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  • BRACKETOLOGY 2/6 – FOUR NEW TEAMS IN BRACKET + 12! ACC TEAMS IN TOURNEY OR ON BUBBLE

    Teams moving up are in GREEN, teams moving down are in RED, teams new to the bracket are BOLD, and teams that are unchanged are in the normal BLACK

    1 Seeds: Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas, Villanova
    2 Seeds: Arizona, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina
    3 Seeds: Florida State, Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia
    4 Seeds: Cincinnati, Florida, UCLA, Wisconsin
    5 Seeds: Butler, Creighton, Duke, Maryland
    6 Seeds: Purdue, South Carolina, St. Mary’s, Xavier
    7 Seeds: Northwestern, Notre Dame, SMU, USC
    8 Seeds: Dayton, Iowa State, Minnesota, Virginia Tech
    9 Seeds: Marquette, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, VCU
    10 Seeds: Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas State, TCU
    11 Seeds: Clemson, Wichita State, Miami/Seton Hall, Illinois State/California
    12 Seeds: Akron, Middle Tennessee State, Nevada, UNC-Ashville
    13 Seeds: Monmouth, New Mexico State, Valparaiso, Vermont
    14 Seeds: Arkansas State, Belmont, Florida Gulf Coast, Princeton
    15 Seeds: Bucknell, East Tennessee State, North Dakota State, Winthrop
    16 Seeds: Sam Houston State, Texas Southern, Weber State/Mount Saint Mary’s, UC Davis/North Carolina Central

    Dropped Out: Georgia Tech, Michigan, Furman, North Carolina Central

    BUBBLE WATCH – (Higher on the list = better chance to make tourney, lower on list = lower chance)

    Last Four Byes
    Kansas State
    Indiana
    TCU
    Clemson
    Last Four In
    Miami
    Illinois State
    California
    Seton Hall
    First Four Out
    Wake Forest
    Tennessee
    Georgia Tech
    Rhode Island
    Next Four Out
    Syracuse
    Michigan
    Georgetown
    Boise State

    Bids By Conference

    ACC (9), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (2), American (2), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)

    ACC – Louisville, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Duke, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Miami (FL)

    America East – Vermont

    American – Cincinnati, SMU

    Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU

    Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

    Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU

    Big East – Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Xavier, Marquette, Seton Hall

    Big Sky – Weber State

    Big South – Winthrop

    Big Ten – Wisconsin, Maryland, Purdue, Northwestern, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan State

    Big West – UC Davis

    Colonial – NC-Wilmington

    Conference USA – Middle Tennessee

    Horizon – Valparaiso

    Ivy – Princeton

    MAAC – Monmouth

    MAC – Akron

    MEAC – North Carolina Central

    Missouri Valley – Illinois State, Wichita State

    Mountain West – Nevada

    Northeast – Mount St. Mary’s

    Ohio Valley – Belmont

    Pac-12 – Oregon, Arizona, UCLA, USC, California

    Patriot – Bucknell

    SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas

    Southern – East Tennessee State

    Southland – Sam Houston State

    Summit – North Dakota State

    Sun Belt – Arkansas State

    SWAC – Texas Southern

    WAC – New Mexico State

    WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)

  • MY FIRST NFL MOCK DRAFT OF 2017

    #1 – Cleveland Browns

    The Pick: Myles Garrett, DE – Texas A&M

    Why: Right now, I don’t think that there is a quarterback worth taking at the #1 spot, and the Browns need help everywhere, so they might as well take the best talent on the board, and that is Myles Garrett.

    #2 – San Francisco 49ers

    The Pick: Mitch Trubisky, QB – North Carolina

    Why: The Niners need to move on from Colin Kaepernick at quarterback. I like Trubisky’s intangibles, quick decision making, and accuracy, and I have him ranked a touch above DeShone Kizer.

