Turkey-Day Weekend Observations
Here's a quick glance at some of the stories from this weekend. I'll be traveling this week, but will get out my championship weekend predictions before Friday.
- Man, doesn't it sting when two teams that you have already beaten (one of them you dominated) will be playing for the conference championship while you sit at home and pray for a Cotton/Gator bowl invite? Yep, it sure does. But, it doesn't sting as much as the fact that the one team you dominated deserves to go ahead of you.
- Thanks for playing: Notre Dame, West Virginia, Arkansas and Texas - your gift bags are waiting for you as you exit.
- I'm both shocked and appalled that Florida, for the second week in a row, is not even mentioned as a possible candidate for the national title game. I know USC is playing some damn good ball right now, but let's take a look at the teams UF has faced this year: Southern Miss, Central Florida (2 Div 1 non-conference games), LSU, Auburn, Georgia, S. Carolina, Florida State, Tennessee and this Saturday, Arkansas. I'm shocked that the SEC continues to get screwed in this system we have. And who really cares about style points? One of the many unfortunate aspects of the BCS is that "style points" become so important this time of year - something that is indefinable and so completely subjective. Look, there's no question that the SEC is the best conference in the country from top to bottom - I don't think anyone can honestly and intelligently dispute that. Look at Florida and USC next to each other including their schedules, their wins and their losses - DO NOT look at how they won, what the score was, etc. - just look at the teams they played and wins/losses. Now tell me that USC should get the nod over Florida. I'm not dissing USC, not at all, they're playing terrific football right now, but I can't for the life of me figure out how you can leave a team like Florida out given who they've played AND who they're only loss is to. I've said it before and I'll say it again - USC is getting points this year for their body of work over the last 3-4 years. When it comes down to a USC or Florida or Michigan discussion, USC will get the nod because people can't NOT look at the last few years. You heard it here first - the BCS will officially implode in the next few years when the SEC stands up and says "we're out" and withdrawals from the BCS puppet show.
- I'm picking Oklahoma early in the Big 12 championship - by 2+ touchdowns.
- Speaking of Oklahoma, I'm SOOO happy they didn't blow that game against the Cowboys - the last thing Texas needs right now is to go and lose another game before losing our bowl game.
- This state is going to be crawling with flaming Romo-sexuals after Thursday's game - are you kidding me with those numbers??? Who the hell is this guy?
- Listen very closely Chicago Bears fans - you need a better QB. Grossman is young, I get that, but he's not that great. Consistency is what you need more than anything right now and he is the antithesis of consistency. If Grossman remains the starter throughout the year, it will cost the Bears a shot at the Super Bowl.
- Folks were talking about this at the beginning of the season, but are the Cowboys one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the NFC right now? I think so.
- Drew Brees is freaking unbelievable. Can you imagine if Brees and Tomlinson were on the same team?? Oh wait, they were.
- We'll learn tonight if Seattle belongs in that discussion with the top teams in the NFC. These guys need a good win in a bad kind of way. They should get it against an ailing Green Bay team.
- Did you see Cedric Benson run the ball yesterday? This guy needs an opportunity on a team where he can be the #1 back - he's too good to let sit behind Thomas-freaking-Jones. That and an attitude adjustment.
- And speaking of ex-Longhorns, how about that Vince Young?? Down 21-0 going into the 4th quarter - Titans 24/Giants 21. What a game by this guy both passing and rushing.
And the Giants free fall continues… they will get crushed by the Cowboys this weekend. One day in the middle of next year we're all going to look up and VY will be one of the top players in the league - and Reggie Bush won't.
- The bad news about playing great college basketball games this early (during football season) is that very few people get to see games like Kansas beating Florida 82-80 - I would have liked to have seen that one.
- Ginobli is out for the Spurs. Why do I bring this up? Because the success of this team will depend on how healthy they can stay throughout the year. It's early and the bug is starting to bite.
- Who's ready for a QB controversy on the 40 acres????
- My one political question to ponder: So how bad of a slap in the face is it that the Iraqis are now going to Iran for "help" in ending the violence?
Have a great week.
- Man, doesn't it sting when two teams that you have already beaten (one of them you dominated) will be playing for the conference championship while you sit at home and pray for a Cotton/Gator bowl invite? Yep, it sure does. But, it doesn't sting as much as the fact that the one team you dominated deserves to go ahead of you.
