Where Are The Fans?

Before I start, I can not help but advertise myself... I have been on the Chicago Sun-Times twice now, most notably here. The Sun-Times is like the 7th most popular newspaper in the country, so I am rocking. As for the rest of my sports coverage, see it here.


This might be short, but it is more or less a rant that has been bugging me for some time.

On Saturday night the Columbus Blue Jackets finished off a record season for the club. With new records on wins, away wins, home wins, goals, points, and a whole slew of other things, they are poised to bring a new era into Columbus. Additionally, this is the first time that they have ever reached the Stanley Cup, and it means that we can finally stop being made fun of. Even with this record season, however, not enough people seem to be paying attention to the team.

To me, this seems like a giant mistake on the citizens part. Sure, we might be a football town, but we have a soccer team (The Crew) who won the bloody MLS cup last year. On top of that, we have the Jackets who are doing amazing. This is a great time to let the rest of the country know that we are not just about football. Seriously folks, why does nobody come out to support these teams?

And, on a side note, we have four potential non-championship trophies... The best Goalie, The Best Rookie, The Best Player (all three Mason), and the best coach Read more ...

Whalertly’s March Madness Picks

BLAHBLAHBLAH, nice intro. I copied Barga’s format and all of that so that this was easier on myself, and easier for you all to follow. My choices, of course, will be the perfect choices, and so you should all bet with me. If Barga wins (we have a side bet), then I will accuse him of changing his during the outcome. Time for a screen shot. That said, here are my picks…



*All games with an asterisks means that they are upsets

Midwest
First Round
Louisville, OSU, Arizona*, Wake Forest. West Virginia, Kansas, USC* ,Mich. St
Second Round
OSU*, Arizona*, West Virginia*, Mich. St.
Third Round
Arizona*, West Virginia*
Winner of this portion
West Virginia

West
first round
Conn, BYU, Purdue, Washington, Utah State*, Missouri, Maryland*, Memphis.
Second Round
BYU*, Washington, Missouri, Maryland*
Third Round
BYU*, Missouri
winner of this portion
Missouri

East
First Round
Pitt., Tenn.*, Wisconsin*, Xavier, VCU*, Villanova, Minnesota*, Duke
second round
Tenn.*, Xavier, Villanova, Duke
Third Round
Xavier., Villanova*
winner of this portion
Villanova

South
first round
UNC, Butler*, Illinois, Gonzaga, Temple*, Syracuse, Michigan*, Oklahoma
second round
UNC, Gonzaga, Temple*, Oklahoma
third round
Gonzaga*, Oklahoma
Winner of this portion
Gonzaga



final four
West Virginia V. Missouri and Villanova V. Gonzaga
Championship game
West Virginia* V. Villanova
Winner
West Virginia, with a total of 174 points
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Barga’s March Madness Picks

I know that this is not a normal time for me to post something, but Whalertly is doing it at roughly the same time so I figured that I should… Plus, the games start later today. So, without further ado, my basketball picks for March Madness 2009.



*All games with an asterisks means that they are upsets

Midwest
First Round
Loisville, OSU, Utah, Wake Forest. West Virginia, Kansas, USC* ,Mich. St
Second Round
OSU*, Uth*, Kansas, Mich. St.
Third Round
Utah, Mich St.
Winner of this portion
Mich St.

West
first round
Conn, Texas A&M*, Purdue, Washington, Marquette, Missouri, Maryland*, Memphis.
Second Round
Conn., Purdue*, Missouri, Memphis
Third Round
Conneticut, Missouri*
winner of this portion
Missouri*

East
First Round
Pitt., Oklahoma State, Wisconsin*, Xavier, UCLA, Villanova, Minnesota*, Duke
second round
Pitt., Xavier, Villanova, Duke
Third Round
Pitt., Villanova*
winner of this portion
Pittsburgh

South
first round
UNC, Butler*, Illinois, Gonzaga, Arizona St., Syracuse, Michigan*, Oklahoma
second round
UNC, Illanois*, Syracuse, Oklahoma
third round
Illanois*, Oklahoma
Winner of this portion
Oklahoma



final four
Mich. St. V. Missouri and Pitt V. Oklahoma
Championship game
Mich. St. V. Oklahoma
Winner
Oklahoma, with a total of 174 points
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