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The Big 5 College Football Games of Week 12
8 days ago by
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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
9 days ago by
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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
9 days ago by
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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
9 days ago by
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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?
9 days ago by
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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
9 days ago by
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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
9 days ago by
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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
9 days ago by
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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
9 days ago by
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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
10 days ago by
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Seriously? The Defensosaurus Rex is a Crier? That's not very intimidating.
Blogging the Offseason: Pittsburgh Pirates
10 days ago by
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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
10 days ago by
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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
11 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
11 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
11 days ago by
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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
11 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
12 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
12 days ago by
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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
12 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?
Debating Belichick's Decision
12 days ago by
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Bill Belichick made by far the biggest decision of the game last night. He decided to go for 4th down on his own 28 yard line. The Pats didn't get it and essentially they were screwed. After the game the entire world stated that this was the worst decision in Belichick's coaching...
TCU vs. Texas
12 days ago by
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Not many people are actually going to dive into the merits of schedules TCU and Texas to determine whom should be ranked higher. The vast majority of voters are going to pull their standard, let's just rank them where they are or Texas is Texas and TCU is TCU. But I'm not that...
Being a Jet Fan Sucks
12 days ago by
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I had a decision to make as a child, do I follow my father's divergent confusing fanhood* or do I blaze my own path. I was a stupid child so naturally I decided to blaze my own path. Great ******* choice assshole. Being a Jet absolutely fan sucks and they just might be the worst...
Nice to Stephon Isn't Bitter or Anything
13 days ago by
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It's pretty safe to say that Mike D'Antoni and Stephon Marbury didn't get off on the right foot last season with the Knicks. D'Antoni basically told Marbury to get the hell out of his locker room. But its nice to see that Marbury is mature and grown up and is completely...
Quick Notes: NFL Week 10 Preview
14 days ago by
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~In honor of Hart's request for thoughts surrounding the Pats vs. Colts this weekend here is a version of quick notes surrounding this weekends games.~Honestly, I don't think the Pats or the Colts are anywhere near their dominant selves of 2004ish, despite their combined 14...
Blogging the Offseason: New York Mets
15 days ago by
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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 we're double dipping with the NL and team #2 is the New...
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