I’ll start off with a couple of comments on the Grammys & then I’ll get down to the true meat of this blog.
So, I’m watching the Grammys, right? Yeah.. So, the award for Best Rock Album comes up & I hadn’t seen the nominees until the show. So, I’m listening.. We got.. Kid Rock – Rock N Roll Jesus.. Ok, that fits. Metallica – Death Magnetic.. They’re metal & it says on the Grammy website that this award includes hard rock & metal, so, fine. Then we have The Raconteurs – Cosolers Of The Lonely. Cool.. Next, we have Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night.. Weird, but acceptable. Now, we have the group & album that WON.. Coldplay – Viva La Vida….. NO, NO, NO, NO, NOOOOO!!!! I’m sorry, but, they’re not rock & even if they are, there should be a whole different category with them in it. Why don’t they? They do the same thing for Best Rock Song, but then.. They have another award for Best Metal Performance & even Best Hard Rock Performance, WHAT?!?!? Why no “Best Metal Album”? Why no “Best Alternative Rock Album” or whatever they call Coldplay? It’s just not right. There’s FAR more of a difference between the albums ”Death Magnetic” by Metallica & “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay than there is between the songs “Inside The Fire” by Disturbed & “My Apocalypse” by Metallica, they separated those two away from each other placing Disturbed’s song under “Hard Rock” & Metallica’s under “Metal”.. I’m just amazed that they’ll separate some things out like that, but won’t for others. Why should TRUE rock bands have to pay for Coldplay being virtually unidentifiable as to what they play.. What are they? Are they simply a rock band? We know what Metallica is, we know what Kid ROCK is, what is Coldplay? They might as well be put under anything if you aren’t going to separate them from Metallica, Kid Rock & even The Raconteurs & Kings Of Leon! Rant finished.
Now, time to talk College Basketball. What a crazy year this has already turned out to be! I’m not sure anybody wants to be #1. What I am sure of is who could end up being #1 after the March Madness tournament is over & all is said & done. Below are the teams that I believe have a shot at winning it all:
North Carolina - Obviously.. They have the best starting five in the country. I don’t think they will win it all, though.. I do believe they will make it to the Final Four.
UConn – This is a really good team. I really like Hasheem Thabeet, he will take them deep into the tournament.. This is also a Final Four team.
Duke – Don’t let their recent performances fool you, this team is still VERY good.. I doubt that they are Final Four quality, but, they will make the Elite Eight.
Louisville – They will go as far as their defense can carry them. I believe that is to the Elite Eight.
Missouri – They will be the dark horse of the NCAA tournament. Make no mistake, they will surely pull off some big wins in the tournament. I believe they are headed to the Elite Eight.
Clemson – I’ve been all about this team for a while now. It’s not just one thing with this team, it’s everything! I like them to make the Final Four.
UCLA – They’ve made a believer out of me. It’s weird to see them change so much & be more of an offensive team now when just last year they were all about defense. I like them now to make the Elite Eight.
Pittsburgh – I saved the best for last. Yes, this is the team I’m picking to win it ALL!!!! They’re so consistent. While everyone else trips up somewhere, these guys will be there & stand over them in victory on their way to cutting down the nets after they win the tournament.
So, there you have it.. I know it’s early & anything COULD happen, but.. I’m pretty confident about this, which is perfectly fitting for this year, as I didn’t pick any major underdogs to make the Elite Eight. The only thing that could be more shocking is for no shocking team to make the Elite Eight this year, that’s what I’m predicting!
