For what seems to be the fifth time in the past two weeks, I have just found out that I don't have all the necessary files to do my work. I had all intent to do work at home, but apparently I am a moron who can't remember everything I need. So instead, here I sit at Third Place Books with the youngest daughter asleep in her carseat (oh, yeah, I have a second daughter now) and the oldest playing contently with her mom and aunt. I can't think of anything better to do than make my post-baby return to the blog.
There has been a lot going on in the world of sports, but these are most on my mind.
-BountyGate. Ok, shame on me for adding 'gate' onto the end of this, but whatever, I don't care. When I got in the car and heard the news on the radio that Sean Payton had been suspended for a year, I was shocked. There was no way I saw that coming. We have seen players suspended in similar manner, but this is such a new concept that I'm not sure what to think. I mean, for all intensive purposes, Payton will be back in 2013. He will run the same type of offensive and defensive schemes, so the Saints are going to have to find someone willing to not just take the team for a year (with no intent of keeping the job longterm), but someone who is willing to do things the way Payton wants them done. The names being thrown around - Parcells, Dungy, Gruden - all make sense as they appear to have no ambition to get back into coaching full-time again. There is no way an up-and-coming assistant takes the position because it is essentially a dead end.
The other interesting aspect will be exactly how much contact Payton will be allowed. Will he be allowed to attend practice but not games? Will he be able to meet with interim coaches for film sessions? Will he be allowed to sit in the box with the owner during games? Will he be allowed to travel with the team and hold meetings in the hotel? Or will he be completed banned from any communication? Only time will tell, but I know this much for sure - the Saints will be the most intriguing team to follow in 2012.
-Tim Tebow in NYC is going to be a fiasco. I just don't get it from a football standpoint. I take that back - I get that he is the perfect guy for a Tony Sparano offense, but this is doomed to fail. As it is, there is tons of pressure and skepticism around Mark Sanchez. Now with Tebow in the fold, every incomplete pass will be scrutinized. Every 2 INT day will lead to fans chanting for Tebow. Sanchez will never feel comfortable and Tebow will never win games in NY. The only thing this signing does is take the spotlight off the defending champs and move it to their roommates. Oh, and of course, it will shut down the internet.
-The Sounders are 2-0 in MLS play, but I think things could start to get a little rocky for them in the near future. It appears that Jeff Parke is not happy with being benched in favor of Patrick Ianni the past two games. After practice, Parke talked to the media and finally broke his silence, essentially admitting that he is 'frustrated' and 'angry' with the benching. he says that he talked to Sigi after practice and that while there was no yelling, he did let him know he felt. Sigi apparently sat him because he felt Jeff's legs were tired from a long offseason.
I like Jeff and think he should be starting, but the fact remains that Ianni is a quality player and could be starting for many other teams in the league. He does not represent a huge dropoff - Parke needs to show Sigi that he is worthy of starting. As Sigi often says, competition is a good thing. It gets the guys working harder than if there status was unquestioned.
Here's the problem though - in order to have a healthy competition, you need to have players who are willing to compete and who don't sulk if they sit the bench. Again, I like Parke, but I often question his mental makeup. Let's quickly review his past. He got suspended by MLS for failing a drug test in 2008. He was left unprotected in the expansion draft and was chosen by the Sounders. He decided to test the European market but was unable to find a team and had to return stateside. He was unhappy with what he thought was an unfair offer by the Sounders and decided to sit out 2009 rather than play for less than what he thought he was worth. Since that time he has mostly said and done all the right things, but he never really seemed happy to me. He never said anything about not being happy, but I always got the sense that his ego was bigger than normal and that he perceived people to be constantly slighting him.
When the season is over, we might look back and laugh at this, but for now, consider me a little worried. We have never really had any problems off the field and it would be a shitty time for it to start.
-I am not a Tony Wroten hater. I am not a Tony Wroten lover. I am a guy who see his value but also a guy who sees all of his warts. I realize that this UW team needed Wroten in order to be successful, but I also know that he was going to have his share of groan-worthy moments.
