925 AM WJMV

2011-10-04T08:34:00.001-07:00

2011-10-02T13:56:00.000-07:00

Calvin Johnson is freaking incredible. Nuff said. Well other then the Cowboys choke was incredible. Nuff two things said, or something :) Also love the fact the Yanks are losing :D

Latest Sports Blast is UP!

2009-06-04T09:37:00.000-07:00

Ryan and I are at it again! Check out the pod bean player at the bottom of the blog...the current Sports Blast episode is 6 - 1 - 09 and is split into three parts. Enjoy, tell your friends, send money and here's hoping the Rays can keep things going! A 9 - 0 shutout last night!

Cassic Facebook Comments

2009-03-29T08:59:00.000-07:00

A wife sets her facebook status to : Shopping! Shopping! Shopping!

The husband responds as a comment: Stop it Stop it Stop it! :D

Bolts Lose in OT- 3/11/09

2009-03-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

Sports Update 3/12/09

2009-03-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

Lost of crazy stuff going on...

Don't look now but the Orlando Magic are in the playoffs after this smackdown of the Chicago Bulls

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost a close one in Ottawa last night in overtime (Did anyone see that crazy second period goal for the Lightning that somehow I'm still trying to figure out how it got into the net?) but honestly...the only thing most males are thinking about this morning is how hot Carrie Underwood is after seeing shots of her during the game last night. She's taken though, Carrie is currently dating Fisher from the Senators. Fisher got the game winning goal against the Bolts in OT as a side note.

And a follow up to this story it looks like Perez will be out 3 months for the Tampa Bay Rays...just coming down from the news wire.

And Pacman Jones is out of football and still an idiot, according to this story from profootballtalk.com

The latest Sports Blast...With Co-Host "Flyin" Ryan Gilchrist!

2009-03-11T17:01:00.000-07:00

Some TO Highlights...since he's going, going, gone in the Big D.

2009-03-05T08:05:00.000-08:00

Detriot Is 1st In NHL...They Survive The Avalanche!

2009-03-05T07:56:00.000-08:00

Joelcast --- Joel breaks down the Winslow trade...

2009-02-28T08:29:00.000-08:00

Shark Watch, San Jose Wins A Defensive Battle 1 - 0

2009-02-24T07:04:00.000-08:00

Bolts Get A Great Win Against Boston!

2009-02-24T03:33:00.000-08:00

NHL Save Of The Year Candidate --- WOW!

2009-02-23T10:17:00.001-08:00

Superman Does It During Pregame Magic at Heat

2009-02-23T09:08:00.000-08:00

Wow...what a goal by the amazing Ovechkin!

2009-02-19T05:20:00.001-08:00

The First Ever "The Joel Verlin Show" On 925 AM WJMV!

2009-02-17T19:06:00.000-08:00

Click here for the first ever show!

If you tuned in this morning...

2009-02-16T06:19:00.000-08:00

If you have your radio dial tuned in this morning then you know that the first ever "Joel Verlin Show" was a big hit! We had lots of callers and even some local guests welcome us to the airwaves. Stay tuned later on today for my opening monolouge to be put up on the website! The show is from 6A - 9A right now. I'm glad I have Red Button by Radiotime so I can record Steve Czban, who broadcasts during that time. My own segment "Flash News" is a tribute to his segment, "The Daily Czabe."

A lot of the stations programming (other then my flagship show) is a mixture of ESPN programming, Sporting News network programming and even Tony Bruno's new show (Todd Wright is on tape delay).

Hope you enjoy Station WJMV 925AM, the radio station in my head!

WJMV Radio Schedule As Of 2 - 16 - 2008

Weekdays

6AM - 9AM The Joel Verlin Show
9AM - 12PM - Todd Wright Tonight (On Tape Delay)
12PM - 3PM - The Steve Czban Show (Reloaded)
3PM - 6PM The Jim Rome Show (Tape Delay)
6PM - 11PM The Sports Blast With Joel "Tampamotormouth" Verlin And "Flyin'" Ryan Gilchrist
11P - 1P Into The Night With Tony Bruno
1P - 5P All Night With Jason Smith
5A - 6A ESPN News Audio Feed OR Sportscenter audio feed

Soon...the first ever...

2009-02-15T08:09:00.000-08:00

Podcast of a fictional radio show on a fictional radio station. Coming Monday, I'll be publishing the first few minutes of "The Joel Verlin Show" on "WJMV 925 AM" the only radio station that exists in my head. I'll be venting a little about Valentine's day (just a little...maybe) and some sports...of course.

You've got to do something since the NFL is over (sniff!) and the MLB is just starting to start getting warmed up.

Fantasy Football Probable Lineups Week 4 - The Derek Anderson Bench Watch Begins (And Lane Kiffin is still Coach for now...btw)

2008-09-27T09:47:00.000-07:00

Lineups as of 1246 EST 9/27/08

Stormfront Week 4 1 – 2 Playing Sleeping Giants (Hasselbeck, Westbrook (Q), Turner, Welker (Bye!), A. Johnson, H. Miller, Kaeding, Colts (Bye!))

Rivers
Portis
Graham
Housh
Coles
Witten
Kasay
Bills

Analysis - Unless SG does a last minute lineup change before kickoff, they will be short three critical positions. Lineup is strong and the SF have a chance of going .500 this week.

SouthlandBulls 2 - 1 Playing Team w/o owner (QB Brady, Jones Drew, Grant, Housh, Coles, Clark, Keading, Steelers)

O' Sullivan
L Johnson
Norwood
Royal
Driver
Scafie
Rackers
Eagles

Analysis - Yep, its a gamble (with O' Sullivan, Norwood, Royal And Scafie) but stranger things have happened in fantasy football. The opposing team is the upside this week or lack there of.

Redshirts 1 – 2 Playing Lost Cause (McNabb (Q), Welker (Bye), Steve Smith, Hillard, SJax, L. Johnson, Daniels, Akers, IDP)

Cutler
S. Moss
Cotchery
Bryant
Portis
Norwood
V. Davis
Bironas
IDP

Analysis - IDP Leagues are frustrating sometimes. If McNabb doesn't perform that could help but this matchup is a toss up as parts of this teams first teams are screwed with byes this week. At least we're getting some of those out of the way early.

Bay City Buccaneers 1 – 2 Playing Don8184 ( Romo, M. Barber, L. Johnson, DeSean Jackson, Ocho Cinco, V. Davis, Longwell K, Panthers )
Anderson.
Jones-Drew,
Norwood,
Bryant,
Hardy,
Carlson,
Graham – K
Cowboys

Analysis - The Derek Anderson bench watch is ON in Cleveand. We'll see if not starting Quinn is a genius choice or the I'm a moron this week choice.

Fantasy Football Waivers 9 - 4

2008-09-04T08:02:00.000-07:00

Southland Bulls (Autopick draft)

Adds:

Maurice Morris
Matt Ryan
Jerious Norwood

Drops:

Matt Leinart
Matt Stover
Shaun Alexander

Stormfront:

None

Redshirts:

Drops:

Matt Ryan

Adds:

Pierre Thomas

Bay City Buccaneers:

Waivers not available this week.

Fantasy Football Teams 2008 Draft results

2008-09-03T16:27:00.001-07:00

Yahoo Private Team One Draft Results

TheRedshirts
View All
Round Pick Player Position
1. (5) Joseph Addai RB
2. (16) Clinton Portis RB
3. (25) Marques Colston WR
4. (36) Calvin Johnson WR
5. (45) Jerricho Cotchery WR
6. (56) Dominic Rhodes RB
7. (65) Ladell Betts RB
8. (76) Dustin Keller TE
9. (85) Philip Rivers QB
10. (96) Jay Cutler QB
11. (105) Ted Ginn Jr. WR
12. (116) Santana Moss WR
13. (125) Chris Harris DB
14. (136) Adewale Ogunleye DL
15. (145) Devin Hester WR
16. (156) Manny Lawson DL
17. (165) Rob Bironas K
18. (176) Jerious Norwood RB
19. (185) Donald Lee TE
20. (196) C.J. Wilson DB
21. (205) Matt Ryan QB

Fantasy Sharks Bay City Buccaneers Team Two Draft Results

1.12 Wayne, Reggie IND WR
2.01 Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB
3.12 McFadden, Darren OAK RB
4.01 Anderson, Derek CLE QB
5.12 Dunn, Warrick TBB RB
6.01 Jones, Julius SEA RB
7.12 Norwood, Jerious ATL RB
8.01 Hester, Devin CHI WR
9.12 Brown, Reggie PHI WR
10.01 Cowboys, Dallas DAL Def
11.12 Hackett, D.J. CAR WR
12.01 Morris, Sammy NEP RB
13.12 Crumpler, Alge TEN TE
14.01 Russell, JaMarcus OAK QB
15.12 Graham, Shayne CIN PK
16.01 Hardy, James BUF WR

Stormfront Fleaflicker team Three draft results

7th Pick Clinton Portis RB
18th Pick Reggie Wayne WR
31st Pick T. J. Houshmandzadeh WR
42nd Pick Earnest Graham RB
55th Pick Marc Bulger QB
66th Pick Jason Witten TE
79th Pick Buffalo Bills TM
90th Pick Thomas Jones RB
103rd Pick Philip Rivers QB
114th Pick Jason Hanson K
127th Pick Laveranues Coles WR
138th Pick Ted Ginn WR
151st Pick Donald Lee TE
162nd Pick Ladell Betts RB
175th Pick Tampa Bay Buccaneers

SouthlandBulls (Autopick drafted)

8th Pick Ben RoethlisbergerQB
17th Pick Larry Johnson RB
32nd Pick Shaun Alexander RB
41st Pick Roy Williams WR
56th Pick Rudi Johnson RB
65th pick Donald Driver WR
80th PickJeremy Shockey TE
89th Pick Houston Texans TM
104th Pick Neil Rackers K
113th Pick Matt Leinart QB
128th Pick Darrell Jackson WR
137th Pick Benjamin Watson TE
152nd Pick Matt Stover K
161st Pick Philadelphia EaglesTM
176th Pick Mark Clayton WR

Resturant Day!

