Buster vs. Big13 Football Picks: week 1

College football is fully underway, and all ready in week 1 we have some good match ups! Here are the predictions for the first week of our competition.

Tulsa at 1 Oklahoma
Big13 picks Oklahoma, Buster picks Oklahoma.

LA Lafayette at 9 Oklahoma St.
Big13 picks Oklahoma St., Buster picks Oklahoma St.

3 Oregon at 4 LSU
Big13 picks LSU, Buster picks Oregon.

5 Boise St. at 19 Georgia
Big13 picks Georgia, Buster picks Boise St.

Kent St. at 2 Alabama
Big13 picks Alabama, Buster picks Alabama.

College Football Picks

This football season Big13 and I will have a competition. This competition will be called Buster vs. Big13 football picks. This is how it works, each week we will pick five games. We will both make our predictions for all five games. Each game will be worth one point. This week if we both predict the game right, we will both get a point. Starting next week we will predict the scores as well. If we pick the same team, the pick with the closest score will receive the point. At the end of the regular season, conference championships and bowl games will be worth 3 points. BCS bowls will be worth five points. Whoever has the most points at the end of the season will be the winner of this years Buster vs. Big13 football picks.

Dallas World Champions

Dallas defeated Miami in game six to win the 2011 NBA Finals. Just like I predicted that they would win in six. The Mavs played with more heart and more hustle. It is nice to see such a team as the Heat to get humbled. Wade and LeBron had nothing good to say to Dirk the whole series. Dirk did not react back with words but rather did his talking on the court.

Dirk Nowitzki was named the 2011 NBA Finals MVP. He had so many clutch performances in the playoffs including tonight. Dirk had an amazing second half. Nowitzki was just 1-12 at halftime. Dirk finished the game with 26 points. Jason Terry and Shawn Marion had an outstanding series helping Dallas to win it all for the first time in franchise history.

NBA Finals: Game 3

The NBA Finals is all tied up at 1-1 going into game 3. Dirk and the rest of the Mavs battled back for a win in game two. For the team and the Dallas fans, they are hoping to win at least two out of three. If Dallas wins two at home they will have no problem stealing one more in Miami to win the NBA Finals.

Game three will be played in Dallas. The fans in Dallas have not been known for there loudness and intensity during games, not even close games. Yes, the fans were going crazy when they were beating the two time defending champs by 30 points. However, they were walking around watching other things during the series against the Thunder.

The Heat will lose tonight, but it will not be a part of home court advantage. Dallas will win a close one tonight to take a 2-1 advantage on this series.

Shaq Retires

The superstar basketball player Shaquille O'Neal retired today. He retired in a very odd way, via twitter. He posted a short video thanking his fans for supporting him through his career. Shaq won four NBA Titles, one with the Heat and three with the Lakers. Shaq will be remembered as one of the most entertaining players to watch in NBA history.

Dirk Nowitzki Injury

Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki has come down with an injury. This adds on to the loss last night. Dirk's finger is not broken but he has torn a ligament in his middle finger. Dirk said "it was just a freak play" when he and Bosh both went after a loose ball. Dirk said he was alright but that would explain his poor shooting.

Dirk is set to play the rest of this series with an injured finger. He will need to find another way to score points to help out his team overcome the explosive offense of Miami. Dirk is a tough guy, but if it will help the team to sit him on the bench, I do not see why you wouldn't.

NBA Finals: Game 2

Game two of the NBA Finals will be played tonight in Miami. Dallas will have to find a way to shoot the ball better, and make open shots. As for the Heat, just keep doing what your doing and you will win this series.

Game two is such a crucial game in this series. If Miami wins game two to go up 2-0 there is no change of Dallas winning this series. I am going to stay with my pick that Dallas will win this series. Dallas will overcome the poor shooting and the injury of dirk Nowitzki. Miami, shot excellent in game one and will need to do the same thing in game two. If Miami gets hot, if the big three are on there best game like they were in game one, Dallas will lose again.

The Dallas defense will step up in game two, and the offense will prove to be too much for Miami. Dallas will win game two 98-90, to tie this series up 1-1.

Jim Tressel Resigns

Jim Tressel the Ohio St. football coach resigned today, in the midst of an NCAA violation. Tressel led Ohio St. to their first National Championship in 34 years. After meeting with university officials, we agreed that it is in the best interest of Ohio State that I resign as head football coach,” Tressel said in a statement that was released by the University Of Ohio St.

Luke Fickell will be the head coach for the 2011 season. Fickell had already been chosen to be the coach for the five game suspension that Tressel would have to serve in the 2011 season.

Tressel who was 58, had a record of 106-22 at Ohio St. He lead his team to eight BCS bowl games in the ten years he coached at Ohio St. He coached 15 years at Youngstown University, and had a record of 135-57-2. At Youngstown he won four division 1-AA National Championships. Tressel's over all record as a coach is 241-79-2.

