Ultimate Sports Weekend

Ok folks. This weekend is going to be the biggest sports weekend of my life. I am going to Vegas on Friday, and catching the Las Vegas Bowl as BYU takes on UCLA on Saturday night at 6 p.m. on ESPN. Then, just hours after the game, I am hopping on a plane and flying to Seattle to arrive within a few hours of kickoff as the Baltimore Ravens take on the Seattle Seahawks.

Two games, two states, 22 hours!

It will be done, oh yes, it will.

- A full report to come next week.

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The Woes of a Falcons Fan

Average Joe is still probably more of a pro sports fan than college, but it was interesting to see a fan-in-mourning's opinion:   

From Joe to Fan:   

It looks like Bobby Petrino turned out to be a bum, sorry about your team man.
Who are you rooting for in the playoffs? Colts? Packers?

-Average Joe

Response from Fan:   

I lamented the decision to hire that carpet-bagger way back when it happened if you'll remember.  I really thought at the time that Ken Whisenhunt was the man for the job.  He was, Petrino wasn't.  I lump Petrino in with Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, etc. -- all of those coaches just positioning themselves for their next job.  Thank goodness for guys like Bronco Mendenhall whose word actually means something.  I'm so done with the Falcons, I think even the most loyal Falcon fans are having a hard time with the way this season has gone.  I'm done with the NFL for that matter.  It's no secret that my interest in professional sports seems to decrease more each passing year.  Especially being here in the south, college sports are where it's at.  The people here figured that out long ago.  So as for who am I rooting for in the playoffs?  No one.  I know one thing, I hate Bill Bellicheat and the Patriots and I'll cheer for anything to happen that will prevent them from winning.  Including a multi-car crash with Tom Brady involved.  I hate those guys. I hate the Cowboys. Colts are good guys but they lost their appeal by winning last year. I hate the Steelers, etc.  I guess I like Brett Favre okay, but screw the NFL. I'll be so into college basketball by the time the playoffs roll around, it won't get much attention from me.

Sincerely, 

A Very Jaded Ex-Falcons Fan

Almost

I want to thank all 11 viewers we had that tuned into our webcast of the Monday Night Football game last night. It was a lot of fun and feel free to email me with any feedback you had (ideas for sprucing up the show, technical difficulties, etc.).

We had a lot of fun and laughs, and thanks again for typing in your questions and comments. The banter was a lot of fun. We'd also like to thank the sponsor, Frito Lays Munchies.

We are thinking about doing another one again, possibly Sunday Night's (December 9) Ravens vs. Colts matchup on NBC. Maybe even an upcoming nationally broadcast Jazz game on TNT or ESPN.

I was happy that the Ravens brought their best game of the season, and I wish they would have played the perfect game to come away with the victory. There were a few costly mental mistakes (Ed Reed's fumble after his INT, the errant Boller pass deep late in the game that was intercepted, and the timeout called by defensive coordinator Rex Ryan that nullified the final fourth-and-short stop). But hey, to beat the Patriots you have to play the perfect game, not the near perfect game.

Mad props to the Ravens offensive and defensive line for controlling the line of scrimmage the entire game, and to Kyle Boller for playing one of his best games of the season. He gets ripped apart by the media, but he is a gritty QB and has taken a lot in his five-year career.

I hope to do more commentary in the second half next time, but I got emotionally caught up in the game in the fourth quarter as those final eight minutes provided some of the most dramatic football of the season...

Hope to see ya next time!

Live Commentary: Ravens vs. Pats

Join me, Rhett and Mike right here Monday, December 3rd for our live commentary on the game! View it live right here! Watch ESPN for the actual game.



Chat it up with us! Don't mind the BYU - Tulsa thing. That's Ustream's problem.



If you have any problems, just go directly to the ustream link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ravens-vs-patriots

Excuses and Excuses

Last week, I was going to write a big preview for the Utah vs. BYU game, but I guess I was too busy/lazy... Just before the game, I predicted BYU by two touchdowns.. The game ended up being a huge borefest until the final 4 minutes... BYU won, but needed a little help from the officials late, so now I'll get to hear the Utes whine for the next year... So now I just want BYU to have a blowout victory because these close games allow for the losing team to have excuses galore...

Go Cougs, and yes Austin Collie is still open...

Sidenote: What the BYU basketball team did this weekend was actually a bigger story, but it was barely mentioned over the weekend because of the importance of football in our society...

Joe's Impromptu College Football Rant

Listen here.

This is while Jon and Rhett play Halo in the background.