Well its official Bowl Season has kicked off.So far we've had 6 games with 4 of them being absolute blow outs with 2 close games so far the Bowl Game of the Year Winner is New Mexico/San Jose State so maybe we'll get better games as the Bowl Season goes on.I blame the Bowl Selection Committee for the 4 squashes so far(TCU and Northern Illinois was somewhat of a mismatch.).But overall I have to admit I have enjoyed watching the games mainly because it gave me opportunities to see teams I haven't seen play all year(TCU,BYU,Troy,Rice,East Carolina,San Jose State,New Mexico,Utah,and Tulsa).Out of those teams I am most impressed with BYU and TCU the two best Mountain West teams.Despite being in the same conference and playing against each other already this year(BYU won 31-17 back in September)I would've love to see these two play each other instead on a neutral field.
Another positive about the bowl games so far is that I am off to a 6-0 start in predictions(beating out my 4-0 start last year as my best start ever).I am hoping to become 32-0 by the time the Bowl season is over.However,I have yet to pick the Florida/Ohio State game so like I said last week it may not be until 7:59pm Monday January 8th that I make my pick.The NFL this week was pretty meh-ish with the highlights featuring the Redskins upset the Saints and the Titans winning their 5th straight after starting 2-7.In the NBA,Gilbert Arenas dropped 60 on my Lakers while wearing the ugliest jerseys worn this year until I saw Oregon's weird looking rotten cheese colored gold helmets and stupid looking green jerseys on Thursday,and finally in the world of College Basketball we had Oklahoma State beat Pitt 95-89 in Double OT and Tennessee beat Texas 111-105 in OT along with my Terrapins pulling off a not quite impressive 66-54 win over American.
With that here is my Weekly Awards:
College Basketball Game of the Week:#14 Oklahoma State vs #7 Pitt from Thursday night(Ok State won 95-89)
NBA Game of the Week:Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns from Friday Night(Wiz snaps the Suns win streak 144-139 in OT)
College Football Game of the Week:San Jose State vs New Mexico(the closest game so far with San Jose State winning 20-12)
NFL Game of the Week:Washington Redskins vs New Orleans Saints(Skins upset Saints 16-10)
Best Team of the Week:The Washington Wizards(for ending the Suns 15 game win streak)
Worst Team of the Week:The Oakland Raiders(for not scoring a TD against the Cheifs NOR the Rams,who despite being my team has the Worst Defense I've ever seen)
MVP of the Week:Gilbert Arenas(for dropping 60 against the Lakers and 54 against the Suns)
Worst Game of the Week:Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers from Thursday
Game of the Week:Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns from Friday
Alright now its time for the Recommended Games of the Week:
Football:
1.Tennessee vs Buffalo-Both teams have been on a hot streak the past 5 weeks and this is bound to be one helluva game with a possible playoff birth on the line.
2.New England vs Jacksonville-In a possible playoff game see Tom Brady and the Pats head South to Jacksonville
3.Baltimore vs Pittsburgh-The Steelers are a different team since the 27-0 slaughter last month and this time they got Home Field Advantage
4.Carolina vs Atlanta-Both teams are alive and well and determined to make the playoffs.
5.New Orleans vs New York-The Saints are fighting for a first round bye while the Football Giants are just trying to make the playoffs.
6.Cincinnati vs Denver-Two teams fighting for a Wildcard spot in the AFC Playoffs.
7.San Diego vs Seattle-Seattle can clinch a playoff birth and the NFC West if they can beat the Chargers who seek Home Field Advantage throughout the playoffs.
8.Philadelphia vs Dallas-The NFC East is on the line and expect T.O. to get his ass kicked by a Philly defense with Jeff Garcia throwing darts on offense.
9.Hawaii Bowl:Hawaii vs Arizona State-If you haven't seen this phenominal Hawaiian team this year heres your last shot and trust me they're good...damn good.
10.Emerald Bowl:Florida State vs UCLA-In what may be Bobby Bowden's final game watch the Seminoles face the Bruins in San Fran.
11.Holiday Bowl:Texas A&M vs California-Out of all the "minor" bowl games this is the one to watch for as two Top 25 teams duke it out.
12.Sun Bowl:Oregon State vs Missouri-If you haven't seen Oregon State this year nor Missouri than this game is for you.It will be a great battle between two underrated teams.
Basketball:
1.Men's Basketball:Georgia vs Clemson-Clemson is unbeaten but 2 loss Georgia looks to end that
2.Men's Basketball:UCONN vs West Virginia-The Huskies are unbeaten and travel to Morgantown to face 9-1 WVU.
3.Men's Basketball:Nevada vs Gonzaga-Two current Top 25 teams go face to face.
4.Women's Basketball:George Washington vs Georgia-Two Top 20 teams face off in Athens.
5.Women's Basketball:Arizona State vs California-11-1 ASU goes up to Cali and to face the 9-2 Golden Bears
6.Women's Basketball:Arizona State vs Stanford-For the 2nd day in the row the Lady Sun Devils go to Cali to face the 7-3 Cardinal
7.NBA:Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando-The 18-9 Lakers continue their Florida trip as they face the 17-12 Magic.
8.NBA:Phoenix vs Dallas-Two Western Conference powers face in Dallas at High Noon(ok not really).
9.NBA:Utah vs San Antonio-Another battle between two Western Conference Powers
10.NBA:Orlando vs Washington-The Wizards seek to knock off another big team.
11.NBA:Cleveland vs Chicago-LeBron vs Wallace in a possible Eastern Conference Final
For questions about game times and channels either send me a message,check ESPN,or your local listings.
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