Picking Cameron's Knows: The Bowls

New Mexico Bowl

Fresno St. over Wyoming

St. Petersburg

Rutgers over UCF

New Orleans

So Miss over MTSU

Las Vegas

OSU over BYU

Poinsettia

Utah over Cal

Hawaii

Nevada over SMU

Little Caesars

Ohio over Marshall

Meineke

Pitt over UNC

Emerald

USC over BC

Music City Bowl

Clemson over KY

Independence

GA over Texas A & M

Eagle Bank

UCLA over Temple

Champs Sports

Miami over Wisconsin

Humanitarian

Bowling Green over Idaho

Holiday

Nebraska over Arizona

Armed Forces

Houston over Air Force

Sun

Oklahoma over Stanford

Texas

Missouri over Navy

Insight

Minnesota over Iowa St

Chick-fil-a

Va Teach over Tenn

Outback

Auburn over Northwestern

Capital One

LSU over Penn State

Gator Bowl

West Virginia over FSU

GMAC

Central Mich over Troy

Rose

Oregon over Ohio State

Sugar

Florida over Cincy

International

S Florida over N Illinois

Papa Johns

South Carolina over U Conn

Cotton

Ole Miss over Okla St

Liberty

East Carolina over Arkansas

Alamo

Texas Tech over Michigan St

Fiesta

TCU over Boise St

Orange

GA Tech over Iowa

National Title

Alabama over Texas

Picking Cameron's Knows:Road to the World Series

American League
Yankees over the Angels

National League
Dodgers over the Phillies


WORLD SERIES
Yankees over the Dodgers

Picking Cameron's Knows: 2009 NFL Season

Here are my predictions for the 2009-2010 NFL Season

AFC
North: Steelers
East: Patriots
West: Chargers
South: Titans
Wild Card: Colts

NFC
North: Vikings
East: Eagles
West: Cardinals
South: Saints
Wild Card: Giants


AFC Title Game: Patriots over the Chargers
NFC Title Game: Eagles defeat the Saints

Super Bowl: Eagles defeat the Patriots


Offensive Player of the Year: Drew Brees
Defensive Player of the Year: Patrick Willis
Rookie of the Year: Keshown Moreno
MVP: Adrian Peterson

15 NFL Quarterback Soap Operas

It seems that there are few teams that have a sure thing at quarterback or QB situation without controversy or question marks. Here's my Top 15 QB Dramas.

15. Broncos: Denver is sour on departed Jay Cutler but can Kyle Orton make them forget him?

14. Redskins: If Jason Campbell doesn't play well or win, is he's out?

13. Seahawks: Now healthy, can Matt Hasselback return to winning form?

12. Jets: Rookie Mark Sanchez is getting the starting job. Is it too much too soon?

11. Packers: Can Aaron Rodgers improve in 2nd year at the helm?

10. Brown: Is it going to be Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson?

9. Texans & Browns: Can Matt Schaub & Carson Palmer stay healthy for a whole season?

8. Titans: Will Vince Young get another chance? Has he matured if not?

7. Patriots: Can a healthy Tom Brady who missed all of last season return to his superstar form?

6. Bucaneers: Who will win the 4-man race for QB? Leftwich, Johnson, McCowan, or Freeman?

5. Chiefs: Can Matt Cassel turn the franchise around?

4. Lions: Can Matthew Stafford live up to the hype and big contract in his rookie season?

3. Bears: Jay Cutler has Bears fans thinking Super Bowl. How will he actually perform?

2. Eagles: Will the addition of Michael Vick be a distraction or a bonus?

1. Vikings: Brett Favre suits up for the Packers' bitter rival. What will we be saying about this in January?

Friday night my Dad and I went to see a Nashville Sounds minor-league baseball game. The Sounds were playing the Fresno Grizzlies, the minor-league team of the San Francisco Giants.

We were hoping to meet former FSU star Buster Posey, starting catcher for Fresno but he was injured.

Coming into the game, the Sounds were a half-game out of 1st place in their division. Anyways about the game.... The Sounds got off to a great start, with a leadoff double. They would drive him in to make it 1-0 Sounds. After 3 more innings Nashville had piled on three more runs to make it 4-0. Meanwhile, the Sounds pitcher Lindsay Gulin was throwing a gem, allowing no runs so far in the game. Gulin was especially effective throwing his changeup, striking out about 5 hitters with the pitch in the game.

But, the Sounds couldn't hold onto the lead. The Grizzlies came back to lead the game 5-4 in the 6th inning. In the 7th inning the Sounds and the Grizzlies both scored 1 run, making the score 6-5. The 8th inning would be a wild one. The Sounds first held Fresno to no runs. Now it was the bottom of the 8th inning, Nashville down 1 run.The leadoff hitter reached base. He would soon score on a sac fly with 1 out! The Sounds had tied the game. Now there was a man on 2nd base with one out. With two outs, a man still on second, pinch-hitter Erick Almonte stepped up to the plate. And stepped up was what he did.He singled past the 1st baseman, the runner getting waved home..... SAFE!!!!! The Sounds had taken a 7-6 lead with two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning!!

