I am by no means an expert on football. I'm merely an observer of the game. I'm not a Tebow hater either. While I was on Twitter Saturday, @NFL tweeted "what team has the best chance of an upset this weekend" and stated that Steve Mariucci thought Detroit had the best chance. As soon as it came up, I tweeted back this tweet that I thought Denver had the best chance. Even though I would have picked the Steelers to win that game, I always thought Denver had the best chance out of the underdogs that week. Guess what? It happened. Pittsburgh didn't even try to stop Tebow from throwing. And that winning TD pass? Not to take anything away from Tebow, but Thomas made that play and Ike Taylor got burned. ANY NFL QB should have connected on that pass. He was wide open!
Anyway, here's why Denver has LESS of a chance of upsetting the Patriots. Patriots are healthy. Tom Brady is better than Roethlisburger. Gronkowski, Welker, Hernandez. Wild Bill will find a way to contain Tebow. The Patriots won't look past them. It will take a good Denver D in order to beat Tom Brady and the Pats. Agree/Disagree? Follow me on twitter! @Domkizzle or email me, garthvader@gmail.com.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
NCAA Post Season
First, I wish I could have written this yesterday when it was all fresh in my mind. I just didn't have enough time with studying for promotion testing and hockey practice. Second, I'm sure you've heard or read just about everything there is about how the BCS system is so jacked up etc. Well, you haven't read MY thoughts on it. Lastly, before I get started, I don't follow college football closely. I watch it when it's on but I don't obsess over it. That maybe because where I'm from, there's not a good college football team. The main team I do root for in college is Michigan. I have since the 8th grade. Not sure why but I just do. OK, so to the point of today's blog.
The BCS system is jacked up. Everyone knows that. Every December and January, crappy teams with a 6-6 record play in the Maxi Tampon Bowl game that doesn't mean anything to anyone but school officials. Look at this season. Alabama had their chance to beat LSU but they couldn't. Let Oklahoma State take a shot at it. The only reason the BCS exists is because of money. Nothing more than money. The mathematical formulas are inaccurate and the rest of the ranking is super subjective. It does not accurately reflect how good a team is. Ask anyone who lives in Idaho. That's not going to change, however. Too much money is in he system. How many professional sports writers have written about how inaccurate and unfair the BCS is? No one in power is going to listen. Like I said, too much money in it. The only reason 6-6 teams play in bowl games is because the school gets corporate sponsor ships and TV deals.
My solution? A playoff just like everyone else's solution. But here's my idea. Reduce each conference or sub-conference to 6 or 7 teams each. Screw scheduling those weak D1A schools for confidence builders. Each team in the conference plays each other twice, a home and away series. The top of that division goes to the national tournament, kind of like the NCAA basketball tournament. If a conference has sub-divisions like the SEC East and West, the top of each one play each other to represent the SEC. That game can be a "bowl" game and corporations and networks can throw money at it. We do this for every division in D1. Each playoff game in the tournament is a "bowl" game. Again, corporations and networks can throw money at it. There you go. Want to be the best in the nation? Dominate your conference then dominate the nation. Remove the subjection and keep the money!
Someone may have suggested something like this before but I don't read a lot about college football. I was thinking about this while eating BBQ brisket and talking college football with guys in the office. So, did I miss anything? Got suggestions of your own? Let me know what you think. Garthvader@gmail.com. Follow me on Twitter @Domkizzle
The BCS system is jacked up. Everyone knows that. Every December and January, crappy teams with a 6-6 record play in the Maxi Tampon Bowl game that doesn't mean anything to anyone but school officials. Look at this season. Alabama had their chance to beat LSU but they couldn't. Let Oklahoma State take a shot at it. The only reason the BCS exists is because of money. Nothing more than money. The mathematical formulas are inaccurate and the rest of the ranking is super subjective. It does not accurately reflect how good a team is. Ask anyone who lives in Idaho. That's not going to change, however. Too much money is in he system. How many professional sports writers have written about how inaccurate and unfair the BCS is? No one in power is going to listen. Like I said, too much money in it. The only reason 6-6 teams play in bowl games is because the school gets corporate sponsor ships and TV deals.
My solution? A playoff just like everyone else's solution. But here's my idea. Reduce each conference or sub-conference to 6 or 7 teams each. Screw scheduling those weak D1A schools for confidence builders. Each team in the conference plays each other twice, a home and away series. The top of that division goes to the national tournament, kind of like the NCAA basketball tournament. If a conference has sub-divisions like the SEC East and West, the top of each one play each other to represent the SEC. That game can be a "bowl" game and corporations and networks can throw money at it. We do this for every division in D1. Each playoff game in the tournament is a "bowl" game. Again, corporations and networks can throw money at it. There you go. Want to be the best in the nation? Dominate your conference then dominate the nation. Remove the subjection and keep the money!
