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NCAA Football

richyb83 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:20:25 +0000

The SEC is no doubt once against the Strongest Conference with the Best Teams....BUT it also has WORST Officials....suspensions; reprimands of coaches; horrendous calls & no-calls...PATHETIC! The SEC's agenda is nearly complete....LATEST excuse?? No HD for the Replay Booth!! Are you kidding me?? What a JOKE! Not sure which call was worse?? Fla/Ark personal foul or the INT call on LSU late in the 4th qtr?? It did not lose the game; but it gauranteed the outcome! There have been plenty more too...not to mention last time LSU played Bama in Tuscaloosa 07' LSU had 14 penalties...Bama...2 So what took place last Sat was not a big suprise!

Is their truly an agenda that favors Florida & Alabama to remain undefeated to guarantee a spot in the National Championship Team?? It's hard to argue...as long as the Offices are in Birmingham anything is possible...the playing field is not even

Credit they both have good teams...but something just smells fishy..too much BIG-TIME $$$ involved now days...

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/polls?pCat=46&sCat=810

Under The Microscope Wonder why??
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/?eref=sinav

No HD??
http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/from_scrimmage/posts/85761-sec-other-conferences-dont-have-hd-in-replay-booths?eref=fromSI

NCAA Football

Spartan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:41:27 +0000

The national championship game this season will be Texas vs the winner of the SEC championship. I can't fathom any other outcome at this point. The only possible upsets that could change it are SC over Florida or Auburn over Alabama, though neither is likely, IMO.

NHL

nashvillwill — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:54:23 +0000

Well, i guess i'm the first poster this NHL season. My Predators started very cold, but might have gotten their mojo back. The Central division does not seem that tough this season(compared to the rest of the league). Detroit is having trouble, Toronto blows, Colorado is apparently very good. Just wanted to bump this thread to see what anyone else thinks.

NCAA Football

richyb83 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:20:21 +0000

Trying to keep this updated....as we enter the 2nd half of College Football Season...no team looks "unbeatable"...some really close calls/suprises? from the Top Teams! On the 17th Florida got by Arkansas 23-20 in a controversial game. Texas edged Oklahoma 16-13; USC held off Notre Dame 27-20..

Last week Alabama survived a 12-10 scare from Tennessee...USC held on to beat Oregon State 42-36...Florida beat Miss State 29-19. Iowa beat Michigan State 15-13 on the last play of the game...*TCU could be this year's BCS Buster with a dominating 34-7 win over BYU! LSU beat Auburn 31-10.

Cincinnati & Boise St remain undefeated at 7-0

This Week's KEY GAMES...
USC at Oregon...Texas at Oklahoma State...Florida vs Georgia(Jacksonville)

NFL Talk

richyb83 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:21:09 +0000

The NFL seems pretty exciting so far this year!!! Some really GOOD teams...and some really BAD teams too!

The Saints dismantled the NY Giants 48-27 in a Battle of the Best the the NFC! The Vikings also remained undefeated beating the Ravens 33-31! Insane what the Patriots did to the Titans 59-0 in the snow!

*NFC*
Saints 5-0.....Drew Brees has been a surgeon against opponets! Scored 45 points 3 out of 5 games so far!
Vikings 6-0...Bret Farve looks as good as ever; NFL's Top RB-Adrian Peterson & Best D-Line??
Giants 5-1...Still a Super Bowl Contender??
Falcons 4-1...Following just behind the Saints in NFC South
Cardinals 3-2...ready for another Super Bowl run??
Packers & Bears 3-2...contenders or pretenders??

*AFC*
Colts 5-0...Looking strong!! Manning still playing at elite level!
Broncos 6-0...suprise team in NFL so far!
Patriots 4-2...Don't look past them as contenders!
Bengals 4-2...another suprise team!
Steelers 4-2...defending Super Bowl Champs ready to make another run??
Ravens 3-3...don't count them out!

