Saturday Morning Thoughts

PV is loving the fall weather today. College football on days like this is absolutely awesome. Throw in this Dad's first Homecoming Dance with kids attending and it doesn't get much better. On to some musings about the sports world.

Running Clock Friday made for a pretty uneventful night in NEKY football. These scores dotted the area scoreboard 63-0, 54-0, 36-0, and 44-8. This season has been very pronounced identifying the haves and have-nots in this area. Plus a couple of traditionally good programs are having down years. PV is looking forward to a couple matchups the last two weeks of the season. Both will occur at Ram Stadium as Paintsville and Russell roll in to take on the undefeated Rams.

Today marks another turning point game for Mark Stoops and the Wildcats as Vandy invades Commonwealth Stadium. It is amusing how many games in his tenure have been dubbed as turning point games. I think the Cats will win in a low-scoring battle and then the Mississippi State game on October 22nd will be another turning point game.

Ohio State and Michigan appear to be on a collision course to being undefeated for the Big Game at The Shoe in late November. The Buckeyes take on upstart Indiana today as Michigan will travel to hapless Rutgers. I look for both to win in blowout fashion to stay unblemished. Michigan being relevant again is good for college football.

The Bengals travel to Dallas tomorrow to take on the Cowboys. The Bengals have really not hit their stride yet on both sides of the ball. The return of Vontaze Burfict was definitely a huge boost to the defense. The emergence of a second receiving option to AJ Green would greatly help the offense. The loss of Mohammed Sanu and Marvin Jones seems to be more glaring with Tyler Eifert still injured. I think the Bengals will have enough to pull out a close win over the Cowboys on a late Mike Nugent field goal.

PV was watching the Cardinals-49ers game Thursday night and the thought that crossed my mind was, "How can Tim Tebow not be a quarterback in the NFL?" Blaine Gabbert and Drew Stanton are just not very good at all. These two guys aren't the only weak quarterbacks in the NFL. Back to Tebow, the guy was 9-7 as a starter in the NFL. He took a 2-5 Denver team to the playoffs and beat the Steelers in the playoffs. His passer rating jumps dramatically in the second half of games. You know why? Because Tim Tebow is a WINNER! He is a winner in all walks of life. He won huge in college and has a winning record as a starter in the NFL. The so-called NFL experts continue to lose with awful quarterbacks while one who could possibly win games is playing baseball.

Watching the Cubs-Giants game had to bittersweet for Reds fans. You have to be happy for Aroldis Chapman and Johnny Cueto for getting the opportunity to showcase their skills in the playoffs but it stinks they are not still with the Reds. Playoff baseball can be as riveting as any professional sport. Pitching seems to dominate and it looks like Chicago may have the best in baseball. An interesting tidbit: a baseball has 108 stitches and it has been 108 years since the Cubs won the World Series.

October is usually not a month where golf grabs the headlines but 2016 is an exception. The Ryder Cup was must-see TV. The Americans, led by Patrick Reed and Phil Mickelson, played tremendous golf to bring the Cup back to the United States. The Task Force, criticized by many, turned out to be a great thing for the Americans. They played with passion and a purpose to take down a top-heavy European squad. Golf gets another tremendous boost this coming week with the return of Tiger Woods. Love him or hate him, Tiger is great for the game of golf. PV is hoping he is healthy and can get his game back to where he can contend in the majors.

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