The bowl season wraps up with four excellent match ups. Here is our preview. Iowa +2.5 at Florida, in the Outback Bowl: I think this game will be a fist fight in a phone booth. Iowa is the better team offensively while Florida boasts one of the best defenses in the country. Something has to give. I expect a low scoring affair between these two physical teams. The first team…
NFL At Large: The Dime Package for Week 17
The 2016 NFL season wrapped with two teams making the playoffs and two coaches getting fired. 1. The Patriots reinforced the perception nationally that they are the favorite to win it all heading into the playoffs. New England absolutely dominated Miami from the opening kick-off. Sure the Dolphins got within a score but you never felt the Patriots were going to lose the game. 2. The Steelers and Falcons are…
Patriots Pulse Recap: Patriots 35 Dolphins 14
Game Rewind: The Patriots scored on the opening drive of the game and never looked back in a dominate 35-14 over the rival Miami Dolphins. With the win, the Patriots secured the number one seed in the AFC. Here are five thoughts from the game. 1. Got the Win and Left Healthy: Bill Belichick couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. The Patriots played well, got the win and left…
Patriots Pulse Preview: New England Patriots (13-2) at Miami Dolphins (10-5)
Storyline: The Patriots need to win today in order to secure the number one seed in the AFC playoffs. It won’t be easy against a Dolphins team that is much improved and in the playoffs. Miami has been a house of horrors for the Patriots through the years. Today will be a tough test for them. Here are five keys to the game. 1. Stay Healthy: The Patriots need to…
NFL At Large: Week 17 Picks and Preview
The Packers and Lions will play for all the marbles in the NFC North tonight. 1/1 1:00 ET At Tennessee -3.5 Houston 40.5: The Texans have looked up the AFC South but another win could potential improve seeding and it makes Bill O’Brien look good. The Titans are favored by -3.5 but I’m taking the Texans as a road dog. The Titans cannot win this game without Marcus Mariota. 1/1…
Vallee’s View: McCaffrey Taps Out
By Michael Vallee If I was an NFL GM I would be crossing the name Christian McCaffrey off my draft board. McCaffrey announced that he is bailing on his Stanford team and will not be playing in the Sun Bowl against North Carolina. LSU’s running back Leonard Fournette is also sitting out his bowl game but he has been dealing with an ankle injury all year so at least he…
NCAA Football: College Football Playoff Semifinal Preview
(Featured image courtesy of Sporting News) The day we have all be waiting for is finally here. The College Football Semifinals are upon us. Here is our preview of both games. #4 Washington Huskies v. #1 Alabama Crimson Tide Storyline: The Washington Huskies will look to shock the world this afternoon when they face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first of two semifinal playoff games. It won’t be easy….
NCAA Football: Bowl Game Preview and Picks for December 31st
Coach O and the Tigers will try to stop Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson and the Cardinals in the Citrus Bowl. LSU v. Louisville +3.5, in the Citrus Bowl: This could be the best game of the day. LSU finished strong with a win over Texas A&M and Coach O and his staff hope to ride that momentum to a win today. It’ll be tough however against Heisman Trophy winner…
Opinion: Jason Garrett Needs to Man Up and Start Tony Romo
Jason Garrett needs to man up and start Tony Romo this week against the Eagles. It is the right move for the team. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett needs to do man up and start Tony Romo on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Starting Romo is the logical thing to do. This isn’t about soothing Romo’s ego or making him feel good about himself. It is about giving him game reps…
NCAA Football: Bowl Game Preview and Picks for December 30th
There five games on the docket today but we’ll be previewing the four big ones. Here goes! Georgia v. TCU -4, in the Liberty Bowl: The Liberty Bowl has traditionally been one of the better games of the bowl season through the years and this game should be no different. Both teams struggled on offense this season but defensively, they were stout. That is not a surprise considering both programs…