Hot August concert and sports events tickets

Joe Ticket of National Ticket Agency is excited as the Jonas Brothers, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, American Idols Live, Coldplay, Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Rod Stewart, Nine Inch Nails and Wilco are all on the road in August and he plans to go to as many shows as possible.  Country music acts on tour include Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Alan Jackson.  Music Festivals are in the spotlight with Lollapalooza in Chicago, Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, Ozzfest in Texas, All Points West Music Festival in New Jersey, and the Virgin Mobile Festival in Maryland.  Touring festivals include the Warped Tour, Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution, Disturbed headlining the Rockstar Mayhem tour and Motley Crue fronting Crufest. Your summer is not complete unless you let it all hang out at one of these awesome all day affairs.

In the sports arena The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will draw hundreds of thousands of people from around the globe to China August 8th to the 24th.  Hot Olympic tickets include the Opening Ceremony, Basketball, Swimming, Gymnastics and Soccer. I can get you there,  can you take the time off from work?

And thank heavens it’s NFL football starting August 3rd with the Indianapolis Colts vs. the Washington Redskins in the Hall of Fame Game.  The Buffalo Bills play the Pittsburgh Steelers August 14th in Toronto, Canada.  The Bills also play the Colts at the new Lucas Oil Stadium on August 24th. By then every team will be hitting hard and you will be chomping at the bit to get in on the action. National Ticket Agency has great seats for every single NFL game home or away all season long and onto the Super Bowl. The biggest bash of the year. Maybe this year your team will be there!

 Some other hot tickets this month include the  US Open Tennis Championship in New York which begins August 25th.  NASCAR raceing circuit hits Pocono Raceway, Watkins Glen, Michigan International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and the Fontana Auto Club Speedway. Wow.  UFC 87 Seek and Destroy, the UFC’s 1st event in Minnesota, is scheduled for August 9th at the Target Center in Minneapolis.  Hot Las Vegas shows this month include Cher, Elton John, and Jerry Seinfeld. Of course Broadway is always a great time, this August make it your time.

In baseball defending world champion Boston Red Sox pay their last regular season visit to old Yankees Stadium August 26th-28th.  Other great baseball matchups include the Phillies vs. the Chicago Cubs, Angels vs. the Yankees, the Red Sox vs. the White Sox and the Red Sox vs. the Baltimore Orioles. In the NL don’t miss the Brewers now with ace lefty CC Sabathia aquired from the Indians or the Cubs with hard throwing righty Rich Hardin traded by the A’s. In the AL can the Tampa don’t call me Devil Rays actually hold on to take the East. This season is sure to go down to the very end and be the most exciting in years. Of course NTA has your field box to bleacher seats for less money than anyone else. We always invite you to compare exact same seats on NTA vs Stub Hub, Tickets Now, Razer Gator, Golden Tickets or any other of the supposed big time ticket dealers…..National Ticket Agency beats them all bottomline…buy your home stretch, playoff and World Series tickets from NTA and save big.

Joe Ticket comments on the NBA, MBL, and even life itself.

To all the folks who wrote and called me while I was laid up with a broken collarbone (don’t worry, Lipshitz, Levine and Cohen are making sure I get my just compensation), I thank you..when your hurt (and miss work)it makes you think about how lucky it is to be unhurt , healthy , and normal. Everyone has aches and pains, I guess that’s normal, but when you have a heart attack and die at age 58 like Tim Russertthat really makes you think. So today think about taking a walk and listening to the birds sing. Think about going to a ballgame with you dad. Think about bringing home some fresh cut wildflowers to your wife. Think about how lucky you are to even have your life in this day in time, in this wonderful free country. We are all annoyed at the price of gas, at political boondogles, the lack of healthinsurance for everyone, the decline in our homes values or even the prospects of maybe losing our homes..but keep the faith, hang in there, it could be worse, you could live in a repressed society, you could be very ill.. All too often we take these days we are blessed with for granted and we bitch about traffic and curse about spilled coffee on our new shirt..big deal, get real..start thinking about what really matters. Its your relationships to your friends and family and how you treat people that you don’teven know. Its about your communications in that private space reserved for you and the lord, its about helping others and in that way you help yourself to a much richer life..what does it have to do with tickets, with sports, with music entertainment..that’s the question for you to ponder today. 

