{"id":87722,"date":"2025-01-02T14:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T21:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=87722"},"modified":"2025-01-02T15:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:10:51","slug":"fanview-1-2-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=87722","title":{"rendered":"FanView: 1\/2\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54427\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Oscar-Madison3-250x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Oscar-Madison3-250x300.png 250w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Oscar-Madison3-58x70.png 58w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Oscar-Madison3-125x150.png 125w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Oscar-Madison3.png 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!\u201d\u2014Roger Murdock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kick it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note to Die-Hard USC Fans:<\/strong> I&#8217;m caught between a rock and a hard place. A tough call has to be made, so I&#8217;m making it. I&#8217;m rooting for Notre Dame if the Irish face Ohio State in a few weeks.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1.)&#8211;Marcus Freeman makes it easy not to hate Notre Dame.<br \/>\n2.)&#8211;I wouldn&#8217;t root for the Buckeyes even if they played the Russians.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nWatching Boise St. Tuesday night and seeing their quarterback makes me ask, how bad was Malachi Nelson?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not dumping on Maddux Madsen, but if the Broncos had a quarterback with better talent, they would&#8217;ve had a shot against the Nittany Lions.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nPhilly made the right move\u2014the mature move\u2014in announcing that Saquon Barkley will not play Week 18 against the Giants.<\/p>\n<p>And as much as I would like to wrap up the third seed and set up a possible second-round home game\u2026 I&#8217;m good with the Rams sitting Matthew Stafford and friends against Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>Truth is, unless they play the Cardinals, the Rams never have a home-field advantage.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<strong>Rams Note:<\/strong> In the McVay Era, the Rams are 0-2 in the playoffs the week after benching their starters in the season finale.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66241\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Temple-City-Company-Ages-Torosian\/dp\/1091939543\/ref=sr_1_10?crid=2HVMIKXVJ5IZV&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lwSvHUu8fdqwpwO887HBe2EBq33_RiI2xSj8TE6ZUhQ8fHrsE-ZCcD977aM433hXfbWpdl61AMhdpO9PJ9-xmE6NzzZmwJG4T9X6ahyQq2sSrNQLe9KIMEwMRfLHFUYK-2dXNZ3nyNsnzWvzGeJYBzwy-aT84Agtv2d5dKdgn7zSAM5ut2RVAz_wY8eW6bu7aRF7uOnXKnDHQs2ux7dEfwD0LGNB1mZtgxhO-oy6bUM._LKqev_iW-zJDy5JWJm6EXoRrcAP1bLfYIk3Xdok3-8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=joe+torosian&amp;qid=1735852564&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C332&amp;sr=8-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66241\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66241\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/AGES-COver-e1557190040299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-66241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Available now on Amazon (Click Pic)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>***<br \/>\nIt was interesting that Rams Wire mentioned utilizing Jonah Jackson as an extra-blocker\u2026especially since one of my RamView followers suggested it three weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Point? I&#8217;m not saying it was stolen, but what I am saying is if you follow football, know the game, don&#8217;t defer from what your eyes see because someone else has a column, works for a website, or gets paid by ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: This happens a lot in church work, too.)<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nThe Washington TaxSkins have added former Rams Euro-import Max Pircher to their Practice Squad. The Dallas Cowboys have signed former Ram Earnest Brown IV off the Buccaneers PS.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys also cut Ezekiel Elliott to allow him to hook on with a playoff team. Cool move, but who would sign him?<br \/>\nLions, Vikings, Packers, Eagles, Bucs, Rams\u2014No.<br \/>\nTaxSkins? Maybe?<br \/>\nBills, Chiefs, Chargers, Steelers, Ravens\u2014No.<br \/>\nTexans? Maybe?<br \/>\nBroncos, Dolphins, Bengals\u2026whoever gets in\u2026No.<br \/>\n***<br \/>\n<strong>Last Add Oregon:<\/strong> Thanks for nothing. Oh, and by the way, your uniform combos stink.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nThe Miami Dolphins have a cap hit next year of 39-rocks for Tua Tagovailoa \u2026in 2026 it jumps to 56.<\/p>\n<p>Tua has only played 11 games this year, didn&#8217;t play last week, and as of yesterday, Tyler Huntley was getting the snaps to prepare for Week 18.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<strong>Last Add Rose Bowl:<\/strong> I understand the need to be humble, but if I threw for over 300-yards and three touchdowns in Pasadena on New Year&#8217;s Day&#8230;I&#8217;d expect to be on the podium after the game when they pass out flowers.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d also expect my coach to have my back in this situation.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nWhen parents would ask me about their kids playing football, I told them\u2014even before NIL\u2014to use football before football used them.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn Ewers made 1.4 million while at Ohio State. His NIL value at Texas is 4.3 million, and news broke this week that another D-1 school is offering him 6-rocks to forgo the NFL Draft and play his final year of college football.<\/p>\n<p>If Ewers agrees, his collegiate earnings will be between 12 to 14-rocks. Add to that an education and possibly work done (or completed) on a masters. And don&#8217;t forget, potentially, another run at a national title\u2026 that&#8217;s a youth well-lived.<\/p>\n<p>My question is, does Ewers really need the NFL? It seems like he&#8217;s used football before football could use him.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<strong>Last Add Rams:<\/strong> Trading Ernest Jones IV to the Titans this summer wasn&#8217;t a disaster. Give another win to McSnead.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87527\" style=\"width: 844px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87527\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87527\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamViewMVS.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamViewMVS.jpeg 834w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamViewMVS-400x240.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamViewMVS-70x42.jpeg 70w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamViewMVS-768x460.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamViewMVS-150x90.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8220;RamView&#8221; Live&#8211;Monday, Wednesday, Friday (5PM)&#8230;YouTube<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding the Peach Bowl\u2026for all the crap they call targeting\u2026I couldn&#8217;t believe they didn&#8217;t call targeting with 1:03 to play on the Longhorn defender hitting the Sun Devil receiver.<\/p>\n<p>The Longhorns are the Chargers of college football. Good, talented, but never trust\u2014never place hope.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it\u2026Arizona State was a fourth and 13 stop from beating Texas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nHow do you spot a &#8216;progressive&#8217; in sports? Look for a KBMer whining about a fumble out of the end zone being declared a touchback.<\/p>\n<p>This is a cry I&#8217;m hearing far too much of. If your team fumbles the ball out of the end zone\u2026sorry! The defense gets it at their twenty.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not about being fair. It&#8217;s about football.<\/p>\n<p>The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>1,224<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2 Corinthians 1:9<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>jtbank1964@yahoo.com<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Follow Joe on X: @joet13b<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Instagram: @joet13b<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>YouTube: \u201cRamView\u201d (MWF)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Torosian \u201cTell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!\u201d\u2014Roger Murdock Kick it! Note to Die-Hard USC Fans: I&#8217;m caught between a rock and a hard place. A tough call has to be made, so I&#8217;m making it. 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