Welcome back Asiata

Announced earlier today, Matt Asiata has received a one-year extension from the NCAA. Even though Asiata won't be ready to play during spring ball he will be ready to go for the fall. This helps the Utes tremendously, especially sophomore QB Jordan Wynn because he now has Asiata and Eddie Wide in the backfield with the occasional use of Shakerin and Shaky Smithson. There should be a lot of wildcat next season so it would be helpful if these guys practiced throwing the ball a little.

The only weakspot left on the offensive side of the ball is at the wide receiver position. With David Reed and Aiona Key both having graduated, the only returning starter is Jereme Brooks. It is essential for youngsters DeVonte Christopher and Luke Matthews to step up and Shaky should be solid as well.

The defense is still a big question mark. Losing all three starting linebackers as well as both safeties and an NFL-caliber defensive end will really hurt the Utes. During spring ball we will see how well Wittingham is at filling holes.

Go Utes!

LT No More

The LaDainian Tomlinson was released by the San Diego Chargers on Monday after 9 years of service. This is a very sad moment for me because I LOVE LT. I got to watch him play live on December 24, 2007 against the Denver Broncos when he had 19 carries for 107 yards and a TD. He was lightning fast! The Bolt on LT's helmet was very fitting. I'm sad to see him go. I wish we could have won a Super Bowl for him. It will be even harder now that he's gone. Here's to you LT!

Oh Canada!

Take that Canadians! 5-3! Nuff said!

World Domination!

Once again, the Americans proved their athletic dominance over every other country in the ENTIRE World last night!

Shaun White-Gold


Lindsey Vonn-Gold while injured

Shani Davis-Gold AND the first to ever repeat in the 1000m.


I must admit that it hurts a little when Shani Davis gets a gold medal over my lovely Dutch speedskaters, but if they're not gonna win at least its an American on top of the podium. I'm very upset by the influx of Korean skaters infiltrating the sport! Who do they think they are? Does their country even have ice?

Another thing I love about the Olympics are the awesome names of the athletes. I have decided that if I ever have twin boys they will be named Jan (pronounced yawn) and Sven. Coolest names I've heard in the Olympics so far:

1-Sven Kramer-Dutch Speedskater
2-Janne Ahonen-Finnish Ski Jumper
3-Didier Cuche-Swiss Alpine Skier
4-Jakov Fak-Croatian Biathlete
5-Ola Vigen Hattestad-Norwegian Cross Country
6-Olli Jokinen-Finnish Hockey
7-Mikko and Saku Koivo-Finnish Hockey
8-Andreas Linger-Austrian Luger
9-Aleksander Smirnoff-Russian Hockey
10-Jan Smeekens-Dutch Speekskater

Obviously I'm a little biased towards Sven Kramer and Jan Smeekens (considering I would willing name my first born twins after them) but its also no surprise that a Smirnoff made the list! Also, notice how there are no Koreans on the list. Stop infiltrating my sport and maybe I will add Mo Tae-Bum, but not until then!

Where's the Snow?

I haven't posted in a while because I've been super busy so we have a lot to catch up on!

First off, I told you so. The Super Bowl was an amazing game to watch and congratulations to the Saints and everybody in New Orleans! They showed a lot of moxie by calling the onside kick. The Saints played to win and the Colts played not to lose.

Second, the NBA All-Star game was incredibly lame this year! Not only was the game lacking the high flying slam dunks, but so was the slam dunk contest. Never have I been so disappointed in All-Star weekend. Nobody wants to watch Shannon Brown and Gerald Wallace slam dunk. Where's LeBron? Where's DeWayne Wade? Kobe Bryant anybody? Step your game up NBA. Oh, and Alicia Keys rocked her half-time performance but Shakira was awful. Maybe next time she'll actually sing.

Now for the good stuff! The Olympics so far have been awesome and are only going to get better! If it weren't for the severe lack of snow and malfunctioning zambonis these would likely be the best winter olympics ever (except for Salt Lake City of course). At this point the Russians have the overall medals lead but the USA will reclaim it. Hannah Kearney was a huge surprise on the moguls, Seth Wescott took home another gold and I can't believe Bode Miller actually got a bronze medal. However, Lindsey Jacobellis continues to disappoint me. She didn't even make it to the finals of the Snowboardcross. But on a brighter note, tonights lineup is outstanding with Shaun White in the halfpipe, Shani Davis in the 1000m final, Lindsey Vonn in the downhill AND Apollo Anton Ohno in the 1000m. Does it get any better?

