TBD

The Denver ‘Fools Gold’ Nuggets are 20 and 9 right now which puts them on pace to win upwards of 50 games and a great seed in the playoffs.

They have a number of quality wins thus far. They beat Kobe and already anointed champions of the world Lakers by 26. They went on the road and beat the bat swatting San Antonio Spurs with ease. And just last night they beat up the rising Atlanta Hawks by 20 without all-pro leader Chauncey.

But do they have what it takes to win it all? In one word. . . Eh.

When the Nugs do loss it gets ugly, fast. Of their 9 total losses this season, 7 of them have come to teams under 500. Not only this but when the sweet Rocky Mountain air they can’t find a rhythm, they’re 7-8 on the road. They’ve lost to the Paper Clips (Clippers) and the T for Terrible T-Wolves.

Do the Nuggets have the pieces to win a Championship? Oh yeah. Can they win a Championship? Duh. But will they find a way to be consistent enough to win a Championship? TBD.

(On Christmas Eve, this one goes out to my brother who is pricey Spanish wine old.)

Winter Wonderland

As I spread eagle face-planted into the snow today I couldn’t help but think about how all these winter athletes do it.

People watch Shaun Miller get 15 feet consistently above the superpipe and think ; ‘oh its no thing’. But they have absolutely no perspective. This ain’t no bunny hill, the pipe is literally straight down the hill. They go 720 to a backside McTwist (McDonald’s hidden advertisement)over a 12 foot wall of rock hard ice-snow mix down a hill that even Evil Kanevil himself gets goosebumps just looking at. These guys deserve some respect.

And the downhill skiers, they have some cajones. What takes me 35 minutes to down a slope takes Bode Miller and his boys a sliver under 2 minutes to complete. I get nauseas just sitting on the chair lift and they just boogy down the mountain as fast as possible because every millisecond counts. They carve on sheets of ice on the fettucini noodles they call skis. Major props.

A kid no taller than my knee on a leash in front of his mom sprayed me with some fresh powder said as he rode away, “Narly Crash Dude, Totally Awesome”. Yep.

Tiger's Only Way Out

As Americans we can take the occasional adulterer lurking in our mist. But there is one thing that pisses off Americans than anything I know of: LIARS.

So just come out and say it Tiger, “I’m sorry, I did it.”

You aren’t perfect and neither is the average joe who pays 300 dollars to watch you. People will understand.

Andy Pettitte took steroids, the ultimate no-no in this day in age. And yet he came back to baseball, to the Yankees nonetheless and produced. He slipped by the New York media which is harder to do finding the big dipper on a cloudy night. We forgave and forgot.

Kobe Bryant cheated on his wife with a massage therapist. A diamond the size of golfball and a number change and that incident was in the past. He then proceeded to win a championship without Shaq. He too, we forgave.

The longer you wait and hide in your huge mansion the more ammunition the media is going to have against you when you do speak for the first time. There is only one way to get around this huge debacle . . . Apologize, and do what you do best Win!

C'mon Chad

For all the ranting and raving that Chad Ochocinco does, he does all of it with the best of intention. The sombrero and tweeting on the sidelines may not have been his best ideas in the world, but hey . . he has the courage to do it. He got ‘slapped on the wrist’ by the commish and then he moved on to bigger and better things.

This time he has gone too far.

There’s one thing to honor a fallen teammate by wearing a patch on writing something on your eye-black. Paying tribute to brother on the field should be done, and is done for many many good causes across sports. But wearing his number in a game less than a week after he has passed is just plain wrong.

Chris Henry has been in the league 5 years. All of them have been for the Cincinnati Bengals and all have been under the tutalige of the Ochocinco. He may have been his mentor, his buddy on the team, but you pay homage to a guy by wearing the patch and do it in the respectable way.

Instead he is flamboyantly going to wearing #15 in his honor, which is also against the rules of the NFL. Not only this but the NFL Players Union is going to pay for it.

Pay your respects to Chris Henry, honor his legacy on and off the field, but don’t go out and do for your own sake. Chad, this is the ultimate rock bottom.

College Bowl Pick'em

College Bowl Bonanza . . . 68 of the top teams in the nation battle it out in 34 matchups in an incredible 3 week gauntlet. Ranking them 1-34 (34 picked with the most confidence, 1 with the least) won’t be easy, but I can do it. It’s officially now time to go bowling.

1. Kentucky eeks by Clemson. With possibly the number 1 running back in the country, CJ Spiller, isn’t going to be easy to bring down. But Kentucky has played well all year only losing to SEC opponents. The Wildcats maneuver around Howard’s Rock and CJ to beat the Tigers.

2. Alabama wins title over Texas. People have already started giving Alabama the title, but hold on a second. Mark Ingram will not have an impact against a stout Texas front 7. Greg McElroy has to step up like he did in the SEC Championship game, and Colt McCoy looked too nonchalant in the Big 12 Championship. The Crimson Tide carry Saban off the field as Alabama wins its 8 National Title.

