2009 National Championship

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2009 National Championship Game

Florida VS Oklahoma

On January 08, 2009 the Florida Gators will meet the Oklahoma Sooners in the National Championship game. I am still scratching my head wondering how this happened. Out of the 4 one loss teams whose loss was the worst? I think that goes without saying. If Florida was in any other conference than the SEC they wouldn’t be playing in this game. College football is so corrupted with the SEC and the bowls that it makes me sick. I will be the first one to admit that I thought Alabama would beat Florida. I was wrong about that. The fact that Florida jumped Texas while they were idle is a slap in the face to any college football fan. Florida played a great game against the #1 team in the country there’s no doubt about that, but to jump a team that didn’t have a chance to play. The fact that they had to watch 2 teams that they beat play for their division is a disgrace. Texas lost to a very good Texas Tech in the last few seconds on an unbelievable catch. It was a catch that gets dropped 9 out of 10 times. They didn’t get beat down. They lost to a top 10 team that finished the season at 11-1. Florida lost to Mississippi 8-4 and they were 2-2 when they played Florida. If you were wondering who their 2 losses were they were Wake Forest (7-5) and Vanderbilt (6-6). On the other hand Texas beat Oklahoma head to head, but that only matters in every other sport in the world. If you can’t tell by my words I am bitter about this match up especially since I will be at the game. My first National Championship Game and I am already bitter before I get to Miami. That being said I have no choice but to pick Florida because of the way they beat Alabama. They will also have Percy Harvin back for this game and he is one of college football’s best all around players. Tim Tebow was the reason that they beat Alabama and I can’t see Oklahoma shutting him down. I am making my pick under protest because if Texas was in this game I would be picking them to be the 2009 National Champions.

CC Sabathia to the Yankees

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CC Sabathia to the Yankees
The Yankees pitching staff was 9th last year in the American League posting a 4.58 ERA. So what do they do to correct that? They throw 161 Million dollars and a dozen of doughnuts at CC Sabathia. Rumor has it the doughnuts are what sealed the deal. If you own a food cart now would be a good time to park it in the parking lot at Yankee stadium. Is he worth it? No way. Does he solve the Yankees problems? No Way. I am not saying that he doesn’t make the pitching staff better, but this doesn’t put them in the World Series. It does solve the one problem that the Yankees had of what to do with the extra food after the games. My advice for the Yankees would be make sure that he pitches on Dollar dog night. That way he will only be able to hit up the hot dog guy between innings. That being said any pitcher that pitches for the Yankees has a chance to win a game. His numbers will rise as will his uniform size. He will have a big fantasy impact in the beginning of the season, but will he be able to maintain it all season? We will see. I still wouldn’t pick him over Jake Peavy or Brandon Webb, but I would take him if those 2 were gone. CC had a great year last year there’s no doubt about that, but keep in mind he pitched 253 innings. That’s a lot of wear and tear for a season. He also pitched 241 innings in 2007. That’s awesome fantasy production there’s no doubt. I think that is a lot of stress on any ones arm. He pitched 10 complete games in 2008, but I don’t imagine he will do that again. The Yankees aren’t going to take save opportunities away from Rivera. This move defiantly increases Rivera’s fantasy value and production. CC will be under tremendous amounts of pressure from the local media and the fans. As long as he can shake off the pressure, not get hurt and pitch on Dollar dog night he should put up top 3 fantasy pitching numbers. My prediction is that he breaks 300 by June. 300 pounds that is. I still rank him #3 in pitching.

Alabama Vs Florida

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No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Florida
This is going to be a great game. Florida has been running up the score on all the teams that they have played, but they haven’t played a team like Alabama. Alabama is a power team that pushes people around and then kicks them when they are down. In fact, I think I seen one of Alabama’s lineman smacking around a Clemson’s players Mom after the game was over on Aug. 30th. That big mean offensive line likes to man handle teams. The line led by tackle Andre Smith likes to control the field and open up holes for some guy named coffee. John Parker Wilson hasn’t put up huge numbers, but he has done what is more important than stats, win! He has managed his games well and hasn’t made that many mistakes. He also has a pretty good line protecting him, an awesome receiver in Julio Jones and a pretty good running back that goes by the name Glen Coffee with a rush average of 6.2 yds per carry. Florida has a great quarterback in Tim T-bone... I mean Tebow. He is very talented and smart with the ball. He has only thrown 2 interceptions all year. Tebow will be limited to how many times he touches the ball. Alabama leads the SEC in scoring drives of more than 5 minutes. They are a ball control team and have dominated the line of scrimmage all year long. Something else to keep in mind is that Alabama’s Defense is #1 in the SEC and #3 in the NCAA. I remember watching the Clemson game on Aug 30th and watching in amusement as Alabama’s line was punishing Clemson’s defense. I also remember watching a certain sports station (who I won’t name-starts with an ES) and they were riding Clemson telling me how thunder and lightning were going to run all over Alabama’s Defense. Nice call on that one ES.. CJ Spiller had 7 yards and James Davis had 13 yards. Maybe they can re-air their hype report and call them Dud and Pud. Fast forward to right now and that same station has been riding Florida like they are the Boston Red Sox. Once again Nick Saban is going to make ES.. look bad. It’s time to put the women and children to bed because this is going to be an ugly brawl. Alabama wins 28-21.

Just a side note Alabama is undefeated. On Aug. 30th Clemson proved 2 things to the world: 1 Alabama has a damn good football team and 2) Clemson remains to be the most Over-rated and Over hyped team 2nd to the Boston Red Sox at ES..

What happens in Vegas

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Friday December 05, 2008 1:30PM: O.J. Simpson, convicted of robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after five years. I guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ... for at least 15 years.

This time of the year

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This is the best time of the year. It's championship week for College Football. Pro football has 4 weeks left in the season, and most fantasy leagues are starting their playoffs this week or next. This is also the point where all of your hard work should be paying off with a playoff spot. It's also the point of the season that makes you sick to your stomach. Maybe you were fighting for a playoff spot and you had Marion Barber on your team and you had to watch him walk into the locker room. This time of the year is tricky because if you were riding a stud all year he may see less carries because his team is going to get him some rest for the playoff. You really need to do your research this time of the year. Look at your roster and look for players on teams that are fighting for a playoff spot. Keep an eye on any of your players that may have minor injuries that may get less playing time. Go to your players team home page and see if there coach
has said anything about limiting there playing time. This is the time of the year that you need to do your research and make educated deicions on setting your line up. Good luck to any managers that have made the playoffs and for the ones that didn't make the playoffs it's time to get ready for baseball. Check out my site www.1fantasyguru.com for my early player rankings.

2009 FedEx Orange Bowl

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FedEx Orange Bowl Here's the possible FEDEX Orange Bowl matchup:

Boston College vs. Cincinnati



We have been going to the Orange bowl for 4 years and here are some of the places that we have eaten at and liked in the FT. Lauderdale/Miami area:


www.theletub.com Le Tub

www.catfishdeweys.com catfish deweys

Rustic inn Crab House www.rusticinn.com

www.anthonyscoalfiredpizza.com Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza

Bass Pro Shops & Islamorada Fish Company www.basspro.com www.fishcompany.com/locations_daniabeach.aspx

International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame & Museum www.igfa.org/mgi.asp

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino www.seminolehardrock.com

Cincinnati fans here's one that you will recognize in FT. Lauderdale :
www.skylinechili.com

Some fun Places:

Everglades National Park www.nps.gov/ever/

Everglades Tours www.evergladestours.com

Everglades Holiday Park www.evergladesholidaypark.com