This post is not sponsored by EA Sports NCAA 11 that came out today.  However, I heartily endorse that product or event.

