Sunday, January 31, 2010

Baylor Upsets Texas, Kansas Survives Kansas State


It was all Big 12 this Saturday. Baylor cam ein trying to upset a No. 6 Texas team and they did as Tweety Carter had 27 points with 6 rebounds. Texas may fall down to around tenth in the nation, well Baylor hopes to get a Top 25 ranking.

In one of the best rivalries ever, Kansas took down Kansas State on a late drive by Sherron Collins, the same play Kansas ran against Cornell. Cole Aldrich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. K-State could fall to 20th, Kansas could will definitely get the Number One ranking.

Monday, January 25, 2010

New Polls Released


The ESPN/USA Today Poll and AP Poll have been released. Kentucky moved into the number one spot in the nation with Texas losing two straight well Kansas moved into No. 2 and Villanova is now number three well Syracuse is four. Some surprises include: BYU cracking the top 10 well UAB gets into Top 25 play in the AP Poll.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

UConn Hands Texas Loss, Duke Stays Alive,


In a premier Big East-Big 12 title, No. 1 Texas tried to come off a loss to No. 9 Kansas State with a win over the down No. 21 UConn. Damion James had 23 points and 7 rebounds but it was UConn who made the upset with a win 88-74. Stanley Robinson and Jerome Dyson combined for 49 points and 15 rebounds in the win. Texas will hope to stay in the Top 10, well UConn hopes to move at least to a Top 20 ranking. Texas gets Texas Tech next well, UConn gets Providence next. For a full box score click here.

Duke had been struggling in the ACC the whole season and things looked like they would not get easier with a game against Clemson. Nolan Smith had 22 and 2 steals as Duke escaped with a 60-47 win. Clemson lost their second straight despite Trevor Booker's 22 points and 7 rebounds. Clemson hopes to get back on track with a game against Boston College and Duke gets Florida State. For a full box score click here.

Other scores: 9 Kansas State, 69, Oklahoma State, 73, J. Anderson, OKSU, 30 points.
8 Tennessee, 63, Georgia, 78, S. Hopson, TENN, 19 points, 5 steals.
12 West Virginia, 71, 25 Ohio State, 65, W. Buford, OSU, 22 points, 3 assists.

Friday, January 22, 2010

College Basketball Rankings


1. Kentucky Dangerous team and only undefeated are led by John Wall. And don't forget Patrick Patterson.
2. Kansas Three All Americans, Cole Aldrich, Sherron Collins and Xavier Henry will try to get back to the number one ranking.
3. Texas If guards can help out Damion James and Dexter Pittman the 'Horns will hold out Kansas for the Big 12 title.
4. Syracuse A bunch of dangerous no names include guys like Arinze Onaku, Wes Johnson and Andrew Rauntins.
5. Villanova Scottie Reynolds continues his next step on his fantastic Villanova resume, with a national championship win.
6. Kansas State A win over No. 1 Texas continues the Wildcats surprising season. Watch out for guards Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente.
7. Michigan State Kalin Lucas is the best bench player in the nation and with Purdue falling it leaves the Big Ten wide open.
8. Tennessee The Vols are having a great season with a hot stretch but sooner or later the loss of Tyler Smith will catch up to them.
9. Duke Loss to NC State hopefully will not sideline them. Jon Scheyer is one of the best guards in the ACC.
10. Gonzaga Matt Bouldin leads a team that isn't great but will be helped out by the weak schedule in the West Coast Conference.
11. West Virginia Amazingly the third Big East team in the Top 11. Devin Ebanks and Bob Huggins have pieces to make a dynasty.
12. Purdue Hope that they will get back in it even with three straight losses. Robbie Hummel has been great even with the losses.
13. Clemson Trevor and Devin Booker will hopefully lead the Tigers past Duke this weekend and become the top ACC team.
14. BYU Will win Mountain West led by explosive play. Another surprising team.
15. Pittsburgh Amazing Pittsburgh is in the Top 25 with last year's losses of DeJuan Blair and Sam Young. Jermaine Dixon is now the leader.
16. Georgetown With guys like Greg Monroe and Chris Wright, the Hoyas have no where to go but up.
17. Temple After the loss of Dionte Christmas, Temple seemed to fall out of the picture. Not yet, though.
18. Georgia Tech It seems Georgia Tech hit it's peak when they beat Duke only to fall again to fall to Virginia. Win against Clemson will help.
19. Wisconsin Beating Purdue's winning streak helped well Trevon Hughes and Jon Leuer are becoming tow of the better players in the Big Ten.
20. Ohio State One of the hottest teams, the Buckeyes try to continue with a win over West Virginia. Evan Turner has been hotter than ever lately.
21. Northern Iowa This team is getting Iowa fans happy about hoops again. Talk about guys like Jordan Eglseder.
22. Ole Miss Terrico White and Chris Warren form a great guard combo well the inside game will help.
23. Mississippi State After high expectations State fell early but have rallied to a strong season with Jarvis Varnado.
24. Butler Butler is a little clone of Mississippi State, starting high and falling down. Matt Howard needs to be a big man.
25. UConn Jim Calhoun hopefully will not be a distraction as UConn looks to beat Texas with big mn Stanley Robinson and Jerome Dyson.
Other vote getters: Baylor, Vanderbilt, New Mexico and Florida State.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

