A lot of really good, important games today.
Our Joe Concha has more below the fold:
Pigskins and Politics: Lucky Week 13
Joe Concha
Have you checked the weather forecast today, folks? It’s going to be an awesome Sunday to watch football!
Snow will dominate games in Green Bay, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Buffalo.
Rain will turn Saints-Bucs, Broncos-Jets, Giants-Redskins, and Steelers-Pats into one big slip-n-slide.
One more reason domes should be banned…
Let’s get to our not-for-profit picks for Week 13:
Giants (-3.5) over Redskins: G-Men surely won’t follow Plaxico’s lead and shoot themselves in the foot, er, leg, here. What an a-hole, by the way. Who makes $35 million and still needs to carry a gun, and without a permit, no less? Couldn’t Plax just hire Lawrence Taylor or Kevin Costner to be his bodyguard instead?
Raiders (-3) over Chiefs: This rivalry expired faster than Crossfire. Cool and fun with guys like Buchanan and Kinsley one minute, destroyed by the invisible Tucker Carlson and insufferable Paul Begala the next.
Packers (-3) over Panthers: Who’s more obsessed? Cheeseheads to their beloved Packers? Or Olbermann to his human piñata, Sarah Palin? Gotta hand it to KO: He knows that without Palin to destroy for 60 minutes, his show immediately returns to ratings only a Chiefs-Raiders game can generate…
Steelers (+1) over Pats: Steelers killer schedule continues. Speaking of death marches, it looks as though MSNBC blowhard Chris Matthews badly trails in early polls against Arlen Specter in that fantasy Senate race. That tends to happen when you are the most unlikeable person in all of cable news and possibly the world.
Bucs (+3.5) over Saints: Tampa will remain flawless at home, while the Saints will suddenly look inept while playing outdoors on a wet track.
Colts (-4.5) over Browns: Brady Quinn will be out for the season with a broken finger. His former coach, Charlie Weis, will be out of the country to avoid being pelted to death by snowballs from angry students in South Bend. One more reason not to give coaches with no prior head coaching experience contracts that run through 2015.
Dolphins (+8) over Rams: I’d take a few snowballs to the noodle just to see a St. Louis-Detroit Loser Bowl. Seriously, who would come out on top? It’s like a Nader-Barr debate: There can’t be a winner.
Bills (-7) over 49ers: Please note: When NFC West teams travel east for 1:00 PM starts, picking against them is the single fastest way to make some easy money in a tough economy.
Ravens (-7) over Bengals: How long until half of the Cincinnati roster asks President Bush for a pardon?
Vikings (-3) over Bears: It says a lot about the NFC North when three teams that get to play the Lions twice a season are still all hovering around .500.
Chargers (-5) over Falcons: Leave it to Norv Turner to take a 14-2 team and destroy it in under two years.
Broncos (+7.5) over Jets: Take it from someone who has lived in Jersey since birth: Never, ever, ever, ever (ever) take the Jets once their fans actually start believing they can go to a Super Bowl.
Jaguars (+3.5) over Texans: Who at ESPN said, “Hey! Forget that Pats-Steelers game! Give me that Houston-Jacksonville tilt! It’s a can’t miss late in the season!”
What a dud. Speaking of duds, when will it finally be revealed that The Rachel Maddow Show host, an Olbermann wannabe (which is much like being a Matt Millen wannabe), is actually Zac Efron, star of High School Musical?
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Doink
November 30, 2008 - 11:35 ET by dboGreat work Joe. Not only we got the usual mix of NFL and politics we got the weather forecast as well. Your love for bad weather games puts you right up there John Madden. Next week you should add a "doink" or two.
6-4
November 30, 2008 - 11:53 ET by ricklailBefore we move on today I want to rehash a few things from yesterday. A lot has been made about how sorry the ACC was this season. Their record against the SEC was 6-4. Florida beat both FSU and Miami. Bama beat the crap out of Clem’s son.
But, Wake beat both Vandy and Ole Miss. DOOK also beat Vandy. Remember how Vandy was the darling of the SEC during the first part of the season? GA Tech did beat Miss State-not a lot to brag about but it was a win. Yesterday the there were two BIG wins by GA Tech and Clem’s son. Ten of the 12 teams in the ACC are bowl eligible. The SEC has only 8 teams eligible. There is an ACC-SEC tie in to the Chik-fil-a Bowl in Hotlanta. I would like to see a GA-FSU game or a GA Tech-LSU match up. If Florida beats Bama then Bama should get one of the at large bids to a BCS bowl.
Who will be the next coach to be sent to the unemployment line-Charlie Weis or Tommy Tuberville? How much longer will SC put up with the Ole Ball Coach? I mean you can throw that visor down just so many times before it gets old.
There is screaming from Greenvile to Honea Path to hire William Christopher “Dabo” Sweeny as head coach at Clem's son. All his enthusiasm, butt slapping, and chest bumping does not make him a head coach. It might fire them up for a few games but not a whole season. I am thinking about how the children of Israel yelled to have Saul as king and you see how that turned out.
I still can’t get over the Vols hiring Lane Kiffin. We’ll see how this works out.
Nothing has been settled in the Big 12 south. Did OU do enough to jump over the Longhorns? Remember the Horns beat the Sooners on a neutral field. That ought to count for something.
It appears that Cincinnati will play the ACC champ in the Orange Bowl. Why are they not talking about how down the Big East was this year? The Bearcats were beat by OU 52-26. There will also be a Big East-ACC match up in the bowl in Charlotte-not sure what the name is this year.
Do you really thing that 6-6 teams like NC State or Notre Dame deserve to go to a bowl?
I’ve said what I wanted to say now we can move on. GO PANTHERS-Carolina that is.
I am ready for the ACC-Big Ten Challenge this week. Bring on Micheeegan
State.
YOU CAN KEEP "THE CHANGE" PALIN 2012
How about that Redskins
November 30, 2008 - 14:09 ET by the strugglerHow about that Redskins reverse for a touchdown!Fun Fun
P.S. dbo...ya gotta love the "doink"
THE BCS SUX
November 30, 2008 - 16:52 ET by ricklailLeave it to a device with wires and electrontics that has to be given imput from a person and it will screw up everytime. How the heck could they pick OU over Texas. When you have 2 teams with the same record you go with the team that had to head to head win.
Barry Switzer is as full of crap as a Christmas turkey. All the other things don't matter. TEXAS BEAT OKLAHOMA ON A NEUTRAL FIELD.
The way that machine thinks, even if the Gators beat the Tide it would still rank the Tide higher.
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Well so far today I'm glad
November 30, 2008 - 16:57 ET by bigtimerWell so far today I'm glad the Giants and Colts won, hoping the Steelers win, plus the Chargers (which looks dim these days) at the moment I've been watching the Broncos/Jets game, since I can't get the Steelers/Pats...so far it has been exciting as all get out...Go Broncos!
Thumbs up for the Texans today too...what the heck....why not.
Hope the Bears win tonight...just for the heck of it...won't be watching, but will check the score now and then.
Go Zags!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Congrats to the Zags for
November 30, 2008 - 23:45 ET by bigtimerCongrats to the Zags for winning the Old Spice Classic Tornament tonight...beat out Maryland, Oklahoma and Tennessee....great job guys!
Hooray for the Steelers, Giants, Broncos and Colts!
Chargers are done....looking past bleak...dang it all.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh