Oregon v Oklahoma State

A lot of good offensive NFL talent on both teams

Just look at the O/U which is 77

The line is either a pickum or Ducks favored by -1

It could be that close

Just a guess, but Ducks surprise the Cowboys, by winning and covering

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Oregon State v Pitt

Beavers are -2.5

The Pac 10 continues to be unbeaten in this years bowl season and a surprise those East of the Rockies with the Beavers beating Pitt easily and covering

Shanahan fired

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/…..id=3800768

Someone on the Giants’ conference call asked Manning if he planned to go to San Diego to watch his brother Peyton play for the Indianapolis Colts against the Chargers in the first round.

“No, no, no plans,” Manning said. As an afterthought, Manning added: “My plans to Cabo fell through, so I am going to sit here. That is a joke, by the way.”

is that “good Eli”, or “Bad Eli” ???

oregon is playin oklahoma state, and I got a hankerin to trash both of em

Ok St just because they’re the Sooners’ in-state rival, and oregon cuz us Californians don’t much like oregon (they started it)

so let’s all get together an poke fun at yokel yniversity and the duck pluckers (they’re doin somethin awful STRANGE to them ducks, that’s why they fight …)

I’ll be here all week, I need the fruit …

but I’m really just an ink stained type picker, so I’ll stick with the “composing room” placard, thank you

didn’t think I could get away with calling it “writing”

just checkin …

anybody still trash talkin ???

Which division will be more competitive this year, the AFC South (Colts, Jags, Texans, and Titans) or the NFC East (Giants, Skins, ‘Boys, and Iggles)?

I’m leaning NFC East because it’s more balanced. And don’t underestimate the Giants … they could end up in the Super Bowl again

As far as my home division (from Minn., lived in Appleton Wisc. … and actually I’m a huge aberration because I’m a fan of the Vikes [1a] and the Pack [1b])

I see the Vikings in first going 10-6 and the Pack in second going 9-7

A few weeks ago I was guessing the Vikes would go 12-4 or 11-5 but now with Bryant McKinnie’s 4 game suspension and Madieu Williams injury I think they can only hope for 10-6; they have a brutal first four weeks of the season. The Vikings will wind up with a top three defense; they have the best defensive line in football this side of the Giants of last year. The offense will be improved; AP and Chester Taylor will rush for over 2,500 yards; and the passing game will depend more on Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice than Tarvaris Jackson, because Tarvaris wouldn’t have a bad year last year, he just didn’t have anybody who could hold on to the ball when he threw it. The best the Vikes can hope for is to get lucky in the playoffs and get to the NFC Championship game

Say what you want about Favre but McCarthy and Thompson will find out that he was worth at least 4 wins per year to the Pack. They have a good young team, but some have it, and some people don’t, Favre does, and they traded him. The best they can hope for is a wildcard game

PS what happens if Aaron Rodgers gets hurt?

Bears have no offense and the defense is getting old

Does Detroit still have a team? … just kidding

Had the Vikings record dead on. The defense wound up 6th not 3rd. And Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor wound up with about 2,160 yards not 2,500. Vikings should get the first playoff game against the Eagles but their the season ends when they play the Giants

Had the Bears (who could have predicted … Kyle Orton and Forte?) and Packers final standings flipped

Guess I was right about the Lions. Sorry Michigan