The weekend NFL games had their usual unpredictability. Favorites lost as some always do. Denver gave the game away to the Baltimore Ravens despite plenty of opportunities to close out their victory. Atlanta very nearly did the same, but escaped with a (literally) final minute drive for the winning field goal to edge a scrappy Seahawk team.
San Fransisco won more easily than I expected against the Packers, who many were picking to make the Super Bowl. New England won about as easily as I expected against the Texans. Too bad Houston, you're pretty good but you're not at the level of the Patriots just yet - you just need better pass defense.
Based on the weekend games, it seems that New England is a lock for the Super Bowl on the AFC side, but the Ravens have been talking destiny. We'll see. It's hard to pick between Atlanta and San Fran, both were rather impressive. I'm staying on the fence for the NFC title, because once again I have no idea how that game will go.
In college basketball, I'm enjoying the Indiana teams this year. As I write, Notre Dame just got beaten by St. John's, but they've been pretty good so far.
Butler lost their point guard and top scorer, Rotnei Clarke, to a scary neck injury over the weekend. So Butler might easily lose one or both of the two games Clarke is reportedly going to miss. Particularly against Gonzaga. But you never know.
Indiana looked great in their first half against Minnesota, but the wheels came off in the second half. They managed to hang on for the victory, but need to play two halves like that first one last weekend if they hope to beat Wisconsin. That's still a fun team to watch play offense, while Butler's fun to watch because of their hustle and relentlessness on both offense and defense.
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