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It Is My Money!

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Because I care about you, our reading public, I lugged my laptop all the way to Chicago to submit these picks. And with a record like my pathetic 5-8, 2-2 in the Best Bets, you know to go the other way. A special “I hate you” goes out to the San Diego Chargers, who had me […]

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Opie & Anthony Give Pats Fans a Scare

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

If there’s one way to ruin a Patriots fan’s morning, it’s to dash their hopes of an undefeated season with one simple statement: Tom Brady has been suspended for four games.
That’s the statement that listeners to the syndicated Opie & Anthony radio show heard this morning, at least. Throughout the show, they referenced a […]

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The Darren McFadden Sweepstakes

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Well, if you’re done rehashing all the things that we learned from The Most Important Regular Season Game In The History of the National Football League (The Colts defense is actually pretty good, Joseph Addai is very good, Randy Moss is really good, Tom Brady is looking pretty sharp and stylin’, Reggie Wayne isn’t quite Marvin […]

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I wouldn’t normally brag about having the good fortune to draft the guy who now owns the single-game rushing yardage record, but I do have to whine about things like this happening to me:
Hey Mr, Popularity,
This trade has been proposed to you in Free the Bengals .
Elmo’s Allstars: Frank Gore, Terrell Owens
Bone Smugglers: Adrian […]

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The Big Board Update

Monday, November 5th, 2007

So, it turns out that a couple of Jaguar players didn’t make the trip to New Orleans for their loss to the Saints on Sunday. LB Justin Durant and OT Richard Collier were a little preoccupied… because they were arrested on the same night! In unrelated incidents! Two for the price of one! So, let’s go to the big board…

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(The […]

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It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! It’s almost here! Okay, it’s a few hours away.
What’s the latest in the Most Important Game In The History Of The National Football League? Patriots safety Eugene Wilson is out of the game, meaning their coverage of tight end Dallas Clark might be affected. I know, huge. No new […]

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What You’ll Be Watching This Weekend

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Nebraska (4-5) at #8 Kansas (8-0), 12:30pm ET Saturday, FSN
Watch as Kansas tries to remain undefeated against the agonizingly weak Cornhuskers. If Kansas pulls ahead early, watch the players train on the sidelines for their biggest challenge of the season next week: trying to lift KU Coach Mark Mangino over their heads if they beat Mizzou.
Fun Fact: There […]

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It Is My Money! Super Bowl XLI1/2 Edition

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

7-6! A winning week in last week’s picks was bolstered by a stellar 3-0 in the Best Bets! Namely, because I finally figured out that the Colts and Patriots are really, really good. Oh, and that the Browns are much improved. Romeo Crennel may hang on to his job after all.
So, what’s going on in […]

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One of the big stories in the runup to The Most Important Regular Season Game In the History of the National Football League is how the New England Patriots have been handing out beatdowns like Halloween candy. Their closest game this season was a 34-17 “struggle” with the Cleveland Browns. Last week’s tuneup for the […]

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Countdown to Super Bowl XLI1/2: Hype Watch

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Now that the Panthers and Redskins did their jobs and rolled over for the teams we wanted to see, the Patriots and the Colts, they are undefeated and untied, set for battle next Sunday at 4:15 EST. Here’s your checklist as the big day sneaks up on us:
Do you know the ESPN reporter assigned to cover each […]

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