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Agreed! Way back in early December I made some predictions about the bowl games that turned out to be wrong, mostly because the Pac-10 embarrassed itself this year. The only Pac-10 team that played up to its potential was lowly UCLA, which was playing even lowlier Temple. Stanford at least had...

:up:up:up On a more serious note, back in the late 50's and 60's, when the Dodgers were strong (Koufax, Drysdale, Wills, and the Davis boys), they could not beat Cincinnati. I don't have the exact stats, but I know the loss to win ratio was huge. As a young kid Dodger fan I suffered horribly...

You too seem to be stuck in stone. Those conferences did dominate for many years. And they all still have some very good teams. But times are changing and the old monopolies are crumbling. Today, there are a number of very strong teams which are not in any of those conferences and there will be...

Interesting Games and Blowouts There are a lot of interesting games in this year's bowl lineup, in spite of the existence of the BCS. Some games I am anxious to watch and rate as toss ups are: Arizona vs Nebraska (slight edge to Arizona) Alabama vs Texas Florida vs Cincinnati (slight edge to...

I agree with almost everything you say. But I don't think its an Eastern thing. Geography has nothing to do with it. Money and power at the time the BCS was established tried to set the already fading dominance of a few conferences in stone. As time goes on the BCS will become more and more...

And they are both right!

I agree with most of what you say. But I am wondering why Mustain has been the number 3 QB since the start of practice even though he is the only one with college game experience. Is he a terrible passer? His old school's offense was built on the run. Is he a discipline problem? I have no idea...

And their senior QB, who is a really talented guy, is healthy. Last year he was out more than half the season with an injury. Nevertheless, I am shocked that USC lost to Washington. In this thread and elsewhere I have stated that USC was overrated. Their main strength this year is their...

I am a USC fan, but I agree that they are overrated this year. They have lost too much talent the past two years to the NFL. This year's team has great potential, but isn't ready yet. I am not worried about this Saturday---the Trojans should beat the Huskies easily. But I really doubt USC will...

I don't think OSU will. They just lost, and will be very anxious to get back to winning ways. USC might have some hangover effect, but it would have to be really huge to cause them to lose to Washington.

Some thoughts from a USC fan Let me start by saying that I think both USC and OSU are overrated. Neither deserved their pre-season ranking and neither deserves their ranking today. I would rate both somewhere around #15. I think both teams are capable of being a lot better than they are, but...

Don't forget defense! USC lost the heart of its defense to graduation. With an inexperienced QB, a full set of raw linebackers, and some new linemen, the first few games of the season are going to be tough. I don't expect to see USC in the top five nationally this year.

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For those who may have missed it, the idiot drunk who killed these people wasn't just driving drunk. He was driving without a license because it had been suspended due to a previous DUI conviction! This guy should go to jail for life.:mad::mad::mad:

1. Manu Ginobili's injury, IMO, has altered the West playoff race. This injury could decrease the Spurs' playoff hopes (I'm not writing them off, but their margin for error got a lot smaller). I am now projecting a L.A./Denver Western Conference Final. I think the Lakers are a lock to win the...

I agree Dodger Stadium is in a beautiful setting. And I agree that the old seats needed replacing. And I too am thankful that McCourt didn't tear the whole thing down. But I strongly disagree with you about the ads. Ads are necessary only for financially struggling teams. For a going concern...

There is a huge list of things that need changing. But here is one that has stuck in my craw for close to 20 years. When covering the Olympics, cut all the so-called human interest nonsense and show a lot more actual competition. And cut down the percentage of swimming and diving, gymnastics...

But I do know. I bet Vin would get a real kick out of it.:D:D

Very tough question. Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson for sure. And Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. After that it gets really hard. Tiger Woods is a great one, but so are Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. I don't know how to order them. I think Sandy Koufax deserves consideration. If you don't restrict it to...

I might go to two or three Dodger games this season. It depresses me going there now, because the McCourts have let the park go downhill and plastered it with advertising. My wife and I always try to make it to one Cubs game each year---she grew up very close to Wrigley Field. My work usually...

Yes, but not everywhere. When Dodger Stadium opened in 1962 there were two prominent towers rising from the parking lot just behind the outfield stands with big orange Union 76 balls on top. They were actually kind of pretty and not at all distracting. No other advertising appeared...

The only stadium I remember going to that has disappeared is Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Before the Dodgers moved to LA our baseball team was the Los Angeles Angels, a Cubs farm team in the Pacific Coast League. The stadium was modeled after Wrigley Field in Chicago, complete with ivy-covered...

Offense was not USC's strength this year. They lost too many key players, especially linemen, after the 2007 season. The Rose Bowl game was the offense's best showing all year, especially their passing offense. This year their defense was superior. Next year, probably not. They are losing all...

Yep. HD and I are homers. How many people on this thread aren't? I don't get what you mean by dealing in hypotheticals. USC did not hypothetically destroy Ohio State and Penn State this year and did not hypothetically destroy Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl.

Yes it does. I never said Pete Carroll was perfect. He is a great judge of talent, a great recruiter, good at teaching the fundamentals, and great at ensuring that his teams are physically fit and able to play full bore for 4 quarters. But he obviously is not much at instilling character or...