Weekend wrap-up!

The weekend in sports ended with a big bang. I hope that everyone got to see the high powered New Orleans offense and stingy defense destroy the New England Patriots. In a weekend dominated by a Tiger Wood's car crash, there were some great story lines developing. So let's jump right in!

I am finally getting excited about the NFL. As pro football rolls into December this is when the paycheck collectors start playing the game with a sense of something else other than "look at me." The biggest story in the NFL is the two undefeated teams, the Colts and the Saints. This is the latest into the season that we have ever had two undefeated teams. The craziest thing about it is that I don't think either of them will lose. The Steelers and the Ravens played on Sunday and I was extremely impressed with how second year quarterback Dennis Dixon played in relief of Ben Roethlisberger. I can easily say that I have never seen a young quarterback play that well against the dominating Raven's defense. Other than that the NFL didn't have much to offer. As I mentioned a few days ago the Broncos finally got another win, but the downside to that is San Diego is playing lights out. It is going to be a great December.

Just as the NFL heats up, college football is starting to wind down. We are down now to the last two weeks in the regular season, with the only game next week being the Army-Navy game. As the bowl games shape-up the Heisman Race is starting to look jumbled and confusing. I think the leaders out in front now are Stanford running back Toby Gerhart and Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore. Unfortunately for both of these gentlemen will not win. (Maybe Gerhart has an outside chance, but I doubt it.) The reasons being that Stanford didn't win enough and Boise State is not in a "quality conference." Other dark horses are Ndonkong Suh from Nebraska, and "Mount" Cody from Alabama. Both play defensive line and have been as important to their teams, as any other players in the country. But the obvious leaders are Mark Ingram of Alabama, Colt McCoy from Texas, and Tim Tebow of Florida. Tons of Heisman voters and fans have said that if Tebow has a big game against Alabama he might win the Heisman based on that game alone. For me it is Gerhart hands down. This weekend in college football was full of inner-state rivals. The funniest thing about this rivalry weekend was that the underdog won the majority of those games. TCU is in the clubhouse with an undefeated season and a guarantee at a BCS bowl game. Now here is the top 25:

1. Texas
2. TCU
3. Florida
4. Alabama
5. Cincinnati
6. Boise State
7. Oregon
8. Ohio State
9. Georgia Tech
10. Penn State
11. Virginia Tech
12. Iowa
13. LSU
14. Pitt
15. BYU
16. Oregon State
17. Stanford
18. Miami
19. Houston
20. Central Michigan
21. Cal
22. Oklahoma State
23. Nebraska
24. West Virginia
25. Utah

In other sports headlines two college football teams will have new head coaches prowling the sidelines next year. Notre Dame fired Charlie Weiss and have begun the search for a new coach. Also Florida State head coach, Bobby Bowden, is reportedly ready to announce his retirement. The Seminoles already have their head coach lined up, Jimbo Fisher has been on staff for a while now. In a strange sports headline, former Olympic sprinter, and cheater, Marion Jones has announced that she will try out for the WNBA. Jones was a member of the North Carolina women's basketball team and even drafted into the WNBA in 2003. She has aged slightly and has been in prison for a while. But there is no doubt she is a talented athlete.

Well that is all for today. In the picks this weekend Jess and I tied for the lead at 7-3. John and Lys went a respectful 6-4. The overall standings with 11 games to pick in the regular season go like this:

Lys: 71-61

Jess: 67-43

John:79-43

Nate: 83-49

Live like no one is watching and the countdown begins. 31 days!