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College Football Teams Give Love a Good Name.

Okay, so posting this on a seemingly dead blog may not be the smartest tactic that I've taken. But the fact of the matter? I love college football, and every single team has a reason for you to fall in love with it. (Yes, even Ohio State, what with their ease of cheap shots that can be fired betwixt and upon their proverbial nethers). And it is both necessary and proper to post...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  July 29, 2011
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Keith Olbermann leaves countdown.

And while I am sad? I know he will be back. He's found himself in worse situations than this and he's found a way to extricate himself before and since.I mean, look at this. That's a career killer. And KO found his way back. He'll be back. The wingnuts must have their media demon.
Via The Grand National Championships  |  January 22, 2011
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I have become a technological luddite.

Somewhere along the line? It happened. I don't know the whys and wherefores, but right now? I feel as if I am locked in to where my technology is. My computer? A desktop from 2000. My video game system? PS2. My TV isn't flat screen, let alone high-def. And yet? I do the social networking thing. I do the facebook, and I do the twitter. And both have decided to make a layout...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  January 19, 2011
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NFL Playoff Preview. Sure. I'll do it.

I'm not a gambling man, I don't have a spectacular manifesto in regards to the way to figure a playoff victory. But that being said? There are three major aspects to my figuring out a team's strength in general versus an opponent. The margin of yards per play versus yards allowed, scoring margin, and the takeaways, plus or minus turnover margin. The results show some...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  January 04, 2011
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Brewers got a starter (And are all in!)

I'll say this. Doug Melvin isn't going into this year with some half-assed milquetoast sort of an attempt at a fix. The big acquisition isn't going to be an overaged #3-#4 starter who collapses after start #6. The bold move isn't that they traded for James Loney.They got Zack freaking Greinke. They got their new Sabathia. The future of this team could be looking very...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  December 20, 2010
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Brewers got a starter...

And I suppose this is what cautious optimism feels like. Why? Because this is the sort of a deal that has a real downside for the Brewers. Not that Shaun Marcum is a high-risk player. Sure, he has a Tommy John in his past, but he's had three years of quality starter in the majors under his belt. And he slots in as a legitimate #2 starter. So instead of just praying Mark Rogers...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  December 06, 2010
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So you know how I watch wrestling, right?

If not? I do. I watch wrestling. And tonight had one heck of a main event. It wasn't the most technically proficient. But the story told here was awesome.You have Jerry "the King" Lawler. 61 years old. Kind of a perv. But on his birthday? He's gets himself a match with the recently crowned WWE Champion The Miz. And logically, you'd expect the match to go the...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  November 30, 2010
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I have been dethroned as the most adorable Bucks Fan!

Credit goes to Blog Bro and Twitter Bro Ethan Jaynes
Via The Grand National Championships  |  November 10, 2010
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Arizona Stanford Prediction...

Awesome title, am I right?But in the battle for the Holiday Bowl, this week will give you the team that's most likely to face Oklahoma in the Holiday Bowl. It's either a rematch of the Sun Bowl. Whimsy right there. Or it would be a Stoops Civil War. Which would have been hilarious.Stanford's major strength is the fact that Stepfan Taylor has found a way to fill the hole...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  November 04, 2010
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Baylor as Big 12 South Champs?

Am I kidding? Not really. It could happen. They get past Oklahoma state and all they have to do is beat Texas A&M and a paper tiger named Oklahoma. At worst, they're winning nine games. At worst.Then again. They still have to get past Oklahoma State. And that means they get the mad genius of on Dana Hologorsen. And that's doomswitch time.Now that being said, it's...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  November 04, 2010
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TCU-UTAH prediction?

Sure, I'm game for this. This is the sort of game that seems like it's going to come down to one thing. Both sides are pretty evenly matched. Tremendous offense versus Tremendous defense. Both teams have strong running games and both teams can stop the run.Both teams can stop the pass. Both teams put up over 40 points and allow about 9-14 points per game. Both teams allow...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  November 02, 2010
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I have this notion.

This hunch if you will, that Boise State is about to lose. Sounds crazy, I know. But the thing about a stunning upset? Nobody's really going to talk about it. So, let me tell you why this can happen. And why this most likely won't.1) Hawaii is freaking spectacular through the air.The worst aspect of their game is in terms of completion percentage. 64.0% is good for 31st nationally...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  November 02, 2010
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I'm going to tell you who's going to play for the national title.

