Archive for April, 2006
NFL Draft Predictions
Here are my top 15. Until more trades are made, that is. Who you picking?
Reggie Bush, USC
Mario Williams, N.C. State
D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia
Matt Leinart, USC
Vincent Young, Texas
AJ Hawk, Ohio State
Vernon Davis, Maryland
Michael Huff, Texas
Haloti Ngata, Oregon
Brodrick Bunkley, Florida State
Kamerion Wimbley, Florida State
Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
Ernie Sims, Florida State
Winston Justice, USC
Joseph Addai, LSU
Iris Blake rides George Mason for wire to wire win
Congratulations, Iris! Florida’s win rockets Hellen Craft to the 7th slot, dropping 11 players one spot in the process. The top 6 remain unchanged. The final tally shows these top ten finishers:
1. Iris Blake
2. Dwayne Nesmith
3. Craig “Cole” Paine
4. Eddie Mohr
5. Leslie “Luke” Paine
6. Neil Hammer
7. Hellen Craft
8. Glenda Corley
9. Monty Mueller
10. [...]
Selecting for Madness
Once again the selection committee has been proven right. The magic of the tournament is not the final four or elite eight. That is where the sport is. But the magic is always found in the first or second round when almost anything can happen.
I applaud the committee, their process, and especially [...]
Florida and UCLA dominate semis; no change atop The Challenge
Iris Blake led by 4.5 points after the first round. This was expaned to 17 for rounds 2 and 3, dropping only a half point for round 4. She now takes a 12 point lead into the final game. A Florida win gives her the victory. A win by UCLA will [...]
Where are the selection committee critics now?
All the hub-bub around the selection committee seems to have died down after the first weekend bracket destruction at the hands of the mid-majors. While I continue to desire more visibility into the selection committee decisions, I commend them on putting together a great group of teams and the teams for not disappointing. [...]