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Justin Williams is a documented member of the Professional Handicappers League.
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After you have had some tournament experience with at least some success, I highly recommend playing the low buy-in re-buy tournaments at party poker, where you will find a lot of weak opponents, excellent blind structure, and decent prize pools for final table play.
The 3 and 6 dollar tourneys are a little deceiving because virtually nobody does just a single buy-in. It is not unusual to see 3 to 1 ratio of re-buys to entries. So going into a 6 dollar tourney is like a 15 or 20 dollar tournament in terms of the prize pool. That is how you should look at it as well. Go into these things with the idea of spending at least 6 to 10 rebuys. Think of it this way; You are in a regular poker tournaments. Rebuy as soon as you sit at the table. You are allowed to add one if your stack is 3000 or less. Add a rebuy every time you go all in on a hand, while the hand is in play, and every time your stack happens to dip below the 3000 chip level.
During the first 15 minutes you should be seeing most flops, calling or raising it doesnt matter. The idea is to see a flop with potential, and push all in while doing the rebuy. You may lose, but as soon as you win one you are up to 12000 (minimum) in chips quite fast. 12,000? Yes. This is how it works. Your original stack of 3000 plus a rebuy brings you to 6000. You go all in against a player that has 3000 and while you are winning his stack, you add another rebuy of 3000.
Now once you get to 12,000 in chips, you want to pick your all-ins more carefully in regards to who you are playing against. With marginal and drawing hands, push all in against single stacks of 3000 only. When you have a real power hand then you want to be up against other stacks your size or even larger.
Now as the rebuy hour winds down, you should be moving into protection mode here, because you just wont be able to rebuild in the last few minutes as easily. Further, your goal is to head into the second hour as one of the chip leaders so you want to be extra careful in giving away your advantage in the last minute. This means essentially, staying far away from the other big stacks. Attack the rocks, attack the small stacks, be heads up, if at all when you are big stack.
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Lyla Duke is an online poker player at Party Poker. She writes for http://www.PokerstrategyArticles.com and http://www.PokerBookReport.com
It?s been an off year for me, so I don?t have a problem mentioning that I won again with Tiger Woods, and mentioning again that my game plan coming into the year was to go with him every tournament he played in, thinking that if he had another monster year, he?d win half his tournaments. The strategy was to put it all on him in any head-to-head, and to put it all on him in the outright each week. Well, the monster year didn?t happen, until about a month ago.
He?s got two more Tour events—the WGC American Express Championship and the Tour Championship—and three international events, one of them the Ryder Cup in three weeks, left on his schedule. It?s not inconceivable that he could win out the season.
Fatigue may catch up with him, though. He?s already been to and fro the UK twice in a little more than a month (first to the British Open in Liverpool, then to the K Club in Ireland for a two-day jaunt after he won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, returning for last week?s Deutsche Bank, which he said he couldn?t have done if the tournament started on Thursday instead of Friday). He goes to England for the HSBC World Match Play Championship in England next week, plays the Ryder Cup the following week in Ireland, then plays the WGC-American Express Championship the following week in England. He?ll have a month off after that before the season-ending Tour Championship. Then it?s overseas again, this time to Shanghai, for the HSBC Champions Tournament.
It?s a similar schedule to year?s past for him, but with two extra trips for the Ryder Cup surveying session and the tournament itself (last year the President?s Cup, which is played off years of the Ryder Cup, was in Virginia), even his stunning momentum might get lagged.
Woods, who clinched Player of the Year with his win last week, is not one to rest on his laurels, of course, and is also mindful of records—long and short term. If he can win the two remaining Tour events, you?d have to figure that well-rested he has a good chance to win four to start 2007 and tie Byron Nelson?s consecutive PGA wins record.
In any case, he?s blown some excitement into the final couple months of the season, making every tournament he plays ?major? in terms of interest, and for that I owe him thanks because this is the time of year I wait for the Tour Championship like it?s the second coming of The Masters.
Last week: With the outright and head-to-head win (Adam Scott wasn?t close to contending all week and finished T50, 21 shots behind Tiger), I finished with $625 (half a unit at 5-4 in the outright) and $400 (one unit at 2-5 in the head-to-head) for a total of $1025, a shade more than a unit. It was my fourth straight winning week, each one netting a unit on average. My season total is now at -21 units.
