Archive for August, 2008
SEC Preview
Now, let’s talk about the SEC. Really, I have no idea where to start. This is by far the best conference in the country and has so much talent top to bottom. Look at the Vols of Tennessee for example. They return 17 starters from a team that went 6-2 in the SEC last season. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Big XII Football Preview
The Big XII is the conference on the rise. It had four teams in January bowl games, two BCS bowl winners, and Missouri team that was a win away from the national championship game. So this season, the conference’s expectations are much higher. Missouri, Texas, Texas Tech, and defending conference champion Oklahoma are the top [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Olympic Afterthought
Now that the 2008 Beijing Olympics have winded down, I have a few thoughts coming out of them.
1. Michael Phelps is ridiculous. Need I say more? He’s simply the best swimmer of all time.
2. Men’s basketball has been restored to the United States. Almost all the credit should go to Jerry Colangelo, who assembled this [...]
Big East Preview
Today, the Sports Nation will be taking a look at the Big East conference.
The Big East is pretty much wide open this season. Most are picking the Mountaineers of West Virginia to emerge as the dominant force this year, but with a new coach and the loss of three big offensive weapons, teams like Cincinnati [...]
US Open Buzz
The Sports Nation is keeping a special watch on this year’s US Open in New York. As of last night, nine Americans are through to the second round, including #8 seed Andy Roddick and Olympic semi-finalist james Blake. Rafael Nadal plays his first tournament as the world’s #1. Roger Federer’s downfall from the throne is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Big Ten Football Preview
We at the Sports Nation promised rundowns of the six BCS conferences, and I will be the first to admit that 1/2 of the Sports Nation has a personal bias for the ACC. So this preview should be a little shorter. Sorry Big Ten Country but this conference is much more clear-cut anyway.
Minnesota will be [...]
ACC Football Preview
As kickoff for the 2008 college football season approaches, the Sports Nation will be taking a look at each of the BCS conferences, and maybe a bonus sneak peek of the WAC, just for the sake of being different.
Today’s preview is of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which has by many has been considered the worst [...]
Brady out till week 5?
I was in a fantasy football draft today and a guy said he heard Tom Brady would be out until week 5. Two other guys responded by saying they had also heard that. The Pats are good at covering things up, but you think ESPN would have found out if three scrubs in a fantasy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )MLB Showdown
At The Sports Nation, we have just re-discovered the greatest game of all time. Somehow in casual conversation, MLB Showdown came up. Later that day I went into a cabinet and found a white box with all my cards in it. That was the highlight of my week.
From trading for shiny cards to playing small [...]
Phelps?
I saw an interview with Michael Phelps today and he said he was bullied a lot as a kid. He was tormented by kids and school and fellow swimmers. The reason I bring this up is because he said he used this bullying in a positive way, making him stronger. He took [...]
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