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Awesome tackling Nevada. Just awesome.

Vai Taua with a beautiful run that brings Nevada out of their own territory. If you don't score you have to think about field position so Nevada's playcalling will be important down the stretch. I hope Nevada claps them cheeks and kicks Boise States overrated [expletive] out of the top ten.

Aaron Rodgers, and it's not even close. I really do like Matt Ryan, he plays well at home and he's a good player overall, but I feel as if he is going down the road of a glorified game manager. There is no doubt Atlanta can win a Super Bowl with Ryan at the helm, but Rodgers is flat out better in many aspects of the game.

With pivotal games tomorrow (Oregon/Arizona, the Backyard Bowl and the Iron Bowl) and Saturday (OU/Okla. State, The Game, and LSU/Arkansas) the BCS will become a lot clearer. We see two championship games for BCS play-ins (Big 12 and SEC) and those two respective match-ups this weekend have potentially massive implications. So let's break it down. PAC-10 Oregon will have guaranteed themselves a spot in the Rose Bowl at the very least if they beat Arizona as they'd win a share of the Pac-10 title with a team they beat. After Arizona they have the Civil War game with the Beavers, and even though the Ducks can't overlook the Wildcats, it's not guaranteed they're in the BCS NC Game yet. If the Ducks beat both the Cats and the Beavers they are all but guaranteed a spot in the NC Game. The only way Stanford gets in as the PAC-10 winner is if they win outright. To do so they must beat Oregon State this weekend (no easy feat) and hope Oregon loses to both AZ and Or. State. Big 12 Saturday's game between in-state rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State is the biggest game of the year for both teams. The winner goes on to face either Nebraska or Missouri. Simple. Nebraska plays Colorado and Missouri plays Kansas. Both teams should win, but should Nebraska lose and Missouri win, Mizzou goes to the Big 12 title game. All Nebraska has to do is win and they're in. None of these teams will go to the BCS National Championship, so this game is likely for the Fiesta Bowl or potentially the Orange Bowl, which I'll break down later. But it's likely the Fiesta Bowl. Big East The Big East is an absolute abomination of a conference and doesn't deserve an AQ bid, but that's the way she goes. Tomorrow's Backyard Bowl between Pitt and WVU is these two teams Big East Championship Game, so to speak. UConn is in the hunt but it'll likely come down to these two teams. WVU plays Pitt then Rutgers and Pitt plays WVU and Cincinnati, so if everything goes down smoothly, the winner of tomorrow mornings show down goes to either the Orange Bowl or the Fiesta Bowl (likely the Orange). But like I said, UConn is in the hunt and actually holds most of the cards. They play Cincinnati (4-6) and USF (6-4) to end the season and could potentially go to 5-2 in the Conference. Now, if that DOES happen, and the following also happens: - WVU beats Pitt and there is a 3-way tie atop the conference at 5-2. - Pitt beats WVU but loses to Cincinnati. Then UConn wins the title. Shocking that Connecticut, not even ranked in the top 25 all year, would go to a BCS game over perhaps Stanford, Ohio State, Alabama, etc. But all Pitt has to do to get in is beat WVU and Cincinnati. Big 10 A messy situation. If all three of the leaders (Wisconsin, OSU and Michigan State) win out, we have a tie atop the Big 10. Which would normally be easy to figure out, except Michigan State doesn't have Ohio State scheduled this year. Therefore it makes it a lot harder to notice. After breaking down the Big 10's tiebreaker rules it seems as if Wisconsin will win the Big 10 and a trip to the Rose Bowl at the very least if they win out. It makes it easy if one of these three teams lose. If Wisconsin loses, Ohio State goes. If Ohio State loses (Michigan upset?) Michigan State goes. If Michigan State loses, Wisconsin goes. The tiebreaker rules are as follows: Wisconsin is the highest ranked in the BCS at No. 7 (OSU at 8, MSU at 10) so they're likely to go through. SEC Fairly simple. Auburn plays South Carolina. ACC Another conference perhaps not deserving of an AQ spot this year. Let's look at the Atlantic division as that's the whole one with implications left. - If North Carolina State beats Maryland on Saturday, they will play Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game. - If North