The final week of the NFL season is here and I am very excited. Even though my team has been terrible since about week 6 this year, the NFL has been very intriguing all season, and should continue throughout the playoffs. There are plenty of things still up for grabs, including the final playoff spots and playoff seeings as well. Here's hoping the last regular season week doesn't disappoint.
Sunday, January 1st, 2012
Lions 24, Packers 13
Dolphins 23, Jets 16
49ers 23, Rams 3
Vikings 20, Bears 14
Patriots 41, Bills 23
Saints 38, Panthers 27
Eagles 34, Redskins 17
Jaguars 20, Colts 17
Titans 23, Texans 13
Falcons 34, Buccaneers 13
Ravens 27, Bengals 20
Steelers 31, Browns 13
Raiders 30, Chargers 17
Broncos 20, Chiefs 10
Cardinals 23, Seahawks 20
Giants 38, Cowboys 34
Happy New Year, and Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
NBA 2011-12 Season Predictions
I am not excited whatsoever for the NBA this year. Making predictions makes it at least a tad more entertaining because I can see how close I was or how horribly wrong I was. I hate the idea of 66 games in two less months; I understand it's about money and I get it blah blah blah, it just bothers me. The NBA season is too long as it is, I'd be happy with 50 games a season and then playoffs. I'm gonna be completely honest, I have no feel for how the league will go this year other than the Heat and the Bulls will win a lot of regular season games. Outside of that, it's completely wide open in my opinion, so I'm fully prepared for my picks to be, as I said, horribly wrong. But oh well, that's why it's fun. Here we go
Atlantic Division
1. Boston Celtics - I don't think they'll have a great regular season, but their division just isn't good, and I think the Knicks are highly overrated.
2. New York Knicks - They'll be entertaining, but when your two "superstars" don't play defense, there is a problem.
3. New Jersey Nets - I can't stand Deron Williams, but he's good enough by himself to finish above the 76ers and the Raptors.
4. Philadelphia 76ers
5. Toronto Raptors
Central Division
1.Chicago Bulls - They have the youth to deal with the shortened season perfectly, and adding Rip Hamilton will only help them take pressure off of Derrick Rose.
2. Milwaukee Bucks
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Detroit Pistons
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
Southeast Division
1. Miami Heat - They will cruise through the regular season, probably finishing with the best record in the league. The addition of Shane Battier is huge for Miami.
2. Atlanta Hawks
3. Orlando Magic - This is a train wreck waiting to happen. Dwight Howard wants out, and I think he's going to throw a grown up temper tantrum on his way to forcing to Magic to trade him.
4. Washington Wizards
5. Charlotte Bobcats - As long as Michael Jordan is in charge of this team, they will not win big
Northwest Division
1. Oklahoma City Thunder - If Russell Westbrook can realize he's the 2nd best player on this team and stop trying to upstage Durant, this is the best team in the western conference. If Westbrook can't control his ego, that could ruin the Thunder's season.
2. Portland Trail Blazers - Brandon Roy was one of my favorite players and I'm very sad that he has to retire so young because of his knees, but I think not having to worry about his status will help the Blazers this year, as it's become Lamarcus Aldridge's team.
3. Denver Nuggets
4. Utah Jazz - I like a lot of the pieces on this team, especially Derrick Favors. I think Kanter has the potential to become a defensive powerhouse at the center position, and give the Jazz one of the best frontcourts in the league for the next decade next to Favors. If Josh Howard can stay healthy, he will help them, but the Jazz biggest need is the wings. I like Gordon Hayward, but he is a great 6th man in my opinion. I hope the Jazz will try to showcase Al Jefferson early in the season to try to bait a team into overpaying in a trade for him and hopefully upgrade the wing position, so they can finally get rid of both Raja Bell and CJ Miles. The Jazz have the potential to be able to compete in the west for the next 10 years in my opinion, probably not this year because they are so young, but within a couple years if they can develop their young guys. The biggest question mark I have about this team is Ty Corbin. I like him a lot, but I don't think he's quite ready to take a young team up to the next level. I hope I'm wrong, because I'd like to see the Jazz succeed and prove that they made the right move by getting rid of Deron "Douchebag" Williams. Hopefully Jazz fans will not have too high of expectations for this season, and be willing to give it a couple years. We shall see.
P.S. Those of you who have talked to me about this already know, but for those that don't, I've always disliked Deron Williams and haven't cheered for the Jazz since he's been there, so my ripping him isn't a reaction of what happened last year with Sloan. I am not a Jazz fan, but when they have players I like, I cheer for them to do well. I love that the Jazz got rid of him, and I hope he never succeeds on whatever team he is on :) that is all
5. Minnesota Timberwolves - Why are they even allowed to still have a team?
Pacific Division
1. LA Clippers - Yes I am buying into the Clippers. Chris Paul is still the best point guard in the NBA, and unless the Lakers are able to get Dwight Howard without giving up Pao Gasol, the Lakers are going to slip.
2. LA Lakers - I am hoping beyond hope that this team struggles mightily, because if they do, the true Kobe Bryant will once again emerge, and he will cry and throw a fit and eventually want out of LA. He did the same thing after he forced Shaq out, and the Lakers were terrible with Kobe trying to be the main guy until the Grizzlies gift wrapped Pao Gasol to them. Kobe does not win a single title without his dominant big guys on the team, and Gasol is vastly under appreciated in LA. I've read so many articles the past couple years talking about how Kobe has matured since his trade demands 4 years ago. Guess what, NO HE HASN'T, Kobe Bryant is the equivalent of the screaming toddler in the grocery store whose parents buy him whatever he wants just to keep him happy. Kobe takes no responsibility for his team ever struggling, and if the Lakers didn't miraculously acquire Gasol, he'd already be out of LA. I am hoping for the true Kobe to show up again this year, so all the idiots that wrote about his maturity can realize how dumb they actually were.
3.Golden State Warriors - Another exciting offensive team that doesn't play defense and will win about half their games.
4. Phoenix Suns
5. Sacramento Kings - sorry to put a damper on all you Jimmer fans, but I just don't think he's a starter in the NBA. He is a great shooter, but he will get exposed on defense because he is not quick enough to keep up with point guards and not big enough to guard the 2's. If he is used correctly, like a Jason Terry, he could help a team out, but if they expect him to come in and be the team star, they will be vastly disappointed.
Southwest Division
1. San Antonio Spurs - They have enough younger guys to deal with the regular season just fine.
2. Dallas Mavericks
3. Memphis Grizzlies
4. Houston Rockets
5. New Orleans Hornets
MVP - LeBron James
Rookie of the Year - Derrick Williams
Coach of the Year - Vinny Del Negro
Defensive Player of the Year - Kendrick Perkins
PLAYOFFS!!!
Eastern Conference
1. Miami Heat
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Atlanta Hawks
4. Boston Celtics
5. New York Knicks
6. Orlando Magic
7. Milwaukee Bucks
8. Indiana Pacers
First Round - Heat over Pacers, Bulls over Bucks, Hawks over Magic, Celtics over Knicks
Second Round - Celtics over Heat, Bulls over Hawks
Conference Finals - Celtics over Bulls
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Dallas Mavericks
4. LA Clippers
5. LA Lakers
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. Portland Trail Blazers
8. Denver Nuggets
First Round - Thunder over Nuggets, Blazers over Spurs, Mavericks over Grizzlies, Lakers over Clippers
Second Round - Blazers over Mavericks, Thunder over Lakers
Conference Finals - Thunder over Blazers
NBA Finals - Celtics over Thunder - and of course this is a biased pick. I am a Celtics fan, and this might be my last year for awhile that I can pick them and they have a legitimate shot. I think Miami has the most talented team, but I think if Boston is healthy in the playoffs they can take them down. That is a huge if, but that's what I'm going with. Feel free to comment and tell me how bad my picks are, or how smart you think I am :) hopefully the NBA will be better than I am expecting this year.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Atlantic Division
1. Boston Celtics - I don't think they'll have a great regular season, but their division just isn't good, and I think the Knicks are highly overrated.
2. New York Knicks - They'll be entertaining, but when your two "superstars" don't play defense, there is a problem.
3. New Jersey Nets - I can't stand Deron Williams, but he's good enough by himself to finish above the 76ers and the Raptors.
4. Philadelphia 76ers
5. Toronto Raptors
Central Division
1.Chicago Bulls - They have the youth to deal with the shortened season perfectly, and adding Rip Hamilton will only help them take pressure off of Derrick Rose.
2. Milwaukee Bucks
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Detroit Pistons
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
Southeast Division
1. Miami Heat - They will cruise through the regular season, probably finishing with the best record in the league. The addition of Shane Battier is huge for Miami.
2. Atlanta Hawks
3. Orlando Magic - This is a train wreck waiting to happen. Dwight Howard wants out, and I think he's going to throw a grown up temper tantrum on his way to forcing to Magic to trade him.
4. Washington Wizards
5. Charlotte Bobcats - As long as Michael Jordan is in charge of this team, they will not win big
Northwest Division
1. Oklahoma City Thunder - If Russell Westbrook can realize he's the 2nd best player on this team and stop trying to upstage Durant, this is the best team in the western conference. If Westbrook can't control his ego, that could ruin the Thunder's season.
2. Portland Trail Blazers - Brandon Roy was one of my favorite players and I'm very sad that he has to retire so young because of his knees, but I think not having to worry about his status will help the Blazers this year, as it's become Lamarcus Aldridge's team.
3. Denver Nuggets
4. Utah Jazz - I like a lot of the pieces on this team, especially Derrick Favors. I think Kanter has the potential to become a defensive powerhouse at the center position, and give the Jazz one of the best frontcourts in the league for the next decade next to Favors. If Josh Howard can stay healthy, he will help them, but the Jazz biggest need is the wings. I like Gordon Hayward, but he is a great 6th man in my opinion. I hope the Jazz will try to showcase Al Jefferson early in the season to try to bait a team into overpaying in a trade for him and hopefully upgrade the wing position, so they can finally get rid of both Raja Bell and CJ Miles. The Jazz have the potential to be able to compete in the west for the next 10 years in my opinion, probably not this year because they are so young, but within a couple years if they can develop their young guys. The biggest question mark I have about this team is Ty Corbin. I like him a lot, but I don't think he's quite ready to take a young team up to the next level. I hope I'm wrong, because I'd like to see the Jazz succeed and prove that they made the right move by getting rid of Deron "Douchebag" Williams. Hopefully Jazz fans will not have too high of expectations for this season, and be willing to give it a couple years. We shall see.
P.S. Those of you who have talked to me about this already know, but for those that don't, I've always disliked Deron Williams and haven't cheered for the Jazz since he's been there, so my ripping him isn't a reaction of what happened last year with Sloan. I am not a Jazz fan, but when they have players I like, I cheer for them to do well. I love that the Jazz got rid of him, and I hope he never succeeds on whatever team he is on :) that is all
5. Minnesota Timberwolves - Why are they even allowed to still have a team?
Pacific Division
1. LA Clippers - Yes I am buying into the Clippers. Chris Paul is still the best point guard in the NBA, and unless the Lakers are able to get Dwight Howard without giving up Pao Gasol, the Lakers are going to slip.
2. LA Lakers - I am hoping beyond hope that this team struggles mightily, because if they do, the true Kobe Bryant will once again emerge, and he will cry and throw a fit and eventually want out of LA. He did the same thing after he forced Shaq out, and the Lakers were terrible with Kobe trying to be the main guy until the Grizzlies gift wrapped Pao Gasol to them. Kobe does not win a single title without his dominant big guys on the team, and Gasol is vastly under appreciated in LA. I've read so many articles the past couple years talking about how Kobe has matured since his trade demands 4 years ago. Guess what, NO HE HASN'T, Kobe Bryant is the equivalent of the screaming toddler in the grocery store whose parents buy him whatever he wants just to keep him happy. Kobe takes no responsibility for his team ever struggling, and if the Lakers didn't miraculously acquire Gasol, he'd already be out of LA. I am hoping for the true Kobe to show up again this year, so all the idiots that wrote about his maturity can realize how dumb they actually were.
3.Golden State Warriors - Another exciting offensive team that doesn't play defense and will win about half their games.
4. Phoenix Suns
5. Sacramento Kings - sorry to put a damper on all you Jimmer fans, but I just don't think he's a starter in the NBA. He is a great shooter, but he will get exposed on defense because he is not quick enough to keep up with point guards and not big enough to guard the 2's. If he is used correctly, like a Jason Terry, he could help a team out, but if they expect him to come in and be the team star, they will be vastly disappointed.
