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That was an absolute bullshit call right there. Worst one I've seen since the Oklahoma/Oregon game. The Nevada receiver clearly caught the ball with his legs and they ruled it incomplete. The game should be 21-21 right now.

I like stats though! The Ravens defense is #1 in yardage allowed per game and points allowed per game, and #2 in rushing yards per game and #6 in passing yards allowed per game. Ravens are #2 in total turnovers. Off of NFL.com I've also found out the Ravens are the least penalized defense (total yards in penalties) and 2nd in total Penalties . The Ravens also allow the least avg. time of possession of any team in the NFL and have the best 3rd down conversion allowed%. And for fun I wanted to compare this year to 2000 just to see how they really compare: (NFL RANK) Total Points Allowed 00: 165 (1) All Time Record 06: 194 (1) Total Yards Allowed 00: 4145 (1) 06: 3972 (1) Rushing Yards Allowed 00: 970 (1) All Time Record 06: 1175 (1) Rush TDs Allowed 00: 5 (1) 06: 5 (1) Passing Yards Allowed 00: 3175 (6) 06: 2797 (6) Passing TDs Allowed 00: 11 (2) 06: 15 (5) INTS 00: 23 (5) 06: 26 (1) Id say statistically they are about dead even.. You realize that the 2006 Ravens still have another game to play right? Unless they shutout the Bills and hold them to negative yards, I don't think their statistics will be very similar to the 2000 squad when the season's done.

I like 2+2 a lot, but if you're not looking for "gambling types", I guess a board based on gambling isn't your best bet. I will say that the "sporting events" section there is completely different from the "sports betting" folder and gets a lot of action, but I can't vouch for the quality, as the only time I posted there was right after Michigan got screwed out of the title.

I didn't mean it like they had momentum or something, just that they have a lot of young players that improved over the course of the year. I got UCLA at -3.5 and they're actually down to -3 now. Also remember, this is a virtual home game for the Bruins as there will be a ton of UCLA fans in San Francisco, and almost no one's going to make the trip from Tallahassee.

Wow, I hope you're betting these. 8-0 ATS is absolutely sick. Why are you on Florida State though? I'm kinda worried about fading the heater because I've got UCLA and the under. The way I see it, Florida State's basically got a poor man's Pac-Ten offense. Their running game is terrible and they rely on a mediocre passing game to get all their yardage. They look just like the USC and Oregon State offenses that UCLA just shut down except worse. Also, the Bruins improved a lot over the course of the year, winning their last three including two over Top 25 teams while Florida State's only win over a Top 60 team came in the first game of the season. I see Florida State getting a defensive TD, a safety, and still losing 20-12. Curious what your thoughts are here.

I agree. Not because I think much of the MAC though. They're probably the worst conference in the country behind the Sun Belt at this point. However, their passing game led by Dan LeFevour is one of the best in the country. MTSU's pass defense meanwhile has been awful despite not facing a good passing team all year long. I'd expect CMU to win something like 38-20 just because of matchups.

Been a Jets fan since Parcells first took over there. Nothing new on that count. Oh, and that $780 was most definitely not a parlay. Just cash money on the Jets baby.

I heard on the radio postgame show that they actually decided on Green Bay/Chicago. Chicago -3 is cash money there. Even if the Bears' offense fails to score, Favre should be good for 14 points in pick sixes.

Wow, that was a superfun game to put a big GAMBOL bet on. The first three quarters were really dull, but the fourth quarter was electrifying. I'm pumped to see if the Jets can make some noise in the playoffs now.

Oh my GOD was that a nice cut by Leon Washington. Basically took the Jets to the playoffs on that one play.

OMG! This game is killer. The Jets just needed to run down the clock and then they let the punt hit them. This is excruciating. (This might be a good time to mention that not only are the Jets my favorite NFL team, but I also have $800 on them on the moneyline.)

TD JETS! TD JETS! WHOO! (OK, close enough, they're not getting stopped from inside the 1 yard-line)

Fucko! As soon as the Jets get some points on the board, Chad Lemon turns into Tom Brady and marches the Dolphins right down the field. What the fuck!?!

Points! It's a Christmas miracle! J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets!