2008-07-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

Two quick links about restaurants...one good and one sad (for the employees who are now out of work.)

First up: good news for those who hate cell phone users who can't turn the damn thing off while waiting in line!

Finally!

Secondly, just as Starbucks is closing 600 stores, looks like Bennigan's is filing chapter 9

From all the comments, it looks like Bennigan's was on the death throes already. In a cash strapped economy, when you do decide to go out to dinner...bad service is a sure way to deter customers from coming back.

Idle Rays Don't Expect Much Help

2008-06-23T07:34:00.000-07:00

The idle Rays are resting after dropping a rare home series to the Astros. The Rays then head off on the road to the Marlins, Pirates then back home to the brawl with Boston part 2.

Boston is looking to beat up on the dissapointing D Backs and with Haren's 0 - 3 road record so far, Rays fans probably won't see any ground gained tonight.

Prospects for gaining in the wildcard doesn't look much better as the Angels are getting ready to pounce all over the Nationals and their pitcher Jason Bergmann (home record 0-2 6.35)

Crazy Saturday In Baseball

2008-06-22T06:53:00.000-07:00

What is crazier?

The Cubs with a 9 run fourth inning and with Edmonds hitting two home runs in that same inning

OR

Sabathia hits second homer of career

And...
and the Rays keep rolling!

Rays Sweep Cubs!

2008-06-20T02:44:00.000-07:00

First the Rays went to fight night at Fenway and got swept, then it was on to Texas and in the middle of Garza and Navi getting into it, the Rays won a series! The Rays then lost the series to the Angels (but didn't get swept!)

Back home to the Trop and the Rays won the series against the Marlins but then the true test was on the way. Could the Rays best the Cubs at home? The Rays won games one and two in heartstopping fashion and it was all down to game three last night.

First time that I have seen ESPN give that much time to talking about the Rays!

Fight Night At Fenway!

2008-06-05T22:33:00.000-07:00

1st Place (Around the Rays Blogosphere...)

2008-05-14T13:14:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's May and not September...but the Rays blogosphere is alive with celebration. The Rays are defending The Trop. First it was the improbable first historic sweep of the Red Sox at the Trop. Then the Rays salvaged a 4 - 5 road trip (including winning one of the road series) then back to the Trop and sweeping the Angels and now winning against Pettite (doable but still impressive) but then the truly amazing last night - beating the best pitcher on the Yankees staff, Chien-Ming Wang.

We're in first place in the AL East. It bears repeating, for all us Rays fans out there. For all of the blown leads we have suffered through, all the times the bats were silent, all the base running errors and the fielding goofs and the umpire bad calls.

It's not going to the playoffs but for this franchise, it's a watershed moment. This time last year...the Rays were basically mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. We all remember, it was THAT bad.

So who else besides the Fantasy Sports Fanatic is stoked about these Rays? Let's see...shall we?

A fan post on DRays Bay is talking about Jungle Karma ("Jungle Karma" refers to the Jim Rome show, in case you were wondering what I was blogging about there...)

Her Rays has an entertaining recap of last night's historic game

Outs Per Swing has a really detailed breakdown of the 11 inning nail biter

Here is a thread from Raysbb.com about Hank Stienbrenner flipping out

The Rays Confidence Index is up...

And my favorite Blog, The Rays Of Light, have their recap up of the 1st place game as well...

And the MLB 2008 1st meltdown award goes to...

2008-04-03T07:43:00.001-07:00

Some Silly Puns

2008-03-22T08:51:00.000-07:00

Going off the board, here are some silly puns madness in the middle of March Madness*:

1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent

2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."

3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was asalted.

4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A beer please, and one for the road."

6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

7. "Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.'" "That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome." "Is it common? Well," It's Not Unusual."

8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field.. Daisy says to Dolly, "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," says Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" exclaims Daisy.

9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

10. Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.

11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.

12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't - I've cut off your arms!"

13. I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.

14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.

15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says, "Dam!"

16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why," they asked, as they moved off. "Because", he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."

18. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain ; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."

19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

20. An escapee from a secure hospital goes into a launderette, sexually assaults the people there and runs away. Headline in the local paper that week: "Nut screws washers and bolts".

And finally,

21. There was the person who sent twenty different puns to his friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

*And by March Madness I'm also referring to working at a retail store right before Easter. Anyone else sick of straightening up candy?

It's a 168 point Nugget smackdown

2008-03-19T17:29:00.000-07:00

Wow...how about this defensive performance by the Subsonics...

Now that's just plain puck...

2008-03-19T17:23:00.000-07:00

Now this is the type of goal you would expect to see playing video game hockey...

Rob Davison scores from nearly 200ft on Vesa Toskala

Caps Blow Bruins away 10 - 2

2008-03-04T05:07:00.000-08:00

Here's the recap from NHL.com

Wow. At least the New England defense was able to sack Campbell for a safety to prevent the shutout.

FAN IQ Update For Feburary

2008-03-03T03:45:00.000-08:00

If you like trying to predict the outcome of sporting events for fun, then Fan IQ in the place to be! You can comment on the latest stories (yes, there are other stories then Roger Clemens), answer trivia questions and try to predict the outcomes for that days sporting events in just about every sport!

The Month of Feburary was a great one for the FSF on Fan IQ...including 2 Game perfection awards...8-0 record on NCAABB Game Polls 02/26/2008...and 9-0 record on NCAABB Game Polls 02/09/2008...there were others but those were the coolest of the lot. It's getting closer to March Madness, The NBA and NHL are heating up and Arena football has returned.

Think your cell phone bill was high?

2008-03-02T05:40:00.000-08:00

The one where a Friends mobile download cost £11,000

How's that for a birthday present?

2008-02-28T05:34:00.000-08:00

Horse racing bet makes man birthday millionaire

Now that's a way to spend a birthday!

Dwight Howard Superman Dunk

2008-02-17T05:59:00.001-08:00

Now THIS is a dunk!

2008-02-14T06:22:00.001-08:00

Sunday's Not The Same says it all!

(Florida State Fair) Fried Pepsi?

2008-02-09T05:40:00.000-08:00

Would you like some fried Pepsi to go with your fried Oreos, fried twinkies and garlic mashed patatoes on stick?

Just think, next year, when the charged Snickers (the new one with caffine in it) takes over...you can have a fried Charged Snickers. I'm not sure if that's progress.

Lucky Fan!

2008-02-08T18:27:00.000-08:00

Luckiest Giants Fan Alive

Heck of a good story and a lucky Giants fan that should probably apply to the CIA.

(Cool Stuff) It's TIVO for your radio...

2008-02-07T06:28:00.000-08:00

It's TIVO for your radio...

I know you are out there and you listen to sports talk radio as much as I do. The only problem is that you can't listen to everything all at one time. But now you have the next best thing, Radiotime!

Honestly, I am not getting paid a single dime but I am excited about this product. Right now, I am enjoying listening to a program that I recorded last night from 2am - 6am at 6pm at night! It's pretty easy. All you do is download RedButton from Radiotime and install it on your computer. Search for your favorite talk radio programs and then you can schedule recordings (more then one program can be recorded at the same time.) Record programs while at work or school and then listen to the abriged version later on (you can fast forward or rewind the recording while listening) as the show becomes an mp3 and is saved to your computer. You get 14 days to try Redbutton free and then it's 29 dollars (that's it, no monthly subscriptions!) and you can have your own schedule lineup any way you want.

To paraphrase a well known movie quote... "I'd buy THAT for 29 dollars!"

Surf on over to www.radiotime.com and download RedButton. You'll thank me for it later!

Now that's a bad day...

2008-02-05T12:32:00.000-08:00

Fake Target Clerk Steals $17K In iPods

Talk about an Ifelony. Ouch.

Friday Links

2008-02-01T06:48:00.000-08:00

Some Friday Links:

1) You are probably smarter then these game show contestants

And 2) Here Fitzy's Superbowl Wicked Pissar Webcast (Not Safe For Work, Language warning)

Thank You #40 And Best Wishes!

2008-01-25T06:08:00.001-08:00

Mike Alstott is making it official.

Check out this article

And this youtube video from the article deserves it's own link

Tampa Thunder Championship Coverage: The Draft

2008-01-10T12:59:00.000-08:00

The Tampa Thunder began as all fantasy football teams do with a fanatic huddled in front of their keyboard with some stratagem based on mock drafts and ADP (average draft positions) projections. I got the dream position in the snake draft picking at the end and then getting the immediate next pick after. My first two picks were Randy Moss (9th overall) and Peyton Manning (12th overall).

Ironically, this was WR - QB - RB type draft and by all fantasy football known logic, I should have lost. Next picked was Clinton Portis (29th overall) and then TJ Houshmandzadeh (32nd overall) then Marion Barber (49th overall) and Joey Galloway (89th overall).

