NCAA Final Four

Basketball in Canada

I guess this is what happens when the Toronto Raptors mascot straps on some rollerblades. What makes this beautiful is the deflating tail at the end.

No Pun Intended But Actually Intended

[spits out drink]... Wow

Rich Rod's Recruiting Tactics

[deep breath] So this is how Rich Rod is going to get the 5-stars on the west coast?

Horsing Around

Ain't Gambling A Bitch

8-Team parlay FTW??? Not on this Lehigh cheerleader’s watch!

What A Maneuver !!!

Dog was probably hungover after a 4am night at Burton's. Have to respect the move.

The Best/Worst State Flag

As much as I love Pure Michigan, what’s the story with the state flag? We have a menacing deer family trying to double team an eagle and some naked dude sunbathing with a gun just stands there and lets it happen?

The Worst State in the Union

Ron Swanson

How Ron Swanson would react if he visited The Mainstream?

Linsanity --> Please Kill Me

Four starts.

25 points. 28 points. 23 points. 38 points.

While this is very impressive, despite coming against some of the worst teams in the NBA, the ESPN hype machine has already made him intolerable. Instead of appreciating his unorthodox style of play, Sportscenter has decided it's more important to come up with cool nicknames for him.

Racist? Nah.....

This jersey > All the jerseys.

"Some lucky lady in NYC is gonna feel a couple inches of pain tonight."

Stay classy Jason Whitlock.

I can only imagine the suits at Fox Sports reacted this way after seeing Whitlock's tweet.

Super Bowl XLVI LIVE

Just What I Expected

Major: Exploration.
Only in Columbus. Institutional chaos at its finest right there boys and girls.

Super Bowl XLVI

New England Patriots (-3) vs. New York Giants --- Going with the Pats and laying the points.

However, this image is the consummate metaphor for my NFL betting style.

Favorite prop bet? No choice.

Will Kelly Clarkson's bare belly be showing when she sings the national anthem? Yes 3/1, No 1/5

Pats v. Ravens AFC Title Game LIVE

Michigan 60 - Michigan State 59

Three in a row --

The 2011 Season

Well, the rollercoaster of the 2011 season ended abruptly in a game where Alabama had 5 field goals and LSU had 5 first downs. [wipes tear]

As for the model’s predictions:

+ Bowl Week Winners --
Utah (+1.5) – Georgia Tech
Nevada (+7.5) – Southern Miss
Cincinnati (+2) - Vanderbilt

+ Bowl Week Losers --
Ohio State (+3) – Florida [Much thanks to Ohio State’s special teams, which gave up 2 TDs in their 24-17 loss]

Last week: 3-1
Season: 83-48-4 (63.4%)

Betting on every game against the spread in a pool with one of my friends, Hugh, we went 17-18.

.....a little

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Speaking of Hugh, we had a conversation today about Les Miles.

Les was asked a question about defensive tackle Michael Brockers’ tweet, which updated his injury status before the SEC Championship Game.
Somehow, it makes perfect sense and I’m still wondering if Les was mocking the question or if he’s explaining what exactly happened. Either way, this in one of the most amazing/confusing/Les Mile-esque quotes of all-time, and that’s saying A LOT.

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Other than that, we now wait nine months. See you in Dallas over Labor Day Weekend. Michigan. Alabama. Cowboys Stadium.

It's been a pleasure, folks. A Real Good Time... [Dr. Pepper ref]

Remember The Alamo

In a contest that featured 17 touchdowns and 123 points, one Baylor fan had the nerve to bring a "D-Fence" sign to the game...

Washington's defensive coordinator looked like he had the Whiskey Sweats walking off the field.

Link Dump --

// A solid UofM wallpaper for the Sugar Bowl

// Denard can run 22 miles per hour?

