Duke Thoughts
Duke destroyed Maryland 85-44.
I wasn’t totally impressed with the offensive sets, or lack thereof I should say, Duke ran for the first 10 minutes. It was like we turned off the offense and just decided to drive to the basket whether it was open or not. Outside of Henderson, unless we’ve spread the floor [...]
Archive for January, 2009
College Hoops Observations: Duke Goes to #1 in OUR HOUSE!
Posted in Basketball on January 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
SP Sports: Your Source for Rugby
Posted in Rugby on January 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Jeff and were talking the other day about how The AD Hall (link in the sidebar) does a good job covering soccer, particularly the Premiership. I have been a soccer fan for a while and enjoy an easy to read and concise summary of what’s happening across the pond (I enjoy it so much that I [...]
College Hoops Observations: Gerald Henderson is Channeling Grant Hill
Posted in Basketball on January 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Duke Thoughts
We beat Georgetown 76-67 on Saturday and today scratched past NC State 73-56 despite looking like dog shit for 90% of the game. Those two games are sort of a microcosm of Duke. Against the Hoyas Duke proved that if they are making their shots they can beat absolutely anyone. Against the Wolfpack Duke [...]
AFC and NFC Championship Picks
Posted in Football on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I said that I had no confidence in my picks and ended up going 2-2. That’s not bad considering everyone, including myself, was utterly confused by what transpired last week. Best of all, the Sports Guy (Bill Simmons) went 0-4 last week. Overall, Simmons is 2-6 in the playoffs while I am 5-3. [...]
Total Consciousness College Football Picks: Season Wrap-Up
Posted in Total Consciousness College Football Picks on January 11, 2009 | 8 Comments »
After a ridiculously good college football season that even included a congressman in Texas trying to outlaw the BCS here’s how our Total Consciousness College Football Picks ended up.
The regular season (in which I picked Duke every single week) finished like this:
Mao 351
Jared 286
Jim 281
Lauren 279
Jeff 269
Trey 222
The bowl picks (in we added some players) [...]
BCS ‘Championship’ Running Blog
Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2009 | 53 Comments »
Alright people, you know how this works. I’m going to post what I’ve got so far, if you want to add your in-game thoughts, throw them in the commentary section. After these intial entries, that’s where I’ll be adding my comments.
Enjoy.
8:21 FedEx guy had a hellava mullet! Do you hear that rednecks of the world! [...]
NFL Round 2 Playoff Picks
Posted in Football on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I hit on 3 out of 4 of my picks, which was better than Bill Simmons who went 2-2 because he inexplicably went against his own playoff manifesto and took the Vikings and Tavaris Jackson. The only game I missed was the Colts and to Jeff’s credit he did warn me about the [...]
Bonfire of Inanties: America’s Team Collapses with America
Posted in Uncategorized on January 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
For those of you who don’t read our newsletter, the Procrastinator, we try to throw in an Onion-like satirical piece or two every week. I was a slacker and didn’t get this one in, but felt like posting it, anyway. Sorry if it’s already a bit dated.
The Dallas Cowboys took an active stance to [...]
Things to Do Before You Die: Sports Goals
Posted in Commentary & Analysis on January 6, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I’m not big on New Years resolutions. I think the problem is you typically try to keep your resolutions manageable by aiming low. This seems to make sense because a small goal is attainable and therefore, it is argued, you’re less likely to become discouraged and give up. But a lifetime of slacking has taught [...]
Reviewing Our Predictions
Posted in Commentary & Analysis, Football on January 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One of the things that drive me crazy about the sports media is that there is no accountability. If someone makes a prediction that turns out to be woefully misguided, that person doesn’t get fired or even chastised. Instead, they show up the next year making predictions once again and being presented as a viable [...]
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