There were other picks, of course, but all were released at some point. This here was a foundation to be sure. Portis and Barber were steals. I would not be suprised to see them move up in ADP projections for the 2008 season. Honestly, how was that Shaun Alexander pick in 2007 (had him on another team)?

Editor's note: Actually found the draft order for my championship fleaflicker re-draft team. I'm adding it below

Randy Moss WR Free Agent Drafted 9 overall

Peyton Manning QB Free Agent Drafted 12 overall on Wk17

Clinton Portis RB Free Agent Drafted 29 overall

T. J. Houshmandzadeh WR Free Agent Drafted 32 overall

Marion Barber RB Free Agent Drafted 49 overall

Jeremy Shockey TE Free Agent Drafted 52 overall

Indianapolis Colts TM Free Agent Drafted 69 overall

Draft Jake Delhomme QB Free Agent Drafted 72 overall

Draft Joey Galloway WR Free Agent Drafted 89 overall

Draft Derrick Ward RB Free Agent Drafted 92 overall

Draft Jeff Reed K Free Agent Drafted 109 overall

Draft Maurice Morris RB Free Agent Drafted 112 overall

Draft Shaun McDonald WR Free Agent Drafted 129 overall

Draft Joe Jurevicius WR Free Agent Drafted 132 overall

Draft Bubba Franks TE Free Agent Drafted 149 overall

I'm Back To Blogging!

2008-01-10T11:08:00.001-08:00

I've survived a retail Christmas and felt like I have had a bullseye on my body, I've survived 2 colds and even got to experience Black Friday (those people who get up early are looney.)

With the playoffs in the windshield and the Bucs and the Regular Season in the rearview...fantasy football is (sniffle, whine) over. I still did win a league championship in one league and it wasn't either team with Brady as the QB.

I'll break down the timeline of the winning redraft team. I've learned some more things this year about fantasy football:

1) Mock drafts, mock drafts, mock drafts.

2) You can't win with autopick teams, live drafting offers you the most chance to win.

3) Pick up enough waiver wire players and you'll find a Derek Anderson or a Earnest Graham.

4) Not even Tom Brady can beat Ol' Man Winter or a Noreaster.

5) Risk has reward: Westbrook and Portis.

6) Your superbowl roster won't resemble your regular weekly roster one iota.

7) Your live draft picks initially will determine the fate of your team, like it or not. While waviers and trades help, the picks are your foundation.

8) NEVER forget that RB's are everything in fantasy football.

9) After RB's being everything, so is depth.

Disaster On Interstate 4

2008-01-10T11:05:00.000-08:00

To say that this week was frightning was an understatement here in Tampa with the Interstate 4 Disaster.

Pictures

Story

Fantasy Football Playoffs Part One: The Brady Letdown

2007-12-19T16:33:00.000-08:00

All year, Tom Brady has been dominating his opposition. The same can be said for fantasy football. So going into the playoffs last week with 2 Tom Brady Teams (1 Yahoo, 1 CBS Sportsline) and 1 Jeff Garcia team (that should have been a Kurt Warner team...hit head on wall times one thousand).

Yahoo projected 18 almost nineteen points for Brady for week 15. How many actual? 140 Yards and 1 Interception. That's it. That is all. Final score for the Yahoo playoff game? 75 - 105. I was not the 105. Joey Galloway had a bad day (though the Bucs game was VERY enjoyable to watch!), Nate Burleson 1 point, Jabar Gaffney, 0 points. Brian "Super Genius" Westbrook, 7 points (might have been 13...ahem...) Marshawn Lynch, 4 points and the MVP for the Offense? Tony freaking Scheffler...the TE. Even the kicker only racked up 2 points. The IDP scored 49...the offense only scored 25. I'm up for the 3rd place game...hopefully things will go slightly better this week, even though there is less enjoyement checking to see if you won 3rd place as opposed to 1st place.

The Other Brady team did just as bad losing 58 to 98. Brady only had 3 points here. Arron Stecker, Calvin Johnson, Jason Elam and the Packers Defense were the only real performers. Other players like Galloway, Marion Barber, Roddy White and Eric Johnson (like Brady) fell flat for week 15.

For the Garcia team...I should have started Warner. Garcia scored 7 some odd points and Warner scored 18 points. That one choice was the difference between at least winning one fantasy game.

Lesson learned for next year in December...pay attention to the weather...for even Tom Brady can not beat Mother Nature or Old Man Winter.

One slight hope left...my one remaining eligible playoff Peyton Manning helmed team is still alive after earning a first round bye...I'm playing the Carson Palmer owner. Tony Dungy is reported to say that he will not rest starters for week 16...but it may be a one half performance.

It's GO Time: Week 15 Fantasy Playoffs Week 1

2007-12-15T09:54:00.000-08:00

It's that time of the fantasy football year. Some of your teams are like my Motormouths or Bay City Buccaneers -- eliminated from playoff contention and even consolation contention. In short, they had a Miami Dolphin type year.

Other teams didn't totally suck but sucked enough. Some of your teams, like NewEffect, StormFront or The Contenders, didn't get to the playoffs but they are in consolation (the NIT tourney of the fantasy football world).

Then you have the teams that you drafted the right QB's and RB's and also did enough work on the waiver wire and lo and behold...with a whole lot of luck thrown into the mix, you are like these teams and you are in the playoffs...having a Dallas Cowboys or Pittsburgh Steelers type year.

Here now are the teams tomorrow (and tonight and already maybe started on Thursday) that will be seeing which teams moves on and which team has their season end.

Redshirts (#1 Seed): In Action Week 15 Semis

QB Tom Brady

WR Galloway, Burleson, Gaffney

RB Westbrook, Lynch

Southland Bulls (#3 seed) In action week 15 Round 1

QB Warner (as of Sat 133PM EST)

RB Addai, M. Barber

WR Burress, Jennings

Afterburners Week 15 Round 1 Action

QB: Tom Brady

RB: A. Stecker, M. Barber

WR: C. Johnson, J. Galloway

Tampa Thunder (#1 seed) Bye from Round 1 action for WK15

QB Peyton Manning

RB Graham, Portis

WR Moss, Galloway

We'll see tomorrow who survives to play another day.

Week 14: Fantasy Football Final Fallout For Sunday – Playoffs NEXT week!

2007-12-10T06:25:00.000-08:00

The 12 – 1 Redshirts lead their matchup 118 – 70. All my players are final but they still have Drew Brees and Colston from the Saints which makes tonight no relevant reality game very relevant fantasy wise. Brady and Westbrook led the offense while Galloway and Johnson and Edge dissapointed for week 14.

The 9 – 2 Tampa Thunder is projected to beat their opposition 139 to 72. Peyton Manning, Earnest Graham as well as the Colts Defense lead the way as the Thunder are headed for their 10th win of the season.

The 7 – 4 Stormfront that still MIGHT make the playoffs are trailing their opposition 77 – 133 but in this match up I still have Drew Brees to play. Earnest Graham, Wes Welker and Steven Jackson all lead the offense. The Stormfront HAVE to win other wise it will be a toss up if they get into the post season. Even if they win it’s probably going to be a toss up anyway.

The Southland Bulls 7 - 3 crushed their opposition 156 – 84. Check this lineup out: Warner, Addai, Barber, Jennings AND the Seahawks Defense. All players are final.

The Afterburners 9 – 4 trail in a close one 126 – 132 with Roddy White (he might win it for me) and Eric Johnson (oh…sure, he is really going to have a big game…not…)still to play. All of their players are final.

Locally the Bucs got spanked and the Dolphins lost again, so much for clinching the division this week.

Back To Fantasy!

2007-12-09T06:03:00.000-08:00

Greetings to the five people who actually read this blog : - ) Colds are wonderful, aren't they (bleh :P)

Anyhow, back to fantasy.

Quick update as of before Sundays games...I actually have 1 Yahoo team in the playoffs, 3 Fleaflicker teams and my CBS sportsline team. After this Sunday we'll find out if that holds and two frustrating devlopments for this week: Reggie Bush is out (also projected to be out for the season as well...not widely confirmed yet...doesn't sound good AND Joey Galloway is questionable for Week 14 but is expected to play.)

Also: Plaxico is on the bench after his two previous dissapointing weeks.

Picks for today:

Bucs - 3

Jags/Panthers (38.5) OVER

Bills - 7.0

Giants

Upset Special #1 Rams

Upset Special #2 Steelers

Browns

Colts

Saints

NHL - All the underdogs

Week 13 Standings As Early Sunday Games Underway....

2007-12-02T05:16:00.001-08:00

Fantasy Football Playoff Picture Week 13

Division Leaders/Wildcards

The Redshirts (11 – 1) .917 1315.00 W-11 (Yahoo)

Tampa Thunder (8 – 2) .800 996.05 Div: 2 – 1 (Fleaflicker)

The Afterburners (8 - 4) 0.667 Div: 3 – 1 (CbsSportsline)

Southland Bulls (6 – 3) .667 771.75 Div: 4 – 0 (Fleaflicker)

Need a Miracle:

Stormfront 6 – 4 .600 725.05 Div: 1 – 2 (Fleaflicker)

4-way tie among bengalsare d..., Big Red Bucky, shamrocks, StormFront is broken down using Best division record (same division only) into 2 smaller ties.

