Leeds Football Fans Let Their Voices Be Heard

I just cracked up when I saw this. Yesterday UK channel ITV was covering a 2nd round FA Cup (think March Madness but bigger) between Histon vs. Leeds. Before we get to the video….for historical purposes, Histon is a “non-league team”, which means they are practically at the bottom of the English football totem pole. Leeds is a League 1 club (2 tiers below the Premier League), so this should be a mismatch, right? Histon won the game 1-0 in one of the biggest Cup shocks, but their fans have nothing on Leeds.

The commentary box for a small stadium means Peter “YELLING!!!!!” Drury and Jim Beglin aren’t up high but instead barely above field level. This is what happens when ITV lets the microphones go loose……

“ITV is fu**ing sh**” for those who cannot watch the video. Too funny, and the seconds of silence was tremendous.

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NFL Picks Week 13 – Sunday

2-1 on Thanksgiving, 10-6 last week and 0-1 in picking the Grey Cup.

Season: 118-55-1

Games That Will Be Blowouts

Colts @ Browns - The Browns have fallen off the wagon now that Brady Quinn is done for the season. They play better on the road than they do at home and put up just 6 points against the mighty Texans. Their defense is getting ripped apart by opposing QBs, and today they have Peyton Manning. Colts 34 Browns 14

Dolphins @ Rams – The Rams need a QB…..and a wide receiver, and a strong safety, and a…..Dolphins 36 Rams 17

Broncos @ Jets - A surprise? Not really, because the Jets are the hottest team in the AFC against one of the most inconsistent teams in the league. Denver is banged up, their defense got destroyed by the RAIDERS. They are quite lucky the Chargers have made zero moves to close in on the division. Jets 38 Broncos 20

Awful Games

Chiefs @ Raiders – I have to flip a coin. Even the coin scored 54 points on Kansas City. Raiders 21 Chiefs 14

Ravens @ Bengals – Not to say the Ravens are bad (very good in fact), but it’s going to be either a boring blowout or a close but boring defensive struggle. The Bungles need to send Marv Lewis packing eventually. Ravens 19 Bengals 10

Upset of the Week

Steelers @ Patriots – Both QBs will probably be sacked 50 times and lose some limbs, but what will win Pittsburgh is their dominating defense. I cannot see Matt Cassel tearing them up for 400 yards like he tore up the Dolphins and Jets. That alone takes away their best chance of winning, because no one (not even the Giants) has been able to run well against Pittsburgh. It will be a down-the-trenches kind of game, but fun to watch. Steelers 17 Patriots 14

Due to Time Constraints These Games Must Be Picked With No Explanation

Giants @ Redskins – Giants 24 Redskins 20

Falcons @ Chargers – Falcons 30 Chargers 16

49ers @ Bills – Bills 22 49ers 7

Panthers @ Packers – Packers 21 Panthers 17

Saints @ Bucs – Bucs 27 Saints 21

Bears @ Vikings – Bears 20 Vikings 15

Jaguars @ Texans – Texans 27 Jaguars 13

Post-Turducken Poll of the Day

The Lions put up a crappy performance against the Titans and are no longer a pro football team in my book. Question is, will they go 0-16?

Thanksgiving Day Picks

Last post before Thanksgiving Break, so don’t expect any posts until maybe the weekend. Stuff yourself with turkey, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, cornbread, biscuits, and then watch some quality football AND a Seahawks game.

Last week I went 10-6, not bad considering the slew of road teams that won (10).

Titans @ Lions – Detroit will do what they continue to do…..suck. It will start off brilliantly, a 98 yard touchdown pass from Culpepper to Calvin Johnson. Next, Kerry Collins throws a pick 6, 14-0. Ensuing possession, Chris Johnson fumbles and the Lions capitalize and make it 21-0, all in the first 2:30 of the game. Tennessee will then score 38 unanswered before the Lions kick a meaningless field goal. This team is going 0-16 (or at the very least, winless with 1 tie). Titans 38 Lions 24

Seahawks @ Cowboys – Matt Hasselbeck throws an INT on the first play, then the next one, then the one after that, and then the one after that, all returned for TDs to make it 35-0. Mike Holmgren finally realizes his running game actually works and starts pounding it with Julius Jones en route to the “play it safe” 24 yard field goal by Olindo Mare. Kelly Jennings falls down as T.O whiffs by him and Brian Russell tries to tackle a coach on the sidelines instead of someone with the ball. Dallas converts on all of their 3rd down plays as John Marshall calls for a 9 man blitz, exposing the whopping 2 DBs despite it being a 5 wide receiver set, and even Brad Johnson throws for 200 yards. Cowboys 51 Seahawks 10