Tuesday night in the NIT Semi-finals, Wroten had a performance he will be wanting to forget (not to mention one that all Husky fans will want to forget too). At the time, I called Wroten the stupidest basketball player I have ever seen. While I have definitely backed off that extreme opinion (afterall, the kid is still only 18 and from what I can tell has never really been coached before), I can't help but think how much he would benefit from another year in college. I know the big bucks will be enticing, but the fact is if he ever wants to fulfill his potential, he needs to stay another year in college to learn how to play defense and most importantly, to get meaningful late-game situations under his belt. These are not things he will learn in the NBA.
Point in case - 46 seconds left in the game against Minnesota (shot clock at 25). The Huskies have rallied back and now trail by either 2 or 3 points. I can't remember the exact number, but I know it was a 1-possession game. Regardless of the exact difference, any smart player should know that you don't need to foul. Instead, if the team can play solid defense and make their opponent take a bad shot, there is a good chance they will get the ball back with a chance to win or tie. It's basketball 101. Yet Wroten decided to be lazy and reaches in to go for a steal. The ref does what he does in 95% of those situations and calls a foul. He bailed the Gophers out. Oh, and did I mention that the guy he fouled set a record for highest FT% in one season? Ummm, yeah, that makes it even worse. Then the next time down the court he did it again. It was frustrating as all hell. Now ultimately the refs swallowed their whistles down the stretch and the Huskies were able to send the game to OT. But it should never have gotten to that situatoin. Wroten needs to do better than that. Period.
-Peyton Manning to Denver is the perfect marriage. He wanted to continue playing and get paid a lot. John Elway wanted to end the Tim Tebow Era and not get run out of town. It worked out perfectly as I'm pretty sure even the most irrational Tebow fan could not argue with replacing him with a 4-time NFL MVP. Manning is not Orton. He demands respect. Elway knew that and pulled the trigger. Time will only tell if he is even close to the same guy he once was, but I have a feeling that even though it was super convenient, Elway would not have signed him had he not been pleased with what he saw from Manning's throwing session as well as his physical. I think this has the potential to work out nicely, especially in a weak division.
-Now that they have lost, I will offer some mild congratulations to Lehigh. As you may all know, the 15th seeded Mountainhawks upset 2nd seed Duke in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. While I hate to admit it, it probably as impressive as Bucknell's win over Kansas a few years ago. Many BU alumni that I talked to were rooting for Lehigh to go far, saying it was good for the league. I get the thought, but can't fully support it. Before Bucknell ever beat the Jayhawks, I would have agreed. The Patriot League needed a win to gain some credibility and attention. When the Bison won, they not only got both, but the league did as well. No PL team had won since and I must admit that I enjoyed being cocky about it. I knew American and Holy Cross couldn't get the job done - only the Bison were good enough to win. Having Lehigh beat us in the PL Final and knowing that we should have been the one beating Duke did not and still does not sit well with me. It should have been Bucknell and I will not apologize for hating on Lehigh.
-Justin Dentmann recently signed a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs, bringing the total of former Huskies in the NBA to 6. I am really happy for all of them, but most happy for Dentman and his former teammate Isaiah Thomas. Thomas, who many thought was making a mistake by entering the draft after his junior season, was the last player selected in the 2011 NBA Draft but is now starting and averaging 12.2 points per game for the Kings over the past two months. Jimmer got all the press coming into the year, but Isaiah is having the better season by a landslide.
-My poor Nets. They wanted LeBron and he went to South beach. They wanted Carmelo and he went to NY. The traded for Deron Williams in hopes of getting Dwight Howard, but Howard (after much public flirting with the Nets) decided to stay in Orlando for another year. No one wants to come to NJ/Brooklyn. And it's a real shame.
Call me crazy, but right now I don't think they have the worst team. D-Will is a superstar. Kris Humphries is quietly having another monster season on the boards. MarShon Brooks looks like the biggest steal of the draft (not named Isaiah). Gerald Green has been a great find out of the D-League. Together the form a decent core and combined with newly acquired Gerald Wallace and I think they are solid. Notice I didn't even mention Brook Lopez who would make the starting five (Lopez, Humph, wallace, Brooks, D-Will) playoff worthy.
Too bad they are almost 20 games .500 and about to lose D-Will, Humph and Lopez all in the same offseason. Uggghhh...if there is an NBA God, please let us win the Anthony Davis lottery.
