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F1 Stuff

It is two weeks until the German Grand Prix. It was about this time, three years ago, that I was swept up into the Formula 1 fever. That hot summer day the fast cars were at the Hockenheimring. Two weeks from now they'll be at the Nurburgring...no, not the famous track in Germany, but the F1-specific purpose-built track at the famous track. How about that? My F1 fandom is a toddler.

In today's Grand Prix at Silverstone, Fernando Alonso won by a margin of over 16 seconds. In the NASCAR race at Kentucky last night, Kyle Busch won by 0.179 seconds. More often than not, you'll see the NASCAR boys crossing the line in very tight packs, and more often than not you'll see F1 displaying a pretty vast (relatively) margin of victory. The trick to accomplishing this? NASCAR creates their own drama by throwing cautions late in races to keep the cars bunched up. In F1, if you get a big lead, chances are you'll get a big win.

A Far Too Early College Football Preview

It looks like college football is being swept up in a wave of corruption, lies, and fraud. Oregon is under the microscope at the moment. Ohio State has already "fired" Jim Tressel, vacated last year's victories (including the Sugar Bowl win), and is hoping that the NCAA doesn't come down any harder.

UGA has also had its share of troubles. RB Caleb King has been ruled academically ineligible. RB Washaun Ealey has transferred.

Georgia starts the season against Boise State in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic.

So to keep with the theme of Way-Too-Earliness, let's predict some big college bowl games...

BCS National Championship Game: Alabama vs Oklahoma

Alabama will enter this game after beating Georgia for the SEC Championship. Oklahoma will win the somewhat depleted and completely misnamed Big XII.

Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Nebraska

*Assuming that Oregon is not stripped of the right to go to a bowl game by the NCAA

Fiesta Bowl: Stanford vs. Oklahoma State

Stanford's last run with Andrew Luck should be fun to watch. How many NFL teams will tank part of their season to get a chance at Luck. OK State has one of the best WRs in the country.

Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. Notre Dame

LSU won't play the SEC Title, but they'll be a dangerous team. Notre Dame finally returns to the spotlight.

Orange Bowl: West Virginia vs. Florida State

FSU looks to rise back to the top of the ACC. WVU should win the Big East pretty easily.

Capital One Bowl: Georgia vs. Penn State

Georgia loses the SEC Title to Alabama, and as a reward gets to face Penn State in the CapOne Bowl. I don't recall the Dawgs and the Nittany Lions playing in my lifetime.

Cotton Bowl: South Carolina vs. Texas A&M

South Carolina takes on a team that was once predicted as a potential newcomer to the SEC.

Chick-fil-A Bowl: Florida vs. Virginia Tech

Florida and Virginia Tech would be a really good game. The SEC plays pretty good football on both sides of the ball. The Hokies play fantastic D and Special Teams.

Hockey

That Atlanta Thrashers are now the Winnipeg Jets. I'll be posting some ideas that I had for what the Jets jerseys could look like. I may even email them to the Jets front office. Who knows...