Cardinals @ Eagles – Andy Reid calls 90 passing plays and just 4 rushing plays, wasting a stunning effort by the defense (12 turnovers forced, 9 INTs thrown by Kurt Warner, 3 fumbles by Tim Hightower) as the Cards clinch the NFC West. Sean Considine records 40 tackles, 4 INTs, 1 returned to the 2 yard line only to see Donovan McNabb throw a killer INT at the goal line to Antrel Rolle. All of Arizona’s TDs come from punt returns thanks to 20 yard blasters by punter Sav Rocca; Philly fans finally get tired and start chanting “Cole Hamels is a better coach than Andy!”. The move works to perfection, because Andy Reid will soon get fired and the World Series MVP leads the Eagles to a stunning Super Bowl run. Cardinals 30 Eagles 13

Happy Thanksgiving!

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2 weeks in a row Seattle’s defense gives them a chance to win the game.

2 weeks in a row they have a chance to win the game with no timeouts.

2 weeks in a row Matt Hasselbeck throws an interception.

2 weeks in a row Matt Hasselbeck throws a game ending interception.

2 weeks in a row Matt Hasselbeck throws a game ending interception on the first play of the drive.

11th week in a row that I’m convinced that this team is the worst team in football not named the Lions.

NFL Picks Week 12

1-0!!! 1-0!! 1-0!! This is a very special pick game, because I will pick today’s Grey Cup as a bonus!

Season: 106-54-1

49ers @ Cowboys – Only another Romo injury will prevent the Cowboys from winning this. As inconsistent as they have been, they are much much better than San Francisco. San Fran’s offensive line cannot handle the Cowboys front 4, which means Shaun Hill will be falling down quite a bit. Cowboys 31 49ers 14

Bucs @ Lions – Maybe Detroit’s best chance to win a game the rest of the season. Tampa Bay has a bad habit of playing flat against poor teams…..but Detroit isn’t poor, they are putrid. Bucs 20 Lions 10

Bears @ Rams – The Rams have given up 82 points the last 2 weeks, they’ll make the Bears offense look like the 2007 Patriots. Bears 34 Rams 15

Jets @ Titans – I’m picking Tennessee because their defense is just about impossible to break. Kerry Collins maintains his good passing accuracy, Albert Haynesworth will chase Brett Favre around, and in a low scoring battle they edge out the Jets. Titans 14 Jets 13

Vikings @ Jaguars – A coin flip. Both teams are disappointing, and both coaches are on the hot seat. I’ll give the edge to Jacksonville (AKA Heads). Jaguars 24 Vikings 14

Texans @ Browns – Brady Quinn is busy on Sunday. Houston is just pathetic on the road, and you cannot make me pick Sage Rosenfels to win a gane in the clutch. Braylon Edwards drops 5 passes but they still win. Browns 37 Texans 23

Patriots @ Dolphins - New England’s offense is not the reason this team is 6-4. As predicted by many, the aging Pats defense has struggled, particularly in the secondary. In their first meeting, Ronnie Brown just shredded them with the Wildcat Offense. I just don’t see the defense coming through for New England, otherwise I’d pick them. Dolphins 27 Patriots 21

Eagles @ Ravens – I see McNabb throwing 70 times, they run just 10 times, Ravens win. Sorry guys, Andy Reid made me do it. Ravens 22 Eagles 6

Bills @ Chiefs – Someday Buffalo will get out of this funk and win one. The 1-9 Chiefs are playing better, but they’re still 1-9. Marshawn Lynch gets another big day on the ground and they beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead. Bills 26 Chiefs 17

Raiders @ Broncos – Blowwwwwwwwwwwwwout! Broncos 40 Raiders 17

Redskins @ Seahawks – Meh. Redskins 33 Seahawks 14

Panthers @ Falcons – Julius Peppers vs. Matt Ryan is a no contest. They hopped on them in Carolina and held them to zero TDs (and now that Denver proved Atlanta is beatable at home), and this time it will be DeAngelo Williams and Johnathan Stewart that will supply the offense. Panthers 21 Falcons 10

Giants @ Cardinals – If Arizona wins this game, I think they are Super Bowl bound. If they can stop the Giants rushing attack and produce Manning face, they are Super Bowl bound. I know the Cardinals passing attack can do well, but they’re too one dimensional on offense to win the game, it has to be the defense that shows up. I just don’t think they can. Giants 34 Cardinals 30

