Monday, December 7, 2009

What a weekend for sports lovers Monday will recap the big events as 3PM evolves to best please the readers!!!
Weekend Recap--
* Bama controlled the line of scrimmage and Nick Saban's boys beat the Gators and made Superman cry!!!
* Texas eeks one out against Nebraska. What a game The Horns had everything go against them and gutted it out setting up a game with the Tide. It should be a classic.
* TCU Cincy and Boise all finish undefeated and should raise hell with the BCS. Anyone telling me I was not the best team in the country after I had not lost a game would definitely draw my wrath!!!
* Things just get worse for the golden domers no Clausen or Tate for the new coach next year.
* LOOK FOR THE 3PM SPORTS BOWL CONTEST COMING SOON!!!
* Picking a close 12 finish by Colt and Ingram for the Heisman. Suh should be invited!!!
* Upsets in the NFL this week, no easy Sundays!!!
* Colts and Saints just get by. Cowboys and Steelers disappoint.
* Taking the Packers tonight.
* Lakers are the best team all others are playing catch up. All B-BALL Wednesday coming next post.
* Team USA picks up a favorable draw for the World Cup. Look for them to make it out of pool play for the second time in a row.
* Congrats to Omar Uresti a Crockett high and UT alumni who earned his card for next year's PGA tour . I have had the pleasure of playing with the O-Man and 3PM wishes him the best of luck!!!

Athlete of the day (sort of)--
Not sure of her name , but the young lady who went 10 for 10 at haltime of the SEC championship game to win scholarship money. She beat a most embarrassed young man and would have dominated either young lady from the Big 12 game . Good Show!!!

Quote of the day--
"Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision."
Muhammad Ali, American Boxer

Friday, December 4, 2009

Dec. 4th/ Big Weekend!!!

OK folks let's get to it!!!

Sports in G--
*Tennessee vs Indy is the game of the week in the NFL Vince and co are on a roll and will play Peyton's gang tough. 3PM is calling it 27-24 Colts
* Look for the Powers of the league to dominate this weekend .
* Let's make this a prediction post and pick the two other must see games this week. Cowboys over the G-Men 32- 21 and Green Bay over Baltimore 24-14 on Monday night.
* BTW Chris Johnson is having a great year, but Adrian Peterson is still the #1 back in the league. Any Gm would confirm this!!!
* Big Ben is a player and would have gone if he could have . Maybe he can be faulted for taking to long to make the decision, but he wanted to play and that should be lauded!!!
* Sticking with the predictions in a game that I have been going back and forth with , I am picking Tebow and the Gators over Bama on Friday. Bama's defense will keep it close. Tebow makes just enough plays in the fourth quarter to win it 24-20.
* Upset special........... Pitt over Cincy 34-30!!!
* The Big 12 and ABC/ESPN have tried to get it hyped up, but TEXAS will beat Nebraska handily on Saturday . 3PM is calling it 32-10 . Nebraska has a great defense, but is going up against Colt and co. and a Will Muschamp defense that is still embarrassed by getting gashed by the Aggies. Texas vs Florida, Colt vs Tim, Mack vs Meyer!!! Get ready it's coming!!!
* TCU gets a much deserved BCS bid. I'm hoping for a match up with the SEC game loser and an old fashioned old SWC (TEX AND TCU) vs old SEC (FLO AND BAMA) in the biggest games. The south shall rise again!!!
* Congrats to Oregon and coach Chip Kelly, first year and a Rose Bowl Berth!!!
* Goodbye and Thanks for the memories to Coach Bobby Bowden !!! One of the greatest coaches of all time he helped introduce the speed and athleticism to college football that we now enjoy!!!
* Still calling Stoops to OU , thanks to my inside tip!!!
* Celts and Lakers are flexing some muscle!!!
* I'm giving my boy Pop some alot of rope . this Spurs team seems to be having more problems than expected, but I still think they come around and challenge the Kobe's at playoff time. Blair looks like a young Tim D!!!
* Dirk is hands down MVP at this point with Carmello as second choice.
* Kansas and Texas matchup will be historic in college b-ball, upsets elsewhere have it as 1 vs 2 now.
* Upsets in college in b-ball are expected early. It is who plays best in March that counts. Conference play starts soon and will weed out the best teams!!!
* Props to Real Salt Lake for beating Beck , The Don, and the LA Galaxy in the MLS final.
* World Cup draw today. 3PM early prediction is Germany wins it all!!!
* The Pac Man vs Money Mayweather WOW. Prediction post so I guess I'll give it an early go. Gotta pick May , as much as he irks me he just wins . I know I said I wouldn't pick against Pac ever again, but May will win it and retire for good!!!

