The Big 5 College Football Games of the Weekend

5. FraudConn Huskies at Cincinnati Bearcats
Ok so I continue to be wrong about FraudConn and they continue to win week after week, I don't understand it. The Bearcats have some skill on their roster and have beaten some solid teams so far this season, so maybe just maybe they can end all this discussion of FraudConn being good. The Pick: I said I was going to pick them to lose every week until I was right.

4.Illinois Fighting Zookers at Ohio State Buckeyes
Two more games before the 50+ day layoff and the National Championship game. Up first for the Buckeyes are the fighting Zookers who somehow have managed to sneak into the top 3 in the Big 10. Hopefully the Zookers can stay in the game for awhile and perhaps challenge for the victory but I can't see the W happening. The Pick: Buckeyes pull away late much like last week.

3. Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
LSU doesn't need to prove much more to justify them being the 2nd ranked team nationally, however facing a 2-loss Georgia in the SEC Championship game would be a nice way to top off the season. If Auburn was to pull the mild upset than that could pave the way for UT or the Gators to sneak into the title game instead. The Pick: UGA pulls out a close victory.

2. Louisville Cardinals at West Virginia Mountaineers
At the beginning of the season I, like the rest of the country, thought that this was going to be one of the biggest games of the season and then midway through everyone realized that Louisville had no defense. Louisville has bounced back in recent weeks with wins over Cincy and Pitt and Uconn (they won that game). So perhaps the Cardinals can give the Mountaineers a run for their money tonight. The Pick: Mountaineers because the Cardinals have no defense.

1. Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Why is this the biggest matchup of the weekend? Well mostly because nothing extraordinary is going on and partially because the Mangino's have another tester at their hands. The Cowboys have been an up and down team thus far this season but have showed the ability to beat good teams. Mangino better have quickly grabbed his players focus off their manslaughter of Nebraska and onto OSU if they want to win this weekend. The Pick: After Mangino Eats 4 Cheeseburgers in a post game celebration he is all focus.

Numbers On Steroids: Mickey Mantle

Numbers on Steroids is a look at baseball players during the 90s to see if anything screams out at you. This week it's throwing a curve ball and looking at All Time Great Yankees. Players that we know did not take steroids to see if this gives a defense to any of the players 'convicted' by Numbers on Steroids. Time to look at my dad's favorite athlete of all time, Mickey Mantle. Averages Say: What's with the mysterious dip at 27 and then the uptick? At Bats Per Home Run Says: That's a mighty jump from 22 to 24 Explaining As If It Was the 90s If you take a look at the numbers there are two time frames which in the 1990s would be questioned. First would be the incredible leap he took from his first year in the big leagues to his first MVP season in 1956. His batting average jumped 50 points. His slugging percentage jumped 90 points and he hit 15 more homers than his previous high. This wouldn't merrit a conviction nowadays though because the young age he...

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Guest Post: Thoughts on Sabathia Signing

I asked Grutt what his thoughts were on the Sabathia signing and I thought his response pretty much nailed it. So here it is. I don’t know. Every year I get a little more disenchanted with baseball. Yea, it’s great we signed the top pitching free agent. But we were supposed to. No team was even in the ballpark of the Yankees offer yet they still needed to jump from the already ridiculous price of $140 million to $160 million to close the deal. Now I hear we are going to sign more pitchers who will also get large contracts and the position player gaps are still glaring. Each new, large contract just adds to the feeling that the Yanks are supposed to win it all. “I think we have a good chance this year.” That is a lost feeling. If they don’t win I’ll wonder why, like there has to be some other reason besides that it’s a sport you can never predict how things will work out and some years just aren’t yours to be won. If they win I will be pleasantly smug. It gets a little more...

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