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Please don't let Z be seriously hurt.

I bet if Pujols were having the great second half, you'd have argued differently :D Actually the best argument for him being MVP is the projected finish of 62 HR, around 160 RBI and an OPS of 1.060. Regardless of whether the Phillies make the playoffs, those stats are ridiculous. Pujols OPS = 1.104.

Don't underestimate UC Davis. TCU didn't look very good and we dominated a decent Northern Colorado team. Don't get me wrong, I'm not expecting Davis to win but if TCU plays like it did against Baylor, they could get surprised.

Gophers are going to pull the upset.

You can if they're the defending national champs and had a no contest with a sun belt team. Calling a team without last year's QB or RB the "defending" national champs is kind of a contradiction in terms though. They still have an excellent defense. And I wouldn't consider it to be a contradiction in terms. This sort of thing happens all the time in sports both college and professional. The only difference in college is that it's expected because of graduation. Texas won the National Championship last year so they are the defending national champions. Every team is going to have turnover from year to year.

Wow. Look at the IP for some of those guys. Rudy May pitched 12 innings, Vida blue pitched 11, and Rollie Fingers pitched 7 innings.

If the Cubs lose today, they will have the worst record in the National League.

That's part of the reason I don't think they will do very well. I think, at best, the Raiders will go 1-5 in the division. They also play at Baltimore, at Seattle, at Cincinnati, vs Pittsburgh, and vs Arizona. If they go even 2-3 in that stretch that puts them at 3-8 at best on the year.

Wow. Miami and FSU combined for 3 rushing yards on 51 attempts in the game and just 310 total yards.

We should get some sort of ATS pick 'em (friendly) contest going. I know Mark R would love that There is a fantasy pick em league for both college and pro that somebody started with Yahoo sports. There is a thread in the General Fantasy Sports Discussions forum.

Technically, I guess. In a weird way.

Stop antagonizing them, it will just make it worse around here :wink: Ok now what is up with Lee Corso saying SC wont win a SEC title under Spurrier? This is absurd to be so sure that it wont happen. Florida wasnt the powerhouse they were until he got there and installed that offense. He can coach, recruit and stay out of trouble. Hell even Lou Holtz had a really good season and Spurrier is twice the coach he is. Speaking of Lou Holtz he is a complete ass on television. He constantly belittles Mark May and dribbles all over himself when he talks. Mark May needs to pile drive that POS into the newsdesk. Trev Alberts was in self love with himself but he at least made me laugh. I think its fair to say that our history is not the envy of college football. But how anyone can definitively say that Spurrier can't win the conference at USC is ridiculous. He's already recruiting well and has assembled a top notch coaching staff. He just donated $250,000 to our athletic department and he is pushing for the donations to improve our facilities. As for Corso in general, he's a pot-stirrer. That's it. If the guy really knew what he was talking about he might still be coaching. Lou Holtz is thoroughly unwatchable, just like our team under his direction in his last two seasons. Frankly, I was stunned when Corso said that. I thought Holtz was the only person who'd say idiotic stuff. When my friend and I heard Corso say that we were both shocked. It would be one thing to say that Spurrier wouldn't win a National Championship at South Carolina but it's insane to think that he won't win an SEC conference title at South Carolina.

Boston team ERA by month: April: 4.67 May: 4.62 June: 4.46 July: 4.60 August: 5.81 Varitek last played on July 31. I think it's been proven that Varitek meant more to that pitching staff than anything else. He was probably overpaid a bit for that batting line but if you lower your team's ERA by over a run as a catcher, you're worth a decent amount of money.

I will be pulling for the A's. Hopefully they will get the Tigers in the Division Series as opposed to the Yankees or White Sox/Twins.

Cubs are now half a game behind the Pirates for the worst record in the NL.

Now only 0.5 GB.

I won't allow myself to think that he's going to leave and assume he will come back whether that means not opting out or opting out and resigning.

I'm calling it right now, the loser of Titans/Jets will have the first pick in the draft. And I think the Jets will taste defeat at the hands of Kerry Collins. 8) You might be right, but I watched Tennessee beat the Packers by 14 a couple days ago. It really should have been a 30 point win, too. VY overthrew 3 easy TD's, the Titans missed a FG, missed an easy chip-shot FG attempt at the end of the half becausew Kerry Collins screwed up clock management, and fumbled inside the ten. All those things mean the Titans suck, but to do that and win by 14 (even though it's preseason) what does that say about GB? Favre only threw 1 pass (for 89 yards), and both GB corners were out, but a sad display nonetheless. The top 5 picks will probably include the Jets, Titans, Texans, Bills, and either the Packers or Lions. Excellent point, and I agree with your top 5, but I think both the Jets and Titans are worse than the Pack simply because GB still has Favre. Yes, I know he's old and likely washed up, but he still is good enough to find a way to pull out 5 wins or so, more than I think the Titans and Jets will get. When it comes down to it though, all these teams suck pretty bad. I hate to say it but this is East Coast Bias all the way here. Both Bay Area teams have good shots of getting a top 5 pick in the draft. The Niners have a better shot than the Raiders but I wouldn't discount Aaron Brooks helping the Raiders get a top 5 pick.

Who's going to get hurt next for the Red Sox? Schilling? Beckett? I mean, it can't get much worse now can it? Well, if they lose Schilling or Beckett, then they can be entered into the discussion with the Cubs of which team has been most injury-prone. It continues. Schilling was scratched this morning from his Monday start against the White Sox. He has a mild strain in his right side which apparently occured while warming up for his last start at Oakland. I didn't believe you until I looked up the Red Sox MLB site and Julian Tavarez will be starting in place of Schilling on Monday. In other news, the city of Boston has recorded record suicide rates over the past 3 weeks.

LET'S LET THEM WIN THERE LEAGUE INSTEAD OF PUNISHING HTEM WITH PLAYING FOR THIS MANAGER. You might be right.....3 weeks is all it takes for Baker and staff to ruin a young player. O'Malley got hurt in his second start.

UC Davis started off the season well with a 38-7 demolishing of Northern Colorado even with their top wide receiver recording no catches on the day due to a minor ankle sprain. Held UNC to 32 yards rushing for the game as well. Bring on TCU!! We're gonna take down the Horned Frogs.

Zbikowski is a stud.

We'll take down Montana State in 2 weeks. Count on it.

And yet they'll look like a completely different team when Notre Dame rolls in on 9/23.

I don't see any of those downgrades you talked about. And UCLA lost their entire offense from last year, there is no way ND loses to them. So you really think Darius Walker = LenDale White + Reggie Bush? Because that is just ludicrous. I would also give 2005 USC an advantage at WR if you factor in Reggie Bush lining up there 10-15 times a game. Quinn would be a slight downgrade because he doesn't have a Heisman like Leinart did going into last year.