Tampa Forums - The Sports Page http://www.tampaforums.com/forums Discuss football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and yes, even soccer! en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:33:33 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/styles/trnight/misc/rss.jpg Tampa Forums - The Sports Page http://www.tampaforums.com/forums Mark Magnino and Kansas http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/mark-magnino-kansas-347235/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:18 GMT Read this article and found some things funny:
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/1...no-was-abusive

Quote:
The probe by associate athletic director for risk management Lori Williams began Sunday after senior linebacker Arist Wright complained to athletic director Lew Perkins that Mangino had poked him in the chest while chewing him out.
So what if Mangino poked him in the chest? Doesn't this guy run full speed into opposing players multiple times a game, hundreds of times throughout college, and he is crying about a poke to the chest?

And there are other notable quotes about how he told someone he would send them back to where they came from to get shot...

Am I wrong thinking that these players are just being pusswahs and not being thankful that someone was dumb enough to give them a free education for playing football well? ]]> The Sports Page 340duster http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/mark-magnino-kansas-347235/ <![CDATA[Rays Don't Do It]]> http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/rays-dont-do-347221/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:03:21 GMT The Rays have become the "clear-cut favorite" to acquire Milton Bradley from the Cubs, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
The two parties have been linked for a while, with Pat Burrell-for-Bradley as the rumored swap. Bradley is owed $21 million over the next two seasons while Burrell will make $9 million in 2010. The difference in contracts has reportedly been the biggest stumbling block on a deal.

He has character issues and has been just as shitty at the plate. WTF ]]> The Sports Page http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/rays-dont-do-347221/ TF week 11 NFL picks http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tf-week-11-nfl-picks-347160/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:33:11 GMT *_Week 10 results:_* Graves 8 Clear 1 BGRIF 8 Jthizzle20 1 Miles 7 02flstang 10 Beth 9 Nipster 7 Dan 8 Bucsfan 1 Onez 10 BlackZ28 1 Solar Specialist 1 section08 7 Irishpolock 1 *_Current Standings:_* Graves 92 Clear 19 BGRIF 74 Jthizzle20 80 Miles 89 02flstang 89 Beth 83 Nipster 87 Dan 87 Bucsfan 12 Onez 99 BlackZ28 17 Solar Specialist 12 section08 96 Irishpolock 31 *_Week 11 picks:_* MIA @ *CAR * *IND* @ BAL WAS @ *DAL * CLE @ *DET * SF @ *GB * BUF @ *JAC* *PIT *@ KC SEA @ *MIN * ATL @* NYG * *NO *@ TB *ARI* @ STL SD @ *DEN * NYJ @ *NE * *CIN *@ OAK *PHI *@ CHI *TEN *@ HOU Week 10 results:

Graves 8
Clear 1
BGRIF 8
Jthizzle20 1
Miles 7
02flstang 10
Beth 9
Nipster 7
Dan 8
Bucsfan 1
Onez 10
BlackZ28 1
Solar Specialist 1
section08 7
Irishpolock 1

Current Standings:

Graves 92
Clear 19
BGRIF 74
Jthizzle20 80
Miles 89
02flstang 89
Beth 83
Nipster 87
Dan 87
Bucsfan 12
Onez 99
BlackZ28 17
Solar Specialist 12
section08 96
Irishpolock 31


Week 11 picks:

MIA @ CAR
IND @ BAL
WAS @ DAL
CLE @ DET
SF @ GB
BUF @ JAC
PIT @ KC
SEA @ MIN
ATL @ NYG
NO @ TB
ARI @ STL
SD @ DEN
NYJ @ NE
CIN @ OAK
PHI @ CHI
TEN @ HOU ]]> The Sports Page Graves http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tf-week-11-nfl-picks-347160/ Tennessee Titans owner fined 250 grand for the double bird salute http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tennessee-titans-owner-fined-250-grand-double-bird-347127/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:20:16 GMT You gotta see this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxHuUGG_2c

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4661458

Quote:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The NFL has fined Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee's victory over the Bills.

Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Adams of the fine Monday. League spokesman Greg Aiello said it is for conduct detrimental to the NFL. Adams was seen making the gesture while in his luxury suite and again on the field after Sunday's 41-17 victory.
This guy is fucking awesome, I remember when Dolphins LB Bryan Cox flipped the double bird to Buffalo Bills fans when entering the stadium back some time in the early 90's. Back when Buffalo-Miami was THE game.

250 grand fine is fucking rediculous though ]]> The Sports Page nipster http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tennessee-titans-owner-fined-250-grand-double-bird-347127/ GOD i love being a COLTS fan!!! http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/god-i-love-being-colts-fan-347092/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:27:10 GMT O man, what a F'n GAME!!! I love having friends that are pats fans talking whole lots of SHIT during the game, i just kept saying

"JUST WAIT, JUST WAIT, I KNOW THE COLTS KNOW HOW TO COME BACK!"

WOOOO!! Man, i can't sleep now!

And with that catch by reggie, i won my fantasy match this week lolol

Colts are taking it to the super bowl. Mark my words! ]]> The Sports Page 94lsteg http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/god-i-love-being-colts-fan-347092/ What was Bill thinking... http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/what-bill-thinking-347091/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:57:24 GMT Up by 6, 4th and 2 on your own 30ish with 2min left on the clock and Bill decides to go for it!!! Who else was floored by this decision? Has to be his biggest bonehead decision as a head coach ever. I'm not sure if it was pure cockiness or lack of confidence in your own defense. But WOW!!

BTW. if you didn't see the end of the game, Colts stopped them on the 4th down, get the ball back and go on to score the game winning TD. ]]> The Sports Page Ep41382 http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/what-bill-thinking-347091/ <![CDATA[TF College Football Pick 'Em - Week 12]]> http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tf-college-football-pick-em-week-12-a-347086/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:20:20 GMT Week 11 Results

1. Michigan at No. 20 Wisconsin
2. No. 7 Georgia Tech at Duke
3. Florida State at Wake Forest
4. No. 14 Miami (FL) at North Carolina
5. Auburn at Georgia
6. Kentucky at Vanderbilt
7. Nebraska at Kansas
8. No. 24 South Florida at Rutgers
9. Tennessee at Mississippi
10. Stanford at No. 9 USC
11. No. 2 Alabama at Mississippi State
12. No. 1 Florida at South Carolina
13. Notre Dame at No. 12 Pittsburgh
14. Arizona State at No. 13 Oregon
15. No. 10 Iowa at No. 11 Ohio State
16. No. 16 Utah at No. 4 TCU
17. No. 25 West Virginia at No. 5 Cincinnati

1 BGRIF 640
2 Monkey 630
3 SorsSalutis 610
4 Quattro A4 600
5 Lil Ze 595
6 02flstang 595
7 25psi 595
8 Dan 595
9 GSRBoy 595
10 Zealot 585
11 Nipster 570
12 TampaDude 555
13 Ep41382 530
14 Miles 520
15 Onez 490
16 JuicedSS262 445


Kudos go out to.....BGRIF for the highest score of the week. He was awarded an extra 20 points (since this week was harder with more games). Kudos also go out to Onez for being the only one to pick Rutgers on Thursday night. USF fans, please PM him your haterade mail, instead of mucking up this thread. :lol: Kudos also go out to JuicedSS262 and myself for the upset pick against USC. Stanford may have the worst mascot ever but I was really happy to see that frackin big ugly grinning tree whoopin the Trojans. I givith and I teketh away....shame points also go out to JuicedSS262 for having a lowly score of 445. Shame on you.

PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SCORES!!!

Stats
Mich L 13%
Wisconsin W 88%
Georgia Tech W 100%
Duke L 0%
FSU W 19%
Wake L 81%
Miami L 81%
North Carolina W 19%
Auburn L 31%
Georgia W 69%
Kentucky W 75%
Vandy L 25%
Nebraska W 81%
Kansas L 19%
USF L 94%
Rutgers W 6%
Tenn L 69%
Miss W 31%
Stanford W 13%
USC L 88%
Bama W 88%
Miss St L 13%
Florida W 100%
USC L 0%
Notre Dame L 6%
Pitt W 94%
Arizona St L 0%
Oregon W 100%
Iowa L 19%
Ohio State W 81%
Utah L 6%
TCU W 94%
West Virginia L 0%
Cinci W 100%