Colts @ Chargers – Norv Turner is a magnet for mediocrity, the Chargers have no pass rush, no defense, the Colts are playing much better…write San Diego off. Colts 27 Chargers 17

Packers @ Saints – I’m picking the Saints only because Drew Brees is probably the only QB that can solve this Packers secondary right now. Reggie Bush is out, but he wouldn’t have been a factor in this anyway. It’s really a coin flip, the Pack aren’t there yet in the running game which will make them one-dimensional. Saints 27 Packers 23

Grey Cup

Calgary vs. Montreal – It’s a home game for Montreal, first time this decade we’ve had that. Anthony Calvillo is a sharp passer with Ben Cahoon as his main target. I really like their special teams return man, Larry Taylor. He took 2 punt returns to the end zone en route to a 36-26 win over Edmonton in the East Division Final. Calgary’s Henry Burris has great running abilities, he can scramble and evade pass rushers and find his deep threat in Ken-Yon Rambo. Joffrey Reynolds is a good between-the-tackles runner with plenty of speed to run around the huge CFL field. Calgary’s defense was bend but not break in the West Final against the BC Lions. They held BC to 6 field goals and rallied to win 22-18 in Calgary. They have already beaten Montreal in both meetings in the regular season, but I’m picking Montreal because they are disciplined (least penalized team in the league), they have a better passing game and Larry Taylor is a baaaaaad man. Montreal 32 Calgary 25

The Worst Team in College Football is……

The Washington Huskies! That’s right, Tyrone Willingham cements himself as the worst coach in Huskies history with a 16-13 double OT loss to the mighty Washington State Cougars in the Apple Cup! A farce of a game saw UW miss field goals, including 1 in OT which would’ve put them ahead 16-13.

This means UW will be the only winless team in college football this season as long as they lose to a good Cal team in Berkeley.

Washington State lost games by scores of 69-0, 28-3, 31-0, 45-17, the list goes on and on. Yet in a rivalry game they play inspired football and pull off the “upset” in OT. They were shocking all year long, the 1 win came against Portland State, and all of their losses were blowouts.

On the other side of the mountains, it is the most embarrassing loss of the season, they failed to put away the game when up 10-0 at halftime. They played a tougher schedule and put up some good fights against teams like BYU, maybe this would be the day they end on a highnote.

What was I thinking though? My dad before kickoff predicted a Cougars win and he’s not a Wazzu nor a UW graduate. This is one of those situations where you blow up the entire coaching staff and begin to rebuild from the ground up. It makes no sense to keep going with an incompetent staff that has produced little success.

Winless, your Washington Huskies.

At least that basketball team is 2-1 after rallying to beat the powerhouse…….Florida International.

I’m Officially a Better Coach Than Andy Reid

Pretty good game to play for Eagles fans. The entire city of Philadelphia wants Andy Reid fired, they act as if they could do a better job than Mr. Walrus. I’m not an Eagles fan, and I CAN coach better than Reid.

It was quite easy, I had a balanced attack and threw 3 TD passes. It’s not like Coach Reid didn’t have a chance, I missed 2 long field goals and fumbled once. It was only 9-3 at halftime (touchdown and a safety), but Reid still threw 30 times despite ripping my D to shreds in the running game.

Want to give it a shot? Go to THIS WEBSITE and you call the plays. Surely you’ll do it under Rich Kotite right?

Reason #54446 Why Sportsline is Terrible

The Redskins beat Seattle in the playoffs last year?

Attack of the Washed Up: Riddick Bowe to Fight

Mark your calendars, because the week before the big fight between Nikolay Valuev and 46 year old Evander Holyfield for a heavyweight title is not going to be the only major fight with an old folk! On the undercard of Vladimir Klitchsko vs. Hasim Rahman (speaking of washed up old boxers), we’ve got none other than Riddick Bowe!

The 41-year-old American will fight on the undercard of the Wladimir Klitschko-Hasim Rahman IBF title fight.

Bowe retired in 1996 but returned in 2004 and only fought once more in 2005, before his latest absence.

An opponent is yet to be found for Bowe who has only lost once in 43 fights, against Evander Holyfield in 1993.

Really? The last time I saw him fight he was out of shape and nearly lost to Billy Zumbrun. How am I supposed to take this seriously? Yet another strike against heavyweight boxing, which has become such a joke I don’t even watch them anymore. Before you get bored with Hasim Rahman fading by the 10th round and Klitchsko holding after every 4 punches, Riddick Bowe will be there!!