Monday, December 5th, 2011
Whether or not you agree with its principles -- and I certainly have friends who are passionately on either side of the issue -- there is no denying that the Occupy movement has gained a foothold on the public consciousness this year.
But I guess I find it kind of funny ...
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Monday, January 10th, 2011
(2) Oregon (12-0) vs. (1) Auburn (13-0) (-3)
Two Heisman finalists, two teams from the two best conferences in college football, and yet...and yet this feels hollow somehow. Something's missing.
Sure, TCU went 13-0 and were impressive in beating Wisconsin, but without Boise State here it's just not the same. The most ...
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Monday, January 3rd, 2011
(6) Ohio State (11-1) vs. (8) Arkansas (10-2) (+3.5)
Whatever the NCAA's motives might have been for letting Terrelle Pryor, DeVier Posey and others play in the Sugar Bowl despite their suspensions, the immediate impact on the game is that virtually no one cares about the actual game anymore.
Every angle for ...
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
(4) Stanford (11-1) vs. (13) Virginia Tech (11-2) (+3.5)
"Oxymoron" seems to be the word to describe this game. It's going to be a tight, nip-and-tuck, defensive affair but at the same time there will be big plays sprinkled in there by both teams. That doesn't make sense on the surface ...
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Friday, December 31st, 2010
Connecticut (8-4) vs. (7) Oklahoma (11-2) (-17)
Nice little gift here for Oklahoma since their history in BCS games isn't so pretty. But wait, they were favored against West Virginia too! Yeah, that WVU team had Steve Slaton and Pat White. There's not one offensive skill player on UConn that would ...
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