Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Heading into the 5th Week of College Football
It's been a pretty predictable regular season so far, as most colleges expect in their non-conference schedule -- see: scheduling FBS schools in the first part of the season.
But now we're getting ready for some inner-conference play, which is mostly exciting in the SEC, BIG12, BIG10 and sometimes the PAC12. This is where unranked teams are able to out-play the ranked, and shift the rankings all over the board. LSU, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida are all going to end up top 10 before they play one another, so knowing that the possibility of only 1 of these teams going undefeated is satisfying when you're a Boise State fan. However, this is where an undefeated-Boise State team will still be left out of the National Championship picture if there is a 1-loss SEC team and an undefeated PAC12/BIG10/BIG12 team.
I for one, think that Boise State has been good long enough to say "if they're undefeated, let 'em try." If they lose, then people will shut up for 5 more years.
However, the rumor is that BYU and Boise are trying to join the BIG12. If this happens, I'm almost positive that Boise won't hang. They are a great team at the end of the year every year, because they have 11 bye weeks and little to zero injuries at the end when other teams are playing tough games all year long and have several injuries or off-field prostitution, bar-fight-face-stomping, illegal-tattoo-receiving issues.
This seems more like a ramble made during a boring International Marketing class at NMSU than a legit blog on week 5 of football, but all I'm trying to say is, I'm excited for the rest of the season. And, Boise State, if you don't go undefeated this year and hope for some extra losses in the AQ conferences, then your time will have past for a long time...
It's Thursday night. Who cares who is playing tonight? I'm watching! Football is already back this week. *sigh of relief*
But now we're getting ready for some inner-conference play, which is mostly exciting in the SEC, BIG12, BIG10 and sometimes the PAC12. This is where unranked teams are able to out-play the ranked, and shift the rankings all over the board. LSU, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida are all going to end up top 10 before they play one another, so knowing that the possibility of only 1 of these teams going undefeated is satisfying when you're a Boise State fan. However, this is where an undefeated-Boise State team will still be left out of the National Championship picture if there is a 1-loss SEC team and an undefeated PAC12/BIG10/BIG12 team.
I for one, think that Boise State has been good long enough to say "if they're undefeated, let 'em try." If they lose, then people will shut up for 5 more years.
However, the rumor is that BYU and Boise are trying to join the BIG12. If this happens, I'm almost positive that Boise won't hang. They are a great team at the end of the year every year, because they have 11 bye weeks and little to zero injuries at the end when other teams are playing tough games all year long and have several injuries or off-field prostitution, bar-fight-face-stomping, illegal-tattoo-receiving issues.
This seems more like a ramble made during a boring International Marketing class at NMSU than a legit blog on week 5 of football, but all I'm trying to say is, I'm excited for the rest of the season. And, Boise State, if you don't go undefeated this year and hope for some extra losses in the AQ conferences, then your time will have past for a long time...
It's Thursday night. Who cares who is playing tonight? I'm watching! Football is already back this week. *sigh of relief*
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
NFL September 18th, 2011. After the first series of games...
