Stop the Madness in Iran

As you guys know, I usually do not get overly political in this space. I find that political arguments are boring as people often have their own opinions and are not that open minded to listening to anybody else's viewpoints.

But today I feel I must post on this madman in Iran Ahmadinejad who is building towards creating a nuclear arsenal with which he can attempt to wipe Israel (and the United States if he could pull it off) off the face of the Earth. This guy is sick, and Sean Salisbury is probably the only person that I know of who would supprt this guy.

Anyway, I urge you to take two minutes to Click here and watch a short video which spells out why this guy is insane and should be stopped NOW. If you are so moved after watching, please sign the attached petition.

And I promise I will be back in the next 1-2 days with some sports talk and a look ahead to the Super Bowl.

Sean Salisbury Should be Fired, Phillies & Sixers Thoughts, teh Cowboys are Going Nowhere, & State of the Union Review

Sorry my frequency has dwindled a bit here lately. Like the NFL, I needed some down time between the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl next week. But I could wait no longer, as there is too much stuff to cover.

How does Sean Salisbury have a job at ESPN still and how is this incident not getting more publicity? This is outrageous. When describing the Colts comeback against the Patriots, he said the Colts “jewed them…nickeled and dimed their way down the field.” The fact that he was not fired is a hypocritical joke. If he had made a comment offensive to African Americans, see you later. This double standard is atrocious, and I am appalled. I hope Sean Salisbury rots in hell and I hope the gutless punk executives at ESPN who decided not to fire a personality who is more bigoted than talented join him there.

The Sixers as a franchise cannot do anything right. Now they have gotten rid of Iverson and Webber in an effort to begin a long overdue rebuilding, and, with Greg Oden in their sights, they start playing competitive basketball. They have now won two in a row, and even won on the road at Cleveland last night, beating as K-Mart would call him, LeBlon James and the Cavs. Memphis wins a huge road game at Utah and the Sixers trump them by winning two in a row. At this rate, they will keep winning, get Josh McRoberts, and I will have to listen to people whining for the next ten years about how all Duke players suck in the pros.

On the other end of the Philadelphia sports scene, the Phillies seem to be starting to get it together as a franchise. I guess a proven GM may indeed be the answer! Not only do they have lots of great young talent, but the Philberts actually moved toward locking it up (no you lock it up!) by inking Chase Utley, who may be the single most important piece (that’s right, I said it) to a seven year, $85 million deal. That covers Utley’s last three arbitration eligible years and first four years of free agency. My only concern is that they do not go overboard and sign everybody too early. Baseball, during the first half of someone’s career, is highly slanted in favor of the team versus the player, and there is no reason to lock up Ryan Howard and Cole Hamels yet when they can be free agents for several more seasons. Locking them up now would eliminate this notoriously cheap franchise’s flexibility in meeting their need to get them over the hump and finally into the playoffs. For the first time in a long time, though, I like what I am seeing from this club.

Roger Federer is the most dominant athlete on the planet right now, including one Eldrick Woods. It is too bad that nobody even remotely cares about tennis any more, pushing Federer’s superstardom to the bargain racks in the back of the sports world. This guy, at 3:30 this morning, just demolished Andy Roddick, who has reinvented himself under the tutelage of Jimmy Connors to supposedly pose a threat to the Swiss star. He only lost 6 points in the entire second set. Just remarkable.

Jerry Jones is at it again. He is plucking somebody nobody else has on their radar screen in Jason Garrett to be their offensive coordinator, and, who knows, maybe their head coach. When will Jerry Jones hire a consultant to give him the valuable advance that he is a nincompoop and that he should steer clear of all football based decisions. You wonder how the Eagles have won five division titles in six years, and then you remember they are playing in the same division as two owners who actually think they are playing fantasy football.

Speaking of the Cowpokes, how about that worthless cancer T.Blows bashing Parcells before his ass was even out the door. I mean this guy, when all is said and done, will go down as the most egocentric worthless athlete of our generation. What a jackass. And then of course after the fact complaining that he was taken out of context and that is not what he meant yada yada yada. I guess the other 5,000 times he has acted like a dick were all taken out of context too.

If any of you are unfamiliar with the story of Genarlow Wilson, I encourage you to read the cover story about him on espn.com today This young man did nothing more than any of us would have done, and is being punished by individuals in the South who evidently are still fighting the war. The civil war.

While sports are important, our country faces tremendous challenges. This week President Bush gave his annual State of the Union address to the country. It is easy to find right wingers who think he did a great job, or left wingers that think the President is insane. But as for me, I went searching for th truth. I looked for someone who could provide some analysis that would be fair and unbiased. I found that person, and for their analysis of the President’s speech, click here. It is less than two minutes long, and I feel captures the essence of what was important in the speech Tuesday night.

NFL Conference Championship Picks

I recovered from my poor wild card showing with a 3-1 mark last week, running my overall NFL mark for the season to 57-49 (54%). Only three games left this season, so here are my picks on the first two of them.

New Orleans (+2.5) at Chicago. Begrudgingly. It concerns me that every person on the planet likes the Saints, but I will take them anyway, as they have better balance on offense, and the Bears defense has been struggling mightily over the past two months.

Indianapolis (-3) vs. New England. THIS IS THE DILS GAME OF THE YEAR. The Colts are here, despite, not because of, Peyton Manning, who has one touchdown and five interceptions in his typical horrible postseason showing. But the Colts just have too many weapons for a banged up New England team, who could not even handle them in November in Foxboro when healthier. And clearly Bob Sanders makes this defense respectable. Look for the Colts to win this game handily, and not give Tom Brady the opportunity to make any late game heroics like last week.

After this weekend, I may have to start posting some college hoops picks, to see if I can have a winning record there in addition to my wining records in pro and college football this season.

Have a great weekend.

Ari's Take: The Pacers Matter in Indy After Yesterday's Trade

Ari Kaufman, who has written in this space several times before, and is a recent transplant to Indiana, has reacted to the 8 player trade that brought Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, and Ike Diogu to Indiana while sending Al Harrington and psychopath Steven Jackson packing. By the way, if you are looking for my Eagles wrap up, it is in the post below. My NFL picks for this weekend will be posted tomorrow morning.
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I am not an NBA fan, but I am a resident of a city without a major league baseball team, so I do follow the Indiana Pacers a bit.

Today, as I got home from work, I heard news of the "blockbuster" trade that WE (Stitzer term) made. I am now officially (somewhat) excited about the remainder of the NBA season.

Though I had attended a few games at Conseco this season, I found the Pacers to be unlikable, boring, undisciplined, etc, etc. Rick Carlise is a drab coach, and a pretty darn bad one, to be blunt. But he also had to coach three thugs--all of whom were starters--along with many other misfits. Two are now gone, and though I wish it had been Jamal Tinsely (one of the most overrated busts in NBA history) instead of Al Harrington, the key is the biggest thug of all, Stephen Jackson is gone.