Lasko's CFB Pick'em

35. Oklahoma vs. Iowa
The Sooners beat Kansas State by 41, Texas by 38, and Texas A&M by 16. Injuries to Broyles & Whaley hurt their offense, and WR Jaz Reynolds won’t be playing in the bowl game, but they should still have enough to overpower the Hawkeyes. Note: Iowa is 4-0 ATS in their last four bowl games.
34. TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
Neither team has lost since October 1st (riding 7-game winning streaks). TCU’s superior offense leads to a double-digit win.
33. Boise St vs. Arizona St
Kellen Moore’s career will end with a victory over the shameless 6-6 Sun Devils. At least they have cool uniforms.
32. Temple vs. Wyoming
Hoot!
31. Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
This has all of the makings of an upset-special. Texas A&M essentially has no head coach and Northwestern will be focused. But it’s a home game for the Aggies and they are the more talented team.
30. San Diego St vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Ragin’ Cajuns finished the year with back-to-back losses. San Diego St should control the game with Ronnie Hillman.
29. Mississippi St vs. Wake Forest
Believe me when I say that you do not want to mess with Mississippi State in a bowl game. -_-
Lots of cowbell in this one.
28. Baylor vs. Washington
Both of these defenses are heinous. RG3 exploits the Huskies’ weak secondary.
27. Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Michigan has some similarities with Clemson, which beat Va Tech 38-10 and 23-3 this year. Geaux Blue.
26. Pittsburgh vs. SMU
SMU struggled down the stretch losing four of their last six. 0-6 ATS. Pitt exceeded expectations and finished the year 5-0 ATS.
25. Houston vs. Penn State
Neither team has their coach from the start of the season. Case Keenum will lead the Cougars to a victory in his final game.
24. Arkansas vs. Kansas St
Kansas State treated us well this year (9-3 ATS). But Tyler Wilson might have the best WR core in the nation and show throw for 4+ TDs in this one.
23. Utah vs. Georgia Tech
First underdog on the list. The Utes will have plenty of time to prepare for the triple-option.
22. Missouri vs. North Carolina
Quarterbacks James Franklin (Mizzou) and Bryn Renner (UNC) have nearly identical stats. UNC lost four of six to end the year. Mizzouri’s only loss in their last five games was to Baylor.
21. Oregon vs. Wisconsin
The Rose Bowl: Always my favorite non-UM bowl to watch. And I’m looking forward to this one. Sconnie’s defense is solid against a pro-style offense but they might struggle when the Ducks go 4-wide… Will obviously still pull for Wisconsin and the Big Ten.
20. Ohio State vs. Florida
Both teams are 6-6 overall, 5-2 at home, 1-4 on the road, score 25 points per game, and give up 21 points per game. Against Michigan, Ohio learned that they have a solid quarterback, and they want revenge from the 41-14 domination circa early-2007.
19. Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
While Vandy put together a solid defense this year, their offense won’t be able to keep up with Cinci.
18. LSU vs. Alabama
LSU won the 2003 national title when the championship game took place in the Sugar Bowl. Four years later = Another title in the Sugar bowl. Four years later???
17. Florida Int'l vs. Marshall
Always a stellar matchup in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl. Wide-receiver T.Y. Hilton will boost his draft stock in this one.
16. North Carolina St vs. Louisville
Somehow the Wolfpack beat Clemson 37-13. Good enough for me... NC State and I are still on good terms after their backdoor cover against Georgia Tech earlier this year.
15. Notre Dame vs. Florida St
Teams are statistically similar. ND looking for back-to-back wins over a Florida team in bowl games.
14. Rutgers vs. Iowa St
Rutgers went 9-3 against the spread this year. Get stronger Piscataway… Also, the game is in their back yard at Yankee Stadium. And Iowa State’s quarterback is named Steele Jantz. Ugh.
13. Tulsa vs. Brigham Young
Really like the work of Tulsa’s quarterback, GJ Kinne. (Sidenote: Bet the Over on this game.)
12. Utah St vs. Ohio U
Utah State turned their season around with five straight wins since November. I’ll ride the wave.
11. South Carolina vs. Nebraska
Similar styles. Gamecocks have more athletes to make the game-deciding plays.
10. Western Michigan vs. Purdue
Michigan beat these teams 34-10 and 36-14, respectively. I’ll go with the better quarterback in this one.
9. Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Contrarian play. SoMiss lost their head coach to North Carolina.
8. Texas vs. California
Both teams have been unpredictable all year. Does Bevo get a free trip to San Diego?
7. Virginia vs. Auburn
I like UVA’s defense and Dyer is out for the game. Wa-Hoo-Wa.
6. Arkansas St vs. Northern Illinois
Both quarterback’s lead their teams in passing and rushing. Ark St has a much better defense.
5. Illinois vs. UCLA
It’s too bad both coaches were fired a few weeks ago. Neuheisel v. Zook would be a match-up for the ages…in terms of coaching blunders.
4. Air Force vs. Toledo
“Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win”
3. Oklahoma St vs. Stanford
The two best offenses that the Cardinal faced this year, Oregon and USC, put up 53 and 48 points. But will Okie State be motivated?
2. Georgia vs. Michigan St
A pure, unadulterated, pillow fight.
1. Clemson vs. West Virginia
The Tigers faded down the stretch, but they’ll have more talent in the Orange Bowl.

Soooooooo... Navy Won