The Weekend Ahead...

I don't know if you have noticed at all...but this upcoming weekend is going to be rockin' in the sporting world. The two best sports that this country has to offer are in absolute full swing. Let's get started.

How would you feel to be one of the losing teams in baseball yesterday? The Indians, D-Backs, and the...ROCKIES...pretty much looked at their opponents and said, "Excuse me, I need to wipe the floor with you right now. Thanks."

The Cubs and Phillies are pretty much done. I haven't seen a team play so badly in a long time in comparison with what the Cubs have looked like the past two nights. I mean, seriously. The Cubs are getting drilled by a team that includes Augie Ojeda and Juan Cruz. Oh yeah, we lost to Doug Davis last night. I didn't know Kevin Conley was still pitching. This is embarrassing. If we were getting drilled Exxon style, I wish we were getting drilled by a team with someone who has a beard like Todd Helton. There is nothing good about these D-Backs. Losing to them is like losing to Kevin Gerow in anything...it makes you want to throw your head into concrete.

The...ROCKIES...are going to win the World Series. Who's going to beat them? Oh, and how about those Yankees. Good god. Everyone wants to talk about A-Rod for the MVP and yes he should win it. I apologize for not bringing this up earlier, but what about Victor Martinez? He's a catcher putting up huge numbers and is a huge value at his position...like Ichiro in the leadoff spot. Oh yeah, JROLL played well yesterday, not well enough. Those M-V-P chants in DENVER this weekend are going to drown JROLL in the same mop water that he's going to clean the...ROCKIES...dugout with after the game.

Moving to college football. First of all, anyone who likes Lou Holtz is terrible. I've said it once and I'll say it again...he couldn't hack it in the SEC. Thanks, Lou. Jimmy Clausen is waiting for you to buy him Bacardi O outside the liquor store.

No one is paying attention to the OU/Texas game. They should be. The National Title implications in this game are a lot stronger than anyone wants to admit. Assuming OU's loss last week was a giant fluke, which it was, no offense to former CU Long Snapper Greg Pace, the winner of this game SHOULD walk through the rest of the conference to a one loss season. I believe that after this weekend, one of the unbeatens will no longer carry such a distinction (LSU) that's going to leave a select few running around with no losses. OU can still make the National Title game simply from beating up on an easy schedule. The same goes for Texas...I just don't think they are that good and Mack Brown is nothing without VY.

Again, everything says that LSU is going to beat Florida in Baton Rouge this weekend. It should happen, but for whatever reason, I don't see it. As much as I am rooting for the Bayou Bengals, I just think Florida will be prepared down in the hardest environment to play in this country has to offer.

Hey Kentucky fans: welcome to the real world. Basketball season is around the corner. Thanks.

Finally, those who read this know that I am the eternal optimist concerning UT football. I've said from the get go that Georgia was the problem spot on the schedule. I don't think we have a chance in this game. And I don't think it's going to be close. A loss by 10 points or less is going to be surprising to me. A win? I don't know what I would do with myself. The Vols can't stop the run and all Georgia is going to do is run the football. You do the math. Go Vols. John Gruden should have an interview on Wednesday.