It wasn't just his abhorrent off the court behavior (which will land him in prison soon after his career is over) that kept attendance way down this year, but his game is AWFUL. His stats may show 14 points per game, yet maybe 2-3 of those come in the second half. He also averages fewer than three rebounds per game and just over three assists. That's weak. That shows no effort. He turns the ball over too many times in clutch time and his shooting percentages, especially from downtown, are abysmal. Danny Granger, who will take his place in the starting lineup, and who is my favorite Pacer by far, often plays in place of "Jack" when the game is in doubt.

Al Harrington's return to Indianapolis after two seasons away proved ephemeral. Although he scores 16 per contest, his play has regressed the past month, thus all the billboards with welcoming back Al that dot Interstate 65 from Chicago--thru Indy--to Louisville will have to be altered.

Consistent, former Maccabi Tel Aviv player and subject of an upcoming article of mine for the Jewish Post, Sarunas Jasikevicius, is gone too. I'm saddened by that. But to get what we got, it's okay.

I like Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy and especially "I like Ike" Diogu, who I watched for a few seasons in the Pac-10. The Warriors refused to part with him last when Indy wanted to deal Ron Artest to the Bay Area.

I won't analyze the aforementioned newcomers because I choose to spend my sports time following local college squads like Butler and Indiana State, rather than the NBA, so I'd be shortchanging the reader.

But this trade has piqued my interest greatly. Not only because of the new faces, but because it shows Larry Bird and Indiana's front office care about the team, their fans, and of course, their wallets.

And that's nice to see. Judging by the callers I heard this afternoon, my sentiments are not alone in this city that has been literally painted blue in preparation for the biggest sporting event in Circle City history come Sunday evening.

For more on this trade, here is a link to an article that appeared yesterday on nba.com:
http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/trade_lead_070117.html

Eagles Wrap Up

The Eagles season is over, once again ending without a championship, as it has during every year since 1960. You have seen me write many times in this space that it is never O.K. to settle for anything less than a championship, that we in Philadelphia have had many come close (7 finalists in the four major sports since the 1983 Sixers title) and that close only counts in horseshoes.

After watching the second half of this Eagles season unfold, I add the following amendment to what I have said in the past: when you are 5-6, with every piece of momentum rolling against you, and your star franchise player is out for the year, and you have an impossible schedule staring you in the face, and you have a replacement quarterback that was not wanted by Cleveland and Detroit for God sakes, then less than a title is acceptable. In that case, winning your last five regular season games, including three in a row on the road against each of your division rivals, led by said quarterback who proves to be a gritty leader, then winning a playoff game, and almost winning on the road in the divisional round against a team that has karma on its side after everything that city went through last year, and, most importantly, enabling all their fans to believe in them again is more than enough.

The 2006 Philadelphia Eagles exceeded my expectations, despite the fact that I expected them to go to the Super Bowl this year.

Andy Reid did a great job in making changes on the run this year, playing to the strengths of his active players despite being against his natural tendencies. He made the right choice at quarterback after McNabb went down, despite 80%+ of the fans thinking he had eaten one too many cheesesteaks. He made the right decision to relinquish the play calling duties since he was not making the right decisions. Marty Mornhinweg did a splendid job calling those plays, balancing the run and the pass in a way that Philadelphia had not seen since the Reid era begun (the interesting question will be whether they maintain that healthy balance when #5 re-enters the huddle next season). Jim Johnston did a great job masking holes in his defensive unit that ultimately proved their undoing in the playoffs.

All the coaches and players did a fabulous job of coming together during a time of turmoil, when the easier and more likely outcome would have been to bicker, point fingers, and fall apart at the seams. Instead, this team came together and proved that sometimes it is true that the whole can add up to more than the sum of its parts. During the latter part of the season, not only was this team winning, but they were doing it as one, together, and they were as eminently likable as any Philadelphia team since perhaps the 1993 Phillies.

There is, as you would expect, much talk and blame coming from the fans regarding the Birds loss to the Saints this past weekend. Everybody is quick to blame Andy Reid for punting on 4th & 15, especially after having gone for it on 4th & 10. Personally, I have no issues whatsoever with the decision that the coach made. In fact I agree with it wholeheartedly, and would even like to present evidence to support that point. In the NFL this season, teams faced 4th & 15 or longer and went for it a total of 19 times. They were successful on one of those occasions, for a success rate of 5.3%. Surely, punting the ball, pinning the Saints deep in their own territory, and playing defense when you knew, I knew, and everyone in the stadium knew the Saints would run the ball was a better option. Armed with timeouts, the Eagles stood to get the ball back in great field position with more than a minute left if they could only stop them from getting a first down. They didn’t do that, but I maintain that there percentages of succeeding were far better than 5.3%.

Last week, I said both in this space and on the George Rogers Show (http://georgerogersradio.com/) that the Eagles needed to do three things to win the game. They needed to stop the run and make the Saints defense one dimensional, win the turnover battle and control the ball with time consuming drives. They won the turnover battle 1-to-0 and took great care of the ball. They, however, failed miserably in the other two areas.

The Eagles controlled the ball for 50 plays, versus 69 for the Saints. Two of their three touchdowns cam on plays f over 60 yards. They only had one drive all day that was 10 plays or more. That was not giving Jim Johnson enough to work with in his efforts to continue to disguise the holes.

As far as stopping the run, they did a terrible job there from beginning to end, giving up 208 yards on 37 carries. What was a glaring weakness for this team for much of the season turned out to be their fatal flaw when all was said and done.

Next season, this Eagles team should again be a contender, but they need a few things to happen in order to get them over the hump:

• They need Donovan McNabb to be back, healthy and confident. Garcia was a wonderful story this season, but he cannot guide a team to a Super Bowl over the course of a long season.
• They need to see the success they had with balancing the run and the pass and stick with that formula.
• They need to re-sign Garcia as a back-up to #5
• They need to re-sign Donte Stallworth or bring in another legitimate wide receiver.
• They need to focus their free agent signings and draft on their defense. Defensive tackle who can stop the run (maybe Bunkley?), linebacking help, and a replacement for Michael Lewis, who will clearly not be back.
• Keep the positive unity and team bonding together.
• Win

I will be back on Friday morning with my picks for this weekend.

Stitzer's Take on NE/SD Game

I was trying to get past the Eagles loss on Saturday and focus on the first episodes of '24' last night, which, as I have said often in this space, is the best show on TV. I can suspend disbelief and go with the U.S. government negotiating with terrorists and giving away $25 million plus sacrificing a guy who has saved the world five times, but I draw the line when they make Kumar a bad guy on the show. I kept waiting for him to arrange a terrorist meeting at White Castle and for Doogie Howser to show up.

I will have my thoughts on the Eagles game and season either tomorrow or Wednesday. In the meantime, Stitzer was clearly very upset that his good buddy Bill Belichick advanced again in the playoffs, and has jotted down some of his thoughts on the game. My overall comment is that San Diego should not have had to worry about any of this stuff had they just knocked down that 4th down pass or had Marlon McCree just fallen on it instead of trying to be a hero and run with it. Bash Belichick all you want, but his teams rarely make huge mental errors like this that can cost his team a game. That is what separates guys liek Belichick and guys like Marty who own 5-13 career playoff coaching records.

