Posts Tagged ‘sport’
Will Your NFL Team Make the Playoffs?
If Team A loses to Team B and Team C loses to Team D, then we have a chance.
That is what many NFL fans are thinking right now as they try to think of everything that needs to happen for their team to make the playoffs. The good news is that there is an actual [...]
Why They Should Do Away With the Coaches Poll
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier proved that the coaches poll was a joke when he used vote Duke in his top-25 poll and plenty of other coaches made similiar dumb decisions in this year’s ballot. Florida State’s Bobby Bowden voted Georgia 25th in his last ballot and Louisiana-Monroe coach Charlie Weatherbie left No. 13 LSU off his [...]
Nutt Interested in Kansas
Now that the regular season is finished in college football, plenty of coaches will start interviewing for jobs at other schools. The most interesting story of the day is that Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt is interested in the Kansas job.The Kansas City Star reported that Nutt is on athletic director Lew Perkins’ list and [...]
Breaking News:Outback Will Not Choose Tennessee
Many Tennessee fans were hoping that the Vols would get invited to the Outback Bowl, but WVLT-TV is reporting that the Outback Bowl will not pick Tennessee and the Vols are headed to the Chick-fil-a Bowl or the Music City Bowl. Auburn is the team that is now headed to the Outback Bowl while Ole [...]
Puppy Karma
Looking at he Pittsburgh Steelers-Kansas City Chiefs game yesterday, I was very tempted to pick the Chiefs in the upset. Why did I think the Chiefs had a chance? Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu is out for about a month with a knee injury and Chris Chambers has rejuvenated the passing game. I didn’t have [...]
Five Burning Basketball Questions: Big 12 Style
1) Will Kansas start and end the year as the top-ranked team in the country?
This is always a tough task, but the Jayhawks are built to win their second national title in three years. Bill Self has one of the best guard-center combinations in guard Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich. If Oprah Collins can stay [...]
Harrison Barnes Picks UNC
Roy Williams just beat Mike Krzyzewski again. Highly-touted basketball recruit Harrison Barnes announced today that he will play basketball for UNC next season. Barnes picked the Tar Heels over Duke, UCLA, Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa State (he played ball in Ames). The 6-foot-7 swingman is considered the top-rated recruit in the country. This would have been [...]
Happy Veterans Day
Today is the special day that we give thanks to all the great veterans that are brave enough to serve our country. Without them, Will and I wouldn’t have this fantastic blog. We should remember those serving our country every day, but this is one of my favorite days of the year. Out of all [...]
Is Duke Built to Make a 2011 Final Four Run?
Mike Krzyzewski is one of the best coaches in the history of sports, but look at some of his recent statistics:
The Blue Devils haven’t made it to the Final Four since 2004.
Last year’s Sweet Sixteen appearance was the school’s first since 2006.
Duke is 2-7 against UNC in the past nine games.
This year’s team lacks depth [...]
James Predicts Big Year For Heyward
If you enjoy baseball statistics, then you know Bill James’ work. He is a senior adviser for the Boston Red Sox and has written plenty of books involving baseball statistics. James’ latest predictions are out and he predicts a big year for Atlanta Braves’ rookie outfielder Jason Heyward. According to James, Heyward will hit .303 [...]