Welcome to the December 18, 2009 edition of athletic alley blog carnival. Dick LaFrance demonstrates the influence that sports icons had on his youth and asks about the icons of today. Steve Patterson gives a great preview of this season’s upcoming bowl games. Dave Roller takes a look back at some events that helped to make his White Sox the 2005 World Series Champions. Submissions are due by 8:00 PM (EST) on Tuesdays. The carnival will be posted at noon the following Thursday. Your submission can be focused on any sport, at any level. Athletic Alley and the contributors welcome your comments on the featured posts. I hope you enjoy the submissions. Keep those sports related articles coming. It is my hope that you consider this a fun and easy way to get the word out about the sport (or sports) you love to play and/or watch. If you know someone whose writing would be a good addition to the weekly blog carnival or to Athletic Alley itself, please point them this way.
college
Steve Patterson presents What did we learn from college football this week? Who is going where. posted at FryingPan Sports, saying, “Texas tends to play down to the competition too often to be favored against Bama. Texas has been living on luck in several games and their luck runs out against the Tide.”
Steve Patterson presents Verlon Reed Gets Late Ohio State Offer posted at eScoutRoom, saying, “Reed made a visit to Ohio State for their game against Iowa earlier in the year and has been looking for an offer from the Buckeyes.”
general
Rod presents Andre Agassi’s autobiography: Open posted at Tennis Chump, saying, “Andre Agassi’s book chronicles his journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance in transforming himself from the kid who hates tennis to one of the game’s greatest ambassadors – well worth a read.”
high school
Steve Patterson presents Verlon Reed 2010 Quarterback/Safety Prospect posted at eFilmRoom, saying, “A really nice quality video of Verlon Reed from Rivals.com. He showcases his speed on offense with numerous runs where he outruns defenders and gets to the edge for big gains.”
professional
Steve Patterson presents Tuesday QB?Projecting the playoffs at the 3/4th pole. posted at FryingPan Sports, saying, “Ex ND coach Weis is making the rounds of teams that might be looking for an Off Coordinator. Reportedly he visited the Bears yesterday and is scheduled to be in Cleveland today.”
Dave Roller presents World Champs anniversary edition posted at Crazy Uncle Dave’s Sport-O-Rama, saying, “The 5 year anniversary of the 2005 World champion White Sox will soon be upon us. January 13th, 2004 is a date that changed the character of the team.”
jack perconte presents Ramblin On About My Glory Days: Where’s Waldo, I mean Johnstone? posted at Jack Perconte, saying, “Fun baseball story”
Dick Lafrance presents My Sports Heroes posted at My Thoughts on the World of Sports, saying, “Growing up during the 1960′s and 70′s I was fascinated by sports by the 4 major sports and their athletes.”
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of athletic alley blog carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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Someone needs to touch on the price of super bowl tickets. I have been searching high and low and can’t find anything under 2 thousand dollars! I have to see my colts play. Need any contributors on Midwest professional sports?