The Bye Week Blues. Gronk Style...

Well, when the week began, I was convinced that I wouldn't be suffering from the "bye week blues", and that I'd have plenty to chat about today despite the lack of any football actually taking place on the field. However, as is often the case, I was wrong. I mean, I wouldn't have any trouble talking college hoops right now, but I'd rather just stick to keeping that to Tuesdays. Nope, I'm not interested in why some goalie snubbed the White House, I don't wanna talk about the latest 3 AM battle between Nadal and Federer, and I could not possibly care less about what Peyton Manning currently thinks about the Indianapolis Colts practice facility. No sir. Right now, I'm just enjoying the calm before the storm, and patiently waiting like everyone else for one of the most wildly anticipated Super Bowls in recent memory. So, instead of contributing to the over saturation of minutia that every bye week eventually turns itself into, I'll save all my football stuff for next week. Yup, next Friday I'll have all the prop betting info you want, tell you who's going to win the game and why, and I might even have a few choice clips from Rob Gronkowski's appearance at Super Bowl media day. After all, you just know he's gonna be the one to put on a show...

So, my friends. I leave you with a little taste of what that show might look and sound like, and let you to another week of second guessing, hand ringing, and downright flip-floppery. Hey, this anticipation is part of the reason why we love sports, and I get that. But too much of a good thing is still too much of a good thing...

Have a good one friends, and I'll catch you Tuesday for my latest Top 25, and again on Friday for all the Super Bowl madness. Until then, enjoy your weekend. And here's to hoping it's a weekend full of plenty of fiestas for you to enjoy...


Teddy Williams...
100...

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College Hoops Top 25 (1/24)

You know what's better than being able to say I told you so? Having other people telling you, that you told them so, and having them thank you for it. Well, after an amazing weekend of football, which saw the Patriots and Giants both advance to the Super Bowl in different variations of a game ending field goal, that's exactly what's been being said to me. And it's been fantastic. Granted it was a little sobering when I found out that Patriots' beat writer, Mike Reiss, made the exact same prediction before the season even started, but that's not gonna take me down from this high. No sir. Now, I'll just have to spend 2 weeks figuring out a way to navigate around that 3 point spread that Vegas has so annoyingly bestowed upon us. Brutal. Oh well, at least Gronk should provide some relief from the madness when he takes the mic for Super Bowl media day. Yeah, should be instant classic type stuff, and if you didn't know that that's what you should be anticipating almost as much as the game, then there ya you. Consider yourself given the proverbial "heads up"...

Sports Entertainment personified.

But we'll have plenty of time for that in the 2 weeks leading up to this thing. Now, it's time to roll out the latest edition of my College Hoops Top 25. Naturally, Syracuse fell the first week I actually had them ranked at #1, but their fall from the top spot is only the first of many changes that see a Top 10 that has just as many teams in it from the Big East as it does the Mountain West. Check it out, and feel free to let me know what you think. I'm sure there's gotta be a Duke fan or two out there that's not going to enjoy the fact that one Big East team in particular has slid ahead of them in the rankings. Then again, I know there's probably a few fans of another ACC team that'll be pleased to see that I ranked their club so high. Like I said, you got comments, I'd love to hear 'em. It's highly unlikely that I'll take any of what you say into account, but I'm always down to listen and critique...

Enjoy...

Championship Picks: Setting the Stage for Some TYREEVENGE

Well, it's finally snowing in New England, and much like when you roll into the VIP with Michael Irvin, the white stuff has arrived right on time. After all, this is New England and this is the AFC Championship game. If we're not gonna have any sort of inclement weather, or at least the remnants there of, then what's the freakin' point? Without that, all you've got is a GQ QB chuckin' that thing around in the Robert Kraft & Sons upscale strip mall. So yeah, while I won't be hitting the slopes, and I likely just had a minor heart infarction while shoveling my driveway, I'd say if there had to be a weekend where this long awaited Winter weather finally arrived, then I'm glad it's this one. After all, it's been a while since the fans in that strip mall really had anything to cheer about by their standards, right? Maybe a little wintry mix is all they'll need to get them off their feet, while they watch their team attempt to win their first AFC Championship since 2008...

I like their chances, but let's just say, it's been a long week. Which is cool, because now it's time to play for a shot at the Super Bowl, and most importantly, a chance at some TYREEVENGE. So let's get to it...

College Hoops Top 25 (1/17)

Allow me to just get one thing out of the way before I debut my latest Rooch Nation College Hoops Top 25. That Saints/Niners game on Saturday afternoon might be the best football game I've ever seen. If you saw it, you know exactly what I mean, and if you missed it, well then you'll just be lying for the rest of your life when pimps like me ask you if you remember that game. And you best believe that people will be talking about that one for a while, because it was that good. The only game I can think of off hand that I enjoyed more was the Patriots/Panthers in the '04 Super Bowl, and seeing as that was a Super Bowl and it involved the Patriots, I think that should tell you how highly I thought of this latest battle by the Bay...

THE game and THE picture.

But enough football. I wanted to get on the record with my thoughts on that game, and I've done exactly that. As for the Patriots' chances this week, and whether or not I'll continue to push for my Patriots/Giants Super Bowl rematch, that'll have to wait til Friday. Today, I've got a new #1 to unveil, and a reworked Top 10 that's bound to leave some of you questioning which Big East school it was I actually attended...

So let's have at it, friends. Especially you, Celtics fans. You need some decent basketball to watch, right? Well, here ya go. This should help get you up to speed...