Leaderboard
1 Nipster 3120
2 25psi 2990
3 Ep41382 2955
4 02flstang 2895
5 Monkey 2820
6 Quattro A4 2775
7 Lil Ze 2720
8 Dan 2695
9 SorsSalutis 2695
10 Onez 2680
11 Miles 2670
12 GSRBoy 2665
13 TampaDude 2606
14 Zealot 2580
15 JuicedSS262 2555
16 BGRIF 2440

Nipster needs to have a bad week. I'm hating you this week like I hate Notre Dame every week.


What did we learn - Week 10

Guest speaker!!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by nipster (Post 4037455)
USC and Miami are fucking FRAUDS.
- USC's reign of terror over the Pac 10 is over. Stanford blindsided them 55-21 and removed them from the Pac 10 title hunt that they alone have held for 7 straight seasons. Pete Carroll responds with "What's your deal? What's your deal?" To which he gets the Harbaugh response of "What's your deal?" :lol: Couldn't have written better myself.

- Miami. Well.......we could have seen it coming. While they did knock off a booming Georgia Tech team in Week 2, the other 2 big wins came from teams we know to be frauds now. FSU and Oklahoma were definitely not as good as we once thought. Hopefully they get a good bowl and close the season out well. I'd personally like to see USC and Miami go at it. Just hope they can get past USF...

Quote:
Originally Posted by nipster (Post 4037455)
Tennesee: I'm sure you will be able to get this one right, they didnt show up, it's like the entire team was in jail for armed robbery.
-That's actually the only thing we can think of. Tennessee's wheels just completely fell off and Lane Kiffin's butt is gettin a little warm knowing that his reverse psychology ideology to the media is not working. Anyone else see the way he awkwardly looks at the camera during press meetings? It's damn weird.

Quote:
Originally Posted by nipster (Post 4037455)
USF: back to 1AA for you pussies. You wont be shit until you fire your piece of shit coach Leavitt. It's obvious, they have talent but no fucking direction or leadership whatsoever.
-Now now....be nice. :lmao: Which coaching position is more uncomfortable right now...Blobby or Leavitt?


- TCU is proving that they might be better than everyone thinks. Seriously though, did ANYONE actually watch the primetime game?

-Ohio State is the Big Ten champion. Yawn.....WTF cares. They'll probably epicly lose yet another BCS game to an OOC foe in a few months. Wish we could have OSU and Cinci duke it out in January...instead we have some stupid contract and the PAC 10 will play. :(

- Florida is 10-0, wins it's first regular season SEC perfect record since 96, and Tebow tied the SEC career TD mark at 53....yet I was still screaming at my TV. I love these guys and this season!

Week 12
Thought I would stick with the 17 game schedule from here on out...let me know if that bothers anyone.

1. Maryland at Florida State
2. Duke at No. 20 Miami (FL)
3. No. 10 Ohio State at Michigan
4. Colorado at No. 12 Oklahoma State *** THURSDAY GAME***
5. Kansas at No. 3 Texas
6. Minnesota at No. 13 Iowa
7. Vanderbilt at Tennessee
8. No. 11 Oregon at Arizona
9. Oklahoma at Texas Tech
10. Mississippi State at Arkansas
11. Louisville at South Florida
12. No. 14 Penn State at Michigan State
13. No. 16 Wisconsin at Northwestern
14. No. 25 California at No. 17 Stanford
15. Kentucky at Georgia
16. Connecticut at Notre Dame
17. No. 8 LSU at Mississippi ]]> The Sports Page SorsSalutis http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tf-college-football-pick-em-week-12-a-347086/ Another great call by the refs.... http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/another-great-call-refs-347078/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:36:51 GMT Wow....can't believe that.... ]]> The Sports Page Josh http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/another-great-call-refs-347078/ USF @ Rutgers - Thursday, 11/12/09 - Game Thread http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/usf-rutgers-thursday-11-12-09-game-thread-347028/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:04:47 GMT Okay...Da Bullz travel to NJ to take on the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers...gonna be some great football tonight up on the Old Raritan! 8) Okay...Da Bullz travel to NJ to take on the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers...gonna be some great football tonight up on the Old Raritan! 8) ]]> The Sports Page TampaDude http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/usf-rutgers-thursday-11-12-09-game-thread-347028/ 3 vols arrested in attempted armed robbery http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/3-vols-arrested-attempted-armed-robbery-347014/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:31:23 GMT Two key recruits among Vols arrested


