College Hoops: Weekend Overreactions
Louisville is the most bipolar team in the nation: Lose to St. John’s by 19, beat Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. There’s no telling what you’ll get from this team week in and week out. There’s talent, but most of it ...
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Stick a fork in Austin Rogers. [Go Vols Xtra] All-star game notes. [MCA] Calipari dominating SEC. [Tennessean]Regional:
Louisville’s shocker goes under-radar. [Louisville Courier Journal] Ranking the ATL area teams. [AJC] Daytona: Great American Disgrace. [Orlando Sentinel]National:
NBC Olympic gamble ...Sounded Good on Paper…
The new “We are the World” video has been released and color us underwhelmed. Chief complaint: no star power. There aren’t more than 4 or 5 artists on the song with the career chops that it took to land on the first one. The biggest names in music aren’t on ...
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Dooley’s staff assignments announced. Why isn’t Chaney coaching QB’s? [Go Vols Xtra] Where did Terryl Austin’s name come from for UF job? [Mr. SEC] Two Grizzlies named to USA Basketball roster. [MCA]Regional:
LeBron to start at PG for East All-Stars. [Teams Most Likely to Win Next Year’s Super Bowl
After every season in sports, we always want to look ahead and predict the team that will win a championship next season. Now that the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts for their first ever Super Bowl win, ...
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Jermaine Beal quietly leading Vandy. [Tennessean] Dooley doesn’t like term “rebuilding’. [Go Vols Xtra] Anyone else paying attention to Arkansas. [Mr. SEC]Regional:
Peyton = Braves. [AJC] 5 interesting things. [Louisville Courier Journal] Tiger to return in Orlando? [Orlando ...What They’re Saying: Super Bowl 44 Edition
What kind of hit does Manning’s legacy take? [The Huddle]
Colts left with nothing. [Indy Star]
Saints feed off coach’s aggressive style. [NOLA]
Super Bowl was great…so was the game. [Dave Barry]
Manning pulls a LeBron. [
Saints Win
There are so many things that one could point to as the difference in the game: Colts lack of possessions (just 8 in the game). Brees’ accuracy. Saints ability to pick up yards after the catch.
All of ...
Super Bowl Preview: 5 Reasons We’re Picking the Saints
1) Running Game: We’re going to talk a lot about reputation vs. reality here. While the Saints have gained notoriety for their passing game, they actually ranked 6th in the league during the regular season in rushing offense. Football Outsiders ranks ...
Lane Kiffin, Tennessee’s Brand, and You
It’s the day after signing day and we couldn’t be more happy to see it go. There something pedophilic about grown men getting off on where a 17 year old chooses to continue their education that rubs us the wrong way.
That ...