At this week?s Canadian Open, Take Billy Andrade (80-1), 1/6 unit: It was a slow start for him in ?06, making just two cuts in his first seven tournaments. But he?s missed only one since. In June he followed up a T3 (Barclays) with a T2 the next week (Booz Allen). There was a T6 a month later, end of July in Milwaukee, and he hasn?t missed a cut since then (last week, T22). My thing with Andrade is this: He?s a good player with four wins in a good career. He?s not the most talented guy on the course, but he?s solid, doesn?t make many mistakes, and therefore makes his share of cuts—makes a very good living doing what he does. He seems to be a real nice guy and has fun out there, often smiling when he makes long putts. I just wonder if he?s got quite the killer instinct to win, which is what you want in an outright pick. That said, he?s obviously playing well lately and he won this tournament back in ?98.
Take Mike Weir (16-1), 1/6 unit: Weir missed the cut in his country?s national championship nine times before finally playing the weekend in 2000, when he finished 70. Since then, he?s gone T34, T22, 10, P2 and last year missed the cut. There?s a lot of pride on the line, and he gets huge support in Canada. It?s been a little better than workmanlike in ?06 for him, with six top-10s to go with only two missed cuts and most of his finishes under 50.
Take Jim Furyk (7-1), 1/6 unit: I have to go with Furyk instead of Singh this week. They?re having comparable years, each with a win, each with a bunch of top-10s. Furyk?s got about a million more earned this year, but this is really a coin flip kind of pick because these are the two best players in the field by far. You can look at Singh?s loss last week as maybe staying in his head this week, or he?s going in with confidence. Given Tiger, given that Singh was three up going into the last round and lost by two, I?m giving the edge to Furyk.
In the head-to-head, take Weir to finish higher than Ryan Moore (8-11), 1 unit: You have to look at the MC last year as an aberration. Weir gets especially pumped up for this tournament. The course, short and on the penal side, particularly suits the accurate-driving Weir. Moore finished T2 in the tournament last year, but in this his first full year on Tour, he?s missed six cuts in 17 tourneys entered. Weir?s missed the two cuts in 20 entered. As you can see, this isn’t going to pay huge but it’s practically guaranteed.
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Jeremy Church is a documented member of the Professional Handicappers League.
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February 5, 2008
Nostradamus was a physician and prophet of the 16th century
living in France at the time of the Inquisition. He was recognized
as a brilliant physician who knew effective measures against the
plague victims of the time, a rarity in his profession.
Nostradamus as a seer wrote about ‘quatrains’, or four line
poems, about his visions collected over his lifetime. The
quatrains are enveloped in deeply obscure, twisted, nested
symbolism and encryptions (such as anagrams, different
languages, etc.) that is virtually impossible to untangle by a
casual observer. Perhaps the greatest difficulty was that he
intentionally scrambled them in terms of their historical order.
Quatrains I have found particularly evocative and masterful in
symbolism and interpretation, and serve as examples of
Nostradamus’ intents and talents, are, Centurie III, Quatrain 13,
microchips and electricity, Centurie IV, Quatrain 29, the
dichotomy of technology vs. spirituality in the 20th century, and
Centurie II, Quatrain 75, a plane lands on the deck of an aircraft
carrier in a pivotal moment of WWWIII
How did Nostradamus do it?
Nostradamus was born with an inner ’sixth sense’, i.e. a strong
intuition and great psychic abilities. Secondly he had enormous
drive to develop it. His grandfather apparently passed him books
on witchcraft that allowed him to experiment with some rituals.
He also had access to ‘lost’ manuscripts handed down outside of
the libraries of the time. He talks about guides from the astral
plane and from other worlds who helped him. Some pointed him
in the direction of esoteric plant recipes and mind-enhancing
drugs (but he emphasized they only enhanced his powers and
were not the source of them). One apparently bestowed on him a
mirror during one of his meditations. The mirror was especially
important to his predictions.
