Home Game........

OK First let me just say last week was a debacle. I have never been so mad or even embarrassed in all my years of Tennessee football. I have so many things I could say about florida and how they ran up the score or how they left their starters in all the way to the end even when they were up by 29 points or the fact that florida was going for it on 4th down in the fourth quarter, hell I could go on for hours about the total classless act that happened last week but I will stop there. The bottom line is that even in all my anger towards florida Tennessee still played in the game (if we even want to call it playing). Tennessee still gave up 59 points, Tennessee still only scored 20 points, Tennessee still played their worst game in years. Enough about last week.....

Tennessee will win this week simply because they are playing Arkansas State. There is not much more I can even say about this game. If Tennessee does not win by 4 TD's then they just did not show up. I expect after last week Tennessee will need to show some real heart in order to get their season back on track. Watch for a final score of 48-17..

On a different note look for my Pro Football talk to come back this week .

This weekend something happens????

So this weekend is kind of a big deal. We have the most important college football game of the year....
#22 THE TENNESSEE VOLS Vs. #5 florida

Of course in MattCenter tradition the floriida gators will NEVER be capitalized due to my pure down right loathing and lack of respect of the entire team and all of their fans. Anyway lets talk football....

This is a huge game with my #22 Vols in florida and we will be playing for our ranking lives. After losing their first game against, my BCS sleeper Cal, we came back and beat Southern Miss 39-19. Now down to florida to play against the team that I HATE more than any other team in any other sport. Have I mentioned that I despise florida and everything they stand for? And when I say florida I do mean players, coaches, fans, teachers, janitors, etc..... Anyway back to the game. Ainge has played pretty well, having 276 yards and 2 TD's last week and all of this with a broken finger on his throwing hand from a couple of weeks ago. Overall I am happy with how he has played so far. This week the team that wins will win the turnover battle. If we can play a game without turning the ball over and force 1 or 2 Int's from sophomore tim tebow we will win this game. tebow has not faced a real team on his own yet and neither has florida. florida played Troy last week and gave up 31 points to this tiny little team and the week before played Western Kentucky High School. A huge advantage for Tennessee is that we played #8 Cal in Cal and the front runner to win Conference USA Southern Miss before we play our arch rivals. We have seen real talent whereas florida has played 2 high schools and is not going to be prepared for the team speed or power of my TENNESSEE VOLS. This will be a battle like every year and the Vols will come out on top because we will be more prepared and we want it more. Did I mention that I hate florida?
VOLS WIN 27 - 17

Is there anything cool happening tonight????

I was sitting at work thinking about if I had anything to do tonight and BAM it hit me..... It is OPENING NIGHT OF THE NFL!!!! This lead me to want to let everyone know what is going to happen in the NFL this year. I know some of you might be thinking that after I tell you how the season is going to go then there is no reason to watch because of how perfect I am, BUT there will be plenty of games to watch that I won't be telling you about so it will be OK. I am going to tell you about my 3 favorite teams and the rest is up to you. I will also tell you who wins each division, conference, and of course the Super Bowl (Hint it is the Bears).

So first of all let me tell you about my 3 favorite teams:

Baltimore Ravens - This team lost a huge man on the defensive side of the ball with Adalius Thomas HOWEVER they did make a big move to get Willis McGahee to replace former Vol Jamal Lewis. This team has proven over the years that a healthy team and a STRONG defense can go along way. 12-4 with losses to the Colts, Bengals, patriots, and Pittsburgh.

Indianapolis Colts - Now I know what you guys are thinking... Is this guy a band wagon fan or what? But for those of you who know me my blood runs orange and in turn follows Peyton Manning (not to mention my knitting wife lives and dies for her Colts). They are one of the most fun teams to watch in ALL of football and look for them to have another great year. Colts finish 13-3 with losses to Chargers, Broncos, and Jaguars.

THE CHICAGO BEARS - The team to beat in the NFC... MY CHICAGO BEARS will avenge their loss to the Colts and win the Super Bowl this year. The D is brutal and got better by adding Archuleta in the safety position which will allow Mike Brown to play that Ball Hog style of play and back up Urlacher in that strong secondary. The offense lost Thomas Jones and will rely on Cedrick Benson to carry the load behind Grossman. Grossman will make less mistakes and will play well enough to win games. First round draft pick Greg Olsen will be the security blanket that our QB needs and will help with some big plays of his own. Look for a record of 13-3 with losses to the Chargers, Saints, and Broncos.

Spoiler alert!!!!!!
Division winners will be as follows:
NFC East - Philadelphia Eagles
NFC West - St. Louis Rams
NFC South - New Orleans Saints
NFC North - THE CHICAGO BEARS

AFC East - new england patriots
AFC West - San Diego Chargers
AFC South - Indianapolis Colts
AFC North - Baltimore Ravens

Conference Champs to represent in the Super Bowl:
Indianapolis Colts vs THE CHICAGO BEARS
BEARS WIN BEARS WIN BEARS WIN!!!!!