    #3 – Chicago Bears

    The Pick: DeShone Kizer, QB – Notre Dame

    Why: The Bears need to move on from Jay Cutler, and with his dead cap money dropping around 15 million this year, I see no other option for the Bears than to get rid of Cutler, and get Kizer.

    #4 – Jacksonville Jaguars

    The Pick: Jonathan Allen, DE – Alabama

    Why: This seems like a pretty obvious pick assuming Allen is still on the board. Allen had the best year of any defensive college player this year, and the Jags could use a tackle to go with their talented edge rushers.

    #5 – Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles Rams)

    The Pick: Mike Williams, WR – Clemson

    Why: The Titans are in dire need of some weapons for Marcus Mariota, and I have Williams as the highest ranked WR/TE on the board, he is a natural born receiver, tall, long, and quick.

    #6 – New York Jets

    The Pick: Leonard Fournette, RB – LSU

    Why: If Kizer or Trubisky is still on the board at this point then it would make sense for the Jets to go quarterback, but if not, Matt Forte is only a temporary fix at runningback, and securing Fournette gives the Jets a great back for years to come.

    #7 – San Diego Chargers

    The Pick: Malik Hooker, FS – Ohio State

    Why: The Chargers are in need of someone to replace Eric Weddle, and Hooker is the type of rangey, ballhawking saftey that could quickly adjust to the NFL style

    #8 – Carolina Panthers

    The Pick: Derek Barnett, DE – Tennessee

    Why: Carolina needs some help in the trenches, and with no offensive lineman worthy of a top ten pick, I think the Panthers end up going with Derek Barnett, who had a fantastic year at Tennessee.

    #9 – Cincinnati Bengals

    The Pick: Reubuen Foster, ILB – Alabama

    Why: If none of the top three Defensive Ends are on the board I see the Bengals going with Foster. He is a quick, fast thinking player that Cincinnati could instantly plug into their lineup,

    #10 – Buffalo Bills

    The Pick: Jamal Adams, SS – Bills

    Why: I don’t know if Adams will fall here, but if he does, it’s an easy pick for Bills. Adams is a lengthy, athletic corner that could be a playmaker as a rookie for Buffalo.

    #11 – New Orleans Saints

    The Pick: Tim Wiliams, OLB – Alabama

    #12 – Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia Eagles)

    The Pick: Teez Tabor, CB – Florida

    #13 – Arizona Cardinals

    The Pick: Marshon Lattimore, CB – Ohio State

    #14 – Indianapolis Colts

    The Pick: Dalvin Cook, RB – Florida State

    #15 – Philadelphia Eagles (from Minnesota Vikings

    The Pick: Marlon Humphrey, CB – Alabama

    #16 – Baltimore Ravens

    The Pick: Jabrill Peppers, LB/S – Michigan

    #17 – Washington Redskins

    The Pick: Malik McDowell, DL – Michigan State

    #18 – Tennessee Titans

    The Pick: John Ross, WR – Washington

    #19 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    The Pick: Solomon Thomas, DL – Stanford

