MD

Yes, go Terps. Kurt Dahlstrand is a donkey and he went to Villanova so by association you're playing a bunch of donkeys. Not worth losing to.

Good Luck Erik and other notes heading to the weekend

- Erik, good luck this season. Should be a fun way to keep occupied on Friday afternoons.

- I'm ready for the Jacoby Ellsbury era to heat up and the JD Drew era to simmer down.

- I'm ready for the Eric Hinske era to end.

- I'd like to point out, that in a game that featured the NY Giants starters (for a short while) vs. the New England Patriots 2s and 3s, the Patriots won the game.

- I think Rivers was at 2 of the nuttiest games in baseball this season, and neither were in DC.

- I sincerely hope Maryland beats Nova. There is no line on this game, but I am thinking it'll be one of those real typical 16-13 Maryland wins.

College Football Week 1 - Erik's Picks

I mostly like the favorites this week.... and a strong Eastern bias.

Missouri (-4) over Illinois

WVU (-23) over Western Michigan

Auburn (-13) over Kansas State

Tennessee (+6) over Cal

Virginia (-3) over Wyoming

0-0-0 Year to Date

College Football Week 1 - Scott's Picks

Erik and I are having a season long college football challenge. We each pick 5 games against the spread, and the winner at the end of the season gets (prize to be named later).

My 5 plays:

Va Tech -28 - Too much emotion in Blacksburg. This is my LOCK OF THE WEEK
Cuse +4 - Washington travelling across the country. ESPN nationally
televised game, crowd stoked, Cuse wins outright.
Wake +6 - Defending ACC champs getting a full touchdown?
USC -46 - I'd take USC if they were favored by 63.5 against Idaho
Texas -39 - Dont they always win the first game by 60 or so?

0-0-0 Year to Date. 0-0-0 Locks of the Week YTD

Eh

Had my draft. Not bad. Not crazy about my depth but like the starters. Also not crazy about the Madden Cover jinx.

RB LaDanian Tomlinson
RB Willis McGahee
RB Clinton Portis
RB Julius Jones
RB Michael Turner

QB Vince Young
QB Jay Cutler
QB Trent Green

WR Steve Smith
WR Larry Fitzgerald
WR Santonio Holmes
WR Eddie Kennison

TE Vernon Davis

K Matt Stover

DEF Jacksonville Jaguars

Erik's College Watchlist, Sept 1

Game To Watch on TV:
Tennessee at Cal, 8:00 EST

Tennessee is a legitimate threat to Florida and the SEC Title. Cal is a legitimate threat to USC and the Pac-10 title. As of 8/28, both have an outside shot at the BCS Title Game. By midnight on Saturday, one of them is donesky.

Unusual Game of the Week:
Northeastern at Northwestern, 12:00 EST

I like the name correlation. Is it east vs west or man against man? Can any nation stand alone? But there is more than what you see on the surface. Last year Northwestern lost at home to a different CAA/A-10/Yankee Conference team, UNH. It can be done. On the flipside, Northeastern went in to Lane Stadium to face the Hokies and 66,000 crazy screaming fans in last season’s opener. Good night, Irene. Stay classy San Diego. I don’t think Northwestern’s home field is gonna have the same effect on the Huskies. And since Northeastern probably plays in 1-AA stadiums that are bigger than what’s happening up in Evanston, the intimidation factor might be gone. Maybe its just two teams playing football. Keep an eye on it.

The Eagles:
Wake Forest at BC, 3:30 EST

BC is Wake Forest’s red-headed step child. Have been playing since the Big East days. The only time we beat them was a ridiculous comeback when they finally put Matt Ryan in the game because the game was officially a lost cause. Some writer asked, was WFU a thorn in Tom O’Brien’s side…. Or Frank Spaziani? I truly feel BC should have beaten them in all three of the losses. I hope they don’t play like a bunch of turkeys again this year. No more awful Quinton Porter type fumbles or Larry Lester fumbles please. I make no predictions.

The Terps:
Villanova @ Maryland, 6:00 EST

RB Curtis Sumpter
QB Tim Thomas
TE Jason Fraser
WR Randy Foye
DE Eddie Pinckney

OK I’ll stop now. For the good of all ACC schools’ reputations – just get the W please.

I Hate Notre Dame
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame, 3:30

Let me guess. ND squeezes out a victory, giving their delusional fans the impression they are good and Georgia Tech doesn’t help the league reputation. RT.

Red Sox Fan 101

This is what it is like to be a Sox fan, I guess. These are the emails you get.

This is from an unnamed friend, who's nickname rhymes with Manny, except it starts with a B:

Unnamed Friend that Rhymes with Manny: The Sox have all the momentum, and the Yanks don't. I hope it stays that way. Just avoid sweep.
Me: why, because then it would still be a 5 game lead. lol. this
division is OVER if they get swept or not.
Him: How about if the Sox get swept at Fenway? Then it's 2 games...
Me: how about you stop worrying? seriously. the yankees are terrible.
It's OVER. start focusing on the Pats, I say.