What's wrong with the Pac 10.

What's wrong with the Pac 10 isn't a question, it's a surmise. Officiating! The problem with the Pac 10 is that their officials aren't on board with the SEC officials, who have figured out that it is good business to have one of your teams, or in their case, two of your teams, in the running for a national championship, because if poor officiating for the BETTER team is any indication, then the Pac 10 surely hasn't figured that out. Not that Oregon should have won that game yesterday, but in the extra session, the officiating crew did what was necessary to get Arizona the seven points they needed to knot up the score. In truth, I have discovered how to beat Masoli, stack your defense to the right. Masoli, not only rolls EVERYTIME to the right, but he actually flushes HIMSELF out of the pocket and rolls right on EVERY PASS PLAY.
I predicted that OU was the best team in the pac 10 and that I really thought OSU was the second best team. Check that, Stanford and that power running game is the second best team. Forget their loss to Cal, another pretty formidable team, I like Stanford. Likewise, with a very suspect team in UCLA, I now see seven Pac 10 teams going to bowl games. Given that UCLA will get beat in a bowl game, the Pac 10 has a good chance to win six games. But that is a small consolation that the closest they will get to a Championship game is that the bowl game is played in UCLA's stadium. Bringing me back to the big picture: had the refs in the Stanford/Oregon game done what the SEC officials did in both Florida and Alabama's undefeated runs, the pac 10 would have a team vying for a national championship.
Speaking of, the path is cleared and the teams are set, winner of the SEC vs Texas. You don't have to like it, it's the way it is. TCU will get the loser of the SEC, Cincy plays Oklahoma State (provided they beat OK), BOISE gets Penn St. This isn't how it's going to be, but it could be. I don't agree with it, but I live with it.
Oh, and for the championship, Texas plays Alabama. Yeah, I am predicting now, that Alabama beats Florida, in more ways than one. Ingram takes that hiked up trophy away from Tebow. OH, but wait, if there was a running back more deserving, it is Toby Gerhart of Stanford. He is a moose, with 11 more touchdowns than Ingram and 132 more yards. Yet, that 6.8 yards a carry for Ingram is tough to overlook. Speaking of running games, when BOISE plays Nevada, they will be competing against a team that has two runningbacks averaging over 8 yards a carry. This may be the WAC, but it ain't your daddy's WAC anymore.