NBA Finals: Game 1

Game 1 of the NBA Finals will be played in Miami. This game will be the deciding game. If Dallas can take game 1 in Miami then my prediction will stand and Dallas will win in game six.

There are some key match ups for this series as I talked about in an earlier post. Tonight's key match up will be Dirk Nowitzki against either LeBron James or Chris Bosh(whoever they decide to guard Dirk). Bosh and LeBron may have to tag team on Dirk to keep him from scoring more than thirty. On the other side of the ball Dirk will guard Bosh and Marion will guard James.

If Dirk scores thirty there is no chance of Miami winning this game. Miami will have to keep him under twenty points. On the other hand if LeBron and Wade combine for sixty points you can count Dallas out of this one.

In game one Dallas will shut down the big three in Miami, beating them 108-99.

Former Sooner Brandon Everage Body Is Found.

Brandon Everage was swimming in a river in Texas, when he went under and never resurfaced. Brandon was out having a good time with his friends. It is almost unbelievable that this would happen the day after Austin Box was buried.

Brandon's body was found today by the Milam County, Texas Sheriffs Department after going missing in the Little River on Friday afternoon. Everage was just 30 years old. My thoughts and prayers go out to Brandon's family and friends.

NBA Finals!

The NBA Finals are here! I am very excited to see one of the best offense from the West, play against the best offense in the East. The Mavs are not going to have the mis matches that they had against the Thunder. These two teams are going to match up very well against eachother. This game is going to be a battle of the defenses. Should the teams play their best defense players or play offensive threats to put points on the board.

Who will match up on eachother? If your asking me you start out with LeBron guarding Dirk. As the game goes they will need to rotate Bosh and LeBron on him. Dirk cannot guard Lebron, however he may be able to guard Bosh. Who will gaurd LeBron? I think that Dallas will start Marion on LeBron. Marion will have to be quick, and stay out of foul trouble. The last matchup I will cover is the point guard position. Jason Kidd and Mike Bibby will guard eachother in this series.

This series is going to be a great one to watch. It is a real hard one for me to pick. I am going to pick Dallas to win this series in six games. Stay tuned for more coverage of the NBA Finals.

Evan Longoria's Catch Saves Reporters Life.

This is a video that has been out for a couple of weeks now. The question still is whether or not this is real or fake. In my opinon this is a fake video. There is no way he could have turned around and caught the ball in time. Here is the video. Let me know what you think.

NBA Finals

My predictions for the NBA Finals is the Mavs and the Miami Heat. Personally i would rather have the bulls be in the Finals, but i don't see them beating the Heat, because there aren't enough stars on the team. Now for the finals, I see the Heat winning it all because although the Mavs are a more experienced team, they don't have enough people to guard The Big Three. If you put Barea or Terry on Wade, they might be able to slow him down, but Wade is a smarter and better player. I don't think either one can stop him. Also if you put Peja Stojakovic or Shawn Marion on Lebron, I think Lebron will be able to score on either one of them. The one star i think the Mavs will be able to stop is Chris Bosh. With Dirk guarding him, I don't think Bosh will be able to show up like he normally does. I think although Dirk is one of the best scorers in the league, in the end, the Heat have better scorers and more stars, and will come up with the win.

Bronco's Safety Has Another Job

Some of the players in the NFL lockout are taking the time to go back to their college and help out with football. Some are working out everyday with teammates. But Bronco's safety David Bruton is keeping himself busy with a job that pays $90 per day. He is a substitute teacher at his old high school. He teaches Social Studies and Credit Recovery. The NFL star safety majored in Political Science and Sociology at Notre Dame. He received his Bachelors degree in 2009. He told reporters, "I'm just trying to keep myself busy, and its nice to give back to the community." He works out close to home opposed to working out with his team. He spends time at home with his seven year old son, Jaden. He does not get to see him very often during the season.

Playoffs Update

I picked both of my predictions wrong. I had the Thunder beating Dallas therefore I picked them winning game three and four because I thought they must win them to win this series. As for the Miami and Chicago series I picked them to be tied at 2-2 going to Chicago for game five.

WEST
Dallas leads 3-1
4.OKC-105
3.DAL-112 I am going to hold my ground on the Thunder winning this series. It will be tough for them to win three straight. The Thunder have won more in Dallas then they have playing them at home this year. The Thunder will win game five to make the series 3-2 coming home to OKC.

EAST
Miami leads 3-1
1.CHI-93
3.MIA-101 This is another series gone bad for me. Chicago has got to shut down the big three for Miami. Put your worst defenders in the starting five on LeBron and Wade, let them have their points and make Bosh, Bibby, and Ilgauskas beat you. The Bulls will win game five to tie the series 3-2.