Andy Reid, Pats/Colts, Oregon/ASU, Michigan State debacle, and Dils Win or Die Week 9

The Drug Emporium was a discount drug store corporation founded in 1977 in Columbus, OH. After some good years, Drug Emporium was unable to effectively compete with the Walgreens and CVS' of the world, and in 2001 it sold some stores to Snyders and the company declared bankruptcy. It has been defunct since that time until Thursday, when a judge declared Andy Reid's house as the new Drug Emporium. Drugs, needles, syringes, guns were all found at Reid's home. It is quite a healthy environment over there in Villanova.

Reid's older son is such an addict that when he went to prison, he smuggled 89 pills into prison by storing them up his butt. That should be good practice for the workout his backside will endure over the next two to 23 months in prison.

People are calling on Reid to quit or take a leave to tend to family matters. But, from where I am sitting, it seems that the judge took care of that for him and took over the problem by giving both of his buffoon sons up to 23 months in the big house (and not the one in Ann Arbor either).

It will be interesting to see how the Birds respond. They have their biggest game of the year (they will keep having these each week as long as they win) just three days after the sentencing so it will be interesting to see how they respond against their most hated rival, T.O & the 'Pokes.

Of course, this is not the best game of the weekend is the mighty Patriots storming into the RCA Dome to play the 7-0, undefeated, Super Bowl Champs. Everybody thinks the Pats will win and win big (based on the Pats being favored by 5.5 and 90% of the action in Vegas going toward the Patsies). I use an old Lee Corso favorite and say...not so fast my friend. This game may come down to which team can stop the other...once. I favor the Colts because I think they have two huge advantages: 1) the home crowd that will be loud and juiced for this one and 2) I think the Colts offense is better equipped to have more long, extended ball control drives, keeping the Patriots defense on the field for a majority of the game. Should be a great one.

A great college game on tap this weekend. If you have not seen Oregon and Arizona State play, I urge you to watch these guys duke it out. Dennis Erickson certainly knows what it takes to win in Outzen Stadium from his days in Corvalis coaching Oregon State, and he has a good team with a very good but banged up QB in Rudy Carpenter and a really underrated defense. But Oregon is the real deal this year, and has an even better QB in Dennis Dixon, who should win the Heisman. Combine that with the great home environment, and I think the Quack Attack gets it done and it may not be that close of a game.

We will get into more college hoops next week, but Michigan State, who is allegedly a top 10 team, lost an exhibition to Division II Grand Valley State. Nice work by Tom Izzo, Drew Neitzel, and Raymarr Morgan. Bryla, they need you in there to right the ship immediately!

Now onto the Win or Die picks. We have had calm waters for the last few weeks. Will it continue, or will we shed some blood this week. We will know soon. Enjoy the football weekend....

Pick Breakdown:

Individual Picks:

