Mark Knudson's 3 Strikes: Longshot predictions for 2023
Mark Knudson's 3 strikes predictions for 2023 are easy to predict, but it's a longshot to be right. The Denver Broncos will move on from Nathaniel Hackett after a poor season. Nikola Jokic will win a third consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award. Cale Makar will be awarded the Hart Trophy. The Colorado Rockies will finish last in the National League Western Division again.
Rick George will become the next athletic director at Mississippi State. He will replace John Cohen, who left for Auburn. George was the subject of interest from other schools. Deion Sanders was hired by George at Colorado. The rest of the college football world is watching the experiment taking place in Boulder. It's working out well for George. There are other places who are jealous.
MSU lost the big personality of Leach. Colorado is looking to bring in a big personalities. MSU is down. If Rick George wants to get into the SEC, he should look at Colorado.
Denver Broncos will draft Kentucky's Will Levis in the third round of the NFL Draft. Leis has NFL size, a big arm, quick release and processes information quickly. He has been in college for five seasons. The football gods haven't been particularly friendly to the Broncos since the end of Peyton Manning's era. They haven’t drafted a quarterback since John Elway retired. Gary Kubiak was the last player to be drafted by them. They have two third-round picks in 2023.
Mark Knudson's 3 Strikes predicts the Broncos will be successful in 2023.
Ezequiel Tovar will win the National League Rookie of the Year award. Rockies have had just one ROY in their 30-year history, Jason Jennings in 2002. Jennings made his big league debut in August 2001. Troy Tulowitzki should have won ROy in 2007, but was robbed in favor of Ryan Braun.
Tovar is the Rockies everyday shortstop. He played in the big leagues at the end of last season after a great season in Double A and Triple A. His skill set rivals that of the best shortstops in NL. Tovara is a relative unknown, but betting odds on the NL Rookie of Year haven't come out yet.
