Weekend Wrap-Up Part 1

How can we avoid this?

Everything and their mother has had an opinion on Tiger Woods driving his SUV into a fire hydrant and into an oak. It really should not be a big deal. Tiger did not harm anyone but himself in this situation or damage anyone's property except the counties hydrant, and perhaps his neighbor's tree.

Why has this not gone away?

Well, besides the American public being complete whores for gossip and always wanting to see the rich and powerful stumble to their levels, because the whole story has more holes in it than Swiss cheese.

Why was Tiger leaving his house at 2:30am? Was he fighting with his wife? Is the rumored affair with the Long Island hostess the reason for that fight? Did Mrs. Woods go after him with a 7 Iron like she was William Wallace in Braveheart?

Although Tiger Woods has no committment at all to going public with this, he has to realize that his so called private life became very public, whether he likes it or not. TMZ, National Enquirer, and others will make sure of that. Although, ESPN has done their best to protect Tiger. (Sickening how the biggest Sports Network, who shows an entire round of Tiger's in highlights, was the LAST to report of this!) I think ESPN sent Tom Rinaldi to be a bodyguard, and not a reporter.

It is not helping matters that Tiger blew off the cops several times (although did not have to by law give the cops a statement), made a statement over his website and not in person, and cancelled his appearance at a golf tourney that helps his own charity. People that have minor injuries and scraps to the face do not do that.

Something smells awfully fishy about all of this, and the way Tiger is trying to control his privacy in this is only fanning the flames. Hopefully, it all comes out, because if it does not, the public like the whores we are, will speculate until speculation becomes the truth.


Did everyone see the end of the UCLA-USC game? I know it was tough if you lived on the East Coast like me, but it might of been the most hysterical thing I have seen in sports all year.

Of course you already seen it!

Does the entire Pac 10 Head Coach Fraternity think they can take shots at Top Dog of the Conference, who is the master of giving out shots and think he was going to lay quiet?

Big mistake.

There is a reason Pete Carroll is not in the NFL, where the talent is mostly equal, and is at USC, where he gets whatever talent he wants. Carroll is The Bully.

So when UCLA head guy Rick Neuheisel takes out giant ads in LA newspapers saying that USC does not own LA anymore, it was not forgotten. When Stanford's Jim Harbaugh went for 2 up 20+ points in the 4th quarter, it was definitely not forgotten. And lastly, when Neuheisal is taking timeouts when Carroll was giving mercy and taking a knee with less than a minute left.

UCLA became live game, and was made an example.

We all know what happened. 45 yard TD bomb, USC sideline acting like they just went back in time and beat Texas in the Rose Bowl, and a riot almost breaks out.

These are heated rivalries. Anything goes, especially when The Bully has been taking shots to the mouth.

Remember The Empire Strikes Back? The Empire took a shot in the mouth (end of Star Wars), and went after who gave them those shots tenfold. In the Pac 10, USC is the Empire.

The boys are the Pac 10 might of awoken a sleeping giant. Carroll might be a jerkoff, but you guys made your bed with all of this, now it is time to sleep in it.


Monday Night Game:

Big game tonight in New Orleans. Offensive fireworks should be going off for 3+ hours straight.

This game reminds me of the 1985 Monday Night Game between the undefeated Bears, and the Miami Dolphins.

An awesome QB (Marino-Brady), going into a hostile envoirment and beating an undefeated team by going nuts aerially with his WR's (Clayton-Duper, Moss-Welker).

New England Patriots 38, New Orleans 27.

College Football Picks of the Week 11/21

Quick predictions and Heisman Watch.

Started to watch some College Basketball this week, and the Big East is 40-0 combined so far! That is insane.

There is no way Syracuse, who just waxed 12th ranked California and 4th ranked defending champions North Carolina, are the 6th best team in the Conference. The coaches of the Big East predicted that for the Orange. Better chance of finding diamonds in your basement.

Heisman Watch

The field really dwindled after last week. In our eyes, Golden Tate, Case Keenum, Ryan Matthews, and Jimmy Clausen all took gutshots to their hardware dreams. Here is the list of the survivors:

1. Mark Ingram RB, Alabama - 7 yards a pop and is smoking the SEC weekly. Big game against Florida wraps it up for him.

2. Kellen Moore QB, Boise St. - Leads the nation in TD passes and passing eff., Moore becomes the leading QB in this race.

3. Toby Gerhart RB, Stanford - This guy has plowed his way through Top 10 opponents, and into my Heisman Race. Leads the nation with 19 TD's and looks unstoppable now. He will destroy Notre Dame when they play.