College Basketball:
And I don't mean Girls! Because as we know, it will come down to UConn or Tenn, as it always does. They get the best lesbians, er, players in the nation, EVERY year.
MENS: Kansas is the preseason favorite and after watching the first week of play, it is too early to say if anyone is that special. I will say this about Kansas, the big white kid in the center is a load. Cole Aldrich plays a lot taller than 6'11". Not to mention, I think Bill Self is one of the premier coaches and have believed so ever since his days at Tulsa, yes he was somewhere before his Illinois days.
Michigan State, by virtue of playing in the big 10 is a safe bet to be at or around the top at the end of the year. Not that what I saw against Gonzaga was special, but lets face it, make it through the first ten games, get to the league, and they cruise on through.
Texas, hey aren't they #3 in Football too? Anyway, I haven't had the privilege to see them play yet, however, they like Michigan State, should be helped by their schedule, outside of Kansas, their league schedule is pretty soft.
Kentucky, nobody in the top five has an easier schedule than Kentucky, however, they have thoroughly been unimpressive, and I fear they live on reputation at this stage of the season.
North Carolina! If playing good teams help build a program, folks, you are looking at the cream of the crop. Forget the season, which is a dogfight in the ACC, look at their next six games. They play the second ranked, third ranked and fourth ranked (Villanova is actually ranked ahead of NC in the AP poll) teams in the country. If they survive that test, they will be the second ranked team in the country. Basketball, unlike every other college sport is so much more about good coaches. With fewer pieces to work with, getting five guys on the right page is truly artistic, and year in and year out, teams coached by the likes of Roy Williams, Bill Self, Coach K, Rick Barnes, Ben Howland, Tom Izzo, John Calipari, Mark Few, Jim Calhoun, Jim Boeheim, and Rick Pitino always find ways to win. It isn't all about the school, evidenced by Few, Calhoun, and Self. Calhoun created a dynasty that until he arrived was nothing. Few took over a program that was gaining prominence and not only continued it, but built it up. Few went to a great basketball school, but had proven to make every team he ever coached better, doing so with Kansas by winning a national championship.
Pro Basketball:
Of the teams leading their respective divisions, (Boston, Milwaukee Atlanta, Dallas, Denver/Portland, Phoenix) only Boston, Dallas, Denver will be there at the end of the year. Cleveland will catch Miwaukee, albeit, Milwaukee is a much improved squad and arguably has the rookie of the year in Brandon Jennings. Orlando will catch Atlanta, and Miami might well do the same, however, Orlando is a cream of the crop team in the NBA. This team sports Howard, Lewis, and Carter. That is a formidable line up. They have five guys in double figures and it appears that JJ Redick may finally show up in the NBA, averaging just under 10 points. If he can become a 3 point presence, this is a scary team. Dallas appears to have regained the composure they had three years ago when they made the finals. The addition of Shawn Marion has made a remarkable difference, throw in that Kidd is playing great assist basketball, Dirk is off the charts, Terry is having a great year and you have a recipe for disaster, that's right, disaster. This is the one team that is an injury away from being a bad team. That injury, would be to Dirk. If he stays healthy, they will go far in the playoffs. Of course, injury teams are no better represented than in their division by the Houston Rockets. This is a team that is being led by Trevor Ariza, even though, two hall of famers are sitting on the injury bench in Yao Ming and TMac. If you could ever get all those pieces together, Rick Adelman might actually have a winner. Denver wins that division, period. They are good from top to bottom. Portland is more than tournament ready, they are another good team. Finally, alas, as much as I despise the Lakers, they are going to overhaul the Suns. The suns with the addition of Jason Richardson have regained their swagger from a few years ago, but they are playing WAY above their heads right now. The Lakers are right on their heels and get Pau Gasol back. I am not a big fan of Gasol, I think he plays ole`defense but I recant everything I ever said about Andrew Bynum. I always thought he was a big body, but the guy has an offensive presence that completely caught me off guard. To me, the only downfall to this Laker team is Ron Artest and Odoms. Two guys that think they want to play outside the lines. We will see.

Pro Football: I told you the Denver Broncos weren't that good. I keep repeating myself after every loss because I thought I would have to eat crow after they be New England. However, New England has lost two games this years purely because of poor coaching. Never thought poor coaching and New England could be said in the same sentence. Mid season surprises: Cincinnati, Minnesota, New Orleans, Dallas, NY Giants. The first four because they are winning, the last one because they aren't. I'm still not sold on Cincy, but I give them a clear path to the playoffs, they have earned it. Minnesota, if you learn that you are a great running team, you will be unstoppable. New Orleans, uh oh, I see chinks and they are growing. Dallas, your schedule is your friend. Indy, you cleared the way for a HUGE season, possibly a ring in your future. San Diego, granted your coach sucks, but your obstacle, the Broncos, aren't that good. New England, you still have a great team, but you blew a chance to have home field advantage. It may have cost you a trip to the superbowl. Arizona, stay quiet, no one realizes you are playoff bound.
Track and Field. Caster Semenya. If I didn't mention Track and Field, that name probably wouldn't register, but since I did, everyone must be saying, "The gal/guy that gets to keep her medal." My only comment here is, "Wow, how embarrassing that must be." What a shame it wasn't handled better by the organizers of the event. However, I find it quite ironic that the Germans of all people would be the definitive decision maker on gender bending and subsequent punishment, since we all know that during the eighties they cranked out testosterone heavy women in an effort to show the world their supremacy in athletic endeavors.