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
Friday, October 7, 2011
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
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