NBA 2012 January Highlights (by m2e1iriko)
As he so often does, Spencer Hall sums up a overwhelming event in college football with wit, style, and substance.
If I could add anything, it would be that the legend and the man became one toward the twilight of Paterno’s career, even perhaps in his own mind.
Joe had absolute power in Happy Valley, and as we all know, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Even for a man of Paterno’s iron will, corruption’s pull wears away at the hardest resolve. In the end, Joe Paterno succumbed to the temptation of absolute power and those around him enabled that downfall by indulging an old icon and allowing him to become a tyrant of his own making. It could happen to any one of us, and in most it probably would have happened much sooner.
And it’s a shame. Not just because his legacy is tarnished, but because all of the good that he did for thousands of student-athletes, for Penn State as a place of learning, for college football as a whole- is now colored by what he did not do. He did not live up to the high moral standard asked everyone else to live up to.
In the end, I don’t believe that one wrong act can nullify decades of good. I think Paterno really did wish he could take it all back and do the right thing, not because it would make him and his legacy untarnished once more, but because when it came time for him to live up to the legend he had made himself to be, he found himself just a flawed old man, unable to do the right thing when it mattered most.
Yup. Fuck this season. Bring on 2012!
YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
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Y’know what? That’s pretty awesome. People give Tim Tebow a ton of shit, but being able to laugh at people mocking you diffuses it pretty well. Now, if he could just work on the people mocking his throwing motion…
“Tebowing with Tebow!!!!! <3 <3 <3”
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I’m sorry, but fuck James Harrison. If you hit a guy helmet to helmet once, it’s an accident. Twice, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. But if you keep doing it over and over again and apparently think that it’s funny? You’re a fucking asshole who shouldn’t have the privilege to make a living playing a sport.
James Harrison is a dirty player and giving him just a one-game suspension sends the wrong message in regards to the NFL’s stance on helmet to helmet hits. It’s a slap on the wrist. If the NFL were serious, they’d suspending him through the remainder of the season. He’s a repeat offender, for crying out loud.
James Harrison tweets his response to news of his suspension for a helmet-to-helmet Colt McCoy hit.
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Well, That Happened 2011 - BCS Edition
So it’s a rematch.
Never mind that Alabama already lost to LSU.
Never mind that Alabama didn’t win their division.
Never mind that Alabama didn’t play in their conference title game.
Never mind that only three of Alabama’s wins came against teams that ended the season with a winning record.
Never mind that Oklahoma State beat seven teams who ended the season with a winning record.
Never mind that there are 119 other teams in the FBS. Some of them even deserving of a shot at the national title, despite not being named Alabama.
Never mind that, in five of the seven computer rankings, Oklahoma State was #2. It was the human voters who found it necessary to keep the ‘Pokes at #3, despite the ass-whipping they handed to #10 Oklahoma. What highly ranked team did Alabama beat this week? Oh yeah, that’s right, they didn’t play anyone. They were eliminated from their own conference title game. Curious…
Despite all of those factors, it’s going to be LSU v. Alabama in New Orleans on January 9th. Oklahoma State is going to have to settle for Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl. Andrew Luck doesn’t have the horses to outscore the Cowboys and Stanford’s defense isn’t fast enough to stay with Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon and Joseph Randle.
So, where are we if Alabama beats LSU close in January? They would end the season 1-1 head to head. Do they share the national title? If Okie State blows the doors off Stanford, do they have a claim at the title? Is there any way I can talk myself into not hating this matchup? Probably not. Let’s stop talking about it.
Giving a cursory look at the remainder of the bowl schedule, here are some big questions I have:
1. Arkansas State v. Northern Illinois in the GoDaddy dot com Bowl is going to be a fun matchup. Lots of points and excitement.
2. UCLA v. Illinois in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is the exact opposite of fun and exciting. In fact, it’s the poster child for those who complain that there are too many bowl games. Neither of these teams deserves to play another game and we certainly don’t deserve to suffer through it.
3. Wisconsin v. Oregon in the Rose Bowl should be a very good game. Two well-rounded teams that are well-coached. Great matchup.
4. Ohio State v. Florida in the Gator Bowl is an abomination. Heaven help the poor souls who attend/watch this one.
5. Texas A&M has no business playing in a bowl. For that matter the following teams should not have received bowl bids at all, in my opinion - Texas A&M, UCLA, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi State.
6. TCU and Boise State are going to make mincemeat of their opponents, Louisiana Tech and Arizona State, respectively.
7. Washington v. Baylor in the Alamo Bowl could be a very interesting undercard bowl game. If Keith Price and Chris Polk can keep up with RGIII and the Baylor offense, that is.
8. Not bowl-related, but Robert Griffin III deserves the Heisman. If I had a ballot, it would read - RGIII, Tyrann Matheiu, Montee Ball, Andrew Luck, Trent Richardson. Mathieu was a game-changer like none other, despite not playing offense. Montee Ball had a slightly better season in total yards than Trent Richardson and happened to score 12 more TDs than him. Will he be a better NFL back? Who knows, but he was better this year.
Griffin had multiple Heisman moments this season, from the opening game all the way through the thrashing of Texas. The fact that he plays for Baylor doesn’t matter. If he doesn’t win, the Heisman means even less than I previously thought and we should probably start ignoring it.
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Why doesn’t this make me feel any better?
Take a break from hand-wringing over the impending BCS implications of what transpired tonight with Dikembe…
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My Best Guesses 2011: Championship Week
I know I’m late on this again. I also know that I didn’t get a chance to pick the Pac-12 championship game. Oh well. UCLA made it a little more interesting than people thought it would be, but I chalk that up to Oregon completely overlooking them.
Let’s go to the conference title games as well as two Big 12 games that really matter; Bedlam- which has BCS title game implications and the Texas/Baylor game- which has Heisman implications.
Last week: 3-2 / All-time: 123-68
No. 24 Southern Miss at No. 6 Houston - I don’t think the Cougs trip up here. It would be fitting if they did, but Case Keenum is a veteran leader and he knows what’s at stake here.
Houston wins, 45-31
No. 22 Texas at No. 17 Baylor - RGIII has been cleared to play in what could be an ugly game. Texas plays good defense and should be able to get pressure on Griffin and slow the game down to help their inept offense stay in it when they face Baylor’s awful defense. Still, I think Griffin has another “Heisman moment.”
Baylor wins, 27-21
No. 14 Georgia vs. No. 1 LSU - Can Georgia play David to LSU’s Goliath? It doesn’t seem likely, but I’d be damned if I don’t want to see it happen. So let’s go ahead and pick Georgia. They have a solid defense and an emerging offense.
Georgia wins (somehow), 24-22
No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 3 Oklahoma State - Bedlam. This one is simple. If Okie State wins convincingly, they will have a good shot at the BCS title game. If Oklahoma wins or keeps it close, well…
Okie State wins, 45-24
No. 5 Virginia Tech vs. No. 20 Clemson - Clemson won earlier in the year, 23-3. I don’t think that happens again. Frank Beamer’s teams always play better as the year goes on and Clemson has been sliding for the past few weeks. It’s awful tough to bounce back against that Hokie defense.
Virginia Tech wins, 31-13
No. 15 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Michigan State - The first matchup between these two teams was a classic. I expect this one to be a classic, too. This time, Wisconsin finishes the job.
Wisconsin wins, 27-20
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So that’s why I find myself so interested in soccer matches, even though I barely understand how strategy works on the pitch, because it’s FUCKING FASCINATING TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE SHIT OUT FOR YOURSELF AND WATCH A TEAM PLAY AS A SINGLE, COHESIVE UNIT.
