Potencial

Manning was a  mixed bag. The drops were infuriating, but both INTs looked very bad. The 2nd one was clearly out of frustration, as there had been a crucial drop on the play before. He should have had another INT, but Plaxico made a ridiculous circus catch to slightly counterbalance the earlier drops my him and Shockey.

Ward is looking decent at RB. He can move the chains. But during our last drive, it was evident that we needed Jacobs. This game would have been much better if both backs could have been alternated and we tried pounding Jacobs a little. Hope he comes back soon. They probably should have used Droughns a little to bring some more power. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s been some confusion about it, so here’s my attempt to clarify the broadcast rights to I-A games:

ACC - ESPN/ABC/JP
Big East - ESPN/ABC
Big XII - ESPN/ABC/Fox Sports/Versus
Big Ten - ESPN/ABC/Big Ten Network
Pac 10 - ESPN/ABC/Fox Sports/Versus
SEC - ESPN/CBS/JP

CUSA - ESPN/CSTV
MAC - ESPN
MWC - CSTV/Versus/Fox Sports/The Mtn
Sun Belt - ESPN
WAC - ESPN
Notre Dame - NBC

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EU - Red Sox
USA - Yankees
Canada - Blue Jays. Generally above average but always in the USA’s shadow.
Zimbabwe - Orioles. Formerly successful, now too pathetic to laugh at.
China - Devil Rays. Still fundamentally flawed, but holy shit do they scare the shit out of you in the future.

India - Indians. Silently taking over the world while everyone is looking elsewhere.
Iran - Royals. Their future is scary even though they’ll probably fuck it up somehow.
Saudi Arabia - Twins. They do one thing really well, but are headed for a historic fall.
Ireland - Tigers. Finally stopped fucking up and recapturing some success.
Poland - White Sox.

Japan - As. Former geniuses who have lost their magic touch.
France - Angels. General thorn in the USA’s side at every opportunity.
Venezuela - Mariners. Luck and hype aren’t sustainable.
Mexico - Rangers. Gives all of its best talent to the Yanquis.

Russia - Mets - back after their 80s heyday, but still largely a combination of unwarranted hype, illicit substances, and human trafficking
Israel - Marlins. Gets rich off someone else’s hard work. Likes to blow shit up.
Britain - Braves. Always successful to an extent, but their unprecedented reign has ended.
Pakistan - Phillies. Everyone knows the fall is coming, and it’s going to hit hard.
South Korea - Nationals. Scrappy, and going to be on top sooner than anyone thinks.

Iraq - Astros. Once elicited envy, now no one wants anything to do with them.
Palestine - Pirates. self explanatory.
Germany - Cardinals. Generally solid, but has run into a string of bad luck as of late.
Brazil - Brewers. Probably will be good in the future.
North Korea - Reds. All offense, generally aggravating.
Cuba - Cubs. Goes way overboard with the self-serving romanticism of failure.

Scandinavia - Padres. They do what they do well, but fuck if they’re not going to bore the shit out of you while they’re doing it.
Afghanistan - Rockies. As far as anyone else is concerned, a barren wasteland.
Greece - Dodgers. Still clinging to past glory.
Australia - Diamondbacks. No one actually has an opinion about them.
Italy - Giants. Old as shit.

What can current dormats do to get out of the cellar? Read the rest of this entry »