Archive for November, 2007

Know Your Enemy, Pac-10 Edition: Washington State Cougars

November 13, 2007
By Constable Echelon
Know Your Enemy, Pac-10 Edition: Washington State Cougars

My college basketball fandom varies greatly from my college football mania. For example, I hate Oregon and Washington State football year round. I hate the fans of the teams. I hate the coaches. I hate the stadiums. Boy do I hate the fans of those teams. I’m going...
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Dave Sims – worst jinx ever!

November 13, 2007
By Hotdog
Dave Sims – worst jinx ever!

Was anyone else shocked that Adam Vinatieri, a 96% kicker at that range, missed that crucial field goal yesterday? Well H&F did some digging and found a familiar face behind the madness. From Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback Quote of the Week I “Goodness gracious! Adam Vinatieri misses a gimme!” – Westwood One’s Dave Sims, with...
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On the fine reporting of Oregon State’s beat writer…

November 12, 2007
By Fig Jam

If you want to read some really classy and objective journalism about the University of Washington / Oregon State football game this past weekend, check out this article by Oregon State beat writer Cliff Kirkpatrick. Highlights include, “The game turned sour in the first half when the Huskies kept hitting OSU safety...
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Know Your Enemy, Pac-10 Edition: Arizona Wildcats

November 12, 2007
By Manny Faces
Know Your Enemy, Pac-10 Edition:  Arizona Wildcats

This season is Lute Olson’s 50th year as a head coach. So, how does the crafty septuagenarian decide to kick it off? By taking a leave of absence to deal with some “personal matters.” Many people are reading this as if Lute has some health problems he has to take care...
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Know Your Enemy, Pac-10 Edition: USC Trojans

November 11, 2007
By Hotdog
Know Your Enemy, Pac-10 Edition: USC Trojans

Black people love Mayo. O.J. Mayo, that is! And so does the rest of the country – with Mayo in the fold, USC will be traveling to a number of different neutral-site tournaments and testing themselves against some solid teams, including Kansas, Memphis, and Oklahoma. It’s a far cry from the cupcake schedule last year. USC...
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Week 11 picks….

November 9, 2007
By Fig Jam

Nothing fancy this week.  No time. Arizona St. at UCLA (ASU minus 7) UCLA is a disgrace.  ASU should rebound against a Bruin team that seems to have lost all momentum and is ushering out the Karl Dorrell era.  ASU wins 35-14. Stanford at WSU (WSU minus 11) Stanford will have a hard time moving the ball...
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Fideo Friday: Battle in the Trenches

November 9, 2007
By Manny Faces

Namely, a fat woman vs. a trench Woman Stuck In Trench – Watch more free videos
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Simmons pulls an Easterbrook

November 9, 2007
By Constable Echelon

Bill Simmons (but seriously, I like him!) has enjoyed the high road recently in his passive aggressive column war with Gregg Easterbrook for the sole reason that he hasn’t stooped to conspiracy theories. That is no longer the case. Today he celebrates the Patriots win over the Colts last Sunday by relegating his weekly...
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NFC West: Halfway home in football’s worst division

November 8, 2007
By Constable Echelon
NFC West: Halfway home in football’s worst division

Here’s something I wrote before the season that looks stupid now. As anyone who participated in a fantasy draft recently will tell you, there is a shocking dearth of quality NFL quarterbacks nowadays. The NFC West is attempting to buck that trend by fielding competent signal callers division-wide. Marc Bulger, Matt Leinart, and Alex Smith...
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Kentucky… Thinks it is in the Big 10

November 8, 2007
By Fig Jam

Confusing itself for a Big 10 school, Kentucky came out last night and got blown out of their own arena by Garnder Webb…. Seriously, blown out.  GW jumped out in this game to 14-0 lead.  Lead by 11 at half, and eventually went on to win the game 84-68.   Kentucky never led in the...
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