1-Man’s Opinion on Sports-Wednesday “2025-LOOK BACK AT 2024”
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“HAPPY NEW YEAR”
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“2025-LOOK BACK-2024”
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A New Year and a final chance to look back at the top stories of last year.
So many things to consider, personalities, wins, losses, controversies, deaths.
My top 10-sports stories of 2024:
10..TRAVIS HUNTER….What a fabulous season the Colorado WR-DB had, that included the dominant vote count in winning the Heisman. He played (1,050) snaps for Deion Sanders crew.
9..JOHNNY HOCKEY..The NHL mourned the summer tragedy, the Columbus Blue Jackets star and his Boston College star brother, killed by a drunk driver while cycling. Johnny and Matt Gaudreau honored in both the US-and-Canada.
8..SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER…He might not make you forget Tiger Woods’ greatness, but it was a start, the 9-wins, the Grand Slam wins, the Fed X-points title, and the Olympic Gold Medal 62-final round. Some season.
7..FERNANDO-RICKY-SEY HEY…They left us too early and with memories, Fernando Valenzuala, Ricky Henderson and Willy Mays…each great for different reasons.
6…PAC 12-DEATH…What was great, now gone, done in by greed, incompetence and arrogance. West Coast football may never be the same ever again. It was something special since 1915.
5..CHIEFS-SUPER BOWL..The brilliance of Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid take their 2nd Super Bowl trophy back to Kansas City, and serve notice they are looking for a 3rd ring in a row this year.
4..BELICHICK-SABAN…They leave football and leave a legacy, Belichick’s 333-wins and 6-Super Bowl rings in New England, and Saban’s 7-College Football Championships at Alabama and LSU.
3..DODGERS..Pick any topic and it fits here. The Dodgers win the World Series, another NL West title, the entire Shohei Ohtani saga. A speical season. A dynasty franchise.
2..PETE ROSE…Beloved in Cincinnati, despised everywhere else. His memoriabilia is in the Hall of Fame, he is not. The debate during his life will continue now in death, he deserves to be in Cooperstown. A trail of records. A trail of controversy about his gambling addiction. The finest player to watch, the flawed person.
1..CAITLIN CLARK…She changed Women’s College Basketball, changed the Iowa Hawkeyes, and forever impacted the WNBA. A talent, a personality, a tough as nails player. She became the face of the women’s game. She has forever changed the business model of women’s college basketball and the business of the WNBA.
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Regarding your One Man’s Opinion and analysis for December 30, 2024, the Chargers played their hearts out for a coach named Harbaugh.
Their schemes were better,( under Coordinators Roman and Minter), Justin Herbert was carefully handled and nurtured by the coaching staff . And, Herbert is one tough customer as he led his team in spite of debilitating injuries.
By the way, they played the schedule the NFL had given them and did fairly well. They would have beaten Kansas City the second time around if it wasn’t for the “doink” heard around the world.
Give the Chargers, Herbert and the coaching staff some credit, will you?
I know you’re bitter over the Spanos family; the move to Los Angeles, etc. Get this…they are never moving back to San Diego and the Dodgers will win another World Series before the Padres will ever sniff and/or reach another NLCS. The only thing going for you is Aztecs’ basketball.
Finally, Sean Lewis is a mediocre FBS coach. Steve Lavin is a used car salesman at the University of San Diego. Kudos to their football brothers who are successful in spite of not having NIL perks or even scholarships. Lavin is a West Coast Conference fraud. Hail the Pioneer League’s football Toreros.