SPORT OF THE DAY--
College Football and it's great loyal fans!!! Whatever team you have rooted for or against this year, it has been a blast. Some great games have led to a great championship weekend .Thanks to all the young men and coaches who have brought so much excitement to so many this year. Always respect and love your game!!! Let's enjoy the games and pray the powers that be give us a playoff system soon.

Quote of the Day--
"Always remember..... Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David." - Shug Jordan / Auburn

Dec. 4th/ Big Weekend!!!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Dec 2/ The Tiger Blog

Hey all I am going to use this blog to express my opinion and hopefully receive your opinions on the issue of the day. Mr.Woods and the goings on in his life. 3PM SPORTS will back in full, all sports breakdown mode on Friday as we get ready for a huge weekend in Sport Land!!!

Tiger Tiger Tiger!!! In the age we now live in where more people get their news from TMZ than CNN, no one is immune to the PAP!!! First of all, I do believe parents should be their kids role models and an athlete should be judged on his or her field of play. Having said this Tiger and other high profile athletes are personalities just as much as they are athletes and when they accept huge amounts of money from Gatorade , Nike or any corporation, they chose to put their life in the public eye. Tiger's apology seemed heartfelt and should be taken as such. 3PM SPORTS wishes him and his family the best. He has helped my beloved game of golf to grow and reach new heights. The one part i do take offense to is that he speaks of his surprise, as to all the attention this is getting !!! Really Tiger??? You are not just a golfer you are Tiger and because you are Tiger and get paid more money to just show up at some tournaments than to win them, such as the Australian Masters, you are held to a higher standard. No sympathy here for all the publicity, you cash the checks and should have expected all the media attention. Lastly I would like to point out that I am not condemning and certainly not praising Tiger's indiscretions or any of the things that took place the night of the infamous wreck. At the end of the day they are simply people who like all of us have relationships that are not always perfect. Tiger will get through this and hopefully he as well as everyone following the story can learn a lesson or two. FAIRWAYS AND GREENS To Tiger and all my great readers!!!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

