Football Season 2010

G'day Everyone!

As the Football season of 2009 finally begins to be Football season 2010, things get interesting.
I happened to be around the area and before I knew it, I almost missed the entire PSUvs LSU battle on New Year's day. Lucky, I caught the excitement in the 4th quarter. Sadly for some LSU fans, they couldn't believe how LSU was on the bubble to win the Capital one bowl game. (uhh, make that Capital MUD BOWL game). But then penalty after penalty finally doomed LSU to it's fate after PSU kicked the leading score of 19-17. The last play of the game finally showed LSU had self destructed. Perhaps, it was a gift.
PSU football team couldn't be happier for the season. Especially for Head Coach Joe Paterno. As Darryl Clark leaves this team, he will be wishing back on his life of what he could have done differently against Iowa and Ohio. But no, he better put his head ready for NFL if he wishes to be better now. PSU will be in a rebuilding mode of 2010. Will there be a 201o/2011 bowl game? Maybe.

Bobby Bowden is gone for good. While he ends on a Gator bowl victory, his future is uncertain. But Paterno has to feel better now. His legacy is secured while Bowden is no longer in his shadow.

National Championship game: Alabama vs Texas. Will this prove to be a good match up of a game? We'll find out. I pick Texas to win over Alabama.

NFL play-offs:
Sadly to say again: The Fans in the NY Giants OLD stadium were pissed that beer wasn't served. Only soda. Well, it may have been a sane decision not to let fans drink and drive, but would every NFL stadium do a complete beer ban ? Home attendance would plummet. Then teams would be in a problem of money.
Anyhow, the future headaches will be for the Giants coming in the fall 2010. For now, the Sunday's win of the Giants over the Bengals proves to be a nice farewell to the old Giants stadium. But wait! Bengals vs Giants this past weekend proves only to be a "gimme" win. Wait till this coming Saturday when the play-off battle begins. Giants vs Bengals II will be play at the home of the Bengals. It'll be ugly and watch it on TV! My pick: Giants will trounce the Bengals. (maybe)

Another *UGLY* game to happen: If you think Dallas Cowboys are going to the play-offs, think again. The Dallas Cowboys just handed incentives to the Philly Eagles to give them every reason to play aggressive play-off football. NEVER TAUNT A FOOTBALL TEAM AT YOUR HOME GAME. Just do it in their house. But yesterday, as Dallas beat the Philly boys, they openly taunted the Eagles. Guess what? Never taunt a possible same team that could be your next team to face in the play-offs. Well, it came clear and yes it will be a Dallas vs. Philly II game. Only one problem. The NFL should demand that it play in Philly because the final home game of the regular season was held in Dallas. Never the less, it will give the Eagles an incentive to beat Dallas at home and Dallas will be wishing they hadn't taunted the Eagles. Eagles vs Cowboys II: the ugly revenge game in Dallas. My pick: Philly Eagles to win!

New England Patriots lost their player in a very ugly play. That hurts and shows us the risk of playing the football game. Does this weaken the Pats for the Ravens? Let's say that this will be New England's moment to over come the loss of the player and rise up to beat the Ravens. My Pick: (I hate to do this) New England Pats.

Pittsburgh Steelers Fans! For about 3 hours we were in the play-offs. Pittsburgh finished off Miami. That just may have been nice football karma. But then the damn Baltimore Ravens had nothing better to do than to beat Oakland Raiders. They have just doomed themselves to a play-off destruction. Ravens won't survive the play-offs or will they? Ravens better watch out for the Pats. Better yet, pack your snow gear Ravens! You may very well need it!

Meanwhile: If the wild card play-offs were not so bad enough, here comes the Arizona Cardinals. Those pesky birds in red are a major headaches. However, they may run into trouble this time. Cheese trouble that is! The Cardinals must play against the Green Bay Packers. The Cheese head fans will be out in CHEESE FORCE for this game. Sadly, the game should be played in Wisconsin where Packers thrive in the snow. The Red Birds should be thinking that their warm air will help them. Oh football karma forbid! My pick: Green Bay to win. The birds will be stuck in cheese sauce for a while.

Buffalo Bills had a football game with nothing to play for. Yet, it was a nice scrimmage in the snow bowl game against the Colts that gave the Buffalo Bills a nice sense to close their dismal season with a win. Look for the Buffalo Bills to rebuild this year.

So sit back in your chair and get ready this weekend. That pigskin is going to fly, bodies are going to crash, and somebody's going to get hurt (hopefully not serious). Football season is just getting interesting at last.

Semper FI.