I was wide awake last sunday night at 3 o'clock in the morning. The reason, I had this nightmare that a whining coach would win. Then I thought to myself don't worry OSU will take care of everything. I went to sleep and woke up once again at 4.30 in the morning remembering my USC-Texas nightmare. Guess who won the BCS game ...
My final rankings:
1. Florida
2. USC
3. Boise State
4. Ohio State
5. LSU
6. Wisconsin
7. Louisville
8. Auburn
9. West Virginia
10. Michigan
11. Oklahoma
12. Rutgers
13. Texas
14. California
15. Brigham Young
16. Arkansas
17. Wake Forest
18. Virginia Tech
19. Boston College
20. TCU
21. Oregon State
22. Tennessee
23. Penn State
24. Hawaii
25. ND(because someone has to finish last)
My cap is off to Florida, they outplayed, outworked and outcoached OSU. After all these games, playoffs would really be for the best, because this year proves that there are teams out there that deserve better (Boise State Universtity for example). And waiting 51 days between games is stupid. By the way, the Big 10 has really tumbled in my O, 2 blowout losses to the SEC and Pac 10 are nothing to laugh at.
This year I was surprised by the fact that a mediocre USC team could become so succesful, it just proves that great scouting makes a great program. Arkansas was also a relieve to watch play, and Chris Leak finally strutted his stuff the way he should and could. Meanwhile 2 years ago Ron Zook was fired to watch Urban Meyer get all the accolades and credits ... Life sucks when you're Ron Zook.
Take care,
Mickel
P.S. Terrell Owens is a great misunderstood guy and a great non backstabbing teammate ... Yup and I'm not into brunettes ...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Why I feel sleepy when I hear SEC coaches talk ...
Why the title, frankly because I'm getting sick and tired of Urban Meyer's whining. Hey dude the only team from the SEC who has beaten any team with a reputation (one in name only not one earned) is LSU. They cleaned ND's clock to the tune of 41-14. Mr. Weis seeya next year loser. And mr. Quinn seeya in the third round ... you choker.
Quinn in all his years at ND has only had one game where he was great and that was against USC last year. One game doesn't make a high draft choice in my book. I'd rather chose Troy Smith (a proven winner against great competition), Brian Brohm (a great QB and leader), Pat White or even"the real freak" JaMarcus Russel.
But I digress ... In earlier bowls Arkansas got beaten by underrated Wisconsin and Tennessee lost to a lesser Penn State team (compared to last year's team that is). So the SEC has won some bowlgames, but at this moment they are lacking against the stronger teams (and ND is mediocre). If Florida beats OSU I think Terrell Owens is a misunderstood human being instead of a pathetic whiny a*&^*clown. On the other hand upsets can and will happen in sports (see last year).
Have a nice healthy and peaceful 2007.
Mickel
P.S. Next week my final rankings.
Quinn in all his years at ND has only had one game where he was great and that was against USC last year. One game doesn't make a high draft choice in my book. I'd rather chose Troy Smith (a proven winner against great competition), Brian Brohm (a great QB and leader), Pat White or even"the real freak" JaMarcus Russel.
But I digress ... In earlier bowls Arkansas got beaten by underrated Wisconsin and Tennessee lost to a lesser Penn State team (compared to last year's team that is). So the SEC has won some bowlgames, but at this moment they are lacking against the stronger teams (and ND is mediocre). If Florida beats OSU I think Terrell Owens is a misunderstood human being instead of a pathetic whiny a*&^*clown. On the other hand upsets can and will happen in sports (see last year).
Have a nice healthy and peaceful 2007.
Mickel
P.S. Next week my final rankings.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Axeday continues ...
Whew. Who would have thought that Michigan would lose like that and needing turnovers to stay with OSU. At least we know who gets this year's Heisman. After the Rutgers loss, the LSU close call against Ole Miss I think it's quite simple, if USC beats ND they should play OSU.
ND in my opinion is not worthy even if they would from USC because of their very onesided loss to Michigan. The Florida Gators don't impress me much, I would chose Michigan over them any day of the week. Michigan only should get a rematch if the Trojans should lose and not in any other way.
