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      College Football Game of the Week: (#2) Florida at (#11) Auburn

      October 11, 2006 /

      Just a week ago the talk was about #2 Auburn. But after a downright ugly loss to Arkansas at home last Saturday, the Tigers dropped all the way out of the top 10 to number 11.

      The team taking over the Tigers former #2 spot was the Florida Gators after an impressive win over LSU last week. If Florida can get past Auburn and Georgia over the next several weeks, the Gators might be on the fast track to a National Championship appearance.
      Each week a game will be highlighted and broken down by each team’s strengths and weaknesses vs. its opponent. Plus, no preview would be complete without a forecasted score – you’ll find a prediction on the game at Bullz-Eye.com as well.

      On tap this week: (#2) Florida at (#11) Auburn.

      College Football, General Sports

      Breaking News: Yankees’ Lidle dies in plane crash

      October 11, 2006 /

      ESPN.com is reporting that New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle died in a plane crash Wednesday afternoon.

      A small plane piloted by New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, killing at least four people, authorities said.

      Lidle died in the crash.

      The twin-engine plane came through a hazy, cloudy sky and hit the 20th floor of The Belaire — a red-brick tower overlooking the East River, about five miles from the World Trade Center — with a loud bang, touching off a raging fire that cast a pillar of black smoke over the city and sent flames shooting from four windows on two adjoining floors.

      It has been reported that Lidle was the pilot of the small plane and was on a path that most experienced fliers would deem small and narrow to fly through. Lidle had his pilot license for only eight months before the crash.

      At first, many people on the ground around Manhattan thought it was another Sept. 11 attack, but onlookers were quickly notified that it was a random accident. Most of the details are still a bit hazy.

      Lidle pitched against the Detroit Tigers in the Yankees divisional playoff series just last week. He was 34 years old.

      MLB

      T.O. can now raise our kids!

      October 11, 2006 /

      I don’t know why it took him so long, but Terrell Owens is officially releasing a children’s book – actually a series of children’s books. Owens can now raise our kids through the power of “Little T”.

      Little T is a miniature Owens who learns life lessons by first making mistakes. His first lesson is the art of sharing. Future books will have Little T learning how to say he’s sorry as well as learning what not to say.

      If I may, I’d like to give Owens a few more ideas for his book:

      “Little T learns how to alienate quarterbacks.”

      “Little T learns how to count all of his money and then learns how to ask for more.”

      “Little T learns how to throw his teammates under the bus.”

      “Little T learns how to not take blame for anything.”

      “Little T learns how he has 28 million reasons to live.”

      NFL

      ALCS: Detroit 5, Oakland 1 (Tigers lead series 1-0)

      October 10, 2006 /

      If the Tigers didn’t make things clear enough in beating the Yankees last week, allow them to provide 20-20 vision after beating the A’s 5-1 Tuesday night.

      The Tigers turned a 16 game winner in Barry Zito (1-1) into Jaret Wright all in one night. Zito could only clock in 3.2 innings of work against a Detroit lineup that tagged the free agent-bound pitcher for five runs on seven hits.

      Brandon Inge couldn’t hit out of a wet paper bag in the Yankees series, but turned in a 3 for 3, two RBI, two runs scored-evening all from the ninth spot in the order. The club with the best pitching in the regular season has been nothing short of fantastic in the playoffs as well. Starter Nate Robertson (1-1) wasn’t special, but got out of key jams when the A’s threatened and blanked Oakland for five innings before turning the game over to a bullpen that has been lights out (rookie Joel Zumaya should package up his arm and sell it to a propane company, because all he throws is gas).

      Oakland is in trouble, plain and simple. If the A’s couldn’t win Tuesday night at home with Zito on the mound, it doesn’t get any easier with 100 mph, missile-for-an-arm Justin Verlander throwing in Game 2. Oakland better figure out how to hit more than singles or else this series may be over before it started.

      Game 2 starters: Justin Verlander (0-0) vs. Esteban Loaiza (0-0).

