Dr Hak is Back, and my favorite sport - COLLEGE Football - is back as well.
Sadly, or perhaps fortunately, I didn't get around to putting together a true pre-season list of predictions before last weekend, so we're you're going to have to take my word for some of the things I'm about to say.
Such as... Oklahoma is overrated.
That's really the only part of what WOULD have been the preview that I feel the need to put out there. Oklahoma was ranked #3 in the Coaches poll, because Sam Bradford came back. Well... 4 of his offensive linemen didn't, and where I'm sitting, that's a big...BIG problem. Texas will probably destroy them this year to make SURE they don't have to deal with any weirdo tiebreakers, and Bradford owes Colt McCoy that Heisman Trophy (real talk, McCoy was robbed in '08).
Also, the more I watch footage of Mike Gundy go slam OFF on a reporter in defense of one of his Oklahoma State Cowboys, the more I am convinced that his recruiting classes and motivational skills will be/ are top notch, and OK State plays them tough as it is.
All that to say... I didn't see it for Oklahoma. They didn't deserve to be ranked that high.
BYU vs Oklahoma - I will admit I did NOT see the Sooners losing to BYU at home, however. That was pretty crazy. As soon as Sam Bradford went out, that was a wrap. He just may, or may not have lost a bunch of money. For his sake, I hope he recovers 100%, as I don't have the impression that he's a bad kid - I mean, its not like he stole the Heisman literally, he doesn't get a vote - and the thought of going from #1 pick to bum shoulder and can't throw anymore is too much for one man to handle.
Also over-rated = LSU, Cal
Enough about that. Let's get on to some after-Week 1 predictions.
Division 1-A / FCS Champions
ACC
Georgia Tech
Big East
Cincinnati
Big Ten
Michigan
Big XII
Texas
PAC 10
USC
SEC
Ole Miss (yep)
WAC
Boise State
Mountain West
BYU or TCU (i want to see TCU play first)
Conference USA
Tulsa
Sun Belt
North Texas
MAC
Buffalo
BCS Bowl Games
National Championship
Texas vs Ole Miss
Rose Bowl
USC vs Michigan
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame vs BYU
Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech vs Cincinnati
Sugar Bowl
Florida vs Oklahoma State
Why am I picking Ole Miss over Florida?
Just a hunch. I see the Gators getting caught slipping in Atlanta by the same team that beat them at the Swamp last year.
I'm not going to sit here and act like Texas vs Florida for the BCS title isn't likely to happen, but usually, when two teams are as heavily favored to meet in the National Title game as the Gators and 'Horns...something happens.
Other teams I can see sneaking into the title game discussion include:
Oklahoma State
USC
BYU
Miami
Georgia Tech
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Bothered Sports Blogger
I'm not an "angry" person, no matter what you've heard. I'm just intense, and keep it real to the point where fake folks and those who live their lives pretending to feel one way but thinking another can't even recognize it. But this isn't about me, I just wanted to get that out there...
The following things must change in sports, because they are making me mad...
1. The Washington Redskins must change their name.
2. Daniel Snyder, please sell the Washington Redskins, or get someone competent and proven to run it and get the hell out of the way.
Who the fuck is Vinny Cerrato and why is he trusted to run the team? Give me ONE good reason
3. No more college football polls until after week 4.
Those who actually have to turn a ballot in can keep a piece of scrap paper for reference, but don't go around printing and influencing other's opinions for no good reason
4. Illegal Contact Downfield needs to be removed as an NFL penalty.
Its either pass interference or its NOT.
5. Fantasy football should be regulated like a drug.
6. Dana White, I appreciate the good MMA, but can you please stop waffling in press conferences? If you can't 100% ensure that the person you say is going to get a title shot 15 minutes after an impressive knockout will actually get it due to contracts or other issues, just wait and say something not so damn definitive. You were gonna reverse the Thales Leites firing. Dan Henderson was going to get the next crack at Anderson Silva. Rampage was going to die for standing you up to shoot the A-Team movie (jokes!), etc etc. I'm not THAT pressed that you really change because if you did you'd have to give us NFL-coach-speak, which is bland and uninformative, but you're getting people excited for no good reason (other than blog fodder) far too often.
7. Media speculation on people getting fired... BEFORE THE GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED/
There's some chicken-and-egg to speculating which coach is going to get fired. These people have families (and buyout clauses too...) and if someone went around writing BEFORE the season that a certain columnist was going to get fired in 4 weeks if they don't produce some excellent columns there'd be 28 days of crossfire. But NFL, NBA and pretty much any major sport's coaches don't have time to properly address the "haters".
My point is, speculating who is going to get fired once their team picks up some really bad losses is one thing. Pre-season "hot seat" talk is bullshit and an exercise in random speculation and futility.
That's all for now... I'm sure I'll add to the list later!
The following things must change in sports, because they are making me mad...
1. The Washington Redskins must change their name.
2. Daniel Snyder, please sell the Washington Redskins, or get someone competent and proven to run it and get the hell out of the way.
Who the fuck is Vinny Cerrato and why is he trusted to run the team? Give me ONE good reason
3. No more college football polls until after week 4.
Those who actually have to turn a ballot in can keep a piece of scrap paper for reference, but don't go around printing and influencing other's opinions for no good reason
4. Illegal Contact Downfield needs to be removed as an NFL penalty.
Its either pass interference or its NOT.
5. Fantasy football should be regulated like a drug.
6. Dana White, I appreciate the good MMA, but can you please stop waffling in press conferences? If you can't 100% ensure that the person you say is going to get a title shot 15 minutes after an impressive knockout will actually get it due to contracts or other issues, just wait and say something not so damn definitive. You were gonna reverse the Thales Leites firing. Dan Henderson was going to get the next crack at Anderson Silva. Rampage was going to die for standing you up to shoot the A-Team movie (jokes!), etc etc. I'm not THAT pressed that you really change because if you did you'd have to give us NFL-coach-speak, which is bland and uninformative, but you're getting people excited for no good reason (other than blog fodder) far too often.
7. Media speculation on people getting fired... BEFORE THE GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED/
There's some chicken-and-egg to speculating which coach is going to get fired. These people have families (and buyout clauses too...) and if someone went around writing BEFORE the season that a certain columnist was going to get fired in 4 weeks if they don't produce some excellent columns there'd be 28 days of crossfire. But NFL, NBA and pretty much any major sport's coaches don't have time to properly address the "haters".
My point is, speculating who is going to get fired once their team picks up some really bad losses is one thing. Pre-season "hot seat" talk is bullshit and an exercise in random speculation and futility.
That's all for now... I'm sure I'll add to the list later!
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