30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/11785582 en-us Sports knowledge from someone that knows a lot about sports & has a lot of life experience in a relatively short amount of time Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:30:15 EST http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14507754?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14507754?source=rss_blogs_MLB Eastern Division ... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:40:29 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14507754?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14490286?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14490286?source=rss_blogs_MLB East Division ... Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:33:42 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14490286?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14479674?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14479674?source=rss_blogs_NFL 17. New York Jets: This pick is quite simple to me. The New York Jets are perceived ot have holes at two positions, both being on offense. While, I think Kellen Clemens could be a servicable quarterback in the National Football League given a chance. ... Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:57:18 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14479674?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14468333?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14468333?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Detroit Lions: If I were in charge of the Detroit Lions, I would definitely try to trade this pick. Well, in a mock draft of any type, you are to assume the pick is not traded. That said, this pick is not that complicated to me. The Lions do not h ... Wed, 15 Jul 2009 6:47:05 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14468333?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14455458?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14455458?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Aaron Curry OLB Wake Forest - Aaron Curry was a great player at Wake Forest in college. He is the top ranked propsect on just about everyone's board. Obviously, he is the top ranked outside linebacker in this year's coming National Football Leagu ... Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:05:09 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14455458?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14423905?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14423905?source=rss_blogs_NFL 17. New York Jets: Percy Harvin WR Florida - Simply put, the New York Jets definitely need to get an impact wide receiver in this year's coming National Football League Draft. Percy Harvin has the potential to be a quality player in the National Foot ... Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:02:25 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14423905?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14407089?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14407089?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford QB Georgia - While I personally feel like Matthew Stafford is not the top quarterback in the National Fotball League Draft, most scout's for most teams do. I believe the Detroit Lions buy into that. Simply put, with ... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:32:50 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14407089?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14388814?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14388814?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB North Carolina Tar Heels: ... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:25:46 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14388814?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14377546?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14377546?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Jason Smith OT Baylor - Jason Smith was a great player at Baylor in college. He is the top ranked offensive prospect in this year's coming National Football League Draft. With that said, he is obviously the top ranked offensive tackle prospect in ... Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:20:05 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14377546?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14364975?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14364975?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Aaron Curry OLB Wake Forest - Aaron Curry is the top player on most draft boards. So, he is obviously the top ranked defensive prospect in this year's coming National Football League Draft. He had a great career at Wake Forest in college. He has a ... Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:55:08 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14364975?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14350609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14350609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Villanova Wildcats: In their first game of the NCAA Tournament, they came back to beat the American Eagles by the score of 80-67 on the back of a great second half and great games from Dante Cunningham and Dwayne Anderson. After that, they dominated ... Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:26:28 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14350609?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14316611?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14316611?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Jason Smith OT Baylor - Jason Smith was a great player at Baylor in college. He started his career at Baylor as a tight end and made the transition to offensive tackle. He obviously made that transition extremely well. For the fact that he has onl ... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:51:25 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14316611?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14299339?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14299339?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech - Michael Crabtree was an amazingly great player at Texas Tech in college. He is the only person in history to win two Biletnikoff Awards given out yearly to the top wide receiver in college football. On top of that, ... Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:05:40 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14299339?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14284081?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14284081?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Mark Sanchez QB Southern California - Mark Sanchez had a very good career at Southern California in college. He came in as a top notch recruit and did not disappoint. While he did not play a lot of games at Southern California, when healthy his ta ... Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:01:27 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14284081?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14266756?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14266756?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Vontae Davis CB Illinois - Vontae Davis was a very good player at Illinois in college. He is the most athletic of the secondary prospects in this year National Football League Draft. He also has his brother Vernon already in the National Football ... Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:18:25 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14266756?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14256798?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14256798?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Aaron Curry OLB Wake Forest - Simply put, Aaron Curry is the top prospect in the whole entire draft, therefore, of course he is the top linebacker in the draft. He has impressed everyone at eveyr aspect along the way. He has great game film. He do ... Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:37:34 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14256798?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14241593?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14241593?source=rss_blogs_NFL 1. Brian Orakpo DE Texas - Orakpo and Raji are clearly the top two defensive line propects in this draft. I have Orakpo number one because I believe he will be a dominant pass rusher and will play well against the run. Plus, he could play a 3-4 outsi ... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:51:14 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14241593?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14223545?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14223545?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Midwest Region: This was the easiest team to pick of the four. I did not have to consider anybody else on top of the eight players I chose. I consider this the second best of the four teams. ... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:59:16 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14223545?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14209455?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14209455?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Midwest Region: ... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:03:02 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14209455?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14195637?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14195637?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB East Region: ... Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:29:12 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14195637?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14180738?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14180738?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB First Round: ... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:10:48 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14180738?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14154730?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14154730?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The first day of the NCAA Tournament was pretty much all chalk. The second day of the NCAA Tournament was dominated by upsets. There was only one real upset on the first day of the NCAA Tournament. There were four real upsets on the second day of the ... Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:43:18 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14154730?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14139051?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14139051?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The first day of the NCAA Tournament was not as good as usual. This year there has only been one upset out of the first 16 games. Everything considered, that upset could be argued that it was not much of an upset at all. ... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:31:20 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14139051?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14121115?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14121115?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Rules for Filling Out a Bracket: ... Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:00:25 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14121115?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14103088?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14103088?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB East Region: The number one seed in the East region is the Pittsburgh Panthers. This is the first number one seed they ever got from the NCAA Selection Committee. They are one of the most talented teams in all of college basketball. They have lost on ... Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:22:30 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14103088?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14086577?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14086577?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Midwest Region: Louisville is the number one overall seed in the tournament. However, there is a good chance they will be what is practically a road game in the second round. The game will be played in Dayton, Ohio. They will be playing Ohio State i ... Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:20:54 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14086577?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14070443?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14070443?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB These are the 16 teams that did not make the NCAA Tournament that I feel are the best. Also, I will make a five man starting lineup out of their players and three backups, therefore making an eight man rotation. ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:56:23 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14070443?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14054460?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14054460?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB These are the teams I think the NCAA Selection Committee will pick, not who I would necessarily pick or want in the NCAA Tournament. ... Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:29:52 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14054460?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14041472?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14041472?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Let me start this off by saying I do not consider a team that has been ranked in the top 25 during the season or a team from a major conference a Cinderfella. With that said, these are the teams I feel have a good chance of getting in the NCAA Tourna ... Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:44:03 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14041472?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14027354?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14027354?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Louisville destroyed Providence. The game seriously hurt Providence's NCAA Tournament chances. The game helped Louisville's chase of a number one seed. I still feel like they have to at least win one more game to have a chance for a number one seed. ... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:50:28 EDT http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11785582/14027354?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://tribute04eva.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/11785582 100