Football Fest: It’s That Time of Year

As I sit in front of the TV with my laptop watching the Florida vs. Ohio State melee, otherwise known as the National Championship contest. I wonder why in the hell another Florida team will win a prestigious sports championship again? Last year it was the very same University of Florida that won the NCAA college basketball title (I am bitter, as the gators are in the same conference as my beloved Kentucky Wildcats). Ohio State had a great year, but the 51 days in between games tends to kill a team. They need to have the bowl games sooner than later. Needless to say the controversy will begin to swirl around the BCS system after the game is completed tonight. Believe it or not, I actually believe the system worked this year.

The computers got it right in a year that was competitive as ever. The sheer amount of one loss teams vying for the coveted spot in the BCS National Championship Game was staggering. Florida was the correct team for the big game, as Ohio State did indeed defeat Michigan handily in November. That was Michigan’s chance and they blew it. The only pick I have with the system is the favoritism that is still shown to Notre Dame. Obviously, Notre Dame is a big name school which in theory tends to draw a lot of viewers. They only lost two games coming into their BCS bowl, but were utterly humiliated by LSU 41-14. The “experts” are now labeling Notre Dame as “BCS pretenders,” which sounds right to me.

Besides college football, the NFL is out in full force, as it is playoff season. The divisional round did not disappoint, as all of the games were rather competitive and chalked full of emotion that any football fan would love. The Dallas vs. Seattle game was one for the highlight reels for years to come. Tony Romo’s drop of a perfect snap on a field goal attempt will go down in league lore for the remainder of time. I feel for the man, as I am sure it is a humiliating thing to blow a game on national television on a simple hold. The Giants almost beat the damn Eagles, but to no avail. The Eagles will play New Orleans next week in what should be a very interesting game. Who in the hell cares about the AFC, well at least until Super Bowl time?

The Bears will play the Seahawks again next Sunday at noon. The first game was a blow out in the Bears’ favor, as the times were merrier with both offense and defense playing on all eight cylinders. Now both entities are playing like a Geo with a burnt out manifold. In the season finale against the Packers, Rex Grossman again impressed us all with a steady diet of interceptions and fumbles, which again allows concerns of his consistency to creep back into talks. He best pull his head out of his ass on Sunday. The defense is in shambles as well. I do not believe that they have the ability to stop a sloth attempting to make it to the goal line. Ron Rivera better fix it before he leaves for Arizona to commit career suicide. Needless to say, I do not want a replay of last year’s loss to Carolina at home.