Great special teams play by the Jets. If they can take a 2-0 lead, it might be enough to win the game.

Watching this Jets offense is so frustrating. I think they've run it first down the last ten times in a row. And of course, 3rd and 4 or longer, they pass it every time too. They need to get a little bit creative with the playcalling if they want to get some points on the board. Edit: I would have posted about the two gigantic hits instead of the play-calling, but I was trying to post that ten minutes ago and it didn't go through the first two times.

This was my favorite part of the convo: This after you'd already sent him a picture of "yourself" holding your white kid. Funny stuff. Of course, the funniest part overall, is that he tried to hit on someone who's name is Sex Machine Gun. I mean God, could you even come up with a more blatantly masculine user name? I've been defending dh a decent amount in the college football threads, but it's just because I like Michigan and I think they deserved to go the title game, not because I didn't realize he was a doucheclown. Anyway, this was rampant pwnage (I feel so dirty typing that) to a hilarious degree. If only someone could have done something like this to Dama back in his prime. Excellent work Kotz. BTW, what do you think the O/U is on dh's true age? From this thread, I'd put it at 16. I can just see him thinking how cool he was talking to a "real grown up woman".

I just wanted to say that Cris Collinsworth is far and away the best color commentator in the NFL. With the Sunday and Monday games, I flip over for a little bit and end up either getting bored and falling asleep or flipping away again, because the announcers are so dry and boring (day games) or are crazy and retarded (Madden and Michaels definitely, MNF guys to a lesser extent). Yet, ever since NFL network started up these Thursday games, I've found myself consistently watching large parts of, if not the entire game, even when I didn't really plan on watching. Tonight, I was watching the Las Vegas Bowl, flipped to Vikings/Packers at halftime, and ended up staying to the end, because I liked the presentation and it sucked me into the game. He's actually a perfect pairing with Gumbel, because Gumbel's a toolbox and can be counted on to say something stupid every ten minutes or so, but instead of protecting him, (like he'd have to with crazy old Madden), Collinsworth calls him out on it every time. He can also be counted on to say something funny with regards to the game every now and then, and really analyzes the game well too. I love when he breaks down replays and points out blocking schemes or where the assignment was missed that blew up the play. Perhaps my very favorite part of the NFL network broadcasts is that they don't have 100 different guest speakers in the booth. When I'm watching football, I want to hear people talk about the football game. Not about some stupid asshole's movie or about horse races or about coaching basketball or a thousand other random topics. So, yeah, I Cris Collinsworth.

