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• How to Save College Football...Again

  First we have to understand that Division 1-A college football is a different entity, different than basketball or baseball and needs a simpler model to survive.
  
  We currently have 66 BCS conference teams (including Notre Dame) and two independent service academies we have to consider.
  
  There are 55, [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:57pm EST
  by Corey

• NBA Playoffs, Mets, Yankees

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  Have to make this short because I'm headed to the Rays-White Sox game and I have to hit the gym before I do that.
  
  NBA 3-Man Weave
  
  I'm actually going to skip LeBron because...well he's LeBron and nothing short of 40-12-9 will get him on the weave this' [...]
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  Posted: April 19, 2009, 10:27am EDT
  

• Masters & Mets...

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  ...I gotta blog more, especially since my radio days have all but run out.
  
  The Masters: Sorry to say for the golf purists who read this blog or any all-sports fan blog but the Masters began and ended when Tiger and Phil butchered the final two holes. I felt [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2009, 8:02pm EDT
  

• MLB 2009 Predictions

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  MLB Predictions
  
  DH League
  
  AL East
  
  1) Red Sox
  2) Rays *
  3) Yankees
  4) Blue Jays
  5) Orioles
  
  I like the Red Sox rotation. It's deep and if Jon Lester is as good as he can be and John Smoltz gives them something in the' [...]
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  Posted: April 06, 2009, 2:14pm EDT
  

• Crazy Day for NYC Sporting Transactions...

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  ...Gary Sheffield signs with the Mets, thus putting their clubhouse on alert for his eventual blowups.
  
  ...According to Mike Francesa the Giants released Plaxico Burress. [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
  

• Nice Stadium Ass Clowns

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  HAHAHAHA
  
  http://sportsbybrooks.com/new-yankee-stad-same-awful-obstructed-view-22313 [...]
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  Posted: February 16, 2009, 5:32pm EST
  

• One Thing Missing From This Super Bowl...

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  ....The game was great, I wish I would have had a post-game analysis post but I didn't. Oh well it was a damn good game, not the best ever, but not "boring with a great fourth quarter" either. Somewhere in the middle -- with a great fourth quarter.
  
  One' [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2009, 7:41am EST
  

• I'm Saying It...

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  ....it's an All-Pennsylvania Super Bowl.
  
  At least that's what I think. I would really like to say that I believe Arizona has a great opportunity to win this game and possibly face the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII which would set up the great "former employee gets revenge on" [...]
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  Posted: January 18, 2009, 11:45am EST
  

• NFL Coaches: Who's In, Who's Out

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  Safer Than Safe
  
  Tom Coughlin. N.Y. Giants
  Brad Childress, Minnesota
  Mike Smith, Atlanta
  John Fox, Carolina
  Ken Wisenhunt, Arizona
  Mike Singletary, San Francisco (He would be in the next category but he's making staff changes without pressure)
  Jim Mora Jr., Seattle (taking over for the departing Mike Holmgren)
  Tony' [...]
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  Posted: December 29, 2008, 10:42am EST
  

• And It's...Gone!

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  Not a big Wojo fan, but he hits this Barkley-Jordan comparison out of the park.
  
  Of course he is implying that Jordan is less of a person because he doesn't care about politics and that is silly, but this is less about Jordan than it is about the' [...]
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  Posted: April 19, 2008, 9:33am EDT
  

• Championship Sunday Redeux

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  As always, what you expect to happen tends to happen when you least expect it. Norv Turner, after weeks of showing guile and determination through his play calling, went back to being a passive-aggressive pussy and Brett Favre reverted back to his old erratic ways and played his worse when [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2008, 9:49am EST
  

• NFL Championship Bets

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  San Diego (+14) vs. New England: Lost in the hoopla of the greatest team ever at anything is the fact that they haven't covered a spread since...November (??). 14 points isn't a lot for New England and I'm guessing most people would gladly throw their money down on that given' [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2008, 2:47pm EST
  

• 2007 Division 1-A Playoff Manifesto...

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  ...After trying to pull this off on several occasions, I think I got it right with the proper scheduling to give the teams rest on the holidays and make travel easier on fans.
  
  Here we go:
  
  -- 12 teams with four teams getting first-round byes. We're doing this' [...]
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  Posted: December 26, 2007, 12:29am EST
  

• Marbury's Dad Dies at Knicks Game...

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  ...very sad story and I'm sure it will set off a ton of jokes about how the quality of that basketball team could drive a man to his death, but maybe they will stay classy for a change.
  
