their basketball team will score all season. Oklahoma State will get by Kansas no problem. Michigan State will continue to be overrated after they beat Purdue. Florida WILL beat Appalachian State. They will NOT have a Michigan moment. LSU will beat Ole Miss. I'm cheering for the hawkeyes, and I expect the buckeyes to struggle, but I also expect the refs will be paid off. If Oregon loses or Auburn loses, I fully expect Ohio State to suddenly be the highest ranked one-loss team. If a one-loss team gets into the national championship, it will be Ohio State. Due purely to bias. They are most certainly not the best one-loss team even now, and I hope they lose to both Iowa and Michigan.
Speaking of Ohio State...The Gators have their first basketball test tomorrow night (6pm ET, ESPN) against the Buckeyes. The game is in Gainesville. As usual, Ohio State is overrated. I can say this without knowing whether or not they're actually good just because Ohio State is ALWAYS overrated. My only question is: Is Florida good this year? Florida finally shed the worst player in its history, gained a few good prospects, and suddenly went from unranked to #11/#9 in preseason rankings. Mind you, this all happened with the subtraction of Dan Werner, and the addition of people voters have not yet seen play in a college environment. Ohio State is #4/#5. No matter the outcome of this game, Florida will forever own Ohio State. But still, I am begging the Gators not to screw this up. Gator fans are disappointed by the football team, and a win over Ohio State would surely remind Gator fans of better times (ie: a 41-14 national championship victory in football or an 84-75 national championship victory in basketball...) The last time Ohio State played Florida in basketball in Gainesville, the Gators won 86-60. And in anticipation of the national championship football game that had already been set between the 2 schools, the crowd chanted "overrated" and "just like football." It was December 23, 2006. I remember it like it was yesterday. But I digress. I am very excited for the basketball tip-off marathon as a whole, because those who know me well know I will watch college basketball no matter who the participating teams may be. Yesterday I watched Chicago State vs DePaul.
Five basketball games I am most excited for this week: Ohio State at Florida (obviously), Virginia Tech at Kansas State (think the Wildcats will have a great season), Butler at Louisville, Maryland at Pitt and Wisconsin at UNLV. You may ask why "ranked vs. ranked" Illinois vs. Texas didn't make my list....but I'd just tell you that big ten basketball bores me to sleep (watch the aforementioned Wisconsin game and you'll see what I mean) and that I have no interest in Texas based on pre-season hype. Last year they were overrated because they were living off football hype. We'll see if they can make a name for themselves this year, but I believe the Big 12 will be dominated by Kansas and Kansas State this year. Rutgers Lady Knights had a rough start against two great opponents from the west coast, but hopefully they will gain confidence Thursday with a win over Princeton and have a great season. The Rutgers men did not fair so well against the Princeton Tigers. I don't expect as much from Mike Rice as I did from Ray Rice, though. Hopefully they can beat Fairfield tonight. Huskers play Arkansas Pine-Bluff tonight. Lady Huskers had an impressive opening game against Vermont. Looking forward to wins this week over Miami and St. Mary's.
GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Scarlet Knights!!! Go Huskers!!!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Week 10
Thanks, LSU! Everyone thought the Gators were done for the season...and that Alabama still had a chance to get the National Championship. Well, not anymore. Alabama won't even make it to Atlanta. But the Gators are one win away from the SEC Championship game. Rutgers broke my heart. It looked like Schiano took advice from Addazio in the 4th quarter. Terrible. Knights should have won by 2. Wisconsin actually did struggle with Purdue in the first half. Oklahoma State played better than I expected against Baylor. Hawaii did not show up. For some reason I thought that was an 8pm ET game. Why on earth would they have a game when its effectively 9:30am for the Warriors? Either way, they didn't have the high-powered offense I'm used to seeing. They played much too conservatively and it was atrocious. The Huskers got very lucky. Without Martinez, they fall apart. Arkansas beat South Carolina by a lot more than I expected, but I guess South Carolina has a tendency to fall apart at the end of the season. Oklahoma once again proved to be inconsistent, and Texas once again proved to be awful. Indiana should have beaten Iowa. Michigan got lucky. Stanford looked good - but their only tough game this year was against Oregon. Does anyone know if the Cardinal is good? Utah was the biggest disappointment of the week. Way to bring new meaning to the word "overrated," Utes.
BCS...The Gators are back in the rankings!! #22...only ranked team in Florida. Ohio State in the top 10? Don't make me vomit. Nebraska will jump back up in the BCS once Martinez is playing again. Not sure why Stanford jumped after beating overrated Arizona. LSU deserved the jump, but they're not going to the national championship anyway - they need Georgia to beat Auburn, and that's just not gonna happen. I believe there are 7 SEC teams ranked in the top 25. 5 from the West, 2 from the East. One East team will drop off next week, but that's fine. Hopefully it will be the Gamecocks.
