An Up and Down Football Season Ends in Disappointment

I am an unabashed Penn State and New York Giant fan. Penn State ends its season on Friday afternoon against LSU in the Capital One Bowl. Win or lose it has been a very uneven season for Penn State. They lost to the only two really good teams they played, both at home. Their defense was great except for the few times it really needed a turnover or a stop. Their offense was below average all year.

The Giants started out the year like it was one of the three or four best teams in football, going 5-0. In going 3-7 since, the Giants defense became one of the worst in football. Blame it on injuries, blame it on the new defensive coordinator, blame it on the D-line falling apart...all valid reasons...but I blame it on the Yankees winning the World series. It must be come kind of balancing of karma or something, because that is the feeling I get when I think back on the Giants season. I just don't see any other reason for the team falling apart so completely on defense, not to mention the fact that the Giants went from one of the best running

Fantasy wise, my team made the finals in both leagues I was in, which is a first for me. I have never won a fantasy football league so this was a great year for me. That being said, I lost both championship matchups on the Minnesota Monday Night game. @#$&ing Favre!

So it is on to basketball and Spring Training is just around the corner. The jury (aka my opinion) is still out on the Yankees offseason moves.

Losing my job and loving Lost

All of a sudden I have a little extra spare time on my hands. I lost my job last week. Sad, I know, but after the initial shock wore off I realized I have a lot of time freed up to watch more TV... and write about it.

I will also still be posting at northstationsports.com about all things basketball.

First up on TV, I am getting revved up for the final season of Lost (starting February 2nd) by re-watching the first five seasons with my equally devoted wife. We re-watched the pilot episode tonight and the excitement and tension are still fresh. The opening shot, of Jack's eye being shot to life. His pupil dilates. He blinks. He realizes he is in a jungle, turns his head, and spots Vincent the dog. He staggers to his feet, wanders onto the beach, the camera pans to the left and the adventure begins. It is a beautiful thing, a well made piece of entertainment. This show is not perfect and I have my complaints too. Season two was poorly paced and the first half of season 3 dragged even worse. Then there was the Nikki and Pablo ordeal. But what Lost does so well is push the envelope. It tries things. It makes you think and that is such a rare and cool thing. Appreciate it while you can.

Side note:

And if you are buying or renting the show this Christmas season, do yourself a favor and get the Blu-Ray. This is the best and highest use of Blu-Ray I have encountered. The Hawaiian backdrop really pops.