Thursday 12/08/11
#24 Harvard at #9 UConn (College Basketball) 7:00 PM on ESPN 2
This is the first time ever that the Harvard Crimson have ever been ranked in the top 25 in basketball. They will be facing a talented team in Storrs that rely too heavily on Jeremy Lamb and Shabazz Napier. UConn has already dropped a head scratcher to UCF and won in overtime to a top 20 Florida State squad. Harvard has also played UCF and Florida State but they beat both of them. An upset is not out of the question.
Brown at Steelers (NFL Football) 8:20 PM on NFL Network
It’s time for an Alcoholics Anonymous moment: Hi, my name is James Streble and I am a Cleveland Browns fan. I am glad that is out-of-the-way. There isn’t a franchise in the country that is more difficult to stick with than the Browns, but I have managed to do it for my entire life. I’ll root for them as they get the ever-living dog crap kicked out of them by the hated Steelers.
Friday 12/09/11
New Years Eve (Chick Flick)
A film about New Years Eve starring the likes of Ashton Kutcher, Zac Efron, Common, Jessica Biel, Halle Berry, Sarah Jessica (Horse Face) Parker, and Robert DeNiro (?) might be the chickiest of all chick flicks. If you are a man and you are at the theater watching this, chances are your man card has been revoked or you owe one to your lady because you got hammered drunk last Friday night with your pals and called her up at 4 A.M. to come bail you out of jail. Check out this trailer…if you dare.
Saturday 12/10/11
#1 Kentucky at Indiana (Not Ranked) (College Basketball) 5:15 PM on ESPN
I kind of feel bad for the IU players. I really do. Their idiot fans have been talking an unbelievable amount of smack this week on Twitter about the Cats. John Calipari’s Twitter feed is being flooded with comments about cheating and other things not fit to publish. I think coach Cal is going to have is team extra motivated and extra focused for this game. It’s going to be a blood bath in Bloomington as Cody Zeller & Company will be the scapegoat for their fans’ transgressions.
I hope the Cats beat those ugly candy-striped warm up pants right off of the Hoosiers.
#2 Ohio State at #13 Kansas (College Basketball) 3:15 PM on ESPN
It’s time to see how good Kansas really is as the Buckeyes come to town. OSU obliterated Duke in front of the whole country and the Jayhawks have already dropped two games, one to UK and one to Duke. Something tells me they are about to drop their third of the season. OSU has been the most impressive team I have seen all season besides Kentucky.
Fairleigh Dickinson at #5 (Seriously) Louisville (College Basketball) 7:00 PM on ESPN
The Cards just played the 2-8 IUPUI Jaguars and they are following that up with the 1-7 Farleigh Dickinson Knights. Every team in the top ten has played multiple ranked teams already. Louisville has played one and that was #20 Vanderbilt who they beat by only two last Friday night. Vanderbilt was out of the top 25 by Monday. Louisville’s sorry ass schedule is the only thing keeping them in the top ten. They are about to run into a buzz saw with Memphis, Georgetown and Kentucky all within just a few games of each other. And they do not look ready.
Sunday 12/11/11
Murray State at #20 Memphis (College Basketball) 6:00 PM
Kentucky’s Murray State is undefeated and is looking to put it to the ranked Tigers. Memphis has lost two games, both against ranked teams in Michigan and Georgetown. John Calipari’s former team is young and very athletic. They should prove to be a handful for the Racers as the Tigers look forward to next Saturday’s game against Louisville in the Yum! Center.
Saints at Titans (NFL Football) 1:00 PM on Fox
The Titans are the surprising team in the AFC South. They are still fighting for a Wild Card playoff spot and have been waiting for the wheels to fall of the Texans train. The only problem is that the Texans are still winning football games. The Saints have been on a roll but the Titans are always tough at home.
Bears at Broncos (NFL Football) 4:04 PM on Fox
Talk about two teams going in the opposite direction. The Bears looked like a club that were on their way to the playoffs and the Broncos looked dead in the water. Then the tide turned for both. Jay Cutler was ruled out for the rest of the season and Matt Forte injured his knee and then the Bears fell apart. Tim Tebow came along and revived the Broncos. It’s going to be a long day in Denver for Da Bears. They are about to get #Tebow’d
Have a great weekend. Go Cats!