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Chris Fountain
It's like this - I take ACC basketball very personally. The Pack now has talent and a Wooden taught coach. I'm sick and tired of every game played against Duke or UNC is always altered by favortism via the Refs.
We don't have to worry about that crime anymore as we will win outright! GO PACK!!!
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keefriffhard4life
you can also just look up strength of schedule rankings:
duke= 22
PITT= 117
CUSE= 91
FSU= 21
UNC=11
UNC has played the hardest schedule but again they'll beat a top 10 yeam and then lose the next game to and unranked team. they have 2 losses to teams not even in the top 100
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keefriffhard4life
you can also just look up strength of schedule rankings:
duke= 22
PITT= 117
CUSE= 91
FSU= 21
UNC=11
UNC has played the hardest schedule but again they'll beat a top 10 yeam and then lose the next game to and unranked team. they have 2 losses to teams not even in the top 100
In the ACC, this is how I rank the top tier teams -
1. Syracuse
2. Duke
3. Florida State
4. NC State
5. Wake Forest
6. Pitt
7. UNC
8. Ga Tech
8. Notre Dame
Va Tech & Virginia (these two teams are hard to predict) but they could be in the mix
8.
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keefriffhard4life
you can also just look up strength of schedule rankings:
duke= 22
PITT= 117
CUSE= 91
FSU= 21
UNC=11
UNC has played the hardest schedule but again they'll beat a top 10 yeam and then lose the next game to and unranked team. they have 2 losses to teams not even in the top 100
In the ACC, this is how I rank the top tier teams -
1. Syracuse
2. Duke
3. Florida State
4. NC State
5. Wake Forest
6. Pitt
7. UNC
8. Ga Tech
8. Notre Dame
Va Tech & Virginia (these two teams are hard to predict) but they could be in the mix
8.
1 syracuse
2 duke
3 UNC
4 FSU
5 PITT
6 UVA
7 NC state
then the rest. notre dame just lost their leading scorer for the rest of the season.
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keefriffhard4life
and next year we add louisville but drop maryland
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keefriffhard4life
and next year we add louisville but drop maryland
Is there anyway for the Terps to remain in the ACC? Probably not. Sad as it is we must move on - Louisville will more than make up for it, - the ACC is a Power conference. FSU must beat Auburn to make the stamp of approval valid!
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crholmstrom
Aaron Rogers suiting up Sunday. Hope he is healed up enough to make a game of it. Should be a war. Lot of good matchups for last week of regular season. Time to separate the pretenders from the contenders!>< GO HAWKS!
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crholmstrom
Aaron Rogers suiting up Sunday. Hope he is healed up enough to make a game of it. Should be a war. Lot of good matchups for last week of regular season. Time to separate the pretenders from the contenders!>< GO HAWKS!
If you are picking players in the final week of the pick em games be careful to stay away from teams / players where they might be sitting. Some super stars will be resting up, not playing the full game, this weekend to prepping for the playoffs. Look to the spreads for clues.
Id like to see N.E. and N.O. do well this weekend.
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crholmstrom
Aaron Rogers suiting up Sunday. Hope he is healed up enough to make a game of it. Should be a war. Lot of good matchups for last week of regular season. Time to separate the pretenders from the contenders!>< GO HAWKS!
If you are picking players in the final week of the pick em games be careful to stay away from teams / players where they might be sitting. Some super stars will be resting up, not playing the full game, this weekend to prepping for the playoffs. Look to the spreads for clues.
Id like to see N.E. and N.O. do well this weekend.
Dallas did sign the mighty John Kitna. He is teaching math & coaching football in Tacoma, WA. Cool thing: he is donating his 1 week salary from the Cowpies to the school. Would be nice if Jerry Jones kicked in too. I'd like to see Arizona snipe the 40Whiners. In the end though, I'm good as long as the Hawks lock up home field through the playoffs. I think last week's loss was actually a good thing. It put the chip back on their shoulder & the team seems to play much better when in that state. The Rams won't be a pushover. How about them? Near .500 for the season & they get the Washington team's first round pick. They will be a force next year. The days of NFC Worst are gone for a long time it looks like.
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keefriffhard4life
seahawks fans call them the 40whiners yet most seahawks fans i know have been whining since that superbowl loss to the steelers about how the league screwed them over with bad refs
Good on your Chiefs with the 8 selections. Hopefully they won't be there because they are getting ready for the Super Bowl, along with my Hawks!><Quote
Max'sKansasCity
I like the Pro bowl, it is what it is, an exhibition with the Stars of the game playing in a more fun then anything else game. It is going to be all offense, no defense and big time scoring. I like it. Of course there is always going to be snubs, that is way all things like this go
I also like the way they are mixing it up this year. It will not simply be the AFC VS NFC. This year each "side" is going to draft players, so it there will be some players going against team mates. It should be fun to watch, as always.
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crholmstromGood on your Chiefs with the 8 selections. Hopefully they won't be there because they are getting ready for the Super Bowl, along with my Hawks!><Quote
Max'sKansasCity
I like the Pro bowl, it is what it is, an exhibition with the Stars of the game playing in a more fun then anything else game. It is going to be all offense, no defense and big time scoring. I like it. Of course there is always going to be snubs, that is way all things like this go
I also like the way they are mixing it up this year. It will not simply be the AFC VS NFC. This year each "side" is going to draft players, so it there will be some players going against team mates. It should be fun to watch, as always.