Kudos to OSU.
Take care of each other.
Mike
ND in my opinion is not worthy even if they would from USC because of their very onesided loss to Michigan. The Florida Gators don't impress me much, I would chose Michigan over them any day of the week. Michigan only should get a rematch if the Trojans should lose and not in any other way.
Kudos to OSU.
Take care of each other.
Mike
Thursday, November 09, 2006
How things get screwed up ...
Getting Rice in the face ...
Just when things look to get clearer Rice makes things get foggier ... Rutgers beat Louisville which makes things more complicated. WVU has got a chance to make it a three way dance and if USC manages to stay unbeaten they can screw things even more up. My revised top 15 (and not Rutgers in it for 2 times ...):
1. OSU
2. Michigan
3. Rutgers
4. Florida
5. Auburn
6. LSU
7. USC
8. Louisville
9. BSU
10. Texas
11. California
12. WVU
13. ND
14. Arkansas
15. Wisconsin
All I can say is: We need playoffs ... Terry thinks so (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=tb-bracketbuster110906&prov=yhoo&type=lgns#bracket) and Dan Wertzel and other great writers also think so.
At this I won't make a bracket because it wouldn't be worth the effort because things will change once more after the 18th. Until then ... Sayonara.
Mickel
Just when things look to get clearer Rice makes things get foggier ... Rutgers beat Louisville which makes things more complicated. WVU has got a chance to make it a three way dance and if USC manages to stay unbeaten they can screw things even more up. My revised top 15 (and not Rutgers in it for 2 times ...):
1. OSU
2. Michigan
3. Rutgers
4. Florida
5. Auburn
6. LSU
7. USC
8. Louisville
9. BSU
10. Texas
11. California
12. WVU
13. ND
14. Arkansas
15. Wisconsin
All I can say is: We need playoffs ... Terry thinks so (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=tb-bracketbuster110906&prov=yhoo&type=lgns#bracket) and Dan Wertzel and other great writers also think so.
At this I won't make a bracket because it wouldn't be worth the effort because things will change once more after the 18th. Until then ... Sayonara.
Mickel
There we are again.
Haven't had the time to be around here between selling my house and finding a new one but with the NCAAF in the latter stages it looks great to be a football fan with invested interests. Looking at the polls and the whining surrounding programs like a Louisville, Rutgers and even some PAC 10 teams it looks to be funny after the 18th of November.
I will say this: Ohio State is, in my opinion, the best team all around and I hope they'll become the BCS champion. My bet is this: suppose Louisville stays unbeaten what would be the final poll. And what will happen with the other possible unbeaten team, Boise State, if they stay unbeaten ... Ooooh the BCS even if it looks simple it's complicated.
My top 15 at this moment:
1. Ohio State U
2. Michigan
3. Louisville
4. Florida
5. Auburn
6. Rutgers
7. LSU
8. USC
9. Rutgers
10. Boise State U
11. Texas
12. California
13. ND
14. Arkansas
15. West Virginia U
The bold teams I do like a lot Rutgers and Boise State I like as the big underdogs and Louisville gets my vote to play in the final bowl against OSU. Michigan has got a great team and excellent coach but I think the OSU team is a little better and they will be victorious after their clash of the Titans.
Seeya people, take care and stay healthy.
I will say this: Ohio State is, in my opinion, the best team all around and I hope they'll become the BCS champion. My bet is this: suppose Louisville stays unbeaten what would be the final poll. And what will happen with the other possible unbeaten team, Boise State, if they stay unbeaten ... Ooooh the BCS even if it looks simple it's complicated.
My top 15 at this moment:
1. Ohio State U
2. Michigan
3. Louisville
4. Florida
5. Auburn
6. Rutgers
7. LSU
8. USC
9. Rutgers
10. Boise State U
11. Texas
12. California
13. ND
14. Arkansas
15. West Virginia U
The bold teams I do like a lot Rutgers and Boise State I like as the big underdogs and Louisville gets my vote to play in the final bowl against OSU. Michigan has got a great team and excellent coach but I think the OSU team is a little better and they will be victorious after their clash of the Titans.
