Finally, the NFL has come off their high horse to make some kind of change to the poor overtime system. It only took a conference title being decided to make the NFL realize the time for change was far overdue.
These days, there seems to be very little that the NFL does wrong, especially in the eyes of fans around the world, seeing as how the popularity of the league has shot through the roof seemingly overnight. Yet the tired sudden death, first team to score system still remains, meaning there is still a good chance the team losing the overtime coin toss may never see the ball. At least now, the chances of both teams having at least one possession is much great come playoff time, but why not make it a season long rule?
In a league where the regular season schedule is only 16 games long, as opposed to other major sports which play 82 or 162 games in a regular season, each and every win and loss is that much more important. Obviously, playoff outcomes are even more important, when it becomes a one game, win or go home format, but the one loss a team may suffer during the regular season because they lost the overtime coin toss and never saw the ball because the opposition drove the ball 40 yards and kicked a long field goal easily can mean the difference between getting the chance during those playoffs or being done after 16 games.
It is a very simple change, and if a team scores a touchdown on their opening possession, that is it, game over, the other team doesnt get a chance, which is still very, but if the changes were adapted into the regular season as well, teams will be forced to really put all their effort out to try and score 6, and not just be safe, try and drive part of the field and kick the long field goal.
It could take regular season games to a whole new level of excitement. Strategy and mind games could be taken up a notch when a team is really 100% on the offensive, doing all they can to score a touchdown without even considering playing defense. The initial 60 minutes of regulation involves plenty of excitement and strategy already, but teams know that if they cannot get a drive going, they can punt, and rely on their defense, and know they will probably be getting the ball back with another chance soon. When things change come overtime, and teams realize that if they must punt the ball away on their first possession, and it then becomes sudden death, strategies really change. Perhaps we see more high risk, high reward plays. Perhaps we could see more out of the box plays, something that wasn't tried over the first 60 minutes. But almost guaranteed we will be provided more excitement.
It is understandable why the NFL has not gone to an extreme overtime change and adapt a system much more like that of the college game, where teams get equal chances from the opposition's 25 yard line. That is a system that fits the college game well, and perhaps one day we may see some sort of adaptation similar to this, but to extreme of a change for a league that has so much history and tradition playing the way it currently is.
All the other major team sports guarantee both teams will have an opportunity on offense come overtime. The NFL still remains the lone major sport where a coin could play a major role in a win or loss. It is a step in the right direction for the NFL to at least change overtime rules for a part of the season, but in a league where the season is much shorter and every win and loss is the much more magnified, there is no reason why this change could not have been implemented over the entire season.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Your Tuesday Reading...
I thought i would put out some good links I found last night for your Tuesday Morning reading....
- Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle thinks that the Univ. of Houston should maybe consider Billy Gillespie for the job vacancy that Tom Penders just created.. that is, if he's interested... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/justice/6924252.html
- Mike Lupica of the NYDN is upset again. This time, it's Tiger. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/03/22/2010-03-22_tiger_tees_off_with_baloney.html
- Tom Van Riper of Forbes explains why Cinderella is bad for the NCAA, money wise. Because, in the end, isn't that all that matters to them?
http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/22/college-basketball-ratings-business-sports-madness.html?feed=rss_business_sportsmoney
- The folks at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune give you a great section on the next great baseball stadium, Target Field. http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/targetfield/?elr=KArksi8cyaiUqCP%3AiUiacyKUU
- And finally for this morning, USA Today tells you about the meeting this Friday between Alex Rodriguez and the Feds http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/2010-03-22-arod-to-meet-feds_N.htm
- Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle thinks that the Univ. of Houston should maybe consider Billy Gillespie for the job vacancy that Tom Penders just created.. that is, if he's interested... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/justice/6924252.html
- Mike Lupica of the NYDN is upset again. This time, it's Tiger. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/03/22/2010-03-22_tiger_tees_off_with_baloney.html
- Tom Van Riper of Forbes explains why Cinderella is bad for the NCAA, money wise. Because, in the end, isn't that all that matters to them?
http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/22/college-basketball-ratings-business-sports-madness.html?feed=rss_business_sportsmoney
- The folks at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune give you a great section on the next great baseball stadium, Target Field. http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/targetfield/?elr=KArksi8cyaiUqCP%3AiUiacyKUU
- And finally for this morning, USA Today tells you about the meeting this Friday between Alex Rodriguez and the Feds http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/2010-03-22-arod-to-meet-feds_N.htm
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
World Series won in the offseason?