      General Sports, MLB

      NFL Power Rankings: Week 5

      October 10, 2006 /

      This past week in the NFL seemed to give everybody a glimpse of what teams are for real and what teams are just pulling a dog and pony show.

      Baltimore virtually has no run game and Steve McNair can be had. The defense is phenomenal, but it’s the same old story for the Ravens D – they can’t do it alone. Hence, I don’t feel like they are top five material after this week.

      After big wins at home this past weekend, I believe Philadelphia and Denver are top five worthy – so lets see some new blood in these rankings, shall we?

      Here is a look at the class and trash with nothing in between:

      1. Chicago Bears (5-0)
      Previous Rank: 1
      The only concern I had with Chicago’s team a few weeks ago was that the Bears lacked a decent run game. The past two weeks Thomas Jones has run for 95 (4.1 yards per carry) and 109 (5.0 yards per carry), respectively. I guess my concern is not needed anymore in Chi-Town. The Bears are scoring more points than anybody else in the league (31.2) and are giving up the least (7.2). If that’s not a way to win in the NFL, I don’t know what is.

      2. New England Patriots (4-1)
      Previous Rank: Unranked
      This is by far and away the toughest spot to fill, because I don’t know anyone is remotely close to Chicago. I would leave Indy alone at number two, but they have no running game and can’t stop the run. So, why not give it to a team that somehow finds a way to win with less and less talent (so it seems) every week? The defense is playing over its head, but these guys don’t lose back-to-back games and last time I checked, they still have the best quarterback in the league.

      3. Denver Broncos (3-1)
      Previous Rank: Unranked
      Damn, if Jake Plummer wasn’t still the Broncos quarterback when I woke up this morning, Denver would be ahead of New England. Jake the Snake is brutal at times and I just wouldn’t rely on that guy down the stretch – ever. The defense is fantastic though, and it merits the Broncos breaking into the top three after previously being unranked.

      4. Philadelphia Eagles (4-1)
      Previous Rank: Unranked
      Donovan McNabb is playing some of the best football I’ve seen him play in his entire career. He is lifting his team like he lifted them to all of those NFC Championship games in this half decade. The Philly defense isn’t the stout unit it has been, but it hasn’t mattered with McNabb playing as well as he has. Brian Westbrook (as usual) has got to stay healthy though.

      5. Indianapolis Colts (5-0)
      Previous Rank: 2
      As previously noted, the Colts are in a world of trouble. The duo of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai just isn’t working. They need to stick with one back (Addai would be my suggestion) and give the guy 20-25 carries a game to make the opposition at least respect the run game a little. If Tennessee can hang with the Colts on their home turf, other teams on Indy’s schedule must think they have a great shot now too.

      On the cusp: San Diego (3-1), Baltimore (4-1), Atlanta (3-1), Cincinnati (3-1), Seattle (3-1).

      28. Houston Texans (1-3)
      Previous Rank: Unranked
      They don’t even play and they get moved back down into the bottom five. But hey, Tampa Bay may have a quarterback now in Bruce Gradkowski and the Bucs are starting to score again, so Houston it is.

      29. Detroit Lions (0-5)
      Previous Rank: 29
      It’s simply amazing how this team finds ways to lose every single week. That interception that Jon Kitna threw that got returned for a touchdown by the Vikings Antoine Winfield was completely fitting for a team that had been up 17-3 virtually the entire game.

      30. Miami Dolphins (1-3)
      Previous Rank: 30
      So, Joey Harrington gives you the best chance to win Nick Saban? I wonder if Saban can hear the laughs coming from directly north of him…somewhere in the Detroit area…

      31. Tennessee Titans (0-4)
      Previous Rank: 31
      Close, close, close Titans! Tennessee incorporated the shotgun option against the Colts that Vince Young ran at Texas and what the Falcons are running with Michael Vick in Atlanta. At least this will help Young see the field better and learn on the run.

      32. Oakland Raiders (0-4)
      Previous Rank: 32
      I like the way Art Shell is leaving Jerry Porter inactive. Shell might not win many games this season, but he’s trying to right the sinking ship in Oakland and the players need to learn that they can’t run the team.

      General Sports, NFL

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