--Yes, Yes, Yes!!! For the first time since 1960, Missouri is the #1 team in college football. After the big win over Kansas on Saturday night, Mizzou jumped from #4 to #1 in the AP, Harris and BCS rankings. A win over Oklahoma this coming Saturday in the Big 12 Championship game to be played at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, TX and the Tigers will be headed to New Orleans on Jan. 7 to play for the National Championship. Chase Daniel showed why he is one of the Heisman candidates this season and although he probably won't win it this year, he will have to be a front-runner for next season.
--Speaking of impressive, West Virginia looked incredible against #20 UConn, crushing the Huskies 66-21. Pat White, the impressive QB from West Virginia, is a force to be reckoned with and if things stay the way they are, it is going to be a great match up with Missouri's defense trying to find a way to stop White.
--I've been saying for several weeks now that I thought that LSU was overrated, and I was right. Losing to unranked Kentucky at home will probably be the excuse that Les Miles uses when he jumps ship and heads to Ann Arbor to take the Michigan job. He probably got some pointers on that move last week from Nick Saban.
--And speaking of Saban, wonder how long it's going to take for the lynch mob to start calling for Saban's now-shrinking head. With three losses to unranked teams and the loss to dreaded foe Auburn, it shouldn't be long. Most overrated coach in the history of football.
--I've thought for a while that the best move in sports in years was New England's acquisition of Randy Moss for a fourth round draft pick, but I'm starting to think that Boston made the move of the century (okay, I know the century is only 7 years old, give me a break) when they acquired Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Celts are 11-1 and look pretty much unbeatable. In his 13th season, it appears Garnett has finally found his place with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. You heard it here first: Celtics win the NBA championship next spring. Like Boston needs something else to cheer about.
--For anybody who watches "The Ultimate Fighter", you know that the big build up this year has been the welterweight fight at the UFC pay-per-view in December between former champ and UFC icon Matt Hughes and current champ Matt Serra. These two have faced off as coaches on this season's TUF and the dislike and lack of respect on both sides has made for some good moments on the show and great build up to the fight. Word came down this past Friday that Serra would not be able to make the fight in December due to a herniated disc in his back he suffered this past week while training. Yesterday it was announced that Hughes will fight George St. Pierre, the man Serra beat for the title and the winner of the Hughes-St. Pierre fight will meet Serra sometime next year if and when Serra is able to come back. Too bad really, I was looking forward to watching Matt Hughes kick Serra's foul-mouthed cocky butt all over the cage. Serra beat St. Pierre for the title with an illegal shot to the back of the head that the referee didn't see and GSP never recovered from. Serra was pretty much down the food chain in the welterweight division when he surprised GSP and even though he constantly has run his mouth saying he was going to destroy Hughes, conventional wisdom says that Serra probably couldn't last two rounds with one of the greatest champions in UFC history. Serra's injury is said to be legit, but I wonder........
--In baseball news, A-Rod and the Yankees have agreed on a $30 million dollar bonus package for his pursuit of the all-time home run record that would push his 10 year contract to $305 million dollars. I guess he just couldn't get by on that $275 million. Other baseball rumors include a potentially big one that the Oakland A's might try to move either Danny Haren or Joe Blanton, both top-notch starters, in the hope of garnering some great young prospects. Note to GM Billy Beane: Starting pitching is WAY too hard to come by, just ask the St. Louis Cardinals. Keep your pitchers, bring your young talent up and build your club around that. Yes, it may cost you some money, but you're either going to pay now, or pay later. Better the devil you know. Oh, and Barry Bonds still sucks.
--I can't remember a regular season NFC game that had as much meaning as this Thursday's game between Dallas and Green Bay. For those of you that don't have the NFL Network, sucks to be you!!!!!!!! Just kidding. Seriously, ask yourself this question: With the game on the line, who would you rather have behind center, Tony Romo or Brett Favre?
Everybody have a great week and remember, if you're driving be sure and take a car!!!!!!!
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I reiterate: It's time for the Giants to get value for Eli Manning before his stock drops any further. And while they're at it, Coughlin should go as well. Eli just doesn't seem to posess the ability to improve as his brother did and keeps making the same mistakes after 4 years as a starter. Time to start looking at the 2008 draft. And put in a call to Marty Shotenheimer.
Ok, name me 1 good quarterback that will be in this year's draft that you would be willing to turn over a team to. And if you never want to win a playoff game, definitely give Marty a call.
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