PAGE 20 // WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009
SPORTS
the pendulum
ON
ONE ON ONE
Christian Binder and Russell Varner
Sports Commentatcjrs
Tiger Woods faces
controversy, college
football season nears end
One of the biggest stories of the past weei
revolved around Tiger Woods' accident and
what has been going on in his personal life.
Why doesn't Tiger just come out and say what
happened? In this TMZ-driven world, should we
respect Tiger's wishes and leave him and his
family alone?
RUSSELL:
We should absolutely leave Tiger alone. We
really have no right to be dogging him endlessly
to figure out what’s going on with him and his
family. I mean, what would've happened if we
did this kind of stuff with Babe Ruth?
But I will admit doesn’t help the situation
when Tiger doesn’t come out and say anything
and keeps putting off interviews with police.
He’s handling this by doing everything he
shouldn’t. It makes no sense to me and is
making this a much bigger story than it needs
to be.
CHRISTIAN:
I completely agree. The only reason we
heard about this and it’s such a big deal is
because the accident happened at 2:30 a.m.
morning. That immediately raises questions but,
contrary to popular belief, he is a person and he
can do what he wants.
There are rumors circulating that he cheated
on his wife (which he would be crazy to do in
my opinion) and she chased him with a golf
club, but what If he was going out to grab some
ice cream or something?
Obviously there’s something going on, given
his statement, but still, leave the guy alone.
We have now made it just one step closer
to the end of the college football season with
the announcement of the bowl games this past
Sunday. Now that all the dust has settled and
we know that it will be Texas and Alabama for
the national championship, let’s make some
early game predictions.
RUSSELL;
Well, first off, it looks like the Bowl
Championship Series got it right this year. That
makes them, what, two for nine now? Also,
thank the Lord we won’t have Tim Tebow in the
championship game. Now we don’t have to hear
the 1,321 identical stories about how great he
is.
Instead, we have to hear that about Colt
McCoy. As for the game itself, Alabama is
playing great right now. That defense is red hot
and looks like It can stop anyone. If Texas had
trouble moving on Nebraska’s defense, they are
going have some major trouble moving the ball
against Alabama. I predict Alabama wins 23-10.
CHRISTIAN:
I agree that the BCS got It right. I’m most
interested in seeing Texas Christian University
play Boise State personally, and I think TCU will
win that one. But as for the title game, I’m going
to play devil’s advocate and say Texas is going
to win, just for the sake of argument.
McCoy is one of the best quarterbacks in
college football, and Jordan Shipley has been
a monster both receiving and returning. Not to
take anything away from ‘Bama, they have a
great team, but I think Texas will pull this one
out in the end. It’s going to be a high-scoring
affair, 31-24 Texas.
ATHLETIC
RESULTS
DEC.2-DEC.7
Men’s basketball
Dec. 3
Elon 31
Samford 55
Dec. 5
Elon 82
Chattanooga 63
Women’s basketball
Dec. 5
Elon 58
Georgia Southern 70
Dec. 7
Elon 50
College of Charleston 63
SPORTS THIS WEEK
DEC. 9-DEC. 16
Dec. 13
Men’s basketball @ Wake
Forest - 2 p.m.
Women’s basketball @
Winston-Salem State - 2
p.m.
Check
online on
Thursday
to hear Pam
and Sam’s last
podcast of the
semester
SPORTS BRIEFS
Baseball signs eight
players to 2011 lineup
Baseball head coach
Mike Kennedy annouced
earlier this week that
eight players have signed
National Letters of Intent
for the 2011 season.
Kennedy said he is
looking to replace the
players the team lost at
the end of last season
and those that may leave
before the beginning of
this season for the draft.
Leonard announces three
additions to next year’s
men’s tennis team
In the 2010-11 season,
the men’s tennis team
will add three new
players to its roster. One
recruit boasts a five-
star rating, while the
other two hold four-star
ratings.
Wesley Barrett (Cary,
N.C.), Andrew Prince
(Hastings Hudson, N.Y.)
and Cameron Silverman
(Mount Kisco, N.Y.) all
rank in the top-150 in the
nation, with Silverman
sitting the highest at no.
40 in the country and No.
3 in the state of New York.
Hudgins honored by the
Socon in November
Elon senior wide
receiver Terrell Hudgins
received the Southern
Conference’s Offensive
Player of the Month award
for November. This is the
second time Hudgins has
received the award this
season. He first won in
September.
U Donate. We Donate.
Elon Dining Managers volunteered their time to work football concessions on two
Saturdays to adopt families for the holidays. We collected meal swipes from Elon
students during our Thanksgiving theme meals in the dining halls to adopt more
families this year. Together, we collected over $4000 to sponsor families through
Christmas Cheer, a Burlington charity organization that helps local families in
need. With deepest gratitude, we thank you for your generosity and kindness.
Happy holidays from your friends at Elon Dining Services.