Friday Football Picks

Willard – Overall Record: (20-11-1)
Penn State (-5) vs. Ohio State
Bears (-3) vs. Cardinals
Eagles (-3) vs. Cowboys
Steelers (-3) at Broncos

Dr. G - Overall Record (19-13)
BYU (-13) at Wyoming
Oregon (-7) at Stanford
Falcons (-10) vs. Redskins
Packers (-9.5) at Buccaneers

Jack Flack – Overall Record: (20-14-1)
Penn State (-5) vs. Ohio State
Oklahoma State (-7.5) at Iowa State
Georgia Tech (-14) vs. Wake Forest
Eagles (-3) vs. Cowboys

Roget – Overall Record: (20-15)
Pittsburgh (-21) vs. Syracuse
Penn State (-5) vs. Ohio State
Jaguars (-6) vs. Chiefs
Ravens (-3) at Bengals

C-Money – Overall Record (14-13-1)
USC (-10) at Arizona State
Notre Dame (-12.5) vs. Navy
Oregon (-7) at Stanford
Texans (+9) at Colts

Mr. Green – Overall Record: (14-21)

Northwestern (+16) at Iowa

Central Florida (+34.5) at Texas

NC State (-6.5) vs. Maryland

Eagles (-3) vs. Cowboys

Hollywood – Overall Record: (13-22)

LSU (+7.5) at Alabama

Packers (-9.5) at Buccaneers

Eagles (-3) vs. Cowboys

Broncos (-3) vs. Steelers

Overall Winning Percentage

1. Willard (65%)

2. Dr. G (59%)

2. Jack Flack (59%)

4. Roget (57%)

5. C-Money (52%)

6. Mr. Green (40%)

7. Hollywood (37%)

Friday Football Picks

Willard – Overall Record: (18-9-1)
Oregon State (-10) vs. UCLA
Jaguars (+3) at Titans
Vikings (+3) at Packers
Falcons (+10) at Saints

Dr. G - Overall Record (18-10)
Navy (-7) vs. Temple
Cincinnati (-15.5) at Syracuse
Miami (-7) at Wake Forest
Colts (-12.5) vs. 49ers

Roget – Overall Record: (17-14)
Tennessee (-6) vs. South Carolina
USC (-3) at Oregon
Texans (-3.5) at Bills
Ravens (-3) vs. Broncos

Jack Flack – Overall Record: (17-14)
Houston (-7) vs. Southern Miss.
Temple (+7) at Navy
Georgia Tech (-12) at Vanderbilt
Eagles (PK) vs. Giants

C-Money – Overall Record (11-12-1)
Temple (+7) at Navy

Nebraska (-13) at BAylor
Vikings (+3) at Packers
Cowboys (-9.5) vs. Seahawks

Mr. Green – Overall Record: (13-18)

Cincinnati (--15.5) at Syracuse

Michigan (-7) at Illinois

Michigan State (-3.5) at Minnesota

Colts (-12.5) vs. 49ers

Hollywood – Overall Record: (12-19)

Indiana (+17.5) at Iowa

Georgia (+14.5) at Florida

Florida State (-10) vs. NC State

Titans (-3) vs. Jaguars

Overall Winning Percentage

1. Willard (67%)

2. Dr. G (64%)

3. Roget (55%)

3. Jack Flack (55%)

5. C-Money (48%)

6. Mr. Green (42%)

7. Hollywood (39%)

A Call To Fans in Red

So the Phillies lost game 2. How you ask? Most notably because the line-up curled up like a snail in salt. But one thing is for sure: It WAS NOT because of the umpires!

The men in blue are part of the game. They always have and they always will be. The TV cameras showed that they missed a few calls. One for the Phillies and one against. The fans who call up sports talk stations screaming “the umps blew our chances” or “baseball needs instant replay” need to please be quiet.

The Phillies lost because they scored only one run. They lost because Ryan Howard struck out in each of his 4 at bats. They lost because Rollins and Victorino failed to get on base. They lost because Charlie Manual stuck with Pedro a little too long.

Please Phillies, I beg of you, stop complaining about the umpires. It's the kind of thing we should leave to fans who don’t know what its like to be champions. It shows weakness. And right now, the Phillies are still the champs. So we need to stand tall, shake off the loss and come back revved up for Saturday night. Whether we’re dressed as skeletons, muscle heads, nerds, or Seinfeld characters on Halloween night, we still bleed Phillies red.

The umpires did not determine who won game 2. The Phils lost. Lets get over it, stop pointing fingers and prepare for game 3. All eyes now turn to Cole Hamels.

Cliff Lee is my Father

The Phillies took Game 1 against the Yankees 6-1 to take a 1-0 series lead in the World Series. Cliff Lee was amazing. Lee outdueled the person he calls his best friend in baseball, and got the victory. Lee kept the Yankees hitters off balance all night long. The only run was unearned and came in the 9th inning when Jimmy Rollins threw a potential double play ball into the Yankee dugout. The Phillies have been pretty good this postseason at air mailing double play balls, recording their 3rd of the postseason thus far. Lee's final line was 9 IP, 6 hits allowed, only 1 extra base hit, 0 ER, 10 K, 0 walks. 10 strikeouts and 0 walks is real solid. Lee's curveball was on point all game long and clearly had Yankee hitters off balance all night.

The offense consisted of 2 Utley solo home runs to take a 2-0 lead into the 8th inning, before putting the game away with 2 runs each in the 8th and 9th innings. Every Phillies player had a hit besides Pedro Feliz and Ben Francisco, who was playing in left field, with Raul Ibanez as the DH.

Obviously, it goes without saying to talk about how winning Game 1 is huge. The winner of Game 1 has won the World Series for the last 6 consecutive years, including last year when the Phillies took Game 1. Not only does winning Game 1 give the Phillies the 1-0 series lead, it allows them to take the home field advantage.

The Phillies have the opportunity to really take command of the series if they can win tomorrow night's game in New York. Pedro Martinez will take the mound for the Phillies and will oppose A.J. Burnett. It will be interesting to see how Pedro responds to this huge game. Obviously Pedro is no stranger to this situation or facing the Yankees in Yankee Stadium in big games.

Sixers Lose Opener

In the big Philadelphia sports news of the night............. the 76ers lost their opener to the Orlando Magic 120-106. Marreesse Speights led the way with 26 points for the Sixers, while Elton Brand, Andre Iguodala, and Thaddeus Young had 8, 8, and 8 respectively. What a great start.