Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Like any good 49er, Vernon Davis is going for gold.
My buddy and fantasy football savior, VD was named an honorary captain for the U.S. Olympic Curling team.
“Going to the Olympics will be a great experience and I’m looking forward to learning more about the sport and seeing other great athletes ...
Posted in 2010 Winter Olympics, NFL, San Francisco 49ers, U.S. Curling, Vernon Davis | No Comments »
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Mississippi quarterback/interception machine Jevan Snead is going pro. Wait, let me re-phrase and remove the delusions of grandeur:
After throwing 20 interceptions in 13 games and completing only 54 percent of his passes for 2,632 yards and then "after much prayer and deliberation," Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead is entering the ...
Posted in College Football, Jevan Snead, NFL Draft | 2 Comments »
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Boy, that was worth five weeks of build-up. (Zzzzzzz).
Anyway, despite the fact that I am sick and delirious like Eddie Murphy, I have attempted writing the following observations that I made during the underwhelming national championship matchup between Alabama and Texas. Because the system in place is way more exciting ...
Posted in BCS, College Football | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Why does anyone want to play at Louisville? - Strait Pinkie
Charlie Weis to KC as their OC? I'm sold! Another five years of dominance for the Chargers - Midwest Sports Fans
Guh, Pacquiao/Mayweather is off again - No Guts, No Glory
Charles Barkley is hilarious, wading into the Texas/'Bama championship game - ...
Posted in Link Dump | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
7 pm ET
GMAC Bowl
Central Michigan (11-2) vs. Troy (9-3) (+4)
A nameless, side-by-side comparison of two quarterbacks. See if you can tell me which one is Tim Tebow and which one is Dan LeFevour:
QB #1: 9,285 passing yards, 66.4 completion percentage, 88 passing TD, 16 INT, 692 rushes, ...
Posted in College Football, Dan LeFevour | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
I don't want to cause a commotion that shakes the very foundations of the sports blogosphere or anything, but there was a monumental shift in the world of hockey last night. That tremor you felt came straight out of the heart of the buzzing metropolis that is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at ...
Posted in Blame Canada, Hockey, USA! | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
The Bears fired essentially their entire offensive staff. Now we know how Lovie kept his job - Chicago Breaking Sports
About that blind Boise State fan...Yeah, you guys are dicks - SB Nation
The five most memorable American sports stories of the decade - Bleacher Report
Kent State alums are going big in ...
Posted in Link Dump | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Rich Rodriguez has been Michigan's head football coach for two seasons. In that time he's clocked in with an 8-16 record, possible NCAA rules violations and tons of rumors that he's a complete jerk to his players and the people surrounding the program. So the Rodriguez Era has been a ...
Posted in College Football, College Football Rumors, Rumors | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
8 pm ET
FedEx Orange Bowl
(10) Iowa (10-2) vs. (9) Georgia Tech (11-2) (-4)
This might be the only bowl I watch from beginning to end. Seems counter intuitive, doesn't it? But my love of Georgia Tech's offense began way back at the beginning of the 2008 season and ...
Posted in College Football | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Now that the 2009-10 regular season is in the books it's time for us to reflect on just what the heck happened over the past few months in the NFL. This fall and winter had some great stories and some major controversies. But frankly, none of that interests us here ...
Posted in Flops, NFL | 35 Comments »
