Here's something my sports editor and I were talking about yesterday.
Remember how everybody thought Marcus Vick, Michael Vick's younger brother, was the degenerate in the family?
The Cliffs Notes version of Marcus Vick's collegiate career: he was arrested for allegedly supplying alcohol to underage girls, was charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana, caught driving with a suspended license and maliciously stomped on the calf of Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil during the 2006 Gator Bowl, which eventually got him kicked off Virginia Tech's football team.
Who would have ever thought that Marcus Vick was the "good" brother?
Monday, August 27, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Quick hits
Here's a few quick thoughts on the sports world, both local in Iredell County and nationally. Make sure you check out the post below and watch our first "Sports Show."
Before the baseball season started, I threw out a few predictions for the playoffs. To recap: my division winners were Boston, Detroit, Oakland, New York Mets, St. Louis and Arizona with the Angels and Braves earning the wild cards. Some hits and misses. I said I wasn't ready to pick Milwaukee - or the Cubs - to win the division, when it was the Cardinals who had a big drop-off. I can at least defend the Oakland pick in that I just read the book "Money Ball" and loved it so much I became an A's homer. If I had a re-do? Right now, I'd go with Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles and the Mariners (barely over the Indians for the wild card) in the AL and New York, Chicago (homer!) and the surprising Diamondbacks (my best pick) with the Braves still in the wild card. World Series? I'd begrudgingly take Boston and Atlanta.
It's almost fantasy football time, and my self-promise of being in only one league this year didn't last through July. As of now, I am in three - including a college fantasy football league, something I've never done before. Despite my terrible No. 1 overall selection of Shaun Alexander and my platoon of Joseph Addai, Reggie Bush and Maurice Jones-Drew, I somehow made the championship game of our league last season. My best drafting advice for this year? Draft running backs in the first two rounds no matter what. Don't feel pressured to take a quarterback early. NEVER draft a kicker until the last round. And try to draft a top tight end, if possible.
I'll be at the South Iredell-Lake Norman football game Friday night and the Mooresville-North Iredell soccer match on Monday. Some of my thoughts on the South Iredell-Lake Norman game can be found on The Sports Show Web cast, but to expound on them a little bit, this is a fascinating matchup in my eyes. I know some of you readers don't live near Iredell County, so to sort of put it in perspective, this would be like Texas Tech (Lake Norman) against Navy (South Iredell), the air attack versus the ground game. I picked South Iredell, and my predicted score would be 17-14 or something along those lines.
So, is the Little League World Series the next "big" thing? I don't mind that the games are on T.V., and I might decide to put them on in the background if I'm bored, but all-day showings complete with highlights on SportsCenter? Is this a bit much?
Before the baseball season started, I threw out a few predictions for the playoffs. To recap: my division winners were Boston, Detroit, Oakland, New York Mets, St. Louis and Arizona with the Angels and Braves earning the wild cards. Some hits and misses. I said I wasn't ready to pick Milwaukee - or the Cubs - to win the division, when it was the Cardinals who had a big drop-off. I can at least defend the Oakland pick in that I just read the book "Money Ball" and loved it so much I became an A's homer. If I had a re-do? Right now, I'd go with Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles and the Mariners (barely over the Indians for the wild card) in the AL and New York, Chicago (homer!) and the surprising Diamondbacks (my best pick) with the Braves still in the wild card. World Series? I'd begrudgingly take Boston and Atlanta.
It's almost fantasy football time, and my self-promise of being in only one league this year didn't last through July. As of now, I am in three - including a college fantasy football league, something I've never done before. Despite my terrible No. 1 overall selection of Shaun Alexander and my platoon of Joseph Addai, Reggie Bush and Maurice Jones-Drew, I somehow made the championship game of our league last season. My best drafting advice for this year? Draft running backs in the first two rounds no matter what. Don't feel pressured to take a quarterback early. NEVER draft a kicker until the last round. And try to draft a top tight end, if possible.
I'll be at the South Iredell-Lake Norman football game Friday night and the Mooresville-North Iredell soccer match on Monday. Some of my thoughts on the South Iredell-Lake Norman game can be found on The Sports Show Web cast, but to expound on them a little bit, this is a fascinating matchup in my eyes. I know some of you readers don't live near Iredell County, so to sort of put it in perspective, this would be like Texas Tech (Lake Norman) against Navy (South Iredell), the air attack versus the ground game. I picked South Iredell, and my predicted score would be 17-14 or something along those lines.
So, is the Little League World Series the next "big" thing? I don't mind that the games are on T.V., and I might decide to put them on in the background if I'm bored, but all-day showings complete with highlights on SportsCenter? Is this a bit much?
Internet star?
Well, it happened. The first Sports Show is officially on the Web, and I'm well on my way to being the next Stephen A. Smith.
Check it out: http://media.gatewaync.com/srl/sports/show/
Keep in mind this was our first show. We'll tweak the set up a bit, and will begin to include some thoughts on other sports and will answer a reader question of the week.
Let me know any thoughts or ideas of improvement.
