Monday Quick Hitters - Bill Belichick, College Gameday in Tucson, TCU, and more!

I wish I could say it was a happy Monday...but I'm still quite depressed about the UofA loss to Cal on Saturday...moving on:

- I loved Bill Belichick's decision to go for it on 4th and 2 at his own 28 last night with the game on the line...he knew the consequences...but he also knew his offense had dominated the Colts defense all game. It was a tough break...that's all.

- You know that if the Patriots had gotten that 1st down, Belichick would be considered even more of a genius than he is now!

- Obviously the Colts-Patriots classic will go down as the NFL's signature game in 2009.

- I think it's safe to say the Denver Broncos are in a nose dive...just as I predicted would happen before they played the Patriots. Losing to the Redskins is inexcusable.

- As a Packers fan, I was thrilled to see the defense rise to the occasion and shut down a high powered Cowboys offense. Don't look now...but with upcoming games against San Francisco, Detroit, and Baltimore...an 8-4 record certainly looks possible despite Green Bay's horrific offensive line.

- I think it's safe to say that 3 of the 4 divisions in the NFC are decided...the North (Minnesota), South (New Orleans), and West (Arizona).

- On to college...and oh how disappointed I am in my Wildcats. Come on Nick Foles...you've played great all season...but you can't throw two forward passes in the same sequence!

- Not a very good gameplan drawn up by UofA offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes.

- Still, with the lack of decent college games this week, College Gameday is coming to Tucson...I can't tell you how excited I am...and to boot, we'll get to hear Brent Musberger say, "YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT ARIZONA STADIUM..." - all I need is a Rose Bowl appearance and my year would be complete.

- UofA will beat Oregon...mark it down. Hopefully that's not in the same line of thinking as my Duke over Georgia Tech pick last week...awful.

- TCU belongs in the National Championship Game...there's no question about it...what more do they need to prove? They've played a tougher schedule than Texas and completely dominated...and while I have no problems with Texas, I really hope they lose to Kansas, A&M, or Nebraska so TCU gets its chance. (For more, see my final thought below...)

- Unless they play Oregon, look for Ohio State to finally beat a ranked team (outside the Big 10) in the Rose Bowl...the Ducks would give them some major problems though.

- Though they are young and mostly unproven, look for Sean Miller's Wildcats to make their 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament.

- The Suns are 9-2 and have the best record in the league...are you kidding me? Alvin Gentry = early favorite for Coach of the Year.


FINAL THOUGHT - I wish a good majority of college football voters would consider teams more on their season resume than their school's reputation. TCU has statistically been much more impressive than Texas...including strength of schedule, yet will never surpass the Longhorns due to reputation alone. I look forward to the day when more objective voters are given the change to decide who plays for the coveted National Championship.