Even though, I haven't watched the WWE in a couple months, I was thinking about what I'd do to save Raw if I was a booker, and here's what I came up with. Run a storyline for a while where Cena's trying to "tag along with DX". Have them act kinda surprised at the stupid shit he does, but in a subtle way. Make it look like they're gradually accepting him, but still kind of laugh at him when he's not looking. Still though, he makes the saves for them in main event matches, etc. Then, as the main event angle on a Raw, tease that Cena's joining DX. Have a big ceremony, etc., where Shawn and Hunter both kind of kiss his ass. Have Hunter give him a DX t-shirt. Then, right before he puts it on, have HHH say "Wait, wait, wait. Before you officially join DX, there's one test you have to pass: The fan appreciation test." HHH to crowd: "Are you guys down with DX? (Cheer) Are you guys down with John Cena? (Mixed reaction) Do you guys think John Cena is the kind of rebellious badass that would fit right in raising hell with the Game HHH and the Showstopper Shawn Michaels? (Mixed reaction) Or do you think John Cena's a white-bread, wanna-be poser little faggot that needs to get his ass kicked. (Crowd cheers heavily.) That's what DX thought to." Then, just as Cena turns toward HHH, HBK lays him out with a superkick. Anyway, take the feud to the Royal Rumble where HHH kicks out of the FU, and Cena ends up cheating and getting himself DQed while HHH is still in control of the match. This will cement the heel turn for Cena, and lead to a decisive no DQ match at Wrestlemania where HHH gets the title back. After this match, Cena disappears completely for a few months. HHH feuds with some transitional challenger for a couple PPVs, before some authority figure gives HBK a title shot. He and HHH argue awkwardly throughout the show with HHH trying to get him to lie down. When they finally get out to the ring, HHH pokes HBK in the chest 3 times with HBK looking conflicted before finally pretending to fall over. As HHH makes the cover, the ref counts to 2 before HBK kicks out and the real match begins. After a ****1/2 25 minute match, HBK wins the title clean. HHH is very mad at first, vowing to use his rematch clause, but HBK reminds him of what happened before between them, and says how it's unfair how he always has to have the spotlight. He says that he never complained while HHH held the belt, and now Hunter should be happy for him and let him have "his turn". They finally agree that HHH will get his shot at Vengeance (is this the PPV before Summerslam, I'm guessing), but the two of them will still be amicable and behave like adults. Then, three weeks before Vengeance, HBK is hit in the parking lot by a black Cadillac. After a one-week suspension, HHH comes back and vehemently denies having anything to do with the attack. While HHH is talking, HBK sneaks up on him, and clocks him from behind with a sledgehammer, knocking him out. He announces that he fell for his song and dance once, but he won't fall for it again and then gives him a brutal beating that lasts 5-10 minutes. At Vengeance, HHH and HBK have a 'no holds barred match' which last 25-30 minutes. After some brutal two-way move, both men collapse in the ring. All of a sudden, the black Cadillac comes to the ring and out jumps John Cena. He brings a chain and brass knuckles to the ring and destroys both HBK and HHH before putting HBK on top of HHH and having the referee count the pinfall. He then announces that after what HHH and HBK did to him, separating him from the fans, he could not regain his pride just by winning the title back. He had to destroy DX. And by attacking HBK on Raw, that's exactly what he did. This leads to a HHH/HBK/Cena title match at Summerslamfrom where you can either go with a legitimate Cena heel run, where he's a serious thug instead of a joke face, or else you can let HBK carry the banner as a face champ and have a bunch of fresh matchups before eventually dropping the title to Edge or Orton. The benefits: 1) Cena finally drops the corny face character, and is seen as a legitimate threat by smart fans. (Note that I'm not using the term to denote internet message board types in this spot, but rather to denote fans with an IQ of over 40.) 2) We actually have some compelling feuds, and come up with good main events for both Wrestlemania and Summerslam. 3) We can get the belt on HBK for a while without it making sense that HHH wouldn't be mad. We're also not stuck with another corny heel turn. 4) HHH gets his token title run over with and it's short and sweet. The downside: 1) Our co main-event of Wrestlemania is a rematch of something from the RR. As such, we're stuck using dull Smackdown stars to be the real main event of Wrestlemania. 2) HHH and HBK do have another feud. However, it only lasts one month and it's done with a fresh angle. Yeah, fantasy booking, blah blah. I don't post much about the WWE, and as a disgruntled fan, I just wanted to write out what it would take for me to get interested in the product again.

You might be throwing some people off on that Rice line. It's Rice -5.5 vs. Troy, not the other way around.

Yeah, I was just trying to talk some shit to make things more fun. Objectively, Boise just as big of an underdog and you really don't want to be taking an 7 point underdog for something like this, but I really think Boise's going to win. They've been underrated by both the linesmakers and the betting public all year, and they've come up huge in big game situations. They were only a 2.5 point favorite against Nevada and they won by something like 33. Cincinnatti meanwhile is the pick I'm 2nd most confident in the entire bowl season. I just can't imagine WMU winning that one.

This looks awesome. I'd totally go see this movie. He's... a dog... that's a superhero. What more could you want?

A definite improvement there. This was the first episode in quite a while that was genuinely funny. Michael using the marker on the asian chick was my absolute favorite.

Not to be a dick, but the only pick you could make that would be worse than WMU over Cincy is Notre Dame over LSU. This one's a gimme. I'm feeling really good about my chances of winning this contest now.

Giving one more bump for the best show on television with the finale coming up next week. I've enjoyed every episode of the season thus far, but you'd think if this killer was so smart he'd find a better way to cover his tracks than trying to kill everyone remotely connected to the case. I don't know how he'd possibly expect to get away with this after what's going on with Deb whereas he still would have had a pretty decent shot otherwise. I do like the idea that he's still manipulating Dexter though, leaving him little clues about his sister, and trying to teach him a lesson about what it means to be a serial killer.