    #20 – Denver Broncos

    The Pick: Cam Robinson, OT – Alabama

    #21 – Detroit Lions

    The Pick: Taco Charlton, DE – Michigan

    #22 – Miami Dolphins

    The Pick: O.J. Howard, TE – Alabama

    #23 – New York Giants

    The Pick: Takkarist McKinley, OLB – UCLA

    #24 – Oakland Raiders

    The Pick: Zach Cunningham, MLB – Vanderbilt

    #25 – Houston Texans

    The Pick: Deshaun Watson, QB – Clemson

    #26 – Green Bay Packers

    The Pick: Charles Harris, DE – Missouri

    #27 – Seattle Seahawks

    The Pick: Quincy Wilson, CB – Florida

    #28 – Pittsburgh Steelers

    The Pick: Christian McCaffery, RB – Stanford

    #29 – Atlanta Falcons

    The Pick: Carl Lawson, DE – Auburn

    #30 – Kansas City Chiefs

    The Pick: Sidney Jones, CB – Washington

    #31 – Dallas Cowboys

    The Pick: Gareon Conley, CB – Ohio State

    #32 – New England Patriots

    The Pick: Ryan Anderson, DE – Alabama

  • DAILY POLITICAL FEATURE – UPDATED MAPS + PREDICTING MARGIN OF VICTORY IN IMPORTANT STATES

    DAILY POLITICAL FEATURE – UPDATED MAPS + PREDICTING MARGIN OF VICTORY IN IMPORTANT STATES

    So, this is a sports website, but now that we are one week away from election, EVERY DAY from now till election day, this will become a sports website with  a hint of politics. I will be giving my “ratings” for the presidential and senate races. Now before we begin let me say that these ratings are based off of polls, demographics, and past election results. How this works is the darker red a state is, the more likely to go republican it is, the darker the blue, the more likely it is to go democrat. The darkest is guarant+jeed, medium is likely, and lightest is leaning. Tan states are “Toss Up States” that could go either way, and in the case of the senate, gray states don’t have elections this year.

    SENATE

    Changes since yesterday
    Pennsylvania – Likely Democrat to Lean Democrat
    New Hampshire – Lean Democrat to Toss-Up

    PRESIDENTIAL

    Changes since yesterday
    Georgia (16 EV’s) – Guaranteed Republican to Likely Republican

    Predicting the Margin of victory in important states

    Alaska – Trump by 7.5%
    Arizona – Trump by 3.5%
    Colorado – Clinton by 3.5%
    Florida – Trump in a recount
    Iowa – Trump by 3%
    Maine (CD-2) – Trump by .5%
    Michigan – Clinton by 4%
    Nebraska (CD-2) – Trump by 4%
    New Hampshire – Clinton by 2.5%
    Nevada – Clinton in a recount
    North Carolina – Trump by .5%
    Ohio – Trump by 2.5%
    Pennsylvania – Clinton by 3.5%
    Wisconsin – Clinton by 4.5%

  • COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECAP WEEK 5

    COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECAP WEEK 5

    TOP 3 GAMES YOU NEED TO WATCH

    #1 – (6)  Notre Dame 22 – (12) Clemson 24

    #2 – (13)  Alabama 38 – (8) Georgia 10

    #3 – Arizona State 38 – (7)  23

    OTHER SCORES

    (3) Ole Miss 10 – (25) Florida 38

    Texas 7 – (4) TCU 50

    Texas Tech 35 – (5) Baylor 63

    (23) West Virginia 24 – (15) Oklahoma 44

    Kansas State 34 – (20) Oklahoma State 36

    (1) Ohio State 34 – Indiana 27

    Purdue 21 – (2) Michigan State 24

    (22) Michigan 28 – Maryland 0 

    Iowa 10 – (19) Wisconsin 6

    Eastern Michigan 22 – (9) LSU 44

    (21) Mississippi State 17 – (14) Texas A&M 39

    (11) Florida State 24 – Wake Forest 16

    Washington State 28 – (24) California 34

    Arizona 17 – (18) Stanford 55

    Nebraska 13 – Illinois 14

    Oregon 41 – Colorado 24

    San Jose State 21 – Auburn 35

    Air Force 11 – Navy 33

    Arkansas 24 – Tennessee 20

     

    WHO’S IN, WHO’S OUT?

    Top 10 Teams If the season ended today

    Who’s Out?

    10 Florida State  LW: OUT

    9 Texas A&M      LW: OUT

    8 Alabama           LW: OUT

    7 Clemson            LW: OUT

    6 TCU                    LW: 9

    5 Utah                   LW: 10

    Who’s In?

    4 LSU                    LW: 7

    3 Baylor                LW: 6

    2 Michigan State LW: 2

    1 Ohio State          LW: 1

    PLAYER OF THE WEEK

    Kavonte Turpin, WR TCU: 138 Rec Yds, 4 TD