January 26, 2006
Comments Welcome!
To new and old SSB visitors:
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Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 02:00 PM | Comments (0)
January 24, 2006
Friend Referral
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Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 02:24 PM | Comments (0)
January 20, 2006
UW Wins....Seahawks in 2 DAYS!!!
Anyone think that the Huskies are a bit overrated at #10? I mean, this is coming from a die-hard UW fan, however, a squeaker against OSU @ home? Not exactly worthy of a top ten ranking if you ask me. The team is really just missing something....a true center for one. It's too bad that Hawes did not come into play this year. Think of this lineup next year...C Hawes, PF Brockman, SF J. Smith, SG Appleby, PG Dentmon....I realllllly like that lineup. This team this year will go as far as Roy, Jones, and Williams can take them. I really feel bad for Jenson. He had such great Sophmore and Junior years and I was expecting 10.0+ PPG, but with his shoulder injury this year, he's struggled.
As far as the Seahawks......there is so much buzz going around this game it's ridiculous. The "Sexy" pick seems to be Carolina and everyone is putting Jake D as the next Tom Brady......too bad the national media and Carolina are in for a rude awakening this week. Carolina has NO RB people, and you need a RB to set up play action. I still think this is Seattle's year.....30-14 and off to the SB. Fans, go crazy this weekend, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Let the NFL know that this is not a small market team and that we deserve to be in the SB!!!
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 10:44 AM | Comments (0)
January 04, 2006
USC Texas Game instant classic
Vince Young is the #1 player in college football, no argument. Reggie Bush is flashy, has great moves, and will still probably go #1 in the NFL draft. Matt Leinhart has a great arm, but man, nothing, I mean nothing could stop Vince Young tonight. He's incredible. Great game, and an instant classic for college football.
What I hated about the game? Jesus, the 20 times the camera's scrolled over the Citi, Tostitos, Fedex ads in the top right hand corner of the Rose Bowl. It drives me nuts how much college football allows corporations to influence how the game is shown, HUGE advertisements on the field. It's lame, and the corporations are lame. Keep college sports out of corporate marketing. Shame, shame, shame!
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 09:46 PM | Comments (0)
December 22, 2005
NFL weekly predictions
Here are my picks for this weekends games. A lot of playoff implications on the line this week.....
Atlanta at Tampa Bay: A must win for both teams, but more so for Atlanta. However, Atlanta has not been playing well of late, and even worse on the road. This will be a very, very interesting game given TB is coming off a 28-0 loss. I see TB winning 19-17
Buffalo at Cincinnati: Cinn's hot, period. Cinn 38-7
Dallas at Carolina: another game w/ playoff scenarios abound....however, Dallas is in a bad tail spin. Carolina 24-20
Detroit at New Orleans: Toilet Bowl #1: NO 6-3
Jacksonville at Houston: Jax all the way, 27-10
N.Y. Giants at Washington: Game of the week? Yeah, this is a big, big game for both teams. Washington is coming off a crushing win of Dallas while NYG continue to play strong. I'll give the nod to WA, 31-28
Pittsburgh at Cleveland: Pitt here, even w/ Cleveland playing better of late. Pitt 17-10
San Diego at Kansas City: Another MUST win for both teams, and this is my #2 game of the week. SD is coming off the huge win vs. Indy, so I don't see a let down here. KC has been struggling of late. I see SD in a nail biter.....25-24
San Francisco at St. Louis: Toilet bowl #2. Who would have thought St.Louis would be here at this time of the season? They'll have enough to beat SF. St. Louis 21-10
Tennessee at Miami: Toilet bowl #3: Ok, Miami has been playing better of late, so it's tough to put them in a toilet bowl. Still, these are two ugly franchises at this point. Miami here 26-13
Philadelphia at Arizona: Toilet bowl #4: AZ here in a squeaker, 10-3
Indianapolis at Seattle: Big game for Seattle, not so big for Indy. Our prayers are w/ Dungy. Seattle here 30-20
Oakland at Denver: once a proud rivalry, now a Denver romp.....Denver 45-14
Chicago at Green Bay: Boy, I'm going out on a limb here, only cause I hate Chicago and I'm pulling for Seattle to have home field advantage. GB in a Xmas day upset, 35-31
Minnesota at Baltimore: Minn has a very small chance of getting into the playoffs, however, Balt is going to play spoiler. Balt here, 24-17
New England at N.Y. Jets: NE's rolling, J-E-T-S spells "#3 pick in the 2006 NFL draft." NE here big, 34-3
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 02:35 PM | Comments (0)
December 21, 2005
Happy Holidays from Seattle Sports Blog
To all our new and existing visitors, a happy holidays. May Santa bring Seattle their first trip to the Superbowl!!!