I agree with Stitzer that New England lacks the class that their owner seems to represent, and I aplpaud LT for his post-game comments (and agree that it stems from their head coach). And one more thing: screw Deoin Sanders and Steve Mariucci for of course completely missing the point and not daring to say anything negative about Belichick. Why do we have to have buffoons like Prime Time and Michael Irvin on television? Does anybody think they have any value to add? And throw Merrill Hoge out in the streets while we are at it. But I digress. Here are Stitzer's thoughts.
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JETS season tix in my fam since year 1 in Shea. Have lived in SD area since 1992. Root for Bolts for my wife (unless a Bolts win will hurt JETS). Will try to be as unbiased here as I possibly can in analyzing today's game.

Easy to blame Marty as his history makes him an easy scapegoat. Aside from the inexplicable decision to not kick a 48 yard FG & go for a 4th & 11 in Q1, Marty is not reason why Bolts lost. If a coach's job is to put players in position to make plays, he did that, the players blew it.

****Numerous dropped passes****dropped int early on****dummy Parker trying to p/u fumbled punt instead of just falling on it****fumble after int when score was 21-13

now for the stuff that we have seen too many times the last 5 years. ***** ridiculous non-PI/holding call on Bruschi on Tomlinson early in game on a 3rd down. You would think the MVP will get a call...not against NE (as Manning well knows in 2003 when his receivers were mugged all day so badly, it prompted rule changes - lots of good that did Colts after the fact)****Bolts up 14-10, Goff pancakes defender on 1st & 10 from about 20; horrible holding call...Bolts end up not scoring****big sack of Brady at 14-10 late in Q3, dummy Florence goes to get in face of Pats player, Pats player thrusts arms @ Florence and call is against SD only - a joke. ****after that there was a blatant late hit/head slap by NE DB on SD receiver - no call. Nor was there a call on last drive when Rivers spiked ball and Green hit him - ridiculous****Marty tries to call TO before 2pt. conversion - refs ignore him; Pats about to get hit with delay when it is 21-21, refs see BB's TO

My point: Give NE credit for coming back, to win - but Refs put them in a position to be down by only 8 instead of a much larger deficit

Loved Tomlinson calling out Pats lack of class and specifically saying it probably stems from Head Coach (he was referring to a couple of Pats mocking Merriman's dance at midfield after game). Tomlinson is a class guy - so he has credibility here.

How bad did Brady have to play for Simms/Nantz to be critical of him?

Again, give NE credit for taking advantage of breaks - but I have never seen a team continue to get every judgment call over a 4-5 year span. And the one time they didn't - last year at Denver when some bad calls went against them, all their fans did was whine about that. So when they win, it is because they are so "cerebral," but when they lose, it is because of the Refs? Does Phil Jackson coach this team?

NFL Picks

I am sorry for the lack of postings. I just needed a brief respite. I should be back with the normal 2-3 postings next week.

What a disappointment the National Championship game was earlier this week. And, by the way, can't they come up with something better than "National Championship Game" to call this thing? Florida was outstanding. They were well coached. They executed to perfection. They played with emotion and fire. But Ohio State was equally horrendous. They were clearly not ready to play, played with no emotion, and the rust of a 51-day layoff clearly showed. We need a playoff. And why should Boise St., the only undefeated team in the country, not get consideration for the National Championship? The whole system is broken.

As for the Dukies and college hoops, as I predicted in this space last week, they are going to (and already have) take some lumps this year. The key issue right now is their offense, and most specifically, the shattered confidence and poor quality of play from Greg Paulus, their point guard. What I really admire about Paulus, who has been terrible on the court, is that his attitude has stayed so positive. When he was not in the starting lineup against Georgia Tech, he was on the bench, cheering and helping to coach, and generally staying engaged. When he played and was pulled, and the coaches were in his grill, he was focused, and listening, and absorbing, and trying to learn and improve. I am really rooting for this kid, and not only because he is a must if Duke wants to win a game in the NCAA Tournament this year.

The NFL moves from the Wild Card round to the divisional round this weekend. Should be some great games, as the spreads for the most part, are surprisingly low versus historical precedents on this same weekend. Now, as you know, I had an amazing, unprecedented horrible week last week, going winless, so you can decide if you think I will stay cold or get back to the strong levels I have been at all year long. Personally, I would not bet against me. Here are the picks. I am 0-5 in the playoffs, still 54-48 overall.....

Indianapolis (+4) at Baltimore. Yes, I am aware Indy has been awful the past couple months on the road. And I am aware that Peyton Manning has sucked in big games his whole life, including last week, when he tossed three picks to a team that had no clue how to take advantage of it. And, yes, I am aware that Baltimore is a strong, smashmouth team that usually crushes teams like the Colts come playoff time. But no, I am not picking the Ravens. Call me crazy, but before the playoffs started (and my preseason pick of the Bengals was eliminated), I told people I thought the Colts could do it. I just think the Ravens are not very good, and that Schottenheimer is 5-12 lifetime with a QB who has never started a game, and they have already proven they could handle New England. So take the Colts here....

San Diego (-4.5) vs. New England. Yes, Belichick and Brady are 11-1 in the playoffs together, and Marty Schottenheimer usually gets a noose around his neck tighter than Saddam this time of year. But this San Diego team just has too much talent on both sides of the ball for the Patriots to handle. Look for the Bolts to win this one by double figures.

Seattle (+9) at Chicago. Quite simply, the Bears defense is a shell of what it was the first half of the season when it was healthy. And on top of that, there is no way I am laying 9 with Rex Grossman as my quarterback under any scenario.

E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES (+5) at New Orleans. Stop the running game to make Drew Brees one dimensional. Long, ball control drives. Do not lose the turnover battle. These are the keys to an Eagle victory. Sports Guy was way off base today in his column, saying Drew Brees will pick apart the Eagles blitz without Lito Sheppard. Duh. That is why the Birds will rarely blitz Brees Saturday night, and instead will force the Saints to beat them through the air with a bunch of young, inexperienced wideouts and a banged up Joe Horn. Birds will get it done......

Have a great weekend. Go Birds!

Bowl Pool Final Update 1/7

I will get back to a more regular posting schedule after the bowl game tonight, so bookmark the site and check back often...

