Oh, Canada...

The USA v Canada game was everything a gold medal game should be. It was intense the whole way through, with a crazy last second goal by Parise to send it into overtime. Crosby’s shot in OT got Canada the gold, which was kind of disappointing after the US team looked ridiculously (and unexpectedly) good through all their games, but they got it without question. I felt so bad for Miller, who had an amazing run, but the man can only do so much. At least he got MVP if he had to settle for a silver medal.

Though it may not have been the way I preferred, all 4 of the Canes in the Olympics came home with a medal. Finland beat Slovakia 5-3 for the bronze in a game that had me on edge for a good chunk of it. Forced by my friend to choose one team to root for instead of being pro any team with a Cane on it, I chose Finland cause my favorite player, Tuomo Ruutu, was playing for them, and they were kind of the forgotten team with everybody getting all crazy over the US and Canada. Leaving with bronze after a fairly tough set of games isn’t bad at all. The Canes guys did well for the most part, though Joni making the intense hit to get himself  suspended for a game wasn’t so great.

The Gators lost a close game to UGA this weekend to make the chance for getting back to the brackets that much harder. All we have to do is win our last 2 games… against Vandy and Kentucky. No problem… Though Tennessee did beat Kentucky, and we beat the Vols pretty decisively. Things get way too crazy this close to Selection Sunday.

I only caught the 2^nd half of FSU v Clemson, and it looked pretty close. FSU came back from behind and got a small lead, but Clemson killed it toward the end. Their bracket hope is still up in the air, too. Should be interesting to see who all makes it from the ACC this year.

Tebow kicked ass at the cones and vertical and ran a 4.72 40, though that may not matter much with so much concern over his throwing motion, revamped version yet to be revealed. With Colt, Sam, and Claussen not throwing at the Combine either, the top QBs are waiting till Pro Day to throw, if they can by then with various injuries. I haven’t gotten to watch much of the Combine, but a friend told me about this guy who’s all up in it and has some serious draft stuff on his site: http://draftheadquarters.com/current-season/NFL_Combine_Live_Blog.htm  It’s pretty cool. If you’re at all interested in the draft, I recommend checking it out.

Last but not least for the NBA, the Magic have been doing well lately beating the Heat this weekend and the 76ers today. With Shaq out for 2 months following thumb surgery, my boys might win the East if LeBron can’t carry the Cavs…