Seeya people, take care and stay healthy.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Putting the NFL 2006 draft in perspective ...
I read this great article from 1 of my favorite writers (Dan Wertzel) on the yahoo page.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AhJaEHGHhnITOMcRmagf_XhDubYF?slug=dw-young042606&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
The great thing is that someone finally named a defensive player as a possible no. 1 pick. Most experts always say that teams don't like to spend a lot of money on people who don't score, but I say otherwise ...
You know the tired old cliche of: Defense wins championships? It's true, in almost any sport 85 times out of a 100 times the beter defensive team will win. Just look at the last NBA champs, what did they have going for them? Yup defense defense. Well even though I'm still more partial to AJ Hawk, Mario Williams would be an instant mature addition to any team in the NFL.
About Reggie Bush ... I still think he's the no.1 draft pick despite all the allegations. By the way I think the NCAA is a moneygrabbing, slavedriving, hypocritical bunch of pigheaded greedy and grumpy old men (and some women). Everyone is grabbing for the dough, except for the players who most of the time have fake they are students. This system sucks and the NBA and NFL imposing age limits (with a lot of help from the NCAA, judges and unions) doesn't help players. It's strange "justice" because everyone has the right to earn a buck (or a lot of bucks) and you get sent to Iraq at the age of 18, but you can't play in the NBA. Strange ...
My final draftorder for the first 10 picks:
1. Reggie Bush
2. Mario Williams
3. Vince Young
4. D'Brickashaw Ferguson
5. AJ Hawk
6. Matt Leinart
7. Winston Justice
8. Vernon Davis
9. Michael Huff
10. DeAngelo Williams
Sorry no Jay Cutler (no first rounder in my book) and surely no slacking LenDale White (the biggest dissapointment since mr. Clarrett).
Have nice weekend and nice draft people.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AhJaEHGHhnITOMcRmagf_XhDubYF?slug=dw-young042606&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
The great thing is that someone finally named a defensive player as a possible no. 1 pick. Most experts always say that teams don't like to spend a lot of money on people who don't score, but I say otherwise ...
You know the tired old cliche of: Defense wins championships? It's true, in almost any sport 85 times out of a 100 times the beter defensive team will win. Just look at the last NBA champs, what did they have going for them? Yup defense defense. Well even though I'm still more partial to AJ Hawk, Mario Williams would be an instant mature addition to any team in the NFL.
About Reggie Bush ... I still think he's the no.1 draft pick despite all the allegations. By the way I think the NCAA is a moneygrabbing, slavedriving, hypocritical bunch of pigheaded greedy and grumpy old men (and some women). Everyone is grabbing for the dough, except for the players who most of the time have fake they are students. This system sucks and the NBA and NFL imposing age limits (with a lot of help from the NCAA, judges and unions) doesn't help players. It's strange "justice" because everyone has the right to earn a buck (or a lot of bucks) and you get sent to Iraq at the age of 18, but you can't play in the NBA. Strange ...
My final draftorder for the first 10 picks:
1. Reggie Bush
2. Mario Williams
3. Vince Young
4. D'Brickashaw Ferguson
5. AJ Hawk
6. Matt Leinart
7. Winston Justice
8. Vernon Davis
9. Michael Huff
10. DeAngelo Williams
Sorry no Jay Cutler (no first rounder in my book) and surely no slacking LenDale White (the biggest dissapointment since mr. Clarrett).
Have nice weekend and nice draft people.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Posting ain't easy ...
Long time no see ...
The reason I'm not as active on this blog as planned is for several reasons: I'm busy with my house, I'm busy with leaving politics, looking for other oppurtunities and last but not least planning a well deserved holiday. So you see it's tough to be me ;-))
The last time I was blogging I was all in favour of USC. They got beat by Vince so kudos to him. There has been an uproar about the coming NFL draft, about where Jay Cutler would land, is Matt Leinart any good and whether or not Vince Young can tie his shoelaces on route to the draft. It's quite simple. For the pros the best pick would be Bush or AJ Hawk.