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Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 09:30 AM | Comments (0)
December 19, 2005
Lebron James contract
This is just plain wrong. According the a popular Cleveland Newspaper, Lebron James' contract pays him MORE $ to play for a larger market team, such as in LA, NY, or Miami.
What a joke, I think I've lost respect for this guy now. As it does w/ all players...it all comes down to money.
"Rumors have circulated that LeBron James will force the Cavaliers to trade him to the New York Knicks at the end of the season. The major reasoning, according to a New York newspaper, is that James' Nike contract has a clause where he will make more money in a major market, like New York."
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 03:17 PM | Comments (0)
December 15, 2005
Week 14 NFL Predictions
Here are my picks and 2 bits on the NFL games this week along w/ the the current odds:
Tampa Bay at New England: Good game this week. NE has been on a roll of late and w/ Dillon back, in the snow...it's NE's game: 20-17 (odds makers: NE by 4.5)
Kansas City at N.Y. Giants: Another good game piting 2 high octain offenses against each other. KC is coming off a tough road lost to Dallas, while NYG are on an upswing after a victory in Philly. I see the momentum staying w/ NYG, 35-21 (odds makers: NYG by 3)
Denver at Buffalo: Denver should take care of Buff easily here, 24-13 (odds makers: Denv by 9)
Arizona at Houston: Reggie Bush Bowl? AZ in a sqeaker, 12-2 (odds makers: AZ by 1.5)
Carolina at New Orleans: NO has unfortunately suffered a rough season due to Katrina. Carolina big and easy in the big easy, 38-0 (odds makers: Ca by 9)
N.Y. Jets at Miami: also a battle of uglies, however, Miami has been playing better of late. I give them the nod, 21-9 (odds makers: Miami by 9)
Philadelphia at St. Louis: a couple of strong teams last year heading in the wrong direction. St.Louis plays well at home...that's about the only positive thing I can say about either team. St. Louis here, 28-21 (odds makers: St. by 3.5)
Pittsburgh at Minnesota: Pitt played well last week, however, remove the cold and the grass and you have a much different team. I'm big on rolls, of which Minn is on: Minn 23-20 (odds makers: Pitt by 3)
San Diego at Indianapolis: Bottom line, Indy is just about impossible to beat at home. If they don't take starters out, I'm seeing 35-20. If they are taking out, I STILL see Indy winning, 24-23 (odds makers: Indy by 7.5)
Seattle at Tennessee: Seattle should and WILL have an easy time w/ Tenn. Hawks 30-7 (odds makers: Seattle by 7)
San Francisco at Jacksonville: Jax on a roll, San Francisco on sushi roll. Jax big, 34-6 (odds makers: Jax by 15.5)
Cincinnati at Detroit: Cinn barely beat the Browns last week, but Detroit has some serious internal issues. Cinn 35-14 (odds makers: Cinn by 8)
Cleveland at Oakland: Also a battle of a few uglies. I believe Collins is back at the Staring QB for Oakland, so they should be able to take this one, 17-10 (odds makers: Oak by 3)
Dallas at Washington: A very compelling game. I think momentum is riding w/ Dallas right now and WA has too many offensive holes. Dallas in a squeaker, 21-20 (odds makers: WA by 3)
Atlanta at Chicago: Another great, great game this weekend. I'm pulling for Atlanta so Seattle can SOW up HF advantage. Vick throws for 400 yards and runs for 200! Atlanta 34-18. (odds makers: Chi by 3)
Green Bay at Baltimore: Ugly game again...I'll give it to Farve, 20-10 (odds makers: Balt by 3.5)
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 12:59 PM | Comments (0)
December 13, 2005
NFL grass fields
It's unfortunate to see more and more NFL OUTDOOR teams switching from grass to the flubber stuff. It's much better than the old turf that ruined a few RB's careers (aka Curt Warner), but football is supposed to be played on GRASS...bottom line. Some recent cities that have switched: Baltimore, Cinn (which I can kind of understand from the weather there), NYG/NYJ (also makes a bit of sense given that 2 teams play there), and others. When you see a game like the Pitt game and you see all the mud on "The Bus", it makes you realize that getting muddy is part of the game.