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK!
Vikings 6-0 at Steelers 4-2
Falcons 4-1 at Cowboys 3-2
Bears 3-2 at Bengals 4-2
Cardinals 3-2 at Giants 5-1

NCAA Football

richyb83 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:15:08 +0000

Well it was a defensive struggle last week...Florida beat LSU 13-3...the Gators only TD came on a "no-call" holding penalty..which was frustrating.

KEY GAMES this week...
Texas-Oklahoma....USC-Notre Dame...Florida-Arkansas...Alabama-South Carolina....Iowa-Wisconsin

NCAA Football

MJLO — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:05:31 +0000

i'm actually pickin LSU to Prevail over Florida down there. The SEC is definately where the power is at these days no doubt about that, tho it's easy for the conference to look so good when it's players take classes like "color inside the lines 101" (that's a joke )

NCAA Football

richyb83 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:01:56 +0000

I think LSU proved their legit after the tough SEC road-win vs a Top 20 opponet; they rise to the level of competition...it was frustrating watch them dominate the 1st half like that(total yards 236-49); but only lead 6-0. Too many missed opportunities.... They are still a work-in-progress with the 19 year old QB.

Should be a fun game Saturday vs #1 Florida...the atmosphere should be electric with ESPN Game Day coming to Baton Rouge! Would like to see Tebow play; but his health is too big a concern; if he can't play...maybe he can get a re-match in Atlanta for the SEC Championship?? Alabama may have something to say about that.... will be there tooth-n-nail too!

Impressive 3 of the Top 4 teams are from the SEC!

NCAA Football

cajun — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:33:01 +0000

richyb83, on Oct 1 2009, 04:28 PM, said:

Is LSU Ranked #4 by default?? Guess they get to prove that this Sat. on the road vs #14 Georgia...Oklahoma/Miami should be interesting too!

So, what do you think now?

I have my doubts, but they keep pulling through. I'm looking forward to this weekends game...I kinda hope Tebow plays. I haven't seen him cry in a while

NCAA Football

richyb83 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:28:53 +0000

Talk about a Week of Upsets...after the Ole Miss loss; #5 Penn State lost to Iowa; #6 Cal got hammered by Oregon 42-6...

Tim Tebow got knocked-out of the game late in the 3rd qtr with a concussion & a 31-7 lead vs Kentucky...my question is WHY(I already know the answer) was he still in the game?? He had been sick during the week; flown on a seperate plane from the rest of the team; and needed IV just to play in the game! I hope he will be OK soon!

Miami lost to Virginia Tech; Houston has been the suprise team so far this season IMO; beat Texas Tech 29-28

Is LSU Ranked #4 by default?? Guess they get to prove that this Sat. on the road vs #14 Georgia...Oklahoma/Miami should be interesting too!

NCAA Football

Spartan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:33:24 +0000

Carolina is on the rise. Go Gamecocks!!

So Cal is down.

No Carolina is going to fall this weekend.

We Virginia sucks this year.

All is well in my book.

NCAA Football

richyb83 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:37:24 +0000

How are your favorite teams doing so far???

So Carolina UPSET #5 Ole Miss last night 16-10!!!

>Florida/Tennessee was closer than most expected 23-13...>Texas avenged Texas Tech 34-24;
>Washington UPSET USC 16-13...and the Huskies did not play their best game...LSU did not look flat only beating UW (Week #1) 31-23 afterall!
>Florida State throttled BYU 54-28; Va Tech edged Nebraska 16-15; Georgia outscored Arkansas 52-41! Oregon ended Utah's winning streak...

*WEEK 4*
Florida/Kentucky...Alabama/Arkansas...Georgia/Arizona State...California/Oregon...Miami/Virginia Tech...Penn State/Iowa...Houston/Texas Tech...UNC/Ga Tech

NCAA Football

richyb83 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:40:39 +0000

WEEK 2 proved to be a good one....but then again all weeks of college football are good ones

USC defeated Ohio State 18-15 with a late 4th qtr. drive; Michigan outscored Notre Dame 38-34; Georgia over So Carolina in a 41-37 shoot-out; UCLA beat Tennessee 19-15.
*UPSET alert*... Houston beat #5 Oklahoma State 45-35...

