By Michael Vallee So much for 19-0. A night that was supposed to be a celebration of all things Patriots and the first step on the road to another coronation took a dark and unexpected turn as the Kansas City Chiefs curb-stomped the consensus Super Bowl favorites 42-27, outscoring New England 21-0 in the fourth quarter. It ended every bit as ugly as the score indicates. The…
Barrett, Mayfield will be the best quarterback match up this weekend. I went 11-5 in week one and I am O.K with that. Here are my picks for week two. No. 17 Louisville (-6) at North Carolina: I like Carolina at home as a dog. Lamar Jackson struggled last week against a game Purdue squad. No. 21 South Florida (-20) at Connecticut: South Florida struggled last week against FCS Stony Brook. Maybe…
Photo courtesy of USA Today By John Sarianides Game Rewind: The Patriots Super Bowl LI banner ceremony was ruined by the Kansas City Chiefs who came into Foxboro and rolled them 42-27. The Patriots blew leads of 17-7 and 27-21 en route to Tom Brady’s first regular season home loss since 2006. Brady did not play the entire game in the Patriots last home loss to an AFC opponent in…
Storyline: The Patriots host the Kansas City Chiefs to kick off the 2017 NFL season. The Patriots will unveil their Super Bowl LI champions banner prior to the game. Once the pomp and circumstance is over, the Patriots will get down to business as they attempt to defend their title. Here are three offensive keys, three defensive keys and one special teams key for the Patriots in this game. 3 Offensive…
By John Sarianides The Patriots drafted quarterback Jacoby Brissett in the third round of the 2016 draft. Today, they traded Brissett to the Indianapolis Colts for wide receiver Phillip Dorsett. Dorsett was the Colts 2015 first round pick. Apparently Brissett was never in the Patriots future plans. He was drafted as Jimmy Garoppolo’s back up last season while Tom Brady was suspended for the first four games. That is what…
By John Sarianides Week one of the college football season is finally upon us. It is pick time. Here are my picks for all the top 25 games this weekend. Utah State (+27) at No.9 Wisconsin, 51.5: The Badgers are coming into this season with a lot of hype. The schedule is “easy”so they should live up to it right? I think they will win this one but 27 is…
By John Sarianides Scouting Report: The Eagles open the 2017 season the road tonight as they travel to DeKalb, Illinois to battle the Northern Illinois Huskies. Northern Illinois got off to a slow start in 2016 last season. The Huskies started the season 1-6 but managed to bounce back and finish 5-7. The Huskies are breaking in a new quarterback but they return several key starters from a defense that spearheaded…
By John Sarianides The Patriots host the Giants in the final pre-season game of the season. The Patriots beat the Lions 30-28 on a last second field goal by Stephen Gostkowski. The Giants beat the Jets 32-31 last week for their first pre-season win of the season. Here are three things we are watching for tonight. 1. Who Are the Bubble Guys? Tonight is about the guys on the bottom…
By John Sarianides With the 2017 season kicking off tonight, here is my pre-season top 25. 1. Alabama Crimson Tide: An experienced offense makes the Tide the pre-season favorite to get back to the national title game. 2. Ohio State Buckeyes: J.T Barrett and a talented defense makes the Buckeyes a favorite to make the college football playoff once again. 3. Florida State Seminoles: The Noles return a bevy of…
By John Sarianides Each and every year, there is one program in each conference that surprises people and exceeds expectations. Here is one team in each conference that could surprise in 2017. America East SMU Mustangs: Chad Morris is one of the best recruiters in Texas. He is re-stocking the roster with some talented players. SMU won’t make it to a bowl game this season but a five win season…