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Tracking the AP #1 Votes
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Here is a quick chart which shows the progression from week to week on who is garnering all of the #1 votes. The only team to garner a #1 vote outside of Texas, Bama and Florida was USC in week 2.
Just in Case You Have a Little Sibling
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This is how you get **** done boys and gals.
And off to the weekend.
The Ascension of Cincy, Boise and TCU
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Here's a simple chart surrounding the ascensions up the AP poll for Cincy who started unranked, Boise St. who started #14 and TCU who started at #17. They now are ranked 4, 5 and 6 respectively.
Degrees of Loss Separation: Michigan > Ohio State
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The Degrees of Loss Separation is a simple concept, I go out and find a highly rated team with some losses playing against a crappy team with lots of losses. Next I find a chain of losses which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt (not at all) that the underdog is going to pull the major...
A Collection of Youth Hockey Checks
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Just for fun, here's a collection of youth hockey checks. Kids of all ages knocking the crap out of others for the amusement of the masses.
And finally these kids, who went for the big hit but kind of missed.
Blogging the Offseason: Toronto Blue Jays
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.
Today's team NL is the Atlanta Braves and our guest is Stoeten...
The Big 5 College Football Games of Week 12
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What an absolute garbage weekend for college football. The #1 and #2 teams are ducking competition and there is no showcase games whatsoever. This might be a good Saturday to run errands. Hell even the normally interesting Michigan vs. Ohio State game is completely irrelevant. The...
Vernon Wells Contract is Remarkably Bad
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I think we all have heard that Vernon Wells has a bloated contract and that he is incredibly un-tradeable. This morning I decided to take a look at just how bad the remainder of Vernon Wells contract is, and well its really really really bad.
Vernon Wells signed a 7 year 126 million...
Week 11 NFL Pick Suggestions
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Woo more Thursday night football that I can't watch because I don't get the NFL Network. Woo.
1. Carolina Panthers (-3 1/2) vs. Miami Dolphins
No more Ronny Brown means no more diesel wildcat. All wildcat will now be run with the 130 pound gazelle Pat White. It won'...
Ireland Getting Snubbed is All Bud Selig's Fault
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Ireland was defeated by France yesterday in the final stages of World Cup Qualifying thanks to a blatant handball by French striker / pansyman Thierre Henry. How blatant of a handball was it? Take it away Thierre:
"It was a handball, but I'm not the ref,'' he said...
Could Florida's or Alabama's Saturday Schedule Be Lamer?
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So I'm getting ready to build up The Big 5 post for this week and the first thing I see when looking at this weekends schedule is a glaring travesty. What the hell are Florida and Alabama doing in late November playing Florida International and Chattanooga respectively? It appears...
Blogging the Offseason: Atlanta Braves
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.
Today's team NL is the Atlanta Braves and our guest is Gondee...
The Top 5 QBs Vs. the Jets
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I think sometimes I make charts to piss myself off. The below chart tracks the week by week yardage totals for the NFL's top 5 QBs. Three of these 5 QBs have played the Jets (Schaub, Brees and Brady). Of these QBs all but Brady had their lowest output of the season against the...
Hit in the Balls
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I decided to come up with a compilation of people getting hit in the balls. Why? I don't know. I think it honestly had something to do with them adding the more tag on Blogger and me wanting to celebrate. So here goes you lucky bastards, lots of videos of lots of people getting...
The AP Poll, Then and Now
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Here's a quick look at the Preseason AP poll compared to the current AP poll. Movement is tracked with arrows. Those in the preseason poll no longer ranked are X'd and those in the rankings who were not preseason ranked are O'd.
What you notice is the big Big East hating...
The Defensosaurus Rex is a Crier
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Seriously? The Defensosaurus Rex is a Crier? That's not very intimidating.
Blogging the Offseason: Pittsburgh Pirates
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's team NL is the Pittsburgh Pirates and our guest is Pat...
Week 11 Blogpoll
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Before you yell and say where is so and so team, please read my polling philosophy and then yell afterwards.Its looking like the fine toothed comb review of the rankings may be waiting for another week. So here's a quick sum up. TCU jumped Cincy thanks to a combo of Clemson'...
NFL Week 10 Awards
3 days ago by
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Wow You Guys Suck: Cleveland Browns, Boy am I glad that the Browns were on monday night football with their zero offensive weapons and miserable offensive line. That was so entertaining. Runners Up: the Chiefs and the Raiders cause no one watched that game to have any idea what happened...
I Guess God Only Advises for Short Visits
3 days ago by
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Iverson played 3 games for the Memphis Grizzlies because God only wanted him to play three games for the Grizzlies. Now God sees that he's fixed the Grizzlies and God wants him to be a starter for someone not the Memphis Grizzlies. God Knows what he's doing.
Blogging the Offseason: Chicago White Sox
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's AL team is the Chicago White Sox and our guest is Ryan...
Cute Little Girls Making Mistakes
4 days ago by
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If she was a Jet she probably would have waited til their was 1 second left on the clock and walked the ball into the goal for a loss. Regardless, I bet she gets a trophy for excellence cause everyone gets a trophy for excellence.H/T Deadspin
Mr. Belichick is Still a Douche
4 days ago by
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I defended Bill's decision this morning, so now I need to rekindle the hatred. Watch as Bill's bodyguard takes King Douche's instructions and tosses a camera man to the ground.I feel a bit better now.
Blogging the Offseason: Colorado Rockies
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's team NL is the Colorado Rockies and our guest is Poseidon...
I Love 2009 Football
4 days ago by
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Here's a simple chart of my two football teams of choice and how their records have looked throughout the 2009 fall. It's like the decided to take a sled down the big slope starting in October.Any room left on all those Cincinnati bandwagons?
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