WEEK 3 should be entertaining as well!!!
KEY GAMES...#1 Florida-Tennessee....#2 Texas-Texas Tech...#3 USC-Washington...
BYU/Florida State...Virginia Tech/Nebraska...Georgia-Arkansas

Miami handled Ga Tech 33-17 last night

NCAA Football

richyb83 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:37:10 +0000

The Boise schedule looks weak(was Oregon really the toughest?); they could easily finish the regular season undefeated at 12-0...the toughest games remaining is Fresno St & at Tulsa. While I think Boise is a good team; they easily lose 3 or 4 games in the SEC or Big 12...

BYU's schedule looks tougher with Florida State, TCU and Utah..but they are all HOME games!

Alabama beat Va Tech 34-24...Oklahoma State handled Georgia 24-10...Ohio State got a scare vs Navy 31-27... Miami 38-34 over Florida State in an entertaining game!

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:
USC-Ohio State
Notre Dame-Michigan
Georgia-South Carolina
Tennessee-UCLA

Good game last night Ga Tech nealy blew a 24 point lead; beat Clemson 30-27

NCAA Football

MJLO — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:36:15 +0000

we'll see, i'm not sure how good BYU really is. Oklahoma checked out before the half, do they have any other big games, any other real tests where the heisman quarterback doesn't sprain his shoulder?

NCAA Football

Lowerdeck — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:04:48 +0000

Oklahoma already loses, and Oregon looks bad against Boise.

Bunch of BCS busters already? Between Boise, BYU - and then potentially Utah and TCU. Good stuff ahead.

NCAA Football

richyb83 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:47:04 +0000

YES INDEED!!! College Football is HERE AGAIN!!! Nice start tonight with So.Carolina/NC State, should be a close game!! And #14 Oregon traveling to face #16 Boise State and their blue turf should be entertaining!!

Other key games this Weekend....
#13 Georgia at #11 Oklahoma State
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech in Atlanta
#9 LSU travels over 2,000 miles to face Washington
#3 Oklahoma vs #24 BYU (Cowboy Stadium)
#19 Florida State vs Miami (Labor Day)
>Can the #1 Florida Gators defend their National Title this season?? They will be a 73pt favorite vs Charleston Southern

USA Today Coaches' Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Florida (53) 0-0 1466 1
2. Texas (4) 0-0 1386 3
3. Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1358 5
4. USC (1) 0-0 1321 2
5. Alabama 0-0 1134 6
6. Ohio State 0-0 1126 11
7. Virginia Tech 0-0 1020 14
8. Penn State 0-0 988 8
9. LSU 0-0 917 NR
10. Mississippi 0-0 889 15
11. Oklahoma State 0-0 861 18
12. California 0-0 711 25
13. Georgia 0-0 707 10
14. Oregon 0-0 694 9
15. Georgia Tech 0-0 559 22
16. Boise State 0-0 542 13
17. TCU 0-0 461 7
18. Utah 0-0 404 4
19. Florida State 0-0 371 23
20. North Carolina 0-0 293 NR
21. Iowa 0-0 257 20
22. Nebraska 0-0 236 NR
23. Notre Dame 0-0 194 NR
24. Brigham Young 0-0 178 21
25. Oregon State 0-0 165 19

NCAA Football

Spartan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:23:12 +0000

So Carolina?? What's that?

South Carolina and North Carolina State kick off the college football season tomorrow.

Go Gamecocks!

University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium

Minneapolitan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:13:59 +0000

The Voice of Reason, on Aug 13 2009, 11:10 AM, said:

what is the seating in that bad boy?

very nice looking stadium. very nice.

the locker room looks way too big. I mean its almost comical, but I guess with 85 atheletes plus staff in there it looks smaller.

The stadium seats 50,805, but is designed to seat 80,000.

University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium

The Voice of Reason — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:10:33 +0000

University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium

Minneapolitan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:49:23 +0000

Here are some recent photos of the completed TCF Stadium. The first game will be September 12th when the Gophers take on the Air Force Falcons. TCF Stadium, which is designed to support future expansion to seat 80,000 people, will serve as the Olympic Stadium in Minneapolis's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics. That is, unless the Vikings have a newer stadium built by then, which would be only 1.25 miles from TCF Stadium.

