Picking Cameron's Knows: BCS Bowl Games

Orange Bowl: Cincy over West Virginia
Sugar Bowl: Alabama over Utah
Fiesta Bowl: Texas over Ohio State
Rose Bowl: USC over Penn State
National Championship: Florida over Oklahoma

Week 15 NFL Picks

This week's Winners

Bucs
Redskins
Titans
Packers
Dolphins
Rams
Jets
Chargers
Colts
Cardinals
Steelers
Panthers
Patriots
Giants
MNF: Eagles

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week 12

Titans over Jets to remain undefeated
Baltimore over Philly
Houston over Cleveland
Tampa Bay over Detroit
Buffalo over KC
Chicago over St. Louis
New England over Miami
Jacksonville over Minnesota
Dallas over San Fran
Denver over Oakland
Atlanta over Carolina
NY Giants over the Ariz Cards
Washington over Seattle
Indy over San Diego
MNF: Green Bay over New Orleans

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week 11

Titans go 10-0 with win over Jaguars
Atlanta over Denver
Carolina over Detroit
Philly over Cincy
New Orleans over Kansas City
NY Giants over Baltimore
Minnesota over Tampa Bay
Miami over Oakland
Chicago over Green Bay
Indy over Houston
San Fran over St. Louis
Arizona over Seattle
Pittsburgh over San Diego
Washington over Dallas
MNF: Buffalo over Cleveland

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week 10

TN Titans stay undefeated in Chicago
New Orleans over Atlanta
Jacksonville over Detroit
Baltimore defense shuts down Houston
Miami downs Seattle
Green Bay takes one from rival Minnesota
New England over injured Buffalo
Jets over the Rams
Carolina beats pitiful Oakland
Pittsburgh beats struggling Indy
San Diego keeps KC in the cellar
NYGiants in a good game beat the Eagles
MNF: High powered Arizona offense too much for the 49ers

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week 8

NY Jets over Pittsburgh
Jacksonville over Cleveland
Houston keeps Cincy winless
Baltimore over Oakland but who cares
Arizona over Carolina
Tampa Bay over Dallas
Washington downs Detroit
Buffalo turns back Miami
New England takes down St. Louis
New Orleans over San Diego
New York over KC
Philly over Atlanta
San Fran over Seattle
MNF: Titans stay undefeated and beat the Colts

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week 7

Titans over Chiefs
San Diego over Buffalo
Chicago over Minnesota
New Orleans over Carolina
Pitt over Cincy
Miami over Baltimore
Giants over 49ers
Dallas over St. Louis
Houston over Detroit
Indy over Green Bay
Jets over Raiders
Washington over Cleveland
Tampa Bay over Seattle
MNF: Denver over New England

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Oct 12

Carolina over Tampa Bay
Washington over St. Louis
Jacksonville over Denver (Dad disagrees)
Dallas over Arizona
Philly over San Fran
Green Bay over Seattle
Chicago over Atlanta
Miami over Houston
Indy over Baltimore
Minnesota over Detroit
New Orleans over Oakland
NY Jets over Cincy
New England over San Diego
MNF: NY Giants over Cleveland

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week # 4

Week 4

Six teams have a bye this week.

Titans over the Vikings
Carolina over the Falcons
Jags take down Houston
Denver easily over KC
New Orleans over San Fran
Arizona over the Jets
Bay Battle: Green Bay over Tampa Bay
San Diego pops Oakland
Buffalo keeps St. Louis falling
Dallas takes it to Washington
Philly over Chicago

MNF: Pittsburgh over Baltimore

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week #3

My Winning Picks for Week #3

Titans beat Houston
Atlanta over KC
Buffalo takes Oakland
Tampa Bay upsets Chicago
Minnesota pops Carolina’s balloon
New England keeps Miami winless
NY Giants destroy the Bengals
Arizona offense too much for Washington
Denver with Jay Cutler routs New Orleans
Detroit gets past San Fran
Seattle keeps St. Louis in the cellar
Cleveland in a close one over Baltimore
Jacksonville upsets Indy
Pittsburgh in a close win over Philly
Dallas humbles Green Bay

