Local College Teams

I am going to go ahead and take some credit for how this weekend played out.

Utah Utes: I had very very little hope that they would win against Oregon on the road, and I was actually surprised that we hung in there as long as we did. There are a lot of fans (or media at least) that keep saying how disappointing of a year it will be for the Ute fans if the team can't win some of the big games. Let's think about this for a second...We lost more than half our team, our QB, our 2 best defensive players, most of our recievers and our kicker/punter (who was known as "king louie"). Not only that we lost our Offensive Coordinator, Defensive Coordinator and a couple other coaches below them. If anybody expects us to lose less than 3 games then tell them to pull their head....nevermind. I am not disappointed in the effort or the showing. Let's be realistic.

BYU Cougars: As you may have noticed in a couple of my previous posts that I didn't think BYU earned their ranking as number 7 in the country. I could hear the Utah State Aggies chant from last year, "Overrated.....Overrated.....Overated." I said that if they beat Florida State then I would jump on their bandwagon just like everybody else only they showed their true colors and embarassed their fans and their whole team. Just a couple weeks after jumping 11 spots (and making national headlines) they drop 12 spots and barely hang on in the rankings. As much as I want the conference to look good - I have a hard time rooting for a school that I hate so much.

Chargers done already???

I am not giving up complete hope on my team yet, we are only 2 games in, but it has the same feeling as last year already! Sitting out of the game today was: Ladainian Tomlinson, Nick Hardwick, Travis Johnson, 2 O Linemen, and the biggest disappointment - Jamal Williams. It was also announced yesterday that Jamal Williams is out for the entire year with tricep tears. He plays the main position in the type of defense we run and we don't have a replacement!

Once again we had to ask our QB Phillip Rivers to save us and take our team the whole length of the field for a winning touchdown. This time he wasn't able to and we got stopped on a 4th and 2 in the red zone. He threw for a career high 432 yards and we still lost the game. Once again our defense is the weak link and I am getting really tired of it.

Not all hope is lost because our division is terrible, but I am not very excited about our defense or all of our early injuries. This could make for a long season yet again....life of a Charger fan!

NFL Predictions

So opening day was a couple of days ago, but I didn't get around to making my picks -lucky for me there were no major injuries and it didn't effect my predictions. Here they are:

Division Winners:
AFC - Pittsburgh, Tennessee, New England, San Diego
NFC - Minnesota, Atlanta, Arizona, Washington

Wild Card:
AFC - Indianapolis, Baltimore
NFC - Philadelphia, New Orleans

AFC Championship - San Diego at Pittsburgh
NFC Championship - Green Bay at Washington

Superbowl - San Diego vs Washington

Winner: San Diego Super Chargers!

Ok Ok first of all I realize that I am biased and San Diego is my team, but I truly feel that the Chargers have a good chance of reaching the big game this year. If we can stay healthy, I am pretty confident in the team. I believe we would have reached it already if our stars could have stayed healthy the last two years. This year seems to have a different feel and I think it will make the difference. I really struggled with the NFC, I wanted to pick Philadelphia to win the division and go to the superbowl by default (or because I didn't like any other team), but everybody else has picked Philly and I don't think they will be as good as everybody says. So I went with Washington purely in spite of most other sports writers.

I put this here because she probably will be right: My wife picks - San Diego vs. Philadelphia. Winner - San Diego.

BYU and Utah Win Again

I don't have much to say to either of these, because both were playing easy teams and had no excuse to lose. I do think that BYU will move up in the rankings though. Possibly to #7, because a few teams in front of them lost. Utah will probably move into the top 15.

BYU jumps 11 spots!

After beating Oklahoma on Saturday night, the Cougars have jumped 11 spots in the AP poll to number 9 in the country. Top 10 in the country are you serious!? While I probably haven't given the Y enough credit for their great win, I really don't know if they are the 9th best team in the country. Who knows...they may deserve the rating and I am not saying that they don't, I am just saying that it a quick judegement based off of one game whose star Tight End and Heisman Trophy winner QB was out of the game.

They won and they deserve the higher ranking, but ninth? I guess only time will tell and if I get put in my place or not. I will hold my accolades until after I see how they play against Florida State and TCU. You have my word right now though if they beat Florida State then I will also jump on the BYU bandwagon to run the table and of course still lose to Utah, but run the table up until the last game. I am not committed to it yet, but could be in a couple of weeks. Florida State is the game for me....