Southwest Division
1. San Antonio Spurs - They have enough younger guys to deal with the regular season just fine.
2. Dallas Mavericks
3. Memphis Grizzlies
4. Houston Rockets
5. New Orleans Hornets
MVP - LeBron James
Rookie of the Year - Derrick Williams
Coach of the Year - Vinny Del Negro
Defensive Player of the Year - Kendrick Perkins
PLAYOFFS!!!
Eastern Conference
1. Miami Heat
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Atlanta Hawks
4. Boston Celtics
5. New York Knicks
6. Orlando Magic
7. Milwaukee Bucks
8. Indiana Pacers
First Round - Heat over Pacers, Bulls over Bucks, Hawks over Magic, Celtics over Knicks
Second Round - Celtics over Heat, Bulls over Hawks
Conference Finals - Celtics over Bulls
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Dallas Mavericks
4. LA Clippers
5. LA Lakers
6. Memphis Grizzlies
7. Portland Trail Blazers
8. Denver Nuggets
First Round - Thunder over Nuggets, Blazers over Spurs, Mavericks over Grizzlies, Lakers over Clippers
Second Round - Blazers over Mavericks, Thunder over Lakers
Conference Finals - Thunder over Blazers
NBA Finals - Celtics over Thunder - and of course this is a biased pick. I am a Celtics fan, and this might be my last year for awhile that I can pick them and they have a legitimate shot. I think Miami has the most talented team, but I think if Boston is healthy in the playoffs they can take them down. That is a huge if, but that's what I'm going with. Feel free to comment and tell me how bad my picks are, or how smart you think I am :) hopefully the NBA will be better than I am expecting this year.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
NFL picks week 16
I know I have been slacking on my picks the last two weeks. I have made them, just didn't take the time to post them on here. For the year I am 159-66, so I feel pretty good about that. I already lost one for this week, which was my first Thursday night game I'd picked wrong all year. The amount of different scenarios for the playoffs these last two weeks makes the games that much more exciting. There are two weeks left, and not one team is locked in to a certain playoff seed; even the Packers technically haven't wrapped up the 1 seed. I am hoping for complete chaos this weekend to make the final weekend do or die scenarios for as many teams as possible, but what I'm hoping for and what I'm predicting are different, so with that, onto my picks.
Texans 23, Colts 10 - Obviously I missed this one already, but I couldn't cheat.
Broncos 27, Bills 13 - Broncos will run all day on the Bills, control the clock, and force a turnover or two, no late game drama needed this time around.
Panthers 38, Buccaneers 17 - (sigh)
Bengals 23, Cardinals 21
Titans 24, Jaguars 13
Raiders 24, Chiefs 20
Patriots 34, Dolphins 21
Giants 27, Jets 23
Steelers 23, Rams 9
Vikings 27, Redskins 24
Ravens 23, Browns 13
Chargers 34, Lions 30 - hoping I'm wrong on this one
Eagles 30, Cowboys 27
49ers 20, Seahawks 16
Packers 31, Bears 13
Saints 38, Falcons 34
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Texans 23, Colts 10 - Obviously I missed this one already, but I couldn't cheat.
Broncos 27, Bills 13 - Broncos will run all day on the Bills, control the clock, and force a turnover or two, no late game drama needed this time around.
Panthers 38, Buccaneers 17 - (sigh)
Bengals 23, Cardinals 21
Titans 24, Jaguars 13
Raiders 24, Chiefs 20
Patriots 34, Dolphins 21
Giants 27, Jets 23
Steelers 23, Rams 9
Vikings 27, Redskins 24
Ravens 23, Browns 13
Chargers 34, Lions 30 - hoping I'm wrong on this one
Eagles 30, Cowboys 27
49ers 20, Seahawks 16
Packers 31, Bears 13
Saints 38, Falcons 34
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Some Chris Paul thought and my Thursday night pick
My initial thoughts about Chris Paul going to the Lakers is that I'm super irritated. I really like Chris Paul and really dislike the Lakers so I immediately hate the trade. My second thought is that unless the Lakers are able to pull off a deal to bring Dwight Howard to LA, the Lakers will not win the championship because Pao Gasol was a lot more valuable than the Lakers realize, and Andrew Bynum is not winning a title as your main big guy. I hope that Dwight does not somehow end up as a Laker, or I might just pretend the NBA doesn't exist for the next five years.
My Thursday night NFL pick:
Steelers 31, Browns 13 - and on a selfish note, Big Ben, please don't throw to Mike Wallace, that is all.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
My Thursday night NFL pick:
Steelers 31, Browns 13 - and on a selfish note, Big Ben, please don't throw to Mike Wallace, that is all.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, December 2, 2011
December 2nd Weekend football picks
Last weekends I got every college game right except for the one that actually mattered here. Now instead of predicting a Utah game this weekend, I get to guess how bad UCLA will get blown out. Oh well, onto my picks.
Pac 12 Championship - Oregon 45, UCLA 10
ACC Championship - Virginia Tech 31, Clemson 17
SEC Championship - LSU 34, Georgia 13
Big 10 Championship - Wisconsin 34, Michigan St 31
Big 12 "Championship" - Oklahoma 41, Oklahoma St 38
Local games
Hawaii 31, BYU 30
Utah State 38, New Mexico St 24
Now onto the big boys, pro picks
Seahawks 24, Eagles 20 - Yes I had this game picked before last night, anybody in my pick em league can verify.
Buccaneers 27, Panthers 24
Broncos 20, Vikings 10
Patriots 34, Colts 10
Bills 27, Titans 24
Bears 23, Chiefs 6
Dolphins 24, Raiders 23
Steelers 20, Bengals 17
Redskins 23, Jets 21
Texans 23, Falcons 20
Ravens 31, Browns 14
Packers 34, Giants 24
Cowboys 38, Cardinals 24
49ers 27, Rams 10
Saints 38, Lions 28
Chargers 27, Jaguars 13
Bonus Prediction - North Carolina 71, Kentukcy 64 - this one is pure hope :)
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Pac 12 Championship - Oregon 45, UCLA 10
ACC Championship - Virginia Tech 31, Clemson 17
SEC Championship - LSU 34, Georgia 13
Big 10 Championship - Wisconsin 34, Michigan St 31
Big 12 "Championship" - Oklahoma 41, Oklahoma St 38
Local games
Hawaii 31, BYU 30
Utah State 38, New Mexico St 24
Now onto the big boys, pro picks
Seahawks 24, Eagles 20 - Yes I had this game picked before last night, anybody in my pick em league can verify.
Buccaneers 27, Panthers 24
Broncos 20, Vikings 10
Patriots 34, Colts 10
Bills 27, Titans 24
Bears 23, Chiefs 6
Dolphins 24, Raiders 23
Steelers 20, Bengals 17
Redskins 23, Jets 21
Texans 23, Falcons 20
Ravens 31, Browns 14
Packers 34, Giants 24
Cowboys 38, Cardinals 24
49ers 27, Rams 10
Saints 38, Lions 28
Chargers 27, Jaguars 13
Bonus Prediction - North Carolina 71, Kentukcy 64 - this one is pure hope :)
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, November 25, 2011
Weekend football picks
I was in Denver last week watching the Broncos beat the Jets and I didn't get on my computer to post my picks for the weekend. For the record, I was 10/14 last week, and I got all 3 games yesterday. I'm combining my college and pro picks this week because there are not many college games that I care about this weekend. So here goes:
Friday, November 25th
Utah 34, Colorado 13 - A month ago, who would've imagined the Utes could be playing in the Pac 12 Championship game? If they win today, and get a little help from Cal and USC, that's exactly what will happen. The Utes will do their part, lead by John White as usual as he sets the Utah single season rushing record.
#1 LSU 31, #3 Arkansas 20 - I think Arkansas will play careful enough to keep this close but LSU at home is just too good for the Hogs.
Cal 27, Arizona St 24 - This pick is mostly out of hope because I want Utah to win the Pac 12 South, but the way Arizona St was played the last month, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them lose, and possibly lose big.
Saturday, November 26th
Ohio St 23, #15 Michigan 21 - I think Ohio St's defense and running game get it done in the big house and spoil Michigan's chances of a BCS bowl.
Utah St 34, Nevada 31 - Utah St pulls the mini upset and becomes bowl eligible for the first time in long time.
USC 48, UCLA 17 - As much as it pains me to cheer for USC, they will help the Utes clinch the South by stomping on UCLA and officially ending Rick Neuheisel's tenure there.
Ok, on to my pro picks, and yes I did have the 3 games yesterday picked before they were played.
Packers 31, Lions 17
Cowboys 24, Dolphins 20
Ravens 20, 49ers 10
Buccaneers 24, Titans 17
Falcons 30, Vikings 13
Bengals 24, Browns 13
Panthers 38, Colts 17
Cardinals 23, Rams 20
Jets 31, Bills 14
Texans 20, Jaguars 10
Bears 27, Raiders 23
Redskins 24, Seahawks 20
Eagles 31, Patriots 30
Broncos 27, Chargers 24
Steelers 34, Chiefs 10
Saints 31, Giants 21
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, November 25th
Utah 34, Colorado 13 - A month ago, who would've imagined the Utes could be playing in the Pac 12 Championship game? If they win today, and get a little help from Cal and USC, that's exactly what will happen. The Utes will do their part, lead by John White as usual as he sets the Utah single season rushing record.
#1 LSU 31, #3 Arkansas 20 - I think Arkansas will play careful enough to keep this close but LSU at home is just too good for the Hogs.
Cal 27, Arizona St 24 - This pick is mostly out of hope because I want Utah to win the Pac 12 South, but the way Arizona St was played the last month, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them lose, and possibly lose big.
Saturday, November 26th
Ohio St 23, #15 Michigan 21 - I think Ohio St's defense and running game get it done in the big house and spoil Michigan's chances of a BCS bowl.
Utah St 34, Nevada 31 - Utah St pulls the mini upset and becomes bowl eligible for the first time in long time.
USC 48, UCLA 17 - As much as it pains me to cheer for USC, they will help the Utes clinch the South by stomping on UCLA and officially ending Rick Neuheisel's tenure there.
Ok, on to my pro picks, and yes I did have the 3 games yesterday picked before they were played.
Packers 31, Lions 17
Cowboys 24, Dolphins 20
Ravens 20, 49ers 10
Buccaneers 24, Titans 17
Falcons 30, Vikings 13
Bengals 24, Browns 13
Panthers 38, Colts 17
Cardinals 23, Rams 20
Jets 31, Bills 14
Texans 20, Jaguars 10
Bears 27, Raiders 23
Redskins 24, Seahawks 20
Eagles 31, Patriots 30
Broncos 27, Chargers 24
Steelers 34, Chiefs 10
Saints 31, Giants 21
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Sunday, November 13, 2011
NFL picks week 10
I realize that there has already been one game played this week, but for the record, I did pick the Raiders over the Chargers in my pick em league, so I'm counting that :) As for the rest of my picks...
Broncos 27, Chiefs 23
Jaguars 28, Colts 13
Buccaneers 23, Texans 20
Saints 38, Falcons 35
Steelers 27, Bengals 17
Rams 20, Browns 16
Cowboys 34, Bills 30
Dolphins 24, Redskins 13
Eagles 38, Cardinals 13
Panthers 27, Titans 23
Ravens 27, Seahawks 10
Lions 24, Bears 23
49ers 27, Giants 23
Patriots 23, Jets 21
Packers 34, Vikings 20
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Broncos 27, Chiefs 23
Jaguars 28, Colts 13
Buccaneers 23, Texans 20
Saints 38, Falcons 35
Steelers 27, Bengals 17
Rams 20, Browns 16
Cowboys 34, Bills 30
Dolphins 24, Redskins 13
Eagles 38, Cardinals 13
Panthers 27, Titans 23
Ravens 27, Seahawks 10
Lions 24, Bears 23
49ers 27, Giants 23
Patriots 23, Jets 21
Packers 34, Vikings 20
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, November 12, 2011
NCAA picks week 11
So this week all I have wanted to write about is what is going on with the Penn St scandal, but I haven't been able to put into words exactly what I want to say. I will hopefully get that done over the next week. As for my college picks this week, I'm going to do what I should've been doing all along, only picking the important games as well as the local games. No more LSU vs Tennessee Tech etc. That being said, here we go for this week:
#7 Oregon 38, #4 Stanford 34 - I hope I'm wrong about this game because I want there to be as many unbeaten teams as possible to help mess up the BCS, but I think that Oregon is just too fast for Stanford. Andrew Luck will have to be phenomenal for Stanford to have a chance.