4. CJ Spiller RB, Clemson - The guy is doing it all. Last week, ran, caught, and threw touchdowns. The ACC title game could really vault him with a great showing against a medicore Georgia Tech defense.

5. Jerry Hughes DE, TCU - The most disruptive defensive force I have seen in College Football since Charles Woodson. Hughes is a Dwight Freeney clone that just abuses Offensive Linemen.

Honorable Mention: Colt Mccoy QB, Texas, Dion Lewis RB, Pitt, Josh Nesbitt QB, GT.

Picks

Nebraska 16, Kansas St. 6 - Nebraska goes to the Big 12 Title Game, where they will give Texas, and the Networks a serious scare.

Notre Dame 45, UConn 38 - The Irish Boys (Clausen and Tate) make their final stand on Heisman voters with huge days.

Texas 41, Kansas 13 - Colt Mccoy and the Longhorns send Mark Mangino back to the ghetto.

Air Force 31, BYU 27 - Upset Special #1! Air Force wins on a textbook Max Hall pick 6. How funny would it be if the Carolina Panthers drafted this guy to be Jake Delhomme's heir?

Michigan St. 27, Penn St. 21 - Upset Special #2! I just want to see all of these soft 2 loss, Big Conference teams to get smacked up to clear an easy path for Boise St. into a BCS Bowl. This includes Penn St., Iowa, Oklahoma St., and possibly Stanford. Speaking of...

Stanford 45, California 23 - The Cardinal are a juggernaut right now. I loved what Jim Harbaugh did to Pete Carroll. I hope Harbaugh stays at Stanford and now we have a new hated rivalry.

Ohio St. 37, Michigan 20 - I want to know one thing. How can Michigan's defense be so bad, but the consenus is that they have 2 1st round locks on that side of the ball? It boggles the mind. Btw, quick tidbit, these two against one another when one team is ranked and the other is not, the ranked team is only 7-6. Just something to think about.

Clemson 45, Virginia 23 - I just wanted to put this bloodbath in for two reasons. 1. Because CJ Spiller is going to go bananas in this game and 2. As a Jet fan, im awaiting the Al Groh roast, with apple stuffed into his gullet and all the trimmings.

Oklahoma 31, Texas Tech 20 - It is amazing how far the cream has fallen. This time last season, both teams were vying for a spot in the national title game. This season, they are both trying to avoid their 5th loss.

Ole Miss 28, LSU 17 - Upset Special #3! Les Miles, meet Dexter Mccluster. He is the one that is destroying your defense this weekend.

Oregon 34, Arizona 28 - The Ducks wrap up the Pac 10 and head to the Rose Bowl, where they will obliterate Ohio St. Yes, you heard it here first. Rose Bowl, Oregon 41, Ohio St. 17.

Last Week: 8-3

Season: 74-41

The Full Weekend Wrap-Up

I just got finished watching the Monday Night Football game, and all season long I was wondering what would make Ron Jaworwski and Jon Gruden to get their tongues out of the two teams openings.

The answer was the Cleveland Browns.

Brady Quinn in the pocket shakes as much as a heroin addict in detox, Jamal Lewis hits the hole slower than McLovin without alcohol, and their WR's could not run a paper route, let alone a receiving route.

I cannot even praise the Ravens, they basically won by default. They could not even score on this defense, while not completely inept like the Browns offense, is still ranked in the lower half of the NFL.

Eric Mangini is yelling at his Defensive Coordinator, Rob Ryan on the sidelines. Rob Ryan's defense was the only thing that was respectable on the field for the Browns last night with the exception of a fanbase that is as loyal as a bloodhound. I was waiting for Ryan to deck Mangini on the sidelines.

It would of been the most progress this franchise has made in 18 months.


Roy Williams of the Cowboys cried like another certain WR that was in Dallas last season about getting the ball thrown at him. Williams's cries were answered, as Tony Romo lately has been throwing in his direction more often than Miles Austin.

Hey. Roy? You cried and got your way, and now you are dropping passes with alligator arms and fumbling balls left and right. Be happy, you are NOT a star, but at least you are being paid like one.

I do not want to hear one more New York Jets player talking trash in the media anymore. Enough is enough, you are 4-5 and not making the playoffs. This includes Head Coach Rex Ryan, who is talking like he has even been to the AFC Championship Game already. The two that really need to shut up though are Bart Scott and Kerry Rhodes.

Scott, who is a great defender, has to realize that all he is now doing is giving the opposing team's bulletin board material and making an ass out of himself in the media. Scott is nowhere near close to the worst in this.

