Saturday, October 24, 2009

NFL Picks Week 7

I am still baffled about my Eagles 72-0 prediction over the Raiders not coming to fruition. It is amazing that a supposed Super Bowl contender can lose against a team that 7 days earlier, looked as lost on a football field as the Angola National Basketball team in 1992 when they went on the court against The Dream Team.

Should that loss on my overall count as 2 losses? 3? Maybe 5??? Man, that was awful.

Anyway, here are my Week 7 picks:

Indianapolis Colts 54, St. Louis Rams 10 - This is the ultimate Survivor League pick. Whoever already used the Colts is crying on their pillow. Whoever plays Fantasy Football is dreading the idea of their opponents having Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, and/or Dallas Clark. Not going to be pretty...

Chicago Bears 24, Cincinnati Bengals 16 - I was severely on that Bengals Bangwagon from Day 1, but two things in this make me lean towards the Bears.

1. I do not see the Bears losing two straight.

2. I did not like how the Texans passing attack just toyed with the Bengals. Jay Cutler has the speed at the WR's to burn them the same way.

New England Patriots 66, Tampa Bay Bucs 10 - On the flight to London this week, I would put hard cash on the line that Commish Roger Goodell was calling Bill Belichick with the following message.

"Pleassse do not run up the score! Make this game look marketable to the Euros. I beg of you, this could set us back five years in Europe."

Think Belichick cares? No, I did not think so. He will probaly give the playcall in the 4th quarter to Tom Brady to run playaction pass, and hit Randy Moss with a 75 yard TD.

San Francisco 49ers 23, Houston Texans 20 - Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win. Guess what comes next for the Texans? The single biggest enigma in the NFL. This team should be 5-1. I also cannot see Mike Singletary off a blowout and a bye get ran off the field again.

Green Bay Packers 49, Cleveland Browns 6 - Do you expect me to predict that the Browns, with all of their dysfunction, moronic Head Coach, and a dozen players probaly out with "the flu" are going to make this a reasonable game? Better chance of looking at your mirror, and Jesus looking back at you.

Kansas City Chiefs 27, San Diego Chargers 20 - Yes, you heard this one here first. The QB on Army can throw against this Chargers defense. Matt Cassel is actually not playing bad at all. On the plane ride home, someone tosses Norv Turner's useless body out the opened door. See ya Norv!

Pittsburgh Steelers 38, Minnesota Vikings 20 - Hmmmm. 24th ranked Pass defense, with their best, and only good DB, Antoine Winfield out, against the 2nd ranked passing offense in the NFL. This is the only stat you need to know that the Steelers are going to win. The margin of victory is because Adrian Peterson is going up against the first ranked rushing defense.

Carolina Panthers 24, Buffalo Bills 9 - Let me get this straight. The Bills gave up over 320 yards rushing last week to the Jets, and they are going to somehow stop D'Angelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart? They give up 250 more yards on the ground, but this time, the Bills do not weasel out a victory.

Sidenote to Jake Delhomme: Your star WR is about to go ballistic. Either throw him the ball and make him feel like the moronic crybaby superstar that his image makes him believe he is, or keep your helmet on when on the sidelines. Remember, he has a tendency to smack a teammate up.

Dallas Cowboys 24, Atlanta Falcons 17 - The only reason why the pick is the Cowboys is simple. They are home after a bye. Go take a look at the teams records this season when playing after a Bye.....

New York Jets 19, Oakland Raiders 0 - If Mark Sanchez throws the ball more than 20 times this week, the media should be roasting someone. The Raiders cannot stop the run, and that all the Jets did last week.

Does anyone remember a time when a team actually ran for 300 yards on the ground and lost? Sickening.

The Jets defense is pissed as well. They really should make the Jamarcus Russell-Ryan Leaf comparisons alot more interesting after this game.

Miami Dolphins 31, New Orleans Saints 30 - UPSET SPECIAL! Again, a home team playing off a bye. Miami is going to shove the Wildcat down the Saints throats and their best defense will be their time of possession.