SE: Saints vs. Vikings, Colts vs. Jets/Chargers


It's almost all set. In the NFC, the championship game will be the Saints vs. Vikings. New Orleans took down the Arizona Cardinals 45-14. Drew Brees had a big day going 23-32, 247 yards and three touchdowns. Reggie Bush also had a productive day with five carries for 84 yards and one touchdown. The Vikings Brett Favre went 15-24 for 234 yards and four touchdowns. Sidney Rice caught three of those four touchdowns and had six catches for 141 yards. My prediction: Saints, 34-28.

In the AFC championship it will be the Colts vs. the winner of the Jets and Chargers. Deep in the fourth the Jets are leading 17-14. The Colts are still dangerous as Peyton Manning won the MVP award. Austin Collie, Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon will help Manning out. The Jets need a turnover free game from Mark Sanchez and a monster performance from Thomas Jones. San Diego needs a healthy LaDanian Tomlinson and a strong defensive performance.My prediction Colts, 31-21.

Former Champs Fall Again, Purdue Continues Cold Streak


When, the Tar Heels lost Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington the Tar Heel's repeat hopes were drowned until the team reloaded. With a tough strength of schedule they had fallen to No. 13 in the nation now playing No. 18 Georgia Tech, who had already beat Duke this season. Georgia Tech had a strong inside game led by Derrick Favors. But, it was Iman Shumpert (right) who provided the spark in the 73-71 win. Shumpert had 30 points. Will Graves had 24 for the 'Heels.

Purdue had moved up to No. 4 in the nation and an undefeated record until Wisconsin beat them and they fell to No. 6 in the nation. Next, still in Big Ten play it was Ohio State who had a late run as guard Evan Turner dominated. Now, against Northwestern, the Boilermakers were bound to get a win, right? Wrong. Guard Michael Thompson scored 20 points and the 'Cats won 72-64, despite E'Twaun Moore's 24 and Robbie Hummel's 20. That's now three straight as the Boilermakers take on Illinois next.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Great Day Of College Basketball

Today, January 9th, the beasts of the Big East Georgetown and UConn play each other. UConn is led by Jerome Dyson and big man Stanley Robinson well Georgetown is led by forward Greg Monroe. My prediction: Dyson will have a big game and the Huskies will come out with a big win.

In the ACC, number five Duke takes on seventeen Georgia Tech. Duke has a strong guard in Jon Scheyer but the Blue Devils need help inside. The Yellow Jackets are the opposite, a strong inside game with young phenom Derrick Favors and Gani Lawal. My prediction: Duke escapes with a close in as Scheyer scores a double-double.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Final Rankings


Since some of my other final rankings weren't accurate so I made another post.
1.Alabama
2.Boise State
3.Florida
4.Texas
5.Ohio State
6.TCU
7.Iowa
8.Cincinnati
9.Oregon
10.BYU
11.Penn State
12.Virginia Tech
13.Georgia Tech
14.Nebraska
15.Pittsburgh
16.Wisonsin
17.LSU
18.Utah
19.USC
20.Miami
21.Ole Miss
22.Texas Tech
23.Central Michigan
24.West Vrginia
25.Oregon State
Other recieving votes:Oklahoma State,Navy, Houston and Oklahoma.