For more than 100 years, baseball was America's game. Swinging a skinny piece of wood at a ball thrown at them won over the hearts of millions of people, and gave kids something to do in the streets, and grown men something to do when not at war. It was a hot summers day with father and son sitting in the bleachers. It was a sunday afternoon in the park after church. It was a game that men played while trying to find the little boy within himself.
Like everything in life, change comes into play. Before, dynasties were built. Now they are bought. Players would come up through the farm system and spend 15 years with the club that they were always a part of. Kids could wear a jersey of their favorite player, and actually wear the same jersey the following year. A trade of a superstar was enough to stir up the thoughts of a curse and superstition. Now, its just a common occurrence.
So what moves were made this year that may impact the championship in October? Let's take a look at the 5 that I believe will have the most impact.
5. Jason Bay, NYM - On paper, the New York Mets should be the team to beat in the National League. They have one of the games best starting pitchers, statistically the best closer, and young talent who can run and hit for power up and down the lineup. Yet year after year, they find away to avoid the playoffs. Jason Bay coming over to give them a solid force in the middle of the lineup may be enough for them to challenge Philadelphia if the Phillies were to stumble.
4. Cliff Lee, SEA - He wins a Cy Young in Cleveland and he gets sent out of town. He goes to Philadelphia and becomes their ace on way to bringing them back to the World Series... and he gets sent out of town. In a league where a dominant left handed starter is so valuable, why would you let this guy get away? Now you pair him up with Felix Hernandez and Erik Bedard to throw in front of one of the best defenses in baseball? I look for the Mariners to win the AL West easily this year.
3. Curtis Granderson, NYY - So the Yankees finally won in the postseason again, so their team was built right? Nope. Time to get younger, stronger, and faster. So go out and get one of the best centerfielders in the game. Oh, and he just happens to be left handed coming to the new Yankee Stadium. 30 home runs and 50 steals later, the Yanks will be fine without Jesus Damon or Godzilla Matsui
2. John Lackey, BOS - Everyone knows that its a given that the Yankees will win the AL East again, right? Someone needs to tell the Boston Red Sox, because they went out and signed one of the best free agent pitchers to hit the market in the last decade. This guy knows how to win on winning teams. And he has yet to give up a walk or a run in spring training. Beckett-Lester-Lackey in the postseason..... good luck!
1. Roy Halladay, PHI - The Phillies really liked winning the World Series, and playing there last year just wasn't good enough. So they went out and got the best pitcher in baseball over the last 10 years. Granted, they chose to give up Lee when they got Doc, but this guy is the most dominant work horse on the mound that you could ever ask for. He is the definition of consistency, and he is the key to the Phillies standing on top of the mountain once again.
Running back by committee has become a staple in the NFL, is Qaurterback by committe possibly close behind?
Over the last few years around the NFL, teams gradually, well let's actually say, fairly quickly abandoned the idea of one single workhorse running back, much to the dismay of fantasy football owners everywhere, and have moved to a running back by committee philosophy. With so many things changing with the way the game is played in recent years, combined with devastating injuries to primary backs, and the all to common idea that running backs hit a wall along with turning the ripe old age of 30, it has become necessity for teams to find a complimentary back to try and stay ahead of the curve.