New York Giants 38, Arizona Cardinals 17 - There is no way in my mind that the Giants will lose at home, after getting embarassed the week before, playing a soft Cardinals team. Remember the Cardinals traveling to the East Coast last season? They got killed the Jets and Eagles, and lost to the Panthers. Plus, after not touching Drew Brees last week, I suspect Kurt Warner is going to decked about 15 times.

Last Week: 7-7

Season: 56-33

Friday, October 23, 2009

College Football Picks of the Week

This week, with the World Series on the cusp, the NFL in high gear, and the NHL off to an amazing start, I just cannot help being not interested in College Football this week.

I know that last week had a ton of great games, and that the BCS ranking have come along to spice up our male verison of a soap opera, but I am not feeling it. The only game I remotely want to check out is TCU-BYU, and oh yeah, I can not even see that. Thank you Versus, Comcast, and Direct TV!!!

The entire officiating BS that is going on in the SEC has really left a bad taste in my mouth. I did not know that the Florida-Arkansas Crew were the SAME guys that pulled the Georgia-LSU shenanigans. That is not a fluke, that is what we call, a trend or pattern.

The SEC decided to suspend them for this week. Why just the slap on the wrist? These refs are tainting your beloved football power-divison. By suspendedthe crew, the SEC is already admitting that they basically know something fishy has happened. Why not fire these crooks?

Does the SEC realize now that ANY SEC Conference now, anyone who bets sports will take a look at that game, and try to find out what crew is calling that game now? I will bet my mortage that the most waged game of any college football week for the rest of the season, will be the SEC game that these drones call.

I do not think the SEC even realizes this pattern. No one looks worse than the SEC itself! Bear with me for a moment, LSU is about to lose to Georgia, killing the following week's Super-Matchup between #1 Florida and #4 LSU. SEC did not want that did they?

Now, with Florida on the brink of losing, the refs basically made the game like a 5 on 3 Power Play for the Gators.... for most of the 4th quarter!!!

What is alot of the general public going to think? The SEC wants Florida with a 0 in the loss column, for Alabama.

SEC would of did a good service to themselves by just firing these zebras, that obviously can be influenced easily. That is not my opinion, that is the SEC's opinion after suspending them.

Now, a short verison of this week's predictions:

Penn St. 27, Michigan 20- Penn St. and JoePa get the Big House jinx off their backs.

Georgia Tech 34, Virginia 10

Oregon 41, Washington 24- No Upset Special Stewart Mandel!

Oklahoma 31, Kansas 28 OT- Yes, the first Overtime prediction of the season!

Notre Dame 44, Boston College 23 - Jimmy Clausen for Heisman Wagon is gaining some serious steam in this game.

West Virginia 27, UConn 17 - Big East is going to get interesting this season, with Cincy, WVU, Pitt, and South Florida. The Conference is not as bad as people and paper think, speaking of....

Pittsburgh 17, South Florida 14 - I flipped a coin, could not decide.

Alabama 23, Tennessee 9 - This game is going to be a struggle. You give a defensive whiz like Monte Kiffin two full weeks to plan on stopping a RB, he will find a way. Vols just cannot score on Bama's defense. The St. Louis Rams would have the same problem.

Michigan St. 24, Iowa 20 - Now this is the UPSET SPECIAL! Iowa, on the road in a hostile place to play. This result comes in, it is a breadbasket punch to the entire Midwest that is hoping for a Big 10 Title hopeful.

Texas 41, Missouri 20 - Did I actually hear people in the media this week say that Mizzou has a shot in this game? The same Mizzou team that gave up 28 points to a Nebraska QB that might be benched now? Custer had a better shot at surviving Little Bighorn.

TCU 38, BYU 20 - The Mountain West takes the Game of the Week! Shame I can not watch it, but Jerry Hughes will make BYU QB Max Hall have nightmares from last season's game. TCU, not Boise St., is the best non-BCS team.