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ESPN.com
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Safety Janzen Jackson and receiver Nu'Keese Richardson, two of Lane Kiffin's most prized signees from his first recruiting class, were among three Tennesseefootball players arrested early Thursday morning in Knoxville on charges of attempted armed robbery.
The third player arrested was also a freshman, defensive back Mike Edwards.
According to a Knoxville City Police report, the arrests stemmed from an attempted robbery outside a convenience store near campus. A powered pellet gun was recovered in the players' car after they were stopped by police near the Gibbs Hall dormitory on campus, where the Vols' freshman football players live.
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At least one of the players arrested was wearing some type of Tennessee gear during the attempted robbery.
"At this time we are currently evaluating the circumstances surrounding an incident involving Mike Edwards, Janzen Jackson and Nu'Keese Richardson," Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said in a prepared statement. "Any decisions or comments regarding their status will not be made until the evaluations are complete."
As recently as Wednesday, during the SEC coaches teleconference, Kiffin had praised his team for not having any off-the-field problems during his tenure and had repeated several times this year that the Vols had been free of any such incidents.
Jackson had started in all but two games this season for the Vols and had emerged as one of the better freshman players in the SEC. He was suspended for last week's Memphis Tigers game for what Kiffin said was a violation of team rules. According to two sources, that suspension came on the heels of a failed drug test.
There was some speculation a week ago that Richardson might be considering a transfer when he wasn't at a practice, but Kiffin said there were no issues and that everything was fine. Richardson scored a touchdown in the Vols' 56-28 win over Memphis last week.
A Pahokee, Fla., product, Richardson was at the center of Kiffin's dust-up with Florida coach Urban Meyer last February. Richardson had been committed to Florida for some time, but switched to Tennessee on signing day. The next day at a Tennessee recruiting breakfast is when Kiffin made his comments alleging Meyer cheated to get Richardson and still not being able to sign him. Kiffin was reprimanded by the SEC for those comments.
Chris Low covers SEC football for ESPN.com. ]]> The Sports Page 02flstang http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/3-vols-arrested-attempted-armed-robbery-347014/ <![CDATA[Week 10 NFL pick 'em]]> http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/week-10-nfl-pick-em-346993/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:39:18 GMT *_Week 8 results_* Graves 6 Clear 0 BGRIF 8 Jthizzle20 0 Miles 6 02flstang 8 Beth 0 Nipster 7 Dan 0 Bucsfan 0 Onez 9 BlackZ28 0 Solar Specialist 0 section08 8 Irishpolock 0 *_Week 9 results_* Graves 6 Clear 0 BGRIF 7 Jthizzle20 8 Miles 8 02flstang 10 Beth 7 Nipster 9 Dan 5 Bucsfan 0 Onez 10 BlackZ28 0 Solar Specialist 0 section08 10 Irishpolock 0 *_Standings after 9 weeks_* Graves 84 Clear 18 BGRIF 66 Jthizzle20 79 Miles 82 02flstang 79 Beth 74 Nipster 80 Dan 79 Bucsfan 11 Onez 89 BlackZ28 16 Solar Specialist 11 section08 89 Irishpolock 30 Sorry for the delay in posting results. *_Week 10_* *ATL *@ CAR TB @ *MIA * DET @ *MIN * *JAC *@ NYJ CIN @ *PIT * *NO* @ STL *BUF* @ TEN *DEN *@ WAS KC @ *OAK * SEA @ *ARI * *DAL *@ GB *PHI* @ SD NE @* IND * *BAL* @ CLE Week 8 results
Graves 6
Clear 0
BGRIF 8
Jthizzle20 0
Miles 6
02flstang 8
Beth 0
Nipster 7
Dan 0
Bucsfan 0
Onez 9
BlackZ28 0
Solar Specialist 0
section08 8
Irishpolock 0



