Here are a couple of my quick-hit thoughts on a rainy Friday night.
The Colorado Rockies are down 2-0 to Boston. Was it the long layoff that hurt? Or are the Red Sox just a better team? I say a little bit of both. Colorado had a magical end to its season, but there's no way it can come back in this series.
Watched the Boston College/Virginia Tech game on Thursday. I Tivo'd it and, for a while, was certain I wouldn't finish it. Boy am I glad I stayed awake to watch the whole thing. Keep giving Matt Ryan all the credit, he deserves it, but man Virginia Tech sure blew it. The Hokies shut down the Eagles all game, but allowed two late touchdowns and failed to recover an onside kick.
So what happens if Ohio State loses to Penn State or Michigan and Boston College loses one of its final four games remaining? (And let's be honest, Kansas and Arizona State will not go undefeated). That could potentially leave college football with the following one-loss teams: Ohio State, Boston College, LSU, USC/Oregon/Arizona State, Oklahoma, West Virginia, South Florida and Missouri. Theoretically, that could happen. All of those teams probably won't finish with just one loss, and conference championship games will clear off some off the riff-raff, but who gets the nod into the BCS Title game? A lot of times, whoever lost earliest in the season gets a get out of jail free card. People tend to forget about losses in Week 2 or 3 while losses in Week 10 knock you out of the national title picture.
No way should Hawaii play in a BCS bowl. This team struggled to beat Louisiana Tech on the road and has one of the softest schedules in college football history.
I think four area teams will make the football playoffs: Statesville, West Iredell, South Iiredell and Mooresville. I don't know who will advance the furthest, but I think out of that group, Statesville will be the toughest out. They have a ton of speed.
The NBA season will start soon. Anyone else care?
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4 comments:
1. Will they ever fix college football? Money rules in a sport with unpaid athletes, it is a real shame. As long as fans continue to support the present system, it will probably never change. This year could be a real mess to sort out.
2. Hard to get too worked up over the NBA season, but maybe a playoff year for the Bobcats.
3.Who the heck is Dave Kingman? Is he older or younger than Testaverde?
I don't know if they'll ever fix college football. They should, but as you said, green rules. It's a real shame. The Division formerly known as I-AA does a 16-team playoff every year. Obviously there would need to be some tweaking done for it to work at the I-A level, but it works wonderfully. Imagine a 16-team playoff bracket with conference champions: Boston College, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Ohio State, Oregon and LSU with "wild card" entries: Arizona State, Michigan, Kansas, Texas, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Hawaii, Connecticut, USC and Georgia. Just throwing it out there.
I don't think the Bobcats will make the playoffs this season. Without Sean May and Adam Morrison, I just don't think they are deep enough. They definitely have a shot though.
Dave Kingman is an ex-Chicago Cub and a legend (in his own mind) for his mammoth home runs onto Waveland Avenue.
WHO IS DAVE KINGMAN????
Must be an 1980s or 1990s baby. I suggest you google Dave Kingman and get a real education in baseball history. He was the greatest homerun hitter and perhaps the best baseball player of all-time, pay no attention to tales of "suitcases" or strikeouts, just lies, lies, lies
Jack "Hey Hey" Brickhouse
I can't believe someone out there has never heard of me! That hurts.
I was one of Chicago Cubs GREATEST!
Would love to send you an official Dave Kingman autograghed poster FREE! (just $4.99 S&H)
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