Vito's View
Don’t Blame George for Yankees Empire, Blame Bud
As the Yankees piled on one another in the infield like Little Leaguers (minus the free shirts and hats) and later doused each other in champagne like frat guys (minus the goggles) – all in celebration of the franchise’s latest World Series championship – the rest of the baseball world turned away in disgust.
Listen to any sports talk radio show today, read some blogs, visit a few message boards and I promise that you’ll meet plenty of people dismissing New York’s 27th title. The refrain is as familiar as it is constant: Of course, the Yankees won. They spent $200 million. They bought their championship. It’s not fair.…
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:50:38 GMT | Vito_Forlenza
College Football Week 9 Power Rankings
While Florida and Alabama held on to the top two sports of this week's rankings and Texas surged into the three-spot, there's a new member of the top five that announced its return to the national title race.
In an absolute butt-whoopin', Oregon handed USC its worst loss of the Pete Carroll era, essentially ended the Trojans' seven-year run atop the Pac-10 and put itself in position to win the conference title. But more importantly, the resounding triumph enabled Oregon to jump into the national title race.
I have them lurking behind the top three – and ready to pounce should any of them falter.…
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT | Vito_Forlenza
College Football Week 8 Power Rankings
Watching Alabama and Florida struggle against unranked opponents who are now a combined 6-9 this season made me wonder: Where have all the great teams gone? Because this season, they’re missing.
To be fair, the Tide’s close call against Tennessee was their first this year. And if there’s one thing the Vols can do this season, it’s show up on defense.
But Florida’s unimpressive showing against Mississippi State was just the latest in a string of lackluster performances for the Gators – performances that, if they continue, will eventually catch up to them and knock them from the championship race.…
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:27:17 GMT | Vito_Forlenza
College Football Week 7 Power Rankings
For the first time this season, a new team has reached the perch of my rankings.
Florida and Texas had held onto the top spots all season, but after both turned in another lackluster performance, a change needed to be made at the top.
Alabama takes over the No. 1 spot after another impressive showing by RB Mark Ingram and an improving defense. Florida falls just one spot and needs QB Tim Tebow and LB Brandon Spikes to get healthy if they are going to beat the Tide in the SEC championship game for a second straight year.
As for Texas … oh Texas. The ’Horns beat their rival in the shootout, but it wasn’t good enough to keep them from falling. Cincinnati is doing just about everything right and deserves not just a top-five ranking, but a top-three ranking. Sorry, Colt.
The rest of this week’s lineup:…
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:25:42 GMT | Vito_Forlenza
College Football Week 6 Power Rankings
Although the top 10 of this installment of the power rankings remain largely unchanged for the second straight week, don’t expect the trend to continue much longer.
The TV networks can easily throw out catchphrases such as “Throwdown Thursday” and “Showdown Saturday” to hype up this week’s huge clashes with conference and national championship implications. The slate features…
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:46:17 GMT | Vito_Forlenza
College Football Week 5 Power Rankings
After four weeks of stunning upsets, order was restored in college football over the weekend. Nine of the top 10 teams in my rankings came out on top, resulting in only minor tweaks to this week’s lineup.
But the next few weeks will deliver a series of showdowns that will go a long way toward determining the top teams in college football.
Before the mayhem begins, see how your team stacks up against the rest:…
Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:18:13 GMT | Vito_Forlenza
