The Sports Buzz would like to wish everyone a very safe and happy 4th of July today! Take this day and honor the history of our great nation, a nation that makes anything possible! Also thank you to all of the Buzzers and Buzzer Nation for making The Sports Buzz what it is today! So enjoy your 4th of July, and remember to catch a new episode of The Sports Buzz this Sunday night from 6-8 PM Eastern! GET YOUR BUZZ WITH THE SPORTS BUZZ! PART OF THE SOMACOW MEDIA NETWORK!
This edition of The Sports Buzz is brought to you by Anticipation! That’s what we are expecting this Saturday night with the fight between Forrest Griffin and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
We had our special guest Sam Caplan with us to help preview UFC 86 between Forrest Griffin and “Rampage” Jackson.
Sam Caplan is the founder of www.fiveounceofpain.com, which is an awesome source for MMA News and Events, and is also a contributing writer for www.cbssports.com. He gives us his predictions and what he expects in UFC 86, Mix in our second Two-a-Day, and you have the second hour of the 2008-06-29 Sports Buzz! don’t forget that their will be a new episode this Sunday Night from 6-8 PM Eastern, 3-5 PM Pacific! GET YOUR BUZZ WITH THE SPORTS BUZZ! PART OF THE SOMACOW MEDIA NETWORK!
This edition of The Sports Buzz is brought to you by Intelligence! Thank you Roger Goodell for being one of the smartest individuals in America! Your fan base appreciates it!
That’s who we started off the show with. This past week Roger Goodell had stated in a press conference that rookie salaries are ridiculous and that there is something wrong with the current system.
Although we all agree, how do you tackle something like this? Set a base cap? Make the cap different for each position? How do you come up with a policy that appeals both to the owners and the players association? The Sports Buzz takes this debate and bring up as many layers of material as possible for this topic. Add in our Sports Buzz Two-A-Days and TJ’s Obscure Sports Report, and you have the first hour of this edition of The Sports Buzz! Don’t forget that hour two will be released this Wednesday, where we have our interview with MMA writer Sam Caplan! GET YOUR BUZZ WITH THE SPORTS BUZZ! PART OF THE SOMACOW MEDIA NETWORK!
You do no want to miss tonight’s show! The 2008 NBA Draft is now history, and who were the winners and losers from this years draft? Roger Goodell had something to say about rookie salaries, what is this going to lead to? We also have special guest Sam Caplan who is the publisher of fiveouncesofpain.com and a contributing writer for cbssports.com to preview this Saturday nights UFC 86 with the main event being for the Light Heavyweight Championship featuring the challenger Forrest Griffin taking on the champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson!
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Forrest Griffin at the Spike 2007 Video Game Awards.
Also TJ’s Obscure Sports Report, the Nascar Rundown, and The Sports Buzz Two-A-Days to finish it up! You really do not want to miss tonight’s show! GET YOUR BUZZ WITH THE SPORTS BUZZ BY CLICKING HERE! PART OF THE SOMACOW MEDIA NETWORK!
We are getting closer and closer to another great NCAA Football and NFL season, and some people may call this a disease, but I find myself checking out all of the football websites and preseason magazines getting ready for this season! 2008 looks to be just as great as last season for both the NCAA and NFL. While immersing myself with football, I found myself wondering who was going to be under the most pressure in 2008. Whether it’s a program, a team, a player, a coach, or an organization in general, there is going to be extreme pressure to perform and live up to what their expectations are. Thus I have created my own list of who needs to turn it on this 2008 football season for both NCAA and the NFL.
1. THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
The first was an obvious choice for me, and that would be The Ohio State University! Big Ten Championships are expected now in Columbus, and now it’s always the expectation of winning a National Championship, which has been easier said then done for the Buckeyes. With players such as James Laurinaitis, Malcom Jenkins, and Brian Robiskie coming back, this year’s Buckeye team will have plenty of upper-classmen to lead in 2008. Not to mention you have arguably the best running back in the nation with Chris Wells leading the offense, which has a very efficient quarterback in Todd Boeckman.
Also the genius in the sweater vest Jim Tressel should have learned from the past two years and will have the right game plan to make three times a charm. The make or break will be against USC September 13th in the Coliseum, but this Buckeye team should be more than up for the challenge. As for everyone who says the Buckeyes don’t play anyone because of how weak the Big One plus Ten conference is, it is not Ohio States fault that they take three steps forward every year, where as the other programs take five steps backwards. Has anyone from the SEC accepted a game against USC? This will be the best year Ohio State has to finally finish the job and win the National Championship!
2. Rich Rodriguez
Now yes, he did just get a new job, and the first year is always tough, but things have not been kind to the new man running “The Big House” in Ann Arbor. Michigan Alum haven’t been happy with what they have seen from Rodriguez, and with Michigan not only were unsuccessful in securing top recruit Terrelle Pryor, but The Sweater Vest and Ohio State are already 1-0 against the Rodriguez era with Pryor committing to Ohio State. Yes, it will take time to develop the new face of Michigan, unfortunately Rodriguez doesn’t have that luxury. After last year’s dismal season that did end on a high note with Michigan defeating Florida in the Capital One Bowl, Michigan fans want to see immediate results, and I mean immediate. Rich Rodriguez will definitely be under the spotlight in Ann Arbor.
