Let's Talk About the Weekend

What a wild weekend this was in the sporting world. From every angle we saw something that had to get at least someones attention. This really has been one wild fall...let's see where to go from here.

Congratulations to Les Miles and his team. Les Miles officially has the biggest you know what's on the face of the earth. And you know what? With his team I probably would too. A great comeback win when even No Owens experts picked against him to solidify not only the number 1 ranking in both polls, but that LSU is absolutely the best team right now in the nation. Everyone outside of Gainesville knows that LSU was the best team in the nation at the end of last year and this game was a statement game for his program. Oh, and by the way, Tim Tebow is a cryer. Tim Tebow, the big tough quarterback, cries when he loses. Love it.

Being the Packer fan that I am, I know what it's like to lose to Jim Harbaugh. It's awful. It's seriously one of the most humbling experiences one can have. Just ask John David Booty. USC is not as good as advertised, as much as ESPN wants to defy this concept. I've got a good USC post that I am going to write one of these days if sports takes a day. Either way, thanks to the Cardinal for proving my point.

I think I am the only person frustrated by the Tennessee victory on Saturday. As great as the Vols played, and I mean, we would have beaten just about anyone on Saturday, I'm pretty frustrated with the game. Why? It's not like the Vols went out and made a trade or something...picked someone up off of waivers. This is the same team that started the season, the same team that got trounced by Florida. The same team that struggled against Southern Miss. Where has this team been? I'm frustrated because the only time our head football coach gets his team ready is when his job is on the line. Where was this intensity and passion from the players? This physical effort that didn't do the score justice? If the Vols would have come out with the intensity all season, we would be at least 4-1 right now. 4-1 looks a lot better than 3-2. If anything, this is a reason to lose the head coach simply because he shows how capable he and his team are. Why keep someone who can't get the most out of his talent every game? The Vols very well could win out this year and then have to play LSU...which is bad. If that's the case, who is going to remember the fact that the team was non-existent for 4 weeks? Unless something changes, is that same fire going to be there week one in '08? Everyone is praising Fulmer right now...this transformation in two weeks...why didn't any of this transformation occur 8 months before the season?

Speaking of USC and "Cardinal"s...is anyone really sad to see Matt Leinart with a broken collarbone? I mean, maybe if the guy shut up, he wouldn't get hurt. The team plays better with Kurt Warner anyway.

I don't have anything to say about the Cubs.

I do have something to say about the Green Bay Packers. Unacceptable. Other than James Jones, the Packers played to win in the first half. In the second half, they played not to lose. They did not succeed. That is an embarrassing loss.

I love how one game can give the entire nation the hope that the Yankees are back. Even if the Yankees win again in New York, they still have CC or Fausto waiting in Cleveland for them. Also, the Red Sox are playing a lot better than any of these experts thought they would. It really is amazing what the Yankees can do to drown out the...ROCKIES. We'll see what happens in a few weeks although I think I am the only person looking forward to the NLCS. To teams playing the game the right way...with payrolls that are seemingly un-existant.

Oh. Did I mention that Tim Tebow was crying after the loss on Saturday?