3. North Carolina squeezes past Pitt. Two stout defenses and two powerful offenses battle, the only advantage is venue. Charlotte will feel like home as the Tar Heels advance.

4. Arizona beats Nebraska. Bo knows… only the defensive side of the ball. The Wildcats contain Suh enough to puts some points on the board and send the Cornhuskers packing.

5. Virginia Tech pushes around Tennessee. A battle teams who are better than their records show, both defenses are solid. Crompton and the Vols just won’t have enough against Tyrod and the Hokies. The reemergence of Beamer Ball puts Va Tech in the win column.

6. UCF over Rutgers. This will be one of the closer games of the season, but I think home field advantage will take over with their only loss at home was against then #6 Miami.

7. Northern Iowa beats South Florida. The last thing the Bulls need is controversy right now. The underdog Huskies have scrapped all year and they repeat this with an underdog victory in Canada. Aye.

8. Miami wins over Wisconsin. The classic conservative Big Ten power versus the radical U. Orlando gives Miami a necessary advantage that plays better at home. Their air attack will be just enough to beat the Badgers.

9. TCU beats Boise State. The matchup people are looking forward to is Boise’s high powered offense versus TCU’s stellar defense. But the Horned Frogs are also in the top 10 offensively and underrated special teams will put them past the Broncos, but watch out for some Peterson trickery that could spell upset.

10. Houston beats Air Force. Kasey Keenum has lit it up all year long and he isn’t gonna stop now. The Falcons will slow the game down to limit possessions, but the Cougars get their hands on the ball too much and win going away.

11. Minnesota over Iowa State. The Cyclones have been struggling the last few weeks of the season losing 3 of its last 4. Minnesota has its own struggles away from its new stadium but the Golden Gophers have enough muscle to win.

12. Oklahoma State beats Ole Miss. Jevon Snead and Zac Robinson is the marquee matchup in Dallas. Snead’s too inconsistent with the ball and Robinson makes his case for the NFL as the Cowboys race pass the Rebels.

13. Navy beats Mizzou. Mizzou is in a down year after losing Maclin and Daniels, and there is a soft spot in my heart for the Midshipmen. Niumatalolo and his boys come out to play and beat the Tigers.

14. Oregon State over BYU. Max Hall and the Cougars seem to be people’s favorite, but the Rogers’ brothers from Corvallis come out of the battle with Oregon with a chip on their shoulder and will show why the PAC ten is the second best conference in America.

15. Georgia Tech squeezes past Iowa. This is the ultimate smash mouth game, the Option Hornets and the Smash mouth Hawkeyes collide. Dewery will run over Iowa, but the return of Stanzi to Iowa’s offense will give them a lift but enough to surpass the Hornets.

16. UCONN beats South Carolina. Jasper’s death has inspired the Huskies who won their last 3 games. South Carolina has played well but has lost 4 of their last 6. UCONN continues to play for Jasper and beats up the Gamecocks to finish off an emotional season.

17. Oregon beats Ohio State. Jeremiah was a bullfrog. . . But as a duck he will lead his Ducks in a perfect V, for victory. The storyline is Oregon’s #7 offense versus Ohio States #5 defense. The sweater vest doesn’t come through as the Ducks walk all over the Buckeyes.

18. Utah slides by Cal. After their domination of Alabama last year Utah looks to repeat that effort, and with the return of Javhid Best the Bears can be called inconsistent at best Utah will make easy work of Cal.

19. Penn State over LSU. Two top 15 defenses battle it out. Joe Pa and Clark have more experience than Miles and Jefferson. The Nittnany Lions power outduels LSU’s speed as they beat the Tigers in a route.

20. Southern Miss beats Middle Tennessee State. This has the possibility to be close with MTSU winning in its last 6 appearances, but Southern Miss is more tested and will come out firing.

21. Auburn blows by Northwestern. For the first time in a long time the Tigers have a better offense than defense. But Northwestern still doesn’t have enough fire power to beat this SEC defense as Auburn cruises down victory lane.

22. Bowling Green beats Idaho. Playing in Idaho actually gives Bowling Green the advantage with perfect conditions to air it out and torch the Vandals and their measly defense.

23. Georgia beats Texas A&M. When Cox and the Bulldogs get rolling nobody is going to be able stop them including the Aggies who may have seen a glimpse of the future in Johnson versus Texas. SEC speed beats Big12 again.

24. Arkansas stomps on East Carolina. Mallett and the Razorbacks come out throwing and the Pirates won’t slow them down. Pinkney has experience but it won’t be enough to steal a victory in Tennessee.

25. Oklahoma beats out Stanford. Two top tier quarterbacks, Andrew Luck Stanford and Sam Bradford Oklahoma, will be watching Oklahoma put 8 and 9 men consistently in the box against Heisman runner up Toby Gearhart. Oklahoma and Landry too much for the Cardinals in El Paso.

26. UCLA whoops Temple. Brandon Pierce was a man amongst boys in the MAC, but he is going to have a tough time finding holes against the Bruins defense from the outstanding PAC ten. UCLA musters up enough offense to cruise by the Owls.