Standings:
1. Brownie 339…Controls his own destiny
2. Stitzer 334
3. Jeremy Hare #1 328
4. Dils 325…Also controls his own destiny
5. Tom Maiden 320
6. Billy Bredt 301
7. Clint 300
8. Needham Hines 298

Final Standings (If Ohio State covers):
1. Brownie
2. Stitzer
3. Jeremy Hare #1
4. Needham Hines
5. Dils

Final Standings (If Florida Covers):
1. Dils
2. Brownie
3. Stitzer
4. Tom Maiden
5. Jeremy Hare #1

Championship Game Pick Summary
Ohio St (-7.5) Picks: 50
Florida Picks: 24

Name (Points to date), Championship Game & Weighting
Michael Albrecht (231) Ohio St 26
Tom Arnold (138) Florida 14
Bear (192) Florida 11
Joseph Beedon (206) Ohio St 6
Gregg Benedetto (237) Ohio St 28
Scott Bingham (149) Ohio St 15
Bryan Boisi (205) Ohio St 32
Barry Bredt (207) Ohio St 29
Billy Bredt (301) Florida 10
Brownie (339) Ohio St 32
Clint (300) Ohio St 22
Cow (255) Ohio St 32
Dils (325) Florida 22
Derald Emory (166) Ohio St 32
Matt Emory (222) Florida 14
Scott Fiedler (262) Florida 16
Flummer (227) Ohio St 22
Frank G (179) Florida 19
Sean Germon (282) Ohio St 5
Brian Getson (166) Ohio St 32
William Greenlaw (211) Ohio St 22
Darryl Griffin (Tm WalMart) (249) Ohio St 9
Jimmy Grossman (292) Ohio St 29
Kevin Gusinow (271) Ohio St 32
Max Haber 1 (265) Ohio St 21
Max Haber 2 (223) Ohio St 30
Jeremy Hare #1 (328) Ohio St 30
Jeremy Hare #2 (218) Ohio St 31
Eric Haron (226) Ohio St 31
Joe Hochhauser (283) Ohio St 8
Dave Holdsworth (234) Florida 25
Iceman (253) Florida 19
Rick Kaiser (269) Ohio St 32
KMart (215) Ohio St 29
Peter Krug (223) Ohio St 21
Charles Kulbok (204) Ohio St 19
Laughandwin (238) Florida 18
Beth Levine (270) Florida 1
Dan Levine (211) Florida 12
Matt Littman (280) Florida 32
Mark Loftus (258) Florida 16
Tom Maiden (320) Florida 9
Mike Maurer & Jon Reis (270) Florida 30
John McKeating (285) Ohio St 20
Rob Mitchell (272) Florida 9
Shawn Mitchell (249) Ohio St 30
Stephen Moss (261) Ohio St 18
Brian Murphy (204) Ohio St 32
Will Nadeau (221) Ohio St 24
Bobby P (201) Ohio St 17
Larry Parsons (269) Ohio St 32
Needham Hines (298) Ohio St 30
Glenn Peter (211) Ohio St 24
Mike Powers (286) Ohio St 29
Princess Bitch (216) Ohio St 32
Mark Rudofker (260) Florida 23
Jeff Saito (233) Ohio St 32
David Scherby (198) Ohio St 25
Greg Shields (209) Florida 7
Ed Smeltzer (176) Ohio St 32
Andy Smukler (285) Ohio St 32
Matthew Spanjers (199) Ohio St 31
Stitzer (334) Ohio St 30
Jon Taylor (159) Florida 31
Bob van Nortwick (230) Ohio St 26
Bob Wallace (166) Ohio St 18
Brian Wallace 1 (228) Florida 21
Brian Wallace 2 (237) Ohio St 26
Jodi Wallace 1 (288) Florida 11
Jodi Wallace 2 (253) Florida 4
Dirk Welzien (216) Ohio St 32
Steve Whiteford (187) Florida 1
AJ Whitehead (205) Ohio St 26
Wade Wilson (191) Ohio St 32

Farewell to Cowher, NCAA & NFL Picks

Bill Cowher is hanging it up. That is a sad day in sports, especially for Steeler fans. Not only was Cowher a very good coach, but he added an intense personality to the proceedings, and always made things more interesting. And the chin. Oh, the chin. One of a kind. My personal favorite Cowher moment came on Monday Night football against the Jags, when Pittsburgh went for a game winning field goal, only to have it blocked and returned for a touchdown by the Jags to seal it. As the Jacksonville player ran down the Pittsburgh sideline to the end zone and victory, you could see, as he went by Cowher, that it took every morsel of self restraint the coach had not to jump on the field and tackle the guy himself. In other words, he was really close to being the next Woody Hayes. But that moment rang true for me, because it showed that Cowher cared about what was happening on the field to his team every bit as much as his fans did. And that is a rarity these days.

We are getting down to the nitty gritty on the gridiron. The NFL begins the playoffs this weekend, as college football winds down its season with its last three games, culminating with the game with no title Monday night. So let’s get down to some picks...

NCAA (Last Week: 6-4; Overall: 47-40, 54%)

Since there are only three games left, I guess I better pick them all, so here goes….

Western Michigan (+7) vs. Cincinnati. Cincinnati has a new coach in his first game, which will be difficult to bring together smoothly in time for a bowl game. Western Michigan, despite missing their best running back for at least the first half, should keep this one close.

Southern Miss (-6) vs. Ohio U. Conference USA has not done well in the bowl season (thanks for the choke job, Houston), but Southern Miss has too much experience and talent for an Ohio team that I watched in the MAC Championship game and was just horrible.

Florida (+7.5) vs. Ohio State. Ohio State has had an incredible year, and on paper seems like they will just be too much for the Gators. However, Florida’s defense has been great all year, and should keep their team in the game. Also, Urban Meyer is an offensive guru who will have a wrinkle or two that will be effective. And finally, Florida has played two weeks more recently than the Buckeyes which may lead to a bit less rust. Bottom line is that Florida will make this a great game, and may just steal it outright. But take the points, just in case.

NFL (Last Week: 3-2; Overall 54-43, 56%)

Kansas City (+7) at Indianapolis. As soon as this pairing was announced, Brian Getson said “Larry Johnson will get 400 yards in a playoff game.” And it does look like a bad matchup for Indy on paper. But as the week has gone on, I like KC less that I did at the outset. First, Indy is tougher at home. Second, they get Bob Sander back, which should help against the run. Third, KC’s offense has struggled away from Arrowhead. All that being said, I still think a touchdown is too many points for Indy to be giving against a team that runs the ball this well.

N.Y. Jets (+9) at New England. Jets have fought the Pats tough twice this year, including beating them in Foxboro. Not sure the Jets can pull off the win, but there is no way I can turn down this many points in this match up.

Seattle (-3) vs. Dallas; OVER 46.5. Neither team can stop the pass with Seattle getting secondary guys off the scrap heap for this one and Dallas’ safeties not being able to cover anything on which they have to go backwards. So there will be lots of points. Ultimately, the edge in the game goes to Seattle as they have the more experienced quarterback, the more well rounded offense, and the home field advantage, which is big in that stadium.

Eagles/Giants Over 46. The Eagles are playing great ball right now, the Giants are not. While I think the Birds very well could and should cover, the better play is over 46. Hopefully there is a team going to New Orleans from this game, not to Chicago. But as Philadelphia fans, we are bred to expect the worst, so we shall see. Our Philadelphia Eagles, Put Your Hands Up…..

