tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post1563052999681644892..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Random Thoughts from the WeekendBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-12963625746518819382006-12-05T21:06:00.000-05:002006-12-05T21:06:00.000-05:00Personally, I think 16 teams is perfect.
Tresse...Personally, I think 16 teams is perfect. <br /><br />Tressel said something like he asked if he could split the vote for number 2, but they said no.<br /><br />Personally, I kinda wish Tressel would've voted Florida 2 and when asked why say something like "ya, you know, Michigan is probably the better team. But I just can't bring myself to vote for Michigan". It could've been his own "I couldn't go for 3" moment. Just a big 'fuck you' to Michigan. <br /><br />I guarantee that the Steelers will be blitzing this Thursday. Enjoy that Browns fans.<br /><br />I really think you'll see Shannon Brown fill that 'Flip Murray void'. Hopefully, he'll pass Sasha Pavlovic on the depth chart sometime soon. <br /><br />Bill, thanks. I don't think Tressel is pro coach material either. I think he has two dream jobs- OSU and the Browns. Right now, he has a chance to become a legend at Ohio State. If (when) he beats Florida he's going to have two championships, a Heisman QB and a ridiculous record versus Michigan. Another 5 years or so and he'd be a (bigger) God. Maybe one day he'll coach the Browns, but I don't think he looks up here and wants to be a part of the current Browns. Once the team is better/more experienced he may move up, but I just can't see it happening anytime soon.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-87288725774518637572006-12-05T15:50:00.000-05:002006-12-05T15:50:00.000-05:00Sorry to blather on some more, but I need to vent ...Sorry to blather on some more, but I need to vent to another Cavs fan about what an ass Marc Stein is.<br /><br />He dropped the Cavs to 14th in his power rankings. 14TH! At 10-7! When 3/4 of the league is somewhere between 10-7 and 7-10!<br /><br />Ridiculous.<br /><br />I swear. The Pistons lose three of four, and they drop maybe one spot with a comment about how Rip Hamilton still isn't 100 percent. The Cavs lose three of four, and they plummet five spots with absolutely no mulligan for Hughes being out.<br /><br />Why doesn't Stein just admit it? Why doesn't everyone in the national media just admit it? They hate the fact that LeBron is in Cleveland, they don't want the Cavs to succeed, they want this team to fall apart and LeBron to demand a trade.<br /><br />I get the feeling that if the Cavs fall to .500, Stein will drop them to 23rd and do it with a smug smirk. Ric Bucher, Dan Shanoff and Charley Rosen will all nod in approval.<br /><br />Fuck 'em. Fuck 'em all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-80548977062643592762006-12-05T14:40:00.000-05:002006-12-05T14:40:00.000-05:00Cool blog and great collection of links. I wonder...Cool blog and great collection of links. I wonder if Simon Fraser is aware of the university using his name?<br /><br />16 teams is too many. Maybe modify it to give the top 2 or 4 teams a bye in the first round. That way a team that feels they lost because of a bad call (Oklahoma) can still play in but teams who won out get a benefit for winning.<br /><br />I don't see Tressel as a pro coach. Not saying he couldn't do it, but it seems outside his area of strength. Makes me think of Jerry Faust leaving Moeller HS and taking over Notre Dame. Too big a jump with no prior experience at the higher level. <br /><br />Derek Anderson does seem to have more zip on his throws. However, what I learned on Sunday is it doesn't matter who is quarterbacking. We can win with either of them if the line blocks, the receivers catch balls thrown their way and if the defense plays hard on every play. If those things don't happen we won't win even if we have Peyton Manning getting sacked instead of Frye.LargeBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231452147187641675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-41639151995571647572006-12-05T09:17:00.000-05:002006-12-05T09:17:00.000-05:00More random responses:
1) I'm concerned about thi...More random responses:<br /><br />1) I'm concerned about this Tressel thing. The NCAA is supposedly going to look into Tressel's future participation in the BCS poll.<br /><br />I hope it's not going to get to the point where Tressel says "Screw you all, I'm going to go coach the Browns."<br /><br />Romeo Crennel might have bought himself some time with Sunday's win, but if Tressel passed Randy Lerner a note saying "I want to coach the Browns," it would be really tempting. Like "Keira Knightley saying 'Want to come upstairs for a while?'" tempting.<br /><br />2) Playoff system. Ten conference champs and six at-large bids.<br /><br />3) KC didn't blitz all game because the NFL is a shameless copycat league riddled with Cover-2 defensive schemes. Even if they don't work, most coaches adhere to their play schemes like gospel. <br /><br />Remember the Butch Davis years? The Browns, despite having purportedly quick linebackers, never blitzed. Davis ran a Cover-2.<br /><br />4) The Cavs don't necessarily need Flip Murray back, but they really could use a starting-caliber swingman coming off the bench as the sixth man.<br /><br />I've been a proponent of this since the Cavs signed Larry Hughes. You can't just say "dump Hughes because he can't stay healthy" (which is what some of the less-knowledgeable Cleveland fans have beens saying of late).<br /><br />Hughes brings too much to the table to say the Cavs would be better off without him. But the fact of the matter is, he can't stay healthy consistently, and you need a viable backup plan for when he goes down.<br /><br />Damn, would someone like Mike Miller look good in a Cavs uniform right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com