Hi There. If you're a Section 2 High School football fan, it wasn't a great weekend for you. Only Hudson Falls and Burnt Hills won and advanced to Dietz Stadium. LaSalle, Watervliet, and Rensselaer all lost. Section 7/10 has made some strides. In Class D, Section 7 has won the last three regional games. Unfortunately Hudson Falls and Beekmantown wasn't a fair fight Saturday. There is nothing more disheartening from a broadcasters point of view then calling a blow out. This year, I've seen my share them. Too many. I can honestly say that of the games we have done this year, only 3 were close. Dietz Stadium is decent. Got that brick bleacher structure on the one side with a nice big press box that have private rooms. It will be an interesting challenge for Hudson Falls going against Rye. Hey, if you want to be the champs, you've got to beat the champs. My favorite memories of Dietz are when Lake George won in the semi-final back in 1998 and made it to Syracuse, and when Warrensburg made the semi-final a few years ago and lost to Tuckahoe.
As for the upset specials. Went 1 for 2. The Domers knocked off Navy and they were lucky. Navy made a game of it late and Notre Dame became bowl eligible with the win. The pro upset special was a win for me. Denver defeated the Falcons. Sooner or later Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco are gonna hit that rookie wall that happens to all first year NFL players.
So Barry Melrose's return to coaching lasted all of 16 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Remember this team won the Stanley Cup less than 5 years ago. Letting your best defensemen Dan Boyle go and banking on 18 year old Steve Stamkos and 42 year old Gary Roberts to help Lecavalier, St.Louis and Prospal isn't enough. The Bolts goaltending is also shaky at best. The new ownership group must have been talking to Hank Steinbrenner and asking for his advice.
College hoops got underway and who the heck are a South Carolina Upstate and Houston Baptist and when they did they become Division 1? Its Yankee Doodle and Little Debbie time in college bball. The big boys are loading up on the cup cakes before they go off and play in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other nice places.
Mike Lupica is one my favorite sportswriters and here's why. I was reading his column Sunday and he had this observation, "If the government wants to help Detroit with a bailout, they should start with the Lions." Also he had this observation. The Giants and Jets are having the years the Yankees and Mets were hoping to have in their final year at Yankee and Shea stadiums and did not.
Monday means CBS on the tube tonight and water cooler talk with Dan and John tomorrow...Leccese out.
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