#19 Nebraska 31, #12 Penn St 10 - I think the beginning of this game will be very emotional and intense and Penn St players will play at another level, but the problem is, they just aren't very good and won't be able to sustain it for long. Nebraska weathers the early storm, and pulls away in the 3rd quarter.
Utah 27, UCLA 13 - Utah is finally on a little bit of a roll, mostly because of weaker competition, but the Utes have shown that when they don't turn the ball over (Jon Hays) they can compete with anyone they play because their defense is so strong. I think that continues today, strong defense and a nice game from John White should make for a fairly easy game against the Bruins.
BYU 44, (insert crappy WAC team) 3 - I'm sorry BYU fans, I just can't make a serious prediction when your team isn't playing anybody right now. Hopefully BYU's schedule gets a lot better after this year, but for now, at least you get to watch them win.
Utah St 34, San Jose St 23 - Utah St played inspired after the loss of Chuckie Keeton last week, and I'm interested to see if they can sustain that. The Aggies are much better than their record, they just need to learn how to finish games. Last week was a big step forward, and I think they will keep it going this week.
No update to my heisman picks from last week. Look for my pro picks either later today or tomorrow morning and my Penn St story sometime next week.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
#7 Oregon 38, #4 Stanford 34 - I hope I'm wrong about this game because I want there to be as many unbeaten teams as possible to help mess up the BCS, but I think that Oregon is just too fast for Stanford. Andrew Luck will have to be phenomenal for Stanford to have a chance.
#19 Nebraska 31, #12 Penn St 10 - I think the beginning of this game will be very emotional and intense and Penn St players will play at another level, but the problem is, they just aren't very good and won't be able to sustain it for long. Nebraska weathers the early storm, and pulls away in the 3rd quarter.
Utah 27, UCLA 13 - Utah is finally on a little bit of a roll, mostly because of weaker competition, but the Utes have shown that when they don't turn the ball over (Jon Hays) they can compete with anyone they play because their defense is so strong. I think that continues today, strong defense and a nice game from John White should make for a fairly easy game against the Bruins.
BYU 44, (insert crappy WAC team) 3 - I'm sorry BYU fans, I just can't make a serious prediction when your team isn't playing anybody right now. Hopefully BYU's schedule gets a lot better after this year, but for now, at least you get to watch them win.
Utah St 34, San Jose St 23 - Utah St played inspired after the loss of Chuckie Keeton last week, and I'm interested to see if they can sustain that. The Aggies are much better than their record, they just need to learn how to finish games. Last week was a big step forward, and I think they will keep it going this week.
No update to my heisman picks from last week. Look for my pro picks either later today or tomorrow morning and my Penn St story sometime next week.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, November 5, 2011
NFL picks week 9
Once again I'm counting on my NFL picks to save me because my college picks are not faring so well, against the spread anyway. I have a few upsets in mind this week so we'll see how it works out.
Bills 30, Jets 26
Falcons 38, Colts 13
Cowboys 31, Seahawks 17
Dolphins 24, Chiefs 20 - The Dolphins pull off the minor upset and give the Colts the full advantage in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes.
Saints 31, Buccaneers 21
49ers 24, Redskins 10
Texans 27, Browns 13
Titans 23, Bengals 16
Raiders 34, Broncos 24
Patriots 30, Giants 27
Rams 27, Cardinals 17
Packers 31, Chargers 20
Ravens 24, Steelers 20
Eagles 31, Bears 21
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Bills 30, Jets 26
Falcons 38, Colts 13
Cowboys 31, Seahawks 17
Dolphins 24, Chiefs 20 - The Dolphins pull off the minor upset and give the Colts the full advantage in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes.
Saints 31, Buccaneers 21
49ers 24, Redskins 10
Texans 27, Browns 13
Titans 23, Bengals 16
Raiders 34, Broncos 24
Patriots 30, Giants 27
Rams 27, Cardinals 17
Packers 31, Chargers 20
Ravens 24, Steelers 20
Eagles 31, Bears 21
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, November 3, 2011
NCAA picks week 10
Getting to the last few weeks of the college football season, and unfortunately with no playoff system, there are only a handful of teams that still have a chance to win the championship. Unless something crazy happens, two of the following teams will be in the title game: LSU, Bama, Ok St, Stanford, and Boise St. Right now I have a feeling that Oklahoma beats Ok St, Oregon beats Stanford, and Boise St will get screwed again for a one-loss team to play the LSU-Bama winner for the title. I hope that doesn't happen, but we'll see. That's my rant for the week, now onto my picks.
Saturday, November 5th
#2 Alabama 31, #1 LSU 16 - I think this game will not live up to the hype that's surrounding it. I think Nick Saban is the best coach in college football and with the game at home Alabama will make virtually no mistakes and force a couple turnovers against Jarrett Lee and Bama will roll.
#3 Oklahoma St 54, #14 Kansas St 31
#4 Stanford 38, Oregon St 13
#5 Boise St 62, UNLV 13
#6 Oklahoma 42, Texas A&M 27
#7 Arkansas 34, #9 South Carolina 17
#8 Oregon 42, Washington 31
#10 Nebraska 27, Northwestern 6
#13 Houston 61, UAB 24
#15 Michigan 27, Iowa 17
#17 Michigan St 41, Minnesota 10
#18 Georgia 45, New Mexico St 3
#19 Arizona St 41, UCLA 13
#20 Wisconsin 44, Purdue 17
#21 Texas 34, Texas Tech 31
#24 West Virginia 34, Louisville 27
#25 SMU 38, East Carolina 34
Arizona 27, Utah 23 - For as bad as they've been this year, Arizona is a much better team at home, and they have an NFL quarterback leading their team in Nick Foles. Arizona's defense is terrible, but if they stack the box and prevent John White from beating them, Utah's only chance will be if Jon Hays can lead them to a win, and I just don't think he can do that, even against a bad defense. I hope I am wrong, but when John White gets shut down, Utah's offense has been non existent this year.
Hawaii 41, Utah St 31 - I'd love to see the Aggies pull this off, but I think going down to the island will be too much for them.
My Heisman Top 5
1. Andrew Luck
2. Trent Richardson
3. Kellen Moore
4. Brandon Weeden
5. Russell Wilson
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, November 5th
#2 Alabama 31, #1 LSU 16 - I think this game will not live up to the hype that's surrounding it. I think Nick Saban is the best coach in college football and with the game at home Alabama will make virtually no mistakes and force a couple turnovers against Jarrett Lee and Bama will roll.
#3 Oklahoma St 54, #14 Kansas St 31
#4 Stanford 38, Oregon St 13
#5 Boise St 62, UNLV 13
#6 Oklahoma 42, Texas A&M 27
#7 Arkansas 34, #9 South Carolina 17
#8 Oregon 42, Washington 31
#10 Nebraska 27, Northwestern 6
#13 Houston 61, UAB 24
#15 Michigan 27, Iowa 17
#17 Michigan St 41, Minnesota 10
#18 Georgia 45, New Mexico St 3
#19 Arizona St 41, UCLA 13
#20 Wisconsin 44, Purdue 17
#21 Texas 34, Texas Tech 31
#24 West Virginia 34, Louisville 27
#25 SMU 38, East Carolina 34
Arizona 27, Utah 23 - For as bad as they've been this year, Arizona is a much better team at home, and they have an NFL quarterback leading their team in Nick Foles. Arizona's defense is terrible, but if they stack the box and prevent John White from beating them, Utah's only chance will be if Jon Hays can lead them to a win, and I just don't think he can do that, even against a bad defense. I hope I am wrong, but when John White gets shut down, Utah's offense has been non existent this year.
Hawaii 41, Utah St 31 - I'd love to see the Aggies pull this off, but I think going down to the island will be too much for them.
My Heisman Top 5
1. Andrew Luck
2. Trent Richardson
3. Kellen Moore
4. Brandon Weeden
5. Russell Wilson
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Sunday, October 30, 2011
NFL picks week 8
Running late on time, here are this weeks picks.
Titans 27, Colts 16
Saints 38, Rams 13
Giants 31, Dolphins 10
Vikings 30, Panthers 23
Ravens 37, Cardinals 9
Texans 23, Jaguars 17
Bills 27, Redskins 17
Patriots 38, Steelers 34
49ers 30, Browns 7
Seahawks 16, Bengals 13
Broncos 23, Lions 21
Cowboys 31, Eagles 30
Chargers 27, Chiefs 23
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Titans 27, Colts 16
Saints 38, Rams 13
Giants 31, Dolphins 10
Vikings 30, Panthers 23
Ravens 37, Cardinals 9
Texans 23, Jaguars 17
Bills 27, Redskins 17
Patriots 38, Steelers 34
49ers 30, Browns 7
Seahawks 16, Bengals 13
Broncos 23, Lions 21
Cowboys 31, Eagles 30
Chargers 27, Chiefs 23
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, October 28, 2011
World Series Thoughts
I'm still trying to process through what actually happened in that baseball game last night. For the first 6 innings, it was one of the sloppiest games I've ever seen. It was very apparent the nerves were at an all time high for the majority of the players. Pop ups being dropped, routine ground balls bobbled, double plays botched, it seemed as if everything that could go wrong was going to go wrong for both teams. Then something completely improbable, yet perfectly foreseeable happened. The Rangers entered the 9th inning with a two run lead, were two outs away from their first world series, and the bases were still empty. Albert Pujols was a combined 0-16 in every game other than game 3, and he was at the plate. Even with all of this, you had the feeling the game was far from over; and why not? The Cardinals were 10 1/2 games out of first place with a month left in the season and somehow made the playoffs. They were down 2 games to 1 in the division series against the best team in baseball, the Phillies, and somehow came back to win that series. There is something about this team that just won't allow them to lose, and it showed again last night. Pujols hits the double, Berkman walks, Craig strikes out, and with two strikes David Freese hits a two run triple to tie the game. Then in the 10th, the Rangers go up two runs again, and again the Cardinals come back to tie the game when they were down to their last strike. By the time the 11th inning came around, it was obvious the Cardinals were winning this game, setting up a game 7 in one of the best world series I've seen.
A few thoughts on last night's game:
First of all, Nelson Cruz should be flat out embarrassed. For the 2nd time in this series, he made a pathetic effort on a fly ball that changed the game. In game 1, he slid on his butt instead of diving for a ball that would've been the 3rd out of the inning and preserved a tie game. Instead, he missed it by sliding, allowing the go ahead and ultimately winning run to score. Last night, on the triple by Freese to tie the game, Cruz should've caught the ball. He had a good enough jump on it, and plenty of time to get back and make the catch without having to do anything spectacular. Instead, it was obvious he got scared of running into the wall, slowed down and made a pathetic jumping stab that wasn't close to the ball. Texas should've been celebrating a world series victory, and instead they were tied, with the Cardinals having gained all momentum. I don't care how scared Cruz was of the wall, it's game 6 of the World Series for crying out out, he should've ran through that wall before he let up the way he did. If the Rangers lose tonight, Nelson Cruz should be the #1 culprit for the Rangers, followed closely by culprit #2...
...Ron Washington. The Rangers manager has made a lot of smart moves in the playoffs thus far, but last night he made too many mistakes.There were three major mistakes last night that helped cost the Rangers this game
First mistake - having Napoli batting 7th. Mike Napoli is easily the MVP for the Rangers in this series, and showed so again last night by reaching base five times. Putting him behind Beltre and Cruz is a mistake, however. Beltre and Cruz are both power hitters, and where they hit in the lineup isn't as important as a good situational hitter. Napoli has been able to do anything the Rangers have needed, while Cruz and Beltre, while hitting a home run occasionally, have consistently failed to advance runners in critical situations. Last night, in the first inning, Rangers scored one run when they should've had at least two or three. with nobody out and runners on first and third, Napoli would've found a way to drive in a run. Instead you have back to back strikeouts and a groundout to end the inning, with Napoli never even getting the chance to bat in the inning. The best player on your team shouldn't be batting 7th. Period.