Then it was on to the 9th. The Sounds brought in closer Chris Smith to pitch. The Grizzlies managed to get a runner to second base with 1 out. Then, the next batter singled up the middle,runner rounding third coming home the right fielder picked up the ball and threw the relay home in time for a homeplate collision... OUT!!!!! The outfielder had thrown a strike to home plate and nailed the runner. The play saved them a run, and the lead.Then, with two outs in the 9th inning, Sounds up 1 , runner on third, the opposing batter stepped up to the plate. CRACK! A hard liner, snagged by the first baseman! The Sounds win in a great and crazy game 7-6 over the Fresno Grizzlies!

After the game the lights were turned out for the fireworks display. But the real fireworks had been sparked on the field by great competition.

FAN-TASY TEAM IS FAN-TASTIC FOR THIS FAN

Monday night the Oakland A's held on to beat the Twins 14-13.

Besides the high score and dramatic finish here are some other unusal stats:

Oakland used 7 pitchers and still won. Minnesota used 5 pitchers and got ZERO strikeouts.

Justin Morneau of the Twins: 3 for 5 at the plate, 7 RBIs and a walk, a double and 2 homeruns including a Grand Slam. Total Fantasy Points: 44

Matt Holliday of the A's: 4 for 5 at the plate, 6 RBIs, 2 doubles, 2 homeruns including a Grand Slam. Total Fantasy Points: 41

Morneau and Holliday combined for 85 Fantasy points. That's the most by any player(s) this year and it happened on the same night in the same game!!

And....THEY ARE BOTH ON MY FANTASY TEAM. So guess who is blowing the doors off in my fantasy league this week?

Here's me holding the Univ of TN football helmet that Jason Witten autographed.

It says, "To Cameron, Best Wishes!" Jason Witten

The helmet is in my room. You can't miss it when you walk in.

D1 Event With Jason Witten

Last night I went out D1 Sports Training with my Dad. We were invited by our good friend Matt Toy the PR guy at D1 to this big dinner with about 200 people. The featured speaker at the event was Jason Witten, the All-Pro Tight End from the Dallas Cowboys.(He played his college ball at UT). Matt invited me to challenge Jason in a game they called "Are You Smarter Than A Football Player?"

It was just me and Jason Witten up on stage. They asked 2 questions each to Jason and me, about Jason's football career with UT and the Cowboys. I answered both of my questions correctly, while Jason, with the questions being about his own career, answered 1 of his 2 questions right, so I won. I got to talk to him, and he is a great player on the field, and also a great person off of it. He talked on stage for a little bit, and I really enjoyed what he had to say.

But, the game was not all the fun. There was a silent auction there with all the prizes being sports related. As you know, I love sports. So, obviously as soon as I heard " silent auction", and "sports" in the same sentence, I was pretty excited. "When I first got over to the table I started asking if we could bid for some stuff. "Daddy, can we bid for this?" What about that one?" "C'mon, it's only 500.00!!!!" Anyway, we bid on a couple things not so expensive, and at the end I'll tell you what I won .

Meanwhile, there was a drawing for a Univ of TN full-size football helmet signed by Jason Witten. Well, he called the number.... and we had the number!! So we went up there and received a UT football helmet and Jason came over and autographed it to me. So not only had I gotten to go up on stage and play the game with Jason Witten, I won the football helmet also!!!

After that they had a couple speakers come up and talk for a little bit. Although the evening events were over, I had a couple more things to do. First, I went up to Jason Witten, and I got him to sign my friends' football cards that they gave to me to get signed and then sign my card also.

And then, at the very end before we left...remember the silent auction I mentioned before? Well, I won some really cool stuff. In the auction I won a personal signed LaDanian Tomlinson helmet(one of my favorite NFL players) and a signed Heath Miller helmet also! (Miller is the starting TE for the Pitt. Steelers and was on my fantasy team last year) So we picked up the prizes we won, plus a t-shirt I won because they picked my question about mentors to ask Jason during the interview.

I had an AMAZING time. I got to meet Jason Witten, go on stage with him for our contest, get a picture with him and later get his autograph, receive a Jason Witten autographed UT football helmet, also won a LaDanian Tomlinson signed helmet, and a Heath Miller signed helmet. I can probably say I was the luckiest person there...

Picking Cameron's Knows: MLB All-Star Game

I predict that the National League will beat the American League 5-3 for the NL's first win since 1996.

