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October 30, 2009

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I think you throw Alabama, Florida and Texas in a hat, all three of them could come out as your first pick. It’s tight this year. Personally, I think Alabama has the best team, particularly if McElroy gets it together. He has playmakers at wideout and tight end, he just needs to get them the ball.
Texas has improved defensively from last year, so they’re pretty strong, too. Colt McCoy is a solid quarterback, if not great.

Florida is a little confusing to me. They are loaded no doubt, but haven’t clicked on offense this year. Maybe they’re so confident that they can win, that no matter how they play, they’ll win. The winner of the SEC championship game (in all likelihood Al vs Fl) should play Texas in Pasadena for the national Championship. I know that’s not a news breaking item, just my two cents.

Like Mark Ingram for the Heisman right now just over C.J. Spiller of Clemson. Both are exceptional backs. If Alabama runs the table and Ingram keeps averaging 100 yards and scoring td’s, he should secure it in Dec.

Yanks back in it

A.J. Burnett was masterful and Pedro just didn’t have enough gas in the tank as the Yankees evened up the Series at one. Burnett was awesome, allowing just one run on four hits with nine strikeouts.
Burnett had been struggling a little bit with his control in the playoffs, but had it going in the game two. What looked like it could possibly be a Phillies blowout if they won last night, turned into a Series.

Pedro Martinez was good, but like C. C. Sabathia the night before for the Yanks, he threw too many pitches. The Yankee hitters worked him deep in the count, and,  like Sabathia, he gave up two home runs. Charlie Manuel made a mistake putting him in in the seventh; he was gassed and should have come out. New York proceeded to score another run and then Rivera put it away in the eighth and the ninth. Rivera wasn’t totally in control, but was good enough. 

The big story of the night was Burnett’s pitching and the home runs by Tex and Hideki Matsui. That’s all the Yanks needed and now they’re back in it.

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