Monthly Archives: December 2009
Here’s Why Husky Fans Don’t Want a Playoff
Ladies and gentlemen, your NCAA football playoff champions, the Oregon Ducks. Thanks to Fark.com for the link.
Here's Why Husky Fans Don't Want a Playoff
Ladies and gentlemen, your NCAA football playoff champions, the Oregon Ducks. Thanks to Fark.com for the link.
Pac-10 Expansion Might Be Bad News
With all the talk about the Pac-10 expanding to 12 teams, I think there are two unavoidable facts to consider. — Expansion is inevitable. Out of BYU, Utah, Boise State and Colorado, I’m guessing two of them will join the Pac-10 in the next several years. I don’t know how realistic Colorado is; the Big […]
Pujols or Rodriguez?
We are seeing plenty of these lists these days, but here’s Rob Neyer’s ranking of the 100 greatest baseball players of the decade. The top five: Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro. Some other selections that are interesting, because they seem either too high or too low: No. 11 Scott Rolen; […]
The Blazers and Short Shot Clocks
Great work by Ben Golliver at BlazersEdge.com, digging up some fascinating stats about the Blazers and the shot clock. Golliver credits Synergy Sports for these gems about short shot clocks — shots taken with less than four seconds on the clock: . . . — Portland has had more field-goal attempts on a short clock […]
Locker’s Decision Makes Sense
I’m not the one who stands to make millions of dollars, but it seems as though Jake Locker’s decision to stay in school was a no-brainer. Because while everybody seems to talk about how much a player could make if he comes out, they never talk about his long-term prospects. . . . The cautionary […]
Locker's Decision Makes Sense
I’m not the one who stands to make millions of dollars, but it seems as though Jake Locker’s decision to stay in school was a no-brainer. Because while everybody seems to talk about how much a player could make if he comes out, they never talk about his long-term prospects. . . . The cautionary […]
One Heisman Ballot, If I Had One
I definitely would have Ndamukong Suh first on my ballot. The guy is simply the best player in college football. I typically lean toward quarterbacks, because that clearly is the most important position on the field. But with no quarterbacks being particularly outstanding this year, I would vote for Suh, Toby Gerhart, and then Colt […]
Our Readers Are Smart
On Tuesday, we had a question about which Stanford player has finished the highest in the Heisman voting. The answer we listed was John Elway, who was second in 1982. This must have come as quite a shock to Jim Plunkett, who won the award for Stanford in 1970. Fortunately, I had many, many e-mails […]
Want A College Football Playoff? Read This
Personally, I don’t want a playoff. That’s just me. I recognize that I am in the minority, and I can live with that. But what drives me nuts is all the proposals that have no chance of working. Wetzel avoids the two most common mistakes: — A four-team or eight-team playoff? This will never, ever […]