Confessions of a Sports Fan

Archive for September 2009

Wisconsin buck new state record?

Sep 23rd, 2009 | By Dan | Category: Bow Hunting, Featured Story

A new world record might have fallen Monday when Wayne Schumacher of Wisconsin shot a 30 point buck. Schumacher shot the buck at 15 yards with his bow at 6:45  Monday evening(September 20th) in Fond Du Lac county, Wisconsin. The 30 point buck had an inside antler spread of 20 1/2 inches and was a [...]



Week 3 College Football Wrap Up

Sep 23rd, 2009 | By Dan | Category: College Football, NCAA

As surely as I said the words, “Maybe USC is just as overrated as I said Ohio State was.” they went and showed the college football world just that fact by losing to the Washington Huskies. This is not just any college team that beat the Trojans. Its a team that had a 15 game [...]



Week Two College Football Wrap Up

Sep 16th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: College Football, NCAA

Maybe USC is just as overrated as I said Ohio State was. The big match up this past Saturday was the Trojans of Southern Cal coming to the Horseshoe to face the Ohio State Buckeyes. As I stated before I think Ohio State is overrated and they prove it every year. The pollsters rank them [...]



A Throating Stuffing Sport

Sep 16th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: Featured Story

I don’t watch much tennis. In fact you probably can count on one hand how many full tennis matches I have watched. I respect the athletes and I’m sure its a great game. I just can’t get into it. I’ve played tennis before and I’ve liked that, but watching not so much.
This week peaked my [...]



Week One College Football Wrap Up

Sep 10th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: College Football, NCAA

What a first week of college football. It never disappoints, like showing that Ohio State is overrated  every year, that is a given. I’m sure glad I picked Texas to win the Big 12 after what happened to Oklahoma. I think Oklahoma would have pulled away in the second half of the game against BYU [...]



AFC North Predictions

Sep 7th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: AFC North, NFL

Are you ready for Pittsburgh and Baltimore to go at it again?
The AFC North is a knock down, slug em, division and we will see more of that this year with Pittsburgh and Baltimore taking it out on their opponents  as they vie for the AFC North title.
Pittsburgh is coming off of a 12-4 season [...]



AFC East Predictions

Sep 7th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: AFC East, NFL

Tom Brady is back. Does that mean the Patriots are going to the Super Bowl?
Seems everything is kosher in New England again. Brady is healthy and back. So healthy that New England thinks it only needs one backup quarterback and a rookie at that. He’ll be surrounded by good receivers, but on the other side [...]



AFC South Predictions

Sep 7th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: AFC South, NFL

I think people will be surprised whom I pick to finish in last place in the AFC South.
The Titans were very close to going to the Super Bowl last year if they didn’t have to play the Steelers for a second time and this year they will be making another run for it. They will [...]



NFC East Predictions

Sep 7th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: NFC East, NFL

NFC East is a tough division, quite possibly the toughest division in the NFL, and almost as hard to predict what the outcome will be. You have the Giants who won a Super Bowl two season ago, Philly, Dallas and certainly not last(or maybe) Washington.
You have the Giants who won a Super Bowl just two [...]



NFC South Preview

Sep 7th, 2009 | By Dan | Category: NFC South, NFL

I don’t now why, but the NFC South seems to be the hardest division to predict for me. Not because its the toughest, just because of the unknowns. Will Atlanta’s Matt Ryan have a Sophomore slump or continue what he started in his rookie season? Will the Saints high flying offense finally get a defense [...]