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crholmstromGood on your Chiefs with the 8 selections. Hopefully they won't be there because they are getting ready for the Super Bowl, along with my Hawks!><Quote
Max'sKansasCity
I like the Pro bowl, it is what it is, an exhibition with the Stars of the game playing in a more fun then anything else game. It is going to be all offense, no defense and big time scoring. I like it. Of course there is always going to be snubs, that is way all things like this go
I also like the way they are mixing it up this year. It will not simply be the AFC VS NFC. This year each "side" is going to draft players, so it there will be some players going against team mates. It should be fun to watch, as always.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 8 Chiefs selected is awesome!!
I dont think this is the year for the Chiefs in the super bowl, I dont think we have all the pieces (need wide receivers) yet... BUT... next year? maybe.
I am hoping for a great draft. But no matter what as of this second I am DELIGHTED with how well the Chiefs did this year. I am delighted with our new head coach Andy Reid, and hopefully we only make gains in the off season drafting players to fill the holes we have. I think all we really need are 2-3 WRs and a great TE or 2.
Good luck to your Seahawks, this could be their year!!
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GasLightStreet
If Arizona wins and the Saints win AZ is out of the playoffs at 11-5 yet division winners with worse records - Philly currently at 9-6 and Chicago at 8-7 - could be in the playoffs.
That's a horrible scenario. They seed the conference... except division winners are seeded higher than non-division winners. That's plain ol' dumb. NFL rewards lame teams with a home game playoff position. It should be seeded strictly by record.
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GasLightStreet
If Arizona wins and the Saints win AZ is out of the playoffs at 11-5 yet division winners with worse records - Philly currently at 9-6 and Chicago at 8-7 - could be in the playoffs.
That's a horrible scenario. They seed the conference... except division winners are seeded higher than non-division winners. That's plain ol' dumb. NFL rewards lame teams with a home game playoff position. It should be seeded strictly by record.
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crholmstrom
You would be touchy about that in NO!
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GasLightStreet
If Arizona wins and the Saints win AZ is out of the playoffs at 11-5 yet division winners with worse records - Philly currently at 9-6 and Chicago at 8-7 - could be in the playoffs.
That's a horrible scenario. They seed the conference... except division winners are seeded higher than non-division winners. That's plain ol' dumb. NFL rewards lame teams with a home game playoff position. It should be seeded strictly by record.
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keefriffhard4lifemaybe new orleans will win their first road playoff game in team history this year since it looks like they will be a wild cardQuote
GasLightStreet
If Arizona wins and the Saints win AZ is out of the playoffs at 11-5 yet division winners with worse records - Philly currently at 9-6 and Chicago at 8-7 - could be in the playoffs.
That's a horrible scenario. They seed the conference... except division winners are seeded higher than non-division winners. That's plain ol' dumb. NFL rewards lame teams with a home game playoff position. It should be seeded strictly by record.
Maybe they can build a dome for them or make sure they play somewhere with nice weather.
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keefriffhard4lifemaybe new orleans will win their first road playoff game in team history this year since it looks like they will be a wild cardQuote
GasLightStreet
If Arizona wins and the Saints win AZ is out of the playoffs at 11-5 yet division winners with worse records - Philly currently at 9-6 and Chicago at 8-7 - could be in the playoffs.
That's a horrible scenario. They seed the conference... except division winners are seeded higher than non-division winners. That's plain ol' dumb. NFL rewards lame teams with a home game playoff position. It should be seeded strictly by record.
Maybe they can build a dome for them or make sure they play somewhere with nice weather.
Hey now, they won two road games in outdoor stadiums! Ha ha. It is amazing how pathetic they are on the road though. That St Louis game was just amazingly awful - almost more so than the Seattle game. I expected something bad with the Seattle game but not as bad as it turned out! They only bothered to show up! St Louis they rolled over.
The Saints had a good start to the season but something happened. The loss to the Jets started it all. They should've won that game. The Jets!! That's like losing to the Browns or Jaguars or Raiders. That started the downhill slide. All the talk about playing at home... Seattle lost at home. To Arizona. Who the Saints beat. What Saints team shows up tomorrow... won't convince me of anything.
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GasLightStreet
I used to think that saying "on any given Sunday" was stupid, because the powerhouse (great) teams usually win regardless of where they are. This season teams that were supposedly going to be great or very good through the season became just good or even mediocre. And some snuck up to being very good - but because of the lameness of the NFL's playoff structure, one of those teams will possibly not make the playoffs while teams with fluff records like Green Bay or Dallas could.
What the Seahawks did to the Saints was a head scratcher, especially considering the the Saints looked more like the Browns, because what the Seahawks didn't do to the 49ers a week later was ridiculous. In the past if that was New England then NE would have won that game. That's the difference this year from teams being great to being very good or just good.
A very interesting end to the season today with so many playoff potentials still possible. My prediction is if the Saints make it as a wild card they lose to Philly... in Philly.
Then again... even with the playoffs, on any given Sunday.
So what happens if the Saints/Eagles game is on a Saturday? Ha ha.