What Will TSN Show Next Year?

Soccer is the most popular sport around the world and things will get more interesting next year when the EPL moves from basic cable to Dazn a streaming platform that is only available through internet access.

My concern is that I feel like the general public doesn't know about this yet. The ramifications of the move are still unknown. I'm curious to know who will stay and who will make the move.

The key answer to this question will be determined by what TSN and Sportsnet show instead. Only thing I can think of is Sportsnet covering the German top tier as Fox Sports 1 does south of the

border. As for TSN, they could show College Gameday on all four regional channels but I don't think tjhat's the safest bet.

I would love to speculate on what TSN should show but my heart has been broken too many times from speculating on what they should add since the advent of TSN2 in 2008.

The thing is, nothing much is happening in the sports world between the hours of 7am-noon Toronto time. There's always that or another sports league....

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes 1 Spain 106.998 4 2 England 79.605 3 Italy 76.249 4 Germany 71.427 5 France 56.415 3 6 Russia 53.382 7 Portugal 47.248 2 8 Ukraine 41.133 9 Belgium 38.500 10 Turkey 35.800 11 Austria 32.850 12 Switzerland 30.200 13 Czech Republic 30.175 14 Netherlands 29.749 15 Greece 28.600 16 Croatia 26.000 1 17 Denmark 25.950 18 Israel 21.750 19 Cyprus 21.550

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes 20 Romania 20.450 1 21 Poland 20.125 22 Sweden 19.975 23 Azerbaijan 19.125 24 Bulgaria 19.125 25 Serbia 18.750 26 Scotland 18.625 27 Belarus 18.625 28 Kazakhstan 18.125 29 Norway 17.425 30 Slovenia 14.500 31 Liechtenstein 13.000 0 32 Slovakia 12.125 1 33 Moldova 10.000 34 Albania 8.500 35 Iceland 8.250 36 Hungary 8.125 37 Macedonia 7.500

Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes 38 Finland 6.900 1 39 Republic of Ireland 6.700 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.625 41 Latvia 5.625 42 Estonia 5.500 43 Lithuania 5.375 44 Montenegro 5.000 45 Georgia 5.000 46 Armenia 4.875 47 Malta 4.500 48 Luxembourg 4.375 49 Northern Ireland 4.250 50 Wales 3.875 51 Faroe Islands 3.750 52 Gibraltar 3.000 53 Andorra 1.331 54 San Marino 0.499 55 Kosovo 0.000

I can't be sure what the rules are in getting a TV contract but I know Spain and France have games on Bein Sports but it is only on 1-2 games a week. SN has the German league and I believe Italy is owned by DAZN as well.

The next best league on the list is the Russian league. Well it would be interesting and personally I would get hooked, I'm not sure that the rest of Canada would be.

I think it would be cool if one of the networks created like a Red-zone channel in football and showed live goals from the rest of Europe. This way we would be able to keep track of the top teams in the smaller leagues.

There will also be a Canadian Premier League starting this April. However, this would be able to take place later on in the day. It is a seven team league. Schedule or TV contract has not been reached yet. 

More on this later...

Bracketology - January 24th

East                                                                                    Midwest 

1 Virginia	1 Duke
16  Norfolk State / Radford	16  Hofstra  / Prairie View
Columbia	Columbia
8 TCU	8 Iowa State
9  Washington	9  UNC Greensboro
4 Kentucky	4 Houston
13 Texas State	13 Northern Kentucky
Hartford	Columbus
5 Buffalo	5 Va Tech
12 ASU	12 Valpo
3   Auburn	3 Oklahoma
14 Rider	14 Princeton
Tulsa	Salt Lake
6  Villinova	6 Purdue
11 San Fransisco / Ohio State	11 UCF
7 Louisville	7 Ole Miss
10 Nebraska	10 Arizona
Salt Lake	Tulsa
2  Nevada	2 Michigan
15 Weber State	15 South Dakota State
West	South
1 Tennessee	1 Michigan State
16  UC Santa Barbra	16 Stony Brook
Jacksonville	Columbus
8 Florida State	8 Cincinnati
9 Minnesota	9 St. John's
4 Marquette	4 Maryland
13 Bowling Green	13 Muarry State
Columbus	San Jose
5 Texas Tech	5 Kansas State
12 North Texas	12 George Mason
3  Iowa	3 UNC
14 Sam Houston State	14 CS Bakersfield
Milwaukee	Tulsa
6  NC State	6 LSU
11 Alabama / Seton Hall	11 Wofford
7  Miss State	7 Wisconsin
10 Indiana	10  Temple
San Jose	Jacksonville
2  Gonzaga	2 Kansas
15 Liberty	15 Bucknell

On The Bubble 

Last 4 IN 

San Fransico
Alabama
Seton Hall
Ohio State

First For In
Baylor
Furman
Syracuse
Clemson

Next for In
VCU
St. Louis
Northwestern
Yale

Where Will the Edmonton Oilers Go?

The four teams that I'm jealous about that I'm unlucky enough to be a fan of are the Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Vikings and Anaheim Angels.

Lately, these teams have fell flat on their face the last number of years. The only exception was the Vikings run to the NFC Championship game last year where they got destroyed by the eventual Super Bowl Champs.

 What I find interesting about these teams is despite the playoff appearances by these teams they have a lack of conference championships.

More importantly, two of these teams have the best player in the game currently in their respective leagues. The Angels have Mike Trout and the Edmonton Oilers have Conner McDavid. To add to this, the Suns might have the best rookie in Deandre Ayton.

