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Instathoughts on the Draw
7 hours ago by
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THANK YOU, SEPP BLATTER!!! The US could not have come away with a better draw. It's too much to ask for a draw with three weaklings at the World Cup, so the key is to avoid being in a group with two other quality teams. It doesn't matter if you have drawn 1970 Brazil because...
The Post That Ends With Stewart Mandel and George Clooney in the Same Sentence
2 days ago by
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Good lord, Mandel, stop writing about Notre Dame! It's embarrassing when Sports Illustrated's top college football writer has such a poor grasp of what ails college football's most famous program. Here is his explanation for why the Irish are down:Twenty years ago, the...
My Top 25 is Meh
2 days ago by
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RankTeamDelta 1 Alabama 2 Florida 2 3 Texas 1 4 TCU 1 5 Cincinnati 6 Boise State 4 7 Oregon 8 Ohio State 9 Virginia Tech 5 10 Stanford 12 11 Georgia Tech 5 12 Oregon State 4 13 Iowa 14 Miami...
Belated Thoughts on the Iron Bowl
3 days ago by
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1. I heartily co-sign on Spencer Hall's destruction of the Bolerjack-Beuerlein team:N is for Nitwits: Nowhere is there a greater chasm of total dropoff in broadcasting than between Verne and Gary on CBS and the number two crew, Craig Bolerjack and Steve Beuerlein. It's easy...
Well, That Was Surprising
5 days ago by
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Or maybe not. Wow, you mean that a team with a bad defense that survived a bevy of close games and recovered an unlikely percentage of fumbles might have been overrated? They might have been due to have a couple unfortunate events occur in a close game? You don't say!I hate to...
Worth Every Euro
5 days ago by
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El Clasico was 0-0 at the half, with Real Madrid having had the better of the chances. Barca was getting nothing from Thierry Henry, who was turning in another indifferent performance for the Blaugrana. (I've never seen anyone exert so little effort at coming back out of offside...
Are You Lionel Hutz in Disguise?
9 days ago by
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Imagine that you are a lawyer representing a defense contractor. Your client has a high-level executive who has not quite lived up to expectations. However, it would be somewhat costly to fire this executive. How do you advise the client to handle the issue? Well, if you're Clay...
Here's Everything For Which I Am Not Thankful
11 days ago by
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RankTeamDelta 1 Alabama 2 Texas 3 TCU 4 Florida 5 Cincinnati 6 Georgia Tech 7 Oregon 8 Ohio State 2 9 Pittsburgh 10 Boise State 1 11 Oklahoma State 5 12 Clemson 4 13 Iowa 1 14 Virginia Tech 3 15...
Five Thoughts on the Falcons
11 days ago by
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1. Is it a coincidence that Matt Ryan played the best he has in weeks without Michael Turner in the lineup? Or that the Falcons' offense really jumped into gear after they fell behind 17-7 at the half and came out throwing in the second half? Is it a shock that a talented quarterback...
If You're Curious About the Other Football...
11 days ago by
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Might I suggest you set the DVR for Fox Sports South to record Barca-Inter at 2:30 tomorrow (or catch the replay on Fox Soccer Channel at 7). What's at stake? Well, the defending Spanish and European champions are one point behind the three-time defending Italian champions in a...
Why I'm Shedding No Tears for the Irish
14 days ago by
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For those of you who don't follow World Cup qualifying, the big story in the rest of the world for the past two days has been Thierry Henry controlling a ball with his hand before crossing for France's winning goal against Ireland, sending the French to South Africa and eliminating...
This Is Going to Suck
14 days ago by
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I've been a Michigan fan for two decades and I have never had a greater feeling of dread before an Ohio State game than I do for the one that will be played in Ann Arbor tomorrow. There have been times where I felt really nervous. (1997 comes to mind. The fourth quarter of that...
Maybe Pulling a Head Coach From the 2004 Pistons Was a Good Idea
16 days ago by
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Peachtree Hoops had a good post asking whether Mike Woodson has changed and it hit on a thought on which I've been noodling. I started Bill Simmons' NBA book last week and found myself disagreeing with Simmons description of how a championship team has to be constructed. I...
Another Short Question
16 days ago by
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What was/is more predictable: (1) the results of games involving contenders coming down the stretch in the 2009 college football season; or (2) the writers of Melrose Place curing their middling ratings by having their best looking vixen Ella Simms do a little homage to Sappho in a...
A Simple Question for Georgia Fans
17 days ago by
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Option A: the Georgia defense plays inspired football against Tech and shuts down the triple option. The Dawgs win 24-17. Willie Martinez stays.Option B: the Georgia defense plays the same way against Tech that they did last year, only Matt Stafford isn't around to keep the game...
Come Back, Matt Ryan
17 days ago by
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Generally speaking, it is hard to beat the Carolina Panthers when your quarterback plays worse than Jake Delhomme. Such was the Falcons fate on Sunday. I am of two minds on Matt Ryan's slump. On the one hand, his accuracy has taken a definite slide. Normally, when a young quarterback...
My Top 25 Shoots Blood
17 days ago by
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RankTeamDelta 1 Alabama 2 Texas 3 TCU 1 4 Florida 1 5 Cincinnati 6 Georgia Tech 1 7 Oregon 6 8 Clemson 16 9 Pittsburgh 10 Ohio State 2 11 Boise State 1 12 Iowa 5 13 LSU 7 14 Stanford 9...
Well Done, FIFA
19 days ago by
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I can't imagine anyone having an interest in watching a finish like this.Rematch on Wednesday.
Sometimes, a Riot Really Is the Logical Solution
21 days ago by
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Imagine, if you will, that the NFL allowed each of its 32 teams to control and sell the TV rights to their home games. Imagine Daniel Snyder deciding to sell the rights the games at FedEx Field to MASN because they were the highest bidder. Imagine, then, that Snyder and MASN attempted...
Someone Stop Me...
22 days ago by
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Because I'm feeling very optimistic about the Hawks. The local professional basketball collective is off to an excellent start, as they are 6-2 despite having played only three home games and having already gone on a West Coast swing. Josh Smith is showing inklings of making the...
Making the Case for TCU
22 days ago by
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I highly recommend Football Outsiders' piece on TCU($) being a true national title contender. It's always nice when my subjective sense about a team is confirmed by quality statistical measures. Sagarin's Predictor has TCU as being right in the Texas/Alabama/Florida class...
Radiohead, Arrested Development, Woody Allen Movies...
22 days ago by
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This blog. (HT: Ryno.)
Notre Dame Lost! Let's All Overreact!
23 days ago by
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Illustrating the reality that the media are often afraid of performing their function as fact-checkers and that they will repeat any old claim from someone "in the arena," here is Mandel repeating the Pat Fitzgerald quote that has been breathlessly cited since Saturday:"...
The Case Against Georgia Tech (Or Why the Gap Between the Dawgs and Jackets Isn't As Big As You Think)
25 days ago by
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Let's set the ground rules here. I am not saying that Georgia Tech isn't a good team. I'm not saying that they aren't the best team in the ACC (although the margin isn't as wide as the rankings would indicate). I'm not saying that Paul Johnson isn't an outstanding...
The Forward Pass Returns to Tuscaloosa
25 days ago by
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RankTeamDelta 1 Alabama 2 2 Texas 1 3 Florida 1 4 TCU 1 5 Cincinnati 1 6 LSU 1 7 Georgia Tech 5 8 Ohio State 5 9 Pittsburgh 5 10 Boise State 2 11 Miami (Florida) 7 12 Arizona 4 13 Oregon...
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