Once again if you didn't see it on Twitter or Facebook, I would like to apologize for no posts this weekend. I do not have a computer right now therefore it makes it damn near impossible to get on a computer just to blog. The next couple days we will look at Wrap-up of Saturday/Sunday, Greg Oden, Jimmy Clausen, and the annual What-If BCS Playoffs.
Saturday supposed National Championship game didn't live up to the hype, rather saw a dominate Alabama team destroyed the Florida Gators and Tim Tebow. The Tide did things to the Florida defense that we haven't seen all year. Marc Ingram could be the best pure running back in college football since Adrian Peterson plus the scary thing is Ingram might be better at this point in his career. Greg McElroy also impressed me to the fullest; I watched Bama over Thanksgiving Break and didn't seem even close to Florida's level. If I picked this game, I would believe Florida wins by two scores but the opening drive where Bama marches to get just a field goal showed they were here to play. Then add to the fact, Tebow and company did nothing on their first drive set the pace for the rest of the game.
The one thing that troubles to me to understand is why everyone who doesn't like Florida or Tebow thoroughly enjoyed Tebow crying after the game? Some (like my roommate B-Squared) feel that crying isn't a part of sports and makes them look like a synonym for a house cat. Get a life, football or any other sport takes a very emotional toll on people more so than others. Their emotions get the best of them leading them to crying. Leave Tebow alone and the same with Adam Morrison in years past.
Now on to the next topic, how lucky did Cincinnati get this weekend? The Pitt-Cincy game was one I deemed over at 31-10 Pitt, E would remind me about how wrong I was about all of this. Notre Dame er... Cincinnati Head Coach Brian Kelly decided to keep in Tony Pike leading a huge comeback plus the missed extra point with less than two minutes left by the Panthers. Poor Pittsburgh sports team they have worst special teams then the Jersey Shore education. Dion Lewis will be a Heisman candidate next year too although forty-nine carries might be ridiculous.
Texas beat Nebraska barely 13-12 without the help of Colt McCoy who likely will not get the Heisman because of this game and Ingram's performance completely better. Texas could be in for a long night against Alabama because who have they really beat? Seriously answer me that question? The only one worth a damn is Oklahoma State but honestly, I do not believe they are not that good personally. Ndamukong Suh is the best NFL-ready player, he flustered McCoy the entire night and he is the scariest player I have seen in years past. He might be 24's Benjamin Umbaka son for all we know.
-Charlie.
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Thursday Night Picks
Since I am do not have a computer right now, thanks to the wonderful craftsmanship of HP I will be unable to all my picks in today. So I am going to give my picks for both of the games tonight in NFL and College Football.
NFL: NY Jets (5-6) at Buffalo (4-7)- I completely agree with Tony Kornheiser that it doesn't make sense that these teams play in Toronto when they are both from New York. This is a big time rivalry and it's being played north of the border. Supposedly, TO ran his mouth about the Jets and its obvious that he hasn't met Darrelle Revis. I think this game will be an utter snoozer for multiple reasons, just the sole fact its the Jets-Bills. I do not trust the Sanchise in cold weather and the Bills figured out how to frustrate him, which proved to be the blueprint for other teams as well. Although I think Fred Jackson and the Harvard man get it done tonight. BUFF 16-10
CFB: #16 Oregon State at #7 Oregon- The Civil War hasn't meant this much in long time. A trip to go to the Rose Bowl, the Beavers first trip since 1964. The one thing I do is these games always produce classics to watch over and over again. Probably a top five rivalry game for me personally to watch. I do not like that it's Sean Canfield's first time to the Autzen Zoo but Jacquizz Rodgers is a difference maker. The other thing I noticed is Jeremiah Masoli steps up in the spotlight; he loves the prime time games and seems to always have big games. The game will be a nail biter for Mitch until quarter four when Masoli and company pull away. ORE 38-28
-Charlie.
