http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/Sports observations by Chris Iott of the Jackson Citizen Patriot.enFri, 30 Jan 2009 06:15:30 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noSports observations by Chris Iott of the Jackson Citizen Patriot.chris-iotthttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/xhzBZLsZj0g/fear_respect_fuel_titans.htmlsports columnsciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:15:30 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1752952 ]]>It was a rout. No doubt about it. But it was a different kind of rout. Not the normal kind, where a talented team takes advantage of a weak one and pounds an inferior opponent into submission without a second...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/11/fear_respect_fuel_titans.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/heFgxhMCTG0/football_playoffs_not_too_far.htmlsports columnsciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:44:13 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1519437 ]]>The Northwest High School football team won two games in 2004, three in 2005, four in 2006 and five in 2007. The next step is the toughest....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/09/football_playoffs_not_too_far.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/_pnLetU4udw/little_things_can_be_huge.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:08:32 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1434072 ]]>Football fans will remember the spectacular touchdown catch Roy Williams made Sunday. I can't forget a play he didn't make earlier in the game....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/09/little_things_can_be_huge.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/mmN4tTONS_I/amazing_journey_ends_well.htmlNathan's journey855008549885502ciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:31:25 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1207006 ]]> Thanks to the miracles of modern medicine, my son is now too good-looking to be my son. Actually, he always has been. It's just that the difference between how he looks now and how he used to look is...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/07/amazing_journey_ends_well.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/FCWkFYUocs4/dumars_took_a_chance_when_he_p.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:45:49 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1179753 ]]>Joe Dumars boldly proclaimed the Detroit Pistons roster wouldn't be the same next season. But what if it is?...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/07/dumars_took_a_chance_when_he_p.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/AgfpYVEUiYY/primed_for_pigskin.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:38:32 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1160576 ]]>The spring sports season is over. All-area teams have been announced. The Fourth of July weekend just ended. You might think it's too early to talk about high school football. You might be wrong....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/07/primed_for_pigskin.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/bqXiHAuSUag/a_nice_start.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:43:15 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1136723 ]]>Attendance at the first Ray Weathers D-1 Development basketball camp was below expectations. But the camp was far from a failure. It's just that expectations were too high....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/06/a_nice_start.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/_LUbqX1i4EM/draft_predictions_deserve_to_b.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:41:32 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1121120 ]]>There is nothing in the world more useless than an NBA mock draft....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/06/draft_predictions_deserve_to_b.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/qoxn9ZZKSCk/give_us_a_lift_make_an_oconnel.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:45:13 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1100996 ]]>"The newspaper never has positive stories," people often say. Sometimes, the newspaper all but begs for positive topics to write about and gets little help....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/06/give_us_a_lift_make_an_oconnel.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/vNW2UyNijAI/whats_with_the_tigers.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:45:39 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1096944 ]]>Is it possible that everyone wrote off the Detroit Tigers too soon?...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/06/whats_with_the_tigers.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/6u06S82-BUg/leave_willis_on_the_mound.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:42:03 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1065565 ]]>On Monday, Dontrelle Willis became just the third pitcher since 1956 to give up eight earned runs on three or fewer hits. He was hurt by five walks in just 1 2/3 innings pitched. The bigger problem: Willis forced the...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/06/leave_willis_on_the_mound.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/GVo2AXTSXJU/jackson_girls_continue_dominan.htmlsports columnsciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Wed, 28 May 2008 21:31:49 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.1027414 ]]>The Jackson High School girls track team should invent an event called the Most Outstanding Performer relay. After all, the last four female Most Outstanding Performer awards at the James R. Selby Track Classic have gone to current Vikings....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/05/jackson_girls_continue_dominan.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/65pU4w7kiD0/tough_decision_for_pistons_red.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 19 May 2008 22:06:31 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.997583 ]]>Set the DVR, Detroit Red Wings and Pistons fans. You're going to have a major decision starting this weekend....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/05/tough_decision_for_pistons_red.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/3N95u-QWetA/give_the_lady_her_due.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:12:34 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.916110 ]]>Internet columnist Bob Margolis just can't let it go. Here's what he wrote in 2006: "I still don't think Danica Patrick will ever win a race in the Indy car series. She's just not a good enough driver."...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/04/give_the_lady_her_due.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/gKy3sEJalno/jcc_should_have_pitched_bad_ap.htmlsports columnsciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:24:47 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.879733 ]]>There's a reason people say a few bad apples spoil the entire bunch. Because it's true. Just look at the Jackson Community College athletic program. There is no reason to doubt that the vast majority of JCC athletes are good...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/04/jcc_should_have_pitched_bad_ap.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/yO9QxdBuYxA/important_anniversary_for_nath.htmlNathan's journeyciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:49:03 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.869512 ]]>The doctors told us we needed to be extra careful with Nathan for 8 to 12 weeks, and today marked exactly 12 weeks since surgery. We bought him a skateboard and boxing gloves to celebrate....http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/04/important_anniversary_for_nath.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/Rc49ZNWqOOM/young_guns.html"The Blahg" blogciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:29:19 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.779400 ]]>If the Hanover-Horton and Napoleon high school boys basketball teams look ahead to next season, they cannot be excited about what they see. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, which eliminated Hanover-Horton in a Class C regional semifinal Monday, is the most...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/03/young_guns.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/k5gzEfJwXzs/a_quick_look_at_the_week_in_ba.htmlsports columnsciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:10:19 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.732740 ]]>March Madness is here in full force, even though March is still six days away. Here's a look at high school boys district basketball action:...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/02/a_quick_look_at_the_week_in_ba.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/nC9b2d-0CyM/jackson_avoids_tough_loss.htmlsports columns854931603749089ciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:08:24 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.732735 ]]>The season flashed before Tracey Lowder's eyes. Time was ticking away for the Jackson High School boys basketball team in its regular-season finale Thursday night against crosstown rival Lumen Christi. And no matter what Lowder and his Vikings did, Lumen...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/02/jackson_avoids_tough_loss.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chris-iott/~3/jQ1ojQp8Xp0/the_boy_is_back.htmlNathan's journey855008549885502ciott@citpat.com (Chris Iott)Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:11:02 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/chris_iott//3227.715277 ]]>Nathan goofs around on the couch while watching a Thomas the Tank Engine video. A month after surgery, Nathan is doing great. My son, Nathan, was merely jumping on his bed. But if you had seen my reaction, you would...http://blog.mlive.com/chris_iott/2008/02/the_boy_is_back.htmlnonadult