Have a great weekend. Go Birds.

A Few Comments, Bowl Pool Update 1/4

Quick note: if you did not receive information on my NFL playoff pool, and would like to, email me or leave a note in the comments section and I will get it to you. Onto the comments and bowl pool update…

Look, you cannot blame Nick Saban for going back to the college ranks and heading to Tuscaloosa. After all, that is where his passion lies, and seemingly, it is what he is better at, if two seasons can be used as a fair barometer. And, oh, yeah, the $32 million guaranteed doesn’t hurt either. The only problem I have with his handling of the situation is that he pulled a “Read My Lips, No New Taxes” by saying emphatically he was not going to be the Alabama coach. And Don Shula should calm down. Just cause his boy got canned so that Alabama could steal the coach of the franchise he loves is no reason for him to whine and call Saban names.

Notre Dame proved once again last night what they have proved often in the last two years under Weis. They are overrated, not that good yet, and completely overmatched on a BCS stage. It amazed me that so many people thought Notre Dame could win or keep the game close. They have gotten waxed any time they have played superior competition. Do I think Charlie Weis is taking the program in the right direction? Absolutely, and in two more years they should be legitimate contenders. But their school has been gifted over $25 million during the last two years by taking BCS slots from teams that are better and more qualified.

Duke is 13-1 and back in the Top 5 again. People who watch them casually think they are way overrated because they do not a) put up 80+ points a game, and b) have someone who is scoring 20+ per game. My quick assessment heading into ACC play this weekend is that the Devils are an extremely young team who are not quite getting the depth they need and expected this year. Paulus, Henderson, and Lance Thomas have been disappointing to date (although Paulus is showing major signs of getting back where they need him). David McClure, however, has been a major revelation, as he is one of thos hustling role players who is always in the right spot and doing all the little things that every team needs. And Josh McRoberts, who is much maligned because his stats do not show him to be an All American, is a special player. His passing is remarkable, his defense and ball handling are strong to quite strong, and, overall, he is a very difficult match up for any team. Speaking of defense, Duke is playing the best team defense that I can remember, and their average margin of victory is actually up over last year despite their scoring being way down. Duke will take some lumps in the ACC, especially early (watch out for Va Tech this weekend who always plays Duke tough and is out for revenge after Dockery’s half court miracle at the buzzer last year), but this team could (not will, could) do some damage in March. This is still a work in progress, but they are a really fun team to watch.

Is it just me, or has Ohio St. taken a step back since Greg Oden has joined the lineup? I think this is just some digestion issues as they learn how to play with a true superstar (who joins a roster bursting with talent). If Motta does a good coaching job and can blend this team, look for strong February improvement from the Buckeyes, who, despite not looking like it now, should be a National title contender come March.

And how about Duke-grad Tony Barone for NBA coach of the year? Memphis lost their last 10 games in regulation under Fratello (11 of 12 overall including the two that went to OT), scoring an average of slightly over 90 a game. Since Barone took over, they are 2-1, scoring 110, 109, and 144 in those three! Sixer fans looking for Greg Oden are rooting for him!!! Speaking of the Sixers, they need to stop winning, having gone 4-4 in their last 8. They cannot even lose correctly!

I will be back on Friday with my remaining bowl picks, my NFL playoff picks for this weekend, and some more commentary. Now to the bowl pool update...

Standings (with potential total points):
1. Tom Maiden 305 (343)
2. Dils 297 (347)
3. Billy Bredt 295 (324)
3. Jeremy Hare #1 295 (358)
5. Mike Powers 286 (325)
6. Clint 285 (338)
7. Stitzer 279 (364)
8. Brownie 278 (371)...now controls his own destiny!
9. John McKeating 277 (314)
10. Needham Hines 274 (328)
11. Andy Smukler 273 (322)
12. Mike Maurer & Jon Reis 270 (319)
13. Kevin Gusinow 267 (312)
14. Rob Mitchell 266 (288)
15. Max Haber #1 265 (297)
Note: Matt Littman still could be a factor with 343 possible points

International Bowl Pick Summary:
Cincinnati (-8.5) Picks: 35
Western Michigan Picks: 39

GMAC Bowl Pick Summary:
Southern Miss (-6.5) Picks: 45
Ohio U. picks: 29

Name (Points to date), International & GMAC Picks & Weighting
Michael Albrecht (227) Cincinnati 6 Southern Miss 4
Tom Arnold (131) Cincinnati 8 Southern Miss 7
Bear (185) Western Michigan 7 Ohio 2
Joseph Beedon (206) Cincinnati 16 Ohio 12
Gregg Benedetto (237) Cincinnati 16 Ohio 15
Scott Bingham (134) Cincinnati 16 Southern Miss 5
Bryan Boisi (203) Western Michigan 2 Ohio 5
Barry Bredt (174) Western Michigan 17 Southern Miss 16
Billy Bredt (295) Western Michigan 6 Ohio 13
Brownie (278) Western Michigan 30 Southern Miss 31
Clint (285) Western Michigan 15 Ohio 16
Cow (253) Cincinnati 1 Southern Miss 2
Dils (297) Western Michigan 21 Southern Miss 7
Derald Emory (135) Cincinnati 30 Southern Miss 31
Matt Emory (174) Western Michigan 16 Southern Miss 32
Scott Fiedler (245) Western Michigan 17 Ohio 7
Flummer (209) Western Michigan 18 Ohio 21
Frank G (179) Cincinnati 27 Ohio 5
Sean Germon (250) Western Michigan 32 Ohio 10
Brian Getson (154) Cincinnati 13 Southern Miss 12
William Greenlaw (184) Western Michigan 13 Southern Miss 14
Darryl Griffin (Tm WalMart) (242) Western Michigan 6 Southern Miss 1
Jimmy Grossman (243) Western Michigan 31 Southern Miss 18
Kevin Gusinow (267) Cincinnati 9 Southern Miss 4
Max Haber 1 (265) Cincinnati 6 Ohio 5
Max Haber 2 (223) Cincinnati 17 Ohio 1
Jeremy Hare #1 (295) Western Michigan 12 Southern Miss 21
Jeremy Hare #2 (216) Cincinnati 3 Southern Miss 2
Eric Haron (206) Western Michigan 20 Ohio 19
Joe Hochhauser (251) Cincinnati 12 Southern Miss 31
Dave Holdsworth (228) Western Michigan 6 Ohio 16
Iceman (249) Western Michigan 4 Ohio 27
Rick Kaiser (260) Western Michigan 9 Ohio 8
KMart (192) Western Michigan 23 Ohio 8
Peter Krug (214) Cincinnati 12 Southern Miss 9
Charles Kulbok (167) Western Michigan 17 Southern Miss 20
Laughandwin (217) Western Michigan 16 Southern Miss 5
Beth Levine (240) Cincinnati 10 Southern Miss 30
Dan Levine (187) Western Michigan 21 Southern Miss 3
Matt Littman (250) Western Michigan 30 Ohio 31
Mark Loftus (209) Western Michigan 21 Southern Miss 28
Tom Maiden (305) Cincinnati 14 Southern Miss 15
Mike Maurer & Jon Reis (270) Cincinnati 13 Ohio 6
John McKeating (277) Cincinnati 9 Southern Miss 8
Rob Mitchell (266) Western Michigan 6 Ohio 7
Shawn Mitchell (234) Western Michigan 14 Southern Miss 1
Stephen Moss (261) Cincinnati 9 Ohio 4
Brian Murphy (186) Cincinnati 7 Southern Miss 18
Will Nadeau (213) Cincinnati 6 Southern Miss 8
Bobby P (185) Cincinnati 15 Southern Miss 16
Larry Parsons (231) Western Michigan 16 Southern Miss 22
Needham Hines (274) Western Michigan 18 Southern Miss 6
Glenn Peter (168) Western Michigan 26 Southern Miss 17
Mike Powers (286) Cincinnati 7 Ohio 3
Princess Bitch (214) Cincinnati 1 Southern Miss 2
Mark Rudofker (233) Western Michigan 27 Ohio 20
Jeff Saito (220) Cincinnati 18 Southern Miss 13
David Scherby (197) Cincinnati 7 Southern Miss 1
Greg Shields (209) Cincinnati 17 Ohio 9
Ed Smeltzer (173) Western Michigan 1 Southern Miss 2
Andy Smukler (273) Western Michigan 12 Ohio 5
Matthew Spanjers (165) Western Michigan 15 Southern Miss 19
Stitzer (279) Western Michigan 27 Southern Miss 28
Jon Taylor (156) Cincinnati 11 Southern Miss 3
Bob van Nortwick (230) Cincinnati 1 Ohio 2
Bob Wallace (157) Western Michigan 9 Ohio 26
Brian Wallace 1 (206) Western Michigan 20 Southern Miss 2
Brian Wallace 2 (229) Cincinnati 20 Southern Miss 8
Jodi Wallace 1 (261) Western Michigan 14 Southern Miss 13
Jodi Wallace 2 (221) Western Michigan 32 Ohio 5
Dirk Welzien (185) Cincinnati 13 Southern Miss 31
Steve Whiteford (174) Cincinnati 10 Southern Miss 13
AJ Whitehead (205) Cincinnati 17 Ohio 24
Wade Wilson (178) Cincinnati 12 Southern Miss 13

