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David Carr really stepped in it. He posted on Twitter that his brother should be the MVP if the Raiders made it to the Super Bowl with all that has gone wrong. Yeah, maybe not the time, Dave. I'm sure EVERYONE is aware of the Raiders troubles.

The team with the fewest wins of all the playoff teams, wins it all. Just get in, get hot (and it doesn't hurt to have great pitching).

Can we call Carlos or Corey yet?

Just read that his best friend in high school died in a car crash. No indication of drunk driving in that one, but man, some things don't get through. Not sure they would have got through to me at 22, because we're all pretty stupid at 22.

Just noticed in the standings that Eastern Michigan has the second-best overall record in the MAC, but are in the same division as Northern Illinois, who are clearly better. Chris Creighton has done an incredible job making them relevant and competitive.

Make the playoff simple. Each Power 5 Champion, however each conference determines it and 3 at large teams based on rankings. W/L + Strength Of Schedule, some sort of formula will determines the final 3 and seeding. No conference gets more than 3 in the final 8. With the extra weekend make the First Round on NYD, Second Round 2 weeks later, Championship on the Sunday between the Conference Championship and Super Bowl. Stop pretending that it's too much for the student-athletes, its the reason they are there. With that formula, I might look like this 1 - Georgia (SEC Champ) vs. 8 Wake Forest (ACC Champ) 2 - Alabama (At Large) vs. 7 Cincinnati (At-Large) 3 - Michigan State (Big Ten Champ) vs. 6 Oklahoma (Big 12 Champ) 4 - Oregon (Pac 12 Champ) vs. 5 Ohio State (At-Large) Sorry Michigan, you lost another big game, it should cost you dearly. Cincinnati going undefeated pushes them into the mix Group of 5 Playoff (they deserve to have something to play for - Independents don't qualify, sorry Notre Dame & BYU) Houston (AAC champ - because Cincy went to the big playoff UTSA (Conference USA Champ) Northern Illinois (MAC Champ) Fresno State (Mountain West Champ) Louisiana (Sun Belt Champ) San Diego State (At-Large) Coastal Carolina (At-Large) SMU (At-Large)

Henry Ruggs makes $4 million a year. He lives and plays in Las Vegas, a town with more limos than anywhere else (maybe in the world). The NFL also has a program that if you are drunk or high, you can place a call and they will provide you with a ride home at no cost, with no questions asked, even if you are on a 3-day bender or a coke binge. But he said "Nah, I got this" and drove drunk ALLEGEDLY last night, crashed his sports car into an SUV and killed a woman. Even with the best lawyers, he's probably going to jail for a long time. He's only 22 and he blew it all. For some of our younger posters, we had a Detroit Lion do this in 1988, His name was Reggie Rogers and he killed 3 teens. He only spent a year in jail. Sentences for DUI deaths are much harsher now. He then had another DUI crash in 2008, it was his FIFTH DUI just in the state of Washington. Rogers wound up dead at 49 from an overdose of cocaine and alcohol. Sad all around. I've always thought Reggie Rogers was a bigger draft bust than Ryan Leaf, JaMarcus Russell or Tony Mandarich, who only really hurt themselves.

First college football playoff rankings are in. I told you there is NO WAY they would invite Cincinnati to the party. They'd find reasons to keep them out. They can go 12-0, they are not getting in. No way a non-Power 5 gets in. 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Michigan State 4. Oregon 5. Ohio State 6. Cincinnati 7. Michigan 8. Oklahoma 9. Wake Forest 10. Notre Dame.

Steven Breyer, please retire before January 2023.

Well, I am working 3 jobs right now, trying to save money. The move to Spain won't be cheap.

Voting rights in half the country in 2022 and 2024. How the hell is a cartoonist the one most able to show things so clearly (Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey.........)

Trump's winning in 2024. They are already laying the groundwork for electors that will not certify for anyone else in too many states. We're fucked.

Maybe a loss scares Democrats out of their typical complacency, but as MB said, some of them might not get the chance to correct that. The Supreme Court is not coming through on voting rights.

I don't know what happens tonight, I have a sick feeling, but a year from now, I'm going to need Xanax to get through it.

He hasn't been any good since his tour bus driver dumped a bunch of shit on people in Chicago.

even if he didn't, it was rigged................

Youngkin has won Virginia.

Why? What good is he to this team if he's just not going to play hurt. Is that finger dangling by tendons or something? Don't want him back. Good luck in your future, wherever it is (and I don't mean that because he is from Ohio State anyway, which already makes him dodgy).

Hey, if in Year 7 he still hasn't been to Indy, he should be out. They can still get there, but they have to go undefeated the rest of the way, that would include beating OSU and having OSU and Penn State beat MSU. I don't see that happening. Any of it.

There is no player that is untouchable.

He's no longer on the IR, is he? He's been eligible to play for several weeks. He just hasn't.

Anything on Decker yet?

Because Barista Bob had to bring in Frat Boy Matt to run the team. 2 people that I am convinced never made a single decision in New England.

I would agree with that, only adding a second 2022-type year. I think they were so far in a hole from the previous regime of Bill Belichick Errand Boys that they have a harder road than even an expansion team. I think ownership knows this too and that's why even if they do go 0-17, there won't be any major change. If they do it right, it will take a little longer than it should. It's all about the draft. Any trades for the Lions yet today? They should trade anyone they can get a Top 3 round pick for. Just gut it and do something that no Lion regime in recent memory has done -- draft really really well in the first 3-4 rounds, especially. My goodness, just hit on a 2nd rounder !

I've been reading about the likely award winners and contenders for 2021 and I have not seen AJ Hinch's name mentioned as a candidate for Manager of the Year. Kevin Cash will get it, and deserves it, but no mention of Hinch? It's got to be because of the Astros scandal.