Nostradamus also talked of using different crystals to focus on
various telepathic frequencies. Occasionally he refers to staring
at fire or water (such as in a bowl on a tripod) as a way of
focusing his mind. He had access to some lost works of
mysticism from his travels (apparently to some Moslem lands).
He communicated with other expert astrologers and mystical
teachers. However it is possible that some of his notes about and
explanations of his techniques were a means of throwing the
Inquisition off track.
One of the most amazing possibilities explored was that in a sort
of ‘twist of time’ Nostradamus was tapping into the
subconscious of the people from the future who contacted him.
Some have wondered about Nostradamus’ healing capabilities.
He talks about a sort of holistic approach to health and reveals
that he was skillful in avoiding the shock that was induced in
many patients of surgeons at the time using psychic approaches.
He talked about the importance of the ‘aura’ of the person in
determining the health of the patient and criticized the practice of
treating symptoms. He said that a patient will find some other
way to make themselves sick if their critical mental attitude is
awry. He talked about cancer being caused by deeply ingrained
self-sabotaging thoughts. Nostradamus also confirmed what
many have speculated, that he was able to see future approaches
to treating the diseases he encountered (such as the plague) and
adopt key aspects of the techniques.
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The author is a researcher on the Subjects of supernatural, paranormal, the occult and spirituality. He also has a blog on such occurances:
http://spiritualghost.blogspot.com
This article looks at the wonderful effects of laughter & really funny things.
Are you feeling run down? You could try laughing more! Some researchers think laughter could be the best medicine, helping you feel better and bringing that spring back into your step.
It makes sense that if people can get more laughter in their lives, they are happier and healthier too.
Laughter is a wonderful thing - that is why we have all heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine’. There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease.
Test the theory and see for yourself!
First id like you to think of some really funny things, situations you have been in or pictures you have seen, as long as it’s really funny!
Now I want you to smile, come on! Let the corners of your mouth turn up. Giggle, chortle, chuckle. And slowly build up into a loud laugh.
How do you feel now? Refreshed? Exhilarated? According to recent studies done by neuroscientists and psychologists, as well as the newest fads in holistic medicine, laughter is the greatest panacea yet discovered.
It has been credited with everything from lowering blood pressure and reducing chances of heart attacks and strokes to increasing your intelligence and capabilities to retain process information.
Humour and laughter are regularly being used in a variety of therapeutic situations.
Research into the use of therapeutic humour tells us it has the power to motivate, alleviate stress and pain and improve one’s sense of well being.
When really funny things make us laugh, natural killer cells which destroy tumours and viruses increase, along with Gamma-interferon (a disease fighting protein), T- cells (important for the immune system) and B - cells (which make disease -fighting antibodies).
As well as lowering blood pressure, laughter increases oxygen in the blood, which also encourages healing.
What is laughter?
Believe it of not laughter is not the same as humour. It is the physiological response to humour and is made of two parts - the production of a sound and a set of gestures.
Laughing causes our brain to conduct both the production of a sound and a set of gestures simultaneously.
Why do we laugh?
Some researchers believe that strengthening human connections is related to why we laugh because laughter occurs more often when people are comfortable around one another.
Have you noticed in an office everyone in the office laughs when the boss laughs? This is because dominant people use laughter more often than their subordinates.
Laughing and Humour is like a medicine and a very powerful one.
It can bring together families in troubled times, reduce anger and frustration and lower your stress levels.
If you can laugh at yourself or a situation you are in that seem overwhelming it will help to diffuse the stress.
Laughter and really funny things serve a great purpose in our life not only from a medical point of view we discussed earlier but it will make you feel better about yourself and the world around you. It will make a bad situation seem a little less daunting.
A hearty laugh a day may well keep the doctor away, so keep looking at really funny things!
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Vicki Churchill is the owner of http://www.reallyfunnythings.com, a site that specializes in funny things and information on how really funny things are good for your health.
Americans looking for another reason to hate the French are happy this morning. The Head-Butt Heard Round The World turns out to have been caused by a Yo’ Mama joke.
Well, actually, it was caused by a Yo’ Sista joke. Zinedine Zidane planted his sweat-drenched scalp in the chest of Italy’s Marco Materazzi because Materazzi said something kind-of-disparaging about Zidane’s sister. Except it wasn’t that disparaging.
