Heard in the Cheap Seats

The Philly professional sports scene has been quite busy recently.  Because of that, we have yet to post anything on this site regarding the local college sports scene.  Well, that ends now.  What better time to post than just prior to #21 Villanova doing battle with #3 ranked UCONN and their usual collection of athletes with shady backgrounds.  This is going to be another physical Big East tussle, like most games in the best conference in the land are.  For whatever reason, ‘Nova has had Connecticut’s number recently.  They have won the last two meetings, and 3 of the last four and that has had UCONN players like Jeff Adrien talking “payback”.  Villanova likes to play physical pressure defense, but UCONN’s defense is almost as tough.  I look for this game to be ugly at times, nasty most of the time, and will probably end with both teams in the 60’s.  Dante Cunningham has become an absolute beast for the Wildcats, but he will have a tough go against the size and length of the Huskies.  Connecticut is a tough place to go into and win, but something tells me Villanova will be up to the task tonight.  Villanova is a little bit Jekyll and Hyde when you watch them.  There are stretches where they look unstoppable on both ends of the floor, and then their offense goes stagnant and they are forcing terrible shots and can’t buy a basket.  I think we see the good Villanova tonight.  They will be ready for a tough game, and Scottie Reynolds will need to have another great game against the Huskies.  If he struggles, ‘Nova fans could be in for a disappointment.  If Villanova is relentless on defense and controls the defensive boards and can get a big night out of Reynolds shooting the ball, this will end up being a signature victory for the Villanova season.

PREDICTION: ‘NOVA 68 – UCONN 64

When we first started this blog, our intention was to cover the wide world of sports–whether that was a horse race in Boise or a football game in New York, we wanted to add our two cents.   But after a while, we came to the realization that the whole world of sports is a bit much for two people with full time jobs to cover.  There were so many things happening that we wanted to write about that it seemed impossible to do any of it justice.  Couple that with a whole mess of things in our personal lives and we went stagnant on this blog. 

During that span of time, we’ve decided to refocus.  Instead of covering the whole of sports, we are going to concentrate on our true passion–the Philadelphia sports scene.   After all, it is far easier to write about something that you are a passionate about.  Anthony and I have been surrounded by the Philadelphia sports scene for the majority of both of our lives.  We understand the pysche of the Philadelphia sports fan.  The perpetual feeling of impending doom.  The never ending anguish.  The city where “it ain’t over until its over” is not a cliché.  But we also understand what makes the city of Philadelphia the best sports town in America.  The passion, albeit sometimes misguided, of the fans.  The appreciation of a player that does a lot with a little and the disgust for players that do little with a lot.  This is the Philadelphia sports psyche and it is the history that colors each of our perspectives.  We figured it was time to embrace our own sports history on Heard in the Cheap Seats.

From here on out, the majority of the content will be focused on the Philly sports scene.  We hope to add to some of the great voices in the Philadelphia sports scene and offer a little color of our own.  You will still see stories that delve into the larger sports scene, but it won’t be the core of the content here.

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