-Finally, I just bought tickets to a Sounders women's game in June. I wanted to go when they signed both Hope Solo and Alex Morgan, but what made me actually buy the tickets was the signing of Meghan Rapinoe. She might not get the press that the other two do, but damn she is a quality player who was my favorite during the 2011 WC. It is common knowledge that the trio will only play 8 games (3 exhibition, 4 home regular season and 1 away regular season games) so I am praying that they will be there for the match I bought tickets for.
UPDATE - I forgot one thing yesterday. Kudos to the Sounders Front Office for their brilliant idea regarding tickets for Portland and Vancouver games. It was recently announced that the team would be opening the entire stadium up for those games. It is a smart move because both games will definitely sell out. The problem of course is that the Sounders wouldn't be able to control who bought all those extra tickets. It is entirely possible that the Timbers Army could get their hands on 10k-15k tickets. So what did the FO do? Well, they included those games in a 4 game pack with games against LA and Chelsea. So that means unless you have season tickets, the only way to get your hands on Cascadia Cup tickets is to buy tickets for 3 additional games. I suppose it is possible that some Portland fans will take the hit and buy all 4 games, but I can't believe it will be an overwhelming amount. As for Seattle supporters, what a better way to spend your hard earned money than to see 2 Cascadia Cup matches, the star-studded LA Galaxy and one of the EPL's top teams, Chelsea. It doesn't get any better for non-season ticket holders wanting to get to some games this year.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
It Can't Get Any Worse
And just like that, the worst 24 hours of my college basketball eternity has come and gone.
I'm still not sure what happened or how it happened, but both schools that I attended and graduated from are now going to the NIT. Both schools won their regular season titles and choked in the conference tournament.
For Bucknell, the loss was unbelievable. In a rare show of cockiness, I was so confident that they were going to win that I told everyone about it. No way would Mike Muscala let this team lose I said. And yet somehow even with 30 points and 14 rebounds, I felt like he could have done so much more. Credit to CJ McCollum for getting his points - 29 in all - but I think the real difference was the 23 points and 7 rebounds put up by some guy named Gabe Knutson. No disrespect to Knutson, a 12/6 guy during the regular season, but there was no way he should have put up those numbers against Muscala. I know most will point to the lack of production by Joe Willman, Cameron Ayers and Brian Cohen, but Muscala couldn't lead the team when they needed him the most. It sucks that I am putting a lot of blame on his shoulders, considering the great numbers he put up, but when it came down to it, CJ McCollum showed why he was the 2012 PL POY and not Muscala. he got the job done when his needed it. Bucknell came out flat and never led. It was a gut punch because we essentially wasted away a golden opportunity.
As for UW, man what can you say. I said how a single win over OSU would not mean they were any more deserving than they were the day before, but a loss? Man, that hurts. The committee was looking for a reason to keep them out and I think they found one. I still believe in my heart that they deserve a bid, but wow, you CANNOT lose to OSU and expect to make it in. Credit the team with coming back from a 13 point halftime deficit. They could have easily folded up shot. Instead, Tony Wroten showed us all why he is so highly thought of. He dominated the Beavers and wrestled back the lead for the Dawgs. Up by 6 points with as little as 3:22 to go in the game, it looked like the Dawgs were going to escape. Up to that point Wroten had hit 9-12 free throws including 7 straight and they looked in control. Then they got a little sloppy and pooof!, the game was out of their hands. A turnover, 4 missed free throws from Wroten, a few fouls and all of a sudden OSU was up 1. I didn't get to watch the game, but I did intently study the play-by-play and I'm not sure you could draw up anything worse. In the final 1:03 the Huskies shot 0-1 from the field, 1-5 from the line and committed 5 fouls and 1 turnover. Amazingly they only lost by 1 because OSU in that same time only shot 1-1 from the field and 2-7 from the field! 2 for freaking 7 and somehow they won. That is simply amazing and a HUGELY damning mark on the Huskies resume. This team still deserves a shot, but damn they dropped the ball.
So yeah, two losses by #1 seeds in the past 24 hours. I have never felt so worse about college hoops as I do right now. Thank goodness the Sounders won or you might never have heard from me again.
I'm still not sure what happened or how it happened, but both schools that I attended and graduated from are now going to the NIT. Both schools won their regular season titles and choked in the conference tournament.