Bowl Pool Update - 1/3

Standings (with potential total points):
1. Tom Maiden 305 (351)
2. Billy Bredt 295 (331)
3. Clint 285 (364)
4. Dils 280 (347)
5. Stitzer 279 (390; now the holder of his own destiny)
6. John McKeating 277 (321)
7. Needham Hines 274 (347)
8. Jeremy Hare #1 273 (358)
9. Mike Powers 268 (325)
10. Rob Mitchell 266 (312)
11. Jodi Wallace #1 259 (299)
12. Max Haber #1 256 (297)
13. Andy Smukler 255 (322)
14. Joe Hochhauer 251 (307)
15. Matt Littman 250 (372)

Sugar Bowl Pick Summary:
LSU (-8.5) Picks: 39
Notre Dame Picks: 35

Name (Points to date), Sugar Bowl Pick & Weighting
Michael Albrecht (197) LSU 30
Tom Arnold (131) Notre Dame 9
Bear (153) LSU 32
Joseph Beedon (179) LSU 27
Gregg Benedetto (237) Notre Dame 31
Scott Bingham (115) LSU 19
Bryan Boisi (174) LSU 29
Barry Bredt (174) Notre Dame 30
Billy Bredt (295) Notre Dame 7
Brownie (249) LSU 29
Clint (285) Notre Dame 26
Cow (224) LSU 29
Dils (280) LSU 17
Derald Emory (135) Notre Dame 15
Matt Emory (174) Notre Dame 6
Scott Fiedler (245) Notre Dame 27
Flummer (207) LSU 2
Frank G (179) Notre Dame 18
Sean Germon (249) LSU 1
Brian Getson (154) Notre Dame 14
William Greenlaw (160) LSU 24
Darryl Griffin (Tm WalMart) (223) LSU 19
Jimmy Grossman (238) LSU 5
Kevin Gusinow (246) LSU 21
Max Haber 1 (256) LSU 9
Max Haber 2 (203) LSU 20
Jeremy Hare #1 (273) LSU 22
Jeremy Hare #2 (187) LSU 29
Eric Haron (206) Notre Dame 23
Joe Hochhauser (251) Notre Dame 5
Dave Holdsworth (228) Notre Dame 19
Iceman (249) Notre Dame 14
Rick Kaiser (229) LSU 31
KMart (192) Notre Dame 9
Peter Krug (214) Notre Dame 4
Charles Kulbok (167) Notre Dame 31
Laughandwin (217) Notre Dame 26
Beth Levine (214) LSU 26
Dan Levine (162) LSU 25
Matt Littman (250) Notre Dame 29
Mark Loftus (209) Notre Dame 2
Tom Maiden (305) Notre Dame 8
Mike Maurer & Jon Reis (242) LSU 28
John McKeating (277) Notre Dame 7
Rob Mitchell (266) Notre Dame 24
Shawn Mitchell (231) LSU 3
Stephen Moss (245) LSU 16
Brian Murphy (186) Notre Dame 24
Will Nadeau (213) Notre Dame 28
Bobby P (167) LSU 18
Larry Parsons (205) LSU 26
Needham Hines (274) Notre Dame
Peter (168) Notre Dame 12
Mike Powers (268) LSU 18
Princess Bitch (185) LSU 29
Mark Rudofker (233) Notre Dame 26
Jeff Saito (196) LSU 24
David Scherby (197) Notre Dame 15
Greg Shields (187) LSU 22
Ed Smeltzer (173) Notre Dame 31
Andy Smukler (255) LSU 18
Matthew Spanjers (135) LSU 30
Stitzer (279) Notre Dame 26
Jon Taylor (156) Notre Dame 30
Bob van Nortwick (230) Notre Dame 13
Bob Wallace (149) LSU 8
Brian Wallace 1 (202) LSU 4
Brian Wallace 2 (218) LSU 11
Jodi Wallace 1 (259) LSU 2
Jodi Wallace 2 (221) Notre Dame 22
Dirk Welzien (155) LSU 30
Steve Whiteford (142) LSU 32
AJ Whitehead (205) Notre Dame 29
Wade Wilson (168) LSU 10

Bowl Pool Update 1/2

What a game last night to top off a great New Year's slate of Bowl games. The pool is tightening up by the second. I am still lamenting Va Tech and Houston blowing their leads in the second half, costing me at least the temporary lead in this baby....