Monday Night
San Diego bounces back over Favre & Jets

Cameron's NFL Fantasy Team

Starters
QB Donovan McNabb, Philly
RB Marshawn Lynch, Buffalo
RB Michael Turner, Atlanta
RB/WR Kevin Smith, Detroit
WR Randy Moss, New England
WR Chris Chambers, San Diego
TE Vernon Davis, San Francisco
Defense/Special Teams, Seahawks
K Matt Bryant, Tampa Bay

Bench
WR Marques Colston, New Orleans
TE Dallas Clark, Indy
QB David Garrard, Jacksonville
D/ST, Titans
RB Ray Rice, Baltimore
WR Eddie Royal, Denver
RB Jerious Norwood, Atlanta

Point Total after Week #1: 112 !!

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week 1

THURSDAY
Giants over Redskins

SUNDAY
Lions take down the Falcons
Bengals ground the Ravens
Seahawks soar over the Bills
Jets take off on Miami
Patriots over the Chiefs
Saints prey on the Buccaneers
Philly over St. Louis
Steelers round up the Texans
Jaguars subdue the Titans
Cowboys rope the Browns
Chargers run over the Panthers
Cardinals drop the 49ers
Colts stampede the Bears

MONDAY
Vikings maul the Packers
Broncos stomp the Raiders

Mr. Guy Moore is the owner of the Garnet & Gold stores in Tallahassee. They sell all kinds of Florida State sports stuff. My Dad and Mr. Moore became friends last year and he has been sending me some really cool autographed things from former FSU players who are now in the pros. I'll show some of the players.

This week I received an autographed (to me) photo of former Seminoles star defensive player, Ernie Sims. FSU retired his #34 jersey and he has had two great seasons with the Detroit Lions. He's led the Lions in tackles both years and last year he had 106 tackles!

Dad wishes his arms looked like Ernie's.

ESPN.com has an article predicting that Ernie Sims will be one of four NFL defensive players to have a breakout season in 2008. Check it out.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3493682

Thanks Mr. Moore!

Picking Cameron's Knows: 2008 NBA Mock Draft

Here are my predictions for the 2008 NBA Draft on June 26

1. Bulls Derrick Rose, PG, Memphis
2. Heat Michael Beasley, PF, Kansas St
3. T’Wolves OJ Mayo, SG, USC
4. Sonics Brook Lopez, C, Stanford
5. Grizzlies Kevin Love, PF, UCLA
6. Knicks Eric Gordon, SG, Indiana
7. Clippers Jerryd Bayless, PG/SG, Arizona
8. Bucks Joe Alexander, PF/SF, West Va
9. Bobcats Anthony Randolph, SF/PF, LSU
10. Nets Danilo Galliarni, SF, International
11. Pacers D.J. Augustin, PG, Texas
12. Kings Russell Westbrook, PG, UCLA
13. Trail Blazers Maureese Speights, PF, Florida
14. Warriors Darrel Arthur, PF, Kansas
15. Suns Brandon Rush, SF, Kansas
16. 76ers Kosta Koufos, C, Ohio State
17. Pacers Robin Lopez, PF, Stanford
18. Wizards Chris Douglas Roberts, SF, Memphis
19. Cavs Shan Foster, SG, Vanderbilt
20. Bobcats Javale McGee, C, Nevada
21. Nets DeAndre Jordan, C, Texas A&M
22. Magic Mario Chalmers, PG, Kansas
23. Jazz Roy Hibbert, C, Georgetown
24. Sonics Nicholas Batum, SF, France
25. Rockets Jason Thompson, C, Rider
26. Spurs Serge Ibaka, C, France
27. Trail Blazers Trent Plaisted, PF/C, BYU
28. Grizzlies Donte Green, SF, Syracuse
29. Pistons Alexis Ajinca, PF/C, International
30. Celtics Courtney Lee, SG, Western KY

