Sunday, October 01, 2006
I don't know a lot...
But I do know this: John L. Smith will not be on the sidelines at Michigan State next season. If he makes it to the Michigan game he will be lucky.
Ohio State-Michigan just may be #1 vs. #2. Tickets are on sale on Stubhub.com, starting at about $600 for nose-bleed seats.
Is it just me, or does Lou Holtz sound like Sylvester the Cat? I'd hate to be standing in front of this guy when he starts the spit-turrets a-firin'.
Now that Purdue has fallen, and fallen badly, Georgia may be the most over-rated unbeaten team in the country. Last week's near debacle at the hands of lowly Colorado coupled with this week's 14-9 barnburner at Ole Miss spell trouble when they start facing those teams with the little numbers in front of their name (like, #5 Florida, for instance).
Tennessee-Memphis reminds me a lot of Louisville-Kentucky. Tennessee has lost to Memphis once -- once -- in their twenty-one meetings. Kentucky seems well on its way to a 20/21 feat against Louisville.
The bad guys survived in droves on Saturday. Nebraska pulled it out against Kansas. Kansas? Aren't they supposed to lose to, well, just about everybody? At least until basketball season starts. But there they were, in position to pull a program demolishing upset over Nebraska. USC also squeaked out a close one against Wazzou.
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel really good about Dennis Franchione getting another tough loss handed to him?
Ohio State-Michigan just may be #1 vs. #2. Tickets are on sale on Stubhub.com, starting at about $600 for nose-bleed seats.
Is it just me, or does Lou Holtz sound like Sylvester the Cat? I'd hate to be standing in front of this guy when he starts the spit-turrets a-firin'.
Now that Purdue has fallen, and fallen badly, Georgia may be the most over-rated unbeaten team in the country. Last week's near debacle at the hands of lowly Colorado coupled with this week's 14-9 barnburner at Ole Miss spell trouble when they start facing those teams with the little numbers in front of their name (like, #5 Florida, for instance).
Tennessee-Memphis reminds me a lot of Louisville-Kentucky. Tennessee has lost to Memphis once -- once -- in their twenty-one meetings. Kentucky seems well on its way to a 20/21 feat against Louisville.
The bad guys survived in droves on Saturday. Nebraska pulled it out against Kansas. Kansas? Aren't they supposed to lose to, well, just about everybody? At least until basketball season starts. But there they were, in position to pull a program demolishing upset over Nebraska. USC also squeaked out a close one against Wazzou.
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel really good about Dennis Franchione getting another tough loss handed to him?
Promises, Promises...
All summer long, ESPN analysts touted Arizona and Miami.
Kurt Warner would hold the fort behind Edgerrin James until Leinert was ready to take the helm.
The excellent finish of the Dolphins last year surely boded well for their start to this season, we were told.
Neither turnaround story has materialized on the field.
And with Arizona, it is a repeat of last season when everyone jumped on their bandwagon in the pre-season, only to see another typical Cardinals season unfold.
Perhaps next year the media will go for the hat trick of over-juicing these underperformers.
Kurt Warner would hold the fort behind Edgerrin James until Leinert was ready to take the helm.
The excellent finish of the Dolphins last year surely boded well for their start to this season, we were told.
Neither turnaround story has materialized on the field.
And with Arizona, it is a repeat of last season when everyone jumped on their bandwagon in the pre-season, only to see another typical Cardinals season unfold.
Perhaps next year the media will go for the hat trick of over-juicing these underperformers.
Bengals exposed.
The Bengals' biggest problem last year going down the stretch and on into the playoffs was their inability to stop the run. New England exploited that weakness to perfection today, as Maroney ran all over the Bengals for 125 yards on 15 carries, for a massive 8.3 yds/carry average.
Once again, Cincinnati couldn't prevent the run, nor could they run it themselves.
Once again, Cincinnati couldn't prevent the run, nor could they run it themselves.
More 'roid boys revealed...
Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte have both denied using steroids.
Fine.
But don't expect me, or anyone else with any common sense, to believe any of what they are peddling to the media until they say it under oath, in a court room.
That's the reality of athlete denials. Anyone can look into a camera or speak into a reporter's tape recorder and say they are innocent. But there is no penalty for saying it and having a contrary truth come out later.
Get on the stand, boys. Until then, I remain skeptical.
Fine.
But don't expect me, or anyone else with any common sense, to believe any of what they are peddling to the media until they say it under oath, in a court room.
That's the reality of athlete denials. Anyone can look into a camera or speak into a reporter's tape recorder and say they are innocent. But there is no penalty for saying it and having a contrary truth come out later.
Get on the stand, boys. Until then, I remain skeptical.