It is 2:26 pm MST and the first series of NFL games has concluded. Here's my take so far:
Drew Brees is who we thought he was! And Da Bears let him off the hook! Well, we know that New Orleans has an unlimited supply of "good" receivers and missing Marques Colston was not going to be an issue this week. This is why it's always a gamble to have a New Orleans receiver as a fantasy player, just take Drew Brees and the 50 points a week he'll get you. That being said, my condolences to Brian Urlacher and his family, I was really pulling for a "Brett Favre tribute" performances. NO 30 - CHI 13
The Minnesota Vikings are similar to the Utah State Aggies in that they can have a 3 score lead, and still find a way to lose. Hats off to Josh Freeman and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for pulling off the come-back W. TB - 24 - MIN 20
Oakland Raiders, way to go. You looked better than Minnesota, but choked just as bad. Actually, at least you made it dramatic. I mean, you could have opted to attempt another Janikowski field goal record, but you made the right decision to try the infamous "Hail Mary." I think 7 people caught the ball, but after the refs peeled the pile away, the was a guy wearing a Buffalo Bills jersey clutching the ball with joy. Pretty sure I was happier than he was.Man, I don't like the Raiders one bit. Well, I'll correct that. Man, I don't like Al Davis, owner of the Raiders, one bit. BUF 38 - OAK 35
Is anyone surprised that Kansas City is awful? I'm a huge Detroit Lions believer this year. Huge. I'm sad that Jamaal Charles is on my fantasy team and that he left the game in the 1st quarter after being hit into the mascot. Thanks for the 2 points buddy. DET 48 - KC 3
Kerry Collins isn't terrible, but he has shown us that Peyton Manning is the Colt's team. Without him, they will contend for Andrew Luck. How perfect will that be? Andrew Luck, learning from Peyton for a few years? Maybe trade him for ... anything! Good job to the Browns, I am starting to believe in Cleveland. IND 19 - CLE 27
The New York Jets had a bye week this week while the Jacksonville Jaguars decided to visit the new, New Meadowlands Stadium. NYJ 32 - JAC 3
Um, this next one is a doozy. For the second straight week, the Baltimore Ravens are the surprise team in the NFL. Not because they dominated an elite team, but because they were dominated by a RANDOM Tennessee Titans team with so many question marks. And this came one week after they dominated the Pittsburg Steelers. Now, my question is "What is going on in Baltimore?" TEN 26 - BAL 13
This is the game I was excited for all week and got NFL Sunday Ticket (from my friend Mike Farris) for: Carolina Panthers hosting the defending super bowl champion Green Bay Packers. "Why?" you ask, because I love the Carolina Panthers. I am the definition of "sticking with your team, no matter what." "How do you do this without being a 'homer'?" you ask? Because, I'm awesome. Moving on, Cam Newton topped himself from last week, he threw for 432 yards and rushed for 57. He threw 1 td and rushed for another. However, he did throw 3 picks, all his fault. Steve Smith had a really "off" game with his fumble and several dropped passes. Green Bay had a slow start, but showed us why they are the defending champs with their 2nd half performance. As a "true" Panthers fan, I have hope for the future, be it this season or the next few seasons to come.
To summarize, I love the new Miller Light commercials. And I dig the new Axe body spray commercials too. So, even when my team is losing, I'm cheered up by great advertising. Good Job Miller and Axe. Good job.
CF
Drew Brees is who we thought he was! And Da Bears let him off the hook! Well, we know that New Orleans has an unlimited supply of "good" receivers and missing Marques Colston was not going to be an issue this week. This is why it's always a gamble to have a New Orleans receiver as a fantasy player, just take Drew Brees and the 50 points a week he'll get you. That being said, my condolences to Brian Urlacher and his family, I was really pulling for a "Brett Favre tribute" performances. NO 30 - CHI 13
The Minnesota Vikings are similar to the Utah State Aggies in that they can have a 3 score lead, and still find a way to lose. Hats off to Josh Freeman and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for pulling off the come-back W. TB - 24 - MIN 20
Oakland Raiders, way to go. You looked better than Minnesota, but choked just as bad. Actually, at least you made it dramatic. I mean, you could have opted to attempt another Janikowski field goal record, but you made the right decision to try the infamous "Hail Mary." I think 7 people caught the ball, but after the refs peeled the pile away, the was a guy wearing a Buffalo Bills jersey clutching the ball with joy. Pretty sure I was happier than he was.