For Bucknell, the loss was unbelievable. In a rare show of cockiness, I was so confident that they were going to win that I told everyone about it. No way would Mike Muscala let this team lose I said. And yet somehow even with 30 points and 14 rebounds, I felt like he could have done so much more. Credit to CJ McCollum for getting his points - 29 in all - but I think the real difference was the 23 points and 7 rebounds put up by some guy named Gabe Knutson. No disrespect to Knutson, a 12/6 guy during the regular season, but there was no way he should have put up those numbers against Muscala. I know most will point to the lack of production by Joe Willman, Cameron Ayers and Brian Cohen, but Muscala couldn't lead the team when they needed him the most. It sucks that I am putting a lot of blame on his shoulders, considering the great numbers he put up, but when it came down to it, CJ McCollum showed why he was the 2012 PL POY and not Muscala. he got the job done when his needed it. Bucknell came out flat and never led. It was a gut punch because we essentially wasted away a golden opportunity.
As for UW, man what can you say. I said how a single win over OSU would not mean they were any more deserving than they were the day before, but a loss? Man, that hurts. The committee was looking for a reason to keep them out and I think they found one. I still believe in my heart that they deserve a bid, but wow, you CANNOT lose to OSU and expect to make it in. Credit the team with coming back from a 13 point halftime deficit. They could have easily folded up shot. Instead, Tony Wroten showed us all why he is so highly thought of. He dominated the Beavers and wrestled back the lead for the Dawgs. Up by 6 points with as little as 3:22 to go in the game, it looked like the Dawgs were going to escape. Up to that point Wroten had hit 9-12 free throws including 7 straight and they looked in control. Then they got a little sloppy and pooof!, the game was out of their hands. A turnover, 4 missed free throws from Wroten, a few fouls and all of a sudden OSU was up 1. I didn't get to watch the game, but I did intently study the play-by-play and I'm not sure you could draw up anything worse. In the final 1:03 the Huskies shot 0-1 from the field, 1-5 from the line and committed 5 fouls and 1 turnover. Amazingly they only lost by 1 because OSU in that same time only shot 1-1 from the field and 2-7 from the field! 2 for freaking 7 and somehow they won. That is simply amazing and a HUGELY damning mark on the Huskies resume. This team still deserves a shot, but damn they dropped the ball.
So yeah, two losses by #1 seeds in the past 24 hours. I have never felt so worse about college hoops as I do right now. Thank goodness the Sounders won or you might never have heard from me again.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
It's a No Brainer: UW Deserves At-Large Bid
I'm not gonna lie. This is the start of my three favorite sports weeks every year. It's not just the first round of the NCAA Tournament, it's Conference Championship Week that makes it so good. Ever year, there is a team that gets hot at the right time and wins its conference tournament with a losing conference record. Some might not like it (ie - fans of the teams that get upset) because seemingly more deserving teams are left home, but the fact is that America loves underdogs.
For one-bid conferences, upsets don't really mean anything to the entire field. But for other leagues, such as the Missouri Valley, an upset will have major ramifications for the entire field. You see, Wichita St and Creighton are locks for the tournament. Even if neither had won the MVC tournament, they both would be going to the Big Dance. Had Illinois St pulled the upset over Creighton in the finals, the league would then have 3 bids rather than 2. And that of course means that someone was going to get squeezed. Or more appropriately someone's bubble would be burst.
Now most pundits are suggesting that UW is actually one of those teams on the bubble. They would suggest that UW needs the Creighton's, Gonzaga's, Murray St's of the worlds to win their conference championships. They would suggest that I shouldn't be excited about upsets.
Here is the thing - I think they are absolutely out-of-their-mind crazy. I'm sorry, but UW just won the Pac-12 conference with a 14-4 conference record. Let me repeat that, they won the outright conference regular season title in a Power 6 conference. I know all of their warts - no wins over top 25 teams, a 4-8 record against top 100 RPI schools, a home loss to South Dakota St and Pac-12 runner up Cal and road losses to Nevada and St Louis. But the biggest wart is something they have no control over - the Pac 12 simply sucks this year. Back when I was writing blog entries on a regular basis, I would have looked up the exact specifics, but right now I'm just winging it. Pac 12 teams went something like 1-30 against the other Power 6 conferences. They have no teams even close to the Top 25 and it is ranked something like 10th in conference RPI.