It is not out of the realm of possibility that teams begin to adapt some sort of quarterback by committee in the near future. Now it is clear that this is not college football where often times schools do not have a true #1 quarterbacks, and both the first 2 get a pretty even number of snaps each game, but even with a true starter, it should not be a surprise if some teams find some ways to utilize their second string QB in a role other than just holding the clipboard and a headset.
By no means would this be even a thought to every team in the league. Nobody is taking any snaps away from the Mannings, Brady, Brees, Rodgers and a handful of others that amounts to roughly about half the league, but for that other half, which either have 2 legitimate quarterbacks who could start, or do not have 1 surefire starter, is could make some sense. The Eagles were the first team to really take any step in this direction last season with their use of Michael Vick, albeit mostly in the Wildcat formation, but he did get a few more of his own pass plays thrown in there for a little change of pace and to try and throw off increasingly smart and fast defenses that the league has today.
This offseason has seen a slew of quarterbacks changing teams, and a few of them are going to be forced to use a different starter than that of the 2009 season. The Browns overhauled the position completely, with Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson going to the Broncos and Cardinals, respectively, and Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace coming in. Anderson will go to compete with incumbent starter Matt Leinart after the retirement of Kurt Warner. Quinn will go to challenge Kyle Orton for the starting gig. Delhomme leaves a void in Carolina where Matt Moore is the only real option currently on the roster, surely signifying that they will bring in somebody to compete, either by free agency, or through the draft. Wallace, who has been a solid fill-in QB when Matt Hasselbeck is all too often injured, brings competition for Delhomme, and leaves a spot in Seattle, where more than likely, Charlie Whitehurst will be moving to.
Down in Miami, there are both of their Chad's, Henne and Pennington, the Eagles continue to immense themselves in a game of who stays and who goes, or do they all stay. Nobody seems to have a good answer up there. And then there is the never ending saga surrounding Brett Favre, who never knows if he will stay retired or play, and if this time, he ultimately retires and stays retired, will leave a competition up in Minnesota between Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels. Quite a few other teams around the league are involved in some of the same dillemmas, those are just some of the more recent and well known developments with the prime position.
After 2009, where teams were either forced to use 2nd and even 3rd stringers because of injury, or in many other cases, due to lack of productivity, why would it not make some sense for teams to use multiple quarterbacks during the course of a single game just by choice, and for just some plays here and there?
So many quarterbacks have recent game experience over just the last year, and with so much uncertainty with who will be the starter, and multiple quarterbacks getting heavy work in the preseason, it would not be that much of a change for an offense to change it up from time to time. It would also have the effect of forcing defenses to prepare for multiple quarterbacks each week, not knowing which will play at any given time, and could prove to be an advantage for many offenses trying to get a step up on their opposition, or just to give the offense a jolt when the starter may have a rough stretch during a game.
It is not being suggested that teams throughout the NFL take any drastic measures and go to any 50/50 split gameplans for the quarterback position, but in a league where we have seen prime positions like wide receiver, running back, linebacker and cornerbacks go to much more of a shuffle in order to keep legs fresh, and try and stay ahead of increasingly smart opposition.
Recent trends appear to be leading to some teams even doing the same with the one position that once seemed like one specific player on each team was set in stone to play.
It is not out of the realm of possibility that teams begin to adapt some sort of quarterback by committee in the near future. Now it is clear that this is not college football where often times schools do not have a true #1 quarterbacks, and both the first 2 get a pretty even number of snaps each game, but even with a true starter, it should not be a surprise if some teams find some ways to utilize their second string QB in a role other than just holding the clipboard and a headset.
By no means would this be even a thought to every team in the league. Nobody is taking any snaps away from the Mannings, Brady, Brees, Rodgers and a handful of others that amounts to roughly about half the league, but for that other half, which either have 2 legitimate quarterbacks who could start, or do not have 1 surefire starter, is could make some sense. The Eagles were the first team to really take any step in this direction last season with their use of Michael Vick, albeit mostly in the Wildcat formation, but he did get a few more of his own pass plays thrown in there for a little change of pace and to try and throw off increasingly smart and fast defenses that the league has today.
