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  1. JTBenson

    2014 MLB Postseason

    Predictions are a crap shoot and and worth the screen they are written on. I was taking a shot at your prediction of 6 and 7 games.
  2. JTBenson

    2014 MLB Postseason

    Not bad. Got all of them wrong and even predicted that Division Series would go longer than the maximum 5 games.
  3. JTBenson

    CBS, NBC, Fox, ESPN and Turner Reportedly All Make Bids For NFL's Thursday Night Football Package

    I think it should be on cable on Thursdays. I think the NFL coverage is over saturated, but I might be in the minority. I watched only one playoff game and really don't care about games that don't involve the Chiefs.
  4. JTBenson

    The Mount Rushmores of your sports franchises

    Iowa State Cyclones Basketball: Gary Thompson, Marcus Fizer, Fred Hoiberg, Jeff Grayer Iowa State Cyclones Football: Troy Davis, Senaca Wallace, Ellis Hobbs, Matt Blair St. Louis Cardinals Baseball: Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Albert Pujols Kansas City Chiefs: Len Dawson, Derrick Thomas...
  5. JTBenson

    5 Questions about the NCAA Tournament

    In answer to number 4 - not everyone has DirecTV. I much prefer having every game available on every cable/sat provider.
  6. JTBenson

    BYU to go Independent ala Notre Dame

    All just speculation and rumor right now. I think Texas will wait to see how much money can be made from TV within the Big 12 before they make the ultimate decision. Also, will the BCS give them the ND exemption? Right now, ND has a seat on the BCS board because of history, but Texas is not...
  7. JTBenson

    BYU to go Independent ala Notre Dame

    The Pac 10 will NOT take BYU because Stanford and Cal will block it. However, the Big 12 would, but ONLY if Notre Dame would come along, so it is a LONG SHOT. The Big 12 only will expand into areas where they can expand their footprint. Notre Dame and BYU are the two schools that would expand...
  8. JTBenson

    What are your favorite rivalries that your teams are involved in?

    As an Iowa State graduate, the game against Iowa is always bitter - especially football. 3 years ago, ISU did not sell single game tickets to the Iowa game for two reasons: 1) To sell more season tickets 2) So Iowa fans could by tickets
  9. JTBenson

    ESPN and TBS can't get blackout zip codes right.

    Moving messes up other things. I still want to get my local channels (coming Thursday). And I frankly don't want to mess with moving back if I have a service call. And I want to fix this instead of running from it because it doesn't just affect me. It affects everyone who lives here (and...
  10. JTBenson

    ESPN and TBS can't get blackout zip codes right.

    According to this map, I live only in Kansas City Royals territory (St. Joseph, MO which is about an hour northwest of KC). http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/tools/med/2006/06/ipt/1150742098.jpg However, TBS and ESPN black me out of every single St. Louis Cardinals game claiming that I...
  11. JTBenson

    Enjoy Selection Sunday - It may never be the same

    I disagree. With the 16 seeds playing in the opening round game, it actually gives these teams an opportunity to win a "winnable" game. Many teams that have played in the "play-in" game have NCAA Tournament wins on their resume, but would not have if they would not have had these games...
  12. JTBenson

    BCS Bowl Predictions

    OK. I am calling you out on this one. If #66 is not chosen, WHO CARES. IT DOES NOT MATTER. If #3 is unbeaten and does not have a shot a the national championship, then it is a BIG DEAL. It is a much different situation. And if they expand to 8 teams, the argument that #9 will complain is...
  13. JTBenson

    NCAA Football on TV for 11/7/2009

    OU will kill Nebraska - Nebraska's offense will do nothing against OU's defense Alabama/LSU is the big one. OSU/Penn St still has Rose Bowl implications
  14. JTBenson

    NCAA Football 2009-10 Season

    ISU had their starting QB and RB out, had other player break his leg and had several others very ill. They had terrible field position all day despite the 8 turnovers and they were facing a great defense. As bad as the Nebraska offense is, their defense is the best in the Big 12 and one of the...
  15. JTBenson

    NCAA Football 2009-10 Season

    I was running around my basement like a kid screaming and cheering when they won. My kids looked at me like I was crazy. I am still not off of the emotional high.
  16. JTBenson

    NCAA Football 2009-10 Season

    Also, AP poll is irrelevant as far as BCS goes. They don't use the AP poll in the BCS.
  17. JTBenson

    Los Angeles is now one step closer to bringing back the NFL

    I think expansion will be a problem. 32 teams works very well with the way the divisions are and schedules work right now. I don't see how they will handle the logistics if there are expansion teams.
  18. JTBenson

    OK, who actually PLAYS sports?

    Table Tennis (and the way I play, it is good exercise)
  19. JTBenson

    Can someone explain the NFL "double-header" blackout rule for Sundays?

    New York did not have a 1pm game on CBS, but had a 4pm game instead. Each market only had one game on CBS (either 1pm Eastern or 4pm Eastern). Next week CBS gets double header and FOX gets either 1pm or 4pm. Each network gets 8 weeks of the first 16 in which they get a doubleheader. Week 17...
  20. JTBenson

    ESPN and the SEC Network

    "In markets outside the SEC footprint, the syndicated programming will air on either local, over-the-air television stations or regional sports cable networks." Does this mean it SEC games will not be blacked out on FSN stations out of the SEC footprint?
  21. JTBenson

    AL CENTRAL

    It is still too premature and I don't think he will reach it, but if it does happen, Orel would still have the SINGLE season record and Zach would have the career record. It would still be a record, just a different, but related one. It is just that right now, the career record is equal to the...
  22. JTBenson

    2009 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament

    I have added tournament history facts related to the games played this afternoon to HoopsTournament.Net HoopsTournament.Net - Fact of the Day
  23. JTBenson

    2009 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament

    Let the Madness Begin HoopsTournament.Net - Home
  24. JTBenson

    How many MLB games will you attend this year?

    Last year I went to 3, I will probably do 3-4 this year.