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Draft 2008

Cameron’s 2008 NFL 1st Round Draft Predictions Dolphins--Jake Long, OT, Michigan Rams--Chris Long, DE, Virginia Falcons--Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College Raiders—Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas Chiefs—Glen Dorsey, DT, LSU Jets—Vernon Gholston, DE, OSU Patriots—Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida Ravens—Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State Bengals—Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC Saints—Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy Bills—Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State Broncos—Keith Rivers, LB, USC Panthers—Philip Merling, DE, Clemson Bears—Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt Lions—Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh Cardinals—Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois Chiefs—Duane Brown, OT, VA Tech Texans—Dominique-Rodgers Cromartie, CB, Tenn State Eagles—Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma Buccaneers—Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas Redskins—Limas Sweed, WR, Texas Cowboys—Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas Steelers—Branden Albert, G, Virginia Titans—DeSean Jackson, WR, California Seahawks—Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon Jaguars—Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida Chargers—Kentwan Balmer, DT, UNC Cowboys—Reggie Smith, CB, Oklahoma 49ers—Jerod Mayo, LB, Tennessee Packers—Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona Giants—Kenny Phillips, S, Miami

Picking Cameron's Knows: NBA Playoffs

WEST is BEST Western Conference Quarter-Finals Chris Paul (my favorite player) & Hornets will send the Mavs home early again Lakers will bury the Nuggets who need to learn to play defense Suns will surprise the Spurs Jazz will frustrate Rockets. McGrady wants to someday get past the first round. Western Conference Semi--Finals Lakers take the sting out of the Hornets Suns give the Jazz the blues Western Conference Finals Lakers will rise as the Suns set EAST IS LEAST...except for the Celtics Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals Celtics will shoot down the Hawks Pistons will grind the 76ers Magic will make the Raptors disappear Cavs take away the Wizards' power Eastern Conference Semi--Finals Celtics halt the Pistons Too much Magic for the Cavs Eastern Conference Finals Celtics feel the Magic NBA Championship: Lakers vs. Celtics....just like old times Kobe takes his third championship ring and leaves Garnett wanting his first

Picking Cameron's Knows: 2008 NHL Playoffs

2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs EASTERN CONFERENCE NY Rangers will beat the NJ Devils Pittsburgh Penguins will defeat the Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens over the Boston Bruins Washington Capitals down the Philadelphia Flyers Quarter-Finals Rangers ice the Penguins Canadiens knock out the Capitals Semi-Finals Canadiens send the Rangers home WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Wild will outlast the Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks will put out the Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings will beat pesky Predators from Nashville Anaheim Ducks will be quacking in their win over the Dallas Stars Quarter-Finals Sharks tame the Wild Red Wings are tougher than Duck Wings Semi-Finals Red Wings fly all over the Sharks Stanley Cup Finals Lord Stanley’s Cup goes back to Canada as Montreal puts the brakes on the Motor City’s run.

Prophet Presson Picks the Plum

Kansas was not my favorite team in the NCAA tournament but I picked them to win the Championship.










Chalmers hit an amazing 3-point shot with 2 seconds left to send the game into overtime against a stunned Memphis team who couldn't recover from shock. Once again, I beat Sports Illustrated's experts and made more winning picks from the Sweet 16 all the way to the championship. SI picked UCLA to win it all.

I correctly picked all 8 teams that made it into the Elite Eight. I predicted Davidson's win over Wisconsin even though Dad tried to talk me out of it. Davidson with Stephan Curry was the most fun team to watch. They came up just short of beating Kansas for a trip to the Final Four.

We enjoyed seeing the Tennessee Vols women get their second national championship in a row. We came so close to having the men and women champs in Tennessee.

Cam's Picks: Best of NCAA Hoops

1st Team All-Americans
PG: D.J. Austin-- Texas
SG: Stephen Curry--Davidson
SF: Chris Douglas Roberts--Memphis
PF: Michael Beasley-- Kansas St.
PF/C: Tyler Hansbrough--UNC

2nd Team All-Americans
PG: Darren Collison--UCLA
SG: Shane Foster--Vanderbilt
SF: Luke Harangody--Notre Dame
PF: Kevin Love-- UCLA
PF/C: Brook Lopez--Stanford

All-Freshman Team
PG: Derrick Rose--Memphis
SG: Eric Gordon--Indiana
SF: Jerryd Bayless--Arizona
PF: Michael Beasley--Kansas St.
C: Kevin Love--UCLA

Top 5 Coaches of the Year
1. Bob McKillop--Davidson
2. Sean Miller-- Xavier
3. Bruce Pearl--Tenn
4. Keno Davis--Drake
5. Brad Stevens--Butler

Freshman of the Year
Michael Beasley--Kansas St.

Player of the Year
Tyler Hansbrough--UNC

Bumpy Road to the Finals

Well, like everybody else my bracket was busted by plenty of upsets. The newspaper today said that only 2 people out of 3.2 million players in the ESPN bracket contest picked the Sweet 16 teams correctly. So, I don't feel so bad. Here's my predictions of how the rest of March Madness will play out: SWEET 16 EAST UNC easily defeats Washington State Louisville beats Tennessee in a close game Kansas runs all over Villanova Davidson with Curry upsets Wisconsin WEST Memphis is too strong for Michigan State Texas in a close one over Stanford UCLA runs up the score on Western Kentucky Xavier slips past West Virginia ELITE EIGHT EAST UNC wins a close one over Louisville Kansas shows Davidson who is boss WEST Texas takes down Memphis UCLA hammers Xavier FINAL FOUR Kansas sends UNC home (I wish UNC would win it all but it won't happen) UCLA knocks out Texas CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS KANSAS defeats UCLA in a great match-up. This will be a great game! Sports Illustrated predicts that the Sweet 16 winners will be: EAST: UNC, Louisville, Kansas, Wisconsin WEST: Memphis, Texas, UCLA, Xavier Elite Eight Then they think that Louisville will beat UNC and Kansas will beat Wisconsin In the West they predict that Texas will stop Memphis and UCLA will beat Xavier Final Four SI says that Kansas will beat Louisville and UCLA defeats Texas Championship SI predicts the UCLA Bruins will beat the Kansas Jayhawks

Picking Cameron's Knows: March Madness

WEST UCLA > Miss V. State BYU > Texas A&M UCLA > BYU Drake> Western KY U Conn > San Diego U Conn > Drake Baylor > Purdue (upset) Xavier > Georgia Xavier > Purdue West Va. > Arizona Duke > Belmont West Virginia > Duke (upset) WEST REGIONALS UCLA > U Conn XAVIER > WVA SOUTH Memphis > UT Arlington Miss State > Oregon Memphis > MS State Michigan State > Temple Pittsburgh > Oral Roberts Pitt > Mich State Marquette > Kentucky Stanford > Cornell Stanford > Marquette St. Mary’s > Miami (upset) Texas > Austin Peay Texas > St. Mary's SOUTH REGIONALS Memphis > Pittsburgh Texas > Stanford EAST UNC > Mt. St. Mary’s Indiana > Arkansas UNC > Indiana Notre Dame > G. Mason Wash. State > Winthrop Notre Dame > Wash. State Oklahoma > St. Joseph’s Louisville > Boise State Louisville > Oklahoma Butler > S. Alabama Tennessee > American Tennessee > Butler EAST REGIONALS UNC > Notre Dame Tennessee > Louisville MIDWEST Kansas > Portland State Kent State > UNLV Kansas > Kent State Villanova > Clemson (upset) Vanderbilt > Siena Vanderbilt > Villanova Kansas State > USC (upset) Wisconsin > CSU Fullerton Kansas State > Wisconsin (upset) Davidson > Gonzaga (upset) Georgetown > UMBC Georgetown > Davidson MIDWEST REGIONALS Kansas > Vanderbilt Georgetown > Kansas State Elite Eight UCLA > Xavier Texas > Memphis UNC > Tennessee Kansas > Georgetown Final Four UCLA > Texas Kansas > UNC Championship Kansas > UCLA NCAA CHAMPS KANSAS