NFL: NY Jets (5-6) at Buffalo (4-7)- I completely agree with Tony Kornheiser that it doesn't make sense that these teams play in Toronto when they are both from New York. This is a big time rivalry and it's being played north of the border. Supposedly, TO ran his mouth about the Jets and its obvious that he hasn't met Darrelle Revis. I think this game will be an utter snoozer for multiple reasons, just the sole fact its the Jets-Bills. I do not trust the Sanchise in cold weather and the Bills figured out how to frustrate him, which proved to be the blueprint for other teams as well. Although I think Fred Jackson and the Harvard man get it done tonight. BUFF 16-10
CFB: #16 Oregon State at #7 Oregon- The Civil War hasn't meant this much in long time. A trip to go to the Rose Bowl, the Beavers first trip since 1964. The one thing I do is these games always produce classics to watch over and over again. Probably a top five rivalry game for me personally to watch. I do not like that it's Sean Canfield's first time to the Autzen Zoo but Jacquizz Rodgers is a difference maker. The other thing I noticed is Jeremiah Masoli steps up in the spotlight; he loves the prime time games and seems to always have big games. The game will be a nail biter for Mitch until quarter four when Masoli and company pull away. ORE 38-28
-Charlie.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Something Tells me Tiger isn't Welcomed at any LPGA Events....
And there you have it... It has been revealed that some cocktail waitress from Los Angeles admitted to having a two and half year affair with one Tiger Woods. The funniest thing about the whole thing is that this girl was on Tool Academy on VH1. For those who do not watch reality television as much as I do, Tool Academy is a trashy show about how boyfriends (tools) act in the douchiest possible ways and their girlfriends likely find out they have cheated.
Anyways, Jamiee Grubbs (Of course this is not a traditional way to spell Jamie, Tiger should have known problems where on the rise) decided to get 15 to 30 minutes of fame and run with it. Releasing a voicemail from Tiger and there are 300 text messages from Tiger, which according to friend of the Corner, Eric tells me that they could be consisted of what one would call sexting. Basically, Tiger is screwed. Simple as that, some of the endorsement money will go away for awhile and maybe Elin divorces him translating into half of Tiger's worth no matter if a prenup was set up.
One thing I do not get and Eric once again pointed this out to me. Tiger is very comparable to anonymous roommate of mine. We shall call him Floyd. Floyd doesn't like to let know where he goes at pretty much all times leaving us to wonder where Floyd is. Unlike the rest of us who know pretty much where everyone is at all times. None of really care about Floyd's personal life but because he keeps it so guarded, speculation builds and we give him shit for it. If Floyd is leaving, at least he could give us a bullshit excuse to lose interest in his life.
This relates to Tiger because he is hiding just like Floyd does. Now everyone in sports and celebrity gossip world is speculating what's next about Tiger? If he just came out and said "Hey I cheated, screwed up, Elin and I are going to group counseling to figure this out to save our two young children from going through a divorce." That's it, over and done with it in about three weeks. Now this will become a multi-month story and be the biggest build-up to a PGA event in January since God knows when. Tiger needs to do major PR work and try his best to get the celebrity media hounds off his ass.
I hate the fact that US Weekly and TMZ cover this more than ESPN. They want to protect Tiger just like everyone else in the sports world therefore you are letting these gossip magazines take all of your stories. Is this what's going to be the standard. I have paged through my fair share of US Weekly's (sad I know) and never could I remember seeing Tiger Woods in there. ESPN did a shitty job of reporting this because Tiger is a Godsend to that network and endangering that friendship would be detrimental.
Once again, I said it last week... I will still support Tiger. Everybody screws up in life and due to being in the public eye, people have to find out his transgressions as Tiger liked to call it. I said earlier this has a 50% chance of screwing 2010 for him, I have moved that to 65%. Something tells me sadly, this isn't the end of it. Once US Weekly puts you on a cover, you are there for a month unless something happens bigger. Pray for that Tiger.
-Charlie.
Anyways, Jamiee Grubbs (Of course this is not a traditional way to spell Jamie, Tiger should have known problems where on the rise) decided to get 15 to 30 minutes of fame and run with it. Releasing a voicemail from Tiger and there are 300 text messages from Tiger, which according to friend of the Corner, Eric tells me that they could be consisted of what one would call sexting. Basically, Tiger is screwed. Simple as that, some of the endorsement money will go away for awhile and maybe Elin divorces him translating into half of Tiger's worth no matter if a prenup was set up.
