Buzz... in the Sports World

After a long summer filled with nothing going on in the

sports world, fans around the country are ecstatic about the

upcoming football season. Last year was a year for the ages in

both the NFL and NCAA. Eli Manning, Michael Strahan and the

Giants shocked the world by beating Tom “Golden Boy” Brady and

the previously undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl. Not to

be outdone the NCAA had a season for the ages also. The year

started off with Appalachian State knocking off Michigan in

Ann Arbor, while it ended with upsets like that same Michigan

team beating Florida and West Virginia pummeling Oklahoma in

the Fiesta Bowl. Teams like Kansas and Hawaii were BCS Party

Crashers as they both stole a spot in major bowl games. But,

as this season is already underway, fans are anxious to know

who this years championship teams really are; let the games

begin.

Traditional powers of the NFL have taken some hits in the past

two weeks. The Chargers star studded defense took a big blow

when Shawne Merriman’s valiant effort to return to the field

after a knee injury was cut short in the season opener versus

the Panthers. Also, in week 2 future Hall of Famer LaDanian

Tomlinson left with a toe injury in San Diego’s thrilling loss

to Denver. Of course, everyone knows about Tom Brady’s injury.

The three time Super Bowl champion tore both his ACL and MCL

in what was supposed to be a walkthrough with the Chiefs. New

Orleans Wide Receiver Marques Colston was injured in the

opening week also as he is now out 4-6 weeks for the upstart

Saints. But not every team had a rough opening to the season;

The New York football Giants were dominating on both sides of

the ball against a sluggish Washington Redskins team.

Meanwhile, the cross-town Jets paid a visit to struggling

Miami with their new Quarterback Brett Favre, Whats that?

You’ve never heard of him? I think he used to play in Green

Bay or something… Anyways, this Favre character and the Jets

beat a terrible looking Tony Sparano coached Dolphins Team,

for the Jets first win in what promises to be a new era.

Overall, the NFL has had a great, but injury plagued start to

the 2008-2009 season.

College football, as always, hasn’t disappointed its fans when

it comes to thrilling games and exciting players. USC flexed

its muscles against a lackluster Ohio St. team in what came to

be known as the “Collision in the Coliseum.” The SEC showed

how tough a defensive conference it really is with score such

as, 14-7 and 3-2. Recent polls have the Trojans, Georgia,

Oklahoma, and Florida shuffling in the top 4 spots from week

to week. As the season progresses the conferences are starting

to take form and some aren’t doing as hot as others. Here’s

how I see the conferences rankings after the first three weeks;

SEC- Any questions? 5 out of the top 10 teams in the country reside in this loaded conference

Big 12- Oklahoma, Texas, and Mizzou are National Title Contenders

Pac 10- USC, Arizona St., and Oregon make up for UCLA

Big 10- Ohio St. is the only legitimate contender

Big East- West Virginia and South Florida keeping it respectable

ACC- Downright terrible, NO BCS CONTENDERS, Clemson vs. Alabama, and UVA vs. USC say it all These rankings are tentative and can change throughout the year (excluding the ACC of course.)

The greatest time of the year has begun for sports

fans. And as the football season progresses only one thing is

guaranteed; nothing is guaranteed, just ask Lloyd Carr (former

Michigan head coach.) The teams are lined up and ready to

play, and as fans we too are lined up, and ready to watch. And

for now, that’s the Buzz in the sports world.