I am not going to say I told you so but the Celtics are on the verge of their 17th world championship leading LA 3-1 in the NBA finals. Doc Rivers has established himself as a top flight coach skillfully employing his deep and talented bench to take advantage of matchups and tempo all season long. Danny Ainge managed to assemble a group of players that have bought into the “Celtics “style of selfless team ball playing. One piece brought another as key contributers Eddie House, PJ Brown, Ray Allen all came to Boston at the beheast of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce who were on a mission for a ring befor the final bell sounded on their brilliant careers. The fact that Rajon Rondo emerged as a fine creative point guard capable of defending and rebounding and knocking down clutch junpers when left alone cannot be ignored. This is what happenns in championship seasons in all sports for the winning teams, things just come together perfectly. This nucleus will be back again next year, Perkins and Davis and Rondo and Tony Allen all a year more mature, so I see the Celtics and the Lakers, if Andrew Bynum regains his mobility, back at it in 09 for one more time. While Kobe Bryant is certainly great he is no Jordan, not now anyway. Obviously I am assuming that the Celtics can win one of three from Lakers and if you want to bet me otherwise please email me , I can use the extra money! Beantown is getting ready for another parade and the hits just keep on comin..Next up The Red Sox, and then The Patriots on this victorious merrygoround., Round and round she goes when it ends nobody knows..

As for baseball, the word is out that instant replay is coming soon to a ballpark near you. I am in favor of it on one condition that it not be used for balls and strikes that it only be used when the umpires have a consensus that maybe the call needs to be reviewed like on a homer down the line or a play at the plate when the ump isn’t in good position. It should not be on demand by the managers, those guys always think the ump blew the call when it goes the other way. Surprise teams The Florida Marlins and The Tampa Bay Rays continue to play exciting ball in front of sparse crowds wilst having the lowest payrolls in the game, proving that you cant buy love and happiness or guarantee victory between the lines. In a sign of the times both clubs developed superior young talent often acquired form other clubs in trades of their emerging stars who would have commanded salaries exceeding their teams capacity to pay for them. They also are signing their young players to longer contracts in essence tying them up for the extra one or two years when they will be hitting their prime..its a winning formula and to the clubs that overspend on aging, questionable talent..smarten up and yes that includes the Yankees, the Red Sox and the Mets and in fact it appears that those clubs are taking the hint. The Red Sox best production on the hill has been from Lester, Buckholz, Papelbon, etc and this kid Masterson looks real good too. On paper the Sox seem to have the best ballclub and manager Tito Francona usually knows how to play his cards by now.  JD Drew is finally comfortable at the plate and playing great all around ball in right. Coco Crisp is the best 4th outfielder in the league, Ellsbury is the real deal if .285, 70 stolen bases and an acrobatic catch a game wets your whistle and Manny is well Manny and even though Ortiz is on the shelf they wont miss a beat. I will not insult my Yankee readers( although my Sox readers want me too, ) with a beat down, lets just say SEE YA…there are a few other good ballclubs in the AL for sure- the Angels are solid as long as Vlad gimps it out and the Ozzie whipped White Sox come to mind..I still want to see the Tigers take batting practice but a theoretically thumping lineup doesn’t translate to wins. Good pitching beats good hitting in the long run. The Phillies, the Cubs and the Diamondbacks are all playing well and even though the slugging stick thin Soriano is out for 6 weeks, I see them going all the way in the National League, setting the stage for what would be a historic Championship Series between the Red Sox and the long overdue Cubbies. I for one will be trying to make it to at least one game in each city and of course with my connections I’ll in the front row as Uke would say. It will be chilly in October in Boston and Chicago but I think everyone should be sufficiently fueled up to stay warm.  But for now you can satisfy your urge to see the best baseball on the planet by going to National Ticket Agencies MBL page and clicking on your team and picking out your game…and psssst take your dad!

