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It wasn’t a lucky goal

It wasn’t a lucky goal

Everyone keeps calling Clint Dempsey’s goal in the England game lucky.  I’d have to say I disagree.  This just shows that soccer is 11 v 11 and our 11th man is simply better than anything England has to offer.  At first glance it would be easy to dismiss it as a lucky goal, and I’d agree with that line of thinking if this was the first or even second time that this has happen...

Choosing a Football Team

Choosing a Football Team

I read a lot about soccer on the internet and watch what I can on TV. My TV viewing is pretty much limited to the English Premier League since that is what Fox Soccer Channel primarily shows. I don’t really have a favorite team, although I definitely prefer to watch a team with a nice flowing attack like Aresenal as opposed to someone like Wigan. I mainly watch just to see how the Americ...

NFL Week 2

NFL Week 2

I had a decent first week and was a few points here and there from having a huge week. Standings after 1: Me: 10-6 (1-0) Henning: 9-7 (1-0) Parker 5-11 (0-1) O’Hara 5-11 (0-1) Detroit +8.5 at Chicago Oakland +12 at Baltimore Houston +13.5 at Indianapolis Cleveland +10 at Cincinnati Buffalo +6.5 at Miami Carolina -1.5 at Minnesota NY Giants +3 at Philadelphia Tampa Bay +5.5 at Atlanta New Or...

College Football Week 3

College Football Week 3

Wow, bad week for me. I end up sitting in the cold rain at Michigan Stadium and then go 5-10. Ugh. Standings: Niyo 19-11 (2-0) Chengelis 17-13 (2-0) Foster 17-13 (1-1) Lacy 15-15 (1-1) Wojo 14-16 (1-1) Me 14-16 (1-1) This week’s picks: Michigan +6 at Notre Dame MSU +2.5 at Pittsburgh Cincinnati +29.5 at Ohio State Syracuse +3 at Illinois Iowa St. + 13.5 at Iowa Ball St. +17.5 at Purdue SDS...

College Football Week 2

College Football Week 2

My pick is in bold, shame on me for taking MSU and U-M again. Central Michigan +28 at Michigan EMU +25.5 at Michigan State Ohio State +2.5 at Texas Illinois +11 at Rutgers Miami (OH) +17 at Purdue Iowa -18.5 at Syracuse Indiana -3.5 at Ball St. Penn St. +7.5 at Notre Dame W. Illinois +27 at Wisconsin Minnesota +7.5 at California Clemson -2.5 at Boston College Georgia -3 at South Carolina Oregon -...

NFL Week 1 Predictions

NFL Week 1 Predictions

And here are the eagerly awaited NFL picks: Miami PK at Pittsburgh Seattle -6 at Detroit Denver -3 at St. Louis NY Jets +3 at Tennessee Buffalo +9 at New England Baltimore +3 at Tampa Bay Cincinnati +2.3 at Kansas City Atlanta +6 at Carolina Philadelphia -4.5 at Houston New Orleans +3 at Cleveland Dallas +2.5 at Jacksonville Chicago -3.5 at Green Bay San Francisco +7.5 at Arizona Indy -3.5 at NY...

Week 1 College Prediction Results

Week 1 College Prediction Results

We all had a pretty decent week and the standings are close so far: Me: 9-6 Best Bet: 1-0 Chengelis: 10-5 Best Bet: 1-0 Niyo: 10-5 Best Bet: 1-0 Lacy: 10-5 Best Bet: 1-0 Foster: 9-6 Best Bet: 1-0 Wojo: 7-8 Best Bet: 0-1 AKPC_IDS += "10,";Popularity: 2% [?]

Football!

Football!

Okay, I’ll start posting again, and I’ll start with my annual football picks against the “experts.” (Picks in Bold) Idaho +29.5 at Michigan State Vanderbilt +26 at Michigan Minnesota -15.5 at Kent St Northwestern -4.5 at Miami (OH) Indiana State +31 at Purdue Northern Illinois +17 at Ohio State Wisconsin -10 at Bowling Green Akron +17 at Penn St. E. Illinois +26 at Illinoi...