Power rankings
Who’s hot this week in the world of sports
1. USF. Biggest win in school history might land Bulls in Top 25 by next week.
2. Rocco Baldelli. Close to being healthy for a couple of hours in a row.
3. Roger Federer. Another U.S. Open championship.
4. Justine Henin. Another U.S. Open championship.
5. Notre Dame/Michigan. After three weeks, whoever wins finally will be hot.
6. Sidney Crosby. Pens superstar delivers season tickets to people’s homes. Isn’t that cool?
7. Kevin Everett. Thank goodness the injured Bills player might actually walk again.
8. Dario Franchitti. Wins IndyCar race in what could be his final turn before joining NASCAR next year.
9. Tim Tebow. The new Gators QB is off to a rockin’ start.
10. Hockey fans. Training camp is under way!
Who’s not hot this week in the world of sports:
1. Bill Belichick. Cheating scandal another reason not to like this sourpuss.
2. Greg Oden. NBA career (and knee) slips off track before it even starts.
3. McLaren Racing. F1 racing team fined $100-million for spying.
4. Devil Rays bullpen. No lead is too big for this group to blow.
5. Notre Dame/Michigan. Loser of this game is really not hot.
6. David Boston. So much talent. So much waste of that talent.
7. Florida State. When you’re giddy about beating UAB, something is wrong.
8. The Bucs. Seriously, based on Sunday’s performance, can this team win five games?
9. Minnesota Twins. GM Terry Ryan, one of baseball’s “good guys,’’ resigns.
10. NFL. Michael Vick. Player arrests. Steroids. Bill Belichick cheating. Man, it hasn’t been a good year.
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Notre Dame wins 27-13. Michigan sucks on both sides of the ball, while ND has a little bit of D.
Nebraska will knock USC out of the top 10 with a good old fashion midwestern whooping. Number 1? Give me a break! 49-17.
What is it with the need to rank mediocre teams in the top 10 the past few years? Cal and Louisville wouldn't combine for 5 wins against top 25 teams. Lucky for them, they barely play any.
We get a big dose of playoff fever this year with 3, or maybe even 4 undefeated teams. Somebody gets screwed. Penn state is at the top of the list if Morelli figures out how to hold onto the ball.
Posted by: | September 14, 2007 at 10:16 PM
Nice take on Everett. We're praying for him. But how did Baldelli make this list, even on a tongue-in-cheek basis? Also, I don't know any "giddy" Noles unless you're speaking of Bobby Alzheimer.
Posted by: | September 15, 2007 at 08:35 AM
It's too bad you don't know anything about football. Here's a lttle education for you smartass.
NFL rules state "no video recording devices of any kind are permitted to be in use in the coaches' booth, on the field, or in the locker room during the game." They also say all video for coaching purposes must be shot from locations "enclosed on all sides with a roof overhead."
Straight out of the NFL handbook. What does it mean? Video taping IS ALLOWED, but only in designated areas: Belichik's man was in a nondesignated area. Every other team tapes for signals and formations from the booth. That's Bill's only crime: location.
Posted by: Aristotle | September 15, 2007 at 12:09 PM