Battle at the Meadowlands

At 1:00, the Giants and Jets will battle at Metlife Stadium to see who will be kings of New York and to see who will grab the back pages. Both teams are fighting for a Playoff spot. The Jets like to talk a big game while the Giants would rather remain silent. The Giants have an older coach who thinks "talk is cheap." The Jets have younger coach in Rex Ryan who likes to trash talk and motivate his players. The story of this game will be turnovers. Whichever defense forces more turnovers will win the game. It should be a great game, but in the end I like Eli Manning better than Mark Sanchez in the 2-minute-drill. Jason Pierre-Paul should have another monstrous game as he leads the Giants' defense into battle. Everybody in New York will be watching as these two teams take the field.

Early Christmas

USC got an early Christmas present earlier today. Matt Barkley decided that he will play for the Trojans in his senior season instead of entering the draft. He was 6th in the Heisman race, which was absurd to me, because he had better stats then a couple of guys ahead of him. I was a little bit surprised because Matt Kalil left USC and he said they would be making the choice together. On the other hand, he comes from a USC family and this has been his dream ever since he was a little kid. He was highly recruited being the #1 prospect in the ESPNU 150 coming out of high school and a four-year starter at one of the most storied high school football schools in the country. The Trojans have very high expectations next year, coming off a bowl ban. The Trojan community is very happy and will have a lot of hype going into next season. This should be fun to see how this plays out.

Battle by the Bay

Tonight, the 49ers will host the Steelers on Monday Night Football. San Francisco is fresh off a loss to the Cardinals while the Steelers are hitting stride. Both teams are at 10-3 and are looking pretty good. With a win today, the Steelers will be in 1st place of the AFC North. After Baltimore and Houston going down yesterday, the Steelers could be in the #1 spot in the AFC with a win. They do have the tiebreaker over New England. San Francisco on the other hand, clinched their division. They are fighting for the #2 spot in the NFC. It will be a great game, but in the end, even though Big Ben is banged up, the Steelers will come out on top. Every football fan will be watching tonight when the Steelers and 49ers go at it by the bay.

Weekend Wrap-Up

This was one of the most exhilirating weekends in the sports world this year. To start out the weekend, Albert Pujols signed a 10-year contract with the Angels. The Lakers were part of a three-way trade that included their getting Chris Paul. The trade got vetoed, and the Lakers, Hornets, and Rockets are still appealing. Saturday was full of thrills. The #1 and #2 team in the nation for college basketball went down. Ohio State lost against Kansas in the Phog Allen Fieldhouse with Sullinger on the bench. Kentucky got stunned by Indiana with a last-second three point shot to win it. On Saturday night, Outside the Lines reported that NL MVP, Ryan Braun, was using PED. He has a 50 game suspension as of now, but he is appealing. Robert Griffin III was on top of the world on Saturday night. He won the Heisman Trophy in New York. He is the first Baylor player to win this award. Sunday was a big day with last-second thrillers. The Tebow Magic continued as he lead Denver back from a ten-point-deficit with four minutes left as they won in OT, 13-10. The Giants are now at the top of the NFC East after Pierre-Paul blocked a kick in the final seconds. Manning played great in the late 4th quarter. That basically wrapped the weekend up. It was quite an eventful weekend.

"Baylor just won its first Heisman tonight"

Last night, Robert Griffin III won the Heisman trophy in close fashion. Andrew Luck came in second, again. The last week really boosted Griffin's status. Players like Luck and Richardson did not get to play last week. That really hurt them in the long run. The Southeast really won it for Griffin. He got more votes than the players from the Southeast. It was Baylor's first ever Heisman. Griffin III is now a part of the Heisman club with all of the greats.

The Kings of LA

Los Angeles has had a pretty good day. Earlier today, Albert Pujols signed with the Angels. It was a ten year contract. The Angels also acquired CJ Wilson from the Rangers. The Angels are the team to beat in the AL West. It will be fun to see the Rangers and Angels battle it out for the division come September. The Lakers also made a huge deal that will change the NBA. They got Chris Paul in part of a three-way deal. The Rockets were also in on this deal. Pau Gasol is now playing in Houston for the Rockets. Lamar Odom is a member of the Hornets with a few other players and a future draft pick. This trade gives Los Angeles some energy, but they do lose two really key rebounders. It will be cool to see how this plays out. All in all, LA had a pretty nice day.

Bowl Mania

The bowl season is back! That means I need to make a lot of predictions. You can see my picks at ESPN.com/bowlmania. ESPN.com will only show my picks once the bowls start. The group name will be called Mattymac8 Challenge. You can put your college football knowledge to the test and join the group. You will compete against me and many other college football fans. The winner will be announced on this blog on January 10th. Do you think you have what it takes to beat me? Anybody can join this league. Go out and start picking!

Bowl Season is Back!

It is that great time of the year again. College football's bowl season is back. The first game is on December 17 at 2 pm. when Temple and Wyoming go at it in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Bowl season will end on the night of January 9 after Alabama and LSU battle for the National Championship. Oklahoma State fell short of the National Championship, but will take on Stanford in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. There is one game that caught my eye. That game is the Capitol One Bowl when Nebraska and South Carolina go at it. It will once again be a great bowl season, so check back every day for my picks and analasys.