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Oct. 25th, 2010
Yes, I know that the Giants verse the Cowboys is tonight and that’s a big deal but I want to talk about what I saw yesterday and read about today.
Last week most of the sports pundits were talking about the fine imposed on various players for helmet contact. There were a few that were blatant but there were some that were not on purpose it’s just how the play shook out. The players were complaining from both sides of the line. They would much rather risk their heads than their knees which is what is going to get hurt as they have to move further down the body not to hit the head. So look for more knee injuries in the near future along with more clipping calls by the referees.
College had a lot of “upsets” for the 4th week in a row. Meantime Boise State continues to linger in third as Auburn jumps over Oregon and Boise. Ohio State has fallen to eleventh which is a crying shame but that is how the polls go. Boise Fans are asking what do they have to do to prove that they are the best? And the “established” conferences explain why their wins should count more than that Boise’s. I still don’t understand the formula that is used but it is flawed at best. Meanwhile expect Auburn to lose next week and someone else that is not Oregon or Boise to rise to number 1.
I saw the play in the Steelers vs. Dolphins game. I also saw all the replays that they were showing. Thank goodness that it was on CBS rather than Fox or I would be looking at things now rather then at the time. Not a clear recovery? Who was holding the ball in the end of the scramble? Not a Steeler and that’s all that they needed to know. This is something they have to do with every fumble and ball grab every game. We have seen this a million times. But this time they didn’t know who had the ball? It was a weird call and I think a bad one (sorry Steelers fans but it was a bad call like the one that was made against your team earlier in the game.)
And that brings us to a problem this season with the refs and the reviews which have been odd all year. Overturned plays that don’t make any sense. Other obvious plays that should have been overturned and aren’t. I don’t know what goes on under the hood, but it doesn’t seemed based in reality.
And who put the red bull in the Raiders Gatorade? Jeez they didn’t win, they dominated. Maybe they should ask to have some of those points applied to other games.
Turnovers changed the momentum of several games yesterday. If you don’t have control of the ball, then you lose. I have a feeling there is going to be a lot of yelling going on in team meetings about controlling the ball.
And there were a lot of lower hits but no knees were harmed in the defense of the football that I know of.
I am grateful that I did get to watch a couple of games yesterday all on CBS.
Last week most of the sports pundits were talking about the fine imposed on various players for helmet contact. There were a few that were blatant but there were some that were not on purpose it’s just how the play shook out. The players were complaining from both sides of the line. They would much rather risk their heads than their knees which is what is going to get hurt as they have to move further down the body not to hit the head. So look for more knee injuries in the near future along with more clipping calls by the referees.
College had a lot of “upsets” for the 4th week in a row. Meantime Boise State continues to linger in third as Auburn jumps over Oregon and Boise. Ohio State has fallen to eleventh which is a crying shame but that is how the polls go. Boise Fans are asking what do they have to do to prove that they are the best? And the “established” conferences explain why their wins should count more than that Boise’s. I still don’t understand the formula that is used but it is flawed at best. Meanwhile expect Auburn to lose next week and someone else that is not Oregon or Boise to rise to number 1.
I saw the play in the Steelers vs. Dolphins game. I also saw all the replays that they were showing. Thank goodness that it was on CBS rather than Fox or I would be looking at things now rather then at the time. Not a clear recovery? Who was holding the ball in the end of the scramble? Not a Steeler and that’s all that they needed to know. This is something they have to do with every fumble and ball grab every game. We have seen this a million times. But this time they didn’t know who had the ball? It was a weird call and I think a bad one (sorry Steelers fans but it was a bad call like the one that was made against your team earlier in the game.)
And that brings us to a problem this season with the refs and the reviews which have been odd all year. Overturned plays that don’t make any sense. Other obvious plays that should have been overturned and aren’t. I don’t know what goes on under the hood, but it doesn’t seemed based in reality.
And who put the red bull in the Raiders Gatorade? Jeez they didn’t win, they dominated. Maybe they should ask to have some of those points applied to other games.
Turnovers changed the momentum of several games yesterday. If you don’t have control of the ball, then you lose. I have a feeling there is going to be a lot of yelling going on in team meetings about controlling the ball.
And there were a lot of lower hits but no knees were harmed in the defense of the football that I know of.
I am grateful that I did get to watch a couple of games yesterday all on CBS.