Here’s what went down Monday on G&A
Giant Gap? - The defending Super Bowl champs came in and left town with a convincing win over the NFC West-leading Cardinals. Gambo thinks the Cards played pretty well despite their ineptness in the red zone, as well as the fact that they couldn’t generate any pressure on Eli Manning, who picked them apart for 240 yards and 3 touchdowns. Ash feels there were too many breakdowns — especially with missed tackles in the secondary, two big turnovers, and lapses on special teams. Both were impressed with the cover skills of rookie Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Why was the roof closed again? We took calls.
Big 12 Bottleneck - The BCS picture is becoming a little clearer — except in the top-heavy Big 12 South. Oklahoma smacked previously unbeaten Texas Tech, but still didn’t pass Texas in the BCS standings. Gambo thinks the Sooners’ beat-down of Tech was the most convincing win of the entire 2008 season. Ash thinks OU will pass UT in the BCS standings with a win this weekend over in-state rival Oklahoma State in Stillwater. The guys debated if the BCS works itself out in the end. Ash ripped Gambo for watching the nightmare that was Washington-Washington State. We took calls.
The guys caught up with light heavyweight champ Oscar de la Hoya, who previewed his much-anticipated bout next weekend against Manny Pacquiao at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “The Golden Boy” is 39-5 with 30 KO’s. Pacquiao enters the bout 47-3-2 with 35 KO’s. He discussed how he is approaching the fight and what he expects from Pac-Man.
Just How Good? - G&A briefly touched on the importance of next weekend’s fight in Vegas. Does the sport of boxing need an epic battle to “save” the sport, and just how good is de la Hoya going to look against the nails’ tough Pacquiao?
Tuesday we’ll be joined by ESPN college football analyst Mark May and NBA analyst Tim Legler.
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