Carolina State loses, Florida State plays VT. Maryland just loses out. If Florida State was 5-3 Maryland could've played to get in. But oh well. ------------------------- So those are your AQ conferences broken down. Let's look at what the BCS shake down will look like most likely. Rose Bowl If Oregon wins out it makes the Rose Bowl committee make a decision. As it stands, they have to choose a non-AQ team within the next four years (as I understand the rule) so this may be the best year to do it with the power of Boise/TCU and the absence of a Pac-10 Champion. The other option is Stanford. Stanford is interesting because they aren't exactly a football powerhouse but they are marketable, a California team and have a lot of power both academically and athletically (overall). My Prediction: Big 10 Champion Wisconsin v. At-Large Boise State - Do I like it? No, I hate it. But I think the Rose Bowl committee realizes that they do have to take a non AQ qualifier in the next four years and Boise State has a very solid talent pool. May as well give them a shot. However, Wisconsin matches up very well with Boise State in all facets of the game. If Boise State can't beat Wisconsin, a BCS Bowl will likely never take them as a BCS team ever again unless a playoff is instituted. This is the real deal for Boise State. I think there will be a lot of interesting build up to this game if it does indeed happen. Wisconsin would have a lot of of pressure to win and win big. I don't think Stanford is exactly a popular enough team yet, but Andrew Luck could certainly give Stanford a chance to win. Sugar Bowl With the Sugar Bowl selecting the first BCS teams in the order (Sugar, Orange, Fiesta) it'll get a nice selection of what they want. Contractually obligated to take an SEC team, LSU is likely the team fulfilling that obligation. If Alabama beats Auburn, the winner of the SEC game will likely be in the Sugar Bowl as there is no team to play in the NCG. If Auburn wins they are likely in if they bear SCar. Again, picking first gives them the best to choose from. The Rose Bowl will have the Big 10 winner either way, so it makes it easy for the Sugar Bowl to choose from. Ohio State, Boise State, TCU, Stanford and even Missouri/OK State/OU are conceivable. My Prediction: SEC #2 Louisiana State v. B10 #2 Ohio State - Makes sense. A huge money making game with two of the most respected programs in the land. Both teams travel well and it's Ohio States chance to make another statement in a bowl game. Both teams match up surprisingly well so this could be a potentially great game. Orange Bowl Usually the ACC is tied in with the Orange Bowl (8 of the last 10 involves ACC, including the NC Game before the NC Game actually was (USC/OU)). So you'll likely see the winner of NCSU/FSU/VT. After that is where it begins to get a little more tricky then we expect. The Big East has played in 3 games since 2007. So it seems as if the winner of the Big East (Pitt/WVU/UConn) will likely join the ACC in this game. The exception is the potential for an At-Large team or if the Big East is chosen for another bowl, perhaps the Fiesta. There is potential for a team such as TCU. They aren't the glamorous team between them and Boise State, and they could be passed over for other at large teams that would bring in more revenue like Ohio State/LSU. I doubt this may happen, but it's indeed a possibility to consider. My Prediction: ACC Champion Virginia Tech v. At-Large TCU - If Boise gets in, TCU needs to as well, and vice versa. I think TCU would give VT all they got in the very least, maybe enough for an upset. I don't think VT is very good so it's a good chance for TCU to make a big statement, a "[expletive] you" to the BCS. Fiesta Bowl Likely the winner of the Big 12 Championship Game and an at large bid, the Fiesta Bowl is also the site of the National Championship game. It's always nice when a city gets two doses of great football. I believe Nebraska and Oklahoma State will play for the game. I just don't believe in Oklahoma this year. And I really like Nebraska's defense. Bo Pelini may come off as a douchebag but he knows his Goddamn football. TCU is a potential buy in, as is both Boise State and Ohio State. My Prediction: Big 12 Champion Nebraska v. Big East Champion Pittsburgh - Fiesta gets stuck with a fairly bland match up with mediocre Pittsburgh as the left overs, the "sloppy seconds". Nebraska would murder Pittsburgh as well is what I'm afraid of. Not good for money or ratings.