3. Oklahoma Sooners
People get on Ohio State for their past two appearances in their National Championship games, but no one has done worst in their respective bowl games recently than the Sooners of Oklahoma. The Sooners have lost four out of their past five bowl games by a combined score of 181-120, with their four losses being in BCS bowls. They have been strong in the regular season winning the Big 12 Title last year, but their poor bowl performances have made “Boomer Sooner” rather restless, especially since Coach Bob Stoops teams have never been under any criticism regarding mental toughness.
One thing that will help the Sooners is that they have a very good quarterback in sophomore Sam Bradford, who completed almost 70% of his passes with 36 touchdowns and only 8 interceptions. Oklahoma should be a heavy favorite to win yet another Big 12 Title, but it will be another disappointment if they lose yet another BCS Bowl Game.
4. Clemson Tigers
Ok, this has to be it. This has to be the year that Clemson wins the ACC Title right? They have arguably the best running back duo in the nation with James Davis and CJ Spiller, analysts have fallen in love with quarterback Cullen Harper, and according to Rivals, Clemson brought in the 12th strongest recruiting class in the nation.
However, the same thing was said about Clemson last year, and with most of the ACC rebuilding this season, there should be no excuse on why Clemson should not win the ACC! Clemson does have a tough start against Alabama this season, and even though they only have four road games on their schedule, those games are against Wake Forest, Boston College, Florida State, and Virginia. This is Clemsons best chance, but they will have to “Step Their Game Up”, and not lose the one game that no one expects them to lose.
There’s who I think needs to make a big impact this years NCAA Football Season and leave the scrutiny that haunts them. Next week I will unveil the NFL players, teams, coaches and franchises who need to “Step Their Game Up” in 2008! Have anyone else in mind? Email me at ryan@sportsbuzzradio.com! Don’t forget that there will be a new episode of The Sports Buzz Sunday night from 6 pm to 8 pm Eastern! GET YOUR BUZZ WITH THE SPORTS BUZZ! PART OF THE SOMACOW MEDIA NETWORK!
This edition of The Sports Buzz is brought to you by Suspense! Football is getting closer and closer. Is anyone else getting as hyped as me?
We discussed the week that was not good for MLB Managers. Three managers were fired last week, with the most significant one being Willie Randolph. What does his future hold when it comes to landing another job in the bigs? We also had the return of “The Nascar Rundown”, with our Nascar analist Xander, and we also took a look at who NFL fans are saying who was the most overrated NFL Player heading into the 2008 Season.
(What do NFL Fans think of Tony Romo? Tune in to find out!)
Add in our second segment of The Sports Buzz Two-a-Days, and you have the second hour of the 2008-06-22 Sports Buzz! Don’t forget about a new episode of The Sports Buzz this Sunday at 6 pm eastern. GET YOUR BUZZ WITH THE SPORTS BUZZ! PART OF THE SOMACOW MEDIA NETWORK!
This edition of The Sports Buzz brought to you by Possibilities! To Kevin Garnett: “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLLLLEEEEEE!!!!!”
We talked about Boston’s seventeenth NBA Championship and reflected on their accomplishment, and also discussed the future of the Celtics and the Lakers. We also previewed the NBA Draft for this week, discussing who would be taken first, Michael Beasley, or Derrick Rose?
Also how will the PGA and the sport of golf fare with Tiger Woods out for the remainder of 2008? Mix in TJ’s Obscure Sports Report and the first segment of The Sports buzz Two-a-Day, and you have a very entertaining hour one of the 2008-06-22 edition of The Sports Buzz! GET YOUR BUZZ WITH THE SPORTS BUZZ! PART OF THE SOMACOW MEDIA NETWORK!
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The big focus in this edition was what the Hall of Fame Class of 2013 looks with the retirements of many great stars: Brett Favre, Jonathan Ogden, Warren Sapp, Michael Strahan, Steve McNair, and possibly Larry Allen and Junior Seau. Now we all know Favre is an automatic lock, but out of these other stars, who will be other two first ballot guys to get in out of this crop. The Sports Buzz discusses and debates! Also add in our second edition of our Sports Buzz Two-a-Days, and you have the second hour of The Sports Buzz!
Don’t forget this Sunday will be a new episode of The Sports Buzz! Live at 6 pm eastern time! GET YOUR BUZZ WITH THE SPORTS BUZZ! PART OF THE SOMACOW MEDIA NETWORK!
In a very entertaining yet lob-sided series that was supposed to resurrect the NBA, the Boston Celtics won their seventeenth NBA Championship with the game six score of 131-92, the largest deficit in NBA Final History! It was the franchise’s seventeenth championship, while it was the first for Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and “The Truth” Paul Pierce. It was also the first for Doc Rivers as a head coach. Garnett and Allen both finish game six with 26 points, where Pierce finished with 17. Paul Pierce was voted as the 2008 NBA Finals MVP by averaging close to 22 points per game in the series!
In a losing effort, MVP Kobe Bryant finished with 22 points on 7 for 22 shooting from the floor. Laker Coach Phil Jackson is now 9-2 in NBA Finals Series’. Boston won this series four games to two with defense and tenacity. Expect these two teams to be the favorites heading into the 2008-2009 season next year!
Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for the biggest turn around in NBA History from going from the worst team in 2006-2007 to the best in 2007-2008!
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