- Thanks for playing: Notre Dame, West Virginia, Arkansas and Texas - your gift bags are waiting for you as you exit.
- I'm both shocked and appalled that Florida, for the second week in a row, is not even mentioned as a possible candidate for the national title game. I know USC is playing some damn good ball right now, but let's take a look at the teams UF has faced this year: Southern Miss, Central Florida (2 Div 1 non-conference games), LSU, Auburn, Georgia, S. Carolina, Florida State, Tennessee and this Saturday, Arkansas. I'm shocked that the SEC continues to get screwed in this system we have. And who really cares about style points? One of the many unfortunate aspects of the BCS is that "style points" become so important this time of year - something that is indefinable and so completely subjective. Look, there's no question that the SEC is the best conference in the country from top to bottom - I don't think anyone can honestly and intelligently dispute that. Look at Florida and USC next to each other including their schedules, their wins and their losses - DO NOT look at how they won, what the score was, etc. - just look at the teams they played and wins/losses. Now tell me that USC should get the nod over Florida. I'm not dissing USC, not at all, they're playing terrific football right now, but I can't for the life of me figure out how you can leave a team like Florida out given who they've played AND who they're only loss is to. I've said it before and I'll say it again - USC is getting points this year for their body of work over the last 3-4 years. When it comes down to a USC or Florida or Michigan discussion, USC will get the nod because people can't NOT look at the last few years. You heard it here first - the BCS will officially implode in the next few years when the SEC stands up and says "we're out" and withdrawals from the BCS puppet show.
- I'm picking Oklahoma early in the Big 12 championship - by 2+ touchdowns.
- Speaking of Oklahoma, I'm SOOO happy they didn't blow that game against the Cowboys - the last thing Texas needs right now is to go and lose another game before losing our bowl game.
- This state is going to be crawling with flaming Romo-sexuals after Thursday's game - are you kidding me with those numbers??? Who the hell is this guy?
- Listen very closely Chicago Bears fans - you need a better QB. Grossman is young, I get that, but he's not that great. Consistency is what you need more than anything right now and he is the antithesis of consistency. If Grossman remains the starter throughout the year, it will cost the Bears a shot at the Super Bowl.
- Folks were talking about this at the beginning of the season, but are the Cowboys one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the NFC right now? I think so.
- Drew Brees is freaking unbelievable. Can you imagine if Brees and Tomlinson were on the same team?? Oh wait, they were.
- We'll learn tonight if Seattle belongs in that discussion with the top teams in the NFC. These guys need a good win in a bad kind of way. They should get it against an ailing Green Bay team.
- Did you see Cedric Benson run the ball yesterday? This guy needs an opportunity on a team where he can be the #1 back - he's too good to let sit behind Thomas-freaking-Jones. That and an attitude adjustment.
- And speaking of ex-Longhorns, how about that Vince Young?? Down 21-0 going into the 4th quarter - Titans 24/Giants 21. What a game by this guy both passing and rushing.
And the Giants free fall continues… they will get crushed by the Cowboys this weekend. One day in the middle of next year we're all going to look up and VY will be one of the top players in the league - and Reggie Bush won't.
- The bad news about playing great college basketball games this early (during football season) is that very few people get to see games like Kansas beating Florida 82-80 - I would have liked to have seen that one.
- Ginobli is out for the Spurs. Why do I bring this up? Because the success of this team will depend on how healthy they can stay throughout the year. It's early and the bug is starting to bite.
- Who's ready for a QB controversy on the 40 acres????
- My one political question to ponder: So how bad of a slap in the face is it that the Iraqis are now going to Iran for "help" in ending the violence?
Have a great week.
posted by The Bearden Wonder at 9:40 AM
2 Comments:
I really hope that UT does not have to go to the Cotton Bowl and play a SEC team. If we were to play a team like LSU or Arkansas we would get completely destroyed. Also, if anyone happened to watch the USC/ND game, did anyone other than me suspect that Brent Musberger is having an illicit secret affair with Charlie Weis? I have never heard a sportscaster kiss the ass of one person so much in my life, not even when Reggie Bush played. Musberger must have said the word "Weis" 50 or 60 times.
Zach
I'm sort of looking forward to a texas vs. arkansas Cotton Bowl.
-Bud
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