LWN And TMOC Go Head To Head

 

LWN and The Man of Cheese got together at the LWN staff offices to go Head to Head for a battle of college bowl supremacy.  Each remaining bowl game was chosen by the two, and a coin flip determined first choice in team picking.  We went through the games chronologically and chose using spreads available on 12/21.  The team not chosen by the writer was given to the other writer.  For example, if LWN chose Memphis +3.5, TMOC got FAU -3.5 and so on.

LWN’s Administrative Assistant Picks The Bowls

My master plan was to have the esteemed writers of LWN’s Sports Blog go head to head with the Admin Assistant picking bowl games.  So far Admin Assistant is the only one to give me the picks.  I guess when you don’t pay your writers they get to you whence they can.

Without further ado, these are the picks of someone who knows nothing about football except the following three things.

1. Indianapolis has a football team
2. That team’s nickname is the Colts
3. The Colts Quarterback is Peyton Manning

Here are her picks in choronological order.  No spreads were used, the games were chosen straight up.

Romo Haters Unite!

Special thanks to Kaplan572 and his woman for this one.  Click the link below.  Is TO behind this?

http://ruinromo.com/

College Football Bowl Preview – Edition 1

“College Coaches Are No Different Than South American Freedom Fighters.”

 

An open letter to college coaches-

Dear Money Grubbing Ego-maniacal Scumbags:

I understand that coaching can be a brutal profession, but as Gregg Easterbrook pointed out, it can also be done by volunteers (unlike surgeons).  The only reason that your families collapse, your health fades and you sleep in your offices is because each of you are trying to keep up with the Joneses.

Biggest Thugs in Sports/Arrest(s) of the Week Part VII

A Tuesday Twofer!

Denver punter Todd Sauerbrun (the guy who kicked to Devin Hester), was cited for assaulting a cab drvier on December 8.  Sauerbrun has more problems than a teenage girl with daddy issues.  He has been arrested for drunk driving, and suspended for four games after testing positive for a banned substance. 

NFL Pros Use Guess Work To Determine Future NFL Stars

ESPN.com is running a story called “QB Growth Stocks“ where they anonymously interviewed NFL front office types to gather their feelings on QBs. This is pretty much the reverse of the “Moneyball” strategy. In Moneyball the A’s front office used actual statistics and a “walk first” mentality, along with the idea that defense and speed aren’t important to make educated guesses on players.

Granted this was baseball, but when you read below you will find the same stuff that was outlined in the book. In Moneyball, scouts for the A’s would say things like “He looks like a pitcher, he has a lot of potential, he has a stong arm.”

NFL Week 15

“Dr. Bob Has Your Remedy”

I am not sure how many of you caught The World Wide Leader’s new sports show “E: 60.” A month ago, they did a feature on a handicapper named “Dr. Bob,” who is 57% correct on his picks over his 19 years in the business.

While this doesn’t sound like a huge number, it’s not only impressive, but lucrative as well. To be a successful gambler, you need to be correct 52% of the time to turn any profit whatsoever. That extra 5% is HUGE when we are talking about people who bet thousands per game.

The Man Of Cheese With His Picks 12/13

Let me start this week by entertaining LWN readers with a conspiracy theory. Let me set the stage for you… the Browns are ahead of the Jets 17 to 12 with around 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter. The Jets are driving in the red zone, but face a 4th Any person with common sense understands that you have to go for the first down in this situation. A touch down sets you up for the win, and a field goal does almost nothing for you. Yet for some strange reason, Eric Mangini sends out the field goal team to kick a field goal. Huh??? Cue Herm Edwards… and 10.

 

THRILLHO’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2007

Sports fans…. The holidays are upon us, college football is in their annual 3 week lull, and obviously nobody cares about the NBA… What better time to reflect on the years best/biggest stories. Scandal dominated the news in 2007. The World Wide Leader focuses on the cheaters and liars, and the big stories reflected that.

Thrillho is heading home for the holidays, so he leaves you with his top ten run down (in no particular order). Please submit comments at the end and share your top stories of 2007:

Defending Michael Vick

UDOJ gave you his side of the Vick story, Repoman 30 says the Vick punishment is too tough.  You be the judge.  

I think everything Michael Vick was involved in was sickening, detestable, and absolutely loathsome. I have had dogs as pets, as have many of us, and the thought of Convict Vick picking up our beloved Rover by his hind legs and smashing his skull on the ground until it splatters is horrifying. But did the crime deserve the justice handed out? 2 years in prison? and as reported by AP, over 140 million dollars in salary and endorsements lost?