Andy

It's probably the Cubs fan in me, but I'm frightened of the trap-game sirens that are all over this BYU game.

Same crap, different series.

Top 25 games ------------------------ (1) Alabama at Tennessee (7 pm, ESPN) (7) South Carolina at (2) Florida (3:30 pm, CBS) (3) Oregon at Arizona State (9 pm Thursday, ESPN) (4) Kansas State at (13) West Virginia (7 pm, FOX) BYU at (5) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC) (6) LSU at (18) Texas A&M (12 pm, ESPN) Purdue at (7*) Ohio State (12 pm, ABC/ESPN2) Utah at (8) Oregon State (10:30 pm, ESPN2) Kansas at (9) Oklahoma (7 pm, FSN) Colorado at (10) USC (6 pm, Pac-12 Network) (11) Georgia at Kentucky (7 pm, FSN South/ESPN3) Middle Tennessee at (12) Mississippi State (7 pm, ESPN2) (14) Florida State at Miami (8 pm, ABC/ESPN3) (15) Rutgers at Temple (12 pm, SNY/ESPN3) South Florida at (16) Louisville (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) (17) Texas Tech at (23) TCU (3:30 pm, ABC – Regional) Virginia Tech at (19) Clemson (12 pm, ABC/ESPN2) (20) Stanford at California (3 pm, FOX) (21) Cincinnati at Toledo (7 pm, ESPN3) UNLV at (22) Boise State (3:30 pm, NBC Sports) (24) Iowa State at Oklahoma State (12 pm, FX) Baylor at (25) Texas (8 pm, ABC/ESPN3) * Denotes AP ranking, ineligible for BCS Other nationally available games --------------------------------------- UL Lafayette at North Texas (9 pm Tuesday, ESPN2) Houston at SMU (8 pm Thursday, FSN) UConn at Syracuse (8 pm Friday, ESPN) Minnesota at Wisconsin (12 pm, ESPNU) Northern Illinois at Akron (12 pm, ESPN3) Auburn at Vanderbilt (12:20 pm, SEC Network/ESPN3) Wake Forest at Virginia (12:30 pm, ACC Network/ESPN3) Florida International at Troy (1 pm, ESPN3) Army at Eastern Michigan (1 pm, ESPN3) San Jose State at Texas-San Antonio (2 pm, ESPN3) Boston College at Georgia Tech (3 pm, FSN South/ESPN3) Michigan State at Michigan (3:30 pm, BTN) Nebraska at Northwestern (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) NC State at Maryland (3:30 pm, ESPNU) Indiana at Navy (3:30 pm, CBS Sports) Pittsburgh at Buffalo (3:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3) Rice at Tulsa (3:30 pm, FSN) Ball State at Central Michigan (3:30 pm, ESPN3) UL Monroe at Western Kentucky (4 pm, ESPN3) North Carolina at Duke (7 pm, ESPNU) Marshall at Southern Miss (7 pm, CBS Sports) Idaho at Louisiana Tech (7 pm, ESPN3) Penn State at Iowa (8 pm, BTN) Washington at Arizona (10 pm, Pac-12 Network) San Diego State at Nevada (10:30 pm, CBS Sports)

Tampa Bay's punter just recovered a blocked punt in the end zone and proceeded to desperately chuck a dead duck of a pass downfield which was picked off. Very entertaining.

Oh no, it's the "[expletive] ND fans who didn't graduate from ND" brigade! This is a brand-new and interesting argument!

Who cares about the Yankees anymore? They don't win every year, they don't buy every superstar that comes on the market anymore. Yes they still have the largest payroll in the game by a big margin, but that hasn't guaranteed them anything except 1 World Series title in the last 12 years. I'm not rooting for them or anything, but I honestly would be pretty indifferent if they won this year. I don't dislike the Yankees at all. I wanted the O's to win just because I've seen the Yankees over and over again in the playoffs, but if every organization tried to win as much as the Yankees, baseball would be better off.

Last time I whined about the Bush Push per a cursory NSBB search: November 19, 2005. You're a fun fellow, abuck. Don't ever change. you're off by four years. viewtopic.php?f=44&t=55807&p=2301271&hilit=bush#p2301271 Hmm. You'd think searching "bush push" would have yielded that.

Last time I whined about the Bush Push per a cursory NSBB search: November 19, 2005. You're a fun fellow, abuck. Don't ever change.

I agree. I'm still surprised it wasn't reversed (mainly because I always fear the worst on review), but the more I look at it, the less it seems to qualify as indisputable evidence.

"Indisputable evidence": http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1550591/ballnd.gif

Which plain? Great Plains? Auburn on the Plains? So many questions. Cute deflection. We got lucky, but no one wants to see me post about ND and collegiate replay-official calls again, so I'll leave it at that.

Which plain? Great Plains? Auburn on the Plains? So many questions.

Somewhere, David Grimes is smiling about that replay decision.

Maybe don't go with an empty backfield on 3rd and [expletive] 16 inside your own 5 with a freshman QB. Just a thought.

A Cardinals fan friend of mine posted a trolling Facebook status asking whether Reds, Cubs or Nationals fans were most disappointed this morning. I don't know the guy who replied, but his reply was perfect: "Baseball fans."

Other than Holliday and Beltran, they really have never made any effort to bring in established good players from the outside. And why would you?

If they go on to win this thing, they will have the THREE worst teams to ever win the Random Championship Generator.

I want to say the Giants have the pitching to shut them down but they didnt seem to have a problem with the Phillies last year. They just won't lose under any circumstances and I refuse to believe otherwise. I don't think they're gonna lose either, but at least they have to go through a whole team. The Reds would've been without Cueto if they had advanced just like the Nats without Strasburg. I think the best chance STL has of losing at this point is if the Tigers win the ALCS and in fewer than seven games so Verlander can pitch at least twice.

This is why the Giants had to win. At least STL has to face a team at full strength now.

What'd Bob say?

I envy your optimism, good sir.

It's certainly a terrific thing for him, but considering his career began right after the wild card was introduced and he's been on the most successful team of the wild-card era the entire time, it's not really surprising.

A-Rod benched for Yanks/Orioles Game 5.

Yep. And Josh Donaldson was in the Rich Harden deal.

Sun rises in East, etc.