One thing I do not get and Eric once again pointed this out to me. Tiger is very comparable to anonymous roommate of mine. We shall call him Floyd. Floyd doesn't like to let know where he goes at pretty much all times leaving us to wonder where Floyd is. Unlike the rest of us who know pretty much where everyone is at all times. None of really care about Floyd's personal life but because he keeps it so guarded, speculation builds and we give him shit for it. If Floyd is leaving, at least he could give us a bullshit excuse to lose interest in his life.
This relates to Tiger because he is hiding just like Floyd does. Now everyone in sports and celebrity gossip world is speculating what's next about Tiger? If he just came out and said "Hey I cheated, screwed up, Elin and I are going to group counseling to figure this out to save our two young children from going through a divorce." That's it, over and done with it in about three weeks. Now this will become a multi-month story and be the biggest build-up to a PGA event in January since God knows when. Tiger needs to do major PR work and try his best to get the celebrity media hounds off his ass.
I hate the fact that US Weekly and TMZ cover this more than ESPN. They want to protect Tiger just like everyone else in the sports world therefore you are letting these gossip magazines take all of your stories. Is this what's going to be the standard. I have paged through my fair share of US Weekly's (sad I know) and never could I remember seeing Tiger Woods in there. ESPN did a shitty job of reporting this because Tiger is a Godsend to that network and endangering that friendship would be detrimental.
Once again, I said it last week... I will still support Tiger. Everybody screws up in life and due to being in the public eye, people have to find out his transgressions as Tiger liked to call it. I said earlier this has a 50% chance of screwing 2010 for him, I have moved that to 65%. Something tells me sadly, this isn't the end of it. Once US Weekly puts you on a cover, you are there for a month unless something happens bigger. Pray for that Tiger.
-Charlie.
NBA Weekly: Ivo Back to Philly and Ron-Ron Loves Hennessy
Here is one of our favorite posts, which is the NBA Weekly. We usually take two NBA topics make them into one column to get to my readers faster. If you follow me on Twitter (/chuckscorner), a fan of Facebook (Chuck's Corner), or just like to read my stuff, thank you for it.
The Return of the Answer: For some reason everyone seems to be excited that Allen Iverson is returning to Philadelphia 76ers to relive the glory days where he once screamed about practice! We talkin' bout' practice!!! Sorry I had to do it one more time, always good to bring back. This isn't a good move for the team chemistry and once again, the Sixers are overrated. Elton Brand isn't playing well and the only real thing they have going for them is Andre Iguodala. Iverson will disrupt team chemistry... why? Because he always does, since Philly he hasn't gone to a team and not caused problems. Coming back to the City of Brotherly Love will make no difference. The Sixers realized they were losing money and decided they need more ticket money therefore bring back the hero of the early 2000s for the town. After the honeymoon is over in a couple weeks, people will realize that he is a shell of his former self.
Bless your Heart Ron: In my opinion, this tops the Tiger Woods scandal going on right now. Ron Artest admitted to drinking Hennessey during halftime of games while playing for the Chicago Bulls. Now most would be outraged but you know why I cannot? It's Ron Artest! Nothing this guy does surprises me anymore especially after the Michael Jackson Tribute and the Jimmy Kimmel Show. I probably should be more upset, but in all honesty, I think after the Malice in the Palace he truly turned his life around somewhat, still batshit crazy. Although a couple things I wonder about is how the hell does he play basketball after taking sips of Hennessey at halftime? I would love to see the splits from those years. "Oh look at those second-half numbers, Ron must have drunk a half a bottle!" It cannot be good and I do wonder if the drinking increases when the Bulls were getting blown out or winning big. Maybe Jamie Foxx was right.. Blame it on the Henny.
-Charlie.