The Contenders 6 – 6 (Yahoo)

Better Luck Next Year:

The New Effect 5 –7 (Yahoo)

Bay City Buccaneers 4 – 9 (FantasySharks)

Motor Mouths 0 – 12 (FoxSports)

Week 12 Part II

2007-11-24T10:35:00.000-08:00

Week 12 began while everyone was preparing turkey or preparing to eat turkey.

For the Redshirts (10 – 1), however, 3 players shined through the holiday competition:

Jason Hanson (who scored more then John Kitna fantasy wise), Calvin Johnson and Arron Kampman lead the charge for turkey day and the RedShirts are holding off the Carpetbaggers (including one IDP Michael Boley who scored 17 points) 38 - 30.

For Tampa Thunder (8 – 1), Peyton and the Colts Defense scored all the points as they served up the Atlanta Falcons for the final course of the day as the Tampa Thunder produced all the points Thursday leading 38 – 0. Will it be enough?

And for the remaining 1st place team, The Afterburners (7 – 4) had Calvin Johnson & surprisingly Roddy White and the Packers Defense contributing to help balance out against Peyton Manning (on the other team in this match up). They lead 38 to 26 going into tomorrow’s games.

And just a little humor from punoftheday.com…

A lumberjack who couldn't hack it was given the axe.

Week 11 Fantasy Fallout Final

2007-11-20T05:53:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the first of the short weeks as we enter crunch time for those of us that are positioning for playoffs (insert Jim Mora soundbite here) in our respective leagues. Here are the standings after week 11 and the Broncos beat the Titans.

The Redshirts win their week 11 matchup in a close one, 116 – 105. The line for The Redshirts is: 10-1-0 .909 1178.50 W-10. The Redshirts have a 2 game lead as the league leader.

The Tampa Thunder are 8 – 1, their line: PF928.15 PA722.75 (2-0) W3. They have clinched a wildcard spot.

The Afterburners are 7 – 4 after winning (thanks to Tom Brady’s Sunday touchdown explosion!) their week 11 matchup and are alone in first place.

The New Effect are still somehow alive for the playoffs after winning their game thanks mostly to TO’s 41 point fest The New Effect are in 5Th place but have to continue the winning streak to keep playoff hopes alive. The line for the New Effect is: 5-6-0 .455 1029 W-1

Week 11 Fantasy Fallout

2007-11-19T07:44:00.000-08:00

Once again it was a weird week. I added about 26 fan IQ points with my picks on Fan IQ and fantasy this week just didn’t add up where you though it would…unless you had Brady, Romo, Moss or Owens. I was lucky to have Brady and moss separately on a couple teams.

Playoff Contention:

The Redshirts

Currently trail their opposition 102 – 105 with at least 2 IDP’s to play on Monday Night Football. The Redshirts hold 1st place with a record of 9 – 1. I’m playing the 2nd place team for week 11.

Tampa Thunder

In a division game, the Tampa Thunder lead their opposition 112 – 50. They still have the Broncos Defense to play, all my players are final. The Tampa Thunder currently hold 1st place in their division.

AfterBurners

Lead their opposition 92 – 91 with Jason Elam to play. Opposition’s players are all final. Elam is probable with a right calf injury. The Afterburners are locked in a first place tie with another team.

Notables from Sunday:

Tom Freaking Brady, Randy Moss & TO (even though the fantasy team he’s on has no chance at the playoffs).

How are the Buffalo Bills feeling today?

OH...and GO BUCS! Anyone up for fried Falcons today?

His Time Come Round At Last

2007-11-16T03:30:00.001-08:00

They nailed Al Capone with tax evasion...Barry Bonds is indicted for purjury (for saying that he did not use what everyone knows that he used.)

Here is some of the coverage:

Slugger Bonds charged with lying

Federal grand jury indicts Bonds

Barry Bonds indicted in BALCO case by Federal Grand Jury

Wiki was updated pretty quickly

Of course no mention of this on Barry Bonds.com...

And finally, just because ESPN jammed 756 down everyone's throats...

Odds And Ends 11/15

2007-11-15T07:48:00.000-08:00

And you think your cell phone bill is high... How about one for 10,000$?

Political correctness invades yet another aspect of the Christmas season...

And speaking of texting...you can now text message Papa John's your order...

And it's plane to see that this is news...

Week 10 FF Wrap Up

2007-11-15T05:41:00.001-08:00

The week 10 fantasy massacre is thankfully over. It’s not all bad but the Tampa Bay – New England bye week was bad enough. Let’s get to the post mortem, shall we?

Yahoo! Teams:

The Contenders win their matchup 65 - 58 and move up to 4th place!

Studs: Drew Brees, Reggie Bush

Duds: Plaxico Buress, Minnestota Defense (nice –1 fellas)

The Redshirts win a very close contest 102 – 101. The Redshirts are alone in 1st place.

Studs: Brian Westbrook (3 TDS!), Jason Campbell (who would have thought, THAT?) E.J. Henderson (IDP)

Duds: Calvin Johnson, Chris Chambers, Nate Burleson, Tony Scheffler. (I won in spite of my WR's. You guys are killing my point production. Take 50 extra virtual laps around the field, now!)

NewEffect loses their matchup 68 – 94. They aren’t quite as bad as the Dolphins but close as they drop to 7th place. Not mathmatically elimnated but close.

Studs: Terell Owens (fianally!), Bush and Kitna

Duds: Everyone else.

Fleaflicker teams:

Tampa Thunder survive a scare, 89 – 83. The Tampa Thunder now have a 2 game lead in their division.

Studs: Peyton Manning (even with the 6 Ints), Portis, Jermery Shockey, Colts Defense

Duds: Everyone else

Stormfront put up a good fight but still lose, 55 – 62. The Stormfront have to win next week as they are in a three-way tie for 2nd place.

Studs: Drew Brees, Bears Defense

Duds: Everyone else (nice job with the –0.2 Hester & the 1 point Vinetari!)

Southland Bulls lose their matchup 51 – 79. The Bulls still have a one game lead in their division.

Studs: Seahawks Defense

Duds: The whole rest of the entire stinking team.

CBS Sportsline:

Afterburners (NFL) lose in their matchup 70 – 114. The Afterburners are now in a 2-way tie for first place.

Studs: Bengals Defense, R. Bush.

Duds: Everyone else.

Afterburners (NCAA FB 1 – A) win in their matchup 229 – 162.

Studs: Colt Mccoy, Callander and Kevin Smith take the contest!

Fantasy Sharks:

Bay City Buccaneers lose in their matchup 84 – 122, they are 2nd place in their division…somehow…

Injury concerns:

Marshawn Lynch is out this week and Plaxico Buress still has an ongoing knee injury.

Overall Standings:

Redshirts 9-1-0 .900 1062.00

Tampa Thunder 7 - 1 815.8 ( 1 – 0)

Afterburners 6 – 4 (Tied for first)

In Contention:

Contenders 6-4-0 .600 769 4 of 10

Southland Bulls 5 - 2 .714 558.65 (3 – 0)

Stormfront 5 - 3 .625 566.6 (1 - 2)

Bay City Buccaneers 4-6-0 .400 4.0 L2 861 (2-2-0) (Somehow these guys are 2nd in the West and 4 games behind. It is going to take a miracle, sports fans.)

Studs and Duds Weak, Er, Week 10

2007-11-12T04:26:00.000-08:00

Yahoo! Studs:

Contenders - No one

Redshirts - Westbrook (#1), Jason Campbell (!!!) , Marshawn Lynch, IDPS, E.J. Henderson

NewEffect - TO (#1), Rob Bironas

Fleaflicker Studs:

Tampa Thunder - Jermer Shockey, Portis, P. Manning

StormFront - Bears Defense, Drew Brees

Southland Bulls - No one

Afterburners - Bengals D

Biggest DUDS Of The Day - Plaxico Buress, Joseph Addai, Devin Hester, Chris Chambers, Calvin Johnson and some more I'll probably add later. That was horrible in the worst way.

2 0f 3 Contenders Still Alive For Win For Weak, er Week 10

2007-11-11T20:44:00.000-08:00

The Afterburners lost taking their record to 6 - 4 the Redshirts are in a dead heat almost tie and the Tampa Thunder actually leads by 2 with all Sunday games done. And that was one crazy wacky day in football!

Cleveland almost won but Derek Anderson had a banner day.

Brett Farve continued to kick ass shutting out the Vikings 34 - zilch.

Jay Culter (like who would have thunk he would have been a good start today?) lead the Broncos to a win.

Drew Brees redeemed himself in the loss with his second half performance and is Marc Bulger fantasy relevant again?

TO's stats finally matched his mouth (which is yapping less this year) as Dallas KO'ed the Giants and Plax had an off day.

And who would have thought that Peyton Manning would throw five interceptions, almost come back but still lose thanks to a little moronic officiating and Adam Vinetari missing a chip shot go ahead field goal? I mean really, who would have forseen ANY of all this and all that I still did not mention crazy stuff going down today?

1 Day Till Week (Ouch) Ten

2007-11-09T22:25:00.000-08:00

Three of my teams stand atop in their leagues...and those same three teams are effected by Tampa and New England having bye weeks this week.

Here are the (ouch, again) match ups I'm worried about...

Redshirts 8 - 1 Backup QB Jason (hoo, boy) Campbell vs. Philly. Let's hope Philly continues being Philly. Backs on this team are Edge and Marshawn Lynch along with Calvin Johnson, double C Chris Chambers and Nate Burleson.

