SPORTS TEASER By George Hassell
Hey Sports Teaser fans and welcome back for the March edition. Spring is almost here and very soon you know Tybee will be full again, so enjoy a
little quiet until spring breakers and tourists flock to the island.
What a football season we had! While LSU dominated the college football playoffs and won convincingly over Clemson in the national championship
game, the NFL playoffs featured some drama and great games. Kansas City was down double digits in all three of their post-season games, including
the Super Bowl, and won them all. Truly remarkable! When all looked lost and San Francisco seemed to be on their way to the Lombardi Trophy,
Patrick Mahomes put on his Superman gear and lead the Chiefs to 21 points in the last seven minutes of the game and a 31-20 win. You keep thinking
he’s going to run out of miracles, but so far he’s been pretty darn perfect. Mahomes earned a well-deserved MVP, and Kansas City a well-deserved
championship. It’s no surprise that these two teams are already the early favorites for next year’s Super Bowl. Baltimore and New Orleans both had
disappointing early playoff losses, but they should be back in contention as well. And where is Tom Brady going to be playing next year? Does anyone
really care? To be continued… (Oh, we won’t mention my preseason prediction of San Diego vs Green Bay in the Super Bowl, you never saw that).
It’s hard to believe that college basketball is almost over and we are on the eve of March Madness. Even if you’re not a huge hoop fan the NCAA
tournament is one of the best sporting events of the year. From all indications and listening to the experts, this may be one of the most wide-open
tournaments in many years. Locally, there’s not much to talk about with our college basketball teams, as Georgia Tech is plodding along and Georgia
is under performing as usual. Neither will make the tournament once again, hurry up football!
And here we are, just one month away from the Masters in Augusta. Perhaps the pinnacle of golf annually, it should be a great tournament with a
lot of the big names playing well to this point. Tiger will be defending his title and looking for a sixth green jacket. Wouldn’t it be crazy (and unreal) if
he broke Sam Snead’s record with his 83rd PGA tour victory in Augusta in April? And those pimento cheese sandwiches, oh my! Spring will be in full
swing and the tradition, unlike any other, should be a great event. And don’t forget we have our own PGA tour stop in the neighborhood just across
the Savannah River entrance at Harbourtown on Hilton Head the week after. The RBC Heritage is always a lot of fun and a great relaxed and party
atmosphere after a week of nerves and tension in Augusta (and $7 beers). Who wants to offer a shuttle service by boat that week?
As the weather warms, we will get out more and enjoy it, preparing for another great summer on Tybee. There’s lots going on in the sports world,
so make sure and enjoy it all and we’ll see you again next month!
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