Links Alison Brie Would Love: Next Year’s Carolina Panther Quarterback, NFL Coaching Survivors, and an Almost Carmelo Anthony Trade

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It’s morning. While you get out your favorite coffee mug, pour a glass of orange juice, and make sure you have enough milk for your bowl of cereal, get yourself back up to date with the happenings in, or at least somewhat near, the sporting universe.

The following are links that we’re certain Alison Brie would love.

– Andrew Luck is going back to Stanford, but Ryan Mallett was kind enough to offer himself up as the sacrificial lamb for the Carolina Panthers. He’ll probably still be better than Jimmy Clausen, though.

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Stanford-Notre Dame Preview and Prediction

It’s time for another weekly dose of college football, as Notre Dame hosts an impressive Stanford team on Saturday.

Notre Dame was hoping for some better results the last two weeks. They could be 3-0, but instead  they’re 1-2. Those two losses all came down to one play, as most games usually do.

This week, the Fighting Irish hope to gain some momentum for when they play Oregon and USC, as in the next few weekends, but it’s going to be hard to get through this week with a win.

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Notre Dame-Michigan State Preview and Prediction

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It’s the third week of the 2010 college football season and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1) find themselves facing the wrath of another Big Ten team.

This time it’s the Michigan State Spartans (2-0), a team coming off a 30-17 win over Florida Atlantic; the Irish (1-1) are coming off a loss to the Michigan Wolverines.

The matchup is important for both teams. Notre Dame is looking to stay about .500 while Michigan State is looking to carry positive momentum into its Big Ten schedule.

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Notre Dame v Purdue Preview and Prediction

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Week one of the 2010 college football season seemed to just sneak up on us.

If you’re a fan of Indiana football (the state, not the university), you have to enjoy this first week match-up between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Purdue Boilermakers.

Both teams come into this season with a lot of mystery to them. They both begin 2010 with a new quarterback and an inexperienced backfield, which makes analyzing and predicting that much harder; but it also will lead to some surprises…some bad and some good.

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Connecticut Wins One for Slain Teammate, Defeats ND 33-30 in 2OT

It was another disappointing outcome for Notre Dame fans and their players. Senior day at Notre Dame was spoiled by the Huskies.

Once again you can’t blame the offense because the Fighting Irish’s offense played very well today. They did a very nice job of balancing the running and passing game, but once again the defense let this team down. The Irish let thew Huskies run all over them, with the Huskies running for a total of 231 yards and two TDs.

And you can’t overlook the dedication that UConn showed all game. You could tell they were playing with a purpose. This was UConn’s most memorable win in its existence because it is the first time they have won since cornerback Jasper “Jazz” Howard was stabbed to death.

Jazz this is for you,” UConn coach Randy Edsall said“Best win we have ever had.”

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College Football TV Schedule and Point Spreads – Week 12 (November 21st)

The college football bowl game TV schedule and point spreads have been posted!

Follow the link to view the college football bowl game TV schedule and point spreads for the 2009-10 bowl season, including all BCS games.

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Getting a jump start on next week’s college football TV schedule and point spread post because I don’t want to have to worry about it tomorrow night. Peyton v Brady will have my attention.

Anyway, the schedule is not filled with marquee matchups (Ohio State-Michigan is the headliner, if that tells you anything) but certainly could still be a pivotal week in the overall landscape of the season if any of the top teams stumble.

All will be favored by double digits though, so don’t hold your breath.

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College Football Point Spreads and TV Schedule – Week 10 (November 7th)

The college football bowl game TV schedule and point spreads have been posted!

Follow the link to view the college football bowl game TV schedule and point spreads for the 2009-10 bowl season, including all BCS games.

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The plot is beginning to thicken, as they say, now that the calendar has turned to November.

Florida, Texas, and Alabama still appear to be the class of college football, with people still wondering exactly how good teams like Iowa, Boise State, and TCU really are.

And then there are the Oregons — teams written off because of an early season loss that have rebounded — who are charging up the top 25 and looking to play spoiler, if not outright BCS party crasher.

Let’s look ahead to Week 10 and the tv schedule and point spreads for Saturday, November 7th. LSU-Alabama is obviously the biggest game on the schedule, but there are some other ones that you’ll want to keep your eye on as well.

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College Football Point Spreads and TV Schedule – Week 9, October 31, Halloween Night

The college football bowl game TV schedule and point spreads have been posted!

Follow the link to view the college football bowl game TV schedule and point spreads for the 2009-10 bowl season, including all BCS games.

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It’s time to look ahead to this Saturday with this weekend’s college football TV schedule and point spreads.

The majority of this weekend’s games will be played on October 31st, which is, of course, Halloweeen. With top teams like Florida, Iowa, and Texas all being favored by nine points or more, their fans are certainly hoping that Saturday does not turn out to be a night of terror.

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November 1, 2008: The Worst Saturday in Big Ten Football History?

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big ten footballPuke. Have a root canal. Contract dysentery. Get run over by a car. Be a Clemson football next to Woody Hayes on the sidelines. Watch Kirk Herbstreit hit on my girlfriend. Follow Mark Mangino into the crapper.

Not sure what all of these horrific and disgusting experiences have in common? They are all things I would rather do than watch Big Ten Football today.

Just take a look at these quick-hit facts about the Big Ten football schedule for November 1, 2008:

– The only two good teams in the conference, Penn State and Ohio State, are both off today.

– The most important game in terms of the standings is Northwestern at #17 Minnesota.

– The least important game involves Michigan, as the Wolverines and Purdue have a combined 1-7 record in Big Ten play.

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Fire Bret Bielema? Some Wisconsin Fans Think So After Badgers Lose to Iowa 38-16

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bret bielemaI was just looking at the daily web traffic statistics for Midwest Sports Fans, and decided to peruse the search keywords that were bringing people here to the site. “Kellen Winslow illness” is the most popular search term so far, driving 32 visits from search engines. Lots of the search terms include “Kellen Winslow” or “fantasy football” as that has been a focus of a lot of the content on the site this week.

But as I scrolled down, I saw something interesting. The phrase “fire bret bielema” had driven two visits; meaning that, most likely, some drunk buffoon in Madison watched Wisconsin get trashed by Iowa today and then typed “fire bret bielema” into Google and landed on my previous post that paid homage to the biggest losers in college football last weekend. More importantly, it means that at least some Badger fans have decided that one bad month of football should spell the end of a pretty good start to the Bret Bielema era so far. Look at the numbers coming into the season:

  • 21-5 overall record, 12-4 in the Big Ten
  • Two straight bowl appearances, winning the Capital One Bowl in 1996
  • Consistently in the top 10, occasionally breaking into the Top 5

As a Tennessee fan, numbers like these look pretty good. And when Wisconsin jumped out to a 4-0 record before beginning Big Ten play, Brett Bielema sat at 25-5 through his first 30 games as a head coach. That is an outstanding winning percentage of 83.3%. Even with four straight losses, Bielema is 25-9, a winning percentage of 73.5%.

Could firing Bret Bielema really be a reasonable topic of thought and conversation for Badger Nation?

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