Thousands of
people were directly affected by the malicious actions of former Penn State
Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky but that is not justification to continue
ruining lives in his name. Newly appointed Head Coach Bill O’Brien along with
the rest of the current staff, student body and student athletes are among the
millions whom continue to be arbitrarily punished for the actions of a monster.
No one can claim that the actions made by Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky and the
rest of the Penn State football family can be justified but that does not mean
the punishment must live on and continue to mar generations. While most have
done nothing but denigrate the name of Penn State football and act indifferent
to the great accomplishments the program has made, people need to remember that
Penn State football is more than just a football team.
Football Minds
Friday, January 18, 2013
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
NCAA Season Awards
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1377097-top-offensive-challenges-manti-teo-will-face-in-second-half-of-season |
Obviously for every one of these
awards many people can be the right choice but we only have the ability to give
one per position. Honorable mentions are included for each award for the players/coaches
that were the closest to taking home the award but fell just short.
Heisman Trophy – Nations Top Player: Manti Te’o (Notre Dame)
Honorable
Mentions: Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M), Braxton Miller (Ohio State)
Sunday, December 2, 2012
NFL Sunday Bets 12/1
I went 5-4 last week thanks to starting the week with a 3-0 start during thanksgiving. I hope to rebound this week with the following picks:
Minnesota Vikings (+9) @ Green Bay Packers
- The Packers got embarrassed last week and though they will look to rebound, 9 points is too much for a division game.
Seattle Seahawks (+3.5) @ Chicago Bears
- The Seahawks' suspensions havent kicked in yet, and that defense is going to make it a long day for Jay Cutler and his atrocious offensive line.
Indianapolis Colts @ Detroit Lions (-6)
- The Lions have been on the short end of the stick all season long but look for Megatron to go off today against the Colts struggling secondary.
San Francisco 49ers (-7) @ St. Louis Rams
- The last time these two teams met, they tied. But look for the 49ers to run through the Rams today.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Denver Broncos (-7)
- No surprise here. Peyton is playing out of his mind and he will continue to do so all the way to the Superbowl.
Cincinnati Bengals (-1) @ San Diego Chargers
- The Bengals are playing really good football and they need to put the Chargers away if they want to stay in the playoff conversation.
This week: 0-0
2012 record: 60-36
Saturday, December 1, 2012
College Football Championship Saturday Picks
http://www.ngngsports.com/2012/08/wisconsin-running-back-montee-ball-reportedly-hospitalized-after-being-attacked-by-five-men.html |
Nebraska
Cornhuskers @ Wisconsin Badgers (+3.5)
Wisconsin
has been playing much better football the last few weeks thanks to Montee Ball running
the football well. Nebraska is a very talented team but Wisconsin is the
defending champion and should defend their title tonight.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Week 12 NFL Power Rankings
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/11/20/colin-kaepernick-alex-smith/index.html |
Note, a team in green is a team that moved up
from last week while a team in red moved down while black means they stayed the
same.
1.
San Francisco 49ers – Colin Kaepernick looks like he was built for
this offense and vice versa, the 49ers are rolling right now and should be the
favorite heading into the playoffs.
2.
Houston Texans – Back to back overtime wins keep the Texans
atop the AFC and they are only one win away from clinching the division.
3.
Atlanta Falcons – Best record in the NFC and just one win away
from clinching at least a share of their division title.
4.
Baltimore Ravens – Ray
Rice made possibly the play of the year last week with a 30 yard scamper on a
fourth and 29 helping the Ravens get to 9-2 on the season.
5.
New England Patriots – Stat of the year on Thanksgiving night;
Patriots scored 35 points on 2 minutes and 14 seconds of possession in the
second quarter.
6.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
NFL Sunday Bets 11/25
Pittsburgh Steelers (-2) @ Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills (+3) @ Indianapolis Colts
Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears (-6)
Seattle Seahawks (-3) @ Miami Dolphins
Baltimore Ravens (-1) @ San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers @ New Orleans Saints (+1)
This week: 3-0
2012 record: 55-32
Friday, November 23, 2012
College Football Weekend Picks 11/24
http://bigstory.ap.org/tags/kadeem-carey |
Note: When I
have added plays late to the card and they are now 9-1. If any plays get added
they will be tweeted from the @2footballminds twitter which you can follow by
looking for Peter Murray on twitter.
Arizona
State Sun Devils @ Arizona Wildcats (-2)
Arizona has
been playing very well of late thanks to a solid ground game led by running
back Ka’Deem Carey. This is a major rivalry game for the folks out west and
with Arizona having the home field advantage and a night game I will side with
the Wildcats and momentum. Arizona has a potent offense under head coach Rich
Rodriguez and we have seen the Sun Devil offense struggle mightily all year to
keep up with the high scoring teams of the Pac-12.
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