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  1. bukie
    Of course, he's probably the biggest reason it is one of the best run franchises in sports. Boston is panicking right now, and if the Cubs can take advantage of it, all the better. That Adrian Gonzalez signing really bit him in the ass, didn't it?
  2. bukie
    ESPN's power rankings for the week are out. Illinois was as high as 13th on three ballots, and left off one ballot.
  3. bukie
    Here's an interesting thought: let's just assume for a second the top 3 teams in the NFC are Green Bay, New Orleans and Detroit. Who's the 4th best team? Here's the teams to choose from: San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Philly, Dallas, New York, Washington, Atlanta, Carolina, Chicago, Arizona, Seattle, St. Louis, and Minnesota.
  4. bukie
    Honestly, I don't see the NFC as that strong, and the Bears will have played arguably 3 of their toughest 4 games by next week.
  5. bukie
    Sagarin...still bayesian: 1. Alabama 2. LSU 3. Wisconsin 4. Oklahoma 5. Boise State 6. Stanford 7. Oregon 8. Oklahoma State 9. Clemson 10. Texas 11. Florida 12. Michigan 13. Arkansas 14. Georgia Tech 15. Nebraska 16. Virginia Tech 17. Auburn 18. West Virginia 19. Arizona State 20. Texas Tech 21. Penn State 22. Illinois 23. South Carolina 24. Notre Dame 25. Texas A&M
  6. bukie
    Until 3 of OU, Okie Lite, Bama, and LSU lose, then yes its too early to say that. Yeah, the problem for Wisconsin is that their schedule is likely going to be the weakest of all the national championship contenders. They had a very poor non-conference schedule, the Big 10 is not great this year, and missing both Michigan and Iowa will hurt them as well. It's quite possible that some 1 loss teams will end up being ahead of them in the computers. Wisconsin would get that extra game against Nebraska /MSU/Michigan in the B1G championship game, but they still probably sit behind Oklahoma and the SEC winner. :D
  7. bukie
    Heh, Baylor's QB has thrown more TDs than incompletions on the year.
  8. bukie
    More futility brushed aside: That's only the third time Illinois has won their Big Ten opener in the last 20 years.
  9. bukie
    Woo, least impressive undefeated team in the country!
  10. bukie
    OK, Illini, no more stupid things here for 10 seconds.
  11. bukie
    Regardless of the end result, this PBP announcer has been awful all day.
  12. bukie
    Barney's another difference I had from bukie's list, didn't notice that the first time. I had Barney with a C - the defense was really nice, but the offense was pretty putrid. I considered a B, but just couldn't justify it with the offense as bad as it ended up being. I suppose my problem with Barney stems more from misuse by Quade (top of the order everyday starter for far too long) than anything specifically expected of Barney. So, yeah, he's an effective defender that can't hit much that is a good defensive sub. C player.
  13. bukie
    No game is a gimme, which I just said. That said, though, there's a great chance that Illinois is favored in almost all of those. Even the Wisconsin game, if Illinois is somehow 10-0 and Wisconsin isn't, they'd likely be favored.
  14. bukie
    Illinois' next 8 games: vs. Northwestern @ Indiana vs. Ohio State @ Purdue @ Penn State vs Michigan vs Wisconsin @ Minnesota No game is a gimme, of course, but...they have a chance to win every one of those.
  15. bukie
    Scoscia and LaRussa would drive me crazy with the small-ball crap. Maddon is probably my #1 manager in baseball, but he's nowhere near available this offseason.
  16. bukie
    I'm not sure there is a consensus group think. Ramirez was arguably the best offensive 3B this year in a severe down year for offensive 3B. If he declares for free agency, he's easily the best 3B option on the market, and yet is just a class B free agent, so the compensation for letting him go isn't great. On the flip side, looking for a replacement from outside the organization is almost certainly going to considerably downgrade the offense from 3B the Cubs are getting, so the most cost-sensible option would likely be to piece together a 3B platoon from within the organization using assets like Baker, DeWitt, LeMahieu, Flaherty, or even Barney or Vitters, if we're really getting crazy.
  17. bukie
    Hey, as long as you're able to put up with a team that considers 90 wins a disappointing season and can only manage to win 2 World Series in 10 years with a top 5 payroll.
  18. bukie
    Here's what I graded: A's - Marshall, Garza, Ramirez, Castro, Samardzija B's - Wood, Cashner, Soto, Pena, Fukudome, Russell (who was effective when used correctly) C's - Byrd, Wells, Marmol, Mateo, LaHair, DeWitt, Johnson, Carpenter, Soriano D's - Dempster, Zambrano, Lopez, Barney, Campana, LeMahieu F's - Hill, Grabow, Coleman, Ortiz
  19. bukie
    Both the last day of the 1998 season and the last day of the 1995 season were similarly nuts.
  20. bukie
    Jonah Keri's twitter feed has been frigging hilarious all night, too.
  21. bukie
    The really amazing thing about that 1995 AL season was on August 20th, the Angels were 63-38, the Rangers were 54-47 and the Yankees were 51-50. And the Mariners won the AL West.
  22. bukie
    Well, no, because at least Fielder is playing more games this weekend.
  23. bukie
    Actually, he's 3rd on the Cubs in IsoD, and one of the two above him isn't on the roster anymore, so he's on the patient end of the team. Sad note: there have only been 5 Cubs above league average in IsoD this year. One was Fukudome, who is gone, one is LaHair, and one is Koyie Hill.
  24. bukie
    Last night.
  25. bukie
    Runner on 2nd, 2 out, for Baltimore in the bottom of the 9th, now 8-7 (was 8-4).
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