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Last Snapshot from NFL Combine Night

This is me with my buddy, Marcus Monk, 6'-6" WR from the University of Arkansas. I don't know how defensive backs are supposed to cover these tall wide receivers. Marcus has pass catching in his blood. His uncle, Art Monk, was an All-Pro wide receiver with the Washington Redskins. Marcus said that his all-time favorite receiver and idol was Jerry Rice.
For $10 we won't repeat that to Uncle Art.

More NFL Combine Night

This is Frank Okam, 6'-5", 320 lb Defensive Tackle from the University of Texas. He's not only big ( I was hoping he wouldn't trip and fall on me.) but smart too. He was a 2007 first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection and was on UT's Athletic Honor Roll all 4 years. Frank told me that his favorite player when he was growing up was Reggie White because of the kind of player and Christian he was.

When I asked Frank which NFL quarterback would he most like to sack, he said without hesistating, "Vince Young." When I asked why Vince, he said that when Vince was still QB at Texas the defense wasn't allowed to tackle him during drills or scrimmages.

NFL Combine Night at D1

Turn your computer sideways!

This is me and Brad Cottam, a 6'-8" Tight End from Univ. of TN. Yea, he's a little taller than me but I think I could take him in hoops. Brad averaged 25 yards per catch in his senior season with the Vols.

More from Combine Night at D1

This is Steve Justice, 6'-4" 285 lb first-team All-American center, from Wake Forest University. Wake Forest has had great back-to-back seasons, beating Florida State twice, and giving solid performances in bowl games. This year they upset U Conn in their bowl game.
Steve is one of the top rated centers in the draft. My Dad went to Wake Forest and he said that when he was a student there he had bigger muscles than Steve does. Yea, right.

Cam at Combine Nite

A few weeks ago I was invited by Mr. Matt Toy to attend Combine Night at D1 Sports Training in Cool Springs. He found out about my blog and invited me to come with a "Press Pass." That meant I got to come right down on the field and meet the players. About 16 college football players have been training at D1 for the past few weeks to get ready for the NFL Combine that began this weekend in Indiannaopolis. The NFL combine is where players who have declared for the draft show off their skills in front of scouts from every NFL team. The drills measure vertical leap, broad jump, strength in the weight room, speed in the 40 yard dash, agility, and specialized drills for certain positions like kicking, catching or passing accuracy.


This photo is Jason Jones, DE of Eastern Michigan Univ. doing the vertical leap. Chris is 6'5'' 262 pounds. In 2007 he was voted EMU's MVP and was first-team All-Mid-American Conference in 2007.


The NFL combine is very important. A player can improve or hurt his draft position by how he performs against others at his same position. There's lots of pressure because all the NFL scouts are watching and taking notes.After the players did their practice drills, I got to meet and interview 4 of them. That was very cool. I have most of them on my draft board. It was cool to meet and talk with players that I've watched on TV and read about. In my next few entries I'll show you the pictures and interviews. They were pretty busy so the interviews are short.

Predators Can't Quite Can the Canucks

Our friends, the Suttles, gave us their tickets and great seats to the Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks hockey game on Thursday night. Vancouver has Roberto Luongo,one of the best goalies in the NHL.

