Joe Pettit

Featured Columns by Joe Pettit

Joe Pettit is a administrator and featured writer for benchwarmersunited.com. Pettit has a passion and knowledge of sports that encompasses a number of years. He recently wrote for the MMA world. Pettit likes to write to the point and uses his sports experiences to relate to the avid sports fan.

NCAA Basketball Championship Preview: Duke Vs. Butler


04/05/2010

Tonights NCAA Basketball game features a team with a storied history versus a team looking for a Cinderella story ending that no one could of envisioned.

Friday Night Analysis


03/26/2010

Tonight’s matchups in the NCAA tournament has some intriguing games and are worth taking a closer look. Here is the way I see these four games playing out…

Sweet Sixteen Analysis


03/22/2010

The NCAA Basketball Tournament has been trimmed down to sixteen teams and it has been a wide open tournament from the opening tipoff. The #1 overall seed Kansas Jayhawks were shocked in the second round with a loss to Northern Iowa, and the third seeded Georgetown Hoyas did not even taste victory as they were bounced in the first round by Ohio. How does the tournament shape up with the remaining survivors is the question? Here is the way I see it…

Final Four Predictions


03/18/2010

This years NCAA Basketball tournament appears to be wide open. My predictions have chalk in them but also have a bit of a surprise in them compared to what most of the experts are going with. Here are my Final Four predictions…

NCAA Tournament Analysis: The #1 Seeds


03/16/2010

Looking at the #1 seeds in this years NCAA Basketball Tournament leaves me with the question on what the committee was thinking when they put together the brackets. Kansas is the #1 overall team in the nation but was not treated as such. Here is the way I see how the #1 seeds have it in fashion with difficultly…

Fight Preview: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Joshua Clottey


03/13/2010

Will 13 be a lucky number for the underdog fighter Joshua Clottey tonight or will Manny Pacquiao turn the lights out on him tonight?This fight is a enormous opportunity for one and would be a devastating loss for the other. Who walks away with the Welterweight title tonight?…

Should There Be Any Changes To The NCAA Basketball Tournament?


03/11/2010

There has been a lot of talk this week about the NCAA basketball tournament and what changes if any should be made. Some people like to have more teams invited to the dance while others say don’t mess with something that is not broken. I think that the tournament is fine with the 64 teams and should not invite anymore teams as they would not be deserving. There is one change I would make when it comes to qualifying for the tournament…

What Could Of Happened On Saturday The 13th? Pacquiao VS. Mayweather Jr.


03/09/2010

I can’t help but turn my attention this week to what could of happened this Saturday March 13th. It could of been one of the best boxing matches of all time but instead we can only use our imagination of what would of happened between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing and boxing fans sorely needed this matchup but for some reason this colossal fight is not what we will seeing this Saturday. What is the real reason?…

How Would T.O. Fit In As A Bengal?


03/07/2010

Terrell Owens becoming a Cincinnati Bengal, how does that fit and sound? The controversial receiver would pair up with another controversial receiver in Chad Ochocinco. Could these receivers team up together to make the Bengal passing attack that much better?

No More Pain In The Neck For Peyton Manning


03/04/2010

Peyton Manning had surgery this week to alleviate a pinched nerve in his neck that had been bothering him on and off for the last four seasons. This procedure is likely to take care of the problem, and Manning is expected not to miss any offseason workouts and will be fine come the regular season. The question arises that with his neck feeling better, will it make him a more effective passer next season?…