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Wishing Ill on the Seahawks

This post at SeaTown Sports got me thinking. Do the Seahawks want to win any games at this point? (A later post on the same blog asks the same question.) From a statistical standpoint, the Seahawks have nothing to gain from winning games. First, it lowers their draft position. “But high 1st round picks can [...]

19Dec2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Fantasy Football: Playoffs Aftermath, Round 2

And so it ends.
I lost this week and it wasn’t close: 117-99, an 18 point victory that means he could’ve not played his quarterback (Aaron Rodgers) and still beat me by a point. The irony? Every single move that I made was a good one! Check it:

Peyton Manning outscored Jay Cutler, 18-10.
Vincent Jackson outscored the [...]

15Dec2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Steve Sarkisian is the Right Choice at UW

Not that I think anybody read my posts on the subject, but I’m still glad that the University of Washington followed my advice and hired Steve Sarkisian, the offensive coordinator at Southern Cal, as their new football coach. Like I said before , UW wasn’t getting themselves a first-rate coach in their current predicament. The [...]

12Dec2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Fantasy Football: Playoffs Aftermath, Round 1

I’m 7-6 and the #4 seed in a six-team league. #s 1 and 2 get a bye in the first week, so technically I’m a high seed this week, getting the 6-7 Soaring Yetis, whom I beat in our last meeting in week 12. He and I are the two worst n00bs in this league, [...]

10Dec2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Fantasy Football: Weeks 12-13

It’s another multi-week update this time. In case your decision tree for reading this goes something like “why would I read 500+ words when I don’t even know if he’s still got a team at this point?” I’ll cut the drama - I won my 1st round game. Now, how did that happen?
For starters, [...]

9Dec2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Wishing Ill on My Bulldogs

The Georgia Bulldogs ended their season last week with a 45-42 loss to Ga. Tech, in Athens no less. I know, it’s far too late to break the game down; fine, don’t wanna. (My bumper sticker of choice in college said “Avoid the rush, hate Tech now.” So, yeah.) I just want to take a [...]

8Dec2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Auburn’s Coaching Search is More Bad News for Washington

Tommy Tuberville’s decided to resign from Auburn University recently; at least, that’s what the AD says. Whether he quit or was fired, though, this is bad news for the University of Washington. After the Tennessee job was filled, UW could at least position itself as the job vacancy with the most reflected glory attached to [...]

4Dec2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Fantasy Football: Weeks 8-11 Aftermath

Yeeeeaaah, so I have a lot of catching up to do, so let’s get to it.

Prior to week 8, I had offered up a couple of trade that would have upgraded a couple of my opponents but would have upgraded me even more over the multiple trades; in other words, I make 2 opponents ~5 [...]

19Nov2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Georgia - Florida, and Urban’s Way: Unnecessary Fussin’

This week is the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party; go spit, SEC, that’s what it’s called, and I don’t even drink. Before I get into what’s on my mind, a little refresher for those of you insensitive enough not to keep up with such heady affairs. Last year, in an effort to get the Bulldogs [...]

28Oct2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Ty Willingham is Leaving - Now What, UW?

As has been widely reported, Tyrone Willingham is stepping down at the end of the season. If you’ve been following UW football at all this year, this is absolutely no shock to anyone. Many folks were surprised that he kept his job after last year, and as the losses piled up the expectations grew that [...]

27Oct2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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