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      A road map to the BCS title game

      November 4, 2008 /

      Graham HarrellHere is who the top six BCS teams currently have left to face:

      1. *ALABAMA: at Louisiana St.; Mississippi St.; Auburn
      2. *TEXAS TECH: Oklahoma State; at Oklahoma; Baylor
      3. PENN STATE: at Iowa; Indiana; Michigan State
      4. *TEXAS: Baylor; at Kansas; Texas A&M
      5. *FLORIDA: at Vanderbilt; South Carolina; The Citadel; at Florida St.
      6. *OKLAHOMA: at Texas A&M; Texas Tech; at Oklahoma State
      *-may also play in league championship

      Just based on the remaining schedule, it looks like the title game will probably come down to the league championship weekend, which only benefits Penn State since the Big Ten doesn’t have a championship game.

      But what’s interesting is that all six of these teams have potential pitfall games that could sink them before championship weekend. ‘Bama has the toughest road to travel with LSU and Auburn still left on its schedule, while Texas Tech has two dangerous games back to back in OK State and Oklahoma, while Florida-Florida State is always interesting. Penn State and Texas have arguably the easiest schedule, although Iowa and Michigan State could catch the Nittany Lions napping.

      Something I don’t want to hear this year his how championship week is essentially a playoff. That is the most exciting week in college football, but it’s not a true playoff system and it’s a joke when BCS supporters try to pedal it as such.

      College Football

      High school football player disagrees with call, then punches coach

      November 4, 2008 /

      A high school football player in Idaho disagreed with a referee’s call during a recent game but instead of taking his anger out on the ref or the other team, he decided to go bananas on his coach and punch him repeatedly in the face.

      Click here to see the video of the news report.

      I’m not one to pass judgment on someone I don’t know, but this kid doesn’t seem like the sharpest tool in the tool shed just based on the way he took 30 seconds to answer the officer’s question when he was booked.

      General Sports, Video

      Daunte Culpepper might start for Lions on Sunday

      November 4, 2008 /

      From near retirement to starting NFL quarterback again, Daunte Culpepper is back ladies and gentlemen. With Dan Orlovsky expected to miss some time with a hand injury, Culepper could start for the Detroit Lions this Sunday when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars.

      Daunte Culpepper“It was a terrific workout — you could see the explosion in the arm, the movement of the feet, all those things were good,” coach Rod Marinelli said. “You look at it and you say it’s a great opportunity to add a really good veteran player to your football team.”

      Culpepper, 31, announced his unofficial retirement from the NFL in early September, unable to find a suitable opportunity after abbreviated stints in Miami and Oakland the past two seasons. But two weeks ago, he changed his mind after talking to the Lions, among other teams.

      I don’t care how much “explosion” he had in his arm or “movement” in his feet – if the Jaguars lose to one-knee Culpepper on Sunday a week after losing to Ryan Fitzpatrick and the previously winless Cincinnati Bengals, than head coach Jack Del Rio deserves his walking papers. Culpepper was a disaster in Miami and Oakland and should be nothing short of horrible behind what could only be deemed as the offensive line in football.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Derek Jeter the worst fielder in baseball?

      November 4, 2008 /

      A couple of stat geeks got together and did a study to determine which MLB fielders were the best and worst at each position. According to their research, New York Yankees’ infielder Derek Jeter is the worst defensive shortstop, worst defensive fielder at any position and worst uniform-wearer in all of baseball.

      Derek Jeter“They watched film of every major-league game, and had recorded every ball off the bat by the direction in which it was hit [the vector], the type of hit [groundball, flyball, line-drive, popup, etc.] and by how hard the ball was hit [softly hit, medium, hard hit],” according to James.

      In an earlier article that appears on James’ Fielding Bible Web site, BIS ripped Jeter.

      “They had analyzed the outcomes to determine who was best at turning hit balls into outs,” James wrote. “One of their conclusions was that Jeter was probably the least effective defensive player in the major leagues, at any position.”

      Jeter is no stranger to statistically questioned fielding. A Penn University study released in February found Jeter to be the worst shortstop in the majors.

      “Maybe it was a computer glitch,” Jeter told The Post during spring training. “Every [shortstop] doesn’t stay in the same spot, every one doesn’t have the same pitching. Every one doesn’t have the same hitters running. It’s impossible to do that.”

      There’s no question Jeter has lost a step over the years, but it wasn’t too long ago that he was one of the best defensive shortstops in the game. And regardless of what a couple of stat-heads say, Jeter never takes a play off, often sacrifices his body to make plays and always plays with energy.

      Other shortstops like Jimmy Rollins, Troy Tulowitzki and J.J. Hardy might be better defensively, but I would still take Jeter on my team in a heartbeat.

      Fantasy Baseball, MLB

      Jake Peavy to the Yankees?

      November 4, 2008 /

      Jake Peavy has apparently added the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California Santa Anita America to his list of teams he would approve a trade to.

      Jake PeavyTowers said that the five NL teams — the Braves, Cubs, Dodgers, Cardinals and Astros — remain Peavy’s preferred destinations, but Towers said Peavy also expressed a willingness to consider the Angels and Yankees should it be impossible for Towers to find an equitable deal with one of the NL clubs he likes.

      Peavy’s agent, Barry Axelrod, said in a recent interview with SI.com that his client has some good feelings about the Yankees. “What kid doesn’t grow up dreaming of wearing the pinstripes?” Axelrod said. Yet, for geographic reasons the Yankees remain below the five NL teams on Peavy’s list, and perhaps also the Angels, who have a distinct advantage in that they are the nearest team to Peavy’s new home in San Diego.

      It’ll be interesting to see which starting pitcher the Yankees pursue more this offseason. They’re rumored to be interested in CC Sabathia, but he wants to stay in the NL so he can hit. Peavy would obviously be a great addition, but that means giving up prospects and who knows if he can make the jump into the AL. Out of the two, Sabathia might be the better fit.

      Fantasy Baseball, MLB

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