Week 11 picks... Pittsburgh will beat UConn. But again, the Big East doesn't matter. Pittsburgh will probably get destroyed by Boise State or TCU in a bowl game. Boise State has another *tough* game at Idaho. Seriously, Boise State. Either join a real conference or shut up. Take a lesson from Utah. Wisconsin should beat Indiana. I think Iowa will have a challenge at Northwestern. I think Iowa will win a close one. Louisville should beat USF. Missouri should regroup and beat Kansas State. If Utah can't beat Notre Dame, the Utes should not be in the top 25. I'm hoping for a crazy upset and cheering for the Nittany Lions in Columbus. Beat the crap out of the Buckeyes. Please, Paterno, I'm begging you!! San Diego State...can you pull off a big upset? Please take TCU out of the title talk. I'm sick of it! If the horned frogs don't want to join the Big 12, they need to just be quiet. Play respectable teams, or just go away. Alabama should have too much offense for Mississippi State - but I have to laugh at this game because people in Alabama are just uneducated. Seriously, who is in charge of proofreading the tickets?? If you can't spell Mississippi, the game should automatically count as a loss. But Mississippi isn't much smarter. Oklahoma State should beat Texas. Stanford should beat Arizona State. Rutgers: You better beat Syracuse. Nebraska should not have a problem with Kansas. And Gators...it's now or never. You better show up Saturday and beat South Carolina!!!!! Spurrier doesn't like to see the Gators lose at home. Can we just take out Brantley and Moody? Brantley is too timid - and this game has too much on the line to take a risk with him when he's afraid of his own shadow. Sure, he can throw...but he has not proven himself in high-pressure situations. I think the best idea for this weekend is a 2-quarterback system with Burton and Reed. But I'm sure Addazio will call for Brantley in for 90% of the snaps, overuse of Moody and some other stupid calls. I am begging for him to prove me wrong this week. I would love to book a flight to Atlanta after this weekend.
LET'S GO GATORS!!!! Make it to Atlanta!!! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
Also, Gator basketball (men's) tips off Friday night vs. UNC-Wilmington. Start strong, boys!
BCS...The Gators are back in the rankings!! #22...only ranked team in Florida. Ohio State in the top 10? Don't make me vomit. Nebraska will jump back up in the BCS once Martinez is playing again. Not sure why Stanford jumped after beating overrated Arizona. LSU deserved the jump, but they're not going to the national championship anyway - they need Georgia to beat Auburn, and that's just not gonna happen. I believe there are 7 SEC teams ranked in the top 25. 5 from the West, 2 from the East. One East team will drop off next week, but that's fine. Hopefully it will be the Gamecocks.
Week 11 picks... Pittsburgh will beat UConn. But again, the Big East doesn't matter. Pittsburgh will probably get destroyed by Boise State or TCU in a bowl game. Boise State has another *tough* game at Idaho. Seriously, Boise State. Either join a real conference or shut up. Take a lesson from Utah. Wisconsin should beat Indiana. I think Iowa will have a challenge at Northwestern. I think Iowa will win a close one. Louisville should beat USF. Missouri should regroup and beat Kansas State. If Utah can't beat Notre Dame, the Utes should not be in the top 25. I'm hoping for a crazy upset and cheering for the Nittany Lions in Columbus. Beat the crap out of the Buckeyes. Please, Paterno, I'm begging you!! San Diego State...can you pull off a big upset? Please take TCU out of the title talk. I'm sick of it! If the horned frogs don't want to join the Big 12, they need to just be quiet. Play respectable teams, or just go away. Alabama should have too much offense for Mississippi State - but I have to laugh at this game because people in Alabama are just uneducated. Seriously, who is in charge of proofreading the tickets?? If you can't spell Mississippi, the game should automatically count as a loss. But Mississippi isn't much smarter. Oklahoma State should beat Texas. Stanford should beat Arizona State. Rutgers: You better beat Syracuse. Nebraska should not have a problem with Kansas. And Gators...it's now or never. You better show up Saturday and beat South Carolina!!!!! Spurrier doesn't like to see the Gators lose at home. Can we just take out Brantley and Moody? Brantley is too timid - and this game has too much on the line to take a risk with him when he's afraid of his own shadow. Sure, he can throw...but he has not proven himself in high-pressure situations. I think the best idea for this weekend is a 2-quarterback system with Burton and Reed. But I'm sure Addazio will call for Brantley in for 90% of the snaps, overuse of Moody and some other stupid calls. I am begging for him to prove me wrong this week. I would love to book a flight to Atlanta after this weekend.
LET'S GO GATORS!!!! Make it to Atlanta!!! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
Also, Gator basketball (men's) tips off Friday night vs. UNC-Wilmington. Start strong, boys!
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