This offseason has seen a slew of quarterbacks changing teams, and a few of them are going to be forced to use a different starter than that of the 2009 season. The Browns overhauled the position completely, with Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson going to the Broncos and Cardinals, respectively, and Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace coming in. Anderson will go to compete with incumbent starter Matt Leinart after the retirement of Kurt Warner. Quinn will go to challenge Kyle Orton for the starting gig. Delhomme leaves a void in Carolina where Matt Moore is the only real option currently on the roster, surely signifying that they will bring in somebody to compete, either by free agency, or through the draft. Wallace, who has been a solid fill-in QB when Matt Hasselbeck is all too often injured, brings competition for Delhomme, and leaves a spot in Seattle, where more than likely, Charlie Whitehurst will be moving to.
Down in Miami, there are both of their Chad's, Henne and Pennington, the Eagles continue to immense themselves in a game of who stays and who goes, or do they all stay. Nobody seems to have a good answer up there. And then there is the never ending saga surrounding Brett Favre, who never knows if he will stay retired or play, and if this time, he ultimately retires and stays retired, will leave a competition up in Minnesota between Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels. Quite a few other teams around the league are involved in some of the same dillemmas, those are just some of the more recent and well known developments with the prime position.
After 2009, where teams were either forced to use 2nd and even 3rd stringers because of injury, or in many other cases, due to lack of productivity, why would it not make some sense for teams to use multiple quarterbacks during the course of a single game just by choice, and for just some plays here and there?
So many quarterbacks have recent game experience over just the last year, and with so much uncertainty with who will be the starter, and multiple quarterbacks getting heavy work in the preseason, it would not be that much of a change for an offense to change it up from time to time. It would also have the effect of forcing defenses to prepare for multiple quarterbacks each week, not knowing which will play at any given time, and could prove to be an advantage for many offenses trying to get a step up on their opposition, or just to give the offense a jolt when the starter may have a rough stretch during a game.
It is not being suggested that teams throughout the NFL take any drastic measures and go to any 50/50 split gameplans for the quarterback position, but in a league where we have seen prime positions like wide receiver, running back, linebacker and cornerbacks go to much more of a shuffle in order to keep legs fresh, and try and stay ahead of increasingly smart opposition.
Recent trends appear to be leading to some teams even doing the same with the one position that once seemed like one specific player on each team was set in stone to play.
Monday, March 15, 2010
How far can the Big XII go in the tournament? Depends on whom you ask...
It's no secret that the Big 12 had one of the bigger conference RPI's in America. But, depending on who you read, they will tell you that the conference (ESPECIALLY Kansas) got the raw end on a lot of selections. Lets go through each team and see what the future holds for them. Lowest seeds first.
MISSOURI TIGERS
First Round: Vs. Clemson, Buffalo, NY, 2:45 Friday
The fact that the Tigers even got into the tournament with how bad they played against Nebraska on the first day of the Big 12 tourney speaks volumes about what they thought about the conference in general. You wouldn't have heard anyone argue that a team like Virginia Tech got the Tigers spot. But I know Mike Anderson will not trade it for anything in the world right now. But, this team has to be realistic. Clemson isn't exactly a pushover, and IF they could get past the other Tigers, they face Huggy Bear and a WHITE HOT West Virginia team that took a lot of punches in NY at the Big East tourney and shelled them out tenfold back. For a team that had a tournament bid to play for last Wednesday, they sure fell flat on their face against the worst team in the conference. Bottom line is that Mizzou should hope to play Sunday, because that will be a feat in itself.
