Gold

Today Canada faces the U.S. in hockey. Winner gets the gold. The U.S. is at home even though it is in Canada. Martin Brodeur got switched after giving up 5 goals to the U.S. in the early rounds. I have the U.S. winning 3-1. Ryan Miller will be the key player. Rafalski and Parise will play well. Crosby will not get it done. The U.S. will win gold, Canada will win the silver, and Finland won bronze versus Slovakia. It won't be a Miracle on Ice but it will be amazing.

Tonight I have Georgetown beating Notre Dame. Cincinatti will upset West Virginia. BYU will beat New Mexico. For the big game I have the Villanova Wildcats beating the Sracuse Orange Men 69-67. Happy anniversary to Patrick Ewing when Georgetown number 2 beat St. John's in the sweater game.

Semifinals

Earlier today, the U.S. beat Finland 6-1 in the semifinals of hockey. Now, tonight Slovakia & Canada face off. I have Slovakia winning 4-3 in a shootout. Sydney Crosby won't be affective. Martin Brodeur will not come through for Canada. Slovakia is the underdog but they can do it. Winner will face the U.S. The loser will play Finland in the Bronze medal game. Canada, do you think you over celebrated with bringing alchol and cigars on to the ice after winning Gold?

Happy Anniversary

Happy anniversary to the U.S. hockey team. This day 30 years ago they beat Soviet Union in the Semifinals. It is known as the Miracle on Ice. Yesterday the U.S. beat Canada 5-3. Canada was the gold medal favorite. The U.S. will have a bye with Russia while Canada has to play Germany. Ryan Miller was key last night. Rafalski had 2 goals. Sidney Crosby had a goal for Canada. Martin Brodeur let up 5 goals. That is so not him. Well happy anniversary U.S.

Problems?

This year people have been questioning the judging at the Olympics. There was the one when Guilboat Colas should have at least got a medal but instead he came in sixth. They ended up giving the gold to the Canadian named Alexandre Bilodeau. It could have gone either way but they should have gave Guilboat a better grade. Then last night people thought Shiancoe should have got gold but Lyesacek got it. Lyesacek got what he deserved.
Some analysts have been discussing about the difference between Figure Skating and Ice Dancing. If you ask me there is no difference. Figure skating is more talked about. I think they should just combine the two sports. I mean they're both moving gracefully on ice. There will be more discussions on the topic.

The Olympics have been going on for about 3 days. On Friday the ceremony started it off. Wayne Gretzki and Steve Nash were torch bearers. On Saturday Hannah Kearney stunned Canada. They have never won a Gold on home soil. Jenn Heil was about to win but the girl from Vermont came in and swooped it away from her. The U.S. got a Gold and a Bronze. Sunday the U.S. got their 1st ever medal in the Nordic Combine. Later that night Canada got a Gold. Alexandre Bilodeau got lucky at the end. The judges gave Guilboat Colas a really bad ranking. He should have got a medal instead he got 6th. China's Shen/Zhau won their first ever Gold. They would not retire until they won Gold.

Olympic Games

The Winter Olympics are starting this Friday! The ceremony will be this Friday and on Saturday the action starts. Bad news for the U.S., Lindsey Vonn who was expected to win a Gold injured her shin. She will be limited. Luckily she'll still race. Bobby Brown will win a Gold for the U.S. Of course Shaun White will do some damage. He is just so beast on the half-pipe. I predict Russia will get Gold in hockey. They are too powerful with Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin. The U.S. will get Silver with Tim Thomas at Goalie, Paul Statsny, Scott Gomez, and Ryan Suter. Ryan Miller is the back-up goalie. They added a new sport to the Winter Olympics. It is called Ski Cross. Andy Newell will win a medal in Cross Country Skiing. Bode Miller will do well with the Alpine Skiing. Apolo Ohno will win a medal in Short Track Speed Skating. Christain Niccum and Dan Joye will get the Gold in Luge. Shauna Rohbock will get a Bronze medal in Bobsled. I will be looking forward to watching it.

The Offseason

We will have to wait until next fall to watch football. But that does not mean we are not going to talk about it. Every week I am going to have a new question. So here it goes... Which is the best football stadium to see a game? Vote now. Remember you can email me to vote at Mattymac8@gmail.com. VOTE NOW!

Who Dat?

The Saints went marching into Miami and beat the Colts 31-17! Brees was named MVP. Brees said his kid is his inspiration. Peyton Manning threw a crucial interception. Tracy Porter ran it back for a Touchdown. There were 63 completions. Garret Hartley made 3 Field Goals. He is the first kicker in Super Bowl history to nail 3 kicks longer then 40 yards. Pierre Thomas had a TD. The onside kick at the beginning of the 2nd half was huge. Jeremy Shockey got his 2nd ring. The first ring he earned he got today. Lance Moore had a big 2 point conversion. I know you are happy Greg Monroe. Who gonna beat dem' Saints?

The Pick

My pick for the Super Bowl is the... Saints! I have them winning 30-27. Brees is too explosive. Marcous Colston will be huge. Darren Sharper will have to play well. Dwight Freeney is questionable. It is so hard to pick against Peyton Manning but I am going to. T-Mac is going with the Colts 38-24. Happy Birthday Nicholas Dellamura. I know you don't like my pick.

13 Year Old QB?

A 13 year old kid named David Sills Verbally Committed to USC! He has his own teacher. The teacher said "This kid is insane." USC has a bunch of Quarterbacks. I mean you have Matt Barkley, Mitch Mustang, Kyle Prater, and David Sills. This kid is only in 7th grade. I love it. Some people think it's insane but I love it.

SB 44

The Super Bowl is this Sunday. The Colts and the Saints faceoff as you all know. Colt Defensive End Dwight Freeney is suffering a torn ligament in his right ankle. He did not play at practice today. He is questionable. Melvin Bullet will have to play well. Darren Sharper must shut down the Colt receivers. My playmakers are Marcous Colston, Devery Henderson, Gary Brackett, Reggie Wayne, and Pierre Thomas. [I did not put the Quarterbacks in] Johnathan Vilma will have to stir up pressure on Peyton Mannning. I am going to do my pick tommorow at 9:45 A.M. Make sure you tune back in.

Right Now

Dwight Freeney has been suffering an ankle injury. He tripped over Mark Sanchez in the AFC Championship. He said if I can't run I can't play. He is questionable for the Super Bowl. Mark Sanchez is having knee surgery later this month. It is from when he slid against the Bills back in early December.