Go USA!

Basketball and the Super Bowl

The Jazz beat the Carmelo Anthony-less Nuggets by 10 tonight. Who cares that Anthony didn't play? The Jazz have been known to lose games against teams playing without their superstars. And we had our "superstar" back in Boozer. Comforting that the Jazz can now win with or without him. That's 8 straight wins, but the Clippers are up next and we all know how scary that is.

The Cougars sure know how to brighten my spirits on a day where I spent way too much time studying for my two upcoming tax tests. In between deferred compensation and income exclusions I turned on the game to see the Rebels up by 22 (insert sigh of relief here). I'm not happy about byu winning so many games this year and my Utes are playing like a bunch of girls (and I can say that because I am a girl so I know what it looks like). We even punch like girls. Henderson should have just slapped Emery instead of this half punch half slap backhand nonsense. I guess my only hopes for this year is for byu to lose in the first round of the NCAA Tournament again. Just. Like. Always.

I suppose I better say something about the Super Bowl considering it is tomorrow. I'm pretty sad that the football season will be officially over, but Spring ball will be here soon.

I'm officially choosing the Saints. And for no other reason than I hate the Colts. That's right, I said hate. I hate hate hate the Colts. And I don't just hate them because of their ridiculous colors (although that IS a factor). I don't just hate them because of some overrated rookie wide receiver that is "livin right." I don't just hate them because I wish Peyton Manning was the QB for my team instead of Dumbass Delhomme.

I hate them because they win. They win all the time and I'm tired of watching it. It's the same reason why I hate the Patriots. Two teams with great quarterbacks and a team full of role players that usually know their place. That's what it takes to win in this league. Which is exactly what the Saints have (minus Reggie Bush).

Here are the 3 reasons why I am choosing the Saints to win the big game:
1-Their uniforms are way cooler. Black and Gold beats Blue and White EVERY DAY!
2-They made great offseason acquisitions on defense to make them a complete team.
3-The city of New Orleans (and I know this is cliche) DESERVES to win the Super Bowl.

Heart wins before talent. That city has more heart and desire to win than any place on this planet. Go Saints! Who Dat!

What the pros have taught us

Every year we hear the ESPN analysts talk about how important it is for a team to be HOT going into the playoffs. They need to be on a roll! Hot Hot Hot! But if we've learned ANYTHING about football this year, it's that being hot has nothing to do with playoff success. If we look at the playoff teams this year we see that the hot teams were awesome in the regular season but have royally sucked this postseason.

Hot Teams

Ravens-won 3 of the last 4 games with the one loss coming by 3 points to the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Lost to the Colts.

Chargers-won the last 11 games of the season and scored over 20 points per game. Lost to the Jets. AT HOME!

Cowboys-In danger of not making the playoffs, they finished the season with wins over the then undefeated Saints and conference rivals Washington and Philadelphia. Got their asses handed to them by Brett Favre!

Cardinals-won 3 of their last 5 games. Got destroyed by the Saints.

Cold Teams

Colts-won 14 in a row, then lost the last 2 ruining their perfect season. To the Jets and the Bills. And they only beat Jacksonville by 4 in week 15. Cold.

Vikings-Lost 3 of their last 5 games in which they were DESTROYED by the Panthers and the Cardinals and an OT loss to the rival Bears on the road. Very cold.

Saints-Started 13-0 but lost their last 3 games, 2 of which were at home to conference foes. Even colder.

Jets-won 5 of their last 6 games to sneak into the playoffs...and by sneak in I mean the Colts and the Bengals handed them wins on a golden platter. Cold and undeserving.

As it is very obvious to see, all of the Hot teams are no longer in the playoffs. Every Cold team played in their respective championship games. And arguably the two "coldest" teams are playing for the Super Bowl this Sunday. So maybe the Colts have it right, rest your starters at the end of the year and save them for the playoffs. It doesn't matter if you go undefeated in the regular season, it's all about winning the big game. Just ask the Patriots of 2007.

What the future will bring

This is my first blog so I figured I would focus on what I love most...sports! With the Super Bowl a few days away, signing day tomorrow, the Winter Olympics just around the corner and March Madness quickly approaching I have a lot to talk about. And that's just in the next few weeks! Come summer time we have the World Cup and Wimbledon and before you know it college football will be here again. That's what you can expect from this blog and the next post will be centered on what the NFL has taught us this season.