TEXAS LONGHORNS
First Round: Vs. Wake Forest, New Orleans, 8:30 Thursday
Poor Rick Barnes. I do feel for this team, because it shows how important one player can be in the new world of College Basketball, where you get great teams for MAYBE two years if you're lucky. Before their game against K State, they were unbeatable and bulletproof (remember how they ran UNC out of Cowboys Stadium? Seems like that was 2 years ago). Then, once Dogus Balbay went down after Varez Ward went earlier in the year, this team became very very pedestrian. You can have a lot of studs like Dexter Pittman and Avery Bradley, but if someone can't run the point and let them do work like they need to, you don't have a chance to have a consistent offense, period. That being said, they do have a good chance to play a Kentucky team that seems to have a hard time focusing for 40 minutes at a time. Their chance for the Sweet 16 is better than you think, but a lot of stars have to line up. One thing that can help is a crowd that arrives for their games, they are one of the few teams that can prevent New Orleans Arena from becoming Rupp South.
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
First Round: Vs. Georgia Tech, Milwaukee, 6:15 Friday
When James Anderson is on your team, you are a scary proposition in a one-and-done tournament. OKST is one team that nobody wants to play, primarily because of how this team has played against great teams this year. The only problem is that every time the Cowboys play great, the next game seems to be a dud or worse. Travis Ford's teams have not really done great in the tournament, but this could be his best chance to get far. A Second Round match up against the other OSU (Ohio St.) is a great thing to aim for, but they can not look past GT in the first round. I wouldn't be surprised if this team made it to the elite 8, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a first round flame out.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
First Round: Vs. Utah State Aggies, Spokane, WA, 3:45 Friday
Mark Turgeron is one of the most solid coaches in America. How Bill Byrne has kept him in College Station boggles my mind, but that's another article. Dash Harris is definitely a Turgeron-guy on the court. He doesn't take chances he doesn't think will work out on the court. Passing to Donald Sloan will make you smart too. The only thing that could keep this team from going far is free throw shooting (66%) and the lack of 3 point shooting (33%). The defense will be solid and no way will Turgeron be out coached, but will it be enough against Purdue and possibly Duke? That will be the ultimate test of this solid program.
BAYLOR BEARS
First Round: Vs. Sam Houston, New Orleans, 1:45 Thursday
I think it's a great story on where this program has gone to and come back in a decade. How Scott Drew has stayed in Waco and not gone to a bigger school in the Big 10 (Indiana, are you listening?) boggles my mind more than Turgeron. This team is definitely my choice to reach the Final Four out of Houston. There is ZERO reason that this team can not fill Reliant Stadium for the Sweet 16, and they have three studs in the middle (Lomers, Jones, and Udoh) that can play with Harangody against Notre Dame. The only team that will not suprise me if they do beat Baylor is Villanova. This team is worthy of the Final Four pick.
KANSAS STATE WILDCATS
First Round: Vs. North Texas, Oklahoma City, 1:40 Thursday
I can not tell a lie, even being a Big 12 guy, I had zero idea on who Frank Martin was before the season started, but now I know this guy was good enough to be the conference coach of the year. And now I know that he has the Roy Williams mentality of every possession being a fast break drill. That being said... I honestly can't tell you what this team could do in this tournament. Free Throw percentage isn't great (66%), and when they go cold, they are downright Siberian. As Dennis Clemente and Jacob Pullen go, so goes the Wildcats. You could literally pick them from the Elite Eight to not even making the Sweet 16. But mentally tough teams do very well in the tourney. Expect them to make it to Salt Lake City against Syracuse, but how that game would transpire is any one's guess.
KANSAS JAYHAWKS
First Round: Vs. Lehigh, Oklahoma City, 8:30 Thursday.
Excellent coach, CHECK. Great fan base who will travel to each game within a 8 hour distance, CHECK. Senior leader who attacks every time down the floor, CHECK. How could you not like this team to cut the nets down? WELL, I'LL TELL YOU. It's because the NCAA showed the #1 team in all the land their gratitude with the toughest top 4 in their region. Ohio State, Georgetown, and Maryland? I mean, they really didn't fit there, tournament committee? If you believe Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star, it's because Duke pulls in more televisions that KU ever will. http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/13/1813273/ncaa-caves-to-tv-pressure-by-going.html I buy it to a degree, with the Coach K theory, but at the same time, if Kansas can win it all, it will just prove how great this team is. I do think they will play Kentucky in the title game, but do not ask me how it will turn out. That is definitely a game I would just rather watch and enjoy.