I'm more inclined to go for AJ Hawk. Bush is the best player available, but in a bad team he will get failed by an inept coach and get hurt by his opponents and his playmaking abilities will not be used as they should be. It's a pity ... The player (in my opinion) most able to contribute is at no. 5/6 in most mock drafts: AJ Hawk. This guy is ready to rumble and will be a cornerstone for any team who picks him. LenDale White screwed up and should be very happy if he still is a top 20 pick for any team.
About the QB's. None of these guys is ready ... Not mentally and not physically. Cutler has got the mechanics but not the playerbrains to be a winner. I'm not talking Wonderlic here.
Hey the guy played at Vanderbilt and was a loser!
Leinart has got the most mechanics, is a proven winner but has got not as much heart as other guys like Cutler or Young. Vince Young is gifted but lacks poise, some mechanics and is an immature version of Michael Vick (in other words he will get hurt). In the pros you have less time and defenders are bigger, stronger and faster which means stay in the pocket and only get out of it if there isn't any other throwing option. For these reasons my draftorder for QB's would be:
1. Matt Leinart 2. Vince Young 3. Omar Jacobs. 4. DJ Shockley 5. Jay Cutler. My number 3 and 4 rate higher as Cutler because they are proven winners (esspecially Shockley).
The Texans should be smart and go for Bush. Leinart will go to the first team needing a QB and Young lands as second chosen QB (which could be anywhere between place 5-15) .
That's it for now seeya.
With regards,
Mickel Tilburg
The reason I'm not as active on this blog as planned is for several reasons: I'm busy with my house, I'm busy with leaving politics, looking for other oppurtunities and last but not least planning a well deserved holiday. So you see it's tough to be me ;-))
The last time I was blogging I was all in favour of USC. They got beat by Vince so kudos to him. There has been an uproar about the coming NFL draft, about where Jay Cutler would land, is Matt Leinart any good and whether or not Vince Young can tie his shoelaces on route to the draft. It's quite simple. For the pros the best pick would be Bush or AJ Hawk.
I'm more inclined to go for AJ Hawk. Bush is the best player available, but in a bad team he will get failed by an inept coach and get hurt by his opponents and his playmaking abilities will not be used as they should be. It's a pity ... The player (in my opinion) most able to contribute is at no. 5/6 in most mock drafts: AJ Hawk. This guy is ready to rumble and will be a cornerstone for any team who picks him. LenDale White screwed up and should be very happy if he still is a top 20 pick for any team.
About the QB's. None of these guys is ready ... Not mentally and not physically. Cutler has got the mechanics but not the playerbrains to be a winner. I'm not talking Wonderlic here.
Hey the guy played at Vanderbilt and was a loser!
Leinart has got the most mechanics, is a proven winner but has got not as much heart as other guys like Cutler or Young. Vince Young is gifted but lacks poise, some mechanics and is an immature version of Michael Vick (in other words he will get hurt). In the pros you have less time and defenders are bigger, stronger and faster which means stay in the pocket and only get out of it if there isn't any other throwing option. For these reasons my draftorder for QB's would be:
1. Matt Leinart 2. Vince Young 3. Omar Jacobs. 4. DJ Shockley 5. Jay Cutler. My number 3 and 4 rate higher as Cutler because they are proven winners (esspecially Shockley).
The Texans should be smart and go for Bush. Leinart will go to the first team needing a QB and Young lands as second chosen QB (which could be anywhere between place 5-15) .
That's it for now seeya.
With regards,
Mickel Tilburg
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Why USC is no. 1 ... and Texas is not! Notre Dame doesn't belong in BCS.
USC proved in their regular season ending game vs. UCLA that their defense is adequate and their offense is diverse and deadly. Reggie Bush played a phenomenal game in which he ran for 260 yards and two touchdowns. Leinart was kicking hiney too, he finished the game with 21-for-40 for 233 yards with three touchdown passes. Lendale White finished the game with 154 yards rushing on 14 carries. White scored three touchdowns to break Charles White's school record with 54 for his career.
