#0: Vikings (NEW SEASON!!). Granted, I am putting the Vikes up past negative numbers based on vibes, on how they left me feeling. Because those first three Quarters, man, the team sucked. The Defense, behind lauded Defensive Coordinator looked lost as their reliance on Zone Coverage meant many Chicago Bears receivers were free to catch and roam. And J. J. McCarthy, uh, woof. I understand he's basically a Rookie, but the entire organization has invested their time and their hopes upon him. (The fanbase too, come to think of it.) He has to come through as a polished Quarterback, but for far too often on Monday night, McCarthy looked like a Rookie, especially when he threw that damn dumb Pick-Six that felt as if Chicago polished off the Game.
But dammit, that Fourth Quarter! He threw two Touchdown Passes and ran in a third himself. Did I read correctly that he is only the second QB to ever get his team to come back from at least a 15-Point deficit in the Fourth to win his first-ever NFL Game? And he looked the part in the 4Q, spinning dimes to Justin Jefferson and Aaron Jones, Sr., then calling his name and keeping it himself for the contest-winning score. I know it's Chicago, and I know he will take his lumps. But I gotta say that that comeback was awesome because it came outta nowhere. If the Vikings can win this Game when I didn't think they had a chance at all, why not believe they can do it again -- for example Sunday night, when they host Atlanta?
#-1: Gopher volleyball (Last Week: -5). Well, they went down to Nashville over the weekend and kicked ass, sweeping both Vanderbilt and Lipscomb. They're pushovers, but in a petty, bullying way, winning 3-0 over pushovers makes you feel good. They host the Diet Coke Classic this weekend, where the foes are Dayton, South Florida, and South Dakota St.
#-2: Lynx (Last Week: -1). I have to tell you all, I'm not liking how the Lynx are finishing up their regular season. This Week they beat the Valkyries in Golden State, but only by six, and they sandwiched that with Losses on the road to white-hot Las Vegas and Indiana. Now, you can say that they are mailing it since they have Home-Court Advantage throughout the WNBA Playoffs. (Napheesa Collier, for example, did not dress for the defeat to the Fever last/Tuesday night due to "load management.") But this club is only 5-5 in their last ten Matches, and those defeats were to teams they might see in the postseason. Also, I'm not sure how multi-dimensional they are on Offense. If the outside shooters aren't hitting, they seem to be very, very vulnerable.
They finish the regular season hosting Golden State tomorrow/Thursday night. They then start the Quarterfinals over the weekend. It's a best-of-three series, and I'm scared that the Lynx are capable of having back-to-back clunkers. Sorry, it's just a feeling I have.
#-3: Gopher soccer (Last Week: -3). No, no, no. You don't lose to fucking Wisconsin-Milwaukee, especially not in the 82nd Minute, especially not at home. Geez, this squad has a huge damn hole to climb out of ... that is, if they're any good.
That defeat to the Panthers marked the end of non-con play. They begin B1G play at Nebraska tomorrow/Thursday.
#-4: Twins (Last Week: -6). A 2-4 screening Week ... just like the previous screening Week. They started off last Wednesday getting finished off by the White Sox, who won all four tilts of their series at Target Field. They then dropped two-of-three in Kansas City and have split their first two Games in Anaheim. They are now equidistant from the last-place White Sox as they are from the third-place Royals. The biggest buzz within the franchise now is Walker Jenkins, who is only 20 Years old but has just been promoted to AAA St. Paul. This is the next great hope for the Twinks; if he is even a decent player, that'll quell all the hate the Pohlads are getting, again.
They finish up the series vs. Anaheim this/Wednesday afternoon, then start a weekend trio at home versus Arizona. Then The New York Yankees come to town for a three-Game set starting Monday.
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