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Rose Bowl

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I'm not the 1st one to tell you this, but that was a great game...regardless of who won...the Beavs with Canfield and the Rogers Bros. and the multiple set Dux lit up the cold Autzen Stadium with thrills and chills...whoever had the ball last would win, and the Dux had it the last 6 minutes...for the Dux, it's on to the Rose Bowl to face the always over-rated Big Ten team, this time Ohio St....and where on earth goes OSU? Normally the 2nd place team comes to the Holiday here in SD, but they are talking USC...too bad, I think that they don't think that OSU travels well...bah humbug... The list keeps piling up on Tiger... The new voice of the Padres?...none other than 75 year old Dick Enberg...is this good? I like his voice and style...I think good... Have you heard of Q school? It is a multiple day tourney for the guys and gals who want to earn their PGA and LPGA cards for the next year...very difficult, but it's all on performance and that part is cool... So as the g...

To Be Fair

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Hey I have to be fair here...if you go way back in this season, I predicted a banner year for the Beavs...they wallowed a bit early on and I put them on the back burner...OK, OK, OK, they deserve the accolades that are bestowed them...the line is stable at 9 1/2 for the home team...IFF (math terms) OSU can run the ball they are a pick 'em...if not, the Dux in a rout... Maybe, just maybe, Tiger shouldn't be married...and probably won't be much longer... SDS beat USD in hoops last night in double OT...both teams are good and it will be fun to follow each this season... The Nets lost their 18th straight and it's back home to play the 7-10 Bobcats... The Padres top pick was in another accident, this time with an ATV...got my doubts... I am bewildered...there is more air time for the Tiger drama than sending an additional 30,000 troops to war... Peace...

Incentives

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I have written about this before...but...D-1 football coaches make a lot of money...a lot of $...throw in the incentives they have in their contracts for winning their conferences and then getting their team to a bowl game...well, it is a very attractive way to earn your keep...now the agreements have dipped into even lower pluses...like the one where the Dux Chip Kelly gets a $25,000 stipend for beating the civil war rivals, the Beavs...OMG! What on earth would the WSU Cougs coach have in his contract? Beat anyone and you get $500,000 a win? Bobby Bowden, the elder coach from FSU, finally has stepped down from his perch...a legend and a job opening that should lure some top candidates...the tabs have talked about ND, but the FSU job must be better...but, alas, they did what the Dux did, filled the job from within way ahead of the retirement of the present coach, to get away from the strict NCAA standards for hiring coaches anymore... Tiger, Tiger, Tiger...what were you thinking? Th...

How many Troops?

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I am not saying no, but I am asking why? The Prez will address the nation this eve on his decision to up the number of troops sent into Afghanistan...there is a lesser amount of support (of troops) by England and France...why can't we make this a world problem? Why can't Russia, China, Japan, Canada, and others, join force and rid the world of this problem? On a much diff note...is there a better team than the Saints right now? They thoroughly destroyed a good Pats team last night...Drew Brees has it going and I think you want to play them away from the Dome... As I have been saying it is firing season...the little manager coach of the Nets, Chas. Weis of ND, Louisville FB coach Kragthorpe, on and on... So Tiger gets in a fight with his spouse, he leaves, she chases, he is frustrated, loses control of his vehicle, and in a split second, he is no longer free from problems...now, he closes up all communication with the outside world... I updated my Blackberry to 5.0 and it is ...

The Civil War

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There is no bigger game in the state of Orygun...the civil war...you have one pro team, the Blazers...and their checkered history leaves some in the wake...but everyone follows the plight of the Dux and Beavs...and it seems like you must be one of the two, no on the fence people here...the spread is 9 favoring the Dux...BUT...the game has history of being close and the passion second to none...the winner this time around gets the Rose and the wish is good weather to play the game...here is my break down...the Beavs are more conventional and they must score, A LOT...the Dux, I really can't figure what they are going to run...and that's their beauty...Dux 48-30...in good weather...28-27 in bad... The Chargers...won their 6th in a row in a rout over KC...so much as they called off the troops at the beginning of the 4th...that doesn't happen much in the NFL anymore...next up, at the hapless Browns... Tonight is the Pats at the Saints...for real team or not, we'll see what N...

Going Rogue

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So the top selling book this week? None other than "Going Rogue", by your favorite former politician, Sarah Palin...I'm sure you have a copy 'cuz you have all the latest in republican propaganda and policies... I finished the season at 50-15 as the wishbone broke down, the Aztecs blew another 4th Q, and you don't beat the Sooners at home, ever... A new CD is out Tuesday and I am very interested, Allison Iraheta... Our condo is very festive and alive... Geez, I keep hammering this point home, but...the Blazers don't play any defense...as they got ripped again, this time by the Jazz...I fear this is a downward spiral and a change needs to be made in how they are put together... After a week of threats, the Bolts finally sold enough tix to lift the black out... Let there be no doubt as the early season best in the biz...the Lakers have no competition... The Tiger drama continues as it is apparent he was in a domestic dispute with an unforgiving spouse... OK, the...