Well its time to put down the pen and do my rehab in the pool down here in sunny South Florida. I should mention that the NFL season is right around the corner and tickets to all games for all teams are allready on sale and actually moving quite well. Baseball is the national pastime but football is king..at least in the ticket industry. Get your sports and concert tickets at the lowest priced ticket agency on the internet, National Ticket Agency. Cheers – and I promise to write more often as I feel up to it..

Super Bowl Post – Mortem that is …Ouch, Pat’s get spanked!

I wasn’t quite sure what to title this post. Post mortem maybe? All I can say is that now you see why they actually have to go onto the field and play the game. You can’t be crowned the King or called the Champ based on what you did yesterday or what you did 18 straight games prior to the only game that really matters. The Super Bowl. All the clippings, headlines and record setting performances accumulated over the course of this past season didn’t and don’t mean a damn thing. The Super Bowl was won fair and square by the better team yesterday. My dear friends , The New York Football Giants earned their rings by outplaying, out hustling and out coaching the New England Patriots. Rather than break down each and every play I will just say simply that the Patriots were flat. In fact I noticed that Tom Brady over the last few weeks has been a little down. Maybe his ankle was bothering him , maybe his personal life is carrying over onto the field. I am not sure but he just didn’t play well, didn’t slide and glide in the pocket. Well of course the Giants defense especialy the line was terrific and put alot of pressure on Brady, maybe that was it. I don’t think that the Patriots were outwardly cocky but it seems that they were a bit over confident. And as a followup to last weeks post I might add that Eli Manning sure looked good. Some quarterbacks have more talent perhaps but football is in his bloodlines and he has developed into a real leader. Did you notice Payton up in the booth..hmm I wonder if he was suggesting some plays….Football is such an emotionally charged physical game and the Giants took it to the Patriots and made the big plays. Congratulations. And congratulations are in order also to the Patriots too, remember there are 32 teams and they were better than 30 of them and mark my words they will be back next year as good as ever, fully loaded as usual , and highly likely to be  back in the Super Bowl.

I also want to point out something here that noone that I am aware of has mentioned. The Giants and the Patriots played an exhibition game this year and if my memory is correct they usually run a dual camp for a week or so which gives the players a little taste of someone other than going against a teammate in practice. They also played a whale of a game to end the regular season and my conclusion is the Giants were not intimidated at all by the Patriots , that they in fact new that they were as good athletically, as well coached and prepared as could be and in fact were quite confident that they could compete and win this game. Plaxico was right!  Kudos to Tom Coughlin for finally “getting it”. Everyone learns over time and makes adjustments to their style of coaching based on the particular personnel on your team. He has a reputation for being a stickler for details and a disciplinarian. This year he seemed to be more in tune and in harmony of the inner needs of his players and how to motivate them. He displayed flexibility and showed his human side and the players responded. I have nothing but good things to say about Belichik too, he is an all-time great coach and the Patriots had an awesome season but Coughlin won the big game yesterday and he’s now the man.

So Boston you still have the Celtics leading the NBA, the Bruins on the verge of making the NHL playoffs and of course the

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Here we go, on to the Super Bowl: Patriots vs Giants

