Christmas week and we are clear of very few things when it comes to sports. What we are clear of is this: chaos abounds my friend. Let’s get into it!

  1. The college playoff committee is a joke. There. I said it. Are you happy? But seriously. I want…no I need to sit in that room and hear them debate. I do not have a clue as to what they are doing. And from the selections they chose, I’m saying they don’t either. First off, the top two are easy. I’m fine with that. From there, though, everything gets crazy. Ohio State had to have its own conference rearrange the rules at the last minute for them to even have a chance to be in the discussion. Then there’s Notre Dame. The ESPN panel discussing kept talking about how teams are playing right now. That was mentioned more than once….except when it came to the Fighting Irish. Instead they used “body of work” and they “beat two top 15 teams, including the number one team at the time.” Nevermind the fact that they needed two overtime’s to beat the number one team in the country. Oh and lets not bring up the fact that the number one team in the country was missing their best player (Trevor Lawrence) and others due to Covid protocols. When ND and Clemson matched up again, the Fighting Irish looked like they didn’t know what football was. And before you jump on me for being an A&M homer, I don’t like the Aggies. I’m of the persuasion that there needs to be change or we’re going to see the same handful of teams playing for a National Championship every year.
  2. THE NHL IS BACK!!!!! Ok not yet. But we’re closer. Training camps start in a couple of weeks and the regular season is less than a month away. I like the four divisions they set up. I like that we get to see Dallas play Tampa Bay (Stanley Cup Final rematch) eight different times over the next couple of months.
  3. THE NBA IS BACK!!!!! No for real. We have legit NBA games this week. Games that count. Let’s all watch as Luka Doncic tries to win the NBA MVP for the regular season and for the NBA Finals.
  4. For people not in Texas, you missed some amazing High School Football championship games last week. I’m talking sit on the edge of your couch type drama. Games going into overtime. Teams going for two at the very end of the game to win. Upsets in that a big underdog knocked off the three-time reigning champions. It was high school football at its best. And yes this sport is so big in Texas we televise the championships for everyone to see.
  5. Four topics and I haven’t even gotten to the NFL. What is wrong with me? Ok, here we go: I’m pretty sure my favorite line from this past weekend is “the Jets with the worst win in NFL history.” A lock for the number one pick and you do something stupid like winning a game. This is probably a good time to remind everyone that the New York Jets have professional athletes on their team. That means a group of guys committed to playing their hardest to try and win ball games. Those players do not care about the draft status of the team. They’ve played their whole life to try and win the game (I hear Herman Edwards in the background. “You play to win the game.”) Management and fans are concerned about draft position. Players not so much. So for media twerps to gripe at the Jets players for trying to win a game is ridiculous. The real angst should be towards the Rams. How in the world are you going to let the Jets beat you?
  6. There is a scenario in which Dallas, Washington, New York and Philadelphia all end up with six wins. Not going to lie. I am rooting for this scenario. I can’t tell you why other than I think it would be hilarious. With that being said, Philadelphia would be in the playoffs by virtue of their tie earlier in the year and that is not something I want to see. I usually cheer against teams from Philadelphia. It’s a long story. If they’re playing a team from the AFC East (other than Buffalo), I usually root against them.
  7. Pretty sure there was an APB put out last night in hopes of finding the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Just a few short weeks ago, the Steelers were the cream of the crop. They were the Super Bowl favorite in the AFC as they sat there with their 11-0 record. Then three straight losses to Washington, Buffalo and Cincinnati have the Steelers in a free fall. Big Ben looks normal. They have no running game and their wide receivers can’t hold on to passes.
  8. I want to see a highlight reel of all Derrick Henry stiff arms. There has to be enough of them that a montage could be made. At 6’3, 238 that guy is built like a freight train. The way he throws people around on the football field, you would think he is a freight train.
  9. No lead is safe for the Atlanta Falcons. This statement coming after another blown lead. This time to the Tampa Bay Bucs. Atlanta had a 17-0 lead at the half and enjoyed a 24-7 lead in the third quarter. Then, Atlanta do what Atlanta do on their way to a 31-27 loss. Earlier in the year, Atlanta had a 20 point lead over Dallas and a 16 point lead over Chicago and they lost both of those games as well. Of course this all stems back to Super Bowl LI where they blew a 25 point lead to the New England Patriots.
  10. Finally the reign is over. The New England Patriots will not win the AFC East. Possibly more enjoyable is the fact they will not even be in the playoffs this season. The only thing that might make this a little better is if Tom Brady and the aforementioned Bucs would miss the post season as well.