Materazzi was clutching and grabbing in the World Cup final this July, which, if these soccer-ignoring eyes are any judge, is absolute standing operating procedure in the sport. Zidane turned to Materazzi and wittily proclaimed, ‘If you want, I’ll give you the jersey later.’ Ha. Hilarious. You see, Zidane was pretending like the reason Materazzi was pulling his jersey was that he wanted it, not that he was trying to impede France’s superstar. It is to laugh.
Materazzi, like any good professional athlete, wasn’t having any of this lame-ass quip. He responded, ‘I prefer your sister.’
Now that, I have to admit, is a pretty good one.
But can it possibly have been the worst thing Zidane has ever heard on a soccer pitch? No way. Have you ever seen what this guy looked like when he had hair. I mean, we’re talking seriously embarrassing male-pattern baldness. You mean no one ever asked him if he rubbed in his bald spot getting tea-bagged by Jacques Chirac? I find that rather hard to believe.
Can you imagine if Michael Jordan had lost it every time someone asked about his affairs with porn stars, his massive gambling debts, his hair-plug problems? Jordan would still be in jail. What would Zidane do if Bill Romanowski spat in his face? Heck, hasn’t the man ever tuned in to Comedy Central on a Saturday afternoon and seen the millionth re-run of White Men Can’t Jump? ‘We goin’ to Sizzler! We goin’ to Sizzler!’
In some cultures, what Materazzi said doesn’t even qualify as an insult. Why, if you told me you’d rather have my sister, I’d probably reply, ‘See, here’s the problem, my sister really isn’t that interested in sweaty, hairy, half-literate monkey-men. But I do appreciate you asking first.’
Can you give us a sense of the frenzy that is gripping the handicapping community as the NFL regular season approaches? Is it just crazy?
BoDog Bookmakers, BoDog.ws: We’re not handicappers, but I would assume it’s crazy. It’s an exciting time of year!
Is there one NFL bet out there that really seems to be capturing the public’s fancy? One team people seem to be jumping all over, or one game that’s inspiring more action than others?
BDB, BoDog.ws: The action coming in on MiamiPitt is huge already. Everyone seems to like the Fins as Big Ben won’t be playing this week.
Boy, anyone picking California to beat Tennessee last weekend sure is an idiot, huh? (I did! I did!) Is Tennessee going to be for real, or was Cal simply that bad?
BDB, BoDog.ws: Tennessee looked real good last week; however, Cal’s defense was suspect at best and the QB concern is a reality.
How’s the interest in the U.S. Open been? Who does the betting public like to win on the men’s and women’s sides?
BDB, BoDog.ws: The action has been tremendous on the Open. The bettors love Blake and Serena; however, Serena lost yesterday. The past few days’ action has been balanced, so it looks like we’ll have a good Open 
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Christopher Harris is a featured writer for the Professional Handicappers League.
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Miami travels north to Pittsburgh to meet the defending Super Bowl Champions and to get the 2006 NFL season underway. Ben Roethlisberger?s absence in the starting lineup from an appendix ailment, not a motorcycle crash, has made the season opener a pick ?em game. Now it will be up to Charlie Batch to spoil Daunte Culpepper?s attempt to get his fresh start off on the right foot.
Batch started 2 of the 4 games that Roethlisberger missed last season, winning both of them despite not throwing a TD pass and not putting up impressive numbers. Culpepper?s apparent full recovery has the Miami faithful confident that their Dolphin?s will make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 2001. Last season, Miami finished with 6 straight wins because of the strong 2-pronged running attack of Ricky Williams and then rookie Ronnie Brown. Culpepper should be the answer to Miami?s non-existent passing attack in 2005, and if he can?t get the job done, they?ll have another shot with former Detroit Lions starter Joey Harrington. The loss of Williams shouldn?t be a factor as increasing Brown?s carries won?t hurt the offense. Overall, the Dolphins should be much improved on the offensive side of the football.