Trade Deadline is Midnight Wednesday. Get your offers going, preferably no bull[expletive] deals. I'm shopping Peyton Hillis, if you're looking for guaranteed touchdowns down the stretch I'm looking for a solid gain back at running back and a good receiver. If nothing is there I'm looking to keep him.

All they have to do is fix penalties, score some points, play some defense, and they'll be in the playoffs. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?

Yeah, to the fans but not necessarily what the front office. You've seen guys get canned for reasons unknown. I was simply saying that there is a possibility Raheem Morris is canned. I said it was a long shot and that it likely wouldn't happen. Maybe it's just my personal opinion then.

By record he has, but he makes stupid challenges, doesn't open the defensive playbook often enough and still too green. He was hired too quickly and that's why the Bucs will likely keep him.

Sorry I'm posting from my iPod so the above reply looks stupid. MCCarthy has very little chance to ne fired but i just listed it as a possibility. I don't think his jobs in danger. Raheem Morris isn't the reasons for the turn around but he's played a little role. His head couldve been chopped off after last years abomination and it's still a possibility depending what happens. Like I said though those are definite long shots.

It won't escalate. North Korea is testing everyones limits to see how much they can get away with. The only thing they're instituting right now is fear.

Two coaches are down already due to complete ineptness and inability to properly coach their respective teams. While there are many, many bright minds on the horizon, most of the time you can't fully recognize them with the current brigade of dumbasses running teams. Here are coaches that very likely will get canned at the end of the year. Not by my choice, but what will likely happen. - Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati - Gary Kubiak, Houston - John Fox, Carolina Coaches that have a very good shot at being canned. - Norv Turner, San Diego (Especially if they miss the playoffs) - Jason Garrett, Dallas - Lovie Smith, Chicago - Mike Singletary, San Francisco Long shots to be fired, but possibilities nonetheless. - Chan Gailey, Buffalo - Josh McDaniels, Denver - Tom Cable, Oakland - Mike McCarthy, Green Bay (Probably the least likely) - Raheem Morris, Tampa Bay 12 of the 32 teams currently have potential coaching problems. That's ridiculous and reflects very poorly on front offices across the NFL. Job security however is very high, as I see 8 jobs that are safe as can be (NE, NYJ, PIT, BAL, NYG, NO, ATL, AZ) with balanced parity. Leaving 12 jobs ranging from close to "safe as can be" territory to "another season could spell the end" territory. With that being said, there are a long list of candidates looking to be comforted with a new head coaching job. I've compiled a list of who I think are the very best candidates for head coaching spots this season. Coaches with previous HC experience - Brian Billick - Bill Cowher - Tony Dungy - Jon Gruden - Mike Holmgren (Only in Cleveland) Current HC who could find another job - Norv Turner - Jason Garrett - Jon Fox - Mike Singletary No HC experience - Perry Fewell, New York - Leslie Frazier, Minnesota - Russ Grimm, Arizona - Mike Pettine, Jets - Brian Schottenheimer, Jets - Rob Ryan, Cleveland - Mike Zimmer, Cincinnati - Winston Moss, Green Bay - Hue Jackson, Oakland A fairly in-depth list but as you can see there really aren't any of those star minds on the market right now, as they've been snatched up the past few years. I can also see Stoops and Harbaugh from the college ranks as well. Perhaps even Marc Trestman from Montreal in the CFL, he was interviewed for the Raiders job and consistently has the top offense in the CFL ever since he's taken over. But he's a long shot at best. Share your thoughts on whose going to go where, add a coaches name to the pot, anything.

Harrison Barnes is going to be one of those players who is going to be a great individual player at both the Collegiate and NBA level, but unless he finds his way onto a top team, he'll never win anything. Mentally weak, I don't think he has the psyche of a winner either.

I think my favs are Dark Fantasy, Gorgeous and Blame Game. Such a sick album though.

Me <3 lol!!!