Week 9 results
Graves 6
Clear 0
BGRIF 7
Jthizzle20 8
Miles 8
02flstang 10
Beth 7
Nipster 9
Dan 5
Bucsfan 0
Onez 10
BlackZ28 0
Solar Specialist 0
section08 10
Irishpolock 0



Standings after 9 weeks
Graves 84
Clear 18
BGRIF 66
Jthizzle20 79
Miles 82
02flstang 79
Beth 74
Nipster 80
Dan 79
Bucsfan 11
Onez 89
BlackZ28 16
Solar Specialist 11
section08 89
Irishpolock 30


Sorry for the delay in posting results.


Week 10
ATL @ CAR
TB @ MIA
DET @ MIN
JAC @ NYJ
CIN @ PIT
NO @ STL
BUF @ TEN
DEN @ WAS
KC @ OAK
SEA @ ARI
DAL @ GB
PHI @ SD
NE @ IND
BAL @ CLE ]]> The Sports Page Graves http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/week-10-nfl-pick-em-346993/ No one wants to play Boise State http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/no-one-wants-play-boise-state-346933/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:46:53 GMT http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...yhoo&type=lgns

Quote:
RUSTON, La. – Is it cowardice or collusion?

Boise State athletic director Gene Bleymaier is all but begging for a major opponent – any major opponent – to play his Broncos, particularly in 2011. He can hardly get his calls returned. Not by the SEC. Not by the Big Ten. Not by anyone.

Bleymaier is making a nearly unheard of offer in college football scheduling – Boise will bring its popular, high-profile, top-10 team to any stadium in any town to play any big name team in America in 2011. And they don’t have to return the date in Idaho.

So far, no one has bit.
I know none of the top schools want to risk getting beat, but this is sad. I'd be all for having them come to USF and play. Win or loose it's free publicity, and you could tout that yours was the only school ballsy enough to take them on. If you lose it's an early loss to what will most likely be a ranked opponent (based on their success the past few seasons), so it shouldn't hurt BCS ranking too badly ]]> The Sports Page Zealot http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/no-one-wants-play-boise-state-346933/ <![CDATA[TF College Football Pick 'Em - Week 11]]> http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tf-college-football-pick-em-week-11-a-346929/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:53 GMT Week 10 Results
1. Connecticut at No. 5 Cincinnati
2. Vanderbilt at No. 1 Florida
3. Navy at No. 22 Notre Dame
4. No. 8 Oregon at Stanford
5. No. 12 USC at Arizona State
6. No. 24 Oklahoma at Nebraska
7. Florida State at Clemson
8. Northwestern at No. 4 Iowa
9. Wake Forest at No. 10 Georgia Tech
10. South Carolina at Arkansas
11. No. 16 Ohio State at No. 11 Penn State
12. No. 9 LSU at No. 3 Alabama

Week 9 Results
1 SorsSalutis 295
2 BGRIF 235
3 Nipster 230
4 Dan 230
5 Ep41382 225
6 Miles 210
7 25psi 210
8 Lil Ze 200
9 02flstang 195
10 Zealot 195
11 GSRBoy 180
12 Quattro A4 175
13 JuicedSS262 175
14 Onez 170
15 Monkey 145
16 TampaDude 0

Kudos go out to.....ME. I finally came out on top after weeks of miserable picks. I was the only one to get the last 4 games correct and I've been awarded 10 extra points. Kudos also go out to Miles for his picking of Stanford over Oregon. For having gigantic balls he was awarded an extra 10 points. Shame points go out to Monkey, but mega shame points go out to TampaDude for not filling his ballot out and then blaming it on my vacation. Didn't think I noticed your post, huh? :lol: We should all collectively laugh at him.

PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SCORES!!!