Bonus: Boise St. 70, Hawaii 13

Remember in the College Football Preview that I had this game marked down? Well, it is here! Hawaii home game played LATE night, with a national powerhouse? Every single degenerate gambler in the world has been salivating like a dog that has not eaten for three days, chained up, with a raw steak hanging near him that he can not get to.

Last Week: 5-6

Season: 43-32

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Change of Plans

I had this nice and actually fully researched article about Rush Limbaugh getting the kibash on being a NFL owner. If anyone still wants to see it eventually, email me at TheSportsTown@gmail.com, and if by popular demand, I will put the finishing touches on it. As I was finishing this topic up, something happened.

I got a phone call from the future first lady of SportsTown, saying that she went to the doctors, and that she is seeing the first pictures of what will be our first child in seven months. It was too early to tell what the sex was for now, but she told me that it was completely healthy, and kind of looked like the combination of an alien and a tadpole.

After getting this jubilent news, I just could not finish a scathing article about how the NFL, NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith were setting a double standard on how they want Limbaugh out, but all is forgiven with what they do after a suspension, even if you murder someone. I could not finish up the rest of the article, that I have a big problem when politics get involved with any sport. That there were not many people in this country that have kept racism alive more than Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

Before finishing this topic, let me make it clear. I do not like Rush Limbaugh. I do not think he should of been able to have his own NFL team. I had NO problem with the fact that the players spoke their minds in an eloquent manner. Just that Limbaugh should of been shot down for NFL ownership the proper way, through the process of the owner's vote.

Anyway, when I got the best news of my life, about four dozen thoughts flashed through my mind. Boy or Girl? Daddy's little girl, or the Catcher of the New York Mets in 2030? Dance recitals or 5am hockey practices? These thoughts go on and on....

My usual saracastic self turned into complete mush. The likes of Limbaugh, Smith, Jackson, and Sharpton, along with other sports topics like the MLB Umpires, the SEC being rigged (Yes, the SEC suspended the ref crew, basically is just admitting that), and Magic Johnson basically blindsiding Isiah Thomas with his new upcoming book. They all get passes from me for now.

My life is about to be flipped upside down, and for the better. I am no longer going to be the single entity, I will part be part of a family. This basically made my 2009, which was not the best of years to begin with, but made it the best of my life.

I promise everyone that it will not effect my writing after this article. I will still be the same sports nutjob. It is just a one, possibly two time thing (when the baby is born), where I will give the sportsworld a pass on crapping on what is wrong with it. Yes, that even means the chance to make two dozen jokes about Isiah Thomas being question sexually by Magic Johnson. I guess Magic thought he always had to watch his back from the little man...

Damn, I could not help it. I just hope there is a little tadpole right now laughing at that last comment. That would make my year.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Weekend Wrap-Up, Prelude to another article.

I was watching Curb Your Enthusiasm last night during the football game because I realized that the fiction of the TV Show was more believeable than the weekend in sports. Of course, anything with Larry "LD" David is downright hysterical, but when you look at the weekend of sports, it rivals with our boy LD.

The Angels and Yankees played one of the better playoffs games in recent memory in Game 2. Angels thought they had it until ARod decided he wanted to be a hero. The game tying home run in the 11th made the city go nuts. If he did it again in the 12th when he flied out, there would of been a riot in Da Bronx.

It is actually fun seeing this transformation of ARod from he steroids/stripper chasing/Selena Roberts/I love myself so much, let me actually take a picture where I am kissing myself in the mirror guy, to the grounded, soft talking, baseball player. Hearing ARod in an interview nowadays, he does not sound like that self-promoting windbag anymore. I sum this 180 change to one thing.

Kate Hudson.

Ironically, it looks like the movie star, actually grounded the mega-star baseball player. We do not hear about ARod in the media in a negative fashion anymore. No more late night rumors of ARod playing poker in the city. It seems like Hudson actually makes ARod happy, and it shows in his play of late.

