GENERAL VIEWS ( 11th Edition )

Well we are getting close to the holiday season, High School football is in their playoffs, College football is getting close to the end of their regular season, the NFL has started the second half of their regular season, the NBA and College basketball seasons have begun. I have some opinions and observations about the Sports World that I would like to blog about today.

C.J. Spiller has to be the best all around player in College football this season. If he don't win the Heisman trophy the voters would have to be crazy or on drugs.

Steve Spurrier is still the coach that he was at Florida. When he was at Florida he had an offense that College football had not seen and didn't know how to defend. Defensive coordinators today have adjusted and know how to defend Spurrier's type of offense. Steve Spurrier's problem is he is stubborn and is not willing to make the adjustments needed to be successful in today's College football.

Joe Montgomery Head Football Coach at Rock Hill High School showed this past Friday night that he still can't beat the Spartanburg High School Vikings. Montgomery's Rock Hill team went into Friday night's playoff game against Spartanburg 11 and 0 and nationally ranked at NO. 21. Spartanburg came into the game at 3 and 8. The Spartanburg Vikings won the game 41 to 28. Before going to Rock Hill, Joe Montgomery spent 12 years at Gaffney High School where he won two State Championships but only beat the Spartanburg Vikings three times in 12 years. One of the seasons at Gaffney he lost to them three times! Two more of the seasons he lost to them two times in the same season.

Peyton Manning is the best QB in the NFL today, bar none. He will probably go down as the best ever by the time he retires. All he needs to do is win at least one more Super Bowl Championship.

The Florida Gators offense is not nearly as explosive this season as it has been the previous few seasons. Where the Gators offense use to over shadow their defense they are winning with defense this season.

Allen Iverson didn't take long to show the Memphis Grizzlies that he is a team cancer and he wasn't worth the money they signed him for, as they released him after only three games.

The Oakland Raiders are without a doubt the worse run franchise in the NFL. This once proud franchise has turned into the laughing stock of the NFL. The game has past Al Davis by, and he should sell the team to someone that knows what they are doing.

The Clemson Tigers appear to be another breed of cat under the leadership of Head Coach Dabo Swinney. Things looked bad after the debacle at Maryland left the team at 2 and 3. Dabo Swinney and the team were not satisfied to be mired in mediocrity, they decided to do something about it. They have won five games in a row and they find themselves one win away from an Atlantic Division Title. The Tigers and their fans should probably look back at the Maryland loss as the turning point in the programs future.

*********THE ARMCHAIR COACH GAME BALL OF THE WEEK goes to the Spartanburg Vikings for their big upset win over Nationally 21st ranked Rock Hill on Friday night*********

THE NFL GAME OF THE WEEK

Miami @ Carolina..... This game takes place on Thursday night and it is a huge game for both teams and their potential playoff runs. The Dolphins and Panthers stand at 4 and 5 on the season after 0 and 3 starts. The Dolphins lost Ronnie Brown to injury Sunday and he probably will not play. The Panthers lost the anchor of their offensive line Jordan Gross for the remainder of the season. This should be a very entertaining game and I see the Panthers defense and home field making the difference..... Carolina 27 Miami 24

Until Friday.