A few Monday Morning Random thoughts

I hope that everyone had a great weekend. Ours was good... My brother and Sister in law were in town and FSU beat the heck out of Miami. Then there was the Panthers game yesterday. I have to say the best thing about that game was the brats:

Well I also called and spoke with MattMan and Jay from "I'm with Stupid" and that was pretty thrilling as well... Those guys are great!

Anyway, like I said I hope everyone else had a great weekend.

Last year during the NBA season, which lasts roughly from Halloween to Tax day I went on a sort of personal mission to walk 100 miles in hopes of being healthier and getting into somewhat better shape. I managed to meet that goal and felt quite satisfied with myself however I never really continued from there because the weather got so hot so quickly. As we head in to October and my local NBA team The Charlotte Bobcats begin training camp for their season I have once again started thinking about a challenge for this season.
I really enjoyed the walking even though times it was tough with the weather and I found myself walking indoors a lot. I think that I want to do this again but up the ante a little bit. Last year the Bobcats record was 44-38 and they made the NBA playoffs (even though they made an early exit) I figure that last season I walked about 2.27 miles for each Bobcat win during the season.
This season I think I should dial it up a bit. Figuring that the Bobcats should win about the same number of games (at least I hope) in 2010-2011 this is my challenge. I am going to pledge to walk 3 miles for each Bobcats win during the regular season and 5 miles for each win during the playoffs. Based on last season’s totals that would be 132 miles which is a pretty big step up from last year.
Hopefully they are at least as good as last year even though I'm not sure they will be.
I will do my best to keep updated on my progress once the season starts in two weeks.

-Doc

It all Starts Today

My very favorite sports teams season kind of unofficially gets under way today and I'm excited. The 2010 Carolina Panthers season starts today when the players report to training camp in Spartanburg SC. It's just the beginning of a long season that unlike any in recent years will feature a lot more changes and a lot of uncertainty. With uncertainty can come optimism. So today I find myself cautiously optimistic. Oh what the heck I will admit it. I'm fired up.... BRING ON FOOTBALL SEASON !!

Is anyone else fired up and ready for football season? Let me know who you pull for High School, College, Pros, All three? i love all three myself but there is just something extra special about the NFL for me. Lemme know who is excited out there that it's almost here. For you NFL fans this time next year there very likely will be no football so lets enjoy this year!

-Doc

Who so you want to win the Super Bowl? Weekly Poll 2/1/10

Super Bowl week is here. A week full of hype and hyperbole. This years game should be a good one though. The Indianapolis Colts versus the New Orleans Saints this coming Sunday. Two teams that win games with their offense. The Colts are a 5 1/2 to 6 point favorite depending on where you look and the odds makers have the over under for the game at 56 1/2 so everyone is expecting a lot of scoring. Poll question for this week is who are you rooting for in the Super Bowl? Are you a fan of Peyton Manning and the Colts or the great team story of the Saints and the recovery they are helping to facilitate in New Orleans? Go ahead and tell me and vote in the poll. Who are you pulling for this Sunday? Poll will be open until kick off time on Sunday.

-Doc

2009 College Bowl Game Predictions

College Bowl season starts today and here are my picks for each of the games:

(Prediction in Orange - Correct picks in Green - Incorrect in Red)

Record = 18 - 14 .563

(Please feel free to comment as you wish. Agree with me disagree with me or make fun of my win/loss record)

Non-BCS Bowl Games:

Dec. 19 New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. ESPN 4:30 p.m. Wyoming (6-6) vs. Fresno State (8-4) - Fresno State

Dec. 19 St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. ESPN 8 p.m. Rutgers (8-4) vs. UCF (8-4) - Rutgers

Dec. 20 New Orleans New Orleans ESPN 8:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee State (9-3) vs. Southern Miss (7-5) - Southern Miss

Dec. 22 Maaco Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. ESPN 8 p.m. Oregon State (8-4) vs. BYU (10-2) - Oregon State