Roethlisberger?s absence will put a lot of pressure on Batch to throw the football well as now coach Nick Saban will likely key on Pittsburgh?s rushing attack led by Willie Parker who rushed for 1,202 yards last season despite losing carries to retired future Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis. Miami will be hoping that newly acquired defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson can couple with Keith Traylor to put a damper on Pittsburgh?s high-powered rushing attack. Miami will be solid up front with Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Taylor and with fellow Pro Bowler Zach Thomas in support.
While Miami?s defense should be solid this season, Pittsburgh returns all but 2 starters on a defensive unit which led the AFC in yards allowed last season. The Pittsburgh defense led by hard-hitting big play safety Troy Polamalu and speedy linebacker Joey Porter will once again be this team?s strong suit. This will be a huge test for Miami and Culpepper right off the bat. With Roethlisberger sidelined for another week or 2, this one looks like a defensive battle. However, I have uncovered which team has the clear edge on the defensive side of the ball in this one and we are ready to cash in big on the 2006 NFL season opener.
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Jimmy Boyd is a documented member of the Professional Handicappers League.
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February 4, 2008
Inside the Boxscores is a weekly feature from Matt Fargo that has been widely recognized as the best summation in college football. He takes an in-depth look at each game and pulls out the most pertinent information that will help you handicap games in the future. College football is filled with quirky plays, misleading scores and surprise endings. Fargo takes you inside the action.
NAVY 28 East Carolina 23
Navy ran all over the Pirates for 403 yards but that was to be expected. The Midshipmen averaged 5.8 ypc on 70 carries so it wasn?t a complete domination. Navy threw for only six yards on two completions. East Carolina meanwhile threw for 283 yards while rushing for just 76 yards on 25 carries (3.0 ypc). East Carolina pulled to within five points with a late touchdown but it was never able to get the ball back.
(23) TENNESSEE 35 (9) California 18
Tennessee jumped out to a 35-0 lead while racking up 514 yards of offense. California did put up 336 total yards but 208 of those yards followed Tennessee?s fifth touchdown on the day and that included a 97-yard drive in the final two minutes. The Volunteers held the Golden Bears potent rushing attack to just 64 yards on 23 carries (2.8 ypc). Four of the Volunteers five touchdowns were 42 yards or longer.
(7) FLORIDA 34 Southern Mississippi 7
Southern Mississippi jumped out to a 7-0 lead thanks to an interception by the Gators on their third play of the game. The Golden Eagles were hurt by their own mistakes the rest of the way. They were inside Florida?s 33-yard line on four drives but turned it over on downs twice inside the 20, threw an interception and missed a field goal. The Gators had three touchdown drives of 71 or more yards.
INDIANA 39 Western Michigan 20
The Hoosiers outgained Western Michigan by only 34 total yards but had an interception return and a punt return for scores. The Hoosiers jumped out to a 29-6 lead midway through the third quarter and Western Michigan didn?t have its best drive of the day until garbage time. Neither team got its running game on track as Indiana rushed for 71 yards while Western Michigan ran for 72 yards.
WAKE FOREST 20 Syracuse 10
Wake Forest held Syracuse to just 136 total yards and 11 first downs and despite outgaining the Orange by 227 total yards, the game was still in question late in the fourth quarter. After scoring a touchdown on its second drive Syracuse could muster only 31 yards the rest of the game. The Orange were 1-11 on third down conversions.
ALABAMA 25 Hawaii 17
Hawaii was outgained by just eight yards and missed some excellent opportunities to pull off the upset. The Warriors fumbled at the Alabama 2-yard line on their first drive of the second half and were driving on their final possession before being intercepted on the final play of the game. The Tide controlled the clock for more than 11 minutes longer despite running just six more plays. Hawaii was hurt by 11 penalties.
Wisconsin 35 BOWLING GREEN 14
Wisconsin outgained the Falcons by just 20 total yards but used its best efforts late in the game by scoring the final two touchdowns to pull away. Both teams ran the ball considerably more as the Badgers threw for only 124 yards while Bowling Green threw for just 82 yards. Wisconsin was faced with only six third down attempts, converting three and also used a blocked punt for one of its touchdowns.