There are now seven stadiums / arenas within a 3 mile span; Target Field, Target Center, Metrodome, Williams Arena, Mariucci Arena, Ridder Arena, and TCF Bank Stadium.

View from the press box at TCF Stadium.

The bar in the club area

A view from the President's Box at TCF Stadium.

Minnesota locker room - the largest football locker room � college or pro � in the country at 60 yards long by 25 yards wide

Photo Goperhole.com

SBNation

skiumah

Schnauzer 1

Big 10 and National Championships will be displayed (listing the years) between the first and second deck:

Concourse:

Shot of the campus and downtown Minneapolis in the background.

Twins Unveil New Downtown MPLS. Ballpark

dbull75 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:57:11 +0000

Minneapolitan, on Aug 12 2009, 07:14 PM, said:

Thanks dbull75. As far as plans for the Metrodome are concerned, the Vikings are there until 2011. Their plans are to build a new, retractable-roof multi-purpose stadium on the existing dome site for about $954 million. It makes sense to build on the current site being there is existing infrastructure including roadways, access ramps, surface streets, parking ramps, transit lines and stations, sewer, power and telecommunications.

I will be posting new photos TCF Stadium soon.

Interesting... Though it does make sense to just build it on top of the existing site. I know Seattle did that for the new Seahawks stadium. Where will the Vikings play during construction? The Gophers stadium I assume?

Twins Unveil New Downtown MPLS. Ballpark

Minneapolitan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:14:09 +0000

Twins Unveil New Downtown MPLS. Ballpark

dbull75 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:25:52 +0000

Awesome photos! Minneapolis is such a beautiful looking city... That ballpark will be gem. What are the plans for the Metrodome? Are the Vikings still looking at a new stadium? A saw where the Univ of Minnesota has a new football stadium as well--which is very cool looking as well by the way.

Twins Unveil New Downtown MPLS. Ballpark

Minneapolitan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:02:40 +0000

Here are a couple, recent photos I found online.

Twins fans are going to have a great skyline view. Too bad the Wells Fargo Center won't be front and center.

Here one can see where the new Target Field is in relation to the Metrodome and the Target Center, which having a green roof installed.

New Marlins ballpark

dbull75 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:27:54 +0000

Ballpark Digest has posted some new renderings of the Marlins new digs: New Marlins Stadium. While it's obviously a tremendous upgrade from their current home, it doesn't have the wow factor that some of the recent ballparks have. It's simple and sleek.

steve mcnair shot dead

ZachariahDaMan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:20:49 +0000

Turns out the girl did it!

steve mcnair shot dead

satalac — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:34:42 +0000

steve mcnair was shot dead today at some condo's on the corner of 2nd and lea today in nashville. they don't have many details out right now, but he and a female victim were found shot dead. this is sad news to a lot of football fans today. r.i.p. steve "air" mcnair.

NBA Talk

richyb83 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:46:58 +0000

Yeah it was slow on this thread..and I stopped + I'm not a Laker fan...the Magic blew a few of those games; I've seen better Championship Teams in the past...

The Suns trade Shaq to the Cavs...and what do they get in return??? Ben Wallace who is retiring; and Pavlovic who will probably be cut..and a 2nd round pick?? Guess they just want to get lighter in the $$pocket-book...will Amare Stoudamire stay or leave??

Can Blake Griffin do anything with the poor L.A. Clippers?? Not a Top Heavy Draft...but quality depth. Wonder where sleeper G-from LSU Marcus Thornton goes?? His workouts have vaulted him into the late 1st Round?

NBA Talk

swh1972 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:55:57 +0000

Not much activity on this thread...

Lakers won the NBA Title in five games over the Orlando Magic.

NBA Draft is tonight, and the Cleveland Cavs have traded for Shaq in an attempt to get bigger inside to address their difficulties facing Dwight Howard and Orlando.