  Well I was wrong. Eli Manning is better than I  thought, way better in fact. He displayed poise and threw the ball like it was just another ho hum winters day, though the reality was that it was hellishly cold if I may allow myself that literary mismatch. The Giants, affectionately known as the G men, thanks Chris Berman, opened up at 14 point underdogs but since common sense has prevailed and Tom Brady was seen with das boot the line is now an almost as ridiculous 12 points. This is the Super Bowl folks…It’s going to be a close game. These are the two best teams left standing. Granted on a dry field in warm weather the Patriots may revert back to the dominance offensively that they had displayed for most of the season. Randy Moss ought to line up 3 steps back to get a running start and avoid getting chucked at the line. (That’s my tip to Mr Bill , you saw it here first.) I just feel that the Giants are on a roll have alot of confidence with their late season streak. Hey they almost shoulda coulda beat the Patriots in the regular season finale. Of course they didn’t and the Pats are underfeated. And let’s face it the Pats are better. Better personel on both sides of the ball overall and they have that X factor , that been there before, done that before factor. They also have the Bradychick factor. No not that chick wise guy, but Belichick. The killer B’s. Two certain Hall of Famers at the two spots you need it most. So why don’t I predict that Patriots to beat the spread,  butter em up and wipe them out. Because in football you never know. There is no sure thing. The ball bounces funny sometimes. a pass gets tipped at the line. The quarterback goes down. A guy coughs it up. And oh ya these Giants are tough. Tom Coughlin demands that. You might not like him as a player but you respect him as a coach and you play 110 % or you are out on your ars. Most of the better coaches are like that. In fact that’s how Belichick can get a guy that has a spotty past to play hard, (well that and some choice words from the veterans like Bruschi in the locker room..) Parcels is like that too. You give him lip and he may give you like a few hours to pack your stuff or maybe not even. I could it break it all down for you Maroney stepping it up the last few games, looking like a little Corey Dillon putting his head down and sticking his shoulder pads in a cornerbacks gut for the extra 2 yards. Rodney Harrison just smelling out the plays etc As well Hobbs and Cobbs shaky on the corner, the line bending a little too much. And on the Giants side the reemergence of Plaxico Burresss as an absolute stud, Jacobs pounding it up the middle and Bradshaw almost making everyone forget about Tiki what’s his name, and obviously Manning coming of age etc I could go on and on and on and on    OK OK enough already I know that your over media hyped and saturated allready and you wish the game was this Sunday , me too! MY PREDICTION  drum roll Ringo…..Patriots win 33-23!

Tickets for the Super Bowl are going for record prices. The fans from the frigid northeast are shelling out outrageous prices to bask in the desert sun and soak up the essense of Americana. The Super Bowl has taken on a mythical status as the event of the year in the USA.  Average price is $4500. The cheapest seats are $3200 for upper end zone. Good sideline seats are in the $10,000 range.  A ticket broker can make a years salary on this one game alone. Of course my friends at National Ticket Agency are humble and understanding. They understand the average mans plight. They will be watching at Bru’s room in Boynton Beach. Big screen , lot’s of beer and wings..see ya all there and take care , drive safe..

And for goodness sakes bring on the baseball season..Spring training countdown as of this second  courtesy of the Boston Globe 21 days : 10 hrs : 12 mins : 11 secs

The Brady Bunch

Is Tom Brady really human. I am beginning to wonder after watching him break the All Time record regular season or playoff game record for completion percentage. And don’t snort that they were all dump offs. He hits guys perfectly with sweet spirals that have just the perfect velocity right on the numbers, right in their hands, hard enough to get it in there, but soft enough to coral. Not only is he the greatest quarterback to ever play ( now playing at the highest level ever seen) but he is a very humble guy who his teammates say studies the game plans day and night. It’s a wonder he has time to date. (He did however  find the time to mate. The lucky dog!) I guess that fact that he is so handsome makes it all seem so unreal. It’s like these girls that have unbelievable voices , can play the guitar like a rock star and happen to be gorgeous. Damn! What I want to know how come these super beings seem to have it all and a poor shmuck like me still gets zits at 39, can’t lose my love handles, and since my shoulder fell apart can’t throw overhand anymore, nor can I play the guitar or sing. Not fair.  