Afterburners 6 - 3 also have Brady and the Bye...Brian Griese hopefully will put up decent numbers against the Raiders even with the interception threat. Marion Barber and Bush are the backs and the same 2 WR's are on the team with No. 3 here being Roddy White.

My third top placed team has Peyton Manning as the QB BUT the backs/receiving core is the problem here with Graham and Moss both out...I've got TJ as WR 1 but David Patten from waiver land for number two. Backs are Portis and Marion Barber.

It's going to be close...and we're getting ready to cringe, fellow fantasy fanatics.

Fan IQ Update: Red for the first time in the NHL this week and green (just a little) in NBA.

NBX update: Let's just forget it, shall we... (yes, that bad.)

2007-11-09T10:55:00.000-08:00

The Lightning finally snapped the road streak losing blues last night!

And the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are now just The Rays

Good day again in Fan IQ yesterday both green again for NBA and NHL. My NBX picks are sucking on the other hand.

2 more days until week 10 bye hell week in fantasy football. I'm actually starting Jason Campbell on one of my teams.

Mishmash Post...

2007-11-08T05:42:00.000-08:00

Looks like the 7th season of 24 is on hold along with many other shows...so I offer up as the emergency plot:

24: Season 6.5

Jack Bauer is called in by the President to put a stop to the writers strike. In the first episode, Jack goes to a sportsbar to forget about the last seasons ending and somehow winds up in a fight with Pacman Jones, currently on "vacation" from the NFL.

And kids are getting detention for hugging friends...I can imagine the following scene in a typical dentention session:

Kid #1: I was late for class...what are you in for?

Kid #2: I hugged my friends.

From the insanity of the headline news to the insanity of sports.

I'm still dreading week 10 with folks like Brady, Moss, Garcia and even yes Earnest Graham on a bye...but still...

How about this Rogers stiff arm of Young (and did Young LOSE any fantasy points for that?)

Fan IQ Report:

Another good day!

NBA: 5 - 3 (Miami lost by 10 and Kobe didn't whine about anything)

NHL: 6 - 2 (And the Lightning finally broke the losing streak. Hopefully they won't create another one.)

Quick Blast Results For WK 9

2007-11-06T19:15:00.000-08:00

Everyone save for the Bay City Buccaneers won. Afterburners somehow won by 2 points! All the Yahoo teams and the Fleaflicker teams WON!

Now comes the hard part with so many Tampa and New England players...I will hope to not get trashed too badly this week...

Monday Morning Week 9 Almost All Final Gamecheck:

2007-11-05T04:46:00.000-08:00

Yahoo:

The Contenders lead White Lightning 92 – 81

Me: All players final

Them: Still to play Hines Ward (Oh, oh…)

Redshirts Lead Lost Cause 124 – 98

Both still have IDP’s to play, all offense players final

TheNewEffect are projected to win their match up 123 – 75

Fleaflicker:

Tampa Thunder leads some weird team name 125 – 80

Me: All players final

Them: Still to play, D. Mason and Ravens D

Stormfront are projected to win their match up

Southland Bulls lead someone whom obviously doesn’t how how to spell 100- 64 with the Grashoppers having Heath Miller still to play.

Afterburners and Bay City Buccaneers look like their going to lose their match ups.

Late Sunday Fantasy Gamecheck

2007-11-04T17:39:00.001-08:00

Fantasy Football Gamechecks after 1pm and 4pm contests completed:

The Redshirts lead 120 – 64

Tampa Thunder lead 125 – 51

South LandBulls lead 99 – 64

Stormfront lead 106 – 50

Afterburners are losing 83 – 99 (projected loss)

The Contenders lead 92 – 58

New Effect lead 102 – 62

Bay City Buccaneers are losing 96 – 116 (projected loss)

Week 9 Fantasy Early Gamechecks...

2007-11-04T13:37:00.000-08:00

With the early games almost final here is the quick Motormouth Fantasy update:

Contenders lead their matchup 72 – 34

Early leaders:

Reggie Bush – 23 points

Joey Galloway – 14 Points

Rob Bironas – 11 points

Redshirts lead their matchup 101 – 54

Early Leaders:

Marshawn Lynch – 19 points

Jason Hanson – 17 points

Joey Galloway – 10 points

IDP’s:

Patrick Willis – 10 Points

DJ Williams – 10 points

NewEffect lead their matchup 74 – 59

Early Leaders:

Reggie Bush: 23 Points

Jeff Garcia: 14 points

Joey Galloway: 13 points

Rob Bironas – 11 points

Fleaflicker:

Tampa Thunder leads the matchup 75 – 51

Early Leaders:

Clinton Portis: 28 Points

Earnest Graham: 21 Points

TJ Houshmandzadeh: 10 Points

Stormfront:

Drew Brees: 35 Points

Earnest Graham: 21.7

SouthlandBulls lead their matchup in a close one 63 – 75

Early leaders: Jeff Garcia 16.4

Week 9 Matchup Concerns

2007-11-04T06:02:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the fantasy decisions I'm mulling over have made (but am not reversing...that's the hardest thing on Sunday morning...decisions, decisions)

Contender Questionables:

Starting Derek Anderson v. Seattle (12th against passing) as opposed to Drew Brees v. Jacksonville 16th against passing) honestly Brees may be on fire...but Anderson has had the better year so far. Brees has 89 points to Andersons 138 (!)

Update: Drew would have been the better choice but Anderson had a decent day.

Starting Shaun Alexander...even against Cleveland's 25th ranked D...but Alexander has been pretty rank himself in fantasy this year.

Update: He sucks this year, sorry Shaun...

Redshirts:

Starting Marshawn Lynch OVER Westbrook...however Lynch goes up against the Bengals who give up as many points as they score and Westy goes up against the Cowboys who are ranked 5TH against the rush.

NewEffect:

Garcia edges out Kitna barely in matchups as Arizona and Denver are both tough against the pass. Garcia, in this league, has had a better fantasy year so far with 104 points while Kitna has 89 points.

Update: Kitna would have been a marginally better start. Both QB's had decent days.

Tampa Thunder:

Am I really worried about how Peyton Manning and Randy Moss are going to do as their teams collide for this colossal contest?

Update: Nope, plus good game to boot...other then the outcome. Thanks for staying classy after the game again, BB.

Stormfront/Southland Bulls:

Kenton Keith v Kenny Watson is the biggest question answered with both different outcomes thanks to both teams. (Wait, what? Drink some more caffine and you'll get it.)

Update: Both of them were pretty quiet production wise today.

Just a few questions and later today we shall indeed know the answers.

And you have to give Florida State major props and high fives for knocking off #2 Boston College yesterday!

Triple Triple On Fan IQ

2007-11-03T07:37:00.001-07:00

Last night the NBA (7 - 6) lead my picks at a whopping 14.50 points, followed by College Football (1 - 0) action in at 5 points and bringing up the rear was the NHL (5 - 1) with 4.5 points. Rare night with all green and NO RED!

And just 1 day until the biggest NFL game of the regular season with Tom "I Love Babes" Brady and Peyton "I'll Sell Anything" Manning getting it on (maybe I shouldn't say getting it on with Brady in the same sentence...) in the RCA Dome where Peyton is king.

Until then...

Can USF get it together and win?

(Um...nope.)

Can Florida recover from last week?

(Yeppers...and how!)

And does Notre Dame stand a chance of actually winning today against Navy?

(Close but no cigar...)

We'll all see today, fellow football fans!

(And the Lightning lost again...this time at HOME to the Thrashers!)

Lightning Road Woes Continue

2007-10-31T20:05:00.000-07:00

The Bolts drop another one on the road and a small suprise (along with Lebron biting the dust tonight --- must be that Yankees cap karma) is that my NBA scores for fan IQ are at 13 and my NHL score is at .50! We'll see what the update is tomorrow.

Wednesday Quick Wire Burst

2007-10-31T06:17:00.001-07:00

Week 9 is killing my rosters with all the byes. I actually had to pickup Vernon Davis (shudder) to fill in and this time I AM starting Drew Brees every chance I get.

Did well in Fan Iq with Hockey but sucked with basketball, no real suprise there.

Week 8 Fantasy Football Standings

2007-10-30T06:18:00.000-07:00

Fantasy Football Standings Week 8

Overall

1 Redshirts 7-1-0 .875 *

Tampa Thunder 5 - 1 .833 *

Afterburners 5 – 3 .675 **

Southland Bulls 4 – 1 .800

Stormfront 4 – 2 .667

Bay City Buccaneers 4 – 4 .500 PF 681

Contenders 4 – 4 .500 PF 612

NewEffect 3 – 5 .375

* 1st place

** Tied for 1st place

Yahoo Conference

Redshirts 7-1-0 Pct.875 points 832.50 Streak W-7

(CBS Sportsline) AfterBurners 5 – 3 Pct. Streak W2 Div (2-1) PF 747.0 PA 651.0

Contenders 4-4 (7 of 10) Pct. 500 pts 612 Streak L-2

NewEffect 3 – 5 (7-10) Pct .375 points 711 Streak L-1

Fleaflicker Conference

Tampa Thunder 5 1 Pct. .833 PF 600.95 PA 472.8 L1

Southland Bulls 4 1 Pct .800 PF 406.9 PA 363.15 Div 3-0 Streak W1

Stormfront 4 2 Pct .667 PF403.55 PA 368.05 Div 1-2 Streak W3

Bay City Buccaneers 4-4-0 Pct.500 GB 3.0 Streak W3 PF 681 PA 725 Div 2-1-0

1 – A College Division

Afterburners 5 2 Pct..714 Streak W1 Division 2-1-0 PF1233.8 PA1085.8

Week 8 Final Results

2007-10-30T03:47:00.000-07:00

The Contenders lose their matchup by a point 70 - 71 and are now 4 - 4.