That would be Rhodes, who has never even played in a Pro Bowl (Granted, he did get ripped off one year in 2006), has not played remotely close to a Pro Bowl caliber player in two years, and has gotten burnt like toast all 2009 season long. Rhodes does not have an interception, but he was suppose to be the Ed Reed in this Rex Ryan defense. Kerry, it is time to stop messing with Twitter non-stop, and start actually playing like a solid NFL starter, forget about being a star.

I had no problem with the infamous call heard round the world now. Who am I to judge a Head Coach that has won 3 Super Bowls? I can though rip both Bill Belichick and Tom Brady for burning two timeouts so poorly. Besides, I have heard enough of this between, ESPN, CNNSI, WFAN, etc, etc. with all the experts and former players playing Armchair Quarterback. Belichick is the only one that had the minerals to make that call. Let's leave it at that.

I now have a Man-Crush on Bud Adams. He did exactly what all fans do to the opposing fans. We abused them. I remember being in Foxboro for the Jets-Pats Wild Card Game a few years back, wearing my green Jets jeresy, flipping off all the drunken stupor Pats fans when Jerricho Cotchery scored on a 75 TD pass from Chad Pennington. I get it Bud, you wanted a change of QB, you were the laughing stock of the league, and now, you are the one laughing because you were right. Unfortunatley, Roger Goodell does not have a sense of humor. Speaking of...

Bud Adams gets 250 large for flipping double barrel birds, Chad Ochocinco gets 20 large for a joke, but Tom Cable still has a job? Hypocrite.

And in the sense of tough guy coaches, I give it 8 more games, give or take 2 games, that a player completely coldcocks him right in his grill. I am sorry Todd, but you are getting too close to player's faces in a verbal assault. I still think if it were not the NFC Title Game, Anquan Boldin would of sent you into Mid-March.

Chris Johnson is a freak...enough said.



If Ole Miss fed Dexter Mccluster the ball like they have been doing the past few games, Mccluster runs away with the Heisman and the Rebels are playing Florida on December 5th.

TCU can play with the big boys. They just pulverized Utah, who is a top 20 team in terms of talent. Jerry Hughes is a Dwight Freeney clone, and this offense has speed and can score. I feel bad for the Bama-Florida loser. They will most likely play TCU, and get beat by at least 10.

I told you in my College Football Preview that USC would not win the Pac 10. I told you that they had to replace too many starters and that they were not winning anything with a Freshmen QB.

I did not expect them to be a complete sieve on defense though. This is Pete Carroll's worst team in years, and teams can making Carroll know it. Everyone see Stanford go for a 2 point conversion up 48-21? Smack the kingdom while it is down. I love it.

Remember though Stanford fans, USC will be back next year, so do not cry in the upcoming years that Pete Carroll and Matt Barkley ran up the score on your Cardinal. Cry that the Head Coach that put you in this situation, took the Michigan job!

It was nice knowing you Charlie Weis, sorry that you did not win, but please, leave with these parting gifts ($-$-$).

I have killed the SEC officals, so I have to be fair, good job Big East by protecting your jewels. Both calls in the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh games were a joke. Unreal what people and Conferences will do for millions and millions of dollars.



Lebron James said that next season, he will switch his number from 23 to 6 in respect to Michael Jordan. When you first look at that, it seems like a genuine respectful thing, until I realized two things.

1. No one in the right mind would respect Michael Jordan nowadays. He is literally the most abrasive person on the planet.

2. How much money will Lebron James make off the new #6 Cleveland Cavs jeresy?

It is all marketing...

Knick fans jumped off the Williamsburgh Bridge the other night when Bucks PG Brandon Jennings put up 55 points. What has your 1st round pick done so far? Seat warmer? Does the laundry? Is Jordan Hill in the Practice and Shoot-A-Round Hall of Fame? Karma just keeps on throwing dirt on poor Knick fans.


Quick MLB Awards Predictions:

-I had Happ and Bailey as the ROY's.... went 1 for 2.

-Zach Greinke for AL CY (I talked enough about him.)

-Adam Wainwright for NL CY

-Ron Washington and Jim Tracy for Manager of the Year.

-Albert Pujols for NL MVP

-Joe Mauer for AL MVP

Quick Thursday Night Football Prediction:

I will not be here for the rest of the week, so I will hand in my Panthers-Dolphins score.

No Ronnie Brown. The Panthers defense is playing good, and Jake Delhomme remembered what team he has played for. We even saw Steve Smith sighting.

Carolina Panthers 24, Miami Dolphins 19