Catching Up

It's  been awhile since I've shared some thoughts on my blog, I guess I was just saving up some thoughts for a good time.  I will pick up where I left off on the college football season.  I love it when a thought I have is justified like the BCS Championship game showed us.  I wasn't excited about Alabama v LSU at all and it turned out being a HORRIBLE football game.   I felt like I was completely ROBBED as a football fan.  Never mind that we still badly need a playoff, but that game was just awful.  LSU couldn't even score, as if they weren't interested in being there.    That was just embarrassing.   Thankfully, and possibly too good to be true, the BCS officials are FINALLY starting to talk about a playoff system.   It's possible that they were just as horrified by that LSU v Alabama game as everyone else in America was.   There's talk of a final four playoff system that involves the winners of BCS games.  Sounds GREAT, let's get it done!

As much as I was hoping for a Packers v Patriots super bowl, at least we ended up having a respectable super bowl again.   I felt very much like I was watching Super Bowl 42, not just because it was the Patriots and Giants again, but it just played out almost exactly like their SB 42 meeting.   Pats had the halftime lead again, and Eli Manning beat the Pats again in the last minute.  It was a good game, but not great.  It would have been nice to see a little more scoring, 21-17 isn't exactly great football.  

WOOO-HOOOO!!!  I've been doing that since my Broncos landed hall of fame QB Peyton Manning to take over for the Broncos and lead them back to greatness.   I think the best way to put it is that the Broncos are looking to restore the order in Denver and I can't wait!  A lot of people I talk to about this are a little skeptical about Manning's health and if he can be the same guy.   I'm being realistic with it.  I'm NOT expecting the same Manning we've seen so far, I'm expecting a different Manning that will be great in a  new form, and it's a great boost for the Broncos.   I just love the feeling of knowing that we've got a shot to win on any given Sunday again.  It's been awhile since I've felt like that.   If he is able to play the full season, you can book him for comeback player of the year right now!

The NBA season flew by thanks to the lockout shortened season, and it's not exactly how it would be expected to look in the playoffs.  The heavily favored Miami Heat are now down 2-1 in their series vs the Pacers, and honestly the Pacers just look like the more complete team.   The Heat just don't look like a team that is on the same page.   As much hype as the Heat got when they became the big 3 with LeBron, D-Wade, and Bosh, they just don't look like the team most of the league was expecting.   The Pacers have quietly turned into a solid team that will be a tough out in the playoffs.  It's starting to look like the Pacers and Boston Celtics will meet in the Eastern Finals.   Out west, the Thunder are up 2-0 on the Lakers, but watch out for the San Antonio Spurs!  No one gives them much credit for some reason even though they are just walking over everyone in the playoffs so far.    If I had to pick the NBA Finals right now, I'd be tempted to say Celtics v Spurs.  Unfortunately, it's hard to get excited about that matchup.