Standings (with potential total points):
1. Tom Maiden 305 (352)
2. Billy Bredt 295 (336)
3. John McKeating 277 (332)
4. Clint 271 (364)
5. Needham Hines 269 (347)
6. Dils 267 (347) (right where I finished last year)
7. Rob Mitchell 266 (335)
8. Jeremy Hare #1 255 (358)
9. Stitzer 254 (390; if Louisville covers tonight, Stitzer becomes holder of his own destiny, taking over for Littman)
10. Matt Littman 250 (400; Littman controls his own destiny; if he wins out, he wins)
11. Iceman 249 (345)
12. Scott Fiedler 245 (338)
13. Andy Smukler 244 (322)
13. Jodi Wallace #1 244 (299)
13. Max Haber #1 244 (297)

Orange Bowl Pick Summary:
Lousiville (-9.5): 40
Wake Forest Picks: 34

Name (Points to date), Orange Bowl Pick & Weighting
Michael Albrecht (185) Louisville 12
Tom Arnold (125) Louisville 6
Bear (153) Wake Forest 12
Joseph Beedon (165) Louisville 14
Gregg Benedetto (229) Louisville 8
Scott Bingham (115) Wake Forest 18
Bryan Boisi (174) Wake Forest 4
Barry Bredt (174) Wake Forest 18
Billy Bredt (295) Wake Forest 5
Brownie (221) Louisville 28
Clint (271) Louisville 14
Cow (194) Louisville 30
Dils (267) Louisville 13
Derald Emory (135) Wake Forest 10
Matt Emory (151) Louisville 23
Scott Fiedler (245) Wake Forest 26
Flummer (207) Wake Forest 19
Frank G (157) Louisville 22
Sean Germon (240) Louisville 9
Brian Getson (154) Wake Forest 15
William Greenlaw (160) Wake Forest 11
Darryl Griffin (Tm WalMart) (223) Wake Forest 11
Jimmy Grossman (238) Wake Forest 21
Kevin Gusinow (226) Louisville 20
Max Haber 1 (244) Louisville 12
Max Haber 2 (174) Louisville 29
Jeremy Hare #1 (255) Louisville 18
Jeremy Hare #2 (159) Louisville 28
Eric Haron (206) Wake Forest 22
Joe Hochhauser (230) Louisville 21
Dave Holdsworth (225) Louisville 3
Iceman (249) Wake Forest 32
Rick Kaiser (199) Louisville 30
KMart (192) Wake Forest 7
Peter Krug (214) Wake Forest 5
Charles Kulbok (144) Louisville 23
Laughandwin (217) Wake Forest 4
Beth Levine (189) Louisville 25
Dan Levine (130) Louisville 32
Matt Littman (250) Wake Forest 28
Mark Loftus (209) Wake Forest 26
Tom Maiden (305) Wake Forest 1
Mike Maurer & Jon Reis (215) Louisville 27
John McKeating (277) Wake Forest 11
Rob Mitchell (266) Wake Forest 23
Shawn Mitchell (202) Louisville 29
Stephen Moss (221) Louisville 24
Brian Murphy (173) Louisville 13
Will Nadeau (213) Wake Forest 26
Bobby P (167) Wake Forest 19
Larry Parsons (174) Louisville 31
Needham Hines (269) Louisville 5
Glenn Peter (138) Louisville 30
Mike Powers (240) Louisville 28
Princess Bitch (155) Louisville 30
Mark Rudofker (233) Wake Forest 28
Jeff Saito (192) Louisville 4
David Scherby (197) Wake Forest 20
Greg Shields (186) Louisville 1
Ed Smeltzer (143) Louisville 30
Andy Smukler (244) Louisville 11
Matthew Spanjers (122) Louisville 13
Stitzer (254) Louisville 25
Jon Taylor (156) Wake Forest 14
Bob van Nortwick (230) Wake Forest 30
Bob Wallace (149) Wake Forest 7
Brian Wallace 1 (202) Wake Forest 1
Brian Wallace 2 (218) Wake Forest 25
Jodi Wallace 1 (244) Louisville 15
Jodi Wallace 2 (221) Wake Forest 8
Dirk Welzien (138) Louisville 17
Steve Whiteford (142) Wake Forest 20
AJ Whitehead (175) Louisville 30
Wade Wilson (168) Wake Forest 14

Bowl Pool Update 1/1

Standings:
1. Tom Maiden 271
2. John McKeating 241
3. Jodi Wallace #1 236
3. Mike Powers 236
5. Jeremy Hare #1 233
6. Joe Hochhauser 224
7. Sean Germon 218
8. Darryl Griffin (Team Wal Mart) 208
8. Brian Wallace 208
10. DILS 203 (would be in good shape if not for the Va Tech and Houston collapses)
11. Clint 202
11. Gregg Benedetto 202
13. Brian Wallace #1 199
14. Bob van Nortwick 198
15. Needham Hines 196

Pick Summary:
Auburn (-3.5): 47-27
Tennessee (-4.5): 49-25
Arkansas (-1.5): 38-36
West Virginia (-7.5): 44-30
Michigan (-1.5): 43-31
Boise St. (+8.5): 42-32