The New England Patriots most assuredly are clearly Brady’s team. They are Brady’s Bunch. This team is so bright that diamond sparkles fly when they smile after scoring  touchdown after touchdown. And the Belacheat scandal only makes them even more appealing , everyone likes the perfect kid to be a little bad boy sometimes, right. What can I say in a blog that hasn’t been written about a hundred million times by professional writers from here to Timbuktu. Watching the Patriots chew up everyone and spit wins is not the least bit getting old, for me anyways. Granted I am a long time Patriots fan and a Bostonian, so yes I have a bias but even you must agree Joe Football Fan that what we are witnessing is historical, entertaining and a marvel. Like I always say I am a football fan first and these guys just blow me away. Bring on the high flying San Diego Chargers . Unfortunately for them 3 of their best star players are gimpy. Gates is only 90%, Rivers may not play at all and LT is limping. While I do respect the other two backs especially little Sprowls and the offensive line, Billy Vogel just isn’t going to cut it at QB against the Patriots smart as hell secondary. Is it too late for the Chargers to summons Doug Flutie for some magic? (Yes I know he is from Boston but he did play for the Chargers too. ) The Chargers defense is pretty decent too and Meriman is a force for sure but the Patriots will lick em like a a doggie lappin up soup de jour. Patriots 35- Chargers 13.

And in the NFC sorry Eli but you ain’t the second coming. The Giants,Brandon Jacobs is a load but he can’t carry the ballgame for by himself. Armani “Brain ” Toomer been playing great but the Super Bowl is not the G Men’s fate.  The Packers are at home in the sub freezing weather on a frozen tundra with the spirit of Lombardi they will roll. And Brett Favre who is on the roll of his life has a chance to reach center stage. Packers 28- Giants 16. And we will see you in Phoenix, Arizona for some ice tea and a Super Bowl.  If you dont have your tickets left there are a handful, but they will cost you your left arm and right nut. Check out the latest ticket listing at www.nationalticketagency.com. For a mere $325,000 you can have 20 friends party in the private end zone loft suite. $325 grand for end zone , please I’ll watch it at home!

The Beginning of My Year End

I guess I am a day late and a dollar short to do a year end wrapup but I can still do a year end review for 2007 in the concert and sports ticketing arena or theatre of operations to use some sad overworn cliche’. As usual your going to get a Bostonian view cause I yam what I yam. Of course this is a total pleasure as ballgames, sports, tickets, concerts and music are not just keywords to boost the  SEO of National Ticket Agency but they are in fact my passion. Likewise since I am still drunk haha with joy over the successes of my Boston sports teams (which continue into 2008) I deam it appropriate to begin this discourse by talking baseball. The Red Sox who broke the curse of the Bambino in 2004 and ended 86 years of anguish by their fanatical fandom and of having to take crap  from the New Yorkers day in and day out. Year after year they reveled in rubbing it in our faces, the effin  Yankees. Well by golly the Sox did it again and brought the championship trophy back to Beantown once more. And I don’t blame the Boston fans for bragging, boasting, and  gloating. 86 years is a long time , eh? It was pretty obvious that the Sox had the best team in the American League this past season with deep pitching bolstered by the additional of 2 Japanese studs one called Dice K with 5 good pitches and the other Okijama a brilliant lefty setup man  and another lights out year from the leagues gutsiest closer Jonathan Papalbon. The emergence of a budding phenom, a legitamate leadoff threat and fearless centerfielder in Jacoby Ellsbury coupled with the usual clutch hitting from David Ortiz and a career year from Mike Lowell balanced off a sub par season from Manny Ramirez. Terry “Tito” Francona did a great job of keeping the team ready to play and GM Theo ” Boy Wonder” Epstein showed why he is a top gun in command of the Sox ship. The guy flat out knows how to build a farm system that is now rewarding the big league team and setting up possible  big trades to keep this club on top year after year. Latest word is the Sox are going to get Johan Santana the leagues best lefty starter! Did I hear myself say dynasty..oh maybe I am mumbling something in reagrds to the Patriots..oh lord I am giddy. Speaking of the Patriots , they finished the regular season 16-0 , broke alot of league and individual offensive records and are poised to go after their 4th championship in 7 years. That my friends is as close to a dyansty in sports as you are going to get. Tom Brady is now considered one of the greatest quartebacks ever by everyone, even you,  and just the whole organization from top to bottom is chalk full of confidence and abilty clearly light years ahead of every other club. The trade of last years # 1 to SF which was the 24th pick for this years SF #1 which is the 7th pick is typical. They also got a 4th last year and that allowed them to trade and get Randy Moss who breaks the TD record of Jerry Rice. Hello!! Then they get Wes Welker, all he does is lead the league in catches…Just brilliant. Guys want to play for them, players take pay cuts and rearrainge contracts to stay with them, it’s remarkable. Now I am not saying that they cannot be beat , they actually should have lost a couple games but hey the great teams find a way to win. Everyone knows though that on any given Sunday..so we shall see. My money is on the Patriots though. Spygate , shmygate Coach Belichek is easily the greatest coach in the game and a sure Hall of Famer. And who has more Hall of Famers than the Boston Celtics, notice how I changed the subject to basketball and the league leading Celtics there. Yes it’s been 21 years since the 16th championship banner rose up to the rafters at “the Gaaden” and the drought and talent gap we expereinced was exceptionally painful for we were spoiled rotten hoop miesters feesting on fade away jumpers from stars gone by like Havlichek and Bird and now I dare say it’s all coming back. The Big Three of Allen, Pierce and KG are surrounded with the most talented supporting cast assembled in the NBA. Danny Ainge you may take a bow. Red must be proud. The team concept of moving the ball around unselfishly and playing great D has always been the Celtics trademark and now they have reclaimed it. My crystal ball sees 60 wins maybe 65 in a my goodness how could this be season that will take them through to the Eastern finals where the Pistons and the Celts will duke it out in a dog fight, apologies to PETA, for the right to play probably the Spurs for the title.