I can do it right now. It'll take a bit, but I'll actually see if I can't give this blog some content.Why, because Yards per play is an important factor. It's not the only factor. But in terms of legitimate quality of team, if you can generate two more yards per play than your defense, your team is truly great. The closer the ratio can get to a 7/4? The more legitimate...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  October 26, 2010
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In Other News...

Marshall Newhouse is rostered on the Green Bay Packers. So far, his career trajectory has been better than I thought. So, yeah. I was wrong about something.
Via The Grand National Championships  |  September 24, 2010
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The League and Owning Your Nerdiness...

Today, I'm here to talk to you about the fantastical football. There will be no mentions of Jahvid Best or Shonn Greene. I'm going to focus my brain and fingers in regards to the FX comedy program. And how now, on this night. I am outing myself as a nerd.Now, obviously, as I am a guy who once used OPS+ to argue Pete Browning's case for Baseball Hall of Fame induction...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  September 24, 2010
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Thoughts on a Rivalry...

They say the best villains are mirror images of the hero. Two sides of the same coin. Batman's strict moral code enmeshed with the Joker's nihilism and whatnot. And pro wrestling has the potential to have a classic feud developing between the Miz and Daniel Bryan.The former Bryan Danielson is someone who represents the self-made wrestler. He's the world traveler. The one who willed...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  August 18, 2010
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Live from the Portage Public Library!

It's me telling you that this time off is legitimate. As I have been without computer for the last 8 days. It should return at some point this week. Whee.
Via The Grand National Championships  |  August 16, 2010
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Five Fantastical Football Thoughts on Quarterbacks

1) The quarterback with the best playoff schedule? Joe Flacco. It’s not as if he’ll be starting too hot this year. But if you’re a contender looking for an insurance policy at QB? Flacco is the one to target. And he now has Anquan Boldin.2) The quarterback with the easiest starting schedule? Jason Campbell. Yeah, I know, telling someone to take a Raiders quarterback is...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  August 05, 2010
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I have one word of advice for Doug Melvin!

Nine games out of first in the NL Central. 10 games out of the wild card slot. Seven teams to leapfrog to get that selfsame Wild Card. And the Milwaukee Brewers have decided that they're all in. Okay, maybe not all in.But they're not looking to make a deal for a player they're not going to be able to keep or the guy having the career year. And it does not allow for them...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  July 29, 2010
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In Where I talk Jeremiah Masoli as well as the NCAA Banhammer

Two SEC football posts here. Masoli: http://ping.fm/jP6orNCAA Banhammer: http://ping.fm/DVGZD
Via The Grand National Championships  |  July 20, 2010
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Five thoughts on your Milwaukee Bucks

1) Keyon Dooling is a nice signing. He brings a good amount of skill in running the offense and the ability to play the two. And his last two years have shown that he's able to hit from beyond the arc. I like it. I like it very much.2) For a guy they were probably going to cut anyway? Jon Brockman is interesting. He has one marketable skill in Rebounding. That being said? 3)...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  July 20, 2010
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Attractive Woman Haiku: Brittany Athey

Pigtails are awesome.A celebrity lookalike? Jessica Simpsonish.(17 goddamn syllables)
Via The Grand National Championships  |  July 16, 2010
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Attractive Woman Haiku: Alix Bromley

The internet meme star.I will give you two guesses.As to what is epic.
Via The Grand National Championships  |  July 16, 2010
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So yeah. Luke Ridnour's been signed.

If you were a Bucks fan you've been steeling yourself for the departure of Luke Ridnour from the Bucks. Today doesn't come as so much of a surprise. Ridnour's been signed. But that's not the story.The team that signed him is.Now, if you're reading this, you inadvertently clicked away from a photo of Kim Kardashian's ass, so I'll do this with some build...
Via The Grand National Championships  |  July 13, 2010
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In where the SEC runs College Football Scheduling

I do not defend the methodology of the scheduling of the FCS games for the Division 1-A teams. But the SEC does it differently than most. And as such? It's intriguing and a potential future trend.http://ping.fm/iiJBCRemember where you heard it from first.
Via The Grand National Championships  |  July 13, 2010
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