The Return of the Answer: For some reason everyone seems to be excited that Allen Iverson is returning to Philadelphia 76ers to relive the glory days where he once screamed about practice! We talkin' bout' practice!!! Sorry I had to do it one more time, always good to bring back. This isn't a good move for the team chemistry and once again, the Sixers are overrated. Elton Brand isn't playing well and the only real thing they have going for them is Andre Iguodala. Iverson will disrupt team chemistry... why? Because he always does, since Philly he hasn't gone to a team and not caused problems. Coming back to the City of Brotherly Love will make no difference. The Sixers realized they were losing money and decided they need more ticket money therefore bring back the hero of the early 2000s for the town. After the honeymoon is over in a couple weeks, people will realize that he is a shell of his former self.
Bless your Heart Ron: In my opinion, this tops the Tiger Woods scandal going on right now. Ron Artest admitted to drinking Hennessey during halftime of games while playing for the Chicago Bulls. Now most would be outraged but you know why I cannot? It's Ron Artest! Nothing this guy does surprises me anymore especially after the Michael Jackson Tribute and the Jimmy Kimmel Show. I probably should be more upset, but in all honesty, I think after the Malice in the Palace he truly turned his life around somewhat, still batshit crazy. Although a couple things I wonder about is how the hell does he play basketball after taking sips of Hennessey at halftime? I would love to see the splits from those years. "Oh look at those second-half numbers, Ron must have drunk a half a bottle!" It cannot be good and I do wonder if the drinking increases when the Bulls were getting blown out or winning big. Maybe Jamie Foxx was right.. Blame it on the Henny.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Carlos Dunlap is Sleepy
All the time, we talked about how athletes are selfish, do not really care about the team, and its a "me thing instead of a "we thing. Usually, it's about pro football, basketball, baseball not college. Except, this time it's all about the selfishness of Carlos Dunlap, the defensive end for the Florida Gators.
Dunlap, this morning was arrested and put in jail with a DUI. He fell asleep at the wheel at a green light. On a Monday night nonetheless, which when I played college football... Tuesday was our hardest day. Therefore explain to me why Dunlap spent the night drinking heavily? I do not want to preach not drinking because it is something that we all do at various nights but never endanger your team in the most important game of the year. I cannot believe someone would be as selfish as Dunlap last night. At least if you do drink no reason to take your car out for a joy ride. In addition, Mel Kiper Jr projected him the third pick in the NFL Draft right now, imagine if something serious would have happened to Dunlap last night.
I am not blaming Urban Meyer for this because you cannot expect him to be a babysitter for young adults. Things like this happen all the time with major programs, but never in a situation such as this one. Usually, DUI, drunk in public and fights happen on the weekends after a game or during the off-season. Coaches handle it accordingly by running the players or suspending them for the first game of the year if the incident happened close to the season.
If I am a fan of Florida, of course I do not want Dunlap suspended. Brandon Spikes, Florida's Middle Linebacker and Dunlap are the biggest keys to the Florida's front seven. Not to mention, going up against Heisman candidate Marc Ingram, big time rut roh. As an outsider looking in, Dunlap deserves to be suspended. He did something detrimental to his team, which most of the time warrants suspension. I have no idea what I would do if I am Urban Meyer, but knowing the guy I believe Meyer is, he will suspend Dunlap for the game.
-Charlie.
Dunlap, this morning was arrested and put in jail with a DUI. He fell asleep at the wheel at a green light. On a Monday night nonetheless, which when I played college football... Tuesday was our hardest day. Therefore explain to me why Dunlap spent the night drinking heavily? I do not want to preach not drinking because it is something that we all do at various nights but never endanger your team in the most important game of the year. I cannot believe someone would be as selfish as Dunlap last night. At least if you do drink no reason to take your car out for a joy ride. In addition, Mel Kiper Jr projected him the third pick in the NFL Draft right now, imagine if something serious would have happened to Dunlap last night.
I am not blaming Urban Meyer for this because you cannot expect him to be a babysitter for young adults. Things like this happen all the time with major programs, but never in a situation such as this one. Usually, DUI, drunk in public and fights happen on the weekends after a game or during the off-season. Coaches handle it accordingly by running the players or suspending them for the first game of the year if the incident happened close to the season.