Dec. 23 Poinsettia San Diego, Calif. ESPN 8 p.m. Utah (9-3) vs. California (8-4) - Utah

Dec. 24 Hawaii Honolulu ESPN 8 p.m. Nevada (8-4) vs. SMU (7-5) - Nevada

Dec. 26 Little Caesars Detroit, Mich. ESPN 1 p.m. Ohio (9-4) vs. Marshall (6-6) - Ohio

Dec. 26 Emerald San Francisco ESPN 8 p.m. Boston College (8-4) vs. Southern California (8-4) - USC

Dec. 26 Meineke Car Care Charlotte, N.C. ESPN 4:30 p.m. North Carolina (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-3) - Pittsburgh

Dec. 27 Music City Nashville, Tenn. ESPN 8:30 p.m. Kentucky (7-5) vs. Clemson (8-5) - Clemson

Dec. 28 Independence Shreveport, La. ESPN2 5 p.m. Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Georgia (7-5) - Texas A&M

Dec. 29 Champs Sports Orlando, Fla. ESPN 8 p.m. Miami (Fla.) (9-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-3) - Miami

Dec. 29 EagleBank Washington D.C. ESPN 4:30 p.m. UCLA (6-6) vs. Temple (9-3) - UCLA

Dec. 30 Holiday San Diego, Calif. ESPN 8 p.m. Nebraska (9-4) vs. Arizona (8-4) - Nebraska

Dec. 30 Humanitarian Boise, Idaho ESPN 4:30 p.m. Idaho (7-5) vs. Bowling Green (7-5) - Idaho

Dec. 31 Armed Forces Fort Worth, Tex. ESPN Noon Air Force (7-5) vs. Houston (10-3) - Houston

Dec. 31 Sun El Paso, Tex. CBS 2 p.m. Stanford (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (7-5) - Oklahoma

Dec. 31 Texas Houston ESPN 3:30 p.m. Missouri (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4) - Missouri

Dec. 31 Insight Tempe, Ariz. NFL Net. 6 p.m. Minnesota (6-6) vs. Iowa State (6-6) - Iowa State

Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Atlanta ESPN 7:30 p.m. Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Tennessee (7-5) - Virginia Tech

Jan. 1 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. CBS 1 p.m. West Virginia (9-3) vs. Florida State (6-6) - Florida State

Jan. 1 Capital One Orlando, Fla. ABC 1 p.m. Penn State (10-2) vs. LSU (9-3) - LSU

Jan. 1 Outback Tampa, Fla. ESPN 11 a.m. Northwestern (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5) - Auburn

Jan. 2 International Toronto ESPN2 Noon South Florida (7-5) vs. Northern Illinois (7-5) - South Florida

Jan. 2 Cotton Dallas FOX 2 p.m. Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Mississippi (8-4) - Oklahoma State

Jan. 2 Papajohns.com Birmingham, ESPN 2 p.m. Connecticut (7-5) vs. South Carolina (7-5) - Connecticut

Jan. 2 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. ESPN 5:30 p.m. East Carolina (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5) - Arkansas

Jan. 2 Alamo San Antonio ESPN 9 p.m. Texas Tech (8-4) vs. Michigan State (6-6) - Texas Tech

Jan. 6 GMAC Mobile, Ala. ESPN 7 p.m. Central Michigan (11-2) vs. Troy (9-3) - Central Michigan

BCS Games:

Jan. 1 Rose Pasadena, Calif. ABC 4:30 p.m. Oregon (10-2) vs. Ohio State (10-2) - Oregon

Jan. 1 Sugar New Orleans, La. FOX 8:30 p.m. Cincinnati (12-0) vs. Florida (12-1) - Florida

Jan. 4 Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. FOX 8 p.m. TCU (12-0) vs. Boise State (13-0) - TCU

Jan. 5 Orange Miami FOX 8 p.m. Georgia Tech (11-2) vs. Iowa (10-2) - Georgia Tech

Jan. 7 BCS Title Pasadena, Calif. ABC 8 p.m. Alabama (13-0) vs. Texas (13-0) - Alabama