Mark Sanchez Should Be Sitting

Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez

Here we go again with the Jets soap opera every year. This time instead of the focus being on Rex Ryan and his ridiculous predictions for his football team, the focus is on who should be starting at quarterback for the struggling Jets team. Everybody knows that the Jets went out in the off season and brought in Tim Tebow from the Denver Broncos after the Broncos signed Peyton Manning, and this quarterback controversy has been going on ever since training camp. 

Let's start out by saying that neither quarterback is going to save this team. Tim Tebow isn’t going to save a struggling Jets team without any talent whatsoever at a wide receiver position. This team needs a wide receiver, not a new quarterback, Though a quarterback wouldn’t hurt either.

Dustin Keller is this team’s biggest weapon on offense. Every defense should be so afraid to face this team. What a joke. Without Santonio Holmes, this team has no legitimate wide out and has done absolutely nothing about trying to get one. They just talk about Tim Tebow and Rex Ryan watches Mark Sanchez play absolutely awful football and just backs him up and sticks up for Sanchez and continues to play him. Why? You want to win don't you? 

Sanchez has completed only 51.9 percent of his passes this year, while turning the ball over 15 times. Completely unacceptable. He has thrown only 10 touchdown passes this season through eight games. He is just awful. Tim Tebow isn't the answer for this team. Tebow isn't really a great passer either, but at least he isn’t nearly as turnover prone as Mark Sanchez. You have him, so why not give him a chance? You have nothing to lose at this point. The Jets won't be able to save the season after getting embarrassed 30-9 by the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.  Put in Tebow, trade for a receiver, or sign somebody who wants to play, and see what happens. This team needs to get a new quarterback or receiver in the draft, and might want to look for a coach who worries about winning and not being the main headline in New York.

Picture From:
http://1045theteam.com/who-sucks-less-mark-sanchez-or-tim-tebow/

Stats From: 
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12482/mark-sanchez

BCS Polls Week 9



Oregon continues to get no respect, as Collin Klein and Kansas State move ahead in the BCS Polls



This week's BCS Polls are surprising, just as last weeks. Some big games have some teams on the move in the Top 10, and the standings look like this:

1. Alabama

2. Florida

3. Kansas State

4. Oregon

5. Notre Dame

6. LSU

7. Oregon State

8. Oklahoma

9. USC

10. Georgia

There are some serious issues in this week's BCS Polls. Alabama is the best team in the nation, no doubt about that, but I still disagree with Florida at number two. The Gators gave fans a strong reason to believe that they should belong in the top five, after crushing #7 South Carolina 44-11 at the Swamp. Gator quarterback Jeff Driskel only threw five in-completions in the game, going 11-16, 93 Yds, 4 TD. The team may have finally put up some passing scores, but they still can't rack up many pass yards, and if they fall behind against a decent team, they will lose that game. The defense continued to bail out Florida, forcing four turnovers, and ball control was yet again great for Florida, who committed no turnovers.

Kansas State does deserve to be number three. They are a very good team, and crushed what is now starting to look like what was a very overrated West Virginia team. West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was amazing through the first six games but has struggled ever since. West Virginia's team relies on that offensive attack and without it; they have fallen to Texas Tech 49-14, and to Kansas State 55-14. Collin Klein is leading this Kansas State Wildcat team, as he scored seven total touchdowns in last week’s statement win over West Virginia. He completed 90.5 percent of his passes, only threw two in-completions, and threw for 323 yards, four touchdowns, and as if that wasn't enough, he ran for another three scores. Kansas State will play Texas Tech in a very tough game, as Tech plays very solid defense, and Kansas State will have to play hard to stay undefeated.

Oregon comes in this week at number four. Why do they keep slipping in the BCS? Somebody please tell me that, because I just don’t understand it. Oregon should still be number two, and never should’ve fallen this far. Oregon absolutely dismantled Arizona State 43-21 last Thursday night. The Oregon Ducks running back Kenjon Barner started the game out with a 71 yard rushing touchdown and it was all downhill for Arizona State from there. Barner finished with 143 yards on just 16 carries, which comes out to be an astonishing 8.9 yards per carry. Why people keep disrespecting Oregon? I don't know. Oh, and did I mention, that Oregon scored these 43 points in the first 18 minutes of the game? That is just unreal. They got up early and just cruised the rest of the game until the score became final. This game really wasn't that close at all. Yes, Arizona State scored 21 points but 14 of those points came in the final quarter. 

Notre Dame has survived some scares, but they still come in the polls at number five, which is honestly where Florida should be. They face a tough match up against (#8) Oklahoma tonight so they will have to play very hard to stay undefeated. 