If I am a fan of Florida, of course I do not want Dunlap suspended. Brandon Spikes, Florida's Middle Linebacker and Dunlap are the biggest keys to the Florida's front seven. Not to mention, going up against Heisman candidate Marc Ingram, big time rut roh. As an outsider looking in, Dunlap deserves to be suspended. He did something detrimental to his team, which most of the time warrants suspension. I have no idea what I would do if I am Urban Meyer, but knowing the guy I believe Meyer is, he will suspend Dunlap for the game.
-Charlie.
When the Saints Go Marching In....
Cheesy title but I am really not in the mood to make a creative title. If you want a non-paying job creating titles for me, let me know. Anyways, the New Orleans Saints dominated the New England Patriots last night in a rousing 38-17, there were so many things that impressed me last night about the Saints.
First off, their secondary impressed me playing without a couple of their key cogs, I thought Touchdown Tom was set for a monster day and the Pats would expose some things that we haven't seen about the Saints. Mike McKenzie and Darren Sharper look like the versions that we as Packer fans all saw in the early 2000s. Also I commented on this but I wish the Packers could have taken a look at McKenzie after Al Harris went down for the season.
New Orleans' overall defense has been better than anyone could have imagined. Gregg Williams is a mastermind and Jonathan Vilma in my opinion is one of the better middle linebackers in the NFL. Vilma makes the defense go and if he is getting into the mix, it will be a long night for offenses.
Next, the Saints rushing attack is about as lethal as Mark "the Shark" Titus' three-point jumper. If you dont know Titus then we aren't friends. The combination of Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell alone makes it so hard for teams to scheme against New Orleans because you have to worry about both the running/passing game. Add a healthy Reggie Bush that is when the New Orleans offense becomes really dynamic. One of my readers Mike commented on this last night and believes this is why the Saints would win. Good call Mike.
Quick notes about the Patriots... They will only win their first round playoff game if they play Jacksonville, Baltimore, or maybe Denver again. It would be a road game and those are opponents in my opinion that the Pats defense could stop. Tom Brady is fine, just rattled by the Saints overall defense and their offense isn't the problem. The fact the once-strong Patriot D isn't the same anymore is a whole world of hurt for them.
The final comment I have is Devery Henderson is a real fantasy asshole. He puts up two points against Tampa Bay who is the equivalent to New Zealand's army then plays an AFC East leader New England, he goes off for 20. This is the difference between going 2-1 this week instead I go 0-3. Damn you Devery.
-Charlie.
First off, their secondary impressed me playing without a couple of their key cogs, I thought Touchdown Tom was set for a monster day and the Pats would expose some things that we haven't seen about the Saints. Mike McKenzie and Darren Sharper look like the versions that we as Packer fans all saw in the early 2000s. Also I commented on this but I wish the Packers could have taken a look at McKenzie after Al Harris went down for the season.
New Orleans' overall defense has been better than anyone could have imagined. Gregg Williams is a mastermind and Jonathan Vilma in my opinion is one of the better middle linebackers in the NFL. Vilma makes the defense go and if he is getting into the mix, it will be a long night for offenses.
Next, the Saints rushing attack is about as lethal as Mark "the Shark" Titus' three-point jumper. If you dont know Titus then we aren't friends. The combination of Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell alone makes it so hard for teams to scheme against New Orleans because you have to worry about both the running/passing game. Add a healthy Reggie Bush that is when the New Orleans offense becomes really dynamic. One of my readers Mike commented on this last night and believes this is why the Saints would win. Good call Mike.
Quick notes about the Patriots... They will only win their first round playoff game if they play Jacksonville, Baltimore, or maybe Denver again. It would be a road game and those are opponents in my opinion that the Pats defense could stop. Tom Brady is fine, just rattled by the Saints overall defense and their offense isn't the problem. The fact the once-strong Patriot D isn't the same anymore is a whole world of hurt for them.
The final comment I have is Devery Henderson is a real fantasy asshole. He puts up two points against Tampa Bay who is the equivalent to New Zealand's army then plays an AFC East leader New England, he goes off for 20. This is the difference between going 2-1 this week instead I go 0-3. Damn you Devery.
-Charlie.
Bobby Bowden Hangs up the Sun Hat
Can someone confirmed that the thing he wears out to the games is known as a sun hat? I am pretty sure I am right but just want this site to be as legit as possible. If you have heard, another college coach is stepping down, the iconic Bobby Bowden. Now I am not a big fan of Bowden, but you still have to respect the things he accomplished in his 34 years at Florida State.