Sports in G--
* NFL Top Five--
* Indy -- Peyton and gang just win baby!!!
* New Orleans -- have made me a believer and are playing at a high level week in and week out on both sides of the ball.
* New England-- Tom Brady and Mr. Bill are still hard to leave out of the top five. With all the talk about "The Call" Don't forget that this team outplayed the Colts for most of the game. Oh YEAH and they still have Randy Moss!!!
* Minnesota- Even with Adrian P and Brett, The defense is the key to this team . Led by the best line in the league.
* San Diego -- The newcomer to the top five . This team is starting to live up to all the expectations. Phillip Rivers will soon challenge the Mannings and Bradys of the league . LT the younger will be a stabilizing factor as this team moves forward.
* Nothing crazy expected this week in College Football.
* Notre Dame will replace Charlie and the guess here is Bob Stoops. He is from the midwest and I think the challenge will be something that will light a fire under him. That leaves a big question........... Who to OU??? more on that to come.
* Speaking of OU the Bedlam game with OK St will go a long way in determining the participants in the Orange, Sugar , and Fiesta Bowls . TCU and Boise will be pulling for the Sooners.
* Look for the Lakers to go on a run with Gasol back.
* The Hawks are the team to watch , Fun and talented .
* The Magic are getting healthy and Dwight Howard is becoming a leader. This bodes well for them.
* Big games next week in NCAA B-ball .
* UNC dropped too far in the polls . Syracuse is going to remain in the mix all year.
* Texas has some show me games coming up with a chance to show the East coast press its talent. Games with UNC and Michigan St offer great opportunities to show that we have more than one sport down here.
* Wed. will bring an edition featuring Sports that are not touched on as often here !!!
Texas Sports--
* The Mavericks depth has shown in the early success . Dirk is playing like he wants another MVP. No one else has been consistent but someone different has been stepping up most nights. They need to continue to give The German nightmare more help as the season goes on.
* Rockets are a scrappy team and fun to watch. They have a big week coming up Dallas and SA!!! Great coaching job being done by Adelman.
* The rumor of the Spurs demise has been greatly exaggerated . They need to get healthy . Pop is doing well not to over extend his vets to secure early wins. He is The best coach in the league and as the season play out it will show.
* Horns/ Aggies week. Look for the Aggies to play on emotion and keep it close for maybe a half. This Texas team is on a mission and Mack , staff and the Seniors remember how the Ags kept them out of the Big 12 championship with an upset at Kyle Field. Look for Texas to pull away in the second half.
* The Cowboys won. I am the first to say a win is a win, but Romo and crew need to get the ship right . A game against the Raiders just may do the trick!!!
* More on other Texas college B-Ball teams coming soon.

Player of the Day--
* Who else??? Colt McCoy , the winningest quarterback in college football history!!! Colt that is the greatest accomplishment I can think of in your sport. It means you led your team through good games and bad games and won despite whatever obstacles presented their self. Congrats from 3PM , YOU will be missed at Texas!!!


Quote of the Day
"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser."
Vince Lombardi

Friday, November 20, 2009

Day 8/ Nov. 20, 2009

Hey Sports fans!!! Today I am going to run down my top ten college basketball teams.

1. Kansas-- Big Cole Aldrich and Little man Sherrod Collins lead this team that returns the top eight scorers from a solid team last year. Newcomer Xavier Henry who was to go to Memphis before Callipari left for Kentucky will be the key as to whether the Jayhawks can win it all this year.
2. North Carolina-- Deon Thompson leads the best front line in the country . Larry Drew II was a big time recruit at point guard and needs to step up his game if the Heels hope to repeat.
3. Texas-- Horns may be the deepest team in the country . Great recruiting class coupled with Damion James and Bigs Dexter Pittman and Gary Johnson have Longhorn fans daring to dream about the Daily Double (Football and B-ball Nat. championships in the same season)!!!Freshman J'Covan Brown solid. Bradley and Hamilton are stars in the making!!!
4. Villanova- Best back court in the country . Led by Scottie Reynolds look for them to make a big run come tourney time, when Guards can lead you to the Final Four. Corey Fisher and Corey Stokes can really score on the wings .
5. Michigan State-- Solid team led by guard Kalin Lucas. Durrell Summers has All American talent and needs to be the MAN if this team expects to make it to Indy!!! Tom Izzo gets my nod as the 2nd best coach in America.
6. Duke-- Speaking of The best coach in America . Coach K is and will be until he decides to hang em up. Just ask USA basketball. Kyle Singler is a scorer on par with anyone. Jon Scheyer may be my favorite player in the land. Duke needs to get some production and defense from its Bigs in order to give UNC a run for it's money in the ACC.
7. Purdue-- Robbie Hummel is a player of the year candidate. He can score , rebound and play defense. If you haven't seen him play watch a Purdue game , he truly represents what college b-ball is all about. How much help he can get out of JaJuan Johnson and guard Chris Kramer will tell this teams story this year.
8.Kentucky-- Biggest recruit was coach Callipari . He brought several big time recruits from Memphis. Most notably John Wall who is a point guard similar to Derrick Rose. Patrick Patterson is solid inside. May have the best starting five in the nation. Team chemistry could hold this team back.
9. Butler-- The Butler did it!!! This mid major will be there with the big boys come March . Gordon Hayward is the best player you have never heard of!!!
10. Syracuse-- Jim Boheim has an ultra talented team led by Arinze Onuaku and Wesley Johnson. Look for them to challenge Nova for the big East.

