Couch Potato Saturday

Opening thought: Last night, I saw Meet The Fockers, the sequel to Meet The Parents. It was good and hilarious, and probably the dirtiest movie I've ever seen. With the Fockers as very loving and sexual people, every imaginable sexual inuendo and expression was used. I think it's safe to say it will not have the same television frequency as Meet The Parents. I recommend it though, I laughed for 2 hours straight.

If you are a sports fan, today was your day. Here are the highlights from Couch Potato Saturday:

• Wake Forest is legit and is in my Final Four firmly as we speak. The intensity they played with at both ends of the floor, especially defensively was unbelievable. Wake has had the offensive talent, but when it came to getting a key stop, they often couldn't get it. Today, they never let UNC get in sync offensively, and every run UNC made in the 2nd half was answered and then some. This is a different Wake team from the one that got schooled by Illinois. Wake plays much harder and Chris Paul is playing like the All-World point guard that he is. He without a doubt got the better of Raymond Felton today. He's playing much more under control, not playing too quickly, not trying to do too much. If Wake can keep playing defense like this, they're a contender for sure.
• Kudos to Louisville for not throwing in the towel after falling behind 25-8 to Cincinnati in the first half and coming back to win the game. UC's deficiencies were exposed in the 2nd half: lack of consistent outside shooting, a go-to player offensively, poor free throw shooting, and defensive breakdowns at critical times. That pretty much sums up why UC has only advanced past the 2nd round in the NCAAs once in the last 10 years if I remember correctly. Louisville is a scary team with the way they can defend and shoot 3s. If they can stay healthy, they're definitely a sleeper team in the later rounds of the NCAAs.
• Miami blew a golden opportunity tonight in Buffalo, where a victory tonight would've given them a 2 game lead in the MAC East after Kent got taken behind the woodshed at OU. Buffalo broke open a tie game in the last 5 minutes, outscoring the Hawks by 11 the rest of the way. The Hawks just have trouble scoring consistently on the road, missing their first 11 shots in tonight's game. Buffalo is very athletic and physically tough, and are just one game behind Miami now, very much back in the race.
• Shifting gears to the NFL, this is Pittsburgh's year, I'm fully convinced of that after they somehow came back to beat the Jets tonight. The Steelers wreak of Ohio St.'s run to the 2003 national championship, except for the fact that the Steelers are allowed to pay their players. (Free Maurice, hehe) Anyway, tough defense, low-scoring games, running the ball, and a little luck are the Steelers' formula for success. They were able to survive their "bad game", so look out, especially from #7, who always finds a way to bounce back.
• I hadn't really gotten to watch the Falcons all year, so needless to say I was very impressed with their performance tonight. They are much more than Michael Vick. They are physical and come after the quarterback hard. I think they'll win next week, regardless who their opponent is.
• Did anyone watch the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and Michelle Kwan win her 38th national championship???? Didn't think so.

Tomorrow will be another good sports viewing day (thank goodness this is a 3 day weekend as I would get no work done), but it won't compare to the depth today had. Obviously, Colts/Patriots is the marquee matchup, but pay attention to Michigan St./Wisconsin basketball. Michigan St.'s first test in awhile, let's see if Tom Izzo actually has a true point guard.