by Al Botta | Apr 20, 2015 | Al Botta's Blog
April 20, 2015 New York, NY – I know what you are thinking….here comes another one sided argument saying Tim Tebow can’t be an NFL quarterback, or Tim Tebow “only wins”. Well, not at all. This is a venting session about all the one-sided,...
by Al Botta | Sep 23, 2014 | Al Botta's Blog
Analysis from a Jets Fan – Monday Night Football Debacle 9-22-2014 They say you feel better when you write things down that you are upset about, so I’m quite surprised I never did this before being a die hard New York Jets fan. I should have written books by...
by Al Botta | Sep 9, 2014 | Al Botta's Blog
Off The Beaten Football Path – Trip to Toronto, Canada……..Canada you say??? Exactly! What business do I have going up to Canada on a college football weekend and the first NFL Sunday you ask??? RIOTFEST!!! That’s right, I took my old sorry ass up to RiotFest not to...
by Al Botta | Sep 8, 2014 | Al Botta's Blog
Bold Predictions For 2014 – 1st Follow-Up 9/8/2014 Here’s my first follow-up to my predictions: Charlie Weis has won a game. Hooray!!! Now clearly it wasn’t against a mighty powerhouse like Kansas State (he he ha ha), but he did manage a “W”, which was important...
by Al Botta | Aug 27, 2014 | Al Botta's Blog
August 27, 2014 Everyone has their predictions, so why not me as well? I’m going to take a different spin on things, adding a little CollegeFootballQuest flavoring to my mix on some of them, and of course, not pick this years champion: Charlie Weis has to go. I am not...
by Al Botta | Jul 30, 2014 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted July 20, 2014 Want To Be Part Of and Help Us With “The Quest”???? I have to admit, we have a great time on The Quest!! What’s not to like about college football games, big time football fans, tailgating, cheerleaders, new locations,...
by Al Botta | Oct 31, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted: October 31, 2013 Ole Miss “Groving”, or “footballing”, “tailgating”, or whatever you’d like to call it, is everything that is right in college football, college sports, and sports in general. Everything that is done in Oxford can be described as...
by Al Botta | Sep 3, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted: September 3, 2013 Greetings, and glad the season has finally begun….and begun I mean all the Monday (or Tuesday) morning quarterbacking can begin. I’m probably as good at this, as I am making my weekly picks in our pool. So I am going to take a...
by Al Botta | Aug 2, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted: August 2, 2013 For the record, I have had the highest “best bet” percentage over the previous 3 seasons in a “fairly legal” college football pool that’s been running for many years. The pool really doesn’t exist though,...
by Al Botta | Jul 17, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted July 17, 2013 Let me just start by saying “if and when you have an opportunity to go to one of our sports major events, that happens once a year, and you haven’t gone to it yet in your life, GO.”...
by Al Botta | Jul 12, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
July 12, 2013 – My week started out with my “lack of memory” causing a big scheduling snafu in our 2013 plans; specifically a well thought out doubleheader with UCF and USF. My nieces bat mitzfah falls on the same Saturday as our USF game in Tampa....
by Al Botta | Jul 1, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted – July 1, 2013 So where do we go from here? The sporting world is officially at a standstill in my opinion now that hockey and basketball are done for the year, even more so noticeable after having very active playoffs years for our local teams....
by Al Botta | Jun 7, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted – June 7, 2013 Many of you know I am a huge horse racing fan. With the lack of New York sports in June, I tend to get a bit more involved in this race than the others. Perhaps you’ll see me on the paddock this weekend. With all the best 3 year olds in the...
by Al Botta | May 23, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted: May 23, 2013 As a victim of two major hurricanes in New York in the past two years (Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy), I can tell you that there is no amount of aid that can bring back the things you have lost. Whether its clothes, or food, or in my case a...
by Al Botta | Apr 23, 2013 | Al Botta's Blog
Posted: April 23, 2013 Cornerbacks, they probably occupy my #1 spot on my pet peeve list when it comes to college football; they don’t put their hands up! Athletically, they probably have the most difficult (but most well defined) job on the field. They need to chase...