Ok tomorrow I talk a little hockey and some music as I see it’s fast approaching my bed time here on the east coast of Florida where it’s always summer time and the girls are so fine! 

Some sports and concert ticket talk

Well my NE Patriots almost fell last night to the fired up Philladelphia Eagles. Asante Samual proved he’s worth the big bucks picking off two and basically saving the game. It’s not that the Pats were that bad , actually Brady’s stats were pretty impressive and Wes Welker was in the right palce at the right time like 13 times, but the Eagles led by Jay Feeley looked damn good. A win is a win is a win as they say and the streak continues. Belicheck had them out there today when usually they get Mondays off so you can bet that they will be tuned up for next Monday nights Ravens game. Notice how that Patriots are on national TV like every week,  I mean good for me I can watch at home rather than have to trek to the local watering hole and mix it up with the NY boys..I should have been a batboy, the Red Sox full shares were worth over 300k and 44 were voted full, 14 were partials and even the batboys got some cash , it pays to win….By now you know the Celtics lost and there goes they’re undefeated season, darn it..Tonights Monday night game should be good, lets see if Miami can avoid being shutout by the Steelers ha , better let’s see if Ricky Williams can still run, hmm maybe I will watch it for a while..Missouri is No. 1 in the BCS  and the underdog in the Big 12 title game. You figure it out. If BC wins the ACC I would like to see them play Hawaii it would be fun to see Brennnan and Ryan air it out. The over would be 60 pts. News flash Sean Taylor shot bad in his home, wtf..I know he was kinda a jerk but alot of 21 yr olds with talent and money are, but he had settled down and was a damn good hard hitting safety but more had matured was a father and was growing, it’s a shame..ban them handguns please..Is Devin Hester electricity in cleats or what and how do you kick the ball to him when he just torched you.

Hey catch Van Halen, they should be playing at a town near you. They have added alot of dates and it is belived they will tour right through 2008.  They still rip it up and I’m still hot for teacher.

After closing out his 2007 calendar with concerts in Europe and South Africa, crooner Michael Buble willl return to the North American tour circuit early next year. He puts on a terrific show, even your parents would approve.