I hope your brackets work out well for you, personally I finish as close to last as possible in every single one I fill out. Maybe I'll switch it up this year, as there is only one with my name on it. (yea, right)
MISSOURI TIGERS
First Round: Vs. Clemson, Buffalo, NY, 2:45 Friday
The fact that the Tigers even got into the tournament with how bad they played against Nebraska on the first day of the Big 12 tourney speaks volumes about what they thought about the conference in general. You wouldn't have heard anyone argue that a team like Virginia Tech got the Tigers spot. But I know Mike Anderson will not trade it for anything in the world right now. But, this team has to be realistic. Clemson isn't exactly a pushover, and IF they could get past the other Tigers, they face Huggy Bear and a WHITE HOT West Virginia team that took a lot of punches in NY at the Big East tourney and shelled them out tenfold back. For a team that had a tournament bid to play for last Wednesday, they sure fell flat on their face against the worst team in the conference. Bottom line is that Mizzou should hope to play Sunday, because that will be a feat in itself.
TEXAS LONGHORNS
First Round: Vs. Wake Forest, New Orleans, 8:30 Thursday
Poor Rick Barnes. I do feel for this team, because it shows how important one player can be in the new world of College Basketball, where you get great teams for MAYBE two years if you're lucky. Before their game against K State, they were unbeatable and bulletproof (remember how they ran UNC out of Cowboys Stadium? Seems like that was 2 years ago). Then, once Dogus Balbay went down after Varez Ward went earlier in the year, this team became very very pedestrian. You can have a lot of studs like Dexter Pittman and Avery Bradley, but if someone can't run the point and let them do work like they need to, you don't have a chance to have a consistent offense, period. That being said, they do have a good chance to play a Kentucky team that seems to have a hard time focusing for 40 minutes at a time. Their chance for the Sweet 16 is better than you think, but a lot of stars have to line up. One thing that can help is a crowd that arrives for their games, they are one of the few teams that can prevent New Orleans Arena from becoming Rupp South.
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
First Round: Vs. Georgia Tech, Milwaukee, 6:15 Friday
When James Anderson is on your team, you are a scary proposition in a one-and-done tournament. OKST is one team that nobody wants to play, primarily because of how this team has played against great teams this year. The only problem is that every time the Cowboys play great, the next game seems to be a dud or worse. Travis Ford's teams have not really done great in the tournament, but this could be his best chance to get far. A Second Round match up against the other OSU (Ohio St.) is a great thing to aim for, but they can not look past GT in the first round. I wouldn't be surprised if this team made it to the elite 8, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a first round flame out.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
First Round: Vs. Utah State Aggies, Spokane, WA, 3:45 Friday
Mark Turgeron is one of the most solid coaches in America. How Bill Byrne has kept him in College Station boggles my mind, but that's another article. Dash Harris is definitely a Turgeron-guy on the court. He doesn't take chances he doesn't think will work out on the court. Passing to Donald Sloan will make you smart too. The only thing that could keep this team from going far is free throw shooting (66%) and the lack of 3 point shooting (33%). The defense will be solid and no way will Turgeron be out coached, but will it be enough against Purdue and possibly Duke? That will be the ultimate test of this solid program.
BAYLOR BEARS
First Round: Vs. Sam Houston, New Orleans, 1:45 Thursday
I think it's a great story on where this program has gone to and come back in a decade. How Scott Drew has stayed in Waco and not gone to a bigger school in the Big 10 (Indiana, are you listening?) boggles my mind more than Turgeron. This team is definitely my choice to reach the Final Four out of Houston. There is ZERO reason that this team can not fill Reliant Stadium for the Sweet 16, and they have three studs in the middle (Lomers, Jones, and Udoh) that can play with Harangody against Notre Dame. The only team that will not suprise me if they do beat Baylor is Villanova. This team is worthy of the Final Four pick.