Out of those teams, the team that I'm most jealous about is the Edmonton Oilers, however, they are in big trouble if they can't make the playoffs this year. Jobs are on the line, it is so rare that the best player in the league missing the playoffs two straight years in a row.

They play Detroit tonight and given Detroit's brutal record this feels like a must win game for them. The Wild and Stars won yesterday putting Edmonton farther back.

I remember thinking in 2015 weeks after the Oilers won the the McDavid sweepstakes that the Oilers were going to win 3-5 Cups before he retired. They still might but with every passing year that goes by, there is a chance that other teams get better with their top draft picks. We will see what happens, I say Edmonton wins tonight.

As for the other teams, they have had some regular season dominance with little to show for. It will be interesting to see what happens to these four teams in the next decade. 

Why I feel for Saints fans

I'm not a saints fan but I know what it's like to be robbed. I'll admit, I didn't have the greatest luck, my NBA team the Grizzlies has never and will never win the NBA Championship. The Mets have had there moments but have also had their moments, the Canucks have had their share of bad luck over the years and well the Seahawks are the only favorite team I have with a championship mentality.

Things haven't been easy, I continue to have my rough moments.but it is humbling to know things could also be worse.

Here are my greatest highs and lows since 2003.

2003 vs St. Louis 4-1 Win 2003 vs Minnesota 4-2 Loss 2004 vs Calgary 3-2 OT Loss 2006 NFC Title Game Vs Carolina Win 2006 SB XL Vs Steelers Loss 2006 vs NLCS 3-1 loss 2007 WCQF vs Dallas 4-1 win 2011 WCQF vs Chicago 2-1 OT win 2011 WCSF NBA vs OKC  Loss 2011 WCF vs San Jose 3-2 OT win 2011 SCF vs Boston 4-0 Loss  2012 WCQF NBA vs Clippers Loss 2014 NFC Title Game vs San Fran Win 2014 SB XLVIII vs Denver Win  2015 NFC Title Game vs Green Bay Win 2015 SB XLIV vs New England Loss 2015 NLDS vs Dodgers Win 2016 NLWC vs San Fran Loss I have had 18 games in 15 years. I'm 9-9 but started off 5-7. I have one title in 2014 and I'm  a few weeks away from being on a five year droughtIf I went farther back, my teams success  would be even farther apart. In fact, I would have gone six years without a high or low from 1988 to 1994. Keep in mind  that the Grizzlies didn't come into the NBA until1995 so I would have only had three favorite  teams but lets just say I'm lucky I wasn't born until 1993.  I feel for the Saints, I wear my heart on my sleeve for a reason and what happened to the  Saints is unacceptable regardless if there were other bad calls as well. I'm going to put together something for my life that is inspirational and amazing. Things are tough for me but I'm going to do my best to make a difference.

Are the Canucks Back?

Have the Canucks turned the corner? Elias Pettersson has done enough in his first season to make the Canucks fans realize that they won't be picking #1 at the NHL entray draft this year in Vancouver. It has gotten to the point where tonight's game feels really important. If they can stay in the race for the next 10 games I think they will stay in the race to the very end.

To add to the intrigue for the game tonight, Thatcher Demko makes the start for the Canucks tonight. It will be his second of his NHL career and first of the season. I have confidence in Demko but without Pettersson I'm not too optimistic. Buffalo won 4-0 last year in Vancouver and this years Sabers team is improved.

A website that calculates NHL teams playoff chances has Vancouver at 33% today. They likely have to go around 20-11-3 to feel safe about there chances.

I flew down from Penticton this morning and will be attending the game tonight. I actually have an extra ticket, if anyone wants to go with me let me know.


I like to go in right at 6 when the doors open, I'm currently downtown killing time reading. This just feels like a real special day. I work as a CEA and I'm loving life and Canucks hockey right now and it has been a long time since I have enjoyed both at the same time.

Bracketology - January 13th

East                                                                                    Midwest 

1 Duke	1 Virginia
16  Norfolk State / UNLV	16  Hofstra  / Prairie View
Columbia	Columbia
8 St. John's	8 Creighton
9  Iowa State	9  Houston
4 Kentucky	4 Wisconsin
13 Georgia State	13 Rider
Hartford	San Jose
5 Marquette	5 Arizona State
12 Detroit	12 Valpo
3   Texas Tech	3 Florida State
14 Winthrop	14 Penn
Tulsa	Salt Lake
6  NC State	6 Kansas State
11 Ole Miss	11 Alabama  / Washington
7 Buffalo	7 Villanova
10 VCU	10 UCF
Salt Lake	Tulsa
2  Nevada	2 Michigan State
15 Montana State	15 Purdue Fort Wayne
West	South
1 Tennessee	1 Michigan
16  UC Santa Barbra	16 Stony Brook
Jacksonville	Columbus
8 Temple	8 Davidson
9 Indiana	9 George Town
4 Va Tech	4 UNC
13 UTSA	13 UMKC
Columbus	San Jose
5 Purdue	5 Miss State
12 Cincinnati	12 Sam Houston State
3  Auburn	3 Kansas
14 Murray State	14 Lehigh
Milwaukee	Tulsa
6  Seton Hall	6 Minniesota
11 Louisville / Nebraska	11 Wofford
7  Ohio State	7 Maryland
10 TCU	10  Arizona
Columbus	Jacksonville
2  Gonzaga	2 Oklahoma
15 Liberty	15 Wagner

On The Bubble 

Last 4 IN 

Maryland
TCU
Boston College
Furman

First For In
Louisville
Syracuse
Vanderbilit
Oregon

Next for In
Butler
Seton Hall
Utah State
Alabama