(10) OKLAHOMA 24 U-A-B 17
Oklahoma overcame four turnovers and a stingy UAB defense to pull off the narrow win. The Blazers took a three-point lead late in the third quarter but the Sooners struck back right away with a 69-yard touchdown pass on the very next play. They added a field goal and held to UAB to just 39 yards in its final four possessions. UAB controlled the clock by over 10 more minutes but was hurt by 11 penalties.
PITTSBURGH 38 Virginia 13
Pittsburgh held the Cavaliers to 211 total yards including just 52 yards rushing on 21 carries (2.5 ypc). The defense also accounted for two scores as it returned two interceptions for touchdowns. Virginia crossed midfield only four times on the night and its first two scores were on drives of 18 and 13 yards. The Panthers had touchdown passes of 72 and 78 yards, both occurring on the first play of the drive.
(25) TEXAS TECH 35 S-M-U 3
The Red Raiders racked up 501 yards of offense as all five touchdown drives were more than 60 yards. SMU was held to 189 yards of offense and after kicking a field goal in its opening possession, the Mustangs had only 120 yards the rest of the way and crossed midfield only twice in its last 11 drives. The Red Raiders were 11-18 on third and fourth down while SMU was just 3-13.
U-C-L-A 31 Utah 10
UCLA outgained Utah 425-287 with most of that disparity coming in the second half where the Bruins scored the final 17 points of the game. The Utes had only 64 total yards after the break while UCLA tallied 214 yards. The Bruins easily controlled the time of possession while going 6-14 on third down conversions. The Utes meanwhile went 0-11 on third down and were 0-1 inside the redzone.
ARKANSAS STATE 14 Army 6
Arkansas St. shut down the Army offense, holding it to 164 total yards including just 69 yards rushing on 27 carries (2.6 ypc). The Indians passed for just 97 yards but put up 220 yards on the ground on 45 carries (4.9 ypc). They did lose three fumbles, two of which occurred inside the Black Knights 15-yard line while the third happened at their own 10-yard line. Army?s longest drive was just 36 yards.
(4) AUBURN 40 Washington St 14
The Tigers outyarded Washington St. 484-274 thanks to a running game that tallied 293 yards on 44 carries (6.7 ypc). The score could have been a lot worse but Auburn had to settle for four field goals in its first four drives. The Cougars did pull to within 12 points midway through the third quarter but the Tigers tacked on two more scores to pull away. Auburn won the time of possession in every quarter.
(2) Notre Dame 14 GEORGIA TECH 10
The Irish got into a 10-0 hole but scored the go ahead touchdown on their first drive of the second half and the defense held the rest of the way. Notre Dame forced the Yellow Jackets to punt on all four second half possessions while allowing just 66 yards of offense. The Irish ended with 384 yards of offense but they had two missed field goals while committing 11 penalties for 80 yards.
(8) L-S-U 45 UL Lafayette 3
LSU outgained the Cajuns 469-176 and held them to just eight first downs. La-Lafayette?s only score came on a field goal off a three-yard drive that was set up by a Tigers fumble. The Cajuns had other opportunities as they got inside LSU?s 23-yard line two other times but missed a field goal and were intercepted the other time. The Tigers scored their second touchdown on an interception return.
(6) U-S-C 50 ARKANSAS 14
USC racked up 472 yards of offense but three of its first four scores ended up being field goals. The Trojans also benefited from five Arkansas turnovers that led to 31 points. None of those five scoring drives were more than 31 yards. USC finished 7-7 inside the redzone and was 7-14 on 3rd down. The Razorbacks were down by just nine points at halftime but the Trojans scored touchdowns on their first four possessions after the break.
Houston 31 RICE 30
Houston overcame a 16-point deficit late in the third quarter and scored the final 17 points to pull off the win. The Cougars finished with just 329 yards of offense including only 96 yards rushing on 28 carries (3.4 ypc). The Owls scored touchdowns on all four drives in the second quarter but a blocked PAT after the final one was ended up being the difference. Rice finished with just 68 yards in the second half.
ARIZONA 16 B-Y-U 13
Arizona won on a last second field goal after BYU had tied the game just minutes earlier. The defenses ruled this one, especially the rushing defenses. Arizona was held to 67 yards on 24 carries (2.8 ypc) while the Cougars gained only 24 yards on 24 carries (1.0 ypc). BYU had its best drive of the game turn into nothing as it turned the ball over on downs late in the third quarter.