  Interesting that Marbury's family apparently told the Knicks not to [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2007, 6:08pm EST
  

• The Onion Brings the A-Rod Goodness...

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  ...Thankfully the Lightning Rod saved us in October.
  
  That being said, I still wonder if the Mets will go after him. [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2007, 9:54am EDT
  

• Quick Lean...

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  Hmmm, not easy pickings today at all.
  
  Vanderbilt at South Carolina (-13): South Carolina is always iffy as a double-digit favorite but Vandy has proven to be a better home dog than a road dog so I expect the Gamecocks to win by at least three scores.
  
  More [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2007, 12:15pm EDT
  

• Bounce Right to Left...

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  ...and let your shoulder lean....
  Hmmm...this isn't a week with a lot of gimmes so we have to manufacture a winner.
  UCF at USF (-10): I'm always concerned about rivalry games but the funny thing about this game is that according to USF coach Jim Leavitt, it isn't a rivalry.' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2007, 11:38am EDT
  

• What are you lookin' at fool?

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  Ice is softer than church music so far this year. Batting .500 won't put you in the poor house but it certainly doesn't represent the skills to pay the bills. That ends now.
  
  Can you feel the intensity of an Ohio Ice stare down?
  
  
  [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2007, 11:25pm EDT
  

• Gut Check Saturday Leans

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  I'm not avoiding any of the big games today, as a matter of fact, I'm taking them on straight up because I don't give a damn.
  
  Texas (+13) vs. Oklahoma: This is all about the hunch. I think the Sooners will win but I think it will be close' [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2007, 1:35pm EDT
  

• Ice Your Balls Fellas

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  Another week of Ohio Ice greatness, lots of good CLASSIC matchups this week. Florida vs. LSU, Oklahoma vs. Texas, Ohio Ice's Liver vs. 16 brewski's on Saturday....Mrs. Ice better be ready with the paddy wagon.
  
  So without further ado...Here goes
  
  ICE PICK lock of the week (1-1 [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2007, 10:18pm EDT
  

• My Early (Shoulder) Lean

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  Not sure where the Iceman is this week. I think he's preparing for the Bengals' big game against the Patriots.
  
  But you know I've got a couple of early leans to keep you company.
  
  Air Force at Navy (-2.5): Navy has become the class of the military schools' [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2007, 12:03pm EDT
  

• Ohio Ice at Room Temperature

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  Ice went 2-2 last Saturday. Nothing to be proud of. This week brings another week of boring matchups and non rivalry games. Good thing ICE laid off the W.Virginia game last night or he would be downright thawed out this morning.
  
  "" [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2007, 10:36am EDT
  

• 4th Down (College Edition)

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  There were a lot of interesting trends, breaks and storylines from this week’s NFL and College action.
  
  Syracuse 38, Louisville 35
  
  You think the Cardinals miss Bobby Petrino? Steve Kragthorpe has turned Louisville from rising national power to run-of-the-miss C-USA team in three weeks. Now the good side [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2007, 12:49pm EDT
  

• My Early Day Leans...

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  ...you gotta start the weekend off right.
  
  Syracuse @ Louisville (Over. 62.5): When you don't feel comfortable with Louisville's defense to cover a 36.5 point spread, feel comfortable knowing they will drop a 60 spot on Syracuse and take the freebie.
  
  North Carolina @ South Florida (-13): With [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2007, 9:28am EDT
  

• The ICE PICK and some more goods to put in the Meat Locker

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  Ohio Ice took it on the chin on his first game back in the spotlight. A&M got backdoored by Miami on the first drive of the game. Ice got robbed. The game was closer than it looked...not really. Ice just flat out picked the wrong team.
  
  
  ICE [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2007, 5:02pm EDT
  

• Ohio Ice Early and Often

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  Right off the bat...Ohio Ice wastes no time dropping his first picks and referring to himself in third person.
  
  
  
  Tonight - A&M ball control offense on the road diminishes Miami's already diminished home field advantage. Take the 2.5' [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2007, 10:27am EDT
  

• Ladies and Gentemen

  
  
  Ohio Ice is officially back in action!
  
  Thanks to my fan club and all of my loyal followers who have grown accustomed to my greatness, for coaxing Ohio Ice out of retirement. As I get my bearings you can expect the weekly Ohio [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2007, 9:02am EDT
  

• My Weekend Leans...