The Redshirts win their matchup 132 - 92 and are 7 - 1.

TheNewEffect lose by ten 76 - 86 and are now 3 - 5.

The Tampa Thunder lose their matchup 102 - 71 and is now 5 - 1.

Stormfront win their matchup 68 to 59 and jump out to 4 - 2.

Southland Bulls bounce back from last week and win 78 to 57 and now are 4 - 1.

Afterburners win their matchup 99 - 61 and are tied for first at 5 - 3.

And somehow, someway, the Bay City Buccaneers with their matchup 96 - 63!

Fantasy Football Week 8 And Other Stuff...

2007-10-29T04:26:00.000-07:00

Just like fantasy Contenders will lose their matchup by one point, my Bucs lost to the Jaguars by one point and both are now officially .500 teams. I'll be able to come back to fantasy football next year but will Coach Gruden be back if this trend keeps up?

Redshirts have a shot with a their opposition only having a DB Furgeson (Green Bay) and Donald Driver (Green Bay) and lead their opposition 125 to 86. Remember, much like a Chicago Bears attempt to come back in the fourth quarter is not a given two weeks in a row, neither is this matchup "in the bag"

The NewEffect with the talent will more then likely move up 4 - 4 and is having a dissapointing season, kind of like the Bengals.

Tampa Thunder will no longer be undefeated in a close one but will distinguish themselves better then the Dolphins in London (proving that they are horrible in two countries)

Stormfront will more then likely move to .500 but still scored more then the J-E-T-S and three points.

Southland Bulls stand a good chance to go 4 - 1 surviving Travis Henry on MNF, not quite a Colts or Patriots type lead...we'll see tonight.

The Afterburners have a shot leading 92 to 61 but again with Travis Henry on the opposition (listed as questionable) and Elam on my team to play...we'll hope that Henry has about as many points as whomever G. Holt is on the Bengals.

And the suprising Bay City Buccaneers have a chance to actually have a winning record for the first time this season leading their matchup 100 - 75 with with the oppostion having Brandon Jackson to play, this matchup will be close. The BCB have come out of nowhere, like the NY Football Giants.

Things learned this weekend in sports:

USF needs some help...

USC is human (So are the Gators)

Tom Brady and the Pats can pretty much kick just about anyone's posterior. Week 9 will be the litmus test for Brady, Moss and whomever is at the running back position.

The Buccaneers are really a .500 team with losses to the Lions and now the Jaguars with a backup QB that no one ever heard of.

The Dolphins can suck in 2 countries.

Even with the heralded return of Steven Jackson...the Rams can still lose. Which team (Dolphins or Rams) will get the 1st draft pick next year?

The Bengals suck.

The Lions are pretty good...

There is a pretty big game in Tony Town next week, not that you've heard much about it or anything.

The Red Sox are a pretty good team...not even the Indians or Rockies could stop them as they are now (like it or not) World Champions for 2007.

Week 8 Fantasy Football (and real football too...)

2007-10-28T08:41:00.000-07:00

Good news, good news from my FanIQ predictions yesterday. I went 17 - 7 for College Football, 6 - 6 in Hockey (it's better then going 1 - 4) 0 - 1 with the World Series (The Rockies at least tried...) and in one fantasy football league I'm taking a roll of the dice that Derek Anderson is going to score big. I'm taking the Red Sox tonight...4 - 0 sweep in the WS is not unheard of with the BoSox getting it done last night AWAY from Fenway Park last night.

Some Fantasy starts that I'm keeping track of today:

The Redshirts (6-1, #2 In League):

Will Tom Brady have a good a day against the suprising defensively minded Redskins after blasting the fish in Maimi?

We're going with Galloway Vs. Jaguars, Calvin Johnson Vs. Bears, and the newest Charger, Chris Chambers against Houston and whomever is going to be at QB.

For running backs it's also a gamble with Brian Westbrook and Marshawn Lynch (The Jets suck).

For The Tampa Thunder (5 - 0, Redraft team) It's Peyton "PR" Manning at QB, Portis and Graham (yes, that Graham from Tampa) at RB, Moss and TJ at WR, Shockey TE, Brown K and Colts as the DST.

Good Old Hockey Game #1

2007-10-27T07:12:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the ol' FSF went 1 - 4 with my NHL picks. Let's see how horrible I can be today :P

(All odds at NBX.com, NBX Classic fantasy betting lines)

I'm Taking the +105 Sharks, -176 Penguins, +166 Canadians, +165 Rangers, -101 Hurricanes, -148 Senators, -105 Bruins (because they are at home, Flyers are also -105 in this pick em matchup), -148 Lightning (GO BOLTS!), +126 Stinking Panthers, -154 Blackhawks, -160 Blues, +151 Oilers for the heck of it, -154 Stars

Total: 5 Underdogs, 7 favorites, 1 Pick Em Even Odds Game

Go USF Bulls and hope all Florida teams do well today on College Football Saturday!

BoSox lead 2 - 0, Lightning finally rebound and win against Caps

2007-10-26T08:26:00.000-07:00

It was a pitchers duel for game 2 and now the BoSox are leaving the safe confines of Fenway. We'll see how they do in the home run derby of baseball parks. I'm taking the over for the next two games.

And the Bolts jumped in quickly last night in the first period and hung on to win as Tampa edges up to an 8 - 5 record.

And remember, when dressing up for a masquerade, disguise the limit!

Motormouth Minute

2007-10-25T04:42:00.000-07:00

After fantasy football fanatics everywhere scrambled on the waiver wire for Jessie Chatman...it was time to see if the Rockies could rock one red hot Josh Beckett. Apparently Beckett is a man on a mission as the BoSox pounded and pummeled the Rockies 13 - 1. Beckett's very impressive line for game one: 7.0 6 1 1 1 9 0 1.29 while the Rockies pretty much went through their bullpen during the Red Sox batting practice. This does not bode well for the Rockies as a tired bullpen will be facing Manny and Ortiz again for game 2 (plus the forty million other Red Sox that are able to crush the longball). This World Series main storyline will be a tired Rockies bullpen being pasted by the Red Sox offense.

And this time, I did NOT pick against Beckett. Out of the MLB WBSC 2007? Yes. Pick against Beckett again? Heck, no.

Hopefully, the Bucs can rebound against freshly slaughtered Jaguar team thanks to the Colts. (Dear Jags, we know it sucks to go up against the Colts. Signed, The Bucs Defense.) Peyton Manning probably has about 3 more tv ads to shoot before they rip apart the Panthers (um, go Colts in this case...the um was on purpose...)

And that was your Motormouth Minute...we now return you to your regularly scheduled day of insanity and mayhem.

Week 7 FINAL Results

2007-10-23T03:05:00.000-07:00

Yahoo Games

The Contenders are losing their matchup 67 - 77. Brees, Bush and Roddy White all stepped up while Shaun Alexander was a dissapointment and might have cost me the matchup. I doubt TE Lewis will get 12 points tonight.

(Contenders LOST their matchup and yeah...how about ONE point...)

TheRedshirts WON their matchup 138 - 94. Hard league scoring wise but with Brady on the team and a few others carrying their weight, enough said.

The New Effect Won 94 to 89, thank you Joesph Addai!

Fleaflicker Teams

Tampa Thunder Won 150 to 108 and is now 5 - 0!

Stormfront Won 94 to 60!

The Southland Bulls tried to come back but not enough as they lose 139 to 73.

Yahoo Leagues Week 7: 2 - 1

Fleaflicker Leagues Week 7: 2 - 1

Bay City Buccaneers actually WIN 76 to 55 and are tied for 2, if you can believe THAT!

The Afterburners also won 125 to 90!

Total fantasy football record for week 7: 6 - 2!

We'll break everything down in posts ahead...here's hoping your fantasy fallout was just as good!

Tom Brady makes Dolphins look like high school team

2007-10-22T06:55:00.001-07:00

http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/Video_Tom_Brady_Highlights_vs_Miami_In_Week_7/32228

Sunday's Fantasy Studs And Duds, thank you Matt Schaub!

2007-10-22T06:28:00.000-07:00

Sunday Studs:

Tom Brady (43 Points) R

Seahawks Defense (32 Points) TT

Wes Welker (27.7 Points) SF

Randy Moss (26.2 Points) TT

Clinton Portis (18.7 Points) TT

Josh Brown (18 Points) NF, TT

Roddy White (17 Points) C, SF

Jeff Garcia (17 Points) NF

Terrell Owens (16 Points) NF

Drew Brees (15 Points) C, (17.7 Points) TT

Reggie Bush (14 Points) C, NF

T. J. Houshmandzadeh (12 Points) TT, SB

Calvin Johnson (8 Points) R

Nate Burleson (7 Points)

Sunday Duds:

Plaxico (!) C, NF, SB

Galloway C, R, NF

Alexander (!!) C

Rackers (!) C, SB

Westbrook R

Edge R

Desmond Clark (3.2) SF

N. Davenport, SF ( .6 points) Yes, you read that right!

Cooley SB ( .3 points ) Yes, you read that right!

Matt Schaub SB ( .15 points) Yes, you read that right point zero one five points! DUD OF THE WEEK SO FAR!

