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His Dirkness has recently taken his Nebraska Cornhuskers writing to http://www.huskercorner.com/. All things Nebraska, and most of my College Football posts, will be written on that site from now on. I will be posting links to columns that I believe my regular readers might be interested in. I will still be posting on all other sports on this site, and plan on writing regularly, especially for all things Chiefs (until Clark Hunt scoops me up that is). I've had a lot of fun writing over the past year or so, and think I may have found my true calling in this world through this site. Thanks to anybody who has read what I've written, it truly means a lot.
So check out my site if you get a chance. I'll be posting pretty regularly, about 5-7 times a week.
http://www.huskercorner.com/
His dirkness
Monday, October 4, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Quick NFL Picks: Week 4
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Why why why why why why why why why do the Chiefs have a bye week this Sunday?? Momentum plays such a big part in the NFL that I can't help but worry that it might be lost after inactivity this Sunday. There is a strong chance that the Chiefs could find themselves as the last undefeated team after this weekend with Pittsburgh welcoming Baltimore to town and the overrated Bears traveling to New York to play a Giants team with their backs against the wall. Not sure if that means anything, but it gives me something to root for on this painfully positioned bye week for the Chiefs.
Week 1 record: 9-7
Week 2 record: 12-4
Week 3 record: 11-5
Total: 32-16
On to the picks.....
ATLANTA over San Francisco-W
NY Jets over BUFFALO-W
Cincinnati over CLEVELAND-L
GREEN BAY over Detroit-W
TENNESSEE over Denver-L
ST. LOUIS over Seattle-W
NEW ORLEANS over Carolina-W
Baltimore over PITTSBURGH-W
Indianapolis over JACKSONVILLE-L
Houston over OAKLAND-W
SAN DIEGO over Arizona-W
Washington over PHILADELPHIA-W
NY GIANTS over Chicago-W
MIAMI over New England-L
His Dirkness
Why why why why why why why why why do the Chiefs have a bye week this Sunday?? Momentum plays such a big part in the NFL that I can't help but worry that it might be lost after inactivity this Sunday. There is a strong chance that the Chiefs could find themselves as the last undefeated team after this weekend with Pittsburgh welcoming Baltimore to town and the overrated Bears traveling to New York to play a Giants team with their backs against the wall. Not sure if that means anything, but it gives me something to root for on this painfully positioned bye week for the Chiefs.
Week 1 record: 9-7
Week 2 record: 12-4
Week 3 record: 11-5
Total: 32-16
On to the picks.....
ATLANTA over San Francisco-W
NY Jets over BUFFALO-W
Cincinnati over CLEVELAND-L
GREEN BAY over Detroit-W
TENNESSEE over Denver-L
ST. LOUIS over Seattle-W
NEW ORLEANS over Carolina-W
Baltimore over PITTSBURGH-W
Indianapolis over JACKSONVILLE-L
Houston over OAKLAND-W
SAN DIEGO over Arizona-W
Washington over PHILADELPHIA-W
NY GIANTS over Chicago-W
MIAMI over New England-L
His Dirkness
Friday, October 1, 2010
College Football Week 5: What 2 Watch 4
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With bye weeks looming for both of my teams this week, I thought I'd take a more expansive look at what's happening around the country this weekend, starting with College. I'll share any and all thoughts I have for this weekend's run of games. Quick note: It's going to be tough for any team to out-impress Nebraska's 17-3 victory over South Dakota St. last week. They completely dominated the Jackrabbits.
On to the games (teams ranked according to Dirkness Top 25):
11am- Kansas at Baylor- The Bears have been steady so far, blowing out three lesser teams and getting blown themselves by their big little brother, TCU. The Jayhawks have been anything but stable, somewhere between this guy and this guy. They tend to show up on even numbered weeks (beat GT, blow out NMSU) and fall flat on their face on odd numbered weeks (losses to NDSU and S-Miss). That's good news for lil' Baylor, who's Robert Griffin (III!) is rounding back into form after missing all of last year. KU might be set up for the future with a freshman quarterback and running back leading the way, but they ain't there yet. Predirktion: Baylor 27-17.
2:30- (22)Texas vs (8)Oklahoma- This game lost a lot of its luster after the Longhorns crapped the bed against UCLA (who had already lost to K-State and to Stanford 35-0). Oklahoma has three different one-score victories to their credit over mediocre teams (Utah St, Air Force, Cincinnati) coupled with a stomping of Florida St, who should prove to be the toughest of those teams. So is motivation the problem? Or did they just play over their heads that one game? Something tells me both of these teams are overrated in one of the worse Red River Shootouts we've seen in a while. If that's true, then the Big 12 is headed for a down season (good news for the Huskers!), its last in existence. I think Texas comes out fired up, but this game rarely produces upsets, which makes it a relatively overrated rivalry in my books, so I'm going chalk. Predirktion: Oklahoma 20-19.
7:00- (9)Florida at (2)Alabama- The Gators have improved every week after (literally) fumbling 15 snaps in its first game. That decision to cancel fall practice so the team could watch Tim Tebow preseason highlights may have backfired. Alabama expended a lot of energy in their comeback victory over Arkansas last week (and it doesn't get easier traveling to South Carolina next week). Will that play a factor? I say yes. Their defense looked vulnerable, and if Arkansas would've kept their foot on the gas they would have come away victorious. The Tide rolls with RB's Mark Ingram (averaging an astonishing 9.3 yards per carry) and Trent Richardson (7.6 ypc). The Gators counter with the 11th ranked rush defense in the country. Strength vs. strength. Florida has been looking forward to this game all offseason. They want to be the team to spoil Alabama's shot at a repeat, much like 'Bama did to them last season. Florida has to manufacture points to win which puts this game squarely on Urban Meyer's shoulders. I think he's been saving just enough. Predirktion: Florida 20-17.