Alabama Takes Down Texas


Last night, in the Citi BCS National Championship game it was 'Bama who took down Texas. Colt McCoy got injured early hurting Texas's chances but Garret Gilbert, the freshman who filled in showed that Texas has a bright future. Jordan Shipley had a monster game. In the past Heisman winners had a tough time in big games but Ingram scored 2 touchdowns.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

SE:Vikings Clinch Bye, Ravens Win

In the NFC playoff mix, the Minnesota Vikings destroyed the New York Giants, 44-7 in the final game of the season to finish 12-4. The Giants finished off the season 8-8 a huge disappointment after starting off the season 5-0. Brett Favre had 316 pass yards and four touchdowns in the win.But, in order to clinch a first round bye, the Eagles had to lose to the Cowboys. The did, 24-0. Donavan McNabb played decent but Philly never got anything going. Now, the Cowboys finish 11-5 and will play the Eagles again in the playoffs against the 11-5 Eagles again. The Cardinals got beat by the Packers and will play against each other again.

In the AFC things got a little clearer, the Ravens (9-7) won 21-13 over the Raiders. The Texans (9-7) beat the Patriots but need the Jets to lose to the Bengals tonight. The game is currently in progress Jets leading 10-0. The Broncos (8-8) lost to the Chiefs eliminating them from the playoffs. Miami lost falling to 7-9 well Pittsburgh rolled on 30-24. The Ravens look like they have clinched and if the Jets keep things up they will clinch. Don't count out Houston or Pittsburgh.

BCS National Championship


Texas inched by Nebraska in the Big 12 championship well Alabama played great on their way past No.1 Florida. Now the two teams will face off. Alabama running back Mark Ingram and Greg McElroy will lead the offense. On defense, big tackle Terrence Cody is dominant well linebacker Rolando McClain is just as good. On speacial teams, Javier Arenas (right) is very skilled.
The 'Horns are led by the passing combo of Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley. On defense, talented end Sergio Kindle and defensive back Earl Thomas. The speacial teams is decent. All and all the Crimson Tide are the better team. Score:Alabama,38 Texas,28.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Final Top 25 Rankings


1.Alabama(if win against Texas)
2.TCU(if win against Boise State)
3.Florida
4.Ohio State Don't Underestimate Pryor and the Buckeyes
5.Cincinnati
6.Texas
7.Georgia Tech(if win against Iowa)
8.Boise State(if loss against TCU)
9.Oregon
10.BYU
11.Virginia Tech
12.Nebraska
13.Iowa(if loss against Georgia Tech)
14.Pittsburgh
15.Utah
16.LSU
17.USC
18.Miami
19.Wisconsin
20.Oklahoma State(if win against Ole Miss)
21.West Virginia
22.Central Michigan(if win against Troy)
23.Oregon State
24.Stanford
25.Oklahoma

Florida Destroys Cincinnati, Ohio State Takes Down Oregon

Oh, what an interesting New Year's Day. In the granddaddy of them all No. 8 Ohio State proved that a Big Ten team can win the Rose Bowl. Terrell Pryor looked like a great quarterback sniping down receivers and being able to scramble when appropriate.
Meanwhile, Ohio State's defense took down Oregon's strongest weapon Jeremiah Masoli and the play action. Ohio finishes off the season 11-2 and in my mind should move up to four or five in the nation.

Two things killed Cincinnati last night in their horrible appearance in the Sugar Bowl in which they lost 51-24. Tackling Florida and their Gator offense and the loss of Brian Kelly. Kelly was an all-star coach leading a down Bearcat program to national supremacy. Well he's in Notre Dame and this is what he left at Cincinnati, a team that lost to a down Florida team by almost four touchdowns.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Sugar Bowl

You talk about big. Before this game both teams had many distractions Cincinnati losing Brian Kelly to Notre Dame and Florida is losing all-star coach Urban Meyer after this game. Cincinnati squeaked past Pittsburgh in the Big East championship but will still have some momentum. Florida lacks momentum but all in all is a better team. Score:Florida,31 Cincinnati,27.