Bon Jovi the beautiful just keeps rockin around the world selling out shows and pleasing his fans with hit after hit. He will be playing near you and this is one show not to miss as he still hits all the high notes.

Hannah Montana is in the midst of her sold out tour and the tickets are the hottest on the market. National Ticket Agency has seats reserved for you. What better Christmas present could you give your kid than to take them to this show that they will remeber for the rest of their life.

The Spice Girls are hopscotching back and forth over the Atlantic and after playing a bunch if shows in London will be back in the states to tantilize your musical palete. Definate eye and ear candy that is one treat you won’t want to miss.

Look for Rascal Flatts to add more shows in 2008. The country band played to sold out arenas and earned rave reviews in 07 and is sure to satisfy your ole country bones when they hit your town.

NCAA DIV 1 FOOTBALL REVIEW

                                      

There are over 150 colleges fielding football teams in the NCAA Division 1 arena.  The overwhelming general concensus is the USC is the best team in the nation. USC has backups that would be stars on other teams and almost all of their super stingy defense is returning. Coach Pete Carroll is a master recruiter and strategist and well liked and respected by his team. They should go underfeated but hey thats why they play the games…you just never know! Both the AP and USA Today rank USC and LSU # 1 and # 2. For the sake of not having to duplicate the lists I chose here to just list the AP’s top 25 with other schools recieving votes.

To attend you’ll  need to shop at NTA!

Most  “big time” schools have sold out.

The schools are linked to National Ticket Agency’s list of tickets available for each team so if you want to purchase tickets simply click on the team. If your team is not listed here than go to NTA’s NCAA page and your team will be listed there. Face it, pro football is exciting but college ball is pure passion. These kids most of whom will NOT be professionals lay it on the line every fall saturday and if viewership and attendance are an indication we simply love it. Maybe by watching we are acting out our aggressions passively but heck who cares about the pschology of sports truth is really its just fun and man are those cheerleaders pretty.  In many, many areas of the country college football is king, the biggest thing going. So get off your butt, load up the cooler with your favorite brew, take along your grill and take your buddies,  kids, or even your honey to witness real electricity in the air at a college football game.

THE AP TOP 25

1 USC  2 LSU  3 West Virginia  4 Texas  5 Michigan  6 Florida  7 Wisconsin  8 Oklahoma 

 9 Virginia Tech 10 Louisville  11 Ohio State  12 California  13 Georgia  14 UCLA

15 Tennessee  16 Rutgers  17 Penn State  18 Aurburn  19 Florida State 20 Nebraska

21 Arkansas  22 TCU  23 Hawaii  24 Boise State 25 Texas A & M

Others recieving votes: Missouri  Georgia Tech  Boston College  Oregon  South Carolina Miami

Alabama  Oregon State  Wake Forest  South Florida  Arizona State  Brigham Young 

 Southern Miss  Notre Dame  Virginia  Clemson  Oklahoma State  Texas Tech  Purdue

Houston  Kentucky  North Carolina St 

Other good teams include: Washington State  Duke   Arizona  Iowa  Kansas State

And here’s our service teams:  Army  Navy  Air Force

Traditional powerhouses: West Virginia  Michigan State  Pittsburgh   Stanford

Maryland  Syracuse   Minnesota  North Carolina   Kansas  Colorado  Illinois  Iowa State

Note that seasons tickets to all the home games on the schedules are available in many cases and remember if I missed listing your team just go the main NCAA Football page and you’ll find your seats. Also National Sports Outlet has tons of college logo knicknacks and necessities like beer mugs , shot glasses , clocks, banners etc and wouldn’t you know Christmas is only 124 days away!!