Team Player Key:

C – Contenders

R – RedShirts

NF – New Effect

TT – Tampa Thunder

SF – Storm Front

SB - Southland Bulls

AF – Afterburners

BCB – Bay City Buccaneers

Bloggers Note: Sorry for dissing Schaub...I didn't realize that he left the game because of an injury. The healing vibes go out to Mr. Schaub.

Cleveland's Curse

2007-10-22T05:59:00.000-07:00

I did not realize how bad the curse of Cleveland is...from Wikipedia:

Main article: Curse of Rocky Colavito
There is an alleged curse on the city of Cleveland, Ohio that prevents them from winning a major sports championship. To this date, it has been arguably the biggest sports championship drought in any U.S. city. The last Cleveland title came in 1964 when the Browns won the NFL Championship, before that game was known as the Superbowl. The Cleveland Indians last won the World Series in 1948 and the Cleveland Cavaliers have never won the NBA Finals, most recently losing in 2007 to the San Antonio Spurs (See "The Sweep," below). Some of their most infamous failures have been dubbed a title, often with a single word preceded by an ominous "The." Amongst locals and even sports fans in general, The Catch, The Drive, The Shot, The Fumble, and The Sweep all evoke images of Cleveland sports futility. Less famous outside of Cleveland, Game 7 of the 1997 World Series, is commonly referred as The Error. Red Right 88 does not share the nomenclature, but the heartache is the same. Only time will tell if the 2007 ALCS will be reduced to the name of "The Stop Sign" in Cleveland folklore due to Kenny Lofton being held up at third base when he likely would have scored the tying run in the late innings of Game 7.

Cleveland's misery is so detailed, that in 2004, ESPN named Cleveland the most tortured sports city.[4]

The cause for Cleveland's misery is not 100% agreed upon, although some trace it to either Rocky Colavito's departure to the Detroit Tigers in 1960, or Jim Brown's stunning retirement from the NFL in 1965 to produce the World War II film The Dirty Dozen.

Bloggers Note: That game seven breaking the curse for Cleveland didn't work out so well. Talk about some major pain, ouch!

Week 7 Preliminary Results

2007-10-22T04:05:00.000-07:00

With all games other then (penalities suck) Monday Night Final (good job fumbling in the Red Zone, Bucs) here's how week 7 panned out.

Yahoo Games

The Contenders are losing their matchup 67 - 77. Brees, Bush and Roddy White all stepped up while Shaun Alexander was a dissapointment and might have cost me the matchup. I doubt TE Lewis will get 12 points tonight.

TheRedshirts are leading their matchup 138 - 79. hard league scoring wise but with Brady on the team and a few others carrying their weight, enough said.

The New Effect is losing 84 to 89 BUT Joesph Addai is still to play.

Fleaflicker Teams

Tampa Thunder leads their matchup 116 - 108 with Manning and Keith left to play.

Stormfront leads their matchup 72 to 46. Intersting matchup for MNF though...I have Keith and Vinatieri, opposition has Jones-Drew and Keading.

The Southland Bulls are getting spanked 49 - 127. So unless Addai and Keith get 100,000 points tonight, I'm probably not going to win this one...just a guess.

Shaun Alexander is getting less studly each week for fantasy football folks.

BoSox Assualt/Addai and Keith V Jags/Bucs Busts Or Burst Outs?

2007-10-20T21:53:00.000-07:00

Just a quick blogging blast here as the Indians are asking on this Sunday morning...what the (bleep) was that? Naturally, I had a feeling that the game was over in the first inning after that grand slam from the most unlikely of Red Sox in the bottom of the first, J.D. Drew. Final smackdown, er, score...12 - 2. I can see the conversation with a certain Indian fan tomorrow...

Me: What happened last night?

Them: We still have one more game.

Ah, well. On to maybe (hope not) another Red Sox comeback, bleh.

On to football...the biggest question tomorrow (besides is Drew Brees back and how badly do the Dolphins really suck?) is how will the Addai/Keith combo perform against the very suprising Jags? One of the biggest braincramps suffered by fantasy owners this week is who will get the more snaps and if it is 50/50 for Addai/Keith...whom do you start? One team I'm actually starting BOTH...so we'll see how that goes.

On to the Bucs...all we can hope is for a miracle from the defense...Jeff Garcia to continue being Jeff Garcia and a low scoring game so the Bucs can pull something out of somewhere yet again! The Bucs are not a score 48 points like a team fron Boston area can do.

And finally as a bonus question...will TO actually do more ON the field then OFF the field this week? Probably not...and I'm saying that even against Maimi he'll have one or two dropped passes that are key.

May all you picks and fantasy matchups work out right (unless, of course, you are playing against me this week!)

Stay Crazy!

Bye, bye NBX 2007 WBSC/USF

2007-10-19T06:12:00.000-07:00

My mind said don't bet against Josh Beckett. Actually, I belive my mind SCREAMED don't bet against Josh Beckett. So what did I do? I bet against Josh Beckett. I bet EVERYTHING, all 300,000 plus some odd points, that somehow the Indians hitters could figure out and hit Beckett. After looking at the final score from yesterday, we all know how that gambit went.

So Sammy Morris is out for a month for about 4 of my fantasy teams and there goes the MLB WBSC for 2007. I'm still cheering for the Indians unless they let the Red Sox come back from a 3 - 1 lead. If the BoSox some manage to win this series, I'll just have to start cheering for the Colorado Rockies. Yes, there is a baseball team in Colorado.

The other dissapointment last night was the end of USF's chances at a BCS National Championship. Close game and yes, that one touchdown being called back was the play of the game. They lost by only 2 points, but they still lost. Watch for USF to sink in the polls and drop like a rock. I'm still cheering for green and gold to win the Big East outright.

On and Looney on FSR, that USF is full of bull crack wasn't funny. I usually like your quips...but that one...bleh.

NBX MLB WBSC/Morris Ouch

2007-10-18T05:04:00.000-07:00

That's right it is all up to the Indians outwitting a tired Josh Beckett and both pitchers are up on the mound after short rest. This is the second time I will be going "all in" and all my fantasy sports betting championship hopes for this round ride on the Cleveland Indians sweeping the Boston Red Sox tonight! Hopefully, Big Papi won't have a big home run and Manny will be kept silent (in more ways then one, hopefully). 300,000 some odd points all rest tonight on game 5 of the ALCS!

Fantasy football players every where recieved some bummer news this week as dependable stud fill in back Sammy Morris of the Patriots will be out at least a month. Time to either hope that Foster gets something going in Carolina, Marion Barber gets off the schnide in Dallas or ditto for Rudi Johnson. Either that or N. Davenport of the Steelers is going to be very popular all of a sudden...or maybe even *shudder* Earnest Graham of the Bucs.

Anyone remember Ladell Betts nice run for a couple of weeks last season?

Every team but Afterburners can win

2007-10-15T06:53:00.000-07:00

That is correct, fellow fantasy fanatics! Every single team (even the Fantasy Sharks team!!!) other then my Afterburners team actually have a shot to win this week. We'll fill you in tomorrow...

Also in college fantasy football my one team (Afterburners, college division) won their match-up 209 - 170. Player of the game, Colt McCoy (4 PaTD, 298 PaYd, 2 RuTD, 104 RuYd)

Thankfully, my opposition played the Florida Gators as their DST...and they were on a bye week, oops.

Worst part was haring that sleeper stud Sammy Morris left with a chest injury in yesterdays game with the Cowboys (How about them...NOT!)

Key Fantasy Players Week 6

2007-10-14T04:55:00.000-07:00

Plaxico Buress: Listed as Questionable, going up a weak Altanta team, can he continue to produce even with his ankle injury?

Verdict: 97 ReYd, ReTD (43), another WR1 (maybe WR2 in some leagues depending on the scoring system) type performance! Only threat is his injury and ongoing "Questionable" status every week...the Westbrook syndrome.

Joey Galloway: Is he a good start as Garcia's only viable WR option and how badly will the banged up backs syndrome hit the Buccaneers today?

Verdict: Probably could have done better, maybe a WR3 this week...but got yards and a TD.

TO: The battle of the 81's...will we really need our popcorn or will Moss blow by TO with the stats? I also think two undefeated teams are going at it today...not that you've heard much about that or anything.

Verdict: Sadly also a WR 3, 66 yards and a TD is getting on the board but not popcorn worthy. Pssst, TO...your team lost dude!

Tom Brady: Is Dallas the first real challenge for the Patriots this year? Can Brady do it again? Which genius didn't schedule this game for Sunday or Monday night football?

Verdict: Tom Brady is a scoring machine, 388 yards, 5 TD's...holy crap! MVP of the week again!

T. J. Houshmandzadeh: Can the Bengals get their heads out of their butts and get over themselves?

Verdict: WR1 land back again TJ! 145 Yards and 2 TD's! Nice 42 yard catch btw, TJ! The Bengals still lost...but at least the offense was working again!

Drew Brees: Is there any hope for Brees or the Saints this season, any hope at all?

Verdict: Hope springs eternal! 246 yards, 2 TD's and you get the win! Nice to have you back Mister Brees! Please, can this Drew Brees hang around?

Edge: Can he recapture some of his Indy glory against a banged up Carolina team that actually signed Vinny Testaverde?

Verdict: At least he scored decently but RB2 land this week with 80 yards and a TD. Maybe not LT numbers but this is the first week LT has been LT in 2007 also.

USF WINS AGAIN!

