When making my prediction about TCU easily beating La. Tech yesterday, I didn't take one factor into account. That factor being motivation. TCU was playing in a bowl game that's a lot lesser than they should have played in. Thus they didn't have a lot of motivation for this game and it clearly showed. Maybe if they had played a team from one of the alleged Big 6 conferences they would have had more motivation. For instance, last season when they played Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, they looked so good. However TCU did just enough to win the game. TCU finished the season 11-2 and ended with an 8 game winning streak. Next season TCU joins the Big 12.
Boise State plays tonight, their only loss was to TCU. They are ranked #7 in the nation and for some reason they are playing in the Las Vegas Bowl? Not only that but they are playing the ridiculously bad Sun Devils. The same Sun Devils team who finished 6-6. They lost their last 4 games and 5 of their last 6 games. Even worse they quit on their coach. How do they deserve to even be in a bowl game? Again it proves the old adage it's who you know more than anything else. It's why the BCS is so maddening: a team is more rewarded for who they know rather than how good they are.
I was a little nervous in my prediction about TCU beating La. Tech last night. I didn't know anything about La. Tech. I'm much more confident in my prediction about Boise State. I saw them dominate Georgia and play some other games. They will destroy hapless Arizona State. Although BSU plays in one of the so-called mid-majors and ASU plays in an alleged BCS conference, in terms of talent and heart these teams aren't even in the same league. The game starts at 6:00, I get home at 7:30 from work. I expect the game to be over for all intents and purposes by that point. I predict BSU will win by at least 4 touchdowns.
I expect BSU to play with 100% motivation. The only team they lost to, TCU, won their bowl game last night. This is quarterback Kellen Moore's last game at BSU and he'll be going for his 50th victory. Also the BCS is so bogus even mild mannered Chris Peterson is calling it out. BSU plays great in these stick it to the BCS games.
Also the Jazz played their second and last preseason game last night, they were able to edge Portland. Currently the Jazz are a team that's definitely trying to find their identity. Are they a team that's a team of the future or a team meant to win now or a combination of each? Hopefully they'll find that identity sooner rather than later. I don't know if the Jazz will be a good team this year, but they will be a fun team to watch. They have so many young, explosive players.
As we head into the final two regular season games of the NFL season, what will end up happening in Dallas? The Cowboys control their destiny, which frightens me more than them relying on other teams. Dallas has choked in most big situations over the last several years. I wouldn't be surprised to see them lose to Philadelphia at home on Saturday. Remember with Christmas being on Sunday, most games this week will be on Saturday.
As espn.com pointed out yesterday, Green Bay was 8-6 at this point in the season last year. Obviously they went on to win the Super Bowl. So Dallas can do the same thing right? Hardly Green Bay has a much better quarterback than Dallas. Also unlike Dallas they play their best in big games. Tony Romo has thrown 18 TDs and only 2 interceptions in the Cowboys last 7 games. Most fans would be happy if their team did that. As for me I'm afraid that means the Romocoaster has peaked and will now start going downhill. Knowing Dallas I'd still be very surprised if they even make the playoffs.
After reading the first 39 pages of Haruki Murakami's "1Q84", the thing I know the most is that Murakami loves writing about sex. I like the characters and am wondering how they'll all eventually cross paths, if they end up doing so.
A couple of quick music notes. I love Kelly Clarkson. But her new CD "Stronger" is just not very good. I hate to say that. It sounds like something someone in corporate America put together to sale the most copies possible. The key seems to be sales and not quality. Also as for Tori Amos' new CD, "Night Of The Hunters", it's just weird. Tori Amos exploded on the scene with the amazing "Little Earthquakes", but unfortunately that was her peak.
Do you think she made all of these videos at about the same time? Here's a few of the amazing songs from "Little Earthquakes":
"Silent All These Years":
"Winter":
"China":
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