OLE MISS 28 Memphis 25
Memphis outgained Mississippi 374-337 despite the Rebels rushing for 240 yards on 45 carries (5.3 ypc). Mississippi took an 11-point lead midway through the final quarter but the Tigers drove 67 yards to pull within three points. The Rebels were able to run out the ball and secure the win. Both teams finished 3-3 inside the redzone but Memphis was forced to kick a 30-yard field goal which was the difference.
(22) T-C-U 17 BAYLOR 7
Baylor outgained the Horned Frogs 333-330 and took a 7-0 lead into halftime but it could not muster another score. The Bears had three scoring opportunities in the second half but they turned the ball over twice inside the redzone while ending the game at the TCU 22-yard line. An interception by the Horned Frogs led to the lone touchdown by Baylor. The teams combined for just 144 yards rushing.
(13) LOUISVILLE 59 Kentucky 28
Louisville racked up 631 yards of offense while holding the Wildcats to just 260 yards. The Cardinals rushed for 363 yards on 55 carries (6.6 ypc) while Kentucky could muster only 22 yards on 19 carries (1.2 ypc). The Wildcats scored on pass plays of 73 and 80 yards while also returning a kickoff 100 yards for a score. Louisville controlled the ball for over 17 minutes longer while 7 of 8 touchdown drives were 50 or more yards.
(9) Florida State 13 (17) MIAMI-FLORIDA 10
The defenses dominated as only 17 first downs were produced along with just 310 total yards of offense. The most amazing statistic was the rushing yards as Florida St. finished with just one yard while Miami finished with just two yards on the ground. There were 16 punts and the teams were a combined 9-31 on third down. There were six fumbles in the game, three by each team, but none changed possession.
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Matt Fargo is a documented member of the Professional Handicappers League.
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It?s always enlightening to review what happened the prior week, especially in light of how you expected things to go down. The world of sports doesn?t always follow a script which obviously lends to its popularity.
Who was impressive? How about UCLA over Utah, 31-10. A friend of mine called quarterback Ben Olson UCLA’s ?secret weapon?. So hard to believe that a kid who hasn?t played a competitive game in four years would be so good, but apparently a football was packed on the LDS mission he took a few years ago. Olson looked like an NFL QB in the first quarter as he completed his first nine passes. Utah replaces their starting QB on a series with Oklahoma transfer Jeff Grady. Grady immediately throws a TD pass, unfortunately for him is was to a UCLA defensive back. It was a long day for Ute backers.
Do you think the University of California players have the words to ‘Rocky Top’ memorized yet? What will the beat-down the Bears suffered in Tennessee do to the psyche of the CAL players? They have a huge game coming up against Minnesota, a team that has been 18-4 against the spread the last seven+ years in the first three games of the season. Cal seemed very surprised with Tennessee’s size, strength and speed, things that can’t always be determined on tape or recreated in practice. The Bears still have running back Marshawn Lynch, unfortunately they still don?t have QB Aaron Rogers who is sitting on a cold bench in Green Bay. California?s hopes are resting on the shoulders of two very unproven quarterbacks.
Tennessee QB Erik Ainge received a huge shot of confidence with four touchdowns and almost 30 yards a completion. The return of offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe may save Philip Fulmer?s demotion to tour guide at Dolly Parton?s amusement park, Dollywood, in Tennessee?s Great Smoky Mountains.
Obviously just my opinion, but I think Oklahoma is going to really suffer with Paul Thompson at the helm. You can only hand off so much to Adrian Peterson. This is going to be a team to look about going against.
On the radio Tuesday there was a ton of talk about how boring the Florida State-Miami game was and how neither of those teams stood a chance to make it very far in the BCS chase this year. It reminded me of all of the talk about what a snooze it is to watch the Detroit Pistons play hoops. I don’t understand why so much of the public does not appreciate a good defensive battle? Watching the unbelievable play of Seminole LB Buster Davis and that of the stalwart Miami secondary was highly entertaining. Of course, I might have been biased since I had a nice wager on the UNDER for the game. Regardless, a great defensive struggle, be it Clemens pitching against Schilling, the Bears battling on the gridiron against the Panthers, or Moe versus Larry in a pie fight, is a thing of beauty. Take appreciation in a strong front seven against the run, a smothering man to man defense, or a pressure full-court press.
