Ok so here are my random thoughts as we head into this weekend:
College Football:
Not a huge weekend for the national college scene this weekend, hence ESPN's College Gameday is going to the Air Force/Army game ("WTF" Why The Face?), but at least BYU hits the field again tomorrow. The Cougars undoubtedly will beat the Cowboys of Wyoming, but I have a bigger issue on my mind currently. The issue is Bronco Mendenhall's coaching philosophy. After seeing BYU completely unprepared to take on TCU two weeks ago Bronco has undoubtedly faced a ton of questions, and justifiably so. I am beginning to understand more and more that BYU is as good as they will ever be. Local pundits/former Cougar players, Hans Olsen and Ben Criddle are extremely critical of Bronco for various reasons. I wont delve into those reasons here but for those of you are interested in hearing a mind boggling interview with Bronco here is the latest one: (http://1280thezone.com/images/uploads/audio/11-5-09-bronco.mp3)
The only thing I will say about this is that as someone who has played athletics at a very competitive level I am blown away by Bronco's insistence that motivation plays no part in the outcome of these games. Motivation and emotion play a huge part in any competitive sport, anyone who doesn't see that is crazy.
The only thing I will say about this is that as someone who has played athletics at a very competitive level I am blown away by Bronco's insistence that motivation plays no part in the outcome of these games. Motivation and emotion play a huge part in any competitive sport, anyone who doesn't see that is crazy.
NBA:
The NBA is in full swing and I couldn't be more grateful, however the Jazz look like their "Jekyll and Hyde"-selves which is not good. I don't know how the same group of players can go from getting manhandled at home by a less talented Houston Rockets team and blowing a 16 point lead in the 4th quarter at Dallas to absolutely running a very good San Antonio Spurs team off the court. It makes no sense! They lack consistent effort from their most of their main contributors and the role players are role players for a reason. It's a good thing I don't have time to sit and watch every second of every game because I would be out of hair by now if I did. If this continues I suggest that the Jazz have a fire sale, ship Boozer to whoever will take him, trade Okur or Millsap if you can, dump Ronnie Brewer, do whatever you need to do to overhaul this team. Once that happens the Jazz would surely be a lottery team, giving them 2 picks in the top 14 of the draft (the Jazz get the Knicks pick as well). There is a lot of talent in the upcoming draft, and coincidentally a lot of big men with great potential. I know a lot of Jazz fans will say "What a fair weather fan!!" But hear me out on this. The Jazz are not going to win a championship as constituted, that is clear. You can not do the same thing as you have always done and expect different results, if you do then you are insane. So start the overhaul now while Deron is still in the early part of his contract. That is our best chance at good things in the long run.
For now, that is the view from the upper bowl .
I too am alarmed at how the Jazz started this season, but really the only surprising loss was that Houston game if you step back and look at it. Yes, they most definitely shouldn't have let that game in Dallas slip away, but the fact that the Jazz dominated 3 quarters of that game and it took an unbelievable performance by Dirk to pull off the win was a pleasant surprise in and of itself. I'm gonna wait to see how November plays out before I consider hitting the panic button.
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