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02/27/2006
Team FP/g Through Week 17
1. Toronto All-SARS 45.05 (-0.01)
2. Big d's monsters 44.32 (-0.09)
3. Chalkdust Torturers 44.24 (-0.05)
4. Arnies Army 43.88 (+0.43)
5. Hogscraper 43.58 (-0.15)
6. Ram Tough 42.33 (-0.06)
7. Ballfan1 40.82 (+0.18)
8. BIG AND OLD AND HURT 39.20 (-0.28)
9. Lynx 38.37 (+0.05)
10. Peoria Opies 33.40 (+0.03)
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02/25/2006
Kudos to Stan Heath and the Razorbacks
My sincere congratulations go out to Stan Heath, head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Hogs win today at Tennessee all but clinched an NCAA Tourney berth, the first in a number of years for the program, and Heath's first invite since taking over a troubled program.
The Hogs are playing well down the stretch, too, a key ingredient for teams who want success beyond the first round of the Big Dance. Good Luck to the Hogs!
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02/24/2006
Logtown's Newest Resident
As we rejoin our favorite superheroes in the thralls of Madden, Fletcher has scored his seventh consecutive touchdown on the same pass pattern, and Richie isn't happy. Simon is whispering sweet nothings to a grapefruit.
"Can we quit now? I give up," Richie said.
"Whatever," Fletcher conceded, knowing full well Richie could endure only so much beating before he quit in the second quarter on a regular basis. His attempt to give Richie a shot by calling the same play over and over again had only confused Richie even more. "You seen the new guy in town?"
Simon looked up. "Yeah, I seen him this morning at the gas station. He waved and said hello, like he was a friendly guy."
"Did you happen to notice anything different about him?"
"Besides that he was black?" Simon replied.
Now would be a good time to inform our fans and haters that black people were uncommon residents in Logtown not because Logtown was full of rednecks, but rather most blacks thought it so foolish to focus so much attention and affection for outhouses when plumbing seemed the more desirable choice. Before this individual arrived, no blacks had moved to Logtown since the foundation district was formed. But back to our story....
"I saw him at the grocery store," Richie chimed in. "I thought he was a traveling salesman or something, him being black and all. He even introduced himself to me, said his name was Joseph Shakur. But he looked sort of familiar, like I'd seen him before."
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02/21/2006
Team FP/G Through Week 16 (A.S. Break)
1. Toronto All-SARS 45.06 (-0.14)
2. big d's monsters 44.41 (+0.04)
3. Chalkdust Torturers 44.29 (-0.18)
4. Hogscraper 43.73 (n/c)
5. Arnie's Army 43.45 (-0.24)
6. Ram Tough 42.39 (-0.08)
7. Ballfan1 40.64 (-0.11)
8. BIG AND OLD AND HURT 39.48 (-0.17)
9. Lynx 38.32 (+0.03)
10. Peoria Opies 33.37 (+0.01)
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02/13/2006
Team FP/G Through Week 15
1. Toronto All-SARS 45.20 (-0.47)
2. Chalkdust Torturers 44.47 (-0.05)
3. big d's monsters 44.37 (-0.25)
4. Hogscraper 43.73 (-0.10)
5. Arnie's Army 43.69 (-0.29)
6. Ram Tough 42.47 (-0.08)
7. Ballfan1 40.75 (+0.40)
8. BIG AND OLD AND HURT 39.65 (-0.10)
9. Lynx 38.29 (-0.13)
10. Peoria Opies 33.36 (+0.04)
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02/11/2006
See Ya, Quin!
So glad to hear yesterday that Quin Snyder is finally out at Mizzou.
I've read how some Mizzou supporters actually liked this hire when it happened, but that it's gone downhill since the first few seasons.
I never liked the decision. Quin Snyder is a Dukie, and a Dukie with no previous head coaching experience. So, what basis was he hired under? And why was his first job in a superconference like the Big 12? Let's look at three of Mizzou's major rivals, Arkansas, Kansas, and Illinois. How many of those teams, all of whom have endured coaching changes in the last few years, hired a coach with no head coaching experience? That's right --- None.
Snyder needs to get a job at a mid-major school or lower to learn how to coach before he tries to return to the major college coaching circles, but I'd be wary of hiring him since he also carries NCAA scandals in his wake....
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02/08/2006
Kornheiser to MNF sounds great!
When I heard ESPN announced its Monday Night Football announce team as Joe Theismann, Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser, I was overjoyed.
Kornheiser's national radio show was three hours of joy to my ears, even when he didn't know what he was talking about. The big issues will be how well Mr. Tony deals with the travel (he strongly dislikes flying) and his ability to stay awake (he's usually in bed by 10).
I fully expect him to show up in the booth for the first broadcast, dressed in pajamas, pillow in hand, and announce, "Why is this game on so late? Why can't they start the games earlier if they want me to do this? Just wake me up when it's time to go home."
But if he can stay awake, it should be interesting....
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02/06/2006
Team FP/G Through Week 14
1. Toronto All-SARS 45.67 (-0.05)
2. Big d's monsters 44.62 (-0.11)
3. Chalkdust Torturers 44.52 (+0.06)
4. Arnies Army 43.98 (-0.07)
5. Hogscraper 43.83 (-0.28)
6. Ram Tough 42.55 (+0.24)
7. Ballfan1 40.35 (-0.02)
8. BIG AND OLD AND HURT 39.75 (-0.48)
9. Lynx 38.42 (+0.07)
10. Peoria Opies 33.32 (-0.13)
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02/01/2006
A shout-out to Ryan and Jen of The Transmission
Got a podcast yesterday from Ryan and Jen, the original LOST podcasters, that announced the demise of their awesome podcast, The Transmission.
While it's disappointing to see them go, I'm glad they made the decision on a repeat week so we LOST fans wouldn't have a conniption when the next new episode airs.
I really enjoyed their contributions to the podcasting world, and wish them the best in whatever they do in the future.
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