Second mistake - Not pinch hitting for Colby Lewis in the 5th inning. Rangers were clinging to a one run lead with the bases loaded and two out in top of the 5th. Colby Lewis was due up to bat. As an AL pitcher in the league with the DH, Lewis had only a total of 16 plate appearances since coming into the majors in 2002. 13 plate appearances in 10 years, with only three hits mind you. Yes the game was only in the 5th inning, but if the Rangers get a big hit in this situation, it could've changed the entire game. Instead, Washington leaves in Lewis to hit, he strikes out, and one inning later, he is pulled from the game anyway. Bad decision
Third mistake - Not leaving Holland in to finish the game. Derek Holland has been the one great pitcher in this series for the Rangers. He pitched a masterpiece in game 4, and was brought in last night with the game tied and bases loaded. After getting out of that inning, he was staked to a 7-4 the next inning after back to back home runs. Holland should've been left in to finish out the game. He hadn't allowed a run in the series up to that point, and he looked like the one player out there who wasn't terrified of the situation. Instead of leaving him to finish, Washington pulls him out after allowing a solo home run in the 8th inning. I believe Holland would've finished off the win, and the Rangers would be celebrating. Instead, the Rangers are facing a game 7 and Holland most likely is not going to be available because of the two innings he pitched in game 6.
Now, with all of this being said, I can not wait to watch game 7 tonight. This has been the best World Series I have personally watched. I can only hope game 7 lives up to the rest of the series. Everything that has happened tells me to pick the Cardinals tonight. With all that happened in game 6, how can you deny that the Cardinals seem to have destiny on their side. They have risen from the ashes so many times, it seems only fitting they would finish it off. On the other side, after the epic collapse last night, the Rangers could be completely shot emotionally. They had chance after chance to finish off St. Louis and couldn't do it. It wouldn't surprise me one bit to see the Cardinals come out tonight and not only win, but dominate this game. All logical evidence points towards that happening. However...
I am picking the Rangers to come back from the emotional defeat of game 6 and become the first road team to win a game 7 since 1965. It's more of a gut feeling than a logical pick, but that's what I'm going with.
Rangers 7, Cardinals 6.
MVP - Mike Napoli
Til Next Time,
Dallas
A few thoughts on last night's game:
First of all, Nelson Cruz should be flat out embarrassed. For the 2nd time in this series, he made a pathetic effort on a fly ball that changed the game. In game 1, he slid on his butt instead of diving for a ball that would've been the 3rd out of the inning and preserved a tie game. Instead, he missed it by sliding, allowing the go ahead and ultimately winning run to score. Last night, on the triple by Freese to tie the game, Cruz should've caught the ball. He had a good enough jump on it, and plenty of time to get back and make the catch without having to do anything spectacular. Instead, it was obvious he got scared of running into the wall, slowed down and made a pathetic jumping stab that wasn't close to the ball. Texas should've been celebrating a world series victory, and instead they were tied, with the Cardinals having gained all momentum. I don't care how scared Cruz was of the wall, it's game 6 of the World Series for crying out out, he should've ran through that wall before he let up the way he did. If the Rangers lose tonight, Nelson Cruz should be the #1 culprit for the Rangers, followed closely by culprit #2...
...Ron Washington. The Rangers manager has made a lot of smart moves in the playoffs thus far, but last night he made too many mistakes.There were three major mistakes last night that helped cost the Rangers this game
First mistake - having Napoli batting 7th. Mike Napoli is easily the MVP for the Rangers in this series, and showed so again last night by reaching base five times. Putting him behind Beltre and Cruz is a mistake, however. Beltre and Cruz are both power hitters, and where they hit in the lineup isn't as important as a good situational hitter. Napoli has been able to do anything the Rangers have needed, while Cruz and Beltre, while hitting a home run occasionally, have consistently failed to advance runners in critical situations. Last night, in the first inning, Rangers scored one run when they should've had at least two or three. with nobody out and runners on first and third, Napoli would've found a way to drive in a run. Instead you have back to back strikeouts and a groundout to end the inning, with Napoli never even getting the chance to bat in the inning. The best player on your team shouldn't be batting 7th. Period.
Second mistake - Not pinch hitting for Colby Lewis in the 5th inning. Rangers were clinging to a one run lead with the bases loaded and two out in top of the 5th. Colby Lewis was due up to bat. As an AL pitcher in the league with the DH, Lewis had only a total of 16 plate appearances since coming into the majors in 2002. 13 plate appearances in 10 years, with only three hits mind you. Yes the game was only in the 5th inning, but if the Rangers get a big hit in this situation, it could've changed the entire game. Instead, Washington leaves in Lewis to hit, he strikes out, and one inning later, he is pulled from the game anyway. Bad decision
Third mistake - Not leaving Holland in to finish the game. Derek Holland has been the one great pitcher in this series for the Rangers. He pitched a masterpiece in game 4, and was brought in last night with the game tied and bases loaded. After getting out of that inning, he was staked to a 7-4 the next inning after back to back home runs. Holland should've been left in to finish out the game. He hadn't allowed a run in the series up to that point, and he looked like the one player out there who wasn't terrified of the situation. Instead of leaving him to finish, Washington pulls him out after allowing a solo home run in the 8th inning. I believe Holland would've finished off the win, and the Rangers would be celebrating. Instead, the Rangers are facing a game 7 and Holland most likely is not going to be available because of the two innings he pitched in game 6.
Now, with all of this being said, I can not wait to watch game 7 tonight. This has been the best World Series I have personally watched. I can only hope game 7 lives up to the rest of the series. Everything that has happened tells me to pick the Cardinals tonight. With all that happened in game 6, how can you deny that the Cardinals seem to have destiny on their side. They have risen from the ashes so many times, it seems only fitting they would finish it off. On the other side, after the epic collapse last night, the Rangers could be completely shot emotionally. They had chance after chance to finish off St. Louis and couldn't do it. It wouldn't surprise me one bit to see the Cardinals come out tonight and not only win, but dominate this game. All logical evidence points towards that happening. However...
I am picking the Rangers to come back from the emotional defeat of game 6 and become the first road team to win a game 7 since 1965. It's more of a gut feeling than a logical pick, but that's what I'm going with.
Rangers 7, Cardinals 6.
MVP - Mike Napoli
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, October 27, 2011
NCAA picks week 9
Next week I will have my own Heisman rankings and BCS bowl picks, which will be a part of my weekly picks from here on out.
Thursday, October 27th
#17 Houston 51, Rice 24
Friday, October 28th
TCU 34, BYU 17 - BYU has actually played better on the road than they have at home, but I think that changes tomorrow night at Cowboy stadium.
Saturday, October 29th
#3 Oklahoma St 41, Baylor 27
#5 Clemson 31, Georgia Tech 17
#6 Stanford 34, USC 27
#7 Oregon 52, Washington St 13
#9 Oklahoma 44, #8 Kansas St 27
#10 Arkansas 34, Vanderbilt 13
#11 Michigan St 27, #14 Nebraska 13
#12 Virginia Tech 37, Duke 17
#13 South Carolina 31, Tennesee 25
#15 Wisconsin 27, Ohio St 13
#16 Texas A&M 44, Missouri 31
#18 Michigan 38, Purdue 17
#19 Penn St 17, Illinois 13
#20 Texas Tech 38, Iowa St 17
#21 Arizona St 48, Colorado 10
Florida 27, #22 Georgia 23
#23 Auburn 31, Ole Miss 17
#24 Texas 34, Kansas 20
Rutgers 34, #25 West Virginia 31
Utah 31, Oregon State 17 - I have no faith in Utah's offense right now, but Oregon State's defense is bad enough that it should help the Utes gain some type of consistency. They better hope so, because if they lose at home to Oregon State, their season is officially an embarrassment, even with losing the starting qb.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, October 27th
#17 Houston 51, Rice 24
Friday, October 28th
TCU 34, BYU 17 - BYU has actually played better on the road than they have at home, but I think that changes tomorrow night at Cowboy stadium.
Saturday, October 29th
#3 Oklahoma St 41, Baylor 27
#5 Clemson 31, Georgia Tech 17
#6 Stanford 34, USC 27
#7 Oregon 52, Washington St 13
#9 Oklahoma 44, #8 Kansas St 27
#10 Arkansas 34, Vanderbilt 13
#11 Michigan St 27, #14 Nebraska 13
#12 Virginia Tech 37, Duke 17
#13 South Carolina 31, Tennesee 25
#15 Wisconsin 27, Ohio St 13
#16 Texas A&M 44, Missouri 31
#18 Michigan 38, Purdue 17
#19 Penn St 17, Illinois 13
#20 Texas Tech 38, Iowa St 17
#21 Arizona St 48, Colorado 10
Florida 27, #22 Georgia 23
#23 Auburn 31, Ole Miss 17
#24 Texas 34, Kansas 20
Rutgers 34, #25 West Virginia 31
Utah 31, Oregon State 17 - I have no faith in Utah's offense right now, but Oregon State's defense is bad enough that it should help the Utes gain some type of consistency. They better hope so, because if they lose at home to Oregon State, their season is officially an embarrassment, even with losing the starting qb.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, October 22, 2011
NFL picks week 7
After another terrible college week, I'm counting on my pro picks to save me. I went 12-1 last week, and need another good week to stay above 75% on the year. Here goes:
Broncos 27, Dolphins 13
Buccaneers 24, Bears 16
Lions 31, Falcons 23
Browns 27, Seahawks 24
Texans 23, Titans 20
Jets 23, Chargers 17
Panthers 27, Redskins 23
Raiders 34, Chiefs 17
Steelers 27, Cardinals 17
Cowboys 41, Rams 16
Packers 37, Vikings 13
Saints 42, Colts 17
Ravens 34, Jaguars 13
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Broncos 27, Dolphins 13
Buccaneers 24, Bears 16
Lions 31, Falcons 23
Browns 27, Seahawks 24
Texans 23, Titans 20
Jets 23, Chargers 17
Panthers 27, Redskins 23
Raiders 34, Chiefs 17
Steelers 27, Cardinals 17
Cowboys 41, Rams 16
Packers 37, Vikings 13
Saints 42, Colts 17
Ravens 34, Jaguars 13
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, October 21, 2011
NCAA picks week 8
Friday, October 21st
#15 West Virginia 38, Syracuse 21
Saturday, October 22nd
#1 LSU 41, #20 Auburn 17
#2 Alabama 38, Tennessee 12
#3 Oklahoma 51, Texas Tech 27
#4 Oklahoma St 44, Missouri 28
#5 Boise St 45, Air Force 17
#6 Wisconsin 31, #16 Michigan St 17
#7 Clemson 27, North Carolina 20
#8 Stanford 38, #25 Washington 24
#9 Arkansas 41, Ole Miss 9
#10 Oregon 44, Colorado 13
#11 Kansas St 48, Kansas 21
#12 Virginia Tech 37, Boston College 13
#13 Nebraska 31, Minnesota 13
#17 Texas A&M 48, Iowa St 21
#19 Houston 51, Marshall 24
#21 Penn St 23, Northwestern 20
#22 Georgia Tech 31, Miami 27
#23 Illinois 17, Purdue 13
Utah 27, California 13
BYU 41, Idaho St 17
Utah St 48, Louisiana Tech 31
Til Next Time,
Dallas
#15 West Virginia 38, Syracuse 21
Saturday, October 22nd
#1 LSU 41, #20 Auburn 17
#2 Alabama 38, Tennessee 12
#3 Oklahoma 51, Texas Tech 27
#4 Oklahoma St 44, Missouri 28
#5 Boise St 45, Air Force 17
#6 Wisconsin 31, #16 Michigan St 17
#7 Clemson 27, North Carolina 20
#8 Stanford 38, #25 Washington 24
#9 Arkansas 41, Ole Miss 9
#10 Oregon 44, Colorado 13
#11 Kansas St 48, Kansas 21
#12 Virginia Tech 37, Boston College 13
#13 Nebraska 31, Minnesota 13
#17 Texas A&M 48, Iowa St 21
#19 Houston 51, Marshall 24
#21 Penn St 23, Northwestern 20
#22 Georgia Tech 31, Miami 27
#23 Illinois 17, Purdue 13
Utah 27, California 13
BYU 41, Idaho St 17
Utah St 48, Louisiana Tech 31
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Sunday, October 16, 2011
NFL picks week 6
5 minutes before games starting, gotta hurry.
