http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress Mon, 23 May 2011 12:52:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I need a reboot here. I don’t see a particular reason to limit this blog – such as it is – to only sports, or topics that are closely related to sports. That isn’t to say that the site will turn into a series of half-assed ripoffs of half-assed Simmons ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2011/05/breaking-form-and-character/ This Penguins season could’ve been one for the ages. Sidney Crosby had taken yet another step forward, comfortably establishing himself as at worst the best player in the Eastern Conference (and even that only holds with cynics and homers, not to say I’m not one myself but the point stands) ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2011/05/concussions-hope-and-fear/ By all rights, this has been Manchester City’s most successful season in a generation, at least. With a Champions League play-in berth guaranteed (and with Arsenal and Arsene Wenger currently seeing bats and hearing voices in their sleep, third isn’t completely out of the question) and a trophy finally – ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2011/05/35-years-to-zero/ To understand what’s going on with the Tennessee QB situation, it makes sense to go back a few years.  2010 was going to be a season of reckoning as most of the players we thought were going to be stars were upperclassmen of some form or fashion going into 2008.  ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2010/05/2625-words-on-the-vol-qb-situation/ Let’s start with the obvious; those of you who have been following my writing for years should’ve noticed a distinct lack of any discussion on the NBA.  Considering I watch pretty much any team sport that’s broadcast in the US (and a few that aren’t – hello, handball!) you figure ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2010/05/lebron-or/ So the Nats’ Opening Day was on Monday.  That isn’t necessarily news, but the crowd composition ended up making the most headlines.  A group (and by “a group”, I mean “more than a few thousand”) Phillies fans ended up crashing Opening Day in DC, turning the game into a virtual ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2010/04/phillies-and-the-fake-home-game/ So I get the idea that Spring Training is supposed to be a time for hope, rebirth, and warm fuzzy feelings that make you excited about watching baseball for the next six months.  My problem is that the franchise I’m dumb and/or crazy enough to follow decided to spend most ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2010/02/hope-springs-later/ Bowl History The Rose Bowl is pretty much the reason why we didn't have the BCS as early as 1991, and the reason why the BCS is what it is today instead of the playoff that everyone else wants. So... bowl history? 91 Miami/Washington, split national champions. 94 ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2010/01/bcs-championship-game-texas-vs-alabama/ We remember the first BCS Busters - Urban Meyer, Alex Smith, and the 2004 Utah Utes. En route to a perfect season, the Utes were completely not a part of the national title discussion as USC, Oklahoma, and Auburn all went unbeaten during the regular season, with the Trojans emphatically ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2010/01/tcu-horned-frogs-best-non-aq-team-yet/ In retrospect, it’s my own fault I saved the Papa John’s bowl for last; of course I’m having issues with motivation when a bowl is pitting a couple of 7-5 teams against each other.  The most notable on-field incident between South Carolina and UConn is UConn’s triple-OT win over Notre ... http://SIMULATEDGAMEDAYEXPERIENCE.COM/wordpress/index.php/2010/01/papa-johns-bowl-whatever/