  ...now that we are in Week 3 of the college football season I have a better feeling about what's happening and where everyone is going.
  
  I decided to stay away from Michigan (-8) against Notre Dame even though the Wolverines should win this battle of true freshman quarterbacks by' [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2007, 6:08pm EDT
  

• Chicks Dig The Black & Gold...

  ...especially in the NFL.
  
  Pittsburgh and Green Bay, two cities not known for....well we'll put it this way, no one mistakes Green Bay for Austin, Texas when it comes to the female population.
  
  But in NFL circles, where a Steelers or Packers jersey and you are a' [...]
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  Posted: September 13, 2007, 4:02pm EDT
  

• NFL Predictions for the Season...

  ...with less than 90 minutes before kickoff!
  
  AFC East: Patriots (2)
  AFC North: Ravens (1)
  AFC South: Colts (4)
  AFC West: Chargers (3)
  Wild Cards: Steelers (5), Jets (6)
  Just Missed It: Titans, Bills
  
  NFC East: Eagles (1)
  NFC North: Bears (3)
  NFC South: Saints (2)
  NFC West: [...]
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  Posted: September 06, 2007, 6:45pm EDT
  

• Eli Bitchslaps Tiki...

  In the category of "Things I thought I'd Never See", Eli Manning showing passion and fire and aiming barbs at his former teammate?
  
  "It's just one of those deals. I'm not going to lose any sleep about what Tiki has to say," Manning said at the Giants training [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2007, 5:14pm EDT
  

• Bad Boy Jimmy...

  ...Notre Dame's savior of the future, Jimmy Clausen, is nothing more than a common criminal.
  
  BTW, my friend Dema and I decided we are really rooting against Brady Quinn to the point of where he will become the gloss for when overhyped people fuck up in life (i.e. [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2007, 1:09am EDT
  

• The Seeds Have Spread...

  Jason Whitlock, the latest in a long line of overweight African-Americans who claim some role in African-American leadership, has a new home at FoxSports.
  
  Whitlock's unbiased, agenda-less rumblings included:
  
  -- a continued verbal assault on Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer, who to her credit has outgrown their [...]
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  Posted: August 16, 2007, 2:11pm EDT
  

• 756!

  Congrats Barry
  
  
  It was your night and your moment. Indictments and doubts be damned, no one can take last night away from you. [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2007, 10:13am EDT
  

• Short Route...

  ...Been a busy day, but it's good to know that Manchester United gets 'em while they're young.
  
  And thanks to X Gamer Jake Brown for my "What the Fuck" moment of the week.
  
  
  
  Amazing he survived the crash with just a banged up liver and [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2007, 9:09pm EDT
  

• The Run Down: NFL Camp Edition

  Michael Strahan Wants to Cry: The gap-toothed sack machine says he's considering "retirement", although in this case retirement means "give me more money". The Giants aren't budging and are fining Strahan $14K/day. Strahan, who claims his retirement talk is serious, feels betrayed that the organization won't give him the [...]
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  Posted: August 02, 2007, 11:53am EDT
  

• The Run Down

  Needed a short vacation.
  
  Down in the Minor-Leagues: A solid Page 2 story today gave a nice overview of Mike Coolbaugh, the minor-league baseball coach who died after being struck by a ball in the neck. Coolbaugh had just taken the job in Tulsa three weeks earlier and already [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2007, 4:58pm EDT
  

• A-Rod: The Best Ever?

  George Brett thinks so. And who am I to argue?
  
  
  

  “How old is he? Thirty-two?” Brett said. “He’ll blow by them. They won’t even be on the radar screen in five or six years. He’ll do it by the time he’s 38. That’s 40 [...]

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  Posted: July 26, 2007, 2:58pm EDT
  

• The Run Down

  Anything happened today?

  
  Leinart's Baby-Momma Drama: Remember yesterday's story about absentee father Matt Leinart. Well it's possible his baby's momma, Brynn Cameron, was doing a little posturing because you see the $6,000/month and new car that Leinart bought her wasn't enough. No, she wants the real cash, like $30 [...]
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  Posted: July 25, 2007, 6:41pm EDT
  

• Matt Leinart: Lying Bastard...

  ...so says his baby's momma Brynn Cameron.
  
  "It's kind of hard for me as the mom — I'm with Cole probably 99.9 percent of the time — to open a magazine or read a newspaper article with Matt saying, Oh, I love being a dad. I love changing [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2007, 7:27pm EDT