Steelers Look Terrible

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The Pittsburgh Steelers look completely terrible in today's game. The line couldn't block for Ben to save their lives, the defense couldn't stop the running game of Huston, and the offense just couldn't move the ball against the defense of the Texans. They should be embarrassed about the way they looked in the game. If this is how the rest of the season is going to go, it's going to be a long one. The one thing I saw that needs the most work, and I'm sure everyone knows this, is the line. I think a small child could get past this line, no one knows how to block apparently. Ben was under pressure all game long. If the Steelers want to make a playoff run again this year, they need to do a lot of work with the line, and hope that everyone stays healthy. Mendenhall left this game with an apparent hamstring injury, this isn't good for the Steelers. Mendenhall is the best running back that Pittsburgh has. Now I know Redman, and Moore are tough runners, but they are not the same type of runner that Mendenhall is. Redman is the strong back when we need to pick up a yard or so, like The Bus use to be when he was still in the league. Let's hope for their sake that everyone gets back to being healthy and they get back on the winning side of things. As for right now, doesn't look good for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season.

WVU Rolls over Bowling Green

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WVU vs. Bowing Green today was completely one-sided for all of the first half. WVU forced 4 turnovers, 3 interceptions 1 fumble, and scored 17 points off of those turnovers. At first it looked like Bowling Green was going to make a game out of this until, I think, they angered the Mountaineers and they just went off on them. When the game first kicked off and the Mountaineers could only get a field goal out of it made me, and I'm sure the rest of the Mountaineer faithful a bit worried. Then on the next kickoff Bowling Green took it back to WVU's 18 yard line, where it only took them one play to score a touchdown. After that forced a punt from WVU and drove down to get a field goal to make the score 10-3 in favor of Bowling Green. Since then WVU's defense wasn't going to allow that to happen again, stopping Bowling Green's offense with the 4 interceptions. WVU scored the next 17 unanswered points off of 3 of those turnover's, the 4th coming at the end of the 2nd quarter. WVU went into the half with the lead 38-10, with the offense and defense playing the way they are this spelled great things to come for the second half. However, it looked like the 2nd half would start the same way that the first half did, with a fumble, but after the officials review the knee was down and WVU kept the ball. I think that they saw something on the scouting report with Bowling Green's defense, with the running game, because the Mountaineers came out running and really never stopped the entire game. This was the most touches that the running backs for WVU have gotten so far this season, and it went well for them, running all over the Hawks defense. On the first drive of the game WVU drove down the field to score, on the ground for Garrison's 2nd rushing TD of the game. He also has rushed for 250 yards this game, and is a freshman, which if I'm not mistaken is a record for a freshman running back. Geno Smith in the first half was 14-25 with 212 yards passing and 3 TD's, so I think it's safe to say that the offense is clicking for the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers had 640+ yards of offense in this game alone, to win big in this game 55-10. The next coming games on WVU's schedule should be easy wins up until they get to the biggest game of the year, PITT. This game always brings excitement and you never know how it will turn out. I can't wait to see how the rest of the season goes for the Mountaineers.

Terry Francona to Leave The Red Sox

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It's a sad day in Boston, not because the Red Sox didn't make the postseason, but because manager Terry Francona is leaving the team. Francona, the long time manager of the Boston Red Sox, has decided that his time has come in Boston, and it's time for him to go out and find a new team. He feels that the team didn't come together when they needed to the most. Down the stretch the Sox were 7-20 the last mouth of the season. Losing a 9 game lead for the wild card to the Tampa Bay Rays. Although the Sox didn't make the postseason, the only thing I saw that needed work on was the pitching in the last 2 mouths of the season. The hitting wasn't there as well, but it didn't look half as bad as the pitching staff did in the last mouth of the regular season. I think that the team just got sloppy near the end, they could see the postseason in their sights, just couldn't quit make it there. It did, however, make for an exciting race for October coming down the stretch. Not just for the AL, but the NL as well. Both divisions had 2 teams each fighting for that last wild card spot. Now I have a theory that I know every sports analysis is saying the same exact thing, why don't we have 4 wild card teams? This wouldn't take anything away from the game, it would only add about another 2-3 weeks on the season give or take some days, and it would make the wild card race at the end just as exciting because there will be more teams fighting for the 2 spots that are open. This is a win win for everyone. More teams get to go to the postseason, and the MLB will make more money off of the games because the season will be extended longer. I really don't see any problems with this happening, and it should happen. This is what I don't get is how so many "uneducated" people can come up with these ideas, yet all the "educated professionals" that run these organizations can't figure this out. Could it be that maybe, just maybe, that not everyone is as stupid as one might think. I know I got off topic a bit there but all in all I know the feeling will be the same for Boston fans, Francona will be missed, and we all hope whoever comes in next will fill his shoes nicely.

