SPORTS WEEKEND PREVIEW ( 16th Edition )

I know all of the thousands of readers, of The ArmChair Coach, missed the Wednesday blog of General Views ( 15th Edition ) this past Wednesday. The ArmChair Coach had Internet problems, so the General Views blog will be back next Wednesday. So its on to another weekend of sports. We still have football with the NFL and College Bowl games starting to kick off this weekend. We have the NBA, College and High School basketball as well. We also have the Shrine Bowl of The Carolina's taking place at Wofford College's Gibbs Stadium on Saturday afternoon. So between your Christmas parties and Christmas shopping there are lots of sports to enjoy during the holiday season. Lets look at some of the Holiday action.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES

SATURDAY..... New Mexico Bowl..... Wyoming vs Fresno State..... The Fresno State Bulldogs are the favorites to win this bowl and I believe they will win big..... Fresno State 34 Wyoming 14

SATURDAY..... St. Petersburg Bowl..... Rutgers vs Central Florida..... This is almost a home game for Central Florida. It should be a very competitive game and I am going to take..... Central Florida 24 Rutgers 21

SUNDAY..... New Orleans Bowl..... Southern Mississippi vs Middle Tennessee State..... The Conference USA vs the Sun Belt. I see the Golden Eagles winning in a close one..... Southern Mississippi 31 Middle Tennessee State 28

NFL GAME OF THE WEEK

Dallas @ New Orleans..... Can the Saints stay unbeaten ? Can the Cowboys win a big game? These questions will be answered in The Big Easy on Saturday. The Saints have struggled to keep their perfect record going the past two weeks. The Cowboys are in need for a big win to keep their Division title hopes alive. This has everything you need for a Game of the week. The Saints have clinched the NFC South and I believe they might have a little let down. So I see the answer to question two to be yes. The Dallas Cowboys can win a big game..... Dallas 30 New Orleans 27

OTHER NFL GAMES

Green Bay @ Pittsburg..... These are teams headed in opposite directions. The Packers are on a roll and the World Champs are struggling. I believe the Packers will put another nail in the Steelers coffin for this season..... Green Bay 23 Pittsburg 17

Arizona @ Detroit..... This should be a mismatch, but I see this game being more competitive than most people think..... Arizona 27 Detroit 20

Houston @ St. Louis..... The Texans should win this game big. The Rams will mail it in..... Houston 35 St. Louis 14

Miami @ Tennessee..... A very competitive football game that should be won by the home team. BUT, I have a hunch that the Dolphins will find away to get the W..... Miami 20 Tennessee 17

Minnesota @ Carolina..... The Vikings can clinch the NFC North with a win over the Panthers. The Vikings will be one win closer to a 1st round playoff bye..... Minnesota 27 Carolina 16

Oakland @ Denver..... This is another game that could be closer than most people think..... Denver 23 Oakland 17

New England @ Buffalo..... Two cold weather teams playing in the cold in December. THIS IS GOOD FOOTBALL..... New England 26 Buffalo 14

Chicago @ Baltimore..... The Ravens are still fighting for a playoff spot. The Bears are making off season plans..... Baltimore 24 Chicago 13

San Francisco @ Philadelphia..... The Eagles are beginning to taste a Division Title. They will taste it a little bit stronger after this big win..... Philadelphia 31 San Francisco 21

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

There is a huge High School basketball game on Saturday night as the 2nd ranked Gaffney Indians host the 3rd ranked Dorman Cavaliers. The Indians defeated the Cavaliers at Dorman last week 66 to 60. It should be a very entertaining rematch.

THE ARMCHAIR COACH GAME BALL for last weekend goes to the Cleveland Browns for their upset win over the Pittsburg Steelers.

Until Monday.