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 12:13 PM | Comments (0)
December 09, 2005
Week 14 NFL predictions
Week 14 NFL predictions for yours truely, SSBG:
Chicago at Pittsburgh: this is going to be a great game...it's a must win for both. I like Pitts chances and I'm pulling for them for Seattle home field reasons. Pitt 24-20
Cleveland at Cincinnati: no brainer here, Cinn big 35-7
Houston at Tennessee: battle of a few uglies, Tenn 20-13
Indianapolis at Jacksonville: another compelling game this week, although Jax minus Lefwich=loss. Indy 28-13
New England at Buffalo: NE seems to be on the right track of late: NE all over Buff 24-10
Oakland at N.Y. Jets: ex-UW stud Tui starts for Oakland. He should be able to get the team up and down the field for a few FG's. Oak 13-7
St. Louis at Minnesota: Minn's hot, St.Louis is NOT. Minn 24-12
Tampa Bay at Carolina: another top game this week....I have to pull for TB again simply for Seattle home field purposes: TB 20-17
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia: used to be an NFC classic, but Philly's in the toilet. NYG big, 38-7
San Francisco at Seattle: Hawks in a no-brainer, 30-14
Washington at Arizona: WA is holding on for dear life for playoff hopes and AZ is pitiful: WA 23-17
Baltimore at Denver: Broncs at home in Dec=automatic win. Denver big, 45-10
Kansas City at Dallas: Dallas at home is also tough and KC is not a good road team. Dallas in a shootout, 35-31
Miami at San Diego: SD all the way, 20-9
Detroit at Green Bay: Farve pulls this one out, 21-20
NO @ Atlanta: Atlanta big, 28-7
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 03:57 PM | Comments (0)
December 06, 2005
Dr. Pepper boycott
Anyone else annoyed w/ the Dr.Pepper ads on the field during the ACC and Big 12 Championship games? The field to me is Sacred and should NOT be allowed to be advertised on. Thank God the NFL Commish will not allow this in the NFL. It just drives me crazy...if the stadium naming after corporations isn't enough, now they have to start advertising on the field? What next? A Pepsi logo on the Football?
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 11:42 AM | Comments (0)
November 28, 2005
Shawn Kemp returns to the NBA?
Everyone knew he was talented and we here in Seattle got to see him grow up and snort away his talents......yes that's right, the coca, the nose candy.......the stuff that makes people all red eyed and constantly itching their nose for no apparent reason: cocaine.
In short, the "Reign Man" is attempting to make at comeback at 36. I hope he can come back to the game and contribute on a higher level...heck at this point in the season, he ought to come play for the sonics.
Posted by SSBG at 11:15 AM | Comments (1)
November 08, 2005
Adding comments
To new and old SSB visitors:
Please note that all comments are welcome, and that your email address is NOT required. Don't worry, we don't want to SPAM you. If you do wish to be part of our email distribution list for new blogs, please feel free to send comments to: post@seattlesportsblog.com
Finally, please do feel free to add new comments. I only represent the views of a veteran Seattle Sports fanatic, so all inquires are welcome.
Seattle Sports Blog Guy
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 02:18 PM | Comments (1)
November 07, 2005
A Letter To Terrell Owens:
Dear T.O.,
First off, you are a talented player and a sheer specimen in terms of your athletic ability. There isn't anyone in the NFL who would argue otherwise.
I don't know all the inner workings of the Eagles organization and/or whether you have been treated well but I do know the following:
1. Even if you are "in the right" right now, you need to sit down and mellow out on all these issues.
2. You can't challenge your teammates to a brawl just because they want to say something about where they stand on your actions lately.
3. Please request to be traded to a new team where you can start fresh with new teammates to build unity and sportsmanship towards a Super bowl win or at least a calm season of good play.
Over & out,
SSBG
Posted by SSBG at 01:57 PM | Comments (0)
October 31, 2005
NEW LOOK to our seattle sports blog site
How's everyone like the new site? Ah, a peaceful weekend w/out the stress of watching a Hawks game. There were some good games this weekend in the NFL. W/ Philly losing again, Seattle really has an opportunity to put themselves amongst the elite w/ a win this weekend.
Sonic seasons starts in a few days....anyone have any predictions as to how they'll finish. I'm feeling a 46-36 type of a year for this team.
Seattle Sports Blog Guy
Posted by SSBG at 08:31 AM | Comments (0)
October 14, 2005
Good Fantasy Football site
Good tip link from Sports Illustrated on your weekly fantasy decisions. It's released every Friday.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/fantasy/10/13/patriots.broncos/index.html
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May 25, 2005
Ho-hum
It's sort of a boring time in Seattle sports....I'm NOT at all excited about the Seahawks this year. I'm thinking (and hoping) this is the last year for Holgrem and Rhodes. I can't stand either of them, period. The M's? They have more holes than a pre-teen's poch marks. Sexson and Beltre are starting to come around a bit, but the pitching is deplorable. What to look forward to? Hydroplanes in August and an 8-8 Seahawks team.
Posted by Seattle Sports Blog Guy at 11:18 AM | Comments (0)
