By Jake McCormick As a football fan, I was disappointed to see the Indianapolis Colts give up on a perfect regular season. I can understand why fans would feel cheated on a team passing up a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, especially if you're shelling out $100+ to watch a team compete at a high level each week. I wouldn’t want to see the Packers roll over for anyone in that … [Read more...] about Roger Goodell should tread lightly with “resting starters” controversy
Dept. of Suck:Lions “Improved” Season no Cause For Hope
On November 4, 2007 the Lions were 6-2. Up to that point in history 76 percent of NFL teams that began the year 6-2 made the post season. "This is real," said defensive tackle Cory Redding at the time. "This is a different team. It's not the same-old Lions anymore." Then Detroit proceeded to go 3-37 from November 5, 2007 to January 5, 2010. And the natural order of the … [Read more...] about Dept. of Suck:Lions “Improved” Season no Cause For Hope
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Alabama DT Terrence Cody: One to Watch Thu Night
Paul M. Banks reports on National Championship Media Day As is typical of most national title games, there will be quite of NFL level talent on the field Thursday night when Texas takes on Alabama for the College football national championship. One of those likely first round prospects is Alabama d tackle Terrence Cody, a perfect 3-4 run stuffer with an ideal makeup for … [Read more...] about Alabama DT Terrence Cody: One to Watch Thu Night
Insight Bowl Sheds Even More Insight on Gophers Holes
By Mike Gallagher 68 teams, 34 bowls, lots and lots of corporate sponsorships and money being thrown around. Clearly, college football has gotten money-based to the point of any true sports fan being nauseated, as more than half of FBS teams make it to a bowl. Obviously this makes for a lot of meaningless football, and December 31st’s Insight Bowl was, without a doubt, … [Read more...] about Insight Bowl Sheds Even More Insight on Gophers Holes
Redskins Start Off Black Monday With Jim Zorn Firing
By Alex Simon After an eventful two seasons (unfortunately, not many eventful things happened on the field) the Redskins started off Black Monday early today by announcing the sacking of Jim Zorn. Zorn met with the GM Bruce Allen at approximately 4am, when Zorn learned of his firing. This news does not come to much surprise considering the past speculations and the … [Read more...] about Redskins Start Off Black Monday With Jim Zorn Firing
Delvon Roe Helping Bring Balance to Michigan St.
By Paul M. Banks Michigan St. is starting to round into “midseason form” now. In whipping #25 Northwestern by 20+ points last night in Evanston, they looked like a team with great inside-outside balance, and perfect symmetry between the half court and transition games. Like all Tom Izzo coached teams, the Spartans help to find their balance by dominating the boards, and … [Read more...] about Delvon Roe Helping Bring Balance to Michigan St.
Blackhawks well represented on Olympic Rosters
By Paul M. Banks 6 Hawks make Olympic rosters for USA, Canada and Slovakia … [Read more...] about Blackhawks well represented on Olympic Rosters
Redd, Milwaukee Bucks come out of overtime with a quality win
By Jake McCormick I still play quite a few sports video games, but when I had roughly 75% of the day to waste I would start about three or four franchises at a time. This led to a pretty consistent trend of never completing a single season, but I've wised up and go for that virtual hardware one team at a time now. … [Read more...] about Redd, Milwaukee Bucks come out of overtime with a quality win
Alamo Bowl Live Blog
By: Jeff Ghiringhelli Welcome everyone to my live blog of the Alamo Bowl featuring Michigan State and Texas Tech. I'm all set to go, just awaiting the conclusion of the Liberty Bowl right now on ESPN. I can't even force myself to have interest in this game; I mean East Carolina vs. Arkansas? Game is headed for overtime. Stay tuned. … [Read more...] about Alamo Bowl Live Blog