Falcons 31, Panthers 30
Bengals 27, Colts 13
49ers 23, Lions 20
Packers 41, Rams 13
Giants 34, Bills 30
Steelers 31, Jaguars 10
Eagles 31, Redskins 27
Raiders 27, Browns 17
Ravens 34, Texans 17
Patriots 37, Cowboys 34
Saints 41, Buccaneers 27
Bears 27, Vikings 17
Jets 31, Dolphins 21
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Falcons 31, Panthers 30
Bengals 27, Colts 13
49ers 23, Lions 20
Packers 41, Rams 13
Giants 34, Bills 30
Steelers 31, Jaguars 10
Eagles 31, Redskins 27
Raiders 27, Browns 17
Ravens 34, Texans 17
Patriots 37, Cowboys 34
Saints 41, Buccaneers 27
Bears 27, Vikings 17
Jets 31, Dolphins 21
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, October 13, 2011
NCAA picks week 7
Saturday, October 15th
#1 LSU 38, Tennessee 13
#2 Alabama 44, Ole Miss 3
#3 Oklahoma 62, Kansas 17
#4 Wisconsin 48, Indiana 10
#5 Boise St 51, Colorado St 17
#6 Oklahoma St 54, #22 Texas 24
#7 Stanford 41, Washington St 17
#8 Clemson 37, Maryland 28
#9 Oregon 38, #18 Arizona St 28
#23 Michigan St 34, #11 Michigan 31
#12 Georgia Tech 45, Virginia 12
Mississippi St 24, #15 South Carolina 20
Ohio St 23, #16 Illinois 21
#17 Kansas St 44, Texas Tech 38
#19 Virginia Tech 23, Wake Forest 20
#21 Texas A&M 41, #20 Baylor 40
Florida 26, #24 Auburn 23
Pittsburgh 24, Utah 20 - I believe the Utes are the better team in this matchup, but until they prove they can eliminate the turnovers I can't buy into them. That plus the early morning start time in the Eastern time zone gives the edge to the Panthers.
Oregon St 27, BYU 24 - I don't think either team is any good, but since the game is in Corvallis, advantage Beavers.
Utah St 38, Fresno St 34
Til Next Time,
Dallas
#1 LSU 38, Tennessee 13
#2 Alabama 44, Ole Miss 3
#3 Oklahoma 62, Kansas 17
#4 Wisconsin 48, Indiana 10
#5 Boise St 51, Colorado St 17
#6 Oklahoma St 54, #22 Texas 24
#7 Stanford 41, Washington St 17
#8 Clemson 37, Maryland 28
#9 Oregon 38, #18 Arizona St 28
#23 Michigan St 34, #11 Michigan 31
#12 Georgia Tech 45, Virginia 12
Mississippi St 24, #15 South Carolina 20
Ohio St 23, #16 Illinois 21
#17 Kansas St 44, Texas Tech 38
#19 Virginia Tech 23, Wake Forest 20
#21 Texas A&M 41, #20 Baylor 40
Florida 26, #24 Auburn 23
Pittsburgh 24, Utah 20 - I believe the Utes are the better team in this matchup, but until they prove they can eliminate the turnovers I can't buy into them. That plus the early morning start time in the Eastern time zone gives the edge to the Panthers.
Oregon St 27, BYU 24 - I don't think either team is any good, but since the game is in Corvallis, advantage Beavers.
Utah St 38, Fresno St 34
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, October 7, 2011
Week 5 NFL Picks
I went 11-5 last week, so my record continues to stay right about the 75% mark, but I want to improve on that, so let's see how this week goes.
Eagles 31, Bills 27
Colts 24, Chiefs 20 - The Colts hurt themselves in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes by winning at home against their top competitor
Cardinals 27, Vikings 24
Giants 34, Seahawks 16
Steelers 20, Titans 17
Saints 31, Panthers 20
Bengals 24, Jaguars 20
Raiders 27, Texans 24
Buccaneers 24, 49ers 17
Chargers 34, Broncos 21
Patriots 31, Jets 20
Packers 38, Falcons 24
Lions 27, Bears 23
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Eagles 31, Bills 27
Colts 24, Chiefs 20 - The Colts hurt themselves in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes by winning at home against their top competitor
Cardinals 27, Vikings 24
Giants 34, Seahawks 16
Steelers 20, Titans 17
Saints 31, Panthers 20
Bengals 24, Jaguars 20
Raiders 27, Texans 24
Buccaneers 24, 49ers 17
Chargers 34, Broncos 21
Patriots 31, Jets 20
Packers 38, Falcons 24
Lions 27, Bears 23
Til Next Time,
Dallas
NCAA picks week 6
Friday, October 7th
#5 Boise St 41, Fresno St 17
Saturday, October 8th
#1 LSU 24, #17 Florida 13
#2 Alabama 41, Vanderbilt 6
#3 Oklahoma 34, #11 Texas 17 - I would love to see Texas win, but I think they are the most overrated team in the top 25 and don't see them making this a close game.
#6 Oklahoma St 38, Kansas 17
#7 Stanford 41, Colorado17
#8 Clemson 34, Boston College 9
#10 Arkansas 41, #15 Auburn 27
#12 Michigan 37, Northwestern 23
#13 Georgia Tech 44, Maryland 24
#14 Nebraska 27, Ohio St 3
#16 West Virginia 34, Uconn 20
#18 South Carolina 41, Kentucky 17
#19 Illinois 31, Indiana 13
Missouri 31, #20 Kansas St 30
#21 Virginia Tech 34, Miami 17
Utah 24, #22 Arizona St 21 - Yes I'm biased, but I really do think the Utes pull this off. They will eliminate the turnovers from last week while their defense will force Brock Osweiler to make mistakes. Norm Chow will call a game plan that will play to Jon Hays strengths, and the Utes will pull off the upset of the Sun Devils.
#23 Florida St 34, Wake Forest 21
#24 Texas A&M 48, Texas Tech 44
#25 Baylor 38, Iowa St 23
BYU 38, San Jose St 17
Utah St 31, Wyoming 24
Til Next Time,
Dallas
#5 Boise St 41, Fresno St 17
Saturday, October 8th
#1 LSU 24, #17 Florida 13
#2 Alabama 41, Vanderbilt 6
#3 Oklahoma 34, #11 Texas 17 - I would love to see Texas win, but I think they are the most overrated team in the top 25 and don't see them making this a close game.
#6 Oklahoma St 38, Kansas 17
#7 Stanford 41, Colorado17
#8 Clemson 34, Boston College 9
#10 Arkansas 41, #15 Auburn 27
#12 Michigan 37, Northwestern 23
#13 Georgia Tech 44, Maryland 24
#14 Nebraska 27, Ohio St 3
#16 West Virginia 34, Uconn 20
#18 South Carolina 41, Kentucky 17
#19 Illinois 31, Indiana 13
Missouri 31, #20 Kansas St 30
#21 Virginia Tech 34, Miami 17
Utah 24, #22 Arizona St 21 - Yes I'm biased, but I really do think the Utes pull this off. They will eliminate the turnovers from last week while their defense will force Brock Osweiler to make mistakes. Norm Chow will call a game plan that will play to Jon Hays strengths, and the Utes will pull off the upset of the Sun Devils.
#23 Florida St 34, Wake Forest 21
#24 Texas A&M 48, Texas Tech 44
#25 Baylor 38, Iowa St 23
BYU 38, San Jose St 17
Utah St 31, Wyoming 24
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Conundrum that is Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos have a problem. The Denver Broncos have many problems, actually, but one of the biggest issues at the moment is Tim Tebow, the most scrutinized and debated backup quarterback in the history of the NFL. The problem Denver has is that Tebow is not their starter, but the fans want him to be, and the media asks questions about him every single day. Players and coaches are beyond sick of hearing about him, and I'm sure Tebow himself wishes a solution could be found.
Good news Denver, I have the solution for you: get rid of Tebow.
Tebow being on the bench as the backup quarterback (or 3rd or 4th string) is a winning situation for nobody other than ownership who is still making big bucks off all the merchandise that Tebow alone is responsible for. That is not worth keeping him around if he isn't going to play. New head coach John Fox has clearly decided that Tebow is not his guy, so why keep him on the team? By trading Tebow, you will be able to at least get something out of him in return, and it will allow the rest of the team to focus solely on football. The fans will be outraged at first, but all fans really care about is winning, so if trading Tebow helps you do that, the fans will get over it rather quickly. This also allows Tebow to move on and get a chance to play somewhere else.
OR
An even better solution: make Tim Tebow your starter for the rest of this season.
No offense Broncos fans, but your team is going nowhere this season, no matter who is playing quarterback. John Fox has a way to solve his quarterback problem while making the fans happy at the same time. No coach or player wants to admit that their season is lost, but if Denver loses this week to the Chargers and drop to 1-4 heading to their bye week, Fox needs to admit to himself that they aren't winning this season.
Kyle Orton is not the long term solution for any football team. He might be a great practice player, I don't know, but I do know that he has been in the league for 7 years now, and he has done nothing to prove that he can lead a team anywhere but mediocrity. He has a career 79.7 passer rating, which isn't very good, especially for someone in the league as long as he's been in. He already has 8 turnovers this season, to go along with 8 touchdowns, although 2 touchdowns came when the game had already been decided. Orton might be fantastic in practice, but in gametime situations, especially in clutch time and the redzone, he has failed to show that he can come through.
Enter Tim Tebow. If Denver is 1-4 heading into the bye week, they need to make the switch to Tebow. That gives them 11 weeks to see what he can do. Either he is just as bad as Coach Fox obviously thinks he is, which the fans will be able to see and get off the Broncos back about, or he'll be the leader this team needs. In either case, the Broncos will have a solution to their problem, either keep Tebow as the starter, or get rid of him and go looking for a quarterback in the draft. By playing Tebow, Fox will see what he can do in games, not just practice, and if it's not good enough, just get rid of him. Like I said before, Kyle Orton is the future for no team, and if Denver thinks he is, and signs him to a long term contract, they have more problems than I thought. For Broncos fans and players, hopefully there is some resolution soon. Otherwise a very long season will be made even longer.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Good news Denver, I have the solution for you: get rid of Tebow.
Tebow being on the bench as the backup quarterback (or 3rd or 4th string) is a winning situation for nobody other than ownership who is still making big bucks off all the merchandise that Tebow alone is responsible for. That is not worth keeping him around if he isn't going to play. New head coach John Fox has clearly decided that Tebow is not his guy, so why keep him on the team? By trading Tebow, you will be able to at least get something out of him in return, and it will allow the rest of the team to focus solely on football. The fans will be outraged at first, but all fans really care about is winning, so if trading Tebow helps you do that, the fans will get over it rather quickly. This also allows Tebow to move on and get a chance to play somewhere else.
OR
An even better solution: make Tim Tebow your starter for the rest of this season.
No offense Broncos fans, but your team is going nowhere this season, no matter who is playing quarterback. John Fox has a way to solve his quarterback problem while making the fans happy at the same time. No coach or player wants to admit that their season is lost, but if Denver loses this week to the Chargers and drop to 1-4 heading to their bye week, Fox needs to admit to himself that they aren't winning this season.
Kyle Orton is not the long term solution for any football team. He might be a great practice player, I don't know, but I do know that he has been in the league for 7 years now, and he has done nothing to prove that he can lead a team anywhere but mediocrity. He has a career 79.7 passer rating, which isn't very good, especially for someone in the league as long as he's been in. He already has 8 turnovers this season, to go along with 8 touchdowns, although 2 touchdowns came when the game had already been decided. Orton might be fantastic in practice, but in gametime situations, especially in clutch time and the redzone, he has failed to show that he can come through.
Enter Tim Tebow. If Denver is 1-4 heading into the bye week, they need to make the switch to Tebow. That gives them 11 weeks to see what he can do. Either he is just as bad as Coach Fox obviously thinks he is, which the fans will be able to see and get off the Broncos back about, or he'll be the leader this team needs. In either case, the Broncos will have a solution to their problem, either keep Tebow as the starter, or get rid of him and go looking for a quarterback in the draft. By playing Tebow, Fox will see what he can do in games, not just practice, and if it's not good enough, just get rid of him. Like I said before, Kyle Orton is the future for no team, and if Denver thinks he is, and signs him to a long term contract, they have more problems than I thought. For Broncos fans and players, hopefully there is some resolution soon. Otherwise a very long season will be made even longer.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Week 4 NFL picks
My NFL picks are definitely going better than my college picks at this point, and after the day I had today with my college teams, I'm hoping the NFL can cheer me up tomorrow. I am going with a few upsets this week, and by the end of the day we will only have one team left undefeated.
