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  1. UMFan83
    I love blowouts because the resulting fights are entertaining.
  2. UMFan83
    The Sox are clearing a lot of salary. Expect to see them jump in on a big name FA.
  3. UMFan83
    It's possible that the Reds could be our biggest competition for the division next year. Oh wait, Dusty Baker, nm
  4. UMFan83
    They are going to blow this aren't they?
  5. UMFan83
    Congrats to the Cardinals for winning the NFC West. Even if its pretty much by default, its still a proud accomplishment for a team whose history is pure futility. I always sorta cheer for the Cardinals because of said futility so I'm really happy to see them in only their second playoff appearance in like 20 years.
  6. UMFan83
    Hmm...now the Brewers thats an interesting place I hadn't thought of yet. Jake didn't say he'd want to play for Milwaukee, but its not all that far from Chicago, and they would definitely be competitive if he came aboard. From the Brewers perspective its a perfect match. They get a Sabathia level pitcher for a much more affordable contract.
  7. UMFan83
    Jeez, you better not blow this Hawks haha
  8. UMFan83
    Texas didn't even get a good bowl draw. They will murder OSU and no one will blink an eye because that's what they are supposed to do. I am not sure, was that pairing pretty much set in stone? I would have hoped they played like Alabama.
  9. UMFan83
    But you said that Florida was going to get left out of the title game even if they beat Alabama. Oops. no i said there was a chance. the voters completely flip-flopped on texas. Which wasn't the least bit surprising since they did the same thing with Michigan two years ago. this was a totally different situation. Well, in the sense that Texas beat OU but was left out of the Big 12 and BCS title games while Michigan lost to Ohio State and was left out of the BCS title game, sure, it's different. But in the sense that Texas didn't win the Big 12 title and was dropped in favor of another 1-loss team who its conference title, it's exactly the same. Yeah but its kinda different circumstances in that A) there is no big ten title game, even though that UM/OSU game was a defacto one, B) Michigan was #2 in the second to last BCS poll (after the loss) and was jumped by Florida, C) The voters had an agenda, not wanting UM and OSU to play again and not allowing 2 teams in a weaker Big 10 conference play each other for the title. I am still bitter about it happening (obviously not the first time Michigan is seemingly screwed by the polls for doing nothing wrong - 1997), but it was probably the right move.
  10. UMFan83
    Ok, so Dallas lost, meaning that this is how the race for the 6th playoff seed is: Dallas 8-5 Atlanta 8-5 Washington 7-5* plays tonight Philadelphia 7-5-1 Chicago 7-6 New Orleans 7-6 If these teams tie, the first tie breaker (on a 2 team tie) is H2H. Bears have beat Philly and lost to Atlanta and have to still play NO. If its a 2 or 3 team tie, most likely the tie breaker will be Conference record. Here is how these teams fare right now on conference record: Dallas 6-4 (2 to play) Atlanta 5-4 (3) Washington 6-4 (2) Philadelphia 6-4 (2) Chicago 5-5 (2) New Orleans 4-5 (3) So its still a long shot, but the Bears chances of getting a WC did go up by quite a bit today.
  11. UMFan83
    we have 3 significantly easier games ahead of us, though. if we win out, i think we're in. Well if we go 3-0, Minnesota has to go 1-2 or worse for us to get the division. i thought i was implying that i think they will. Ahh...its possible. Even if the Cardinals clinch today (which they will), they will essentially be playing the Vikings for the 3 seed in the NFC, so its still something to play for. Also with the loss today ATL is going to be fighting for their lives the week after, and even if the Giants have clinched everything they are still a tough team, and if still alive the Vikings will have a lot of pressure on them. The key is winning vs. NO this week and putting the pressure on Min
  12. UMFan83
    we have 3 significantly easier games ahead of us, though. if we win out, i think we're in. Well if we go 3-0, Minnesota has to go 1-2 or worse for us to get the division.
  13. UMFan83
    Michigan in the "UMFan is crying" Bowl. Go UM Hoops!
  14. UMFan83
    Well the Bears won, but their playoff hopes took a crippling blow with Minnesota's win. Minnesota has now officially clinched a tiebreaker against us meaning we are 2 games out with 3 to play. As for a potential WC spot, Atlanta lost today putting them at 8-5 with the Bears 7-6, but because the Bears lost to the Falcons, its the same situation. Of course Dallas is the team thats actually in the 6th seed at 8-4, if they lost and somehow the Bears/Falcons/Cowboys have a 3 way tie for the 6 seed, I'm not sure how that works out.
  15. UMFan83
    Cinci and Hawaii tied at 10 in the 3rd. What did Meph say the importance of this game was?
  16. UMFan83
    Either NU is legit or DePaul is just horrible. I think its a little of both.
  17. UMFan83
    Meh, the Wizards lost by 2 to the Lakers last night.
  18. UMFan83
    It's a good thing there are no shootouts in the playoffs! Edit: Dammit beaten!
  19. UMFan83
    That was a pretty bad shot by Kane
  20. UMFan83
    And that's another SOL. Blackhawks lose! Blackhawks lose! Man we suck at the SO, especially our shooters...
  21. UMFan83
    Nope, he just looked embarassingly bad on that one.
  22. UMFan83
    Huet + shootout + explosive scoring team = flip to Bulls game.
  23. UMFan83
    Why is it that we didn't spend some of that FA money on Houssa last offseason?
  24. UMFan83
    That entire 3rd period felt like a Red Wings power play. Gah, not that a point to the Wings matter because we're not really competing in their part of the division but it would be nice to get an outright win over them.
  25. UMFan83
    I can't believe Michigan won. For some reason I thought the game was on Sunday and just went to ESPN.com to see they won. Unbelievable. 6-2 isn't the best record, but their 2 losses were to Duke (Neutral site) and at Maryland. I don't know if a 6-2 overall record will get them ranked, but thye should be among the higher of the "others receiving". As for DePaul, screw you.
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