Stats
Uconn L 0%
Cinci W 100%
Vandy L 0%
Florida W 100%
Navy W 0%
Notre Dame L 100%
Oregon L 93%
Stanford W 7%
USC W 100%
Arizona State L 0%
Oklahoma L 80%
Nebraska W 20%
FSU L 40%
Clemson W 60%
NorthW W 0%
Iowa L 100%
Wake F L 0%
GaTech W 100%
Scarolina L 53%
Arkansas W 47%
OSU W 27%
PSU L 73%
LSU L 13%
Bama W 87%


Leaderboard
1 Nipster 2550
2 Ep41382 2425
3 25psi 2395
4 02flstang 2300
5 Onez 2190
6 Monkey 2190
7 Quattro A4 2175
8 Miles 2150
9 Lil Ze 2125
10 JuicedSS262 2110
11 Dan 2100
12 SorsSalutis 2085
13 GSRBoy 2070
14 TampaDude 2051
15 Zealot 1995
16 BGRIF 1800

What did we learn - Week 10

- Florida and Bama are going to meet in the SEC Championship Game on December 5th for a rematch of last years epic. Should both teams be undefeated at the end of the season, the winner will move on to play for a BCS title.

- Put on your tinfoil hats. While I may not believe the SEC paid off refs to keep Florida and Bama in the big game, there sure is some pretty damn good evidence for it. The botched replay enforced missed interception in the LSU/Bama game is one of the worst I've ever seen. If I were Les Miles I would have had a blank check ready for the shit that would have spewed out of my mouth.

- If you missed Jahvid Best's scary fall into the endzone you can see it here. Thankfully, as it turns out, he only suffered a sever concussion. After seeing them remove his jersey on the field to administer an oxygen mask and other tests, I thought he was dead. I'm really glad I was wrong.

- Cincinnati has one hell of a backup QB. Zach Collaros was 29/37 with 480 yards of passing and 13 carries for 75 yards. Unfortunately, Cinci's D gave up
462 yards for the 711 earned. Defense is not a strong suit in the Big East.

- Houston needed some serious magic to pull a win this week. Down 45-37 with 3:28 remaining Case Keenum led the Cougars on a 13-play, 61-yard drive, culminating in a 1-yard touchdown pass to James Cleveland with 21 seconds remaining to make it 45-43. Houston then recovered the onside kick, drove the field and kicked a 34 yard game winner with :03 on the clock. WOW....

- It has been confirmed that one man team FSU QB Christian Ponder is out for the season with a shoulder injury.

- Blount has been reinstated. Those of you who actually care can lock yourself in a closet and cry yourself a river. Nobody gives a shit.

- Terrible day for the College Football and the major polls....said best by Stewart Mandel from SI...
Quote:
One of the most inexplicable voting decisions of the season took place in the human polls this weekend. Obviously, Oregon figured to drop following its 51-42 loss at Stanford, but in an utter disregard for common sense, voters in the coaches poll dropped the Ducks from No. 8 to No. 16, six spots behind USC (No. 10), a team with the same 7-2 record whom Oregon stomped 47-20 just a week earlier. Voters in the AP poll reacted much the same way -- the Ducks fell three spots below the 11th-ranked Trojans.

This is a classic example of voters arbitrarily punishing a team for a loss without accounting for any context. Consider: Oregon fell more drastically (seven spots in AP, eight in coaches) for losing on the road to 5-3 Stanford than Iowa did for losing at home to 5-4 Northwestern (five sports in coaches, seven spots in AP). But more inexcusable is the failure to account for USC -- which itself rose two to three spots following an unimpressive 14-9 win at Arizona State.

Week 11

I've picked this week to do 17 games. There are tons of very difficult matchups and I hated just keeping it to 12 games. Take time on the larger games...the #17 game is worth 85 points alone.

1. Michigan at No. 20 Wisconsin
2. No. 7 Georgia Tech at Duke
3. Florida State at Wake Forest
4. No. 14 Miami (FL) at North Carolina
5. Auburn at Georgia
6. Kentucky at Vanderbilt
7. Nebraska at Kansas
8. No. 24 South Florida at Rutgers **THURSDAY GAME**
9. Tennessee at Mississippi
10. Stanford at No. 9 USC
11. No. 2 Alabama at Mississippi State
12. No. 1 Florida at South Carolina
13. Notre Dame at No. 12 Pittsburgh
14. Arizona State at No. 13 Oregon
15. No. 10 Iowa at No. 11 Ohio State
16. No. 16 Utah at No. 4 TCU
17. No. 25 West Virginia at No. 5 Cincinnati

