Wednesday SPLOG

Congrats to the Red Sox for winning the Series this year. Only 19 more championships to go to catch the Yanks, and 3 more to go to catch the Cards.

A-Rod opted out of his contract with the Yanks and will be moving on to another team. I'm thinking he lands with the Angels. They have money to spend, a hole at 3rd, and have wanted a big bat to pair alongside Vlad for a while. They should make the playoffs... and lose in the 1st round.

Continuing the Yankee theme, there was a changing of Joes at manager, from Torre to Girardi. It will be interesting to see what they do next year, with some young kids coming up, and no A-Rod disruption. I'm thinking they'll have one of the best years they've had for some time.

The NBA season got underway last night. My Finals pick? Spurs over Nets.

I had a rough week picking games last week. My buddy Mikey was spot on with those west coast games involving Oregon and Arizona State. I was looking for some upsets, and ended up getting burned. There were a couple of close games and a couple of overtime games that did me in. 3-7 last week, 9-11 overall. Let's hope for better results this go-round.

NCAAF
(1)Arkansas over South Carolina - Should be a tight SEC matchup. SC is coming off a couple of losses. The Razorbacks are at home, and McFadden should run roughshod over the Gamecocks.
(2)Florida over Vandy - I anticipate this to be a very close game as Vandy has played Florida very closely the past couple of years. I think the Gators can stave off the attack of the Commodores and Tebow, hopefully healthier than last week, will continue his Heisman quest.
(3)Oregon over Arizona St. - 2 top 10 teams going at it. The Devils' QB is ailing, and the Ducks' QB is aiming for a Heisman. Dixon carries the Ducks to victory, with hopes of a national title dancing in his head.
(4)Rutgers over UConn - Slight upset here. UConn's luck finally runs out as the Knights top the Huskies.
(5)Alabama over LSU - Think Saban'll be geared to go against his former team? Throw in the bye week they had to prepare and the fact that they'll be playing in front of a crimson crowd, the Tide roll over the Tigers.
NFL
(6)Kansas City over Green Bay - KC's coming off a bye week and playing at home. GB's coming off a short week and an emotional victory. The surprising Chiefs take one from the Pack.
(7)New Orleans over Jacksonville - The Saints have won 3 straight and appear to be among the NFC contenders once again. The Jags are without their starting QB. The Saints march.
(8)Oakland over Houston - Each team is winless in their last 3 games. Houston has some injury concerns. Raiders get the W.
(9)Detroit over Denver - In case no one's noticed, the Lions are 5-2. Denver is coming off short rest and the Lions are solid. Kitna leads the Lions to victory.
(10)New England over Indianapolis - And then there's only the regular season game of the year. I could rant about this game for a while, but I'll keep it short and sweet. I like the Colts better, but I think the Pats will win. This is the one game I hope I get wrong.