Faced with the (yes, I used this word) juggernaut that is the Patriots football team, i can no longer stand in the face of the hurricane. They are good. SCARY good. Many of you readers will know how much i hate to agree with Tilam, but that team is going to be tough to beat. I admit that i predicted Big Ben over Brady - at the time the Steelers looked solid and the Pats looked like they had chinks in their armor. Tilam was gracious enough to prepare the crow i ate with a little basil and white wine sauce. But even though i claim a little victory (that's all we husbands can claim ever) over my prediction of Philly in the Super Bowl, i still must acknowledge the Pats and toss out the word "dynasty", at least for a few years...
HOWEVER, i must make a point. I have a team that the Pats cannot defeat, not without major sacrifices and efforts from their players. This opponent has killed dynasties galore, decimated even the sports' champions aside from the losers, slain many a team destined for greatness. The salary cap. Team finances. We are the ACCOUNTANTS, you must fear us! The Pats COULD be a dynasty, even in the mold of the 4 Super Bowl winning Steelers and Cowboys, the 49ers, but ONLY if they defeat the salary cap monster and keep the squad together. Of course, as Tilam points out...
Bill Belichick is quite possibly one of the top 1 coaches in the game right now. If ANYONE can defeat the salary cap monster with the people he has, it's him. Now, Tilam hates to bandy about superlatives like the weatherman, but he still tosses out "the greatest coach of all time". Hmmm. That's a serious point. Greatest of all time? I'm not going to argue that. Halas. Noll. Shula. Walsh. Others. I'm not going to debate this one...BUT, what i will agree with is the fact that NO ONE in the game right now can make a team greater than the sum of its parts better than Belichick. NOBODY. Not Parcells, nobody. Makes one wonder WHO was the real skill coach in the Parcells stable...
Current Musings...
Plaxico Buress is pissed he's not getting the ball more often and says he's probably not going to be with the Steelers next season. Hey Plax, you MORON, take a look in New England and see what the "team first" attitude will get you. Oh, sorry, that's a VICTORY AGAINST THE STEELERS and another trip to the Super Bowl.
Arkansas lost to LSU when a last minute shot was ruled a 2 pointer instead of a 3 pointer, forcing overtime. I trust the officials made the right call, I didn't see it. BUT, here's an interesting coincidence - the crew chief for the game was Tom Eades, an official whom Frank Broyles once publicly berated severely at Bud Walton arena, in 2003. Hmmm...
Doug Menkeyvich (I'm spelling that name phoenetically, forget it) is trying to keep the last out WS ball. Wow, so much for the "team" concept. He originally wanted it for "his retirement fund", now he wants it for sentimental value. I call bullshit...
Tiger won the Buick. Tiger finished 2nd or 3rd a few weeks ago. So far so good. :)
Just in case you wonder what the NHL players are doing, look at the NHL.com page under "everyone is getting injured and having surgery", and you'll see stars like Forsberg and Richards named. hehehe
Angela Ruggiero, the 2004 Kazmaier Award winner as the top player in NCAA women's hockey, will play the female first non-goalie game as a member of the Tulsa Oilers in the CHL. She's a defender, and will suit up on Jan 28. GOOD LUCK Angela. But I wonder, what will the Oiler goalie do if she's roughed up, which she can expect as a defender...since the goalie is her BROTHER? :) Stay tuned...
Tilam, i conclude with this question: what is your opinion on the women competing in the men's game? Michelle Wie, Annika, Angela Ruggiero, Manon Rheaume? Legitimate or pub stunt?
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