The Dime Package: Ten Thoughts from Saturday’s College Action

September 19, 2016

Louisville’s demolition of Florida State highlighted a high scoring weekend in college football.  1.Lamar Jackson is the run away favorite to win the Heisman after Saturday’s dominant performance versus Florida State. Jackson is in the drivers seat but its still early. 2. I am not surprised that Louisville whacked Florida State. Both Charlie Strong and Bobby Petrino are tremendous recruiters. Petrino gets as much talent out of Florida as Jimbo…

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The Dime Package: Ten Thoughts from Sunday’s Action

September 19, 2016

Several high profile injuries at the running back position mar Week 2 of the NFL season.  1.Sunday featured several high profile injuries. The running back position was hit the hardest with Arian Foster, Jonathan Stewart, Ameer Abdullah, Thomas Rawls, Danny Woodhead, Doug Martin and Adrian Peterson all suffering injuries. Its still too early to tell how severe the injuries were but it could be a long day on Monday for…

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Patriots Pulse Recap: Patriots 31 Dolphins 24

September 18, 2016

Game Rewind: The Patriots hung on to beat the Miami Dolphins 31-24 in the home opener. Unfortunately, the win was overshadowed by Jimmy Garoppolo’s shoulder injury. Garoppolo has been diagnosed with a sprained AC Joint and has been listed day to day. Here are my five thoughts on the game. 1. The Jimmy G Injury: Garoppolo was shredding the Dolphins defense up until Kiko Alonso knocked him out of the…

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Patriots Pulse Preview: Miami Dolphins (0-1) at New England Patriots (1-0) 

September 18, 2016

Storyline: The Patriots welcome Ryan Tannehill and the Miami Dolphins to Gillette Stadium this afternoon for the 2016 home opener. The Patriots pulled off a minor upset last Sunday night by beating the Cardinals in Arizona.  The Dolphins almost pulled off an even bigger upset in Seattle but lost when Doug Baldwin scored the game winning touchdown for the Seahawks with under a minute left.  Here are my five keys…

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NFL At Large: Week Two Game Thoughts

September 16, 2016

Week two is upon us and there are already some key games on the docket. Here are my thoughts on each game and a predicted winner. Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers: We already know that is one of the fiercest rivalries in all of football. Lets get down to who wins it. I like Pittsburgh. I don’t think Cincy’s secondary can cover Antonio Brown no matter who they match on him….

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NCAA Football: Top Five Match Ups For Week Three

September 15, 2016

Its Week 3 of the college football season and after a lackluster week of games, there are several key games on the docket for this weekend. Here are the top five games for this weekend. #6 Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats: This is a trap game for the Cougs but with Greg Ward Jr. back at quarterback, they should be fine. Cincy will come out flying but if Tom Herman’s troops…

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Daily Script for September 14th 2016

September 14, 2016

1. The Saints cutting C.J Spiller is a bit of a surprise. They gave him a four year, $16 million dollar deal last off-season so they obviously thought he could play. 2. Speaking of the Saints. Sean Payton is no longer calling. Offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. is now calling the plays. Can Payton call the defense? The Saints are awful. 3. The NFL announced that they are launching another…

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Don’t Ever Change Mike Leach. Don’t Ever Change!

September 13, 2016

Here's the best of Mike Leach today. MUST WATCH for #Cougars, #Huskies, and all fans everywhere. Hilarious. pic.twitter.com/IAyWV9OemA — Aaron Levine (@AaronQ13Fox) September 13, 2016 I hope Mike Leach never changes. Sure he might get fired if things don’t improve this season in the Palouse but he is comedy gold. I love how unfiltered the man is. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks. He’ll always tell it like it.

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Vallee’s View: Week One Column

September 13, 2016

Garoppolo Shines in Debut   -Jimmy’s got the Moves:  As a perennial contender and the most dominant franchise in the NFL for 15 years running there are always a myriad of stories revolving around the New England Patriots as we enter each NFL season.  This year there was pretty much just one: Jimmy Garoppolo.   It was the one thing talk show hosts, columnists and Pats fans were talking about.  It…

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