Maybe this Predator found the only way to beat Luongo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Preds had more shots on goal than the Canucks and sent the game into overtime. It was a very exciting game and was still tied 2-2 after overtime so the game went to a shoot-out. Then Luongo completely shut out the Preds on the shoot-out. Luongo has a different style of defending goal on shoot-outs than the Preds goalie Chris Mason. Luongo comes out several feet from the goal and challenges each scorer. He's aggressive and it works. By coming forward he seems to take away some of the angles.
I wished the Predators had won but it was a very exciting game. It was awesome to be so close to the action.

My Turn to Interview Chip Cirillo

Chip Cirillo interviewing NHL & Predators star forward Steve Sullivan in 2006

Chip Cirillo is the sportswriter for the Tennessean newspaper who covers Williamson County sports. Chip is the reporter who interviewed me and wrote the story about me. I wanted to ask him some questions and he said OK. 1. Who was your all-time favorite interview with? Probably Wayne Gretzky and Sammy Sosa. Most people say Gretzky is the greatest hockey player ever so that was really cool. I interviewed him after the morning skate one time when Phoenix played the Predators. I loved to watch him play during his hey day with Edmonton. Those teams were so good. I got to interview Sosa during an injury rehab in Jackson when he was with the Cubs. One of the guys from Jackson’s front office said it was like having a rock star in town. And, of course, he pulled up to the minor league ballpark in a white limo. Two other memorable interviews: one with a fireman from NYC who survived 9/11 and a Franklin man who narrowly survived the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. 2. What was your favorite sports event that you covered and wrote about? In 2001, I covered the NCAA Super Regional when an extra-inning homer vaulted Tennessee into the College World Series in Omaha. I got to interview USC’s Mark Prior at WCS. 3. Who would you most like to meet and interview someday? Michael Jordan. He’s the man. 4. Who are your favorite teams and athletes? Cubs, Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks. Grew up in Chicago. I enjoy following all the teams in Nashville area. 5. If you could be a pro athlete in any sport what would it be? Probably football, baseball or hockey. Those are my favorite sports. I used to cover the Predators, who are friendly to deal with. 6. I just finished reading Summer Ball by Mike Lupica. I also read Travel Team and Heat by him. Do you have a favorite sports book? I Am Third by Gale Sayers. Best non-sports book: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Everyone should read that book. 7. Who is your favorite sportswriter (newspaper or magazine)? Ben Walker (AP sports writer), Chicago Tribune, Sports Illustrated.

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Playoffs

Here are my predictions for the NFL playoffs. NFC Wild Card Weekend Jan 5 Lower seeded Washington Redskins will beat inconsistent Seattle Seahawks Jan 6 Improving NY Giants will beat Tampa Bay Bucanneers Divisional Games Jan 12 Packers will beat their opponent from Wild Card game Jan 13 Cowboys will beat their opponent from Wild Card game NFC Championship Game Jan 20 Cowboys will beat the Packers AFC Wild Card Weekend Jan 5 Peaking Jaguars will stuff the slumping Steelers Jan 6 Improved Chargers will beat injured Titans Divisional Games Jan 12 Patriots will beat their opponent from Wild Card game Jan 13 Colts will beat their opponent from Wild Card game AFC Championship Game Jan 20 Patriots will beat the Colts Super Bowl Feb 3 Patriots will soundly beat the Cowboys. Tom Brady will win the Super Bowl MVP award and the AFC MVP award

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Week 15

Ramon here: Tonight I accidentally deleted Cameron's Week 15 picks. I can't get it back in its proper sequence. But here's a copy of that Dec 15th post.

Last week I beat Peter King on all 3 games he and I picked a different winner, so now I'm leading Peter King by +12 !

My predictions for Week 15 Peter King*

Titans rebound with win over Chiefs

New England rips the Jets

Pittsburgh in close one over Jacksonville*

Tampa Bay over Atlanta

Seattle over Carolina

Green Bay over St. Louis

Baltimore over Miami*

New Orleans over Atlanta

Cleveland over Buffalo

Colts pass by the Raiders

Chargers over the Lions

Dallas over Philly

NY Giants over Washington

*MNF: Vikings over Chicago