4 Rings 1 San Diego
Abela 2 Washington
A-Hole Jets Fan 1 Tennessee
AJ Fratoni 1 San Diego
Akshon Barclay 1 San Diego
Akshon Barclay 3 Pittsburgh
Alberto Escobedo 2 Pittsburgh
Alistair Campbell Pittsburgh
Angel Tennessee
Anthony Albanese 3 Oakland
Anthony Albanese 4 Pittsburgh
Bailey/Holstad 1 Pittsburgh
Bakke 3 Washington
Bambi 2…NOW LUPETTI Tampa Bay
Ben Stewart…NOW McDONALD Tampa Bay
Bill D'Elia San Diego
Bill Webster Pittsburgh
Bob Landow San Diego
Bob Van Nortwick Pittsburgh
BP 1 New Orleans
Brad Stuart 2 San Diego
Brian McAndrews Pittsburgh
Brian Silverio Pittsburgh
Bryan Sullivan San Diego
Buck/Kent Pittsburgh
CAM Pittsburgh
Charlie Piccirillo 2 Pittsburgh
Chris Bassi 2 San Diego
Chris Dopp 4 Pittsburgh
Chris Nangle 1 Pittsburgh
Chris Parliman Pittsburgh
Clark/Joffe 2 Pittsburgh
Coltndarby Washington
Connvac 2 Tennessee
Connvac 3 San Diego
CP 2 Washington
Craig Borgen San Diego
Cronin 1 Pittsburgh
D Bank 1 Pittsburgh
D Froney 1 Tennessee
Dan/Steve Gold 5 Tampa Bay
Dan/Steve Gold 6 Pittsburgh
Daniel Hopson 2 San Diego
Darren Dahlman 2…NOW Axia3 #2 San Diego
Dave Bryla Tampa Bay
Dave Kay 1 San Diego
Dave Mehall 3 Pittsburgh
Dave Silbert San Diego
David Louis Stitzer New Orleans
Denver Brown 1 San Diego
Dick A 1 Pittsburgh
Doug Sargeant 2 San Diego
DSG 1 Pittsburgh
Duckboy 2 Pittsburgh
Dunlavy 1 Tampa Bay
Ed Ramirez 1 San Diego
Ed Ramirez 2 Pittsburgh
Ed Samocki 2 Tampa Bay
Ed Welsh 3 Pittsburgh
Ellis NYC 3 San Diego
Enio Bencosme 2 Oakland
Eric Heuerman 2 San Diego
Eric Meyers 3 Pittsburgh
Gabe Bodhi 1 San Diego
Gabe Bodhi 2 Pittsburgh
Gary Jonas 1 Tampa Bay
Gatorswonitall 2 Pittsburgh
Getson 1 San Diego
Goldstein - Levine San Diego
Greg Heff 3 San Diego
Greg Marks New Orleans
Gregg 2 Pittsburgh
Gretchen Liersaph 1 San Diego
Griffin et al…NOW HOCHHAUSER Kansas City
Griffin/Richmond/Gibbs 1 San Diego
Howard Goldberg Pittsburgh
Iceman 5 Pittsburgh
Iceman 6 San Diego
Ike Royster Tampa Bay
J Taylor 2 Pittsburgh
Jaco 1 San Diego
Jaco 8 Pittsburgh
Jay Soroko 1 San Diego
Jay Soroko 2 Pittsburgh
JD 1 San Diego
Jeff Resnick 1…NOW KRUG San Diego
Jeff Resnick 2…NOW C-Money Pittsburgh
Jeff Rich 1 Pittsburgh
Jeff Saito 2 Pittsburgh
Jim Foo 2 Tampa Bay
Jim Rudofker 1 Tampa Bay
Jimbo Conbo 2 Tennessee
Jimmy Bredt…NOW FALCON San Diego
Joe Cavucci 2 Washington
Joe David 5…NOW BP San Diego
Joe Hochauser 3 Tampa Bay
Joe Pucillo 2 Washington
Joe Pucillo 4 Pittsburgh
Joseph Beedon 2 Cleveland
Juice 2 Pittsburgh
Juice 3 Pittsburgh
Juice 4 Pittsburgh
Juice 5 San Diego
Juice 6 San Diego
Juice 7 San Diego
K New 1 Pittsburgh
Kay Lee San Diego
Keith Berger 1 San Diego
Keith Heier…NOW McNUTT San Diego
Keller 2 San Diego
Keller 3 Tennessee
Kim P 1 San Diego
Kim P 2 Pittsburgh
KP New Orleans
Kris Wagoner San Diego
Larry Levin 1 Pittsburgh
Larry Levin 2 San Diego
Littman 5 Pittsburgh
LML Pittsburgh
Lou Cerota 2 Pittsburgh
Lubart 3 San Diego
Lulu Cheng 2 San Diego
LZHBBS 1 Pittsburgh
M Lacerenza JPS Pittsburgh
M Lacerenza M Pittsburgh
Marshall Dostal 3 Pittsburgh
Matt Biskner 2 San Diego
Matt Biskner 4 Washington
Matt Wilson 2…NOW MAROLE Oakland
Max 23 San Diego
Max Haber 7 San Diego
May Lee 6 Tampa Bay
May Lee 7 Tennessee
May Lee 8 Pittsburgh
Michael Koffler 1 Pittsburgh
Michael Koffler 2 San Diego
Mike Ferry 2 San Diego
Mike Hovermann San Diego
Mike Ryan 2 Washington
Mike Tynan 1 San Diego
Mizerny 2 Pittsburgh
1 Kansas City
Nelson Ranco Pittsburgh
Newsome 1 San Diego
Nicola Espie 1 San Diego
Niemeyer 1…NOW Axia3 #3 Pittsburgh
Niemeyer 3 San Diego
Nina K Tennessee
Nitin Singhal 1 Washington
Nomanerz Too Tennessee
Norm Cooper Tennessee
Nussbaum/Schmolka 1 San Diego
Nussbaum/Schmolka 2 Pittsburgh
PA 1 Washington
PA 3 San Diego
Paul Stitzer Pittsburgh
Phil Hollrah Washington
Pierre Brown 1 Washington
Raivetz 1 Pittsburgh
Randy/Randy C Tampa Bay
Ray Attiyah 1 Tennessee
Richard Stanley 3 San Diego
Rick L 5 San Diego
Rick L 6 New Orleans
Rick Woods 2 Pittsburgh
Ritter 3 Pittsburgh
Ritter 6 San Diego
Rob Kaiser 1…NOW Axia3 Tennessee
Rob Kaiser 2 San Diego
Roger Levine 2 Washington
Ron Mexico 1 Tampa Bay
Ron Mexico 5 Tampa Bay
Rudo 2 New Orleans
Ryan Carey 2 Pittsburgh
Ryan Doheny 1 Pittsburgh
Ryan Doheny 5 San Diego
Ryan Doheny 6 Pittsburgh
Ryan Doheny 7 Tennessee
Scherby 8 Pittsburgh
Scott & Jay Goldsleger 1 San Diego
Scott & Jay Goldsleger 4 Washington
Silver Fox 2…NOW MONKS San Diego
Sonnenberg 2 Pittsburgh
Sozbolt Pittsburgh
Stacey Tracton 1 San Diego
Stephen Moss 1 San Diego
Steve Stovall 2 San Diego
Steven Immergut 1 Washington
Streetsmart San Diego
Stuart Chase 1…NOW TJ San Diego
Stuart Erickson 2 Washington
Susan Walters Pittsburgh
T'down Tommy..NOW Randy/Gene Pittsburgh
The Bandits Tampa Bay
The Hanford Dixon Experience San Diego
The Hanford Dixon Redux San Diego
Todd & Regan 1 Pittsburgh
Todd & Regan 3 San Diego
Todd & Regan 4 New Orleans
Todd Turchin 1 New Orleans
Todd Turchin 4 Detroit
Tom H 1 Pittsburgh
Tom Huang 4 San Diego
Tony Sollenbarger Pittsburgh
True Dat 1 San Diego
True Dat 2…NOW Axia3 #4 San Diego
Val Brochard 4 Tampa Bay
Von 3 New Orleans
Wayne Kimmel 1 Pittsburgh
Wells/Bartos/Sudman 1 San Diego
WJO 2 Dallas
WJO 4 Pittsburgh
Yacker 1 Pittsburgh