Wednesday Stuff

Two days in a row on the blog, can you tell it's getting closer to FB season??

4 things today...here we go:

1) HUSKERS at GOPHERS
Homecoming 2011 has been set for a 2:30 ABC game on OCT 22. Game times should continue to be released as we get closer to the season - not all of them but a lot of the big ones are coming out. Gophers will also host NDSU in the evening on BTN.

2) #1 Coaching Hire in 2011 Off-season was...
Well, according to Athlon magazine, it's our guy Jerry Kill. Pretty nice praise for our guy at this point. I haven't seen the details or read the article, but it's nice to hear. I wonder where TE Timmy was ranked back in 2007 when he was hired?

3) PURPLE +9 at CHARGERS
Team Purple is the biggest week 1 dog thus far. Everyone continue to be in love with the Chargers, but I think I'll be taking 9 points in week 1.

4) Relegating teams at the end of the season
Now, I'm not really a soccer follower, but on SVP show yesterday they were talking about how at the end of the season the worst teams in the league have to play to even have a spot in the league the following year. I love this rule for our pro sports. How much better would the Wolves late season games be if they were fighting to stay our of the relegation game, or better yet, how great would it be to watch the Wolves play for their lives in a relegation game against CLE or somebody like that. This would also be a great plan for MLB with all of the garbage franchises who never even attempt to win and just turn a profit every year. It would keep teams from tanking too much in all leagues, because if you are in the bottom 4, for example, you have to play it off in a final game to keep your franchise and your player contracts for the next season. Obviously, this will never happen, but damn it would be fun and add a lot of drama to the meaningless games involving bad teams at the end of the year.

98 days and counting...