Cowboys 27, Lions 24
Bears 24, Panthers 13
Bengals 27, Bills 24
Browns 20, Titans 13
Vikings 23, Chiefs 17
Redskins 24, Rams 13
Saints 41, Jaguars 13
Texans 27, Steelers 23
Eagles 24, 49ers 13
Giants 24, Cardinals 21
Falcons 31, Seahawks 17
Chargers 27, Dolphins 13
Raiders 35, Patriots 31
Packers 37, Broncos 17
Ravens 23, Jets 13
Buccaneers 31, Colts 13
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Cowboys 27, Lions 24
Bears 24, Panthers 13
Bengals 27, Bills 24
Browns 20, Titans 13
Vikings 23, Chiefs 17
Redskins 24, Rams 13
Saints 41, Jaguars 13
Texans 27, Steelers 23
Eagles 24, 49ers 13
Giants 24, Cardinals 21
Falcons 31, Seahawks 17
Chargers 27, Dolphins 13
Raiders 35, Patriots 31
Packers 37, Broncos 17
Ravens 23, Jets 13
Buccaneers 31, Colts 13
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Major League Baseball Playoff Picks
Last night was one of the many reasons I love baseball. Never in a millions years could you have scripted the way last nights games went, which is why sports will continue to be the best reality show around. Now on to my picks
Divisional Round
Tigers over Yankees in 4 - Justin Verlander will beat CC Sabathia in game one tomorrow night to set the tone, and then come back in game 4 to close out the series in Detroit and send the Yankees home early.
Rays over Rangers in 4 - Last year these two teams met in the first round with the Rangers winning in 5. The difference this year is the Rangers don't have Cliff Lee to pitch twice. Rays get revenge and keep their miraculous season rolling.
Phillies over Cardinals in 3 - The Cardinals are just happy to be in after the Braves epic collapse. They are tired while the Phillies have been resting up and setting their rotation. This will not be much of a contest as Halladay, Lee, and Hamels will all shut down the Cards
Brewers over Diamondbacks in 4 - Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun will be too much for the Diamondbacks to keep up with, a sweep wouldn't surprise me, but neither would the snakes pulling out a couple close victories.
Championship Round
Rays over Tigers in 6 - Verlander will continue to be the best player in the playoffs, but the Rays get wins in all 4 starts that Verlander doesn't pitch and take their dream ride back to the World Series.
Brewers over Phillies in 7 - This series could be the best series of the playoffs as the Brewers are very underrated with the Phillies get all the attention (and deservedly so.) The Brewers can hit as well as any team in the league, and their starting staff will do just enough to pull the upset and send Milwaukee to the World series for the 2nd time, and first in 29 years.
World Series
Brewers over Rays in 6 - I would like to pick the Rays here because I think it would make the best story, coming back from 9 games out in September to win the World Series. I just think the Brewers are going to be too much offensively and the Rays lineup will not be able to keep up. Rays keep it interesting, but ultimately I see the Brewers holding the trophy at the end.
World Series MVP - Ryan Braun
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Divisional Round
Tigers over Yankees in 4 - Justin Verlander will beat CC Sabathia in game one tomorrow night to set the tone, and then come back in game 4 to close out the series in Detroit and send the Yankees home early.
Rays over Rangers in 4 - Last year these two teams met in the first round with the Rangers winning in 5. The difference this year is the Rangers don't have Cliff Lee to pitch twice. Rays get revenge and keep their miraculous season rolling.
Phillies over Cardinals in 3 - The Cardinals are just happy to be in after the Braves epic collapse. They are tired while the Phillies have been resting up and setting their rotation. This will not be much of a contest as Halladay, Lee, and Hamels will all shut down the Cards
Brewers over Diamondbacks in 4 - Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun will be too much for the Diamondbacks to keep up with, a sweep wouldn't surprise me, but neither would the snakes pulling out a couple close victories.
Championship Round
Rays over Tigers in 6 - Verlander will continue to be the best player in the playoffs, but the Rays get wins in all 4 starts that Verlander doesn't pitch and take their dream ride back to the World Series.
Brewers over Phillies in 7 - This series could be the best series of the playoffs as the Brewers are very underrated with the Phillies get all the attention (and deservedly so.) The Brewers can hit as well as any team in the league, and their starting staff will do just enough to pull the upset and send Milwaukee to the World series for the 2nd time, and first in 29 years.
World Series
Brewers over Rays in 6 - I would like to pick the Rays here because I think it would make the best story, coming back from 9 games out in September to win the World Series. I just think the Brewers are going to be too much offensively and the Rays lineup will not be able to keep up. Rays keep it interesting, but ultimately I see the Brewers holding the trophy at the end.
World Series MVP - Ryan Braun
Til Next Time,
Dallas
NCAA picks week 5
Friday, September 30th,
Utah St 27, BYU 24 - I'm calling it, the Aggies will go into LES and pull off the (minor) upset! I wouldn't be surprised at all to see BYU win this game by 10 points, I've just yet to see them prove that they can do that, so that's why I'm going with the Aggies.
Saturday, October 1st
#1 LSU 41, Kentucky 13
#2 Oklahoma 55, Ball St 21
#12 Florida 23, #3 Alabama 20 - This is a very biased pick on my part as I am a huge Gators fan. I wouldn't be shocked if Bama comes in and steamrolls them again, I just have a feeling Florida is primed for an upset on Saturday night in the Swamp!
#4 Boise St 51, Nevada 21
#6 Stanford 48, UCLA 16
#8 Nebraska 24, #7 Wisconsin 21
#10 South Carolina 38, Auburn 24
#11 Va Tech 31, #13 Clemson 30
#14 Texas A&M 34, #18 Arkansas 27
#15 Baylor 38, Kansas St 28
#17 Texas 27, Iowa St 10
#19 Michigan 31, Minnesota 17
#20 TCU 41, SMU 35
#21 Georgia Tech 41, NC State 20
#22 West Virginia 38, Bowling Green 21
#24 Illinois 24, Northwestern 20
#25 Arizona St 41, Oregon St 17
Utah 27, Washington 17
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Utah St 27, BYU 24 - I'm calling it, the Aggies will go into LES and pull off the (minor) upset! I wouldn't be surprised at all to see BYU win this game by 10 points, I've just yet to see them prove that they can do that, so that's why I'm going with the Aggies.
Saturday, October 1st
#1 LSU 41, Kentucky 13
#2 Oklahoma 55, Ball St 21
#12 Florida 23, #3 Alabama 20 - This is a very biased pick on my part as I am a huge Gators fan. I wouldn't be shocked if Bama comes in and steamrolls them again, I just have a feeling Florida is primed for an upset on Saturday night in the Swamp!
#4 Boise St 51, Nevada 21
#6 Stanford 48, UCLA 16
#8 Nebraska 24, #7 Wisconsin 21
#10 South Carolina 38, Auburn 24
#11 Va Tech 31, #13 Clemson 30
#14 Texas A&M 34, #18 Arkansas 27
#15 Baylor 38, Kansas St 28
#17 Texas 27, Iowa St 10
#19 Michigan 31, Minnesota 17
#20 TCU 41, SMU 35
#21 Georgia Tech 41, NC State 20
#22 West Virginia 38, Bowling Green 21
#24 Illinois 24, Northwestern 20
#25 Arizona St 41, Oregon St 17
Utah 27, Washington 17
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, September 23, 2011
NFL picks week 3
I went 14 of 16 last week, would've been 15 of 16 had Vick been able to stay in the game, but not to bad overall. After last week my overall record goes to 25/32 I believe. Let's see if I can raise my average a bit this week.
Saints 34 Texans 24
Eagles 31 Giants 23
Carolina 27 Jaguars 17
Patriots 44 Bills 30
Browns 24 Dolphins 13
Bengals 23 49ers 17
Titans 26 Broncos 16
Lions 34 Vikings 17
Ravens 27 Rams 10
Raiders 20 Jets 17
Chargers 38 Chiefs 10
Cardinals 24 Seahawks 20
Buccaneers 27 Falcons 20
Packers 20 Bears 17
Steelers 31 Colts 9
Redskins 24 Cowboys 20
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saints 34 Texans 24
Eagles 31 Giants 23
Carolina 27 Jaguars 17
Patriots 44 Bills 30
Browns 24 Dolphins 13
Bengals 23 49ers 17
Titans 26 Broncos 16
Lions 34 Vikings 17
Ravens 27 Rams 10
Raiders 20 Jets 17
Chargers 38 Chiefs 10
Cardinals 24 Seahawks 20
Buccaneers 27 Falcons 20
Packers 20 Bears 17
Steelers 31 Colts 9
Redskins 24 Cowboys 20
Til Next Time,
Dallas
NCAA picks week 4
Last week I took a few chances, not many of them paid off. I was happy to be very wrong about my Utah BYU pick, but this week let's see if I can get back on track a bit.
Friday September 23rd
BYU 34 UCF 13 - I think BYU bounces back from the loss to Utah and finally gets their offense rolling.
Saturday September 24th
#1 Oklahoma 38 Missouri 17
#2 LSU 34 #16 West Virginia 16
#3 Alabama 38 #14 Arkansas 17
#4 Boise St 44 Tulsa 24
#6 Wisconsin 49 South Dakota 3
#8 Texas A&M 41 #7 Oklahoma St 38
#9 Nebraska 38 Wyoming 17
#10 Oregon 41 Arizona 31
#11 Florida St 24 #21 Clemson 14
#12 South Carolina 31 Vanderbilt 17
#13 Virginia Tech 41 Marshall 17
#15 Florida 41 Kentucky 13
#17 Baylor 37 Rice 14
#18 South Florida 55 UTEP 24
#20 TCU 44 Portland St 13
San Diego St 38 #22 Michigan 34
#23 USC 27 Arizona St 24
#24 Illinois 31 Western Michigan 17
#25 Georgia Tech 27 North Carolina 24
Utah State 34 Colorado St 30
Weber St 31 Northern Colorado 17
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday September 23rd
BYU 34 UCF 13 - I think BYU bounces back from the loss to Utah and finally gets their offense rolling.
Saturday September 24th
#1 Oklahoma 38 Missouri 17
#2 LSU 34 #16 West Virginia 16
#3 Alabama 38 #14 Arkansas 17
#4 Boise St 44 Tulsa 24
#6 Wisconsin 49 South Dakota 3
#8 Texas A&M 41 #7 Oklahoma St 38
#9 Nebraska 38 Wyoming 17
#10 Oregon 41 Arizona 31
#11 Florida St 24 #21 Clemson 14
#12 South Carolina 31 Vanderbilt 17
#13 Virginia Tech 41 Marshall 17
#15 Florida 41 Kentucky 13
#17 Baylor 37 Rice 14
#18 South Florida 55 UTEP 24
#20 TCU 44 Portland St 13
San Diego St 38 #22 Michigan 34
#23 USC 27 Arizona St 24
#24 Illinois 31 Western Michigan 17
#25 Georgia Tech 27 North Carolina 24
Utah State 34 Colorado St 30
Weber St 31 Northern Colorado 17
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Monday, September 19, 2011
Utah-BYU thoughts
Never in a million years did I imagine what happened Saturday night could've actually happened. I figured the game would be a defensive battle with the edge going to the home team. It went that way for about a half, and then the training wheels came off in the second half and BYU crashed and burned. Here are my thoughts about each team following that game.
Utah - Despite winning 54-10 on the road against our biggest rival, I don't think the Utes are as good as the final score. What I do think is that Utah's defense is outstanding and will give them a chance to win every game they have remaining on their schedule. The front seven is as good as any in the PAC 12 and the depth is better than I thought it would be coming into the season. The biggest question for the defense was the secondary, and thus far I think they have answered the call well. They have a "bend but don't break" mentality, and are very good at forcing turnovers. I don't think they have been tested as much as they will, mainly because I don't think USC or BYU's offenses are as good as people thought they'd be. We'll see how they do the rest of the season, but three games in, I am impressed.
As for Utah's offense, I think the MVP through three games is a tie between John White and Norm Chow. I am still not a believer in Jordan Wynn being a big game QB. Norm Chow has made Jordan look better than he really is by putting him in situations that he can succeed. John White was an absolute beast for Utah on Saturday night. He is quick and strong, and in my opinion better than any running back we've had in the last few years, which is saying a lot.
Overall, I think Utah is going to be pretty good this season. With Arizona St coming to Rice Eccles, the Utes are in position to win the south division because USC is still on probation, and Utah's schedule is lucky enough to avoid Stanford and Oregon. Utah should be favored in every regular season game from here on out, and if they take care of business, they should be playing in either Eugene or Palo Alto in December for the Pac 12 championship.
As for BYU, I look at this team a lot differently then I had. I picked BYU to win this game, and at the very least I figured they'd keep it close. There are a few different areas about BYU's team that bother me. First, the offense, that was proclaimed to be great by not just Jake Heaps, but many members of the Cougars this offseason. So far, this "great" offense has scored exactly three touchdowns in three games, all to the same player. BYU currently ranks 118th in the nation in rushing out of 120 teams; that's not good. I heard so much about these three BYU running backs that were all so good that there was no clear cut starter. So far, I've seen nothing from any of them to prove that they are any good. If they don't have holes provided for them by the offensive line, they have gone nowhere.
