Christ, I have to argue with both sides of you lunatics. What exactly was so horrific about the Soriano contract? Ask the people who bitched and moaned about it every day since it was signed
Just read through those mocks, and there seems not to be any sort of consensus. Could be very interesting this year. Of course the mocks will align more closely once we know who's declaring and how players show at pro-days/the combine
I'm not worried about the Mariners. I'm worried about precedent and the setting of the market down the line. I was hoping that GM's would learn from the Pujols deal, but they have not. I'm kinda shocked that the "#poortomricketts" crowd isn't more concerned about impact bats getting ludicrous contracts
yeah, but the DH is poopy and what are the chances he'll be better than a league-average DH in years 7-10 of that contract? Then again, in 2020, $24 mil/year will be the going rate for league-average
What is a pants-on-head contract? GMs hand out contracts that their owners can afford. I don't see why we should worry about it. Derwood wants the owners to keep more money. I want the owners to spend their money wisely, or cut overall spending a bit and drop ticket prices
Blind "taste test" of five teams being considered for NC game
School Team A Team B Team C Team D Team E
Opp. Winning Percentage .506 .496 .604 .493 .569
Total Margin of Victory (Season) 259 238 134 464 188
Margin of Victory per Game 23.54 23.80 12.18 42.18 17.09
Current BCS Top 25 Opp. 2 3 5 2 4
Coaches’ Top 25 Opp. At Time 3 4 6 4 6
Top 50 BCS Opp. Played 4 6 8 2 6
Sub-75 BCS Opp. Played 3 4 2 4 1
Avg. Current BCS Rank of Opp. 59.25 57.00 41.75 62.16 46.66
probably beneath Vanderbilt but above Kentucky, so more like 13th best. sounds about right. But if (IF) OSU did well and won the SEC, it would just point to the strength of the conference or something
so far as I can tell, Boise State and Ohio State were the only undefeated teams that year. If the only two undefeated teams right now were FSU and Boise State, I think an argument for Auburn holds much more weight