What the Top 5 Should Be: 

1. Alabama

2. Oregon

3. Kansas State  

4. Notre Dame

5. Florida

Games of the Week:

(#14) Texas Tech vs (#3) Kansas State

(#2) Florida vs (#10) Georgia

(#11) Mississippi State vs (#1) Alabama

(#5) Notre Dame vs (#8) Oklahoma

Upset Alert:

Penn State over Ohio State

Georgia over Florida

 Credits:

Picture from:

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/32520113

Stats from ESPN:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/

University of Kansas: Why They Are a Basketball School

Usually when you talk about success in athletics at the University of Kansas, you instantly think about cutting down the nets in March Madness. The Kansas Jayhawk basketball team is a huge powerhouse in the world of college hoops. Kansas's success on the gridiron? Not that great. The Jayhawk football team's all-time record is 574-573-58. The school starting playing football in 1890 and is a member of the Big 12 athletic conference. Kansas is currently 1-6 through seven games in 2012 on the football field. The team has been mediocre ever since the program was started. The University currently has 10 players in the NFL and has produced three NFL Hall of Famers, Gale Sayers, Mike McCormack, and John Riggins. Kansas is 6-6 all time in Bowl games. Kansas had arguably its best season in 2007 when they went 12-1 and were ranked number three in the country. They went on to play in the Orange Bowl and got the University's only BCS Bowl game win in its 122 year history, a 24-21 win over Virginia Tech.

The basketball team however, has been much better. The Jayhawks Men's Basketball team has won five National Championships, made the NCAA Tournament 38 times, they have 52 Conference Championships, and a total of 1,979 wins, which is the third best in College Basketball history. There's no doubt that the college is known for being a basketball school. The Jayhawks are ranked seventh in the preseason poll, and look to make some noise this season to redeem the disappointing football season that they are having this year. 

The University of Kansas's basketball court

Credits:

Information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team

http://www.kuathletics.com/billself/championships.html

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

Pictures (in order)

Kansas Jayhawk logo:

http://www.sports-logos-screensavers.com/user/Kansas_Jayhawks.jpg

Kansas Jayhawk Basketball court:

http://www.sioux-center.k12.ia.us/High%20School%20Student%20Webpages/charlie's%20Website%202009/KU%20courts.jpg

Bears 13, Lions 7





Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler being taken down by #90 Ndamukong Suh

Monday Night Football this week was a strong defensive effort by both teams. The 2-3 Detroit Lions were over matched by the 4-1 Chicago Bears defense. The Lions mustered only a touchdown against the strong Chicago defense. Every time the Lions were putting together a good drive, It was quickly ended by a turnover. Twice the Lions had 12 play drives that both times ended up in turnovers. The first drive ended on a fumble, and the second was an interception that ended an 85 yard drive. The Bears offense wasn't elite in this game but the defense was, and that was all the Bears needed to win this game 13-7.

There was some controversy on the hit that Jay Cutler took from Ndamukong Suh in this game as he was slammed hard into the turf after being sacked by the Lions defensive lineman. It was a legal hit, but some people feel that Cutler was hit harder than what was necessary. Jay Cutler is a tough player and played the rest of this game after the hit, and he will be undergoing tests during the week to make sure he can play next week but he expects to play. The Lions fell to 2-4 on the loss, the Bears improved to 5-1 on the win.

Credits:

Picture and Info:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2012/10/23/jay-cutler-shakes-off-ndamukong-suhs-hit-as-brandon-marshall-lawrence-jackson-take-to-twitter/

Stats and Info:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=321022003

BCS Polls Week 8, Florida over Oregon?

The Florida Gators were a surprise in the first release of the BCS Standings 

The time has finally come. This is the first week of the BCS Polls, and man are they controversial. The top 10 looks like this:

1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Oregon
4. Kansas State
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. South Carolina
8. Oregon State
9. Oklahoma
10. USC

Now, most people are really up in arms about the fact that the SEC has four of the top ten teams. I don't see this being an issue because these teams are all good enough to be Top 10 teams in my opinion.

I don't agree that Florida is the second best team, even though the computers are in love with the Gators. The Gators aren't a bad team, but I'm not convinced that they are back to being the team they were under Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow. They scare me with their lack of a passing game. Their defense and running game are the heart and soul of their team. Through six games they have thrown only four touchdown passes. Four. That is absolutely horrible. They are completely one-dimensional on offense. Florida also raises some questions with their blocking. They have allowed the second-most sacks in the SEC. They also can't move the chains on third down. This is a huge problem for any team that wants to be great, let alone a Top Five BCS team.

The key to Florida's success is their ball control. They have turned the ball over just four times all season, and they are a good team at forcing turnovers and getting stops on defense when they need them. Senior running back Mike Gillislee is leading this team on offense with his ability to run the ball. He has rushed for 615 yards and seven scores over six games. He has demonstrated why he should be the main runner in the backfield for this team.

Saying all that, I believe that Oregon is the second best team in the country. They just continue to rack up the points, averaging 52.3 points per game. Incredible. Florida had a rough game this season against Bowling Green. Oregon has a couple tough games against Oregon State and USC, and they will be able to make a strong case that they are the better team by going 12-0. Alabama is truly the only powerhouse this season, and because only one SEC team can come out undefeated, whoever that is will be in the National Championship. I don't think any team will knock off the Crimson Tide this year. They are just so much better than everyone else. They allow only 7.5 points per game. Unbelievable.

I agree with the rest of the Top 10 for now, although it will be interesting to see how the rest of this season plays out.

Key Games this week:

(7)South Carolina vs (2)Florida

(4)Kansas State vs (13)West Virginia

Upset Alert:

(15)Rutgers vs Temple

(14)Florida State vs Miami

USF vs (16)Louisville







Credits:
Stats from:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/

Picture taken from:
http://gamedayr.com/wp-content/slideshow/2012/08/the-cold-hard-truth-why-the-gators-will-be-better-in-2012/full/2012-Florida-Gators-Football-Preview-570x379.jpg