2007-10-14T04:50:00.000-07:00

USF demolished, destroyed and decimated the UCF Knights (it obviously wasn't their day) 62 - 12 at Raymond James Stadium!

Source: Fox Sports

ATS Picks For Week 6 in the NFL

2007-10-13T07:27:00.001-07:00

Cincinnati Bengals -3
Houston Texans +6.5
Cleveland Browns -4.5
Minnesota Vikings +5.5
Philadelphia Eagles -2.5
Baltimore Ravens -10
Tennessee Titans +3
Washington Redskins +3
Arizona Cardinals -3.5
New England Patriots -4
Oakland Raiders +10
Seattle Seahawks -6.5
New York Giants -3.5

Apparently, I am not the only one frustrated with how this fantasy football season is headed; that Drew Brees pick at QB is doing wonders with at least two of my teams :P

And am I the only Buccaneer fan really worried that Earnest Graham is our starting back this week with Williams out for the season and Pittman shelved for quite a while?

First major suspension of 2007 for NHL...

2007-10-13T07:07:00.000-07:00

Hope that Philadelphia Flyers forward Jesse Boulerice
isn't on your fantasy Hockey team...looks like his "style" (I use that term loosely) of cross checking just earned him a vacation of 25 games courtesy of the NHL.

(I submitted a short link/write up for Fan IQ on this story and it was made a featured link for the day!)

ALCS: Indians Must Split 1st Pair

2007-10-11T09:06:00.000-07:00

Just a quick prediction regarding the Tribe (now my official team of choice) they must split at least one of the two first match-ups against Beckett and Schilling. Look where getting down 0 - 2 got the Yankees. That is the key factor of this series. If the Tribe does not split, they the Sox take the series in six or seven games. The other secondary note is that if the Tribe can't pound the heck out of Dice K's ERA...then it's most likely going to be the BoSox moving on.

Thought for the day: When someone actually is nice and helps you out, at least thank them.

3 Teams still in the mix

2007-10-09T03:54:00.000-07:00

Week 5 is here and the Bay City Buccaneers (Sharks) , The Motormouths (Fox) & The New Effect are in the cellar.

The Stormfront, AfterBurners and The Contenders are in the mix and have a shot but things need to bounce their way.

The Redshirts, Tampa Thunder and The Southland Bulls stand atop the FSF's fantasy pack. We'll update with more specifics next post, so our teams specific future, unlike Joe Torre's, won't be in doubt. Major props to Byrd and the Indians for Ousting the Yanks and having the right moves and not the Wang Moves.

Blog Changes

2007-10-08T07:07:00.000-07:00

I've added some widgets to turn this into a virtual sports hangout. There's a guestbook to say hi (be nice, it's moderated) an NFL sports standings widget to either cringe or celebrate based on how your team is doing, fantasy hockey news, baseball playoff results (thanks for nothing, Cubbies, after I adopt you for this playoff season. Not even making it out of the first round...bleh. Here's hoping someone OTHER then the Yankees or BoSox win!) and sports stories from all sports just to round out my hangout on the web!

GO USF! Let's bounce back BUCS! Here we go Lightning, here we go! (And Rays...spend some freaking money and get some pitching...THANK YOU!)

Myspace...

2007-10-06T02:27:00.001-07:00

In case you popped over hear to find out why I'm taking down the Myspace page, it's just because of life going in a different direction. I'll still be blogging endlessly about sports here. I'm also scaling back the podcast and might do the Youtube websast every once in a while. Email me (in about me) if you want to know more!

1st day of MLB Playoffs...And He's not a pearl...

2007-10-04T05:25:00.000-07:00

And my adopted playoff team, the Cubbies, are down 0 - 1 in the NLDS. Why Pinella pulled "Z" at 85 pitches, we just shrug our shoulders.

And the Phillies now down 0 - 1 also got a little of the wind suck out of their sails.

At least the Red Sox won with a dominating performance by John Beckett. My NBX MLB WBSC first day was, of course, 1 - 2 with fantasy sports betting. The BoSox winning put me back close to where I started.

And moving to fantasy football quickly...for all those like me that jumped at Alvin Pearlman (the 3rd string RB after Maurice Morris on the Seahawks) - so how's that working out? Not well appearently...as the RB was just placed on Injured Reserve.

Hope you haven't "reclaimed" your girlfriend's car from a impound lot recently...and even an 8 hour course can turn Michael Vick into an animal lover...at least according to PETA.

Another day of fighting for truth, justice and pulling your own weight!

(Editors Addition: Hey Lou, if the Cubbies keep playing like THIS...there will not be a game 4 to save the "Z" for!!!)

Week 4 Matchup Monitor

2007-10-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

The Pretenders (1 - 2) are trailing their opposition 47 to 48. Good news: I still have Sammy Morris (NE RB) to play. Bad news: Opposition has Carson Palmer.

(The .500tenders WON a close matchup 65 - 59, Their record now stands at 2 - 2)

The Redshirts trail their oppostion 50 - 56. Good news: I still have Tom Brady to play. Better news: All of the oppositions players are FINAL! We might have a shot at this one!

(UPDATE: TheRedshirts WON their matchup 70 - 56 and their record now stands at 3-1-0)

The New Effect lead their opposition 75 to 63. Bad news: opposition still has 2 players. Worse news: One of them is Tom Brady. That's fantasy football...a player helps you on one team kills you on the other.

(UPDATE: The New Effect lost the matchup 75 to 84 --- Record now 1 - 3 )

Over at FleaFlicker:

The Tampa Thunder trail their opposition 57 - 70. Hopes: His players are all final. High hopes: I still have Randy Moss AND TJ Houshmandzadeh to play!

(UPDATE: The Tampa Thunder soundly won their matchup 100 - 70. The redrafted team's record stands at 2 - 0)

With all players final, The Stormfront is projected to win their Matchup 76 - 57.

(No update needed as the final still stands.)

The Southland Bulls lead their opposition 65 - 47. Good news: I still have TJ Houshmandzadeh (again!) to play. Ugh news: Opposition has Carson Palmer, that's 2 teams that Palmer might burn me tonight.

(Update: The Southland Bulls Won 84 - 59, record now 1 - 0)

And that's the week 4 Matchup Monitor. Going into MNF we have 3 games out of the six listed that I have a legit shot at winning!

Carnell Willams Done For 07'

2007-09-30T19:36:00.000-07:00

A horrible weekend for running backs owned by the FSF. Cadillac Williams in already being declared by Rotoworld as done for the season with a torn patellar tendon. Future speculation is that C. Williams might not start in 08' or even play football again.

Brian Westbrook was placed on the inactive list and the fantasy phenom known as Correll Buckhalter started for the Eagles. From what I remember last year, unless trends change, he doesn't have much fantasy value as of yet.

(Rotoworld) Joseph Addai was shaken up in the fourth quarter Sunday. It was announced that Addai suffered a "bruised" shoulder. He rushed for 136 yards and a score on 19 carries, and caught three balls for 10 yards, before leaving.

Impact: Apparently every injury a Colts player has suffered today is only a mere bruise. The Colts brought in Kenton Keith to finish out the game, and called Addai "very questionable" to return. Indy already had a big lead, so they didn't need to push him, and Addai was smiling on the sideline, so the injury didn't seem serious.

And even Lamont Jordan has a back injury that could be "serious".

The ups and downs of Fantasy Football. (Insert many colorful metaphors here...)

Flealicker Starts Fantasy Football

2007-09-29T06:34:00.000-07:00

I'm doing more blogging then web or podcasting this week as I'm still a bit tired from my two "wonderful" days in the hospital last weekend with almost NO sleep. Give the Tampa Motormouth a chance, next week...I'll come back strong!

To Fantasy Football...easier then talking about the Devil Rays clinching last place...again...or the Mets monumental epic collapse...

I now have THREE Flea Flicker teams to replace the hapless Motormouths (Fox Sports) at 0 - 3 and the equally inept Fantasy Sharks Bay City Buccaneers also at 0 - 3.

Fleaflicker Team 1:

The Tampa Thunder is at 1 - 0...here's whom we are starting this week:

QB: Peyton Manning (duh, no brainer!)

RB1: Marion Barber (Here's hoping for another week like last one!)

RB2: Derrick Ward (not much choice as Portis is on a bye week. Here comes the fantasy point pain...)

TE: Jeremy Shockey (We'll see..has to do better then Royal or Davis in weeks 1 - 3 ...)

WR1: Randy Moss (Nuff said)

WR2: TJ Houshmandzadeh (Nuff said again.)

K: Jeff Reed (Should get lots of chances against Arizona if they choke away another lead to Pittsburgh...)

DST: Colts (We'll see...hopefully they contain Denver and don't do a Bungles and score 2 points aka like LAST freaking week...)

(More on it's way...)

It's a BULL Market In College Football!

2007-09-29T05:57:00.001-07:00

USF won one for the ages and the best thing to do is let all the local and national coverage speak for itself. Brett McMurphy offers up a great recap , Here's ESPN's take WITH VIDEO...

Looks like the Gators have some competition in college Florida, baby! (Had to get a Dicky V pop in there since he DID get some airtime during the game)

Nice way to enjoy a Friday!

Can USF Hold On?

2007-09-28T18:45:00.000-07:00

14 - 3 at the half in THE most important game in Bulls Football history to date. Lots of turnovers on BOTH sides...a defensive TD and a passing TD for the Bulls and one FG for WVU thus far.

Home field IS looking like an advantage, however to borrow from the football cliche' jar...there's still 30 minutes left to play.