Bown's Opinion

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Titlist Vokey Vs. Cleveland Wedges

So it has been a while since I did the original post.  Sorry for the delay.

What was the out come?  It is actually pretty mixed.  I went out and practiced with both my 56 degree Cleveland and 56 degree Vokey.  The Vokey had a lot more bounce than my Cleveland and I was definately a lot more comfortable with the Cleveland.  I did hit some good shots with the Vokey however but needed more work with it.

So I decided to take it to the course.  Played pretty well with it but still just didn't feel the same as my Cleveland.  I hit some good shots again.  I could not get it to stop however like I can with my Cleveland.

So I let my buddy hit it a couple of times.  He got it to stop first try.  He fell in love with the club.  I eventually sold it to him and he loves it to this day.  He liked my Clevelands and hit them pretty well but was not as consitant stopping them as I am and vise-versa with the Vokey and I.

So basically go out and hit them.  Figure out what works for you.  For me it is the Clevelands and for my buddy it is the Vokey's.  Try em before you buy em.

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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Florida State Should be Ashamed

The Florida State boosters and administration should be ashamed for the way they treated Bobby Bowden this past season.  The man made FSU football.  If it weren't for him and his staff they would be no better than South Florida is, not National Championships, no Heisman winners.  They would still be trying to become relevant.

To force the guy out like that when all he wanted was one more season is amazing.  I am glad that Bowden said he would not do fund raising for the school.  After they way they treated him and then they ask him to go shake hands and kiss babys to get money from people.

In the end FSU football is probably a thing of the past.  They can't recruit against Florida, Miami is trying to get back and South Florida is on the way up.  That talent that FSU used to get just isn't there for them anymore.

In the end I am not a FSU fan but I do respect Bobby Bowden for what he did there.  They will never have a coach like that again.

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Saturday, January 02, 2010

Husker's '09, Looking Back

The '09 season wasn't a great season performance wise for the Huskers.  Don't get me wrong it was a lot better than most of the teams we fielded over the decade but it was a building year mainly for the offense.  The offense was pretty bad most of the season, the Iowa State game was a definite low for the O. 

The progression of the Blackshirts is what will be remembered from the '09 season. Ndamukong Suh is probably the best defensive tackle to ever play college ball.  The Heisman vote is such crap.  It is supposed to be the best college football player that year.  That is another post however.  To hold OU without an offensive touchdown basically win the Texas game and allow the offense to turn the ball over 8 times in the ISU game and only lose that game by 2 points.  That is one hell of a defense, not to mention what they did to U of A.  33 to 0 was a statement.

But the season was not a loss.  It was actually a great season going forward.  The team seemed to really come together in the bowl, lots of new offense that I hope will continue into next season.  The D lost Suh and a few others but there are a lot of young players that have now been in the system for a year.  The depth that Callahan could never build.  Pelini seems to understand college football and how to build a program.  I personally feel very good about the direction of the program.

If the team can get the offense going next year and the D really is better as Bo and Carl say it will be then the sky is the limit.  We have Texas in Lincoln with a new quarterback and a chip on Bo and Carl's shoulder.  Great way to prove the team is back.

It was a fun team to watch, way to many heart breaking losses but we played with the best that the Big 12 has to offer and a VT team that was very good when we played them and only got better over the season.  It would have been interesting to play them in a bowl and see how that went.  I think it would have been a really good game similar to the early season meeting, hopefully with a different outcome. 

Overall I feel that the Huskers are a lot better off than they were a year ago.  I really can't wait for next season. 

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