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
Saturday, November 18, 2006
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
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