There were no overall trends that surfaced in week one. Totals were even-steven at 22 to the OVER and 22 to the UNDER. Favorites were 23-19-2 against the spread and home teams were 22-20-2 ATS. One trend that did pop up was the Big Ten against the Mid-American Conference, 6-0 in the first week.
Division 1-AA teams slay Goliath! You have to believe perennial Big 12 title contender Colorado took Montana State about as seriously as I would if Rosie O’Donnell was putting the moves on me at Pure, the super-club at Caesars Palace. With Montana State?s 19-10 victory over the Buffs, people might learn their team mascot is the Bobcats. Or is it the Grizzlies?
While Richmond beat Duke, the Blue Devils have an excuse in that Coach K was out of the country with the USA basketball team.
It?s probably a good idea when you are ?ushering in a new era? with a fresh coaching staff to play a Division 1-AA team to ensure an easy win, a team you can steamroll over. Well, that actually has been the Kansas State philosophy every year under the recently-retired grandfather-figure, Bill Snyder. K-State now has a coaching staff that all could qualify as Snyder?s grandchildren, that?s how young and inexperienced they are.
Even though they lost, 24-23 on a late missed two-point conversion, Illinois State actually did the steamrolling! KSU only managed 44 yards rushing against a tough Redbird defense (is it possible for anything named Redbird to be tough?) and were outgained 346 yards to 207. However, the Mildcats had the good fortune of scoring touchdowns on a punt return and a fumble recovery.
Colt McCoy, redshirt freshman quarterback at defending national champion University of Texas, looks like the kid from your seventh grade gym class who could climb the ropes better than anybody. How can he replace a superb physical specimen such as Vince Young? Doesn’t it seem more likely to see a pair of plastic flags around McCoy’s waist than this baby-faced recruit behind a line of 300-pound behemoths? Maybe I have the classic ‘what’s wrong with this picture’ attitude, but if this kid leads the Horns to a victory over the Buckeyes, I will have a new-found respect for peach-fuzzed red-shirt freshmen.
A bulletin just in: The State of New York has replaced the death penalty with a punishment of having to watch a replay of the Temple-Buffalo football game gallantly won by Buffalo in overtime, 9-3. First-year Buffalo head coach, Turner Gill, has decided to legally change his name to Greg Robinson to avoid tarnishing his accomplishments on the field in a glowing career at the University of Nebraska with any future coaching blights in upstate New York.
A couple of NFL notes. When was the last time you saw a player miss a season after being shot by the police? Even Andre Rison avoided that fate. (even though having your girlfriend burn your house down does qualify on the honorable mention list). And, for you people over 40, is ESPN NFL analyst John Clayton morphing into Hollywood Squares icon, the late Wally Cox?
Best of luck this week!
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Jim Kruger is a documented member of the Professional Handicappers League.
Read all of his articles at http://www.procappers.com/Jim_Kruger.htm
I was a child, knowing nothing at all
Mother concentrated to make me happy
I found the world so simple and easy
Had no one else around;
Seeing i am yet to understand
Many things which man can do
I need someone else to be close to me
Someone to drive me to explore
Adolescence is completed,
Man tell me where to find you.
In the church, in the school?
I have a need, and it is like that
It is time to live life another way
Not to feel lonely anyway
Man tell me, just tell me
Who you are
The world looks so complicated
So many things i am coming to pass through
But found i cannot do anything alone
Have come to know how others overcome
It is so natural and so interesting
This is where you are protected
I need someone who can stand by
And it will be a man, my real man
I do not want to stay alone so cold
let me reach out to somewhere else
The place i was surpose to be-
Find fulfillment to my dreams.
I do not want to wait anymore
It will be truly unnatural
Man, If you know you are true to it
Just tell me exactly who you are
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Nicholas Thaddaeus was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977. he attended some college in the state, he is also creative in home interior design finishes and spends the rest of his time in writing article(poem-prose)
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