College Football's New Playoff System

POSTED BY Eugenio Hernandez III, 26 September 2007 | PERMALINK

Throughout its existence the BCS has created more questions then it has solved answers. An alternative has been created by yours truly and its called Winter Madness! The new system is inspired by the current BCS system, College Basketballs playoff system and Division I-AA's current playoff system. The playoff is set up for 16 teams and a guaranteed invite will be given to all 11...

I'm Dave ... And I'm Addicted To Fantasy Football

POSTED BY Dave Aizer, 26 September 2007 | PERMALINK

Sunday was a beautiful day here in New York City. About 75 degrees, bright blue skies — just picture perfect. Not that I would know. I spent the whole day inside, torturing myself.

See, Sunday means NFL, which also means Fantasy Football. And (yes, I realize how truly pathetic this next sentence is going to sound) nothing makes me quite so emotional as my fantasy football teams.

My...

Still A Lot To Play For In The A.L.

POSTED BY Adam Aizer, 25 September 2007 | PERMALINK

Less than a week to play for the Red Sox, Yankees, Indians, and Angels. They’re all making the playoffs. That’s the good news. Two teams will be on the road for Game 1. That’s the bad news. If you think there’s no reason to pay attention to the American League anymore, think again.

Sure, the AL lacks the drama of the senior circuit, where the Wild Card and all three divisions are still...

Loser of the Week (Wk 4)

POSTED BY Robert Reid, 24 September 2007 | PERMALINK

Everywhere you look it's 'Poor Notre Dame' — Hey, Don't Forget about College Football's Best Losers

Apparently the entire sports world was watching when ‘Loser of the Week’ debuted here a week ago. Instead of talking of great wins or surprisingly rising programs last week (anyone notice Kansas’ stats?), the sports media world zeroed in on college football’s worst team: winless Notre...

U Betta' Recognize

POSTED BY Dave Aizer, 21 September 2007 | PERMALINK

Last night I went to a sports bar to watch my Miami Hurricanes take on Texas A&M. And I have to admit, when I walked in I was not optomistic. In fact, the only thing I was looking forward to was dinner.

But then a funny thing happened. The U showed up ... big time. In case you didn't watch, Miami trounced the 20th ranked Aggies 34-17 in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the final...