NHL Lockout

When is the Season Going to Begin???

I am by no means a die-hard hockey fan.  I am the rare casual, not-that-passionate, pretty-much-only-watch-playoffs-when-I-feel-like-it kind of hockey fan.  However, even I am frustrated with the league, the NHLPA, and Gary Bettman.  I am asking the NHL the same question I asked the NFL during their lockout: How hard can it be to compromise millions and millions of dollars?  Everyone involved in the negotiations is already rich, so why is the penny-pinching necessary?  This fiasco is another prime example of why sports is merely a business and it is not longer about simply playing the game.

Twitter is Taking Over Sports

Too Much Social Media!

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have #HUSKERS painted on their field, ESPN cannot go longer than 5 seconds without mentioning Twitter, and fans are obsessed with reading every insignificant tweet by their favorite players. Why is this happening?! What is so great about Twitter?!

What happened to the days when fans would go to a stadium and actually watch the game. Nowadays, half the crowd is on their iPhone checking Twitter or Facebook, and the other half is talking about what they saw on Twitter earlier that day. To be perfectly honest it disgusts me.

I do not understand the "Twitter helps fans connect with the players argument." I believe it is the least justified and supported statement I have ever heard. (I am in the library and just heard some girl ask her friend "Do you have Twitter?" Unfortunately she does and they won't stop talking about it. *SMH*.) Anyway fans are not "connected" to players through Twitter. Players/teams/actors/musicians/celebrities use Twitter for P.R. Also, be realistic, do you think Ben Roethlisberger truly cares about me because I follow him on Twitter? Am I closer to being friends with Sidney Crosby because I saw on his Twitter that we both play PS3? Would I increase my status as a Pirate fan because I retweet everything Andrew McCutchen posts? Has my life improved in any way, shape, or form because I saw the picture Derek Jeter put on his Twitter? Should I just not care that I am wasting valuable time by reading every tweet by every athlete I kind of maybe heard of?

Sports is supposed to be about toughness, hard work, dedication, perseverance, overcoming adversity, team chemistry, winning, and the love of the game. These concepts are taking a back seat these days, partially due to too much media. (But mainly due to too much money being involved). #theworldwasbetterwithouttwitter

Steelers vs. Chiefs Recap

Steelers Looked Bad Agaisnt K.C.

Pittsburgh should not have needed overtime to beat the Chiefs last night. Kansas City is the worst team in the league. I'm certainly not an offensive coordinator, but I question some of the Steelers' offensive playcalling. If I were see them do one more WR screen I'm going to lose it. In my opinion it is the worst play of all-time.

I am not too confident in the Steelers' chances to make a Super Bowl run. Inconsistency plus injuries is not a good formula for success. My Super Bowl prediction: Falcons over Broncos

Who's Gonna Win It All?

Bama's Loss Causes Shake-Up in BCS Rankings

Personally I do not believe Kansas State is the best team in the country. I think it is clear that Alabama (despite Saturday's loss to Texas A&M) and Oregon are the two best teams in the country, and this is coming from a huge Notre Dame fan. I do not like Alabama nor do I like Oregon, but I believe they should play for the national championship. They most likely will not though, because the BCS is the worst concept in sports history, aside from President Nixon declaring Texas the 1969 national champs instead of undefeated Penn State just so he would get more votes in the south. Oregon's spread offense and overly-flashy uniforms versus physical, old school Alabama would be a great game. If they don't play for the national championship, I'm not watching whoever is playing, even if it is Notre Dame. By the way if it was Bama vs. OU, Bama would win.

NFL is a Joke

The NFL is not Going in the Right Direction

Apparently those who run the NFL are forgetting it is called the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. National means it is an American sport. This means they definitely should not even consider having the Super Bowl (and any other games) overseas. It is ridiculous. The fans are the reason professional sports exist. The NFL would be punishing the fans by having Super Bowl L (50) in London. The sole reason some want this to happen is to make more money. Don't they already have enough? Keep our country's favorite sport in the U.S. Could you imagine if the English Premier League soccer championship was in America? Of course not.

Also, there is an inherent risk to playing football. There are collisions on every play and sometimes players get hurt. It happens. Penalizing players like Steelers FS Ryan Clark for hitting a receiver in the ribs with his shoulder and calling it a helmet-to-helmet hit is not the solution to counteract the amount of player injuries. And if I ever see a referee call another penalty for blocking an opponent who was not looking again I will probably stop watching the NFL. Steelers TE Leonard Pope did not even hit the guy that hard.

Penn State Football: The Next Generation

Penn State is Doing a Good Job Moving On

We all know about Sandusky and everyone covering it up and all that. I think the university did the right think in hiring a head coach that had no previous ties to Penn State. Also, I think it was smart to take down the Joe Paterno statue and to vacate wins. The only think left to do was move on to a new beginning for Penn State Football. I believe they are doing a good job in accomplishing this. The victims will never be forgotten and hopefully another scandal like this never happens again.

Pitt Football is Still a Joke

Pitt Football is Still a Joke

They aren't good

On Wednesday morning when I was driving to work, the "experts" on 93.7 THE FAN were talking about the upcoming Pitt vs. Notre Dame game. Notre Dame is ranked in the top 5 and the radio analysts were talking as if Pitt has a great chance to win. I couldn't believe it. When is the last time Pitt football was truly relevant? When is the last time Pitt went to a bowl game that you actually heard of? When is the last time Big East football was respectable? I'm sorry Pitt fans, but you can't just bring in a random coach every year, have one nationally ranked recruit, sign every 2-star prospect in the WPIAL, have 10,000 fans attend your home games, and think you have a legitimate football program. I'm not saying Pitt has no chance to win, but they are by far the underdog. Right now it's a 17 point spread. It should be a 30 point spread. Tino Sunseri vs. Manti Te'o? Get real.