What do you think do they deserve number 9?

Deleted Tweets

Update: Tila Tequila has deleted her tweets that she posted last night. We will see if she follows through on her promise for "judgement day."

"Blue Balls vs. Blue Neck"

The more and more that I hear about Merriman and Tila Tequila, the more I believe that she is just another skank looking for some publicity. I am following this as close as possible because.....well because I want the Chargers to win a superbowl and we can't have any distractions.

It was first reported by her lawyer that they won't be making any comments or releasing any statements on the situation due to the seriousness of the incident. Well I guess that plans have changed or at least Tequila didn't get the memo. She has been a twittering fool and it is making her look bad. She tweeted that she will be addressing the issue on Tuesday....which she describes as "judgement day." Now maybe it is just me, but I think that making an announcement about when you will talk about it and saying that it is "judgement day" is a little strange. I don't think very many people who got beat (allegedly) can make light of the situation. She says "I know the truth and it will come" and now she is referring to it as the case "blue balls vs blue neck." Again it seems like she is having a good time with the creativeness of the situation and enjoying her time in the spotlight.

I am biased to this situation because I want the whole thing to just go away so we can get on with football, but my opinion is that her tweets are hurting any chance at a strong case that she may pursue. Today is "judgement day" and you can bet that I will be following the situation like a hawk!

"Lights Out" on the Chargers!?

Shawne Freaking Merriman is about to help ruin the Chargers season for the second season in a row! The Chargers defensive force and linebacker was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly choking and assaulting his girlfriend Tila Tequila. The reports are saying that the two were out partying all night before they went back to Merriman's place with some friends. Sometime in the early morning Tila called the cops to report being choked by her boyfriend. She was taken to the hospital and he was booked in the nearby jail to later be released. Reports say that when police arrived at the house Tequila was drunk and there were no major injuries. Both sides don't seem to be saying anything yet, but there was at least one witness to the event and multiple other people at the house.

First let me make sure that I put out there that if these reports are legit and it is proven that Merriman did assault her, I will not be a supporter of his from here on out, my wife will be getting rid of his jersey and I will hope that the Chargers don't resign him at the end of the year. There is no excuses for this kind of behavior and I won't be a fan of such a character.

Now to the part that I personally care about....the Chargers! It sucks to say that so much of your season relies on one person, but I think we know how bad the team played last year and how we couldn't get any pressure on the QB. Merriman can change that whole thing around for us and make all the difference. He is a monumental force on our team and I was looking forward to seeing the Lights Out dance over and over and over again. This is a HUGE disappointment to me and I just don't understand how so many players take for granted what they have and blow it by doing stupid things. Esspecially so close to the season. I may have to hold my prediction on the Chargers for a couple of days so that I can see how this plays out. If he plays I think our year will be incredible, if he doesn't I still think the playoffs are in the picture, but we have an early exit.......AGAIN!

Damn Him!

Utah Football State Wide...

It is finally here!!! The time of year that I can't wait for and what a bitter sweet opening weekend it was. First we started of with the Utes beating Utah State in a fun game to watch. Both teams were a little sloppy at certain parts, but overall it was a good first game. I wasn't suprised that Utah won, but there were a few things that stood out as really exciting. First I am very impressed with our wide recievers, we have a strong group and the reports that we have been hearing seem to be true. Second Terrence Cain had an impressive first showing, I realize that the opponent wasn't anything special, but he proved to me why he won the job. There were a couple of plays that he saw his first target was covered so he just started running instead of checking the rest of his recievers, but that will come with time. Third, I have to admit that I was glad to see Utah State put up a good fight. That first drive was a real eye opener and they kept fighting from the beginning. Give them a few years and Gary Anderson is really going to have them looking good. Maybe they will be able to challenge Boise State for the title.

Yes I do have to mention BYU and yes they did beat Oklahoma on Saturday night in the new Dallas Stadium and on ESPN! One has to wonder if they would have had a chance if Sam Bradford didn't go down at the end of the half though. My thoughts are that they wouldn't have, but I guess that is why we play the game. If Bradford and the starting TE are both out for a couple of weeks you can probably count on Oklahoma losing again soon, but for now we have to give a little credit to the Y. They did hold their own during the first half....er at least the defense did. They were flying all over the field and made some great stops. The offense was terrible. Fumbles, Interceptions, Sacks.....The defense kept them in the game. For now they have a win on the board and we have to look forward to Florida State.