Well, it is either all of this nice, sappy stuff, or it is the fact that Kate Hudson's vagina is magic. I will let you decide on your own.

Fox is crossing their fingers and praying for a Yankees-Dodgers World Series almost as bad as David Stern wanted a Kobe-Lebron NBA Finals. It would just be pure poetic justice that Joe Torre came back to NY, with Manny Ramirez to beat the Yankees.

The BCS Rankings finally came out for College Football. I have to hand it to the computers, so far, they have it right on. See, the computer does not magically put teams like USC up 3 places for beating the likes of Washington St.

Alabama is a better team than Texas. USC at 7th is perfect, since they lost to a 3-4 team. The computer helps out Cincinnati and Iowa in a big way. The one problem I have with the computer is Boise St. at 4th. After Oregon, who have they really beaten? Better yet, who have they struggled to beat?

Boise St. without question, will get passed by Cincinnati, Iowa, USC most likely if they get passed Oregon, and even another non-BCS team, TCU. Yes, TCU is the better team, and they actually play a real schedule, in a real conference. TCU beats BYU and Utah, they are without question going to a BCS Bowl, not Boise St.

I do not want to hear anymore about how great Florida is. They just beat an Arkansas team in the final seconds at home, with the refs playing as the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th men on the field for them. The last 9 minutes of that game was a joke. The SEC officiating this season as a whole, has been a joke, starting with the AJ Green excessive celebration penalty in the Georgia-LSU game. Alabama smoked that same Arkansas team, and I believe they did not need the homefield advantage either, and I do not mean the game was played in Arkansas, I mean the SEC officiating home cooking.

I know I will never get what I want with killing the Tim Tebow Heisman talks, but can I offically kill off the Colt Mccoy Heisman and NFL 1st round pick talks? This usually is a stigma for Texas Tech QB's, but Mccoy is a system's QB. Everything is short passes that a Kindergarten kid can complete for 70%. Find me the NFL scout or GM that would say they would take Colt Mccoy in the first round over the likes of Jimmy Clausen, Sam Bradford, Jake Locker, and Ryan Mallette, and I will show you a scout or GM that will be fired in two years.

Speaking of Clausen, that 2nd half performance had to make him the Heisman frontrunner for now. Clausen, on national television, against a top defense in USC, shredded them for over 200 yards, 2 TD passes, and a rushing TD. Right now, my Heisman ballot would be Clausen, then Bama's Mark Ingram, and Cincy WR Marty Gilyard.

Someone give Jim Zorn the business card to the Federal Agents that smoothly put Braylon Edwards into Witness Protection after yesterday. While you are at it, might as well put Jeff Fisher in it as well after getting abused like an 8 year old trying to guard Shaq circa 1999 in the low blocks.

How do you get beat 59-0, and the score does not show how bad of a beating you just taken? The Pats had 620 total yards!!! Over 430 passing yards, compared to the Titans having negative passing yards!!! I made a bet with my friend Joe at halftime when he said that Brady was done for the day, up 45-0. I told him no chance. Brady will come out in the 2nd half and bomb away. First offensive play of the 2nd half for the Pats? Brady play action passing up 45-0. Good job NFL, the Golden Boy has finally gotten up.

I still am trying to figure out which was more pathetic. The Eagles losing outright to a Raiders team that could of gotten beaten 84-7 last week in the Meadowlands if Eli played the 2nd half, the Redskins offensive playcalling, Seattle getting beat down at home after drilling the Jags 41-0, or the Jets actually losing a home game where they rushed for 300 yards, and Thomas Jones actually ran for 200.

I am going to go with the latter. Football is about dominating at the line of scrimmage. How can you own a game more than running the ball for three football fields in a game? Especially when your opponent has their backup QB playing most of the game? That Jet loss was absolutely dreadful.