Is anyone surprised that Kansas City is awful? I'm a huge Detroit Lions believer this year. Huge. I'm sad that Jamaal Charles is on my fantasy team and that he left the game in the 1st quarter after being hit into the mascot. Thanks for the 2 points buddy. DET 48 - KC 3
Kerry Collins isn't terrible, but he has shown us that Peyton Manning is the Colt's team. Without him, they will contend for Andrew Luck. How perfect will that be? Andrew Luck, learning from Peyton for a few years? Maybe trade him for ... anything! Good job to the Browns, I am starting to believe in Cleveland. IND 19 - CLE 27
The New York Jets had a bye week this week while the Jacksonville Jaguars decided to visit the new, New Meadowlands Stadium. NYJ 32 - JAC 3
Um, this next one is a doozy. For the second straight week, the Baltimore Ravens are the surprise team in the NFL. Not because they dominated an elite team, but because they were dominated by a RANDOM Tennessee Titans team with so many question marks. And this came one week after they dominated the Pittsburg Steelers. Now, my question is "What is going on in Baltimore?" TEN 26 - BAL 13
This is the game I was excited for all week and got NFL Sunday Ticket (from my friend Mike Farris) for: Carolina Panthers hosting the defending super bowl champion Green Bay Packers. "Why?" you ask, because I love the Carolina Panthers. I am the definition of "sticking with your team, no matter what." "How do you do this without being a 'homer'?" you ask? Because, I'm awesome. Moving on, Cam Newton topped himself from last week, he threw for 432 yards and rushed for 57. He threw 1 td and rushed for another. However, he did throw 3 picks, all his fault. Steve Smith had a really "off" game with his fumble and several dropped passes. Green Bay had a slow start, but showed us why they are the defending champs with their 2nd half performance. As a "true" Panthers fan, I have hope for the future, be it this season or the next few seasons to come.
To summarize, I love the new Miller Light commercials. And I dig the new Axe body spray commercials too. So, even when my team is losing, I'm cheered up by great advertising. Good Job Miller and Axe. Good job.
CF
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
First Week of College Football in the Books, NFL on the Horizon
The first week of real, meaningful football games is in the books. There were games that played out just the way we expected and games that didn't. We saw Robert Griffin III light up TCU, the best defense in the nation from the past two seasons, and we saw Landry Jones and Andrew Luck light up soft Ds the way they should. A couple of contenders got scares from lesser competition including the defending Champs from Auburn getting all they could handle from Utah State and their true freshman quarterback. We also saw a couple FCS schools get the best of lowly BCS schools Duke and Oregon State. Of course, it goes without saying that we saw Notre Dame choke because they're not very good at football.
In week two we'll see just how overrated Notre Dame is as they travel to The Big House to face a Michigan team that didn't even get to complete it's week 1 game due to some crazy weather. A lot of people on this side of the country are looking forward to the very first PAC 12 game as USC hosts Utah with both teams coming off of not so promising victories. Another interesting match-up features a new independent traveling to Austin to battle a possible future independent as BYU takes on Texas. Basically football is in full swing so it's time to start complaining about the BCS and clamoring for a playoff.
It's also time to get excited about NFL football, people. This is gonna be the first week of games after a very depressive offseason and a few weeks of pointless preseason games that, for some reason, some people watch. There are some major questions about certain teams and individual players that will be answered quickly too. Will Peyton Manning start for the Colts? The last QB to start for the Colts since Manning took over was Jim Harbaugh. You know that was a long time ago when you realize that Harbaugh is now an NFL head coach for the 49ers. How will Chris Johnson do after missing all offseason and preseason with a contract dispute? As we discussed in our first podcast, are the Eagles a real Dream Team or just an improved team?
A bunch of questions leading into the season and not a whole lot of answers for now. Can't wait for next week when we can actually discuss answers.
In week two we'll see just how overrated Notre Dame is as they travel to The Big House to face a Michigan team that didn't even get to complete it's week 1 game due to some crazy weather. A lot of people on this side of the country are looking forward to the very first PAC 12 game as USC hosts Utah with both teams coming off of not so promising victories. Another interesting match-up features a new independent traveling to Austin to battle a possible future independent as BYU takes on Texas. Basically football is in full swing so it's time to start complaining about the BCS and clamoring for a playoff.
It's also time to get excited about NFL football, people. This is gonna be the first week of games after a very depressive offseason and a few weeks of pointless preseason games that, for some reason, some people watch. There are some major questions about certain teams and individual players that will be answered quickly too. Will Peyton Manning start for the Colts? The last QB to start for the Colts since Manning took over was Jim Harbaugh. You know that was a long time ago when you realize that Harbaugh is now an NFL head coach for the 49ers. How will Chris Johnson do after missing all offseason and preseason with a contract dispute? As we discussed in our first podcast, are the Eagles a real Dream Team or just an improved team?
A bunch of questions leading into the season and not a whole lot of answers for now. Can't wait for next week when we can actually discuss answers.
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