KANSAS STATE WILDCATS
First Round: Vs. North Texas, Oklahoma City, 1:40 Thursday
I can not tell a lie, even being a Big 12 guy, I had zero idea on who Frank Martin was before the season started, but now I know this guy was good enough to be the conference coach of the year. And now I know that he has the Roy Williams mentality of every possession being a fast break drill. That being said... I honestly can't tell you what this team could do in this tournament. Free Throw percentage isn't great (66%), and when they go cold, they are downright Siberian. As Dennis Clemente and Jacob Pullen go, so goes the Wildcats. You could literally pick them from the Elite Eight to not even making the Sweet 16. But mentally tough teams do very well in the tourney. Expect them to make it to Salt Lake City against Syracuse, but how that game would transpire is any one's guess.
KANSAS JAYHAWKS
First Round: Vs. Lehigh, Oklahoma City, 8:30 Thursday.
Excellent coach, CHECK. Great fan base who will travel to each game within a 8 hour distance, CHECK. Senior leader who attacks every time down the floor, CHECK. How could you not like this team to cut the nets down? WELL, I'LL TELL YOU. It's because the NCAA showed the #1 team in all the land their gratitude with the toughest top 4 in their region. Ohio State, Georgetown, and Maryland? I mean, they really didn't fit there, tournament committee? If you believe Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star, it's because Duke pulls in more televisions that KU ever will. http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/13/1813273/ncaa-caves-to-tv-pressure-by-going.html I buy it to a degree, with the Coach K theory, but at the same time, if Kansas can win it all, it will just prove how great this team is. I do think they will play Kentucky in the title game, but do not ask me how it will turn out. That is definitely a game I would just rather watch and enjoy.
I hope your brackets work out well for you, personally I finish as close to last as possible in every single one I fill out. Maybe I'll switch it up this year, as there is only one with my name on it. (yea, right)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Welcome to Clipboard Duty
Welcome to the sports blog "Clipboard Duty". Who are we? We're a few guys from the South part of the United States that get to watch a lot of sports, and together, we can give you a lot of different opinions about certain sports in America.
I'm Brian (BT), I'm the main admin. of the site, as well as the token College Football and NHL guy. You will see others writing about their sports they love, as well as Fantasy sports that we know a lot of people love.
I personally have been hoping for this site for a long time. One of the main reasons I started this site was because I knew of a few people, in person and on the Internet, that always seem to make the most sense in their opinions and projections of all sports. From the NFL, to MLB and such, these guys get it right most of the time (not all the time, cause hey, wouldn't they be writing somewhere else and getting paid for it?).
We fully expect that some (or more than likely, most of you) will disagree with what we write. All we ask is that if you do, RESPECT the bloggers and other people's opinions. Moderation on this site will be pretty liberal, but at the same time, we do not want this site to fall into the bad, bad vortex that is Internet bullying. We're grown adults (well, most of us are...), lets at least act like it.
Thanks for reading this, and we'll be posting regularly in the next couple of days.
I'm Brian (BT), I'm the main admin. of the site, as well as the token College Football and NHL guy. You will see others writing about their sports they love, as well as Fantasy sports that we know a lot of people love.
I personally have been hoping for this site for a long time. One of the main reasons I started this site was because I knew of a few people, in person and on the Internet, that always seem to make the most sense in their opinions and projections of all sports. From the NFL, to MLB and such, these guys get it right most of the time (not all the time, cause hey, wouldn't they be writing somewhere else and getting paid for it?).
We fully expect that some (or more than likely, most of you) will disagree with what we write. All we ask is that if you do, RESPECT the bloggers and other people's opinions. Moderation on this site will be pretty liberal, but at the same time, we do not want this site to fall into the bad, bad vortex that is Internet bullying. We're grown adults (well, most of us are...), lets at least act like it.
Thanks for reading this, and we'll be posting regularly in the next couple of days.
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