My condolences to all of the football widows in losing your spouses to the idiot box to watch 22 guys go head to head on the gridiron. College football starts this weekend and the NFL will follow soon. I just completed my NFL fantasy football team and FINALLY have the killer team I’ve always wanted. All of the other chumps in my league might as well give me the trophy now and fight for second place.
On the college front, my beloved Sooners from the University of Oklahoma is recovering from a great but screwy 2006. Before the season began, two key players were kicked off the team due to NCAA violations. Coach Stoops did the right thing and OU still managed a great season. The Sooners got ducked over royally by Pac-10 officials against Oregon to suffer the first "loss". Everyone who hates OU but loves college football agrees that the game should have been given to OU as a result. The next loss came at the hands of Texas, at the Red River Rivalry. From there, Oklahoma managed to win out and play for the Big 12 championship (Texas lost too many times after that and OU took over). OU beat Nebraska soundly 21-7 to go on and play in the BCS Fiesta Bowl and wow what a game that was. This game was back & forth with Boise State going for the mother of all upsets against a perennial power and winning it 43-42. OU finishes out the year at 11-3*.
OU should have yet another good year despite losing great players like Heisman candidate Adrian Peterson. There are a few challenges this year that concern me. OU hosts Miami, Texas is always a threat and Oklahoma State is putting up some pig numbers offensively.
Major League Soccer is in full force.
Formula 1 racing is burning up the tracks with great competition between Ferrari and McLaren teams.
The rugby World Cup is being played in France 10 days from now and the USA Eagles never looked better. They don’t have a snowball’s chance in Hades to defeat New Zealand or Austrailia but they should do very well. Finally. First match is against England. Ouch.
With the baby being born and family coming into town, my DVR is set to overdrive and will fill up quickly.
How was your Fantasy drafts? College picks, anyone? How many other people watch F1 racing, pro soccer and rugby besides me?