Rex Ryan... your new star WR already started dropping passes right in his hands. It is already time to find a nightclub owner so Braylon can get his frustrations out.

Funny thing is, you know it was a bad week in terms of good football being played, when I did not even bring up how awful the Giants played in New Orleans this weekend. It could not even medal on these performances, and trust me, the Giants got sauteed and thrown into the deep fryer like some crawfish down on the Bayou.

There were eight QB's that passed for 300 yards or more this week so far. There is a very good chance that it could be 9 or 10 after the Monday Night game. Phillip Rivers averages over 300 a clip.

Speaking of Monday Night, I just feel that the Chargers are desperate early, and Phillip Rivers loves to play the Broncos. I think this will be a very close game, and if Denver's offense can move the ball, time of possession might be the Broncos best defense tonight. Late FG puts the Bolts on top.

Chargers 31, Broncos 28.

One last thing before I am done today. If you have read this blog, you obviously know I am an avid boxing fan. On Saturday, the best idea in 25 years of boxing started, as the 168 pound divison started a tournament, with six excellent boxers involved, that will span over 18 months to see who the best 168 fighter is. Brillant move.

The first fight, as I though, Authur Abraham did knock out American Jermaine Taylor with just seconds to spare. The second fight is the one that ruined this tourney before it started.

Fighting in England, hometown hero Carl Froch went up against fast rising young American Andre Dirrell, in a matchup that the fighters styles were night and day. Froch is more of a brawler with a granite chin. Dirrell is one of the slickest, fastest boxers I have seen in a long time, but he tends to run more than fight.

Well, to make a long story short, Froch never really hit Dirrell hard during the fight. Dirrell hit Froch whenever he wanted to. Froch tried to make this a dirty fight, by hitting after the ref was trying to break them up, hitting behind the head, hitting Dirrell while he has his hand behind Dirrell's head, etc. Were any points taken away? Of course not.

The ref did eventually take a point away from Dirrell for grabbing. Was it valid? Yes, but not when Froch is doing all of that stuff with just one warning.

The outcome was Froch winning a split decision that he had NO, and I repeat, no business in getting. Dirrell hit Froch more, and even hit him with the heavier punches. This one smelled like a hometown decison, with all European judges for Froch.

Well, does anyone think that now Froch, or even Abraham and Mikkel Kessler is going to get a fair decision in the US against a US fighter?

Those three judges have already tainted, and possibly ruined the best idea boxing has had in a long time. Especially at a time, when boxing could really use the exposure.

This week, I will be writing an article on the whole Rush Limbaugh/NFL situation. There was a reason I have not eve mentioned it yet, and that is because I am actually researching the entire thing before hand.

Hope you enjoy.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

NFL Picks Week 6

I am running late on the NFL article because this Angels-Yankees game is off the charts great. Yankee fans now cheering for ARod like he were a God. Amazing how time changes the mind of the masses. If ARod would of gotten the Game Winning hit in the 12th after the Home Run in the 11th to tie the game, I would of felt a man made 3.4 earthquake here.

I am in a bad mood, so this weeks picks will at least have a bit of flavor to them. Enjoy.

Pittsburgh Steelers 45, Cleveland Browns 0 - Yes, that is right. The Squad-doosh! Why? Because if Derek Anderson goes 2-17 off of Buffalo, what the hell is he going to do against a real defense? Oh yeah, and Troy Polamalu is back for the Steelers.
Browns get embarassed so bad, Eric Mangini fines himself $15,000 for being a horrible coach. He should be fining himself though for signing off on the Mark Sanchez for the Jet scraphead trade, and the Braylon Edwards into Federal Protection trade to the Jets.

Carolina Panthers 24, Tampa Bay Bucs 14 - Game of two teams that do not matter. Bucs will score half their points on a Jake Delhomme Pick-6. I wonder if Julius Peppers actually takes the lawnchair onto the field this week. He might as well.
One more thing about the Bucs. How do you give up on the 4th overall pick in the draft two years ago when he has not had less than 6 sacks in a season? That trade felt more like a Euro Soccer Team giving a young player on loan to another. Horrible management.

