Thank you, thank you, thank you. It is finally here. My favorite season. College football. I can't honestly name my second favorite (NCAA BB use to be until the late 90s when a kid from Monticello decided he was too good to go to class for a couple weeks so he could play out the string, instead he played video games and turned pro...no thanks).
Here goes my picks for this year's Big Ten Football season. You can bank on at least one of these to be correct by year's end.
1. Michigan, 12-0 (will eventually run into a buzz-saw vs. LSU, USC or Oklahoma)
2. Ohio State, 9-3 (all 3 losses will be to teams beginning with M)
3. Iowa, 9-3, (easy schedule...no Michigan or OSU, Drew Tate is gone, that's 5 wins right there)
4. Minnesota, 8-4 (4 easy NC games, plus 6 winnable BT games should equal 8 wins and a trip to Alamo/Outback)
5. Penn State, 8-4 (Best team in PA, that's for sure...will beat the teams they are supposed to, that's it)
6. Purdue 6-6 (Does anyone care about Purdue...really?)
7. Illinois, 5-7 (Ron Zook continues to pile up sweet recruits and sub-.500 records...something's gotta give)
8. Michigan State, 5-7 (Best looking team on paper, worst looking team come November)
9. Northwestern 3-9 (can you say water finding its proper level?)
10. Indiana, 2-10 (some say Bowl team, I say Bowel Movement)
11. Wisconsin, 0-12 (Bielema fired in November)
Never had so much fun writing #11....boy that felt good.
All kidding aside Michigan wins BT. No one else will matter come November. The BT will be a non-factor except Michigan. They will get to the BCS game and get mounted on some living room wall by some superior team like LSU, USC or Oklahoma.
There will be one surprise: Minnesota (Picked last by everyone except me)
One dissapointmet: Wisconsin (see Iowa last year...okay they won't be 0-12)
Hot Seat Coaches:: Joe Tiller & Lloyd (I'm arrogant enough to believe that we don't have to play Minnesota on a Friday night in case the Twins make the playoffs, they'll have to come to Michigan to play instead) Carr
One final prediciton: I won't do a BT Basketball preview. Maybe WCHA for all you puck-heads.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
A letter to Carl
The following is a letter written to my good friend Carl Monty who has lived in Hong Kong since January. Believe it or not, Carl likes the blog.
Dear Carl,
Hope the family is doing well and you've adjusted to the Asian lifestyle. The sports landscape has definitely changed since you left the States. Here are just a few highlights:
1. NBA refs fix games. This is the same set of guys who were cashing in First Class Tickets for Coach and keeping the money. Wasn't that a sign of things to come? Another sad sign of the once proud NBA.
2. Barry Bonds The Martyr. He hits 755 in San Diego and gets standing ovation (couldn't believe it). Then he hits 756 at home, and somehow the next day everyone and their brother is Barry's buddy and Bud Selig is the Goat for not being there. I had my left foot in the Barry-is-alright Camp until I saw an interview and he was wearing a hat that had "756" embroidered on it. Are you kidding me? Do you think Cal Ripken had a hat made that said "2,131"? No. Because he wasn't a complete idiot.
3. NFL Quarterbacks kill dogs. Michael Vick will confess to owning a dog kennel that raised dogs to fight other dogs. That's right fight other dogs. Several dogs were killed if they weren't tough enough. No this isn't an April Fool's joke. He's out of the NFL for at least 2 years. So much for an improved society. My guess is he won't be suiting up for the Cleveland Browns when he comes back!
4.Playoffs ain't what they use to be. The FedEx Cup starts this week in golf and the best player in the world doesn't need to show up in order to win. Can you name another sport where you physically don't have to show up to win?
5. The Gophers have good coaches. Tubby Smith is going to lead the Gophers to their first Big Ten Title since 1997 (error, 1982) and Tim Brewster is already turning heads as the football coach. His first recruiting class is already rated #4 in the Big Ten (18th nationally) and season ticket sales are already up 30 percent from last year. Imagine 50,000 fans for a Bowling Green game. WE'RE COMING!!!!!
6. The Pittsburgh Pirates Suck. Okay, they stunk before you left but taking a shot at the Buccos is always fun. (In a Lobl tone of voice):Great Stadium, Great Uniforms, Terrible Team.
Hope to talk to you soon.
TZ
Dear Carl,
Hope the family is doing well and you've adjusted to the Asian lifestyle. The sports landscape has definitely changed since you left the States. Here are just a few highlights:
1. NBA refs fix games. This is the same set of guys who were cashing in First Class Tickets for Coach and keeping the money. Wasn't that a sign of things to come? Another sad sign of the once proud NBA.
2. Barry Bonds The Martyr. He hits 755 in San Diego and gets standing ovation (couldn't believe it). Then he hits 756 at home, and somehow the next day everyone and their brother is Barry's buddy and Bud Selig is the Goat for not being there. I had my left foot in the Barry-is-alright Camp until I saw an interview and he was wearing a hat that had "756" embroidered on it. Are you kidding me? Do you think Cal Ripken had a hat made that said "2,131"? No. Because he wasn't a complete idiot.
3. NFL Quarterbacks kill dogs. Michael Vick will confess to owning a dog kennel that raised dogs to fight other dogs. That's right fight other dogs. Several dogs were killed if they weren't tough enough. No this isn't an April Fool's joke. He's out of the NFL for at least 2 years. So much for an improved society. My guess is he won't be suiting up for the Cleveland Browns when he comes back!
4.Playoffs ain't what they use to be. The FedEx Cup starts this week in golf and the best player in the world doesn't need to show up in order to win. Can you name another sport where you physically don't have to show up to win?
5. The Gophers have good coaches. Tubby Smith is going to lead the Gophers to their first Big Ten Title since 1997 (error, 1982) and Tim Brewster is already turning heads as the football coach. His first recruiting class is already rated #4 in the Big Ten (18th nationally) and season ticket sales are already up 30 percent from last year. Imagine 50,000 fans for a Bowling Green game. WE'RE COMING!!!!!
6. The Pittsburgh Pirates Suck. Okay, they stunk before you left but taking a shot at the Buccos is always fun. (In a Lobl tone of voice):Great Stadium, Great Uniforms, Terrible Team.
Hope to talk to you soon.
TZ
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