I know the conference is down, but they finished 10 games over .500. I know the Big East and Big 10 are better conferences, but how can you tell me that Seton Hall, a team with a 8-10 conference record is more deserving than UW? I know they have some quality wins, but I am absolutely sure that UW could have a few quality wins on their resume if they played the same schedule. I know they had their shots against Duke and Marquette in December, but they are simply a better team now. If they had the opportunity to switch February schedules with the Hall, I think they would have a signature win as well. I'm not saying they would go 14-4 in the Big East, but they could definitely have won 9 games. If these two particular teams are the same, I think the edge should rightly go to the conference winner. I'm not sure the same should count for a team like Cal, but certainly the conference winner. (btw - I love you Seton Hall, you just helped me make my argument...Jersey pride).
Here is one thing that annoys me - people say that UW needs to win a game in the Pac-12 tournament in order to make the Big Dance. I understand the idea, but the presentation is all wrong. They don't need to win a game - there is no difference between 21-9 and 22-9 with the 22nd win against Wazzoo - they simply need to not lose the game. If they were to lose to Wazzoo (or OSU) that would be damning - a sign that they don't deserve an at large bid. Somehow 0-2 in their final 2 games means much more than 10-3 in their final 13 games or 16-5 in their final 21 games. The Pac-12 tournament is actually a no-win situation (unless they actually do win). When I see a top seed lose in the first round, my first thought isn't that they don't deserve a tournament bid. Instead, I tend to think that it could be a sign that they won't go very far in the Big Dance. One game isn't enough to wipe away 20 games. It is a marathon, not a sprint. Reward the team that was best in the regular season.
I can handle a 11 seed - that is fair, but to imply that there are 37 better at-large teams than UW is simply insane. They don't need to be given a birth at the expense of a team from the Atlantic 10, Mountain West, Colonial, West Coast or Missouri Valley. No, they need to be in because they are a good team that won a Power 6 title. It shouldn't be at anyone expense - it should simply be because they are a better team than the Big East's 9th best team. You want to know why the 9th Big East team has a high RPI? It's because their Strength of Schedule is so damn good. Every week they play a top-10 team. That doesn't necessarily mean they are any good or more deserving than the Pac-12 champion.
Don't reward teams for simply being in the same league as some damn fine teams. That says nothing about the tea, but rather the league. Take UW. Keep Seton Hall at home.
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On a totally unrelated note, my Bucknell Bison play Lehigh for a birth to the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday night. Normally I would be very complimentary of their opponent and very scared of the game, but I have 100% confidence that we are going to win. Part of it could be that I am officially becoming a snob due to their recent success (remember, we are the only league school to win a NCAA Tournament game...and we did it twice!), but the real reason is simply elementary.
Lehigh came to Bucknell a few weeks ago and knocked us off on a last second 3 pointer. We won at their place. They won at our place. Now we get Game 3 at home. Some will say that Lehigh has a chance because they know that they can do it, but I see it the other way. Bucknell is the superior team. After they lost to Lehigh they dropped one at Holy Cross. No disrespect to the Ass Crusaders from Wochester, but they didn't beat us - we had a letdown. It was a mental lapse and they took advantage of it. I believe in Mike Muscala, the should have been 2-time defending Player of the Year. He is going to take the team on his shoulders and will them to victory. He will not let them come out sluggish. In fact, I expect them to be pissed off and focused. They know what happened the first time around. They are not scared of it happening again - I truly believe they are angry and motivated to show that it was a fluke. I think we not only get the job done, but we win by at least double digits.
[Now with all that being said, let me channel my inner 2005 self and say that we could use all the support and positive vibes. 'Ray Bucknell]
For one-bid conferences, upsets don't really mean anything to the entire field. But for other leagues, such as the Missouri Valley, an upset will have major ramifications for the entire field. You see, Wichita St and Creighton are locks for the tournament. Even if neither had won the MVC tournament, they both would be going to the Big Dance. Had Illinois St pulled the upset over Creighton in the finals, the league would then have 3 bids rather than 2. And that of course means that someone was going to get squeezed. Or more appropriately someone's bubble would be burst.
Now most pundits are suggesting that UW is actually one of those teams on the bubble. They would suggest that UW needs the Creighton's, Gonzaga's, Murray St's of the worlds to win their conference championships. They would suggest that I shouldn't be excited about upsets.