The biggest positive for the BYU offense is the wide receivers. Cody Hoffman and Ross Apo are NFL caliber wide receivers in my opinion. They are big, athletic, and catch about everything they can get their hands on. The problem is that if a team doesn't have the threat of a run game, it takes away from what the receivers can do.
The defense for BYU is very good as far as the starters go, but they do not have the depth that Utah has, and that was obvious in the second half of this game when BYU's defense was completely worn out from how much they'd been on the field. You can't expect anyone to play every down, which is why you need better rotation, and BYU doesn't have that right now. Luckily for BYU, they don't have many games this season that will require that depth.
Now onto my biggest issue with BYU football at this point, and it's with their quarterback Jake Heaps. I've heard for over a year how good this kid is, and how he might be the best BYU quarterback in the last decade. I've heard BYU fans trash Jordan Wynn and talk about how much better Heaps is. I'm not defending Jordan because I still don't fully believe in him, but from everything I've seen from both Jake Heaps and Jordan Wynn, they are essentially the same person. The biggest difference is Jake is far more arrogant and ignorant than Jordan, and that was never more apparent than Saturday night after the game. Jake's postgame comments were absolutely ridiculous, and just proved he isn't ready to be the leader this team needs. Jake has been arrogant since before he came to BYU. He has been told he's the greatest thing since sliced bread from the time he was 14 years old. He held a press conference to announce he was coming to BYU, and said he didn't care who else was competing at quarterback, he was going to start for BYU immediately when he came in. After going 7-6 in his freshman season at BYU, none of the victories against good teams, Jake talked about BYU competing for a national championship this season. Needless to say, that isn't happening. I have no problem with a quarterback being confident and wanting to be the leader of his team, but when you continue to talk about how good you are when you haven't proven yourself, it starts to become not just arrogant, but very annoying. I think Jake has the potential to be a very good quarterback, but he hasn't shown it against any good defenses, and he doesn't seem to get that.
All in all, I think these two teams are closer than what we saw Saturday night, but not as close as most people thought before the game. Utah is clearly the better team right now, and unfortunately for BYU fans, there really isn't much to look forward to the rest of the season other than just cheering on your team against mediocre competition. As for Jake, for BYU fans sake, I hope someone within the organization can sit him down and make him realize he isn't the second coming of Ty Detmer, and he needs to just shut up and get to work. If that happens, BYU could be a very good team, until then, they'll be just like their WAC competition: mediocre.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Utah - Despite winning 54-10 on the road against our biggest rival, I don't think the Utes are as good as the final score. What I do think is that Utah's defense is outstanding and will give them a chance to win every game they have remaining on their schedule. The front seven is as good as any in the PAC 12 and the depth is better than I thought it would be coming into the season. The biggest question for the defense was the secondary, and thus far I think they have answered the call well. They have a "bend but don't break" mentality, and are very good at forcing turnovers. I don't think they have been tested as much as they will, mainly because I don't think USC or BYU's offenses are as good as people thought they'd be. We'll see how they do the rest of the season, but three games in, I am impressed.
As for Utah's offense, I think the MVP through three games is a tie between John White and Norm Chow. I am still not a believer in Jordan Wynn being a big game QB. Norm Chow has made Jordan look better than he really is by putting him in situations that he can succeed. John White was an absolute beast for Utah on Saturday night. He is quick and strong, and in my opinion better than any running back we've had in the last few years, which is saying a lot.
Overall, I think Utah is going to be pretty good this season. With Arizona St coming to Rice Eccles, the Utes are in position to win the south division because USC is still on probation, and Utah's schedule is lucky enough to avoid Stanford and Oregon. Utah should be favored in every regular season game from here on out, and if they take care of business, they should be playing in either Eugene or Palo Alto in December for the Pac 12 championship.
As for BYU, I look at this team a lot differently then I had. I picked BYU to win this game, and at the very least I figured they'd keep it close. There are a few different areas about BYU's team that bother me. First, the offense, that was proclaimed to be great by not just Jake Heaps, but many members of the Cougars this offseason. So far, this "great" offense has scored exactly three touchdowns in three games, all to the same player. BYU currently ranks 118th in the nation in rushing out of 120 teams; that's not good. I heard so much about these three BYU running backs that were all so good that there was no clear cut starter. So far, I've seen nothing from any of them to prove that they are any good. If they don't have holes provided for them by the offensive line, they have gone nowhere.
The biggest positive for the BYU offense is the wide receivers. Cody Hoffman and Ross Apo are NFL caliber wide receivers in my opinion. They are big, athletic, and catch about everything they can get their hands on. The problem is that if a team doesn't have the threat of a run game, it takes away from what the receivers can do.
The defense for BYU is very good as far as the starters go, but they do not have the depth that Utah has, and that was obvious in the second half of this game when BYU's defense was completely worn out from how much they'd been on the field. You can't expect anyone to play every down, which is why you need better rotation, and BYU doesn't have that right now. Luckily for BYU, they don't have many games this season that will require that depth.
Now onto my biggest issue with BYU football at this point, and it's with their quarterback Jake Heaps. I've heard for over a year how good this kid is, and how he might be the best BYU quarterback in the last decade. I've heard BYU fans trash Jordan Wynn and talk about how much better Heaps is. I'm not defending Jordan because I still don't fully believe in him, but from everything I've seen from both Jake Heaps and Jordan Wynn, they are essentially the same person. The biggest difference is Jake is far more arrogant and ignorant than Jordan, and that was never more apparent than Saturday night after the game. Jake's postgame comments were absolutely ridiculous, and just proved he isn't ready to be the leader this team needs. Jake has been arrogant since before he came to BYU. He has been told he's the greatest thing since sliced bread from the time he was 14 years old. He held a press conference to announce he was coming to BYU, and said he didn't care who else was competing at quarterback, he was going to start for BYU immediately when he came in. After going 7-6 in his freshman season at BYU, none of the victories against good teams, Jake talked about BYU competing for a national championship this season. Needless to say, that isn't happening. I have no problem with a quarterback being confident and wanting to be the leader of his team, but when you continue to talk about how good you are when you haven't proven yourself, it starts to become not just arrogant, but very annoying. I think Jake has the potential to be a very good quarterback, but he hasn't shown it against any good defenses, and he doesn't seem to get that.
All in all, I think these two teams are closer than what we saw Saturday night, but not as close as most people thought before the game. Utah is clearly the better team right now, and unfortunately for BYU fans, there really isn't much to look forward to the rest of the season other than just cheering on your team against mediocre competition. As for Jake, for BYU fans sake, I hope someone within the organization can sit him down and make him realize he isn't the second coming of Ty Detmer, and he needs to just shut up and get to work. If that happens, BYU could be a very good team, until then, they'll be just like their WAC competition: mediocre.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, September 16, 2011
NFL picks week 2
After my survivor pick screwed things up for me in week 1, (thanks a lot Kansas City) we'll see how I can do this week after seeing all the teams in action.
Lions 31 Chiefs 13
Bills 24 Raiders 20
Buccaneers 20 Vikings 10
Ravens 34 Titans 10
Saints 27 Bears 24
Browns 24 Colts 20
Jets 27 Jaguars 13
Steelers 38 Seahawks 9
Redskins 27 Cardinals 17
Packers 34 Panthers 17
Cowboys 24 49ers 17
Patriots 31 Chargers 21
Texans 27 Dolphins 21
Broncos 20 Bengals 13
Eagles 31 Falcons 27
Giants 24 Rams 21
I'm working on something other than picks that will hopefully be up this week.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Lions 31 Chiefs 13
Bills 24 Raiders 20
Buccaneers 20 Vikings 10
Ravens 34 Titans 10
Saints 27 Bears 24
Browns 24 Colts 20
Jets 27 Jaguars 13
Steelers 38 Seahawks 9
Redskins 27 Cardinals 17
Packers 34 Panthers 17
Cowboys 24 49ers 17
Patriots 31 Chargers 21
Texans 27 Dolphins 21
Broncos 20 Bengals 13
Eagles 31 Falcons 27
Giants 24 Rams 21
I'm working on something other than picks that will hopefully be up this week.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
NCAA picks week 3
With two ranked teams playing Thursday night, I'm putting up my picks for this week a bit early. Last week I think I fared pretty well, not too many difficult games to choose, but still. This week I'm calling for a couple upsets so we'll see how it all works out. Here goes:
Thursday September 15th
#25 Mississippi St 20 #3 LSU 17 -
Friday September 16th
#4 Boise St 41 Toledo 21
Saturday September 17th
#5 Florida St 34 #1 Oklahoma 31
#2 Alabama 45 North Texas 3
#6 Stanford 41 Arizona 17
#7 Wisconsin 38 Northern Illinois 10
#8 Oklahoma St 41 Tulsa 14
#9 Texas A&M 48 Idaho 9
#10 South Carolina 27 Navy 21
#11 Nebraska 31 Washington 13
#12 Oregon 62 Missouri St 6
#13 Virginia Tech 39 Arkansas State 3
#14 Arkansas 44 Troy 21
#15 Michigan St 34 Notre Dame 31
#16 Florida 38 Tennessee 17
#17 Ohio St 27 Miami 24
Maryland 24 #18 West Virginia 23
#19 Baylor 55 Stephen F. Austin 13
#20 South Florida 35 Florida A&M 10
Clemson 34 #21 Auburn 31
#22 Arizona St 38 Illinois 13
#23 TCU* 41 Louisiana Monroe 13
#23 Texas* 24 UCLA 10
Sacramento St 31 Weber St 21
As much as I want to pick my Utes to beat BYU, I think the teams are too similar, and when that's the case, the game usually comes down to one play, and that play is usually made by the home team. I hope I'm wrong, but I'll the the Cougars to beat the Utes 20-17.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday September 15th
#25 Mississippi St 20 #3 LSU 17 -
Friday September 16th
#4 Boise St 41 Toledo 21
Saturday September 17th
#5 Florida St 34 #1 Oklahoma 31
#2 Alabama 45 North Texas 3
#6 Stanford 41 Arizona 17
#7 Wisconsin 38 Northern Illinois 10
#8 Oklahoma St 41 Tulsa 14
#9 Texas A&M 48 Idaho 9
#10 South Carolina 27 Navy 21
#11 Nebraska 31 Washington 13
#12 Oregon 62 Missouri St 6
#13 Virginia Tech 39 Arkansas State 3
#14 Arkansas 44 Troy 21
#15 Michigan St 34 Notre Dame 31
#16 Florida 38 Tennessee 17
#17 Ohio St 27 Miami 24
Maryland 24 #18 West Virginia 23
#19 Baylor 55 Stephen F. Austin 13
#20 South Florida 35 Florida A&M 10
Clemson 34 #21 Auburn 31
#22 Arizona St 38 Illinois 13
#23 TCU* 41 Louisiana Monroe 13
#23 Texas* 24 UCLA 10
Sacramento St 31 Weber St 21
As much as I want to pick my Utes to beat BYU, I think the teams are too similar, and when that's the case, the game usually comes down to one play, and that play is usually made by the home team. I hope I'm wrong, but I'll the the Cougars to beat the Utes 20-17.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, September 10, 2011
My NFL Picks - Week 1
Here are my picks for week 1 of the NFL.
