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College Football teams we can all root against
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We're filled with hate. We hate bland food, Gap commercials and many college football teams.Not really sure why we dislike certain teams -- do we root against uniform, players or both? Probably both. While every college football fan hates their rival, most fans can come together...
Pre-Gaming: Where are all the good games?
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It wasn't too long ago that we had weekends where there would be like 10 ranked teams playing one another. The M Zone, one of our favorite college football blogs (RIP), had a fun post one weekend in 2006 where there were seven games between two ranked teams.Now it seems these types...
Happy Birthday Dad!
3 days ago by
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It's our Dad's birthday, so we'll use this space to wish him a happy birthday!He reads this site and agrees not to tell TBP mother about all the dick, bathroom and sex jokes that occupy much of this space.We encourage you to wish him a happy birthday in the comments because...
New Year's Day Bowl Games used to mean something
3 days ago by
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Remember when New Year's Day was filled with awesome games like the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Citrus (Capital One) Bowl and Cotton Bowl.Those pit good teams from good conferences who play in front of fans who are hung over but certainly like good teams from good conferences playing...
Morning Headlines: Yankees win World Series
3 days ago by
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Most mornings, we'll lead off the day with some AM headlines -- but not your traditional ones. Rather we'll focus on one game or story and write headlines that are completely inconsequential and insignificant to the outcome of the game. We'll give a few examples and then...
These guys could teach Joe Buck a thing or two
4 days ago by
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The following is written by David Kamoe, a life-long sports fan whose sister is a close friend. David is an avid A's fan, wen to to high school with Drew Gooden and can't believe that Giants commentator Mike Krukow used to refer to the right-centerfield expanse at Pac Bell...
Square up the shoulders, drive through the ball carrier...
5 days ago by
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And a fantastic tackle! Helmet sticker for that one.While these uniforms look nothing alike, we imagine this will be the example cited the next time both teams want to wear dark jerseys.Note the reaction at the 32-second mark. Fantastic stuff. Truly fantastic![Deadspin via Hot Clicks]
Insert Oregon into the BCS Title discussion
6 days ago by
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It's not likely that Oregon will have a shot at a BCS Championship -- the Ducks would have to have all sorts of help to get in the top two of the BCS standings. Probably need five of the seven undefeated teams in front of them in the BCS standings to lose, including Boise State...
Morning Headlines: Yankees 7, Phillies 4
6 days ago by
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Most mornings, we'll lead off the day with some AM headlines -- but not your traditional ones. Rather we'll focus on one game or story and write headlines that are completely inconsequential and insignificant to the outcome of the game. We'll give a few examples and then...
Pre-Gaming: Halloween Edition
9 days ago by
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Saturday is Halloween and it's college football, so they're essentially combining two great days which should make one cluster **** of excellence.This is where I could go all cliché on you and say, "Which teams have been wearing disguises all season," but that'...
It's hard work being Tim McCarver
10 days ago by
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Being a catcher is hard work, man. Gotta be able to hit a nasty slider, handle a similar nasty slider and play at your best in the toughest situations.For former catcher Tim McCarver, that was the easy part. Trying to broadcast a World Series is much more difficult.Veteran Fox analyst...
The train wreck that is the Washington Redskins
10 days ago by
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Very funny sign! Good work, 'Skins fans! Too bad this got you kicked out of the stadium because Dan Snyder is now controlling free speech.Still, is Snyder the one to blame? He throws money at problems and makes some costly signings, yet are you complaining about Albert Haynesworth...
Morning Headlines: World Series Game 1
10 days ago by
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Most mornings, we'll lead off the day with some AM headlines -- but not your traditional ones. Rather we'll focus on one game or story and write headlines that are completely inconsequential and insignificant to the outcome of the game. We'll give a few examples and then...
5 Reasons Why the World Series sucks
12 days ago by
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Game 1 of the World Series is hours away and, with the exception of 2002, we will likely be watching something else.Maybe it's the teams, the ample other sporting events going on or FOX's telecasts, but this time of year, we just sorta lose interest. It's kinda the same...
We're SPORTS blogs, people! Let's keep it that way...
12 days ago by
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Lots of commentary the last week of what's been going on with blogs bringing to light various scandals and affairs that have nothing to do with sports, yet feel obligated to comment on it.Deadspin's taken lots of heat for this post and this one. Steve Phillips, recently fired...
Alex Smith is good? Young Alex Smith is good?
13 days ago by
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Young Alex Smith was a nice punching bag for our jokes to land as this site launched in late 2005. He was the big-money guy who played like a guy, well, who couldn't hold onto the football very well.Humor turned into sympathy as the guy could never really latch on. Hard to feel...
Pre-gaming: College Football is entertainment, after all. Let's go already!
16 days ago by
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Anyone else, we hate to say it, bored?This (albeit young) college football season is just missing something.Where's the BCS chaos?Where's the epic Heisman race?Where are the multiple top-5 matchups?We have Florida, Alabama, Texas and everyone else. And, frankly, those three...
'He's going to be suspended for doing a thing like that'
17 days ago by
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Ah, Ron Artest in the Philippines. Great stuff. Turn the volume up. The commentators are fantastic!"He's going to be suspended for doing a thing like that.""Oh yes."They can't teach that stuff...
Ronnie Brown, with a hotel, is gonna cost you a pretty penny
17 days ago by
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Fantastic work by The Pigskin Doctors to come up with this amazing Monopoly Board of running backs by committee.We've always been a huge fan of the yellow-green corner, though the Ravens'-Cowboys' tandem ain't gonna cut it.Can always win on the railroads, too. The New...
Morning Headlines: Phils beat Dodgers to win NLCS 4-1
17 days ago by
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Most mornings, we'll lead off the day with some AM headlines -- but not your traditional ones. Rather we'll focus on one game or story and write headlines that are completely inconsequential and insignificant to the outcome of the game. We'll give a few examples and then...
Cockfighting, rain in Seattle
18 days ago by
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Seasonal Affect Disorder is big in Seattle; the rain, cold and gray adds up and causes legitimate unhappiness. A man busted for a cockfighting ring has nothing to do with that.A South Seattle man accused of raising roosters for an alleged cockfighting ring has been charged.According...
The Toronto Maple Sox?
18 days ago by
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The following is written by David Kamoe, a life-long sports fan whose sister is a close friend. David is an avid A's fan, wen to to high school with Drew Gooden and can't believe that Giants commentator Mike Krukow used to refer to the right-centerfield expanse at Pac Bell...
Ted Williams saves Halloween
19 days ago by
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Never too early to start having Halloween parties. Damn, it'd be fun to celebrate Halloween in April. Who needs an excuse to dress up?This wonderful costume -- Ted Williams' friggin head! -- comes to us from Unathletic Mag with a bounce pass from With Leather.The whole cryogenic...
This totally sucks, but not for me for a change
19 days ago by
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I seemed to have won by two yards. Yes, after LT's 100-yard night, I won by .01. That's ****** on all levels for the other guy who is an awesome dude and commenter on the site.Of course, I thought I was losing by about three yards for the last eight minutes of the game when...
Briefly
19 days ago by
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I've put my finger on those Broncos uniforms: it looks like the University of Alabama football helmet, the late 80s San Diego Padres and zebras had one too many tequila shots. (And then had a threesome).Meanwhile the Broncos remain undefeated and the NFL's most successful surprise...
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