Player of the Day
Michael Jordan -- Come on NBA retire the Greatest of all time's number!!! BTW 3PM Sports land... Any time I get a chance to mention MJ i will!!!

Quote of the day
"I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result."
Michael Jordan

Monday, November 16, 2009

Day 6-7/ Nov. 16. 2009

After a brief hiatus (Friday) 3PM Sports is back . Big weekend , so let's get to it!!!

Sports in G--
* The Pac-Man put it on Cotto . I will never pick against him again. He did what I feel is one of the hardest things to do in sports beat a bigger man who is a quality fighter. Paquiao vs Mayweather would be epic. Hope it gets done next year.
* PUNT THE BALL!!! Great game between the Pats and Colts. You have to show some confidence in your defense. Even if the Colts and Peyton drive 60 or 70 yards and beat you. For the defense's psyche down the road, you have to punt . Coach Bill is still one of the best, but even the best make wrong decisions and this was a horrible call.
* Huge win for the Bengals this team was built to beat the Steelers. The AFC playoffs are shaping up to be classic. Pitt and Big Ben will be there. The Chargers are playing like a contender.
* Minnesota and N. O. in the NFC look destin to meet for a berth in the bowl!!! The other contenders are too inconsistent. More on that later.
* Texas , Florida , Bama all three won and continue the road to the Championship game with the SEC championship game deciding which team will play the Horns.
* Stanford is a solid football team in a weak Pac 10. QB Andrew Luck will be an All American in years to come.
* So So CAL otherwise known as USC is not a good football team. Pete Carrol has had an amazing run and deserves a lot of credit. But as cocky as he has been . You can not fault fans for enjoying this down time for the Trojans . Heck even fellow coaches are joining in with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh going for two in the 4th quarter with a big lead and then giving it back to Pete when questioned during the post game shake.
* Congrats to Michelle Wie on her first win on tour. Look for her to be a multiple winner and take a major title next year.
* Hawks - If this young team can keep making shots at this rate and play a little more defense the East race could include them.
* Nuggets - are gelling earlier than expected and with Mr. Big Shot, Chauncey Billups, leading the way are scarry.
* Suns are playing great as Steve Nash shines , he needs to get some help and rest if they expect to continue at this pace.
* College B-ball top ten with conference previews coming Wednesday .
Texas Sports--
* Texas continues it's roll. I look for big wins against Kansas and the Aggies, with a possible game with Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship game being the only game possibly giving them trouble. The Horns need to stay sharp and attentive. I think Greg Davis has somethings in the cupboard look for these plays to be used in the final games if nothing else then to have the potential Title game opponent have to be aware of them.
* Houston sorry fellas I guess my praise jinxed you!!!
* TCU continues to impress. Wow I would love to see them play Texas in a +1 game after Teaxs beats Tebow and the Frogs handle Bama. Yeah I said it!!!
* He will always be a Texan to me so congrats to VY, just win baby. Bud Adams, show some class buddy!!!
* Spurs beat Mavs to show who owns the Lone Star State!!!
* All three NBA teams are off to a good start. Mavs and Spurs need to get healthy but the will take the small injuries this early in the season. Look for both to get better and battle it out for the division. Rockets will prove to be inconsistent due to age and lack of bigs scoring.
* The Cowboys coaching staff and stars are to blame for there inconsistency . They did not show up on Sunday. No leadership . Awfully disappointing . I hoped they watched Peyton's gang Sunday night and learned something about being a team and never giving up.
Team of the week--
A local feel this week, The Lake Travis Cavaliers. The dominate high school team has won 41 games in a row and is looking to three-peat as State Champs. After loosing Garret Gilbert to the Horns some looked for them to slip. They have not and continue to dominate. Good Luck from 3PM!!!
Quote of the Day
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best."
Tim Duncan