Archive for October 2010
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Preseason polls non-controversy that shouldn’t be
Some people think that college football polls should not be released until later in the season so that early polls don’t bring unfair benefits to the early favorites. But preseason and early season polls don’t cause projected favorites to rise; rather they reflect the views of the experts at any point in the season.
MITCH [...]
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Agents pay, players take it, that’s the reality
This week’s SI Cover story centers on former sports agent Josh Luchs and it’s going to cause quite the stir
SCOTT JACOBS
It is sure to cause a firestorm. A flurry of controversy in an already controversial, backwards world, but former sports agent Josh Luchs is coming clean: he paid college football players (lots of them) and [...]
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Juiced Sports guests on Big 12 Conference Call
On Monday I had the opportunity to be a guest on Jesse and Carrington’s Big 12 Conference Call
SCOTT JACOBS
First we took over your TV for 10 seconds. Now we are raiding your computer speakers. I was a guest today on the Big 12 Conference Call: an excellent, very-in depth twice-a-week podcast done by two [...]
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Where should Alabama be ranked after losing? It doesn’t freakin matter at this point in the season!
We are six games into the season; that means there are six games left. So the fact that Alabama is the second best team in the nation will be reflected in the rankings by the time the season is over.
MITCH BLATT
After the Alabama Crimson Tide lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks in their third [...]
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Dude Perfect nothing but net in new Cowboys Stadium
You’ve seen them on ESPN60, they’ve been featured on ESPN.com, and they’re Youtube sensations. Here is their latest impressive work
SCOTT JACOBS
You know you’ve made it when America’s Team comes a calling.
So when the Dallas Cowboys, reached out to Dude Perfect to do a trick shot inside the House That Jerry Jones built, it was an [...]
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Epic Saturday: An incredible day in college football
LSU wins another wild one, Oregon State does this every year, the loaded SEC West, and here comes FSU in the Sunshine State.
SCOTT JACOBS
Monster Saturday (week 2) was supposed to be the most unbelievable week of the season, but it didn’t live up to the hype. Instead it was this weekend’s slate of games which [...]
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Week Five Picks (Against the Spread)
Injuries and bad luck (doh!) derailed hopes for a winning week. Week five will be different
JIM RUBERA
(Rubera writes for The Spop)
Last Week: 5-9 / Best Bets: 0-3 (2 QBs knocked out, NOT MY FAULT) / Monday Night 0-1
Overall: 24-35-3 / Best Bets: 6-6-1 / Monday Night: 3-2
Kansas City +7.5 @ Indianapolis
The Colts just proved that [...]
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BetUs Presents: Inside the Lines Week Five
Gary Payton and Kenyon Rasheed are in Texas, where they had a weekend to immerse themselves in the Red River Rivalry.
SCOTT JACOBS
This week’s edition of Inside the Lines comes from the heart of Texas at the State Fair of Texas, where our two co-hosts had a chance to sample the nightlife, hang with some [...]
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