GOOD LUCK.... :lmao: ]]> The Sports Page SorsSalutis http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tf-college-football-pick-em-week-11-a-346929/ LeGarette Blount Reinstated http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/legarette-blount-reinstated-346915/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:18:28 GMT ---Quote--- Blount will be available to play Saturday when the Ducks (No. 13 BCS; No. 14 AP) host Arizona State. The following week Pac-10 leader Oregon visits Arizona in a showdown for first place in the conference. ---End Quote--- Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4637797
Quote:
Blount will be available to play Saturday when the Ducks (No. 13 BCS; No. 14 AP) host Arizona State. The following week Pac-10 leader Oregon visits Arizona in a showdown for first place in the conference.
Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4637797 ]]> The Sports Page m0nk3y http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/legarette-blount-reinstated-346915/ Fedor / Brett Rogers http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/fedor-brett-rogers-346888/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:34:41 GMT I have never really watched Fedor fight other the some clips on YouTube. Rogers split his Nose on the First punch he was bleeding like crazy :-o Fedor just waited to catch him slipping and Good Nite Brett Rogers I have never really watched Fedor fight other the some clips on YouTube.
Rogers split his Nose on the First punch he was bleeding like crazy :-o Fedor just waited to catch him slipping and Good Nite Brett Rogers ]]> The Sports Page Onez http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/fedor-brett-rogers-346888/ Looking for Bucs/Jets tickets on 12/13/09... http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/looking-bucs-jets-tickets-12-13-09-a-346877/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:39:50 GMT As title states, looking for section 100's or 200's. No endzone seats...sideline or corner please. Depending on seats looking to spend $100-125 a ticket (or less if you want), Bucs benchline would be perfect. I need 3 and have cash in hand so please lmk!


My 27th B-Day is on the 14th so this would be great if anyone doesn't want to go or has extras. Had to miss out on the Pats game (obviously) and I absolutely HATE the Jets... ]]> The Sports Page biggnick http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/looking-bucs-jets-tickets-12-13-09-a-346877/ I forgot... http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/i-forgot-346868/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:59:16 GMT ...how terrible those orange jerseys look......:( ...how terrible those orange jerseys look......:( ]]> The Sports Page Josh http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/i-forgot-346868/ Yankees are 2009 World Champions!!!!! http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/yankees-2009-world-champions-346777/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:03:21 GMT Ball game over!!! World Series over!!! Yankees win!!! THAAAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIN!!!!! #27, BABY!!!!! :cool: FEELS SO GOOD!!!!! Ball game over!!! World Series over!!! Yankees win!!! THAAAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIN!!!!!

#27, BABY!!!!! :cool:

FEELS SO GOOD!!!!! ]]> The Sports Page TampaDude http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/yankees-2009-world-champions-346777/ pretty funny tebow costume http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/pretty-funny-tebow-costume-346767/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:46:29 GMT Image: http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/gatorrice/tebowcost.jpg ]]> The Sports Page gatorrice http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/pretty-funny-tebow-costume-346767/ <![CDATA[TF NFL Week 9 pick 'em]]> http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tf-nfl-week-9-pick-em-346760/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:05:33 GMT *BAL* @ CIN Ray Lewis kills people lol ARI @ *CHI* *GB* @ TB WAS @ *ATL* HOU @ *IND* MIA @ *NE * KC @ *JAC* CAR @ *NO * NO always gets my vote DET @ *SEA* TEN @ *SF * SD @ *NYG * DAL @ *PHI * Hard toss up this week PIT @ *DEN* BAL @ CIN Ray Lewis kills people lol
ARI @ CHI
GB @ TB
WAS @ ATL
HOU @ IND
MIA @ NE
KC @ JAC
CAR @ NO NO always gets my vote
DET @ SEA
TEN @ SF
SD @ NYG
DAL @ PHI Hard toss up this week
PIT @ DEN ]]> The Sports Page Graves http://www.tampaforums.com/forums/sports-page/tf-nfl-week-9-pick-em-346760/