If you look clearly on statistics, Bowden is the greatest coach in the past twenty-five years. The fact that the Seminoles haven't missed a bowl game since 1981 is absolutely astounding if you think about it. In College Football, every team has their down years where they may miss a bowl game but even when down still have enough to make the bowl games. This is another great stat; Bowden from 1987 to 2001 never had a team finished with more than two losses. Do not forget the two National Championships reeled in by Florida State in six years plus two runner-ups in that span then another one the following year. If you are good at math that means 66% of the National Championships involved Florida State in six years.
People loved playing for Bowden at Florida State in the 80s and 90s BUT...
The 2000s hit. For whatever reasons places like Miami and Florida became more attractive. Miami riddled with problems until the mid-90s finally got their shit together bringing in guys like Andre Johnson, Frank Gore, Willis McGehee, Jonathan Vilma to name a few. Same with Florida once Urban Meyer got there with the spread is the sexy offense right now. Bowden lost the ability to recruit for reasons we still do not know and probably will never know.
The reason why I do not like Bowden is because he never seemed clean. Things that Bowden would do just made you think that the Seminoles just wanted to win, no matter the background of their players. People would call them the CrimiNoles, and questioned Bowden's credibility. Anytime Bowden's players got in trouble, they just slid by like nothing happened and really didn't suffer punishments. Bowden recently got in trouble in an academic scandal, which was not his first either.
COMPLETE SIDENOTE: You may disagree but the Program is a fictitious representation of Florida State. Same colors, same attitude, same sort of coach and you think I am crazy but watch the 1993 movie. The directors chose a team to get inspiration and it was Florida State.
I will never call Bobby Bowden the greatest college coach of the last 30 to 50 years because something isn't right and we do not know everything just like any other coach. But I do not feel the same way about Joe Paterno, Coach K, Bobby Knight even, and any other historic coach in college sports.
-Charlie.
PS: Jimbo Fisher if you do not go atleast 9-3 in your first year, welp see ya later, no doubt about it.
If you look clearly on statistics, Bowden is the greatest coach in the past twenty-five years. The fact that the Seminoles haven't missed a bowl game since 1981 is absolutely astounding if you think about it. In College Football, every team has their down years where they may miss a bowl game but even when down still have enough to make the bowl games. This is another great stat; Bowden from 1987 to 2001 never had a team finished with more than two losses. Do not forget the two National Championships reeled in by Florida State in six years plus two runner-ups in that span then another one the following year. If you are good at math that means 66% of the National Championships involved Florida State in six years.
People loved playing for Bowden at Florida State in the 80s and 90s BUT...
The 2000s hit. For whatever reasons places like Miami and Florida became more attractive. Miami riddled with problems until the mid-90s finally got their shit together bringing in guys like Andre Johnson, Frank Gore, Willis McGehee, Jonathan Vilma to name a few. Same with Florida once Urban Meyer got there with the spread is the sexy offense right now. Bowden lost the ability to recruit for reasons we still do not know and probably will never know.
The reason why I do not like Bowden is because he never seemed clean. Things that Bowden would do just made you think that the Seminoles just wanted to win, no matter the background of their players. People would call them the CrimiNoles, and questioned Bowden's credibility. Anytime Bowden's players got in trouble, they just slid by like nothing happened and really didn't suffer punishments. Bowden recently got in trouble in an academic scandal, which was not his first either.
COMPLETE SIDENOTE: You may disagree but the Program is a fictitious representation of Florida State. Same colors, same attitude, same sort of coach and you think I am crazy but watch the 1993 movie. The directors chose a team to get inspiration and it was Florida State.
I will never call Bobby Bowden the greatest college coach of the last 30 to 50 years because something isn't right and we do not know everything just like any other coach. But I do not feel the same way about Joe Paterno, Coach K, Bobby Knight even, and any other historic coach in college sports.
-Charlie.
PS: Jimbo Fisher if you do not go atleast 9-3 in your first year, welp see ya later, no doubt about it.
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