-it's not the dirt, unless that is where the game is played
Eeek, it’s here. It is the official opinion of this blog that the Tourney starts in 3/17/2011. I am sorry to the play-in teams who lost, but you weren’t really there.
I just filled out a bracket… didn’t put much thought into it. My bracket is part of the CBS bracket challenge on Facebook, and CBS sports (SportsSocialite).
I do care deeply for our country. There will be an election in the upcoming months for the 36th Congressional District.
Please check out http://www.kpilot4congress.blogspot.com/
If you don’t go over to Page 2 or Page 3 on ESPN.com you are doing yourself a disservice.
Jeff Pinkner is known by followers of the show Fringe over on Fox. He has also been involved with shows likfe Lost and Alias.
The NBA All-Star Weekend is coming to Los Angeles again this year. I honesty feel like this event is here every other year, but I’ve been told it’s not… but I want all these players to watch out for TMZ, and hire a driver.
I’m getting the heck outta town today! Off to Hawaii for a wedding. I’ll take Hawaii, sorry NBA.
Today marks the end of this season. With a lock-out looming, there is a lot of hype put onto this Super Bowl XLV. To have 4 hours of pre-game coverage on FOX, with a red carpet and Bill O’Reilly interviewing President Obama, I feel is a bit extreme.
I am looking for the depleated offensive line of the Steelers to not be able to handle the Packers defense. And on another note, the Steelers defense still has its injured star and everyone else doesn’t pull their weight.
Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh – Packers
As we sit 2 weeks from the Super Bowl, only the Midwest and North East are involved from here-on out. Today’s games will both be played in the freezing cold, both on sloppy fields.
Heinz Field is notorious for being a piece of work. Plenty of current and former players complain about how the grass is choppy, the dirt clumps up, and they can hardly get any footing. You will hear the most complaints out of former players since the can’t get fined by the NFL for badmouthing the game. Part of the problem with Heinz Field is that not just the Steelers play there… Heinz Field is also home to the high school state championships, and the Pittsburg Panthers.
Green Bay @ Chicago – Packers
NY Jets @ Pittsburgh – Jets
After a Wildcard Weekend that exhibited a lot of sloppy play, we are on the verge of two more days of playoff football. It seems that in the AFC, this weekend is all about rematches, while in the NFC the match-ups lack a lot of luster. A catastrophe for the NFL would be to have the NFC end up being the Packers vs. the Seahawks next weekend. The Chicago Bears and the Atlanta Falcons hope to have something to say about that outcome.
Saturday -
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh – Ravens
Green Bay @ Atlanta – Falcons
Sunday -
Seattle @ Chicago – Seahawks
New York @ New England – Patriots
The teams who have been out of the playoff picture have already started to make some coaching changes. There are two schools of thought on making a change now. Some owners would make a firing now so that they could ask guys like Bill Cowher and John Gruden to take a look at the team, since there is obviously an opening at the coaching job, and start negotiations that could lead to an offer of the job. Others may wait until tomorrow to actually do the firing just incase they see some additional information that leads them to think that they can retain the coach, but make changes elsewhere.
There is lot riding on today, but it really does begin with yourself. Each of the teams ho are not already locked in at #1 for their division needs to win today to solidify their space in the playoffs.
Carolina @ Atlanta – Falcons
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland – Steelers
Minnesota @ Detroit – Vikings
Oakland @ Kansas City – Cheifs
Miami @ New England – Patriots
Tampa Bay @ New Orleans – Saints
Buffalo @ NY Jets – Jets
Cincinnati @ Baltimore – Ravens
Jacksonville @ Houston – Jaguars
NY Giants @ Washington – Redskins
Dallas @ Philadelphia – Eagles
Arizona @ San Francisco – Cardinals
Chicago @ Green Bay – Packers
Tennessee @ Indianapolis – Colts
San Diego @ Denver – Broncos
St. Louis @ Seattle – Seahawks
The Winter Solstice not only brings chilly weather to most of the country, but brings almost a full month of college football bowl games. Yes, these are the games that for most people do not count. The traditions of playing on New Year’s Day in a bowl game stil are strong, but any games played before December 31 don’t have as much coverage, or importance unless you are an alumnus, or Mel Kiper Jr. and projecting the NFL Draft class.
Today is New Year’s Eve, and while out in Los Angeles today running errands to make sure my dress tonight works just right, I stopped at In-N-Out for lunch. I love In-N-Out, and I saw plenty of Wisconsin fans chowing down on a great meal before exploring their surroundings the rest of the day and retreating to their hotel to rest up for the Rose Bowl tomorrow. It was a fun sight to see, and I love it when my Big Ten family goes afte the local grub.
When 2011 begins, 22 bowl games will have been played, with only 13 left to be played. Now I know the big bowl games – Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl… but I don’t know about a few – BVAA Compass Bowl, Kraft Fight Hungar Bowl, Ticketcity Bowl. Of course, everything is now overrun with sponsorships; naming the games beyond their traditional moniker. Mind you, it’s the Rose Bowl Game Presented By Vizio.
It seems like today’s games will tell so many tales. If you watched the NFL spread it’s games around Thursday and Saturday just because they are the NFL and will put a game on whenever they please because people will watch, you saw a game where one team had no chance, and other game that was just plain ugly. Today’s games should promise to give more to the viewer, as there is so much more on the line.
New England @ Buffalo – Patriots
NY Jets @ Chicago – Bears
Baltimore @ C leveland – Ravens
Tennessee @ Kansas City – Cheifs
San Francisco @ St. Louis – 49er’s
Detroit @ Miami – Dolphins
Washington @ Jacksonville – Jaguars
Indianapolis @ Oakland – Colts
Houston @ Denver – Texans
San Diego @ Cincinnati – Chargers
NY Giants @ Green Bay - Packers
Seattle @ Tampa Bay – Buccaneers
Minnesota @ Philadelphia – Eagles
MNF -
New Orleans @ Atlanta – Falcons