Check it out: http://media.gatewaync.com/srl/sports/show/
Keep in mind this was our first show. We'll tweak the set up a bit, and will begin to include some thoughts on other sports and will answer a reader question of the week.
Let me know any thoughts or ideas of improvement.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Good start for Iredell football
It couldn't have gone any better for Iredell County on opening night.
South and North Iredell played a close-until-the-end game, and three other county schools picked up victories.
South handed North a 21-10 loss after scoring a touchdown in the final few minutes to pull away, which was a good start to the Ed Masterton era.
Mooresville went on the road and beat a very good - albeit understaffed - Bandys squad. The Blue Devils' 22-0 win was a bit of payback from last year's 35-7 loss, and it was an important win. I think they still would have won even if Bandys' stud running back Lequan McCorkle was playing (he sat with an injury).
West Iredell running back Bobby Morrison ran for a school-record 274 yards on only 16 carries and the Warriors pasted Forbush 51-0.
And Lake Norman, a 1-10 team last season, picked up a 28-13 win over a decent North Lincoln squad.
Only three county teams play this week when Lake Norman visits South Iredell and Statesville travels to 3A power Hickory.
South and North Iredell played a close-until-the-end game, and three other county schools picked up victories.
South handed North a 21-10 loss after scoring a touchdown in the final few minutes to pull away, which was a good start to the Ed Masterton era.
Mooresville went on the road and beat a very good - albeit understaffed - Bandys squad. The Blue Devils' 22-0 win was a bit of payback from last year's 35-7 loss, and it was an important win. I think they still would have won even if Bandys' stud running back Lequan McCorkle was playing (he sat with an injury).
West Iredell running back Bobby Morrison ran for a school-record 274 yards on only 16 carries and the Warriors pasted Forbush 51-0.
And Lake Norman, a 1-10 team last season, picked up a 28-13 win over a decent North Lincoln squad.
Only three county teams play this week when Lake Norman visits South Iredell and Statesville travels to 3A power Hickory.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Now that's funny
An R&L news writer ventured down to Mooresville on April 29 for the late Dale Earnhardt's birthday celebration.
He came back and wrote a great story, accompanied by some great photos.
The one thing that sort of stuck out to me, though, was how many people had Dale Earnhardt Jr. tattoos. Not necessarily of Junior's mug, but instead huge tats of "No. 8" that took up large portions of their arm.
I guess I really shouldn't take pleasure in other people's misfortune, but those people will look pretty hilarious now that Junior is switching car numbers and the No. 8 car may be driven by someone else.
You know what they say about tattoos - they're permanent.
He came back and wrote a great story, accompanied by some great photos.
The one thing that sort of stuck out to me, though, was how many people had Dale Earnhardt Jr. tattoos. Not necessarily of Junior's mug, but instead huge tats of "No. 8" that took up large portions of their arm.
I guess I really shouldn't take pleasure in other people's misfortune, but those people will look pretty hilarious now that Junior is switching car numbers and the No. 8 car may be driven by someone else.
You know what they say about tattoos - they're permanent.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Finally - an update
I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I took a week-long trip to the beach with my family as sort of a last-gasp vacation before the sports season started again, and now I'm back in the swing of things.
A couple of things to espect from us at the R&L this fall.
We've tweaked our coverage a little bit as it relates to high school. I'll handle stories from Mooresville, North Iredell and South Iredell while Brian Meadows writes about Lake Norman, Statesville and West Iredell.
The 2007 high school football tab comes out this Friday - hard to believe it's already game time. Each team is profiled, and we'll have a video preview of each team on the Web site as well. I'll make sure to post that link once it becomes available.
We'll have a sports portal that will keep track of all football stats for the six county teams. So now fans and players can compare statistics as the season progresses.
A weekly video show will air on the Web. We don't have it completely ironed out, but the show will include me, Brian and our sports editor Jason Bullard. We'll discuss the happenings in Iredell County sports, and will also make predictions for Friday's football games. This may be your one and only chance to ever see me on video.
I'll blog about more specific national and local topics later this week as well, but here's a very good read from ESPN's ombudsman.
A couple of things to espect from us at the R&L this fall.
We've tweaked our coverage a little bit as it relates to high school. I'll handle stories from Mooresville, North Iredell and South Iredell while Brian Meadows writes about Lake Norman, Statesville and West Iredell.
The 2007 high school football tab comes out this Friday - hard to believe it's already game time. Each team is profiled, and we'll have a video preview of each team on the Web site as well. I'll make sure to post that link once it becomes available.
We'll have a sports portal that will keep track of all football stats for the six county teams. So now fans and players can compare statistics as the season progresses.
A weekly video show will air on the Web. We don't have it completely ironed out, but the show will include me, Brian and our sports editor Jason Bullard. We'll discuss the happenings in Iredell County sports, and will also make predictions for Friday's football games. This may be your one and only chance to ever see me on video.
I'll blog about more specific national and local topics later this week as well, but here's a very good read from ESPN's ombudsman.
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