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Who will be Number One?

As the NCAA tournament approaches, questions on who will be in or out of the Tournament start to take place. Who will end up as the number one team in the nation? Naturally, there is no undefeated team, but there are also not many teams that have my full confidence in March Madness. The NCAA tournament begins March 16 and many teams still need to make a strong case in the conference tournaments to make the NCAA tournament.

The Kansas Jayhawks control the number one ranking with two losses, and Kentucky holds the number 2 ranking with two losses. But, both teams lost to Tennessee handily shows that neither team can say they will easily go to the Final Four. After the Week rankings are up, Syracuse will most likely will jump to the number one spot after their dominating victory over Villanova at home. The Kansas Jayhawks seem to have things in control because they have beaten tough teams in the Big 12 such as Kansas St. and Texas. But what about the rest of the teams? Purdue, Duke, Villanova, Syracuse, West Virginia, and Kansas St. make strong cases for a successful run at the Final Four.

Purdue just had a devastating loss in Robbie Hummel, a very versatile player for the Boilermakers. The Big East teams are hard to judge because they cannot win away games verses very tough Big East Conference. As for Duke, well let’s just say, they are Duke. Tennessee would make a statement with their two huge wins over #1 Kansas and #2 Kentucky, but most they have lost too many away games to make them more than just a huge threat. Kentucky’s John Wall is a tremendous player no doubt, but I don’t believe he has the maturity to lead his team to a National Championship. Many questions seem to come about as various upsets happen to top ten teams. I think that Syracuse and Duke will make a strong run, but I also believe that any team is capable of pulling of an upset this year. Who is number one in your eyes?

Big East, Duke, John Wall, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, March Madness, NCAA Basketball, NCAA tournament, Purdue Boilermakers, Robbie Hummel, Syracuse

Tim Tebow Getting Ready for the NFL

The 2010 Scouting Combine will take place from February 24th to March 2nd in Indianapolis. This is the chance for all prospecieve NFL players to show their stuff. For a week prospective players are put through various tests with over 600 NFL personnel including G.Ms, head coaches, and trainers. There is always speculation about which college players will perform and which will choke; especially Tim Tebow.

Tim Tebow is arguably one of the greatest college players of all time. He is one of the most celebrated athletes of our generation, and has had numerous accomplishments. Tebow has won the Heisman trophy, been invited to 3, and has also won 2 national titles with the Florida Gators. Tebow’s leadership abilities and also his passion for the game seems to be unquestionable, but his skills as a quarterback are.

But how much do you want Tebow on your NFL team? Can his style of play work in this new, pro-style, and much more vigorous league? Many seem to think that the answer is no. Tebow has been working on his basic fundamentals; especially his 3-step drop and also his 5-step drop which needed serious improvement. Tebow is without a doubt a tremendous athlete and his work ethic is great, but many cannot see him succeeding as an NFL quarterback. There is rumor that team are looking to use rather use his size and athleticism for some sort of a tight end or maybe even an h-back position. It is hard to say what is ahead for Tim Tebow in the National Football League but one thing is for sure all of his hard work will be unveiled at the scouting combine. Check back to see if it paid off and how he performs.