As a die-hard, devout Chicago Bears fan, I am beginning to wonder when this franchise will ever pull themselves out of the purgatory they call an offense.
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In a 12-hour span on an early fall Saturday, the Big 10 plummeted from a legitimate contender for the nation’s top football conference to the ranks of the sullied and beaten.
Old standbys Michigan and Ohio State, along with promising newcomer Iowa, all began the 2005 season ranked among the nation’s elite.
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MLB Power Rankings 14 September 2005
Here are the power rankings for a week that saw one playoff race continue to heat up (AL Wild Card) and another continue to bore (NL West). Comments and questions are always welcome.
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Yea Boller- This Is Your Year
Kyle Boller, the promising quarterback out of the University of California, entered himself in the 2003 NFL draft. Soon to find himself drafted the 19th pick by the Baltimore Ravens. Picked to be the quarterback of the future for Baltimore. But so far, Boller has done nothing but disappoint.
The sun is shining and the air is crisp. The days are getting shorter and as summer turn to autumn my ears long for the Sweet Sounds of September. The crunching pads, the QB’s barking out audibles, the roar of the crowd as Farve finds Walker splitting the safeties for a TD.
Every year in the NFL we are surprised and intrigued by what a new season has in store.
With the start of the new NFL season comes a shopping list of questions: Here is this shoppers list of things we might see, or would like to see over the next 17 weeks.
Random Thoughts from a College Football Fan
The most disappointing team so far this year is not Oklahoma, Auburn, or Michigan… It’s Pittsburgh. The way Dave Wannstedt is fumbling away all the talent at Pitt is downright laughable.
Week 1 of the NFL season is the toughest to do the Power Rankings. Do the Saints belong above the Eagles? Or even Minnesota? Are Power Rankings how well a team has done in the past week(s) or how well they’ll do in the future? I subscribe to a mix of the two.
The overriding theme for this week is: it’s a long season. We’ll reward teams for winning on opening weekend, but that doesn’t mean they’re in the top of the class. On the flip side, one loss doesn’t mean you’re out of playoff contention either. Unless you lose to the Niners, in which case you deserve to be ranked last.
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Sox 2004 Playoffs DVD Review
By Ryan McGowan
The other day I was having a discussion with my aunt about why I love to watch sports. One of the main reasons that came up was that the outcome of a sporting event (the NBA playoffs notwithstanding) is always unknown, that so many variables contribute to the actual happenings on the field, rendering the spectator clueless as to who the winner will be, who the heroes and goats will be, even how long the game will take. (NBC learned this lesson the hard way with the fateful Jets-Raiders game in 1968, forever remembered as the “Heidi” game.) The sheer unpredictability of sports and the complete ignorance of anyone involved as to the future outcome makes for great viewing.
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When Irish eyes are smiling…
By Paul Burgarino
Whether it was stopping to take a peak at the gym, checking out tvs in Costco, or walking into a local bar to get a score update, one conclusion could be drawn from Saturday’s victory by #20 Notre Dame at #3 Michigan. There is just something gratifying about college football when the Fighting Irish are competitive.
Love ’em, or hate ’em, (there really is no in-between) Notre Dame is the most recognizable college football program. From the legend of Rockne to Rudy, from Touchdown Jesus to Montana Joe, Notre Dame has been etched in the mindset of America.
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Why Michigan Is So Overrated!
Today I saw something that makes me madder than when I write articles for this site and accidentally delete corrections I’ve made and have to redo them. I saw a #3 team get more dominated than the scoreboard had shown by a #20 ranked team. But the worst part is they were at home. Michigan was rated #3 this year by the AP polls, and do you know why? Well, neither do I. Michigan lost their three best players last year; Braylon Edwards, Marlin Jackson, and Earnest Shazor, who guided this team. But without them, Michigan has shown that they’re nothing.