The Bowdoin Orient

Well, it finally happened. The so-called experts have been predicting a Patriots-Eagles Super Bowl for three straight years, and now they will finally get some vindication. As for me, this matchup does not excite. As a Giants fan living in New England, I cannot imagine a worse situation.

I've got a lot to say this week, so here it is: 1. I know that everyone you know has given you their assessment of the November 19 brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and you're sick of hearing about it. However, it was the most unbelievable thing that I have ever witnessed in sports, and I thus feel obligated to discuss it.

What has been a nightmare season in Miami took another bad turn this week as Dave Wannstedt stepped down as head coach of the Dolphins. In his press conference, Wannstedt accepted responsibility for his team's abysmal 1-8 performance. He has been the recipient of harsh criticism from Dolphin fans since taking over the team in 2000. This criticism has grown loudest over the past two seasons as Miami failed to make the playoffs in both years despite having a tremendous amount of talent on both sides of the ball.

The last five days have completely drained me, but the show must go on. So, without further delay, here are my NFL thoughts as we head into week 7.

I've got a lot to talk about this week, and I don't know if I can fit all of it in. So, as my roommate Adam Goodfellow would say, "I'll spare you my excess verbiage. Let's cut to the chase." Here are a few thoughts coming out of Week Three:

I woke up Sunday morning on a couch that was about as far away from my room as can be, and it wasn't pretty. My head was killing me, my clothes smelled like a dirty bar rag, and I had a feeling I'd be riding the pain train all day long. After sitting up and collecting my bearings, however, something occurred to me: the day had finally arrived.

The race for the Stanley Cup got a little smaller on Tuesday night as the conference semifinals came to a close. Thanks to 28 saves from goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, the San Jose Sharks ended the Colorado Avalanche's season.

Like many sports fanatics across America, I feel a serious void in my life during the NFL offseason. I love the NHL playoffs and I love baseball, but the NFL always takes precedence.

The Florida Marlins have picked up right where they left off in the fall when they capped off an unlikely post-season run by defeating the Yankees in the World Series. Most of you probably found yourselves for the first time in your lives as die-hard Florida fans as the Marlins thwarted the Yankees' World Series push.

It was only about five and a half months ago that the college basketball season was about to begin, and it seemed to be a consensus among experts everywhere that the Connecticut Huskies were the team best equipped to be cutting the nets down in March.