Apologies for not carving out more blog time this week. It's been busy for many of us. Here's a look at the current (read: sorry) states of our alma maters... There's plenty of agony to spread around...Heaping doses of agony: Boston College
B.C.'s national ranking. Dreams of a Bowl Championship Series berth. All of it pretty much went poof Saturday in the Eagles' 45-24 drubbing at the hands of North Carolina. Turnovers and big plays on defense were again the culprit. The Eagles still have an outside shot at making it to the Big Time. But after Saturday's performance, that looks unlikely.
Major agony: Arizona State
Was it only a year ago that the Sun Devils were playing Oregon on national television with national championship ramifications in the balance? It seems eons ago. This year's game was not nearly as dramatic (a 54-20 shellacking doled out by Oregon). The good news here is that Arizona State has gotten all of its tough Pac-10 games out of the way. Here's hoping ASU can put together a bowl run.
Merely lots of agony: Southern Methodist
The Mustangs took a step backward in their 34-7 loss to Navy. Until the team improves its defense and begins converting on third down consistently, the Mustangs will continue to have a rough go of it.
Quick hits:
Is the NBA season beginning already? It seems like only yesterday that the Celtics hoisted the trophy.
How about Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard? With his clutch homers, he reminds of Big Papi circa 2004.
Every now and then, we as sports fans are presented with those "pass the torch" moments. I think we saw one Monday when the Titans battered the Colts and QB Peyton Manning.
I'm curious to see how the Red Sox and Yankees approach the off season. There are lots of big names floating out there in the free agent pool (C.C. Sabathia, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, to name a few). Who will land where? Which bloated contract will the Yanks pick up this year? And how will Sox GM Theo Epstein handle the conundrum of venerable but fading catcher Jason Varitek?
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