Phillies 2nd baseman Chase Utley will be MVP, although I hope it's Albert Puljos

Don't Miss Wakefield Pitching
National League hitters are not accustomed to seeing AL's (Boston)Tim Wakefield's (first All-Star game) knuckleball. Could be interesting for the batters...and the poor AL (Twins) catcher Joe Mauer who has never caught a knuckleball pitcher.


I correctly picked Home Run Derby champ Cecil Fielder (former Nashville Sounds player!)

All-Star game is being played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis where I'll be in 2 weeks!!!!

Picking Cameron's Knows: 2009 NBA Mock Draft

First Round Only

1. LA Clippers: Blake Griffin, PF, Oklahoma
2. Memphis Grizzlies: Hasheem Thabeet, C, Un Conn
3. Oklahoma City Thunder: James Harden, SF, Arizona
4. Sacramento Kings: Ricky Rubio, PG, International
5. Washington Wizards: Tyreke Evans, G, Memphis
6. Timberwolves: Brandon Jennings, PG, International
7. Warriors: DeMar DeRocon, SG, USC
8. Knicks: Joue Holliday, UCLA
9. Raptors: Jordan Hill, PF, Arizona
10. Bucks: Johnny Flynn, PG, Syracuse
11. Nets: DeJuanin Blair: PF/C, Pitt
12: Bobcats: Stephen Curry, G, Davidson
13. Pacers: Chase Budinger, F, Arizona
14. Suns: Gerald Henderson, SF, Duke
15. Pistons: Austin Dape, SF, Gonzaga
16. Bulls: James Johnson, SF, Wake Forest
17. 76ers: Eric Maynor, PG, VCU
18. Timberwolves: Sam Young, SF, Pitt
19. Hawks: Earl Clark, F, Louisville
20. Jazz: B.J. Mullens, C, OSU
21. Hornets: Wayne Ellington, SG, UNC
22. Mavs: Derrick Brown, F, Xavier
23. Kings: Tyler Hnasbrough, PF, Duke
24: Blazers: Jeff Teague, PG, Wake Forest
25: Thunder: Ty Lawson, PG, UNC
26: Bulls: Marcus Thorton, G/F, LSU
27: Grizzlies: Darren Collison, PG, UCLA
28: Timberwolves: Jon Broackman, PF/C, Washington
29. Lakers: DaJuan Summers, F, Georgetown
30. Cavs: Terrence Williams, F, Louisville

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Draft

2009 NFL Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Lions- Matthew Stafford- QB, Georgia
2. Rams- Jason Smith- OL, Baylor
3. Chiefs- Aaron Curry- LB, Wake Forest
4. Seahawks- Mark Sanchez- QB, USC
5. Browns- Michael Crabtree- WR, Texas Tech
6. Bengals- Brian Orapko- DE/OLB, Texas
7. Raiders- Eugene Monroe- OL, Virginia
8. Jaguars- B.J. Raji- DT, Boston College
9. Packers- Everett Brown- DE/OLB, FSU
10. 49ers- Jeremy Maclin- WR, Missouri
11. Bills- Aaron Maybin- OLB, Penn State
12. Broncos- Tyson Jackson- DE, LSU
13. Redskins- Andre Smith- OL, Alabama
14. Saints- Chris Wells- RB, Ohio state
15. Texans- Malcolm Jenkins- CB/S, Ohio State
16. Chargers- Rey Mauluaga- LB, USC
17. Jets- Darrius Heyward- Bey- WR, Maryland
18. Broncos- James Laurinautis- LB, Ohio State
19. Buccaneers- Josh Freeman- QB, Kansas St.
20. Lions- Michael Oher- OL, Ole Miss
21. Eagles- Knowshon Moreno- RB, Georgia
22. Vikings- Percy Harvin- WR, Florida
23. Patriots- Brian Cushing- LB, USC
24. Falcons- Clay Matthews- OLB, USC
25. Dolphins- Larry English- OLB, Northern Illinois
26. Ravens- Vontae Davis- CB, Illinois
27. Colts- Peria Jerry- DT, Ole Miss
28. Bills- Brandon Pettigrew- TE, Oklahoma St.
29. Giants- Kenny Britt- WR, Rutgers
30. Titans- Robert Ayers- DE, Tennessee
31. Cardinals- LeSean McCoy- RB, Pittsburgh
32. Steelers- Eben Britton- OL, Arizona

Picking Cameron's Knows: NHL Playoffs

My Prediction

West Champions: Detroit Red Wings
East Champions: Boston Bruins

Stanley Cup Finals:
Boston Bruins win in 6 games

Picking Cameron's Nose

WEST

Quarter-finals
Lakers beat the Jazz
Blazers ground the Rockets
Spurs over the Mavs
Nuggets over the Hornets

Semi-finals
Lakers beat the Blazers
Spurs over the Nuggets

Finals
Lakers beat the Spurs


EAST

Quarter-finals
Cavs knock out the Pistons
Hawks cools the Heat
Magic take down the 76ers
Celtics rope the Bulls

Semi-finals
Cavs shoot down the Hawks
Magic send the Celtics home

Finals
Cavs own the Magic

NBA FINALS
CAVALIERS over the LAKERS in 6 games

My March Madness Bracket

http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/nationalBracket?entryID=278222


Final Four:
Louisville beats Memphis
North Carolina beats Pittsburgh

FINALS: UNC beats Pitt

Bisons Upset Bruins in Battle of the Blvd

It's called the Battle of the Boulevard and it was a war right down to the last minute.

