Posted by deaconcat08 on 29th December 2011
For the third year in a row, I am publishing an account of my top 10 best and worst sports moments of the past year. (Click here for the 2010 and 2009 editions) Keep in mind that these are given from a purely subjective viewpoint. When I say “best/worst moments” I’m not talking about great [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 17th December 2011
I have already provided insight my favorite point spreads and upset picks, but for those who want to see my full list of picks and my confidence intervals for each here is a link to my ESPN Bowl Mania entry: http://games.espn.go.com/college-bowl-mania/en/entry?entryID=266809
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 14th December 2011
Every season I publish a ranking of the most intriguing/interesting bowl games so that you have an idea about which games to tune into. It’s really a hit or miss bowl season this year, as some games are much more watchable than others. If I had to give the 2011 bowl season a title it [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 14th December 2011
These upset picks below will determine whether or not I accomplish my unbelievable quest to finish above .500 on the season in my weekly upset picks. I came into the last week of the regular season with a remarkable 32-31 record but a disappointing 1-4 mark has put me at 33-35 entering bowl season. Nevertheless, [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 13th December 2011
I finished the year with a 74-66 record, so obviously I did enough to solidify myself as a solid college football prognosticator. Nevertheless, I have ten more picks to offer for you for bowl season. All of the spreads below are from the World Sports Exchange’s opening lines and are ordered based on my personal [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 12th December 2011
For the tenth straight season, I have created a mock college football playoff bracket based my proposed college football playoff system. I know that playoff proposals come a dime a dozen, but I’d like to think mine is more comprehensive than most, as I include almost every possible detail include things like game times and television [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 6th December 2011
The college football postseason begins in 11 days, so get ready for many exciting match ups that do not usually happen during the regular season (with 1 obvious exception). Justin and I discuss our thoughts on all the bowls, as we go through our bowl game rankings and debate the various aspects of each. http://68and16sportscast.tumblr.com/
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 4th December 2011
Good Thoughts: 1. The Battle for the Final BCS At-Large Berth- Because of Houston’s loss to Southern Miss, this year’s BCS at-large picture has become particularly interesting. Typically we know well before the final BCS standings as to whether or not a non-AQ team will qualify for a BCS bowl by finishing in the top [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 3rd December 2011
I had somewhat of an off-week picking upsets in week 13, as only one upset that I offered came to fruition. I still have an over .500 record (32-31) in such picks however so chances are some of the picks below will hit. Just as a reminder, the “Upset Special” classification is used to denote [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 1st December 2011
Sorry for the delay in getting these out, but I have been dealing with computer problems all week. All of the spreads below are from the World Sports Exchange’s current lines and are ordered based on my personal confidence in each. Pick # 1 (Lock of the Week): San Diego State (-8.0) vs. Fresno State- [...]
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Posted by deaconcat08 on 1st December 2011
College football championship Saturday is a few days away and this may be the most anticlimactic finish to any season in recent memory. Luckily, the coaching carousel is in full motion. We discuss Urban, Leach, and the coaching vacancies around the country. Finally, we talk early college basketball, some NFL (can Green Bay go undefeated) [...]
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