The argument people use to discard USC as legit are that the PAC 10 is offense happy and defense is a dirty word. If you would compare the records of this conference with others, it holds up nicely against the SEC and ACC. Texas on the other hand come from a gutter of a conference with a divisional champion called Colorado! This team sucks big time and can't even test the mettle of the Navy football team!!!
Texas has got a very good quarterback (who will not win the Heisman) a good coach (I think he's whiny but he can coach) and a very good defense (which deserves more credit than they're being given). My prediction is this: Both teams have about 4 weeks to prepare which will cause jitters. USC has more experience with big game jitters and at the QB position they have the most experience and that's an important edge. The make up of the game reads like this:
Vince Young has to take big risks to make something happen with his offense. Leinart has got more options in which he can go from West Coast to Spread offense in a blink of an eye.
I don't think it will be a blowout but USC will win a good match with a differential of 10-14 points. The reason why? UCLA had the offensive potential to make live difficult for USC, but things turned out another way. The USC defense is adequate where Texas is just darn near the best, but USC will be less time on the field as their counterparts. The Texas offense never had to reach deep except for 1 game against Ohio State. Texas hasn't played a team as good as USC and as deep as USC.
Therefore this USC dynasty will make history!
The biggest BS in the BCS saga is Notre Dame. This 2 lost game team goes to the Fiësta bowl after beating teams not in a top 25 or losing to them (Michigan anyone?). Charlie Weis telling people they played teams that were in the top 25 at that time makes him look even more stupid. By that reasoning there are at least 3 ACC teams that should get ranked higher and two teams in the PAC 10 and SEC. #$%^ you Charlie and the same goes for ND and greedy schools who stop the fans from seeing playoffs.
After this rant I will end on apositive note: Bush must win the Heisman and Young should be the no. 2. In any other year I would give it to Young but Bush is truly the mostelectrifyingg man on the field. And I'm happy to see Penn State (and JoePa) back where it belongs.
Seeya.
Mickel
The argument people use to discard USC as legit are that the PAC 10 is offense happy and defense is a dirty word. If you would compare the records of this conference with others, it holds up nicely against the SEC and ACC. Texas on the other hand come from a gutter of a conference with a divisional champion called Colorado! This team sucks big time and can't even test the mettle of the Navy football team!!!
Texas has got a very good quarterback (who will not win the Heisman) a good coach (I think he's whiny but he can coach) and a very good defense (which deserves more credit than they're being given). My prediction is this: Both teams have about 4 weeks to prepare which will cause jitters. USC has more experience with big game jitters and at the QB position they have the most experience and that's an important edge. The make up of the game reads like this:
Vince Young has to take big risks to make something happen with his offense. Leinart has got more options in which he can go from West Coast to Spread offense in a blink of an eye.
I don't think it will be a blowout but USC will win a good match with a differential of 10-14 points. The reason why? UCLA had the offensive potential to make live difficult for USC, but things turned out another way. The USC defense is adequate where Texas is just darn near the best, but USC will be less time on the field as their counterparts. The Texas offense never had to reach deep except for 1 game against Ohio State. Texas hasn't played a team as good as USC and as deep as USC.
Therefore this USC dynasty will make history!
The biggest BS in the BCS saga is Notre Dame. This 2 lost game team goes to the Fiësta bowl after beating teams not in a top 25 or losing to them (Michigan anyone?). Charlie Weis telling people they played teams that were in the top 25 at that time makes him look even more stupid. By that reasoning there are at least 3 ACC teams that should get ranked higher and two teams in the PAC 10 and SEC. #$%^ you Charlie and the same goes for ND and greedy schools who stop the fans from seeing playoffs.
After this rant I will end on apositive note: Bush must win the Heisman and Young should be the no. 2. In any other year I would give it to Young but Bush is truly the mostelectrifyingg man on the field. And I'm happy to see Penn State (and JoePa) back where it belongs.
Seeya.
Mickel
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