This is factually correct. Vancouver is magnificent. However we have one of the most expensive housing markets in Canada, and the NBA didn't work the first time, so I doubt it would now unless the team was a perennial playoff team and a Championship contender. Plus we have very high tax.

No one is saying that, at all.

You came here just to post that? Great, want to post some more irrelevant things? Jesus, do you not have anything better to do to come onto this site, read the Introductions forum, find a member from another forum, dig up dirt on said member, save it, crop it, upload it then post it on here for kicks? I legitimately feel bad for you.

I'd rather Peyton go for the Dubya and throw that kind of pass then throw underneath again and chance of field goal. The way that offense was rolling in the last ten minutes I let Peyton make those kind of plays every time. So I don't blame the Colts. They need a proper run game though, because Peyton can't keep throwing the ball 50 times a game, because 3 pick games will happen. You need to balance the good with the bad but keep the good ahead of the bad, and a productive running game allows that. Peyton was still running fantastic play action with like 20 yards on the ground, imagine what he can do if Donald Brown can go for a buck twenty in a game. I don't believe in New England or Indianapolis though, to be honest. I don't know who I trust.

Peyton already has no protection in this game, he's moving around too much after around three seconds which isn't going to win you the football game. Peyton can be as good as he wants this year but the Colts aren't going anywhere. They have no surrounding talent. The overrated Reggie Wayne, [expletive] run game, [expletive] pass pro, [expletive] blocking, [expletive] receivers. Just all round.

The Cover 2 is an abomination and that'll be shown both next week by Philadelphia and down the stretch when it folds up like it usually does.

Everyone continually falls into LSU's trap, year after year. They're not a bad team by any stretch of the imagination, eight wins playing in the SEC is a fantastic year any way you spin it, but they don't have the structure of a top ten or top five team. Les Miles is part of the reason, but I think the talent level overall is severely overrated. Since Bo Pelini left they've taken a step down on defense and they haven't had success at the QB position since JaMarcus Russell. I'm not fond of Jordan Jefferson at all. He throws ducks into coverage, trusts his arm too much and is too scattered when things around him begin to break down. He fits the offense they run though because Les Miles is an idiot and doesn't understand that LSU has the talent in the trenches to run the football 40-45 times a game with Ridley and Mike Ford. But Miles has to go ahead and involve Jefferson with way too many options, reads and stupid [expletive] like that. It would ruin his ego if he couldn't live up to being the "Mad Hatter" and that's half the problem. I don't trust their defense outside of Nevis, Sheppard and Patrick Peterson (and perhaps they're other good corner, name escapes me), and I think they will be exposed by a really good passing attack, perhaps next week against Arkansas could be the week. Mallett could conceivably carve up everything underneath LSU's D. Overall, I can buy LSU as a top-fifteen team. They have the overall talent and the wins to back that ranking, but I think they have major issues and are definitely not a BCS team.

That is all. Not a good team at all.

It depends on how highly you value your quarterbacks and what age you feel is too old to produce at a high level. I'd put a large volume of quarterbacks on my big board for the simple fact that they are the most valued. I think we need to look at this as value vs. production. I'm taking five more years of guaranteed success and production of Peyton then I am for a potential drop off to a guy like Jay Cutler. Straight up, the 10 best players in the NFL, in my opinion, something like this (in no order): DeMarcus Ware Clay Matthews Haloti Ngata Peyton Manning Tom Brady Drew Brees Adrian Peterson Nnamdi Asomogha Darrelle Revis Joe Thomas Honorable mentions going to Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, Michael Roos, Brandon Flowers, Vince Wilfork, Jay Ratliff, MJD, Troy Polamalu, Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, etc. Way too many fine players.

I think what Washington would be smart to do is keep revamping that offensive line. I think, concievably you have 2 starters entrenched in Brown and Williams. Dpending on how Shanahan approaches the interior of the line, you could keep a mediocre starter. Build upon the running game and what Shanahan schemes really well for in the play action.

I hope Troy Smith doesn't give the 49ers false hope that they have their starting quarterback for next year already in the organization. Let's hope the 49ers do it the right way for next year.