Someone may have suggested something like this before but I don't read a lot about college football. I was thinking about this while eating BBQ brisket and talking college football with guys in the office. So, did I miss anything? Got suggestions of your own? Let me know what you think. Garthvader@gmail.com. Follow me on Twitter @Domkizzle
Sunday, January 1, 2012
A bit about this blog and me.
I'm not a professional writer or blogger. I started this blog to share my experiences in the Air Force with people. Here are a few things about me.
I'm 30. I've been in the Air Force for almost 12 years. Currently, I am stationed at Ramstein AB, Germany. My occupation in the AF is Electrical Power Production. I work with generators and aircraft arresting systems. I'll explain more in future blogs. My current job is that of a planner. The Air Force is always planning. I provide occupational expertise to the war/contingency planners. Again, more will come later. I am married to a beautiful English girl that I met when I was stationed in England. We don't have any kids yet. We have a 2 year old hyper Golden Retriever named Brady. We also have 2 cats.
I play hockey for the KMC Eagles, which is a hobby team comprised of military members and their families that live in the Kaiserslautern area. The team plays in the biggest hobby league in Germany. Read beer league. I love experiencing beer from around the world. Speaking of around the world, I love to travel. My job for the past 2 years has taking me to places that I'd never thought I'd see. I'll mention all the places later. My favorite music is pretty much anything rock. I love classic rock, contemporary rock, hard rock and metal. I also don't mind a little country and the occasional rap or hip hop. I also love fishing. Whenever I visit back to the states, I try to get a little fishing in. Video games are another hobby of mine.
So that's a bit about me. Here is a bit about the blog. I won't blog everyday about everyday stuff. I'll typically blog about anything exciting I'm doing. For example, I should be going on some trips in the near future. When I go on them, I'll blog about my experiences in Africa or other European countries. I'll even tell some stories about my past trips or maybe tell a story about something in the past. Basically, I want to give you a little insight into the life of an average Airman and what the AF has to offer.
On a side note, I'll gladly welcome any constructive criticism about my writing. Like I said, I'm not a professional but I would love some input to improve. Suggest anything from grammar and punctuation or prose. If you have any questions, you can email me at garthvader@gmail.com
Oh, a quick explanation about the blog name. Kizzle is short for Domkizzle. A Snoop Dogg play on my last name that a few past coworkers came up with.
I'm 30. I've been in the Air Force for almost 12 years. Currently, I am stationed at Ramstein AB, Germany. My occupation in the AF is Electrical Power Production. I work with generators and aircraft arresting systems. I'll explain more in future blogs. My current job is that of a planner. The Air Force is always planning. I provide occupational expertise to the war/contingency planners. Again, more will come later. I am married to a beautiful English girl that I met when I was stationed in England. We don't have any kids yet. We have a 2 year old hyper Golden Retriever named Brady. We also have 2 cats.
I play hockey for the KMC Eagles, which is a hobby team comprised of military members and their families that live in the Kaiserslautern area. The team plays in the biggest hobby league in Germany. Read beer league. I love experiencing beer from around the world. Speaking of around the world, I love to travel. My job for the past 2 years has taking me to places that I'd never thought I'd see. I'll mention all the places later. My favorite music is pretty much anything rock. I love classic rock, contemporary rock, hard rock and metal. I also don't mind a little country and the occasional rap or hip hop. I also love fishing. Whenever I visit back to the states, I try to get a little fishing in. Video games are another hobby of mine.
So that's a bit about me. Here is a bit about the blog. I won't blog everyday about everyday stuff. I'll typically blog about anything exciting I'm doing. For example, I should be going on some trips in the near future. When I go on them, I'll blog about my experiences in Africa or other European countries. I'll even tell some stories about my past trips or maybe tell a story about something in the past. Basically, I want to give you a little insight into the life of an average Airman and what the AF has to offer.
On a side note, I'll gladly welcome any constructive criticism about my writing. Like I said, I'm not a professional but I would love some input to improve. Suggest anything from grammar and punctuation or prose. If you have any questions, you can email me at garthvader@gmail.com
Oh, a quick explanation about the blog name. Kizzle is short for Domkizzle. A Snoop Dogg play on my last name that a few past coworkers came up with.
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