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Random bold statement: The ACC is the best conference in football. They're not exactly top heavy like the Big 12 or the SEC, but there is really only one school in the conference you can safely call bad (N.C. State), and they've at least been competitive since regularly starting Russell Wilson.

Anybody interested in a MMA fight/match draft? We could do a UFC one and a Pride one or a mix and match. Could be fun, plus it could expose people to matches that they may not have seen or heard of. Or it could be just another addition to the draft overkill that's been sweeping the board lately.

Wish I could have seen the game, but, you know. Damned NFL Network.

Hey, it's only the beginning

Similar situation here.

Just a note, Bored: The differing pick in the match up between Tzar and I is Miss/Auburn, not Mich St/Wisc.

I wouldn't worry too much about it, they always like to take these types of things and blow them up out of proportion. Hansbrough's father is a surgeon and claims that Tyler should be fine by the start of the season, if not soon after.

Added: Added Ruslan Karaev/Chalid Die Faust and Peter Aerts/Semmy Schilt from the K-1 Eliminations.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/10/...ollen-um-parts/ Or it could be he "just" got kneed in the balls, it happened to me in high school playing backyard football. Believe me, trying to find an excuse to not participate in gym class because your balls are bruised is one of the most awkward situations you can be in. I think I eventually settled on a "pulled groin muscle."

Josh should have knocked a fat guy out and then he could have had the shot.

Where in NC? I live in Raleigh, might check it out, if I can. Wake Forest, NC. Wherever the hell that is. That's like a ten minute drive north of Raleigh, if that. That's pretty cool.

Where in NC? I live in Raleigh, might check it out, if I can.

Angry, drunken Lei posts are gold. I kind of feel sorry for Kimbo, in a King Kong sort of way. He's this big, strong guy who seems to be taken advantage of by promoters and now that his drawing power has taken a significant hit, he will eventually be tossed to the side for the next big thing. That's sad to me because now he might actually become a real fighter, and even though he might improve as one, he will get less opportunity now that his aura has been shattered. Additionally, building a promotion around a side show act may work for business in the short run, but once the side show gets exposed or broken in the ring the company takes a big hit and ends up even worse off than before. Remember Sapp in K-1? They were the most successful fighting organization in the world from the latter half of the nineties up through the debut of Sapp, which brought an even greater cash flow in until he started getting exposed in the ring. By then, K-1 had already started bringing in even more freaks, but the quality of the fights and cards became so watered down that K-1 began to suffer in attendance and ratings, and still they still haven't recovered completely. I guess the point I'm trying to make here is, use them sparingly and in the under card if you must, but if side shows and freaks become the main building block around your promotion, the consequences could be dire for you in the long run.

Masato wins the K-1 World MAX 2008 championship, beating Artur Kyschenko after four rounds by decision. I'll be back tomorrow or this weekend with the full results and my thoughts.

I played beer pong with some Sierra Nevada Bigfoot one time and then got into a huge brawl at an apartment complex. Needless to say, that was the first, and last, time I will play that particular game with barley wine.

As someone who rarely posts during my sports teams' games, I think I have to here and I agree wholeheartedly with your post.

K-1 Eliminations Results: Ruslan Karaev over Challid Arrab (TKO, Round 2) Jerome Le Banner over Junichi Sawayashiki (Unanimous Decision) Gokhan Saki over Ray Sefo (Unanimous Decision, Extra Round) Errol Zimmerman over Glaube Feitosa (Unanimous Decision) Remy Bonjasky over Paul Slowinski (Majority Decision) Ewerton Texeira over Musashi (Unanimous Decision) Badr Hari over Hong Man-Choi (TKO, Round 3; extra round was called for but HMC's corner threw in the towel) Peter Aerts over Semmy Schilt (Majority Decision) Finals Match Ups: A Block: Aerts vs. Hari Texeira vs. Zimmerman B Block: Bonjasky vs. Le Banner Saki vs. Karaev I watched the first two and the last two and fell asleep in between Hari was delivering some hard body punches and kicks towards the end of round three, causing some serious welts on Choi's side. Don't know whether this caused the corner to throw in the towel or not, but it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case. Choi actually knocked Hari down in the second, but since Hari won the first and third rounds (at least according to the two who scored it a draw) it allowed him to break even. Aerts did what he needed to do against Sem: Be aggressive and beat him to the punch. Sem wasn't able to utilize his front kick, jab, or knee (his three biggest weapons), and only connected with a couple stiff jabs and a decent knee. Aerts was moving forward the entire fight, getting inside Sem's defense before any attacks could be thrown. I could understand the draw called by one judge since Sem landed the harder shots, but they were few and far between, while Peter connected on a few of his own and was much more active and offensive minded. Fight wasn't a pretty one, but Aerts fought smart and now a new champ will be crowned for the first time in four years. If I were you guys, I would actually try to catch the finals since it features a good mix of new blood and hungry vets with, get this, NO "FREAKS." As long as nobody gets hurt (keeping my fingers crossed) this could be the best grand prix in years.

I'm mostly a silent observer, but otherwise, I would have to dispute this.

I think a lot of people try to get "cute" with their picks, and while it may come through for them a couple of times, in the long run picking conservatively and smartly help you more. Of course if this was the case, it would make for one boring contest so I don't really mind.

Cool, finally get Eddy/Scorpio and Eddy/Dean from Hostile City Showdown on DVD, plus Eddy/Ohtani from Starrcade though I figured that would be on Best of Starrcade since it's one of the best matches from that particular DVD, but I guess it fits better here.

What was your tie breaking score for that game, Iggy?

I'm sure there are others on here (besides me, obviously) who are pumped for the Bama/Georgia showdown Saturday night. An SEC game at night, the crowd is gonna be molten, Georgia is breaking out the black, and two top ten ranked teams with SEC championship game implications are facing off spells out great football says I. Was that a sentence?

Oh the hell with you Iggy! Well, this is one week where I guess I won't have a problem with losing.

He should let Ernesto Hoost hit him in the body