27. Southern Cal stomps BC. Freshman Matt Barkley is going to have to step up against a solid Golden Eagles defense. But the well traveling Trojans won’t have too much trouble in the city by the bay.

28. Ohio beats Marshall. Although their numbers seem close Ohio will have too much for the Thundering Herd in Detroit.

29. Central Michigan beats Troy. The Chippewas have played extremely well all year and it will continue in this game where they will rack up the points and defeat Troy.

30. West Virginia flies by Florida State. Scandal and Bobby are two main issues on campus instead of the Mountaineers. Noel will not have any problem making an emphatic statement to end Porter and the Nole’s year.

31. Texas Tech cruises versus Michigan State. Leach and the Red Raiders will have no trouble moving the ball against a shaky secondary, especially in the state of Texas in a dome.

32. Florida smashes Cincy. Everyone may be talking about Coach Kelly and his move, but Cincy has played shaky the last 4 weeks, only winning by a combined 19 points. Urban always has his team prepared in the big game and this will be no different. Tebow, in his final Gator game, has passion and might even make another plaque before he leaves Gainesville.

33. Nevada out duels Southern Methodist. Two high powered offenses face off in the Aloha State with the Wolfpack running right by the Mustangs in a high scoring affair.

34. Fresno State over Wyoming. This is game is going to be no contest, Fresno’s ppg 34 offense will out power the Pokes.

One-And-Done NO MORE

Kevin Love, Derek Rose and John Wall are just the beginning of a number of one-hit-wonders that streaked across the college basketball landscape. And this madness needs to stop. . .NOW!

The NCAA is making more trouble than they already need right now. These kids see themselves as just passers-by on the college campus to bigger and better things in the NBA. Why would these kids attend class, much less study and do good in these classes? You’re not going to need to know the Pythagorean theriom when you have to go one on one with Kobe.

Not only are the kids going to get in trouble, but the game is going to suffer. When is the last time a player said ‘I’m passing up the opportunity at millions of dollars to get ONE more shot at winning a National Championship’? Never. You have players that are going to be playing for the scouts, not their teammates.

So let the men amongst boys try their hand at the pro game. The more Kwame Brown’s there are in the world the more likely these kids will learn their lesson and go to school for something more than just dorm food, frat parties and hoops.

Spend It If You Got It

Recession? What recession?
The Yankees buy their way through everything. Old Yankee Stadium is epic but they knocked it down to build a new one and put a parking garage there instead. Couldn’t find an Anderson on the market, had to go above and beyond and buy a Granderson. Oh, and willing to drop 11 million on a has been, has been steroid user that is, in Andy Petite. I think Danny Almonte is still available, why not just pick him up too?
Everything in Texas is bigger, but come on. The Longhorns haven’t won anything since Vince ‘I want my mommy’ Young single handedly beat USC in the Rose Bowl. Let’s just add 5 million to Mack Browns contract. . . Every Year. . .Until 2016. Good luck; Bevo might have to go to pay for your buyout if you don’t live up to the hype.
Jerry Jones. . Don’t even get me started. 1 billion dollar stadium. . . . Need it. . . . .A Jumbotron bigger than the Texas sky itself. . . Gotta have it. . . And Tony, from Northern Illinios, find yourself a talent scout man. Wade is up to his eyes, pun intended, in baggage and can’t pull his ‘winners’ together to win. You obviously have the benjamins, go out and spend it on some real players and coaches.
We’re only trillions of dollars in debt, but who really cares. Lets live it up.

BCS Doing Work

12/7/09

Over the last two years the BCS has been scrutinized more than Tiger Woods in front of a microphone right now. But the day after 5. . . that’s right I said 5 undefeated division one college football teams appear everyone shuts their mouths.

Everyone KNOWS that Texas and Alabama are the best teams in the nation and should and thankfully they do have the right to battle it out on the grandest stage of them all in college football in Pasadena.

Nobody is asking for a playoff, and why would they. To win a national title in a 16 team playoff field, you would have to beat the undefeated Longhorns AND either Alabama or Florida. That’s a death wish. Two top 10 ranked defenses in the nation, back to back, your gonna get beat up more than a punching bag in a prison yard.

Boise State had a tough enough time going through the UC Davis and the 5-7 Golden Hurricanes from Tulsa. Head coach Chris Peterson should feel lucky he only has to deal with the good Christian boys from Texas and their #6 ranked defense in the nation.

The BCS is working and everyone is grumpy about it, 6 unbelievable matchups that could produce one of the greatest weeks in all of sports, be happy.

Thank you BCS committee, from all of us that really truly appreciate college football today.

Welcome to Dr. Pure's Diagnosis

Welcome to the crazy sports world that I live in. I bleed black and gold. . and black and purple. . and blue and orange. These are my teams from the get go. The Buffs, the Rockies and the Broncos; they are the squads that I live and die by.

Those are my teams, but I do have an opinion and anything and everything else in sports. Cause sports is what I do, it is what my life revolves around. And since this is what I want to do with my life, I figure I better let the words out of my head before I go crazy or something.

Oh wait. . . Welp, here goes nothing!!