During Spring Training, I pondered if the Cardinals could stay at the top of the NL Central without Adam Wainwright anchoring the top of their rotation for the entirety of the 2011 season. Well, they couldn’t. The Brewers took the Central with the best home record in all of baseball. For parts of the season, [...]
Archive for October, 2011
BCS Implications: Week 9
For the second straight week, the late-night games provide us with the most excitement and knocked off another unbeaten and potential BCS National Championship Game contender. We will discuss their potential chances (or lack thereof) of reaching the NCG in depth next week, but we will say that this past week was another good one [...]
The Myth That is CFB’s “Regular Season Playoff”
I know, I know, another one of these writeups. So what if I’m number 1000. I’ve had to deal with the BCS lovers garbage all season and despite the clear as day problems with CFB’s system, the common reaction is “that’s the best we can get.” Chuck already did a great job going into the [...]
NFL Week 8 Preview
I’m all for teams wanting to show loyalty to players who helped them to success, in fact I think there needs to be more loyalty to players but the harsh reality is the game we all love is a business and to have success there needs to be someone to run the franchise as such. [...]
Week 8 NFL Picks: My Wife Knows More than You
Week 8 in the NFL is upon us and it is time to bring back the Mrs. to help you win money, because apparently she is the only site participant with that ability at this juncture. Yes in the battle of the sexes the wife rolled in the first week to a 9-4 record, I [...]
The Future of the BCS: How a playoff might look.
First of all, it is my belief that we will see a playoff system in Division 1 college football and it may happen as soon as the current BCS contract ends and a new one starts. My reasons for believing this are as follows: Too much demand: There is simply too much demand for a [...]
Big 12 Down to 10 Teams but League Won’t Suffer
Big 12 Preseason Preview by Gus Elvin Hope you enjoyed the ACC preview but now it’s time to move on with our Conference Preview Series as we take a closer look at the Big 12, where a group of upstarts look to unseat Kansas from the top spot they have held or shared the [...]
TSHQ’s Gamblers CFB Sexy Six Week 9
Alright, alright, I know. I fell on my face last week. It happens. I hadn’t had a terrible week all season, winning at least 2 games every week. So I finally faced some troubles. Sue me. Yes, I told you to raid the kids’ college tuition jar. I told you to borrow from your mother-in-law. [...]
Handicapping the NFL: Week 8
Season ATS: 16-12-1 Season Over/Unders: 1-3 Season Parlays: 1-3 Season Teasers: 0-5 Season Units: -21.5 units Week 7 Recap: Well, the unpredictable pandemonium that is the NFL continued. The Packers squelched a 17 point lead to the Vikings down the stretch allowing Minnesota the backdoor cover at the hands of Ponder, while Joe Wacko pulled his [...]
Week 7 Power Rankings and Tim Tebow’s Best Use
Week 7 NFL Review Welcome one and all to the wonderful world of the NFL, where Tim Tebow should be banished to the Arena League for 3 ½ quarters, but finds a way to win the game. Where the Raiders trade TWO first round draft picks in an attempt to make the playoffs (semantics I [...]