Thank you to Brent High for giving us the tickets and great seats. The arena was packed and rowdy for this rivalry between Nashville college neighbors, Belmont and Lipscomb. Underdog Lipscomb used the home court to their advantage and pulled off the upset 73-68.

It was a very physical game with losts of scrambles for loose balls, bodies on the floor, and fouls. Lipscomb's power man Adnan Hodzic dominated the inside with rebounds and points. But Belmont still would have won if their big man Jon House had made his many close shots and lay-ups. How can you miss that many times from that close to the rim? When the buzzer sounded the Lipscomb students rushed the court and are probably still celebrating.

This is Jarrett Dillard, wide receiver from Rice University. He was really nice and easy to talk to. This year Jarrett set the NCAA record for most career touchdowns with 60. He let me throw him some passes which was pretty cool.

Most Memorable Moment: Beating rival University of Houston 42-28.

Most Memorable Touchdown: My first one…I was hot dogging a bit going into the end zone and then my celebration was cut short when the play was called back because of a holding call on a lineman. I was really disappointed. After that whenever I scored I just handed the ball to the ref—no hot dog stuff.

Most Memorable Catch: The pass from Cameron Presson.
Your all-time favorite NFL player: Jerry Rice
The player in the NFL you'd most like to score a touchdown on: Pac Man Jones

Countdown to NFL Draft: Training for the Combine

Matt Toy from D1 Sports in Franklin http://www.d1sportstraining.com/ invited me back again this year to watch, meet, and interview the players who are in town training for the NFL Combine which starts next week in Indy.

I really enjoyed it last year and I followed the players through the combine on TV, the NFL draft, and their rookie season. Not all the players got drafted or made a team roster and that’s sorta sad. But for the ones that did it was fun to watch them play on TV or read about them in magazines or internet. Some became starters and played really well this past year. Others are trying to break into the starting line-up.

My favorite moment today was throwing passes to wide receivers Jarrett Dillard (that’s him catching my long pass!) and Lucas Taylor.

I also got to meet Gary Estwick, sports reporter for The Tennessean newspaper who covers the Titans. He told me about how he became a sports broadcaster and reporter and he gave me some great tips on interviewing players and for improving my blog. Everybody was super nice to me. D1 Sports has a blog and it now has a link to my blog which is really cool of them. Check out their blog at http://www.d1sportstraining.blogspot.com/

Over the next few days I'll post some photos and some of my interviews with the players.

Here's the whole list of players

2008-2009 D1 Combine Class:

Julian Arthur, TE – University of California
Will Davis, DE - University of Illinois
Casey Dick, QB - University of Arkansas
Jarrett Dillard, WR - Rice University
Xavier Fulton, OL - University of Illinois
Darius Hill, TE - Ball State University
Jeremiah Johnson, RB - University of Oregon
Jerome Johnson, LB - Nevada-Reno
Troy Kropog, OT - Tulane University
T.J. Lang, OT - Eastern Michigan University
Bret Lockett, S - UCLA
Kaluka Maiava, LB - University of Southern California
Ryan McDonald, C - University of Illinois
Brandon Pearce, OT - University of Memphis
Anthony Scirrotto, FS - Penn State University
Brannon Southerland, FB - University of Georgia
Ryan Stanchek, OG - University of West Virginia
Lucas Taylor, WR - University of Tennessee
Brandon Underwood, FS - University of Cincinnati
Ellix Wilson, LB - University of Tennessee
DeAndre Wright, CB - University of New Mexico

Cam's Super Bowl Prediction

Steelers 24
Cardinals 17

Picking Cameron's Knows: NFL Playoffs

Road to the Super Bowl

AFC Playoffs
Colts beat the Chargers
Ravens beat the Dolphins

Titans beat the Colts
Steelers beat the Ravens

AFC Title Game
Titans beat the Steelers

NFC Playoffs
Eagles eliminate the Vikings
Falcons take out the Cardinals

Giants beat the Eagles
Panthers beat the Falcons

NFC Title Game
Giants beat the Panthers

Super Bowl: Titans defeat the Giants and bring the Super Bowl trophy home to Nashville!!!