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL! PRESEASON NFL RUNDOWN

Forgive me for giving you all the NFL team links to tickets right off the bat but the 2007 football  season is right around the corner and I don’t want you to turn 3 shades of blue holding your breathe any longer. This weekend being the final exhibition game, I want to give you the chance to score seasons tickets or tickets to your desired games before they are all scooped up and you end up outside the stadium holding a sign ” I need two”. Of course you can buy choice seats all season long but honestly the best deals for NFL tickets are to be had right about now. So scroll down to your teams logo , click the link to be taken to the game list for games  home and away. Then scour the amzing list of available tickets we have and call me Joe Ticket at National Ticket Agency 1-877-222-3940 to place your order (and informally chat) or buy them online 24-7. If you want me to do all the work and find the best seat locations for the best price well  I can do that too, just drop me a line or call because NTA has you covered!

Over the next week or so I’ll break the division down team by team and let you know which tickets are the toughest to find and which teams are going to play well and why. But right now at the end of this post,  I Joe “Nostradamos” Ticket, will tell you who will win each division and which teams will contend for the wildcard slots.  And I will predict who will advance in the playoffs and ultimately who will win the Super Bowl and you can take that to the bank, withdraw all your money and go to Vegas on it.

AFC EAST

 New England Patriots  The Brady bunch easily go 13-3.

 New York Jets Penningtons troops fly high at 10-6

 Buffalo Bills Losman loosens up, Bills go 7-9

 Miami Dolphins Green is really blue at 6-10

AFC NORTH

 Baltimore Ravens Air McNair rises high to  9-7

 Cincinnati Bengals Palmers tigers claw out a 7-9

 Pittsburgh Steelers Roethlisberger rolls to 11-5

 Cleveland Browns Quinn wins quite a few 7-9

AFC SOUTH

 Indianapolis Colts Manning’s Mustangs gallop to 13-3

 Tennesee Titans Young’s a stud Titans are 8-8

 Jacksonville Jaguars Leftwich right on at 9-7

 Houston Texans Shaub or whoever scramble to 5-11

AFC WEST

 San Diego Chargers Rivers flows Chargers go 12-4

 Kansas City Chiefs Croyle’s chiefs overmatched its 7-9

 Denver Broncos Cultler rides the Broncos to 9-7

 Oakland Raiders Russell or Culpepper’s Raiders steal a few 5-11

NFC EAST

 Philadelphia Eagles McNab’s Eagles soar to 10-6

 Dallas Cowboys Romo’s Cowboys shoot em up at 9-7

 New York Giants Manning lite comes in at 8-8

 Washington Redskins Campbell’s in the soup at 6-10

NFC NORTH

 Chicago Bears Grossman’s a bear at 11-5

 Green Bay Packers Favre still has it the Pack are 7-9

 Minnesota Vikings Jackson’s team, Vikings sink to 5-11

 Detriot Lions Kitna crumples Lions tumble to 4-12

NFC SOUTH

 New Orleans Saints Brees Saints come marching in at 10-6

 Carolina Panthers  Delhomme’s Panthers roam to 9-7

 Atlanta Falcons Harringtons team dips to 6-10

 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Garcia is still good Bucs 9-7

NFC WEST

 Seattle Seahawks Hassleback is soaring high at 10-6

 St Louis Rams Bulger’s boys plow to 7-9

 San Francisco 49ers Smiths the man but 49ers lost at 5-11

 Arizona Cardinals Leinart a leader Cardinals take off to 9-7

 Ok you can exhale. The Patriots, Steelers, Colts and Chargers in the AFC with the Jets and Broncos or Ravens in the wildcard. The Pats roll all the way to the big show. Brady has too many weapons. Belicheck does indeed keep everyone in check. Moss comes through. Maroney is a stud. The defense is loaded again with Samuel back in the fold. Best team in football by far.

In the NFC I see the Cowboys, Bears, Saints, and Seahawks with the Giants, Panthers and Cardinals all contending but this division is not as strong as the AFC and these picks are fragile at best. The Bears seem to still have have the brawn Grossman another year under his belt and Hester is electric for sure, and they whip the Seahawks to face the Patriots and well… the Patriots take the prize once again.