NO WORRIES PRED FANS……..
Feeling a little down about the Preds 2 game losing streak? Don’t get too worked up. These losing streaks are a part of an 82 game regular season. You sure as heck can’t win them all. This reminds me of last year when I was working in Raleigh and the Hurricanes had a little slide this time of year. Keep the big picture in mind.
I can’t tell you how much this years Preds team reminds me of the Hurricanes last year. Nobody expected much of them and nobody really thought they could win (outside of the home city). These two teams are very similar. They are built for speed with 2 very capable goalies. If the Preds can find a way to keep home ice in the playoffs anything can happen. The Canes went on to win the Stanley Cup title. And they won it even after they lost four of their last five regular season games.
How important is home ice? The Canes won game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Raleigh. Then they won game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Raleigh. Home ice is huge in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
No worries Preds fans. Just show up and cheer like crazy Saturday night against Anaheim. A win could be the difference in a game 7 at Nashville or the Pond when all is said and done.
Jeff Fisher Interview……..Sunday Sports Extra
Got a chance to sit down with Jeff Fisher today. We talked about past, present, and future. You can listen to a part of the interview on recent videos. We’ll run the entire interview Sunday night on Sports Extra. The coach says he’s taken one day off since the season ended. That’s life in the NFL. You wanna win a Super Bowl you gotta work overtime. In our interview the coach gave me insight as to what the team needs to do to get back to the Super Bowl. He also talks about the departure of Floyd Reese. I hope you get a chance to see it Sunday on Sports Extra after the Super Bowl.
Love the Colts travel plans……….
I am sitting here preparing our 6pm sportscast. Off to my left is a tv with ESPN on. On the tv is the Indianapolis Colts boarding a bus in Indianapolis and then headed to the airport for a trip to Miami and the Super Bowl. They will arrive in Miami around 6:30pm Central. They Bears have been there since Sunday afternoon. Many media members are moaning and groaning about the Colts late arrival. They say it effects their deadlines which directly hurts their subrscribers……….HORSE PUCKEY!
What this really effects is dinner plans for the thousands of writers covering the Super Bowl. Been there done that, know what you’re complaining about. All media must remember this is a football game and we all have a job to do. Enough of the complaining………..
What I really like about the Colts late arrival (the latest ever for a bye week Super Bowl) is that they are showing the world how serious they are about this game. The Bears have been in Miami for over 24 hours and are probably itching for the Colts to arrive so they aren’t the only team dealing with the media. Give the Colts a point for out-smarting the Bears on distractions.
When would you take your team to Super Bowl. I’d do what the Colts are doing. The later, the better.
Snedeker no longer, sneakinger up…
Ok, the title is a bit of a reach but former Vandy golfer Brandt Snedeker is on top of the golfing world, at least right now. After two days of the Buick Invitational, he is leading. A 3 shot lead heading into the weekend is pretty good when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickleson are chasing you.
Now We all know it doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t win, but in golf it is a little bit different. One day leading, beginner’s luck? Two days, you are doing something right.
And even if he doesn’t win, that is ok, because for 2 days, he was all the talk and had everyone chasing him. Even finishing 10th in a PGA event, you are still going to make bank, so it will be ok.
Brandt had been making his way on the Nationwide tour, which is like AAA baseball or NFL Europe. You are good, but not good enough. All Brandt needed was a break and look at him. If you don’t think a hero can be made in 72 holes of golf, just remember what John Daly did back in 1991 at the PGA championship. No one, I mean no one, heard of this guy, and he shows up and wins the tournament.
You go Brandt, a lot of people will be watching you this weekend.
Vandy will be dancing in March………
Time to step out on a limb, go on the record and say that Vanderbilt will make the NCAA Tournament field. There second straight SEC road win Wednesday improves their overall record to 14-6 and 4-2 in the SEC. I know there is a long way to go, but you don’t get lucky and win two straight on the road at Kentucky and LSU. This team is a bonified NCAA Tournament team that is far removed from their loss to Furman back in November.
What are your thoughts on Vandy? Will they make the tournament?
You can’t spell idiot without a T and an O. Name a bigger fool.
Terrell Owens is well on his way to going down as the most talented idiot in NFL history. Owens bad mouthed Bill Parcells after Parcells announced his retirement Monday. Owens once again said he should have gotten the ball more. However, he did not mention anything about his league leading 18 drops (what a shock). This guys track record speaks for itself. He did the same thing in SF and Philly. It’s only a matter time before he blows himself out of Dallas. There are so many stupid things Owens has said but for my money his best line ever is “I love me some me”. That’s all you need to know about this guy.
Who’s the biggest idiot in your professional athlete book? Anybody bigger than T.O.?
INSTANT CLASSIC!!! BYE BYE MONKEY!
If you didn’t get a chance to see the AFC Championship game to the end, you missed one of the greatest championship games ever! When you add the Peyton Manning factor it didn’t get any better. Love him or loath him he finally got the “can’t win the big game” tag removed.
Now here’s the big question………. What if the Colts don’t beat the Bears in Super Bowl XLI? Will his status shift into reverse and go back to “can’t win the big game Peyton”? I don’t think so. But I also don’t think the Colts will lose to the Bears.
Your thoughts?
VANDERBILT TAKES DOWN KENTUCKY
The Vanderbilt Commodores are coming together at the right time and clicking on all cylinders against top-notched competition. The Dores are in a stretch of 5 games where they will face 4 teams ranked inside the top 25. So far Vandy has knocked off #10 ranked Alabama and #25th ranked Kentucky today.
Right now Kevin Stallings guys are answering their critics, but where has this team been. Vanderbilt is 13-6 overall and 3-2 in the SEC. This team could easily be 13-3 and 4-1 in the SEC, but they haven’t played as a complete team in a number of games this season. The Dores are earning respect and notching wins against big time opponets. Wins that should help them get into the tournament if they can keep it up.
Vanderbilt says they are taking it one game at time, that next game is a trip to LSU, followed by a home game against Ole Miss, then a trip to Gainesville to do battle against the nations top ranked Florida Gators.
…….Just One….
It is hard to believe that the top team in the NHL, the Preds are only sending one person to play in the all-star game. You think the guys would be upset right? Wrong.
Almost every Pred players says, oh well, to only one of their teammates getting selected. They say, the real goal is to win the Stanley Cup and not getting any respect, they could care less.
Barry Trotz said the further under the radar they are the better because that just fits into the Preds M.O. and that is fine with the whole team.
Trotz is headed to be an assistant coach on the team, something he said 10 years ago, he could have only dreamt about.
Word is that the game Saturday night is a sellout, the first one in a long time. Well deserved too and it will be loud at the GEC.
SHORT TERM MEMORY…..PREDS REBOUND
A night after dropping a tough one to division rival Detroit, the Preds answer with a 4-0 win over Columbus. The win puts Preds four points ahead of the Red Wings who were idle Thursday. Up next, the Preds host Chicago Saturday night at 7pm.
We’ve come to know the Preds as a very good team. Very good teams don’t let losses bother them. The Preds took care of business tonight.
Oh, and by the way,,,,,,,,,,the Ducks lost tonight. That means the Preds lead the NHL in points for the first time in franchise history.
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