Previously on the Christ Dude, Don’t You Have Any Real Friends? Championship Series, victories by Boston College and Texas Christian allowed the fray’s mortal party to take a one game lead in the CDDYHARFCS standings. It was a lead that, regardless of the outcomes of the remainder of Saturday’s games, Merrill Park Superstar would hang onto.
Archive for December, 2007
UFC 79: Nemesis Is Tonight
UFC returns to pay-per-view tonight with a huge card featuring a double main event of Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre to decide the UFC’s Interim Welterweight Championship and Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva, well, just because.
Saturday Evening Update: Man Overtakes Machine in CDDYHARFCS
On the strength of victories by Boston College and TCU over Michigan State and Houston, respectively, in the Champs Sports and Texas Bowls on Friday, the prognosticating prowess of Merrill Park Superstar at least momentarily appears superior to that of NCAA Football ’08.
Christ Dude, Don’t You Have Any Real Friends? Championship Series — Friday Update
In the first Friday bowl game, the #14 Boston College Eagles hold a 14-7 lead over the Michigan State Spartans in the Champs Sports Bowl.As they have been all season, the Eagles have been led by senior quarterback Matt Ryan, who has completed 10 of 16 passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns thus far.
Michigan State tight end Kellen Davis started the scoring in the first quarter, hauling in an 18-yard pass from quarterback Brian Hoyer.
The Texas and Emerald Bowls will be contested later this evening.
Purdue Survives Chippewa Onslaught To Win Motor City Bowl
In a game that saw its two teams combine for 99 points, the most important play of the game was executed by a kicker — good news for Purdue, bad news for Central Michigan.
Boilermakers kicker Chris Summers split the uprights on a 40-yard field goal as regulation time expired to secure a 51-48 win for Purdue in a wild Motor City Bowl.
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I Am, If Nothing Else, A Man of the People
Hope any and all readers had a safe, enjoyable holiday. Obviously, I took a holiday sabbatical — way earlier than was necessary, actually. Still, I’m back now, as we’re bearing down on the NFL playoffs, as well as some of the more prominent games in the college bowl season. And it’s the amateur game that will be the focus of this post, because I learned something new about my knowledge of the college game on Christmas Eve. It was, in fact, a modern-day Christmas miracle.
The Mitchell Report Refuses To Go Away
In the wake of Andy Pettitte’s transparent image rebuilding attempt by means of deflection on Saturday, Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun reports that the Orioles’ Brian Roberts is the latest player fingered in the Mitchell Report to admit to PED use.
Nick Saban Is Not Going To Be The West Virginia Coach
West By God Virginia is reporting that quitter/whore Nick Saban isn’t feeling hated enough this holiday season, and has therefore sent feelers out to express interest in the coaching position vacated by Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia.
A New Headache for Kidd
Finally some NBA news to break up the monotony of all the steroids talk! From the Daily News:
New Jersey Nets star Jason Kidd is once again in the wrong kind of court battle, now that a model is suing him for pawing her in a Manhattan nightclub.
The 23-year-old beauty, who is not identified in the suit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, says the hoops hotshot repeatedly grabbed her crotch and backside in an Oct. 10 visit to Tenjune, a Meatpacking District hotspot.
Also, Grizzlies center Pau Gasol will miss five games with a toe injury while Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas was suspended for a game for his scuffle with Indiana’s Troy Murphy.
But, to end on a somewhat happy note, Steve Nash is a funny guy, if not much of an impressionist:
Merrill Park Superstar: IT DOES OTHER THINGS
A big story is a big story, so yes, here is even more Mitchell Report-related information. This time it’s the fallout.
- Jose Canseco was denied entrance to the Mitchell Report press conference yesterday under the guise that he was not, in fact, a member of the media. It seems that one or more (probably “or more”) members of the MLB Security Patrol is sorely lacking in culture. Like any good sportswriter, Canseco responded to his banishment by directing petty accusations towards a star player.
- Roger Clemens was “slandered” by the Mitchell Report, according to attorney Rusty Hardin. Actually, if anything, I believe he was libeled. Hardin explained in a statement that “There has never been one shred of tangible evidence that he ever used these substances,” suggesting that there is little value in intangibles. Tough news for The Best Clutch Hitter Clemens Has Ever Seen.
Since all of this Mitchell Report nonsense is starting to overtake the blog, I’m starting to feel obligated to write about something that isn’t baseball. If nothing else, you can look for a preview of this weekend’s North Carolina-Rutgers game since I’ll be in attendance for that one. Given the fact that I’ve seen portions of a single UNC game and not a single minute of Scarlet Knights basketball to this point in the season, that promises to provide some sound analysis.
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