Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! To all you sports fans, from tip off of the NBA season to the Red Sox World Series, or some iced up fun, have blast this Halloween!

Its ROCKTOBER!

For over a decade, fans of the Colorado Rockies haven't had much to cheer about, and they're now getting it all in one sitting. Young stars and older ones alike such as Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, Troy Tullowitzky, Garret Atkins, Yorvit Torrealba have given the Rockies the most memorable year in their history. They had won 1 postseason game in 13 years, now they have won 7 in a row. They had never made an appearance in the NLCS, and never a berth in a World Series, and now they have. Losing only 1 game in almost two months, the Rockies are proving the country and the world....


ITS ROCKTOBER!

National Title Game Still Unclear

After this weekend, the outlook for the BCS Title Game this year in Louisiana is even more unclear than before. On this edition, we examine possible matchups for the game, using the top 25 teams in the nation.

Undefeated Teams

Boston College Eagles
South Florida Bulls
Ohio State Buckeyes


Lets now see scenerios in which teams will be paired against one another, undefeateds and one loss teams alike.

My Pick: Boston College vs Ohio State

If BC loses: OSU vs USF

If OSU and USF lose: BC vs LSU

IF BC and USF lose: OSU vs LSU

And so on...

Now for the complicated part, the one loss teams

IF BC, OSU, USF lose: LSU vs OSU

And fornow we'll leave the rest to imagination

LCS Sets up for History Making

This year in both the ALCS and the NLCS, all four teams carry unusual stories, and one will have their miracle season after all. Lets start with the Boston Red Sox. After the most unbelievable championship droughts in all of sports, the Red Sox could head to the World Series for the second time in five years, the new superpower in MLB. The Cleveland Indians were previously one of the most struggling teams in baseball, but have used their pitching rotation to win the AL Central title in 2007. The Colorado Rockies have been the bandwagon team for undecided fans across the United States, following their amazing 1- game playoff comeback in extra innings, to the sweep of the soaring Phillies, to their first NLCS appearance in history. More impressive, is that they only have 4 postseason wins in their franchise's span. The Arizona Diamondbacks turned it around, leading the turnaround from the laughing stock of the National League, all the way up to legitamate pennant winners and World Series champs. All these teams have MVP type players, and the impatience of youth scattered through their roster. But, like they say, there is only one October, and their will be only one World Champion.

And the Winner Is?

After top ranked Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, West Virginia, and Rutgers fell in a slew of upsets, who really is the best? And, who are the mos consistent teams in the country? To me, a select few stand out as the elite teams in the country. LSU stays unbeaten, and their defense is the most dominant and unrelenting in the nation. USC has gone relatively unchallenged asides for Washington, where they barely made it out unscathed, but they have what seem to be the best rushing tandem, and as of now are championship bound.

Now for the next tier of elites: the standouts. Boston College leads the pack, 5-0 for the first time in 50 or so years, the Eagles could go unbeaten with the tools they posses. Ohio State leads a balanced passing attack and defensive scheme, but have not faced ay real challenges in the Big 10 thus far, and can't be considered a top tier team. The most exciting team in the nation right now, the South Florida Bulls, have a talented and quick offense across their hard hitting fast-paced defensive pack. Wisconsin also falls in this group. Despite their undefeated season so far, they have looked shaken in nearly every game, and don't have the elite poise and control to be mentioned with the great teams today.

Now for the letdowns. Texas and Oklahoma, fallin in upset fashions to conference foes, don't look so high and mighty now, not to mention this week's Red River Shootout lost a bit of steam as well. Penn State falls low again, they looked talented to me, but upsets to Michigan and Illinois back to back push them farther and farther away from the spotlight, and shows a dissapointing season so far. Florida is somewhere between the last two groups, and will make an interesting flop or jump from this week's powerhouse matchup.

And onto the teams looking to make a splash. Auburn has turned their season around, and the Tigers made an impact by beating the Gators in the swamp last week. Rutgers looks to use their star runner Ray Rice to turn things in the opposite direction by beating the tough Cincinnati defense in a shootout style matchup.

So there you have it. Now its up for you to decide, who is really the best? Here's my top 10.

1. LSU
2. USC
3. California
4. Wisconsin
5. Boston College
6. South Florida
7. Kentucky
8. South Carolina
9. Florida
10. Oklahoma