Here is the thing - I think they are absolutely out-of-their-mind crazy. I'm sorry, but UW just won the Pac-12 conference with a 14-4 conference record. Let me repeat that, they won the outright conference regular season title in a Power 6 conference. I know all of their warts - no wins over top 25 teams, a 4-8 record against top 100 RPI schools, a home loss to South Dakota St and Pac-12 runner up Cal and road losses to Nevada and St Louis. But the biggest wart is something they have no control over - the Pac 12 simply sucks this year. Back when I was writing blog entries on a regular basis, I would have looked up the exact specifics, but right now I'm just winging it. Pac 12 teams went something like 1-30 against the other Power 6 conferences. They have no teams even close to the Top 25 and it is ranked something like 10th in conference RPI.
I know the conference is down, but they finished 10 games over .500. I know the Big East and Big 10 are better conferences, but how can you tell me that Seton Hall, a team with a 8-10 conference record is more deserving than UW? I know they have some quality wins, but I am absolutely sure that UW could have a few quality wins on their resume if they played the same schedule. I know they had their shots against Duke and Marquette in December, but they are simply a better team now. If they had the opportunity to switch February schedules with the Hall, I think they would have a signature win as well. I'm not saying they would go 14-4 in the Big East, but they could definitely have won 9 games. If these two particular teams are the same, I think the edge should rightly go to the conference winner. I'm not sure the same should count for a team like Cal, but certainly the conference winner. (btw - I love you Seton Hall, you just helped me make my argument...Jersey pride).
Here is one thing that annoys me - people say that UW needs to win a game in the Pac-12 tournament in order to make the Big Dance. I understand the idea, but the presentation is all wrong. They don't need to win a game - there is no difference between 21-9 and 22-9 with the 22nd win against Wazzoo - they simply need to not lose the game. If they were to lose to Wazzoo (or OSU) that would be damning - a sign that they don't deserve an at large bid. Somehow 0-2 in their final 2 games means much more than 10-3 in their final 13 games or 16-5 in their final 21 games. The Pac-12 tournament is actually a no-win situation (unless they actually do win). When I see a top seed lose in the first round, my first thought isn't that they don't deserve a tournament bid. Instead, I tend to think that it could be a sign that they won't go very far in the Big Dance. One game isn't enough to wipe away 20 games. It is a marathon, not a sprint. Reward the team that was best in the regular season.
I can handle a 11 seed - that is fair, but to imply that there are 37 better at-large teams than UW is simply insane. They don't need to be given a birth at the expense of a team from the Atlantic 10, Mountain West, Colonial, West Coast or Missouri Valley. No, they need to be in because they are a good team that won a Power 6 title. It shouldn't be at anyone expense - it should simply be because they are a better team than the Big East's 9th best team. You want to know why the 9th Big East team has a high RPI? It's because their Strength of Schedule is so damn good. Every week they play a top-10 team. That doesn't necessarily mean they are any good or more deserving than the Pac-12 champion.
Don't reward teams for simply being in the same league as some damn fine teams. That says nothing about the tea, but rather the league. Take UW. Keep Seton Hall at home.
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On a totally unrelated note, my Bucknell Bison play Lehigh for a birth to the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday night. Normally I would be very complimentary of their opponent and very scared of the game, but I have 100% confidence that we are going to win. Part of it could be that I am officially becoming a snob due to their recent success (remember, we are the only league school to win a NCAA Tournament game...and we did it twice!), but the real reason is simply elementary.
Lehigh came to Bucknell a few weeks ago and knocked us off on a last second 3 pointer. We won at their place. They won at our place. Now we get Game 3 at home. Some will say that Lehigh has a chance because they know that they can do it, but I see it the other way. Bucknell is the superior team. After they lost to Lehigh they dropped one at Holy Cross. No disrespect to the Ass Crusaders from Wochester, but they didn't beat us - we had a letdown. It was a mental lapse and they took advantage of it. I believe in Mike Muscala, the should have been 2-time defending Player of the Year. He is going to take the team on his shoulders and will them to victory. He will not let them come out sluggish. In fact, I expect them to be pissed off and focused. They know what happened the first time around. They are not scared of it happening again - I truly believe they are angry and motivated to show that it was a fluke. I think we not only get the job done, but we win by at least double digits.
[Now with all that being said, let me channel my inner 2005 self and say that we could use all the support and positive vibes. 'Ray Bucknell]
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