Yankees Try to Blow Game

Hey All, This is the most exciting time for baseball fans, the last day of the regular season. This year there are 4 teams fighting for the wildcard, Boston, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, and St. Louis. Boston, Tampa Bay is in fact the most exciting race out of the four teams. If New York loses and Boston win, then Boston and Tampa Bay will go to a tie breaker game, but if Boston wins and New York wins then Boston will make the postseason. What makes this exciting is that the Yankees are playing the Rays. The game was in the bottom of the 8th inning, and New York had a 7 run lead. The Yankees, who started only their relief pitchers the entire game, walked the bases loaded, hit two batters, and gave up a grand slam homerun in the same inning. This tied the game at 7-7 and I think that the Yankees are trying to blow this game, so that they Red Sox will have to go and play the tie breaker game. The Red Sox have not fared well this late in the season against the Rays, losing the series against the Rays which got them tied for the wildcard race. In the Rays and Yankees game, which went into extra innings, was fixed down till the very end by the Yankees. They weren't running hard for the ball, they weren't throwing for the outfield, just holding the ball and letting the runners advance, and didn't have any of their starting pitchers in. They ended up losing the game in extras on a walk-off single in the bottom of the 12th inning. This got the Rays into the playoffs with the Red Sox losing in the bottom of the 9th on another walk off hit, off of the arm of Papelbon which gave Baltimore the win. This, they didn't know at the time, knocked the Sox out of the postseason. I think this is bull shit that they Yankees were that scared of the Red Sox in the post season, and didn't want to play them so they through the game. I hope they get what's coming to them and get knocked out in the first round, as they should. I just hope another NL team wins the World Series so shut up the Yankees and show them how much of cowards they really are.

NASCAR Chase For the Cup

Hey All, The NASCAR Chase For the Cup is underway and has been shaking things up as of late, and what everyone expected it to be. The raining 5 time in a row champion Jimmy Johnson has not fared well in the past couple of races thus far. Finishing 18th in Sunday's race at New Hampshire, and he rounded out the top ten in last weeks race at Chicagoland Speedway. Jimmy falls to 10th in the points and things are not looking good for a sixpete for the raining champion. One driver who is catching everyone's eyes, is that of Tony Stewart. Stewart has won the first two races of the case, which puts him in first in the points race. Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, and Carl Edwards are close behind him though. If he keeps racing like he is, Tony will be the one to end the run of Johnson as champion. Another driver who has had a bit of an inconsistent start is that of Dale Earnhardt Jr. He finished in 17th at New Hampshire, but last week he finished in the top 5 picking up a third place finish at Chicagoland. Jr. has gone from 3rd in the points race down to 8th in the points. Jr. needs to have solid finishes at Dover, Kansas, Charlotte, and Talladega to even have a shot at catching Tony. I can't wait to see how these drivers will fair in the rest of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.

Pens Preseason Opener

Hey all, The Pittsburgh Penguins kicked off their preseason against the Detroit Red Wings last night and were victorious by a score of 3-2. The players looked good on the ice epically the new guys, who are trying to make a spot on this team. One thing that really impressed me was how Evgeni Malkin Looked while he was on the ice. Malkin was recently coming off of getting his ACL/MCL worked on over the off season.He might be #71 in your programs, but last night he was #1 in your hearts, picking up the number one star of the game. In one shift he was able to force 3 turnovers, and on one of those even turn it into a goal. The goal tending of the penguins looked even better than what they did in camps. Mark-Andre Fleury did not look good at all in camps. He was sloppy, out of sync, and just all around awful. Not last night though, even though he only played 2 periods so that the coaches could get a look at their new players to see who will make the team. My personal opinion is the youngster on the defense. Even though he is only 18 years old, I like the way he plays. You nay Sayers think about this, one Sydney Crosby was the Pens first overall pick when he was just 18 years old. Let's just hope this kid, provided he makes the team, will take after good ol' Sid the Kid. I think if they Pens play like they are now in the regular season, they will be the ones representing the east for the Stanley Cup Finals.

A New Conference For Two College Teams

Hey All, I know that most of you have probably heard the news that two of the Big East teams are leaving the conference for the ACC. I don't like this move because I know that these two teams, Pitt and Syracuse, are doing it because of money. Also I think that these two just think that they are the "power houses" in the Big East, and will have a better look at a bowl game if they move. Now I know they probably won't get a better bowl game, due to the fact that I don't think that they will do very good in this conference. The ACC is no give me conference, it has some tough teams in it, way tougher than that of the Big East. Some of the teams, to name a few, are; Maryland, Miami, Clemson, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, NC State, Wake Forest, and Boston College. All of these teams would crush both Pitt and Syracuse. And another thing, since they approved this move, what is going to happen with the "Back Yard Brawl"? One of the most historic rivalries in college football today is Pitt VS. WVU. This would not help the Big East ratings at all. The Big East is already a basketball conference as it is, now your taking teams out of it to move to conferences? They might as well just take the rest of the teams in the Big East and move them to other conferences, and get ride of the entire conference, for football, and just go from there. I can't wait to see how either of these teams do in their new conference, and just how next season when they move will turn out. If this is the last and final year for the "Back Yard Brawl", I am going to be one sad WVU fan.