7:00- (3)Stanford at (4)Oregon- Possibly the Dirkness Game of the Year. Regular season Dirkness-favorite Stanford travels to the renowned Autzen Stadium, home of preseason Dirkness-favorite Oregon. The Mighty Ducks gave up 597 total yards to Arizona St. last week, and probably would've lost if they hadn't forced 7 turnovers, which solicited a demotion in the Dirkness 25. Meanwhile, Stanford is crushing opponents (on the road nonetheless) at an impressive, albeit nationally unknown, rate. If I were in charge, and the first rankings didn't come out until three weeks had been played, Stanford would be properly rated in the Top 5 right now. The other top storyline of this game is the rise of the Pac-10, with three Top 10 teams in my latest poll (most of any conference). The Cardinal are led by Andrew Luck, who has defaulted his way to the top of my Quarterback list (after Jake Locker and Ryan Mallett's failures- might just be his turn this week). This game should be a shootout with two of the Top 4 scoring offenses in the country (Oregon-1st, Stan-4th). The difference will be Jimmy Harbaugh's stout defense. This game is MUST SEE TV! Predirktion: Stanford 34-30.
His Dirkness
With bye weeks looming for both of my teams this week, I thought I'd take a more expansive look at what's happening around the country this weekend, starting with College. I'll share any and all thoughts I have for this weekend's run of games. Quick note: It's going to be tough for any team to out-impress Nebraska's 17-3 victory over South Dakota St. last week. They completely dominated the Jackrabbits.
On to the games (teams ranked according to Dirkness Top 25):
11am- Kansas at Baylor- The Bears have been steady so far, blowing out three lesser teams and getting blown themselves by their big little brother, TCU. The Jayhawks have been anything but stable, somewhere between this guy and this guy. They tend to show up on even numbered weeks (beat GT, blow out NMSU) and fall flat on their face on odd numbered weeks (losses to NDSU and S-Miss). That's good news for lil' Baylor, who's Robert Griffin (III!) is rounding back into form after missing all of last year. KU might be set up for the future with a freshman quarterback and running back leading the way, but they ain't there yet. Predirktion: Baylor 27-17.
2:30- (22)Texas vs (8)Oklahoma- This game lost a lot of its luster after the Longhorns crapped the bed against UCLA (who had already lost to K-State and to Stanford 35-0). Oklahoma has three different one-score victories to their credit over mediocre teams (Utah St, Air Force, Cincinnati) coupled with a stomping of Florida St, who should prove to be the toughest of those teams. So is motivation the problem? Or did they just play over their heads that one game? Something tells me both of these teams are overrated in one of the worse Red River Shootouts we've seen in a while. If that's true, then the Big 12 is headed for a down season (good news for the Huskers!), its last in existence. I think Texas comes out fired up, but this game rarely produces upsets, which makes it a relatively overrated rivalry in my books, so I'm going chalk. Predirktion: Oklahoma 20-19.
7:00- (9)Florida at (2)Alabama- The Gators have improved every week after (literally) fumbling 15 snaps in its first game. That decision to cancel fall practice so the team could watch Tim Tebow preseason highlights may have backfired. Alabama expended a lot of energy in their comeback victory over Arkansas last week (and it doesn't get easier traveling to South Carolina next week). Will that play a factor? I say yes. Their defense looked vulnerable, and if Arkansas would've kept their foot on the gas they would have come away victorious. The Tide rolls with RB's Mark Ingram (averaging an astonishing 9.3 yards per carry) and Trent Richardson (7.6 ypc). The Gators counter with the 11th ranked rush defense in the country. Strength vs. strength. Florida has been looking forward to this game all offseason. They want to be the team to spoil Alabama's shot at a repeat, much like 'Bama did to them last season. Florida has to manufacture points to win which puts this game squarely on Urban Meyer's shoulders. I think he's been saving just enough. Predirktion: Florida 20-17.
7:00- (3)Stanford at (4)Oregon- Possibly the Dirkness Game of the Year. Regular season Dirkness-favorite Stanford travels to the renowned Autzen Stadium, home of preseason Dirkness-favorite Oregon. The Mighty Ducks gave up 597 total yards to Arizona St. last week, and probably would've lost if they hadn't forced 7 turnovers, which solicited a demotion in the Dirkness 25. Meanwhile, Stanford is crushing opponents (on the road nonetheless) at an impressive, albeit nationally unknown, rate. If I were in charge, and the first rankings didn't come out until three weeks had been played, Stanford would be properly rated in the Top 5 right now. The other top storyline of this game is the rise of the Pac-10, with three Top 10 teams in my latest poll (most of any conference). The Cardinal are led by Andrew Luck, who has defaulted his way to the top of my Quarterback list (after Jake Locker and Ryan Mallett's failures- might just be his turn this week). This game should be a shootout with two of the Top 4 scoring offenses in the country (Oregon-1st, Stan-4th). The difference will be Jimmy Harbaugh's stout defense. This game is MUST SEE TV! Predirktion: Stanford 34-30.
His Dirkness
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