Texans 31 Colts 17
Bears 24 Falcons 21
Browns 27 Bengals 13
Chiefs 17 Bills 14
Eagles 27 Rams 17
Buccaneers 28 Lions 17
Jaguars 17 Titans 14
Ravens 13 Steelers 10
Cardinals 27 Panthers 13
Chargers 24 Vikings 13
49ers 10 Seahawks 6
Giants 24 Redskins 13
Jets 16 Cowboys 13
Patriots 31 Dolphins 13
Broncos 27 Raiders 17
Lets see if I can predict the pro's better than my college picks. Check back every week for my picks, feels free to comment.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Texans 31 Colts 17
Bears 24 Falcons 21
Browns 27 Bengals 13
Chiefs 17 Bills 14
Eagles 27 Rams 17
Buccaneers 28 Lions 17
Jaguars 17 Titans 14
Ravens 13 Steelers 10
Cardinals 27 Panthers 13
Chargers 24 Vikings 13
49ers 10 Seahawks 6
Giants 24 Redskins 13
Jets 16 Cowboys 13
Patriots 31 Dolphins 13
Broncos 27 Raiders 17
Lets see if I can predict the pro's better than my college picks. Check back every week for my picks, feels free to comment.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, September 9, 2011
Week 2 NCAA football picks
Here are my picks for this week in college football. I will pick the top 25 games each week, plus the Utah teams whether they are ranked or not. Here goes nothing:
Friday, September 9th
Arizona St. 31, #21 Missouri 17
Saturday, September 10th
#2 LSU 55, Northwestern State 0
#3 Alabama 31, #23 Penn St. 13
#5 Florida St 62, Charleston Southern 3
#6 Stanford 45, Duke 10
#8 Wisconsin 44, Oregon St 13
#10 Nebraska 38, Fresno St 14
#11 Virginia Tech 52, East Carolina 21
#12 South Carolina 24, Georgia 21
#13 Oregon 38, Nevada 17
#14 Arkansas 48, New Mexico 10
#15 Ohio St 45, Toledo 3
#16 Mississippi St 24, Auburn 17
#17 Michigan St 41, Florida Atlantic 10
#18 Florida 44, UAB 9
#19 West Virginia 48, Norfolk St 3
#22 South Florida 27, Ball St 17
#24 Texas 27, BYU 17
USC 24, Utah 13
Utah St 38, Weber St 13
Check back tomorrow for my NFL picks of the week
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, September 9th
Arizona St. 31, #21 Missouri 17
Saturday, September 10th
#2 LSU 55, Northwestern State 0
#3 Alabama 31, #23 Penn St. 13
#5 Florida St 62, Charleston Southern 3
#6 Stanford 45, Duke 10
#8 Wisconsin 44, Oregon St 13
#10 Nebraska 38, Fresno St 14
#11 Virginia Tech 52, East Carolina 21
#12 South Carolina 24, Georgia 21
#13 Oregon 38, Nevada 17
#14 Arkansas 48, New Mexico 10
#15 Ohio St 45, Toledo 3
#16 Mississippi St 24, Auburn 17
#17 Michigan St 41, Florida Atlantic 10
#18 Florida 44, UAB 9
#19 West Virginia 48, Norfolk St 3
#22 South Florida 27, Ball St 17
#24 Texas 27, BYU 17
USC 24, Utah 13
Utah St 38, Weber St 13
Check back tomorrow for my NFL picks of the week
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Updated NFL Predictions
With the news coming out today that Peyton Manning could miss the upcoming season, my predictions are in dire need to be altered. No Manning means no playoffs for the Indianapolis Colts. With that being said, here are my updated picks.
AFC
East - Pats, Jets, Dolphins, Bills
North - Ravens, Steelers, Browns, Bengals
South - Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Colts - This is how valuable I personally think Peyton Manning is.
West - Chargers, Broncos, Raiders, Chiefs
NFC
East - Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Redskins
North - Packers, Lions, Bears, Vikings
South - Saints, Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers
West - Cardinals, Seahawks, Rams, 49ers
Playoffs
Wild Card Round - Steelers over Texans, Jets over Chargers, Eagles over Cowboys, Bucs over Cardinals
Divisional Round - Jets over Patriots, Ravens over Steelers, Packers over Bucs, Saints over Eagles
Championship Round - Ravens over Jets, Packers over Saints
Super Bowl - Packers over Ravens
MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Coach of the Year - John Harbaugh
Off. Rookie of the Year - Julio Jones
Def. Rookie of the Year - Von Miller
There you have it :)
Check back tomorrow for my NCAA and NFL picks for the week
Til Next Time,
Dallas
AFC
East - Pats, Jets, Dolphins, Bills
North - Ravens, Steelers, Browns, Bengals
South - Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Colts - This is how valuable I personally think Peyton Manning is.
West - Chargers, Broncos, Raiders, Chiefs
NFC
East - Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Redskins
North - Packers, Lions, Bears, Vikings
South - Saints, Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers
West - Cardinals, Seahawks, Rams, 49ers
Playoffs
Wild Card Round - Steelers over Texans, Jets over Chargers, Eagles over Cowboys, Bucs over Cardinals
Divisional Round - Jets over Patriots, Ravens over Steelers, Packers over Bucs, Saints over Eagles
Championship Round - Ravens over Jets, Packers over Saints
Super Bowl - Packers over Ravens
MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Coach of the Year - John Harbaugh
Off. Rookie of the Year - Julio Jones
Def. Rookie of the Year - Von Miller
There you have it :)
Check back tomorrow for my NCAA and NFL picks for the week
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, September 1, 2011
My NFL Predictions
I realize that predictions are pretty cliche and almost always wrong, but it's still fun so I've decided to do my own this year. Keep in mind I am a Buccaneers fan although I will try to keep these as unbiased as possible :) Here goes:
AFC
East - 1. Patriots 2. Jets 3. Dolphins 4. Bills
North - 1. Ravens 2. Steelers 3. Browns 4. Bengals
South - 1. Colts 2. Texans 3. Jaguars 4. Titans
West 1. Chargers 2. Broncos 3. Raiders 4. Chiefs
NFC
East - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Redskins
North - 1. Packers 2. Lions 3. Bears 4. Vikings
South - 1. Saints 2. Buccaneers 3. Falcons 4. Panthers
West - 1. Cardinals 2. Rams 3. Seahawks 4. 49ers
Playoffs
Wild card round - Colts over Steelers, Jets over Chargers, Eagles over Cowboys, Bucs over Cardinals
Divisional round - Jets over Pats, Colts over Ravens, Packers over Bucs, Saints over Eagles
Championship round - Colts over Jets, Packers over Saints
Super Bowl - Packers over Colts
MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Offensive rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Defensive rookie of the year - Von Miller
These might change every week or so, but for now, this is what I think will happen this year :) feel free to agree or tell me how crazy I am.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
AFC
East - 1. Patriots 2. Jets 3. Dolphins 4. Bills
North - 1. Ravens 2. Steelers 3. Browns 4. Bengals
South - 1. Colts 2. Texans 3. Jaguars 4. Titans
West 1. Chargers 2. Broncos 3. Raiders 4. Chiefs
NFC
East - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Redskins
North - 1. Packers 2. Lions 3. Bears 4. Vikings
South - 1. Saints 2. Buccaneers 3. Falcons 4. Panthers
West - 1. Cardinals 2. Rams 3. Seahawks 4. 49ers
Playoffs
Wild card round - Colts over Steelers, Jets over Chargers, Eagles over Cowboys, Bucs over Cardinals
Divisional round - Jets over Pats, Colts over Ravens, Packers over Bucs, Saints over Eagles
Championship round - Colts over Jets, Packers over Saints
Super Bowl - Packers over Colts
MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Offensive rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Defensive rookie of the year - Von Miller
These might change every week or so, but for now, this is what I think will happen this year :) feel free to agree or tell me how crazy I am.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, July 8, 2011
All-Star Problem
Ok, so it's been almost a month and I have had a million things I should've been writing about, but I did not. From now on these posts will appear more frequently I hope. Anywho, on to my thoughts today. I want to rant for a minute on Major League Baseball. I love baseball, first and foremost. It has always been, and will always be my favorite sport. While a lot of people find it boring and refuse to watch it, especially on TV, I find the game fascinating and could watch it all day every day, realizing that with each pitch is a brand new scenario for that particular game. My problem with baseball today comes with the All-Star game that will be happening next Tuesday.
In every major sport's All-Star game, the starters are chosen by the fans. I have absolutely no problem with this because the game is supposed to be for entertainment, so the players in the game should be who the fans want to see. The problem with baseball is that they want to make the game count for something, home field advantage in the World Series in fact. You can't have it both ways, meaning if the fans are going to choose the players, the game can't have actual value. My opinion is that the fans should continue to be able to choose the players in the game, but take home field advantage being decided by this game. Fans voting usually means the best players aren't playing, just the most popular ones. This year, for instance, if the game is truly about the best players, Derek Jeter has no business even being at the game, let alone starting. And if baseball wants to be different in how they decide home field advantage for the championship, let the overall interleague record decide it. That is a lot better indicator for which league is better then just playing one game with mixed "stars." All-Star games are supposed to be about entertainment, fun, seeing our favorite players. It shouldn't have any meaning to something as meaningful as home-field advantage.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
In every major sport's All-Star game, the starters are chosen by the fans. I have absolutely no problem with this because the game is supposed to be for entertainment, so the players in the game should be who the fans want to see. The problem with baseball is that they want to make the game count for something, home field advantage in the World Series in fact. You can't have it both ways, meaning if the fans are going to choose the players, the game can't have actual value. My opinion is that the fans should continue to be able to choose the players in the game, but take home field advantage being decided by this game. Fans voting usually means the best players aren't playing, just the most popular ones. This year, for instance, if the game is truly about the best players, Derek Jeter has no business even being at the game, let alone starting. And if baseball wants to be different in how they decide home field advantage for the championship, let the overall interleague record decide it. That is a lot better indicator for which league is better then just playing one game with mixed "stars." All-Star games are supposed to be about entertainment, fun, seeing our favorite players. It shouldn't have any meaning to something as meaningful as home-field advantage.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, June 11, 2011
LeMockery
I thought about a few different things to write about for my first sports post, but the video I watched yesterday made my decision easy. The video I am referring to is the one shot after the Miami Heat shootaround before Thursday's game 5. It shows LeBron James and Dwyane Wade openly mocking Dirk Nowitzki about having the flu. They both covered their mouths with their shirts, much like Nowitzki had done at his press conference, and they pretended to cough and act sick. They did everything short of calling him a liar about being sick. This is just the latest reason to hate the Miami Heat and especially these two clowns. LeBron and Wade have a lot of nerve to openly accuse someone of faking an injury. These two are more dramatic than just about anyone in the league when it comes to "being hurt" Just last year, as soon as the playoffs started, all of of sudden LeBron had an elbow "injury" and he played to the dramatics so much that he even shot a free throw left handed because his right elbow was "hurt too bad." He grimaced every time the camera was on him, and without saying it, made sure people were aware he was favoring that elbow. And don't even get me started on Dwyane Wade. That guy is on the ground more than anyone else in every game he plays. He flops all over the place any time he gets touched, including when he grabbed his eye after flopping to the floor at the end of game 2 when his half court attempt at the buzzer missed. This is the same guy who once hurt his shoulder and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair; talk about theatrics. Dirk never said anything about his flu, everyone else made a big deal of it, and yes the media went a bit overboard as they tend to do, but for LeBron and Wade to make fun of Dirk for that was about as childish and petty as you can get. James and Wade are the equivalent of a school bully who picks on you to try to make himself feel better. It doesn't surprise me, but like I said, it's just the latest of many reasons to hate the Miami Heat. Miami is the better team in this series in my opinion, and should have won the title already. If karma has anything to do with it, however, they will have to watch Dirk celebrate on their home floor while they sit and wait for next year.
Til next time,
Dallas
Til next time,
Dallas
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Intro
So to start off, I guess I should forewarn everyone that this is my first time ever doing something like this. I didn't receive any help in setting this up, so if it's messed up in any way, I apologize. The next thing I'll tell you is that the purpose of this blog is pretty much for me to express my thoughts and opinions on different issues in sports. As all of you who know me are aware, I have a great passion for sports and I also have many opinions about them :) Too many times I want to share these opinions, but don't have a platform to do so, hence the blog. If anyone has any comments or suggestions feel free to leave them. If any of you know anyone who is interested in reading about sports, feel free to pass this along as well.
With that being said, my first entry will be just to tell you a little about myself. I am 25 years old, happily married with two beautiful daughters, and I am a recent graduate of the University of Utah. I am in the process of starting a career in Public Relations and hope to do so for a professional sports team, preferably baseball. I have always had a great passion for any and all things sports. I am sure I drive my family crazy with it at times, but it's just who I am.
I look forward to writing my thoughts and opinions for anyone who cares to read, and also look forward to hearing what you think. And also if anyone has any tips on how to make the blog look better or anything, please let me know. Like I said, this is my first time attempting anything like this.
Til next time,
Dallas
With that being said, my first entry will be just to tell you a little about myself. I am 25 years old, happily married with two beautiful daughters, and I am a recent graduate of the University of Utah. I am in the process of starting a career in Public Relations and hope to do so for a professional sports team, preferably baseball. I have always had a great passion for any and all things sports. I am sure I drive my family crazy with it at times, but it's just who I am.
I look forward to writing my thoughts and opinions for anyone who cares to read, and also look forward to hearing what you think. And also if anyone has any tips on how to make the blog look better or anything, please let me know. Like I said, this is my first time attempting anything like this.
Til next time,
Dallas
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