Kansas City Chiefs 23, Washington Redskins 19 - I would say this is Upset Special, but let's be serious for a second. The Redskins are trash. My friend is a die hard Redskins fan, and is about to go Waco on Jim Zorn. Memo to Daniel Snyder, you want to get rid of Jim Zorn without having to pay him, hire my friend. He would do the deed gladly.

Jacksonville Jaguars 31, St. Louis Rams 17 - Good news for the Rams. They actually score points this week. The bad news for the Rams. There is about 15 college teams that would be favored in Vegas against them. Stephen Jackson finally gets in the endzone, but Maurice Jones Drew sees it three times. Got to love that little cannonball.

Cincinnati Bengals 31, Houston Texans 20 - My faith in the Texans is offically dead. I have no idea how Gary Kubiak and Kyle Shannahan have not received one quote of flamming from the media on their goal line playcalling and personnel. That is why we have to love ESPN, they protect the people they like..... speaking of players ESPN slobbers over....

Baltimore Ravens 23, Minnesota Vikings 17 - Do you really think the Ravens are going to go into a Bye losing three straight? Ravens defense finally shows up and harasses Brett Favre all day long. After being hit to the ground, Jon Gruden and Jaws will come from off the sidelines dressed in drag, like they were immates at Oz, crying and scared for their God.

Green Bay Packers 48, Detroit Lions 10 - No Stafford, no Megatron, and I do not think Starscream is on the roster. Aaron Rodgers is foaming at the gums like one of Michael Vick's old fighting dogs looking at that Lions secondary. (Bad joke, I know, but I am in a bad mood. Comment if you have a problem.)

New York Giants 27, New Orleans Saints 17 - Take the Super Bowl 2 years ago as the litmus test for this game. High octane offense against a defense that can apply pressure with just the four lineman, and can put seven men into coverage. Drew Brees did not do much against the Bills or Jets defenses, and this defense is better than the others.
I also have to mention, Eli Manning is in Brother Peyton mode. Anyone see that deep throw he made to Steve Smith last week? Unguardable, put it in the perfect spot where only his guy can make a play. Can you name five better QB's in football right now?

Philadelphia Eagles 72, Oakland Raiders 0 - Do I really need to explain this one? Eagles score over 30 a game, plays defense, and are going after a QB that looks like he eats every meal like he was on Death Row. Tom Cable might have to punch a special teams player after this one. Do not worry Raider fans, at the deadline, Uncle Al will deal your 2012 first round pick for Shawne Merriman, minus his knee.

New York Jets 16, Buffalo Bills 3 - Suppose to be a cold, bitter, rainy day at the Meadowlands. I wonder if Rex Ryan and crew want to commit a few Murder-Death-Kills after being humiliated on Monday Night. This is the week where TO deploys his verbal nukes. He has been at Defcon 1 for two weeks now.

New England Patriots 34, Tennessee Titans 9 - I would not want to be any Titan this week. Pats are coming home after a loss. Remember when I mentioned this before the Ravens game? NEVER pick against Belichick at home after a loss. Should be NFL Dogma.

Seattle Seahawks 31, Arizona Cardinals 20 - Seattle at home when healthy is awesome. The Cards are lucky to be 2-2 after Kubiak threw them a bone on that god awful playcalling. Hasselback carves up the Cards.

Atlana Falcons 28, Chicago Bears 23 - Wow! I did not know the Falcons had Eff-You mode. They showed it last week, when they went to San Fran, and basically ripped the 49ers hearts out and showed it to them like the bad guy from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Best game of the week, imo. Both NBC and ESPN have been getting some goodies early in the season. It will not end the way it did last season though. Ryan and posse will win this one outright.


Last Week: 8-6

Season: 49-26