Archive for November, 2010
Monday, November 8th, 2010
After watching the Green Bay Packers destroy the Dallas Cowboys 45-7 on Sunday night two things are as clear as day: the Cowboys suck, and Clay Matthews is a freaking beast.
Sunday night, the second-year linebacker from USC dominated Dallas from the get-go. He was practically living in the Cowboys' backfield. ...
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Sunday, November 7th, 2010
Much was made of the TCU/Utah game this week. After all, it is possibly the only time top five teams are going to match up for the rest of the season, and it was a game that would eliminate one non-AQ school from a shot at the BCS altogether.
But one ...
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Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Want to know how to give up 65 points, 316 rushing yards, 88 offensive (OFF-ensive, not of-FEN-sive, though some definitely were) plays, 562 total yards, and five turnovers while still winning? Just ask the Michigan Wolverines.
I can say with certainty after this game that this is, without a doubt, the ...
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Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Read my week 10 picks here.
9:18 am ET - Sign on the first hour of Gameday: Dalton is a daywalker. I'm loving the TCU/Utah rivalry more and more.
Record after week nine: 96-44 (69-68-3 ATS)
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Friday, November 5th, 2010
The NFL's most Jesus-looking quarterback will finally get his chance to start this Sunday. Charlie Whitehurst, the guy with the best hair-facial hair combo in sports since Johnny Damon circa 2004 will start under center for the Seattle Seahawks this weekend, as Matt Hasselbeck continues to recover from a concussion.
So ...
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
I don't want to blow your mind or anything, but there may have been some shadiness surrounding Cameron Newton's recruitment last year. I know, it's okay, you can sit down.
It's got to be a shock for everyone that people might be cheating in the SEC, or that sketchy recruiting hangers-on ...
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Record after week nine: 96-44 (69-68-3 ATS)
12 pm ET
Illinois (5-3) at Michigan (5-3) (-3)
If only Michigan could play defense, we might have something more substantial to talk about. Worse, their future prospects don't look any better on that side of the ball, nor is there any kind of help for ...
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Now that the World Series has ended and the San Francisco Giants have won, the team's increasingly nutty closer, Brian Wilson, is officially a World Series Champion. If you know anything about him, then you're aware that it's amazing that Wilson is able to function on a daily basis in ...
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Since expansion is the trendy thing to do, the Big East is apparently looking to add a couple of football teams. TCU, Central Florida, and Villanova seem to be the front-runners, according to the ESPN article.
It's pretty easy to make fun of the Big East for being by far the ...
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
In one of the least shocking moves of the upcoming offseason, the San Diego Padres have exercised their $6.2 million option on All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Next season will be the final year of Gonzalez's insanely cheap four-year, $9.5 million contract.
Gonzalez hit .298 with 31 home runs and 101 ...
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