Name (Points to date), New Year's Picks:
Michael Albrecht (170) Nebby 2 Penn St 3 Wisco 10 WVU 19 Mich 14 OU 22
Tom Arnold (120) Aub 27 Tenn 16 Ark 26 Ga Tch 5 Mich 25 OU 22
Bear (147) Aub 13 Tenn 26 Ark 3 Ga Tch 6 Mich 24 OU 17
Joseph Beedon (165) Aub 28 Tenn 20 Ark 25 WVU 31 Mich 30 OU 32
Gregg Benedetto (202) Nebby 17 Tenn 20 Ark 12 WVU 11 Mich 32 Boise 10
Scott Bingham (111) Aub 30 Tenn 31 Ark 4 WVU 21 USC 1 Boise 3
Bryan Boisi (119) Aub 25 Tenn 26 Wisco 28 Ga Tch 27 Mich 31 OU 24
Barry Bredt (123) Aub 23 Tenn 22 Ark 21 Ga Tch 20 USC 31 OU 19
Billy Bredt (143) Nebby 23 PSU 20 Wisco 32 Ga Tch 11 USC 31 Boise 8
Brownie (171) Aub 22 PSU 23 Ark 24 WVU 25 Mich 26 Boise 27
Clint (202) Aub 12 PSU 19 Wisco 18 WVU 13 Mich 31 Boise 32
Cow (138) Aub 28 Tenn 16 Wisco 13 WVU 15 USC 31 Boise 12
Dils (203) Aub 26 PSU 10 Wisco 11 Ga Tch 16 Mich 12 Boise 27
Derald Emory (135) Aub 9 Tenn 12 Ark 25 WVU 13 Mich 14 OU 29
Matt Emory (147) Aub 31 Tenn 30 Ark 22 WVU 15 USC 4 OU 5
Scott Fiedler (160) Nebby 18 PSU 9 Ark 2 Ga Tch 30 Mich 22 Boise 28
Flummer (171) Aub 14 Tenn 15 Wisco 16 WVU 17 Mich 23 Boise 20
Frank G (101) Aub 32 Tenn 31 Ark 9 WVU 29 USC 26 Boise 30
Sean Germon (218) Aub 7 PSU 12 Ark 4 WVU 6 USC 2 Boise 8
Brian Getson (149) Aub 30 Tenn 18 Ark 31 WVU 6 Mich 1 Boise 5
William Greenlaw (134) Nebby 3 Tenn 16 Wisco 23 WVU 7 Mich 5 OU 29
Darryl Griffin (Tm WalMart) (208) Aub 22 Tenn 24 Ark 12 WVU 29 USC 7 Boise 8
Jimmy Grossman (143) Nebby 24 PSU 23 Wisco 22 Ga Tch 26 Mich 1 OU 32
Kevin Gusinow (182) Aub 17 Tenn 24 Ark 25 Ga Tch 18 Mich 19 Boise 26
Max Haber 1 (145) Nebby 11 Tenn 13 Wisco 23 Ga Tch 10 USC 24 Boise 31
Max Haber 2 (100) Nebby 24 Tenn 26 Wisco 19 WVU 27 USC 31 OU 28
Jeremy Hare #1 (233) Nebby 2 Tenn 32 Wisco 3 WVU 4 Mich 29 Boise 17
Jeremy Hare #2 (159) Aub 4 Tenn 30 Ark 9 WVU 21 Mich 32 OU 20
Eric Haron (158) Aub 25 PSU 18 Wisco 30 WVU 7 Mich 32 OU 21
Joe Hochhauser (224) Aub 22 Tenn 2 Wisco 6 WVU 13 Mich 7 OU 9
Dave Holdsworth (177) Aub 30 PSU 1 Wisco 12 WVU 13 USC 4 Boise 31
Iceman (144) Nebby 13 PSU 12 Ark 17 Ga Tch 29 USC 30 Boise 21
Rick Kaiser (166) Aub 10 Tenn 27 Wisco 26 WVU 28 Mich 29 Boise 7
KMart (107) Nebby 25 PSU 28 Wisco 27 WVU 11 USC 5 OU 10
Peter Krug (189) Aub 26 Tenn 26 Ark 23 Ga Tch 8 USC 11 Boise 6
Charles Kulbok (71) Aub 25 Tenn 24 Ark 1 Ga Tch 30 USC 21 Boise 22
Laughandwin (186) Aub 32 Tenn 15 Wisco 14 Ga Tch 6 USC 11 OU 19
Beth Levine (126) Nebby 18 PSU 17 Ark 13 Ga Tch 28 Mich 14 OU 27
Dan Levine (101) Nebby 7 Tenn 16 Wisco 8 WVU 24 Mich 18 Boise 14
Matt Littman (125) Aub 22 PSU 23 Wisco 24 Ga Tch 25 USC 26 Boise 27
Mark Loftus (159) Nebby 13 Tenn 19 Wisco 22 Ga Tch 11 USC 1 Boise 3
Tom Maiden (271) Nebby 12 Tenn 3 Ark 13 Ga Tch 2 Mich 26 Boise 20
Mike Maurer & Jon Reis (170) Aub 21 PSU 22 Wisco 23 WVU 24 Mich 25 OU 26
John McKeating (241) Aub 32 Tenn 29 Ark 18 WVU 14 USC 17 Boise 19
Rob Mitchell (190) Aub 26 PSU 10 Wisco 18 Ga Tch 25 USC 19 Boise 4
Shawn Mitchell (177) Aub 24 Tenn 31 Ark 32 WVU 2 USC 4 Boise 21
Stephen Moss (177) Nebby 23 Tenn 32 Wisco 14 WVU 6 Mich 27 Boise 7
Brian Murphy (85) Nebby 28 Tenn 14 Wisco 23 WVU 16 USC 25 Boise 12
Will Nadeau (112) Nebby 29 PSU 16 Wisco 14 Ga Tch 19 Mich 21 Boise 23
Bobby P (135) Aub 21 PSU 12 Wisco 20 WVU 13 Mich 32 OU 14
Larry Parsons (130) Nebby 7 PSU 12 Wisco 25 WVU 10 Mich 30 OU 13
Needham Hines (196) Nebby 3 PSU 25 Wisco 4 WVU 13 USC 21 Boise 20
Glenn Peter (130) Nebby 2 Tenn 18 Wisco 5 WVU 9 USC 1 OU 29
Mike Powers (236) Aub 25 Tenn 23 Ark 8 WVU 24 Mich 2 Boise 4
Princess Bitch (124) Aub 28 Tenn 16 Ark 13 WVU 15 USC 31 OU 12
Mark Rudofker (154) Nebby 10 PSU 13 Wisco 1 Ga Tch 22 USC 2 Boise 25
Jeff Saito (187) Aub 19 Tenn 20 Ark 14 WVU 26 Mich 17 Boise 5
David Scherby (167) Aub 28 Tenn 21 Ark 13 Ga Tch 11 Mich 29 Boise 19
Greg Shields (171) Aub 14 PSU 4 Ark 18 WVU 32 Mich 2 Boise 11
Ed Smeltzer (87) Aub 24 PSU 25 Ark 26 Ga Tch 27 Mich 28 Boise 29
Andy Smukler (117) Nebby 30 PSU 28 Wisco 15 Ga Tch 17 USC 8 Boise 29
Matthew Spanjers (97) Nebby 29 Tenn 28 Ark 27 WVU 14 Mich 18 OU 26
Stitzer (180) Aub 20 Tenn 29 Wisco 21 Ga Tch 22 USC 31 OU 23
Jon Taylor (92) Aub 12 PSU 22 Ark 32 Ga Tch 13 Mich 16 Boise 19
Bob van Nortwick (198) Nebby 8 Tenn 10 Ark 22 Ga Tch 4 USC 20 OU 27
Bob Wallace (138) Aub 14 Tenn 13 Wisco 11 WVU 32 Mich 31 OU 30
Brian Wallace 1 (199) Aub 32 Tenn 6 Ark 28 WVU 27 USC 3 OU 5
Brian Wallace 2 (208) Aub 2 Tenn 30 Ark 32 WVU 19 Mich 9 Boise 10
Jodi Wallace 1 (236) Nebby 8 Tenn 20 Ark 19 WVU 18 Mich 17 OU 16
Jodi Wallace 2 (192) Aub 10 Tenn 9 Ark 7 Ga Tch 3 Mich 27 Boise 26
Dirk Welzien (114) Aub 27 Tenn 23 Wisco 24 WVU 28 Mich 12 OU 29
Steve Whiteford (137) Aub 29 Tenn 30 Ark 19 Ga Tch 2 USC 3 OU 31
AJ Whitehead (136) Nebby 18 Tenn 19 Wisco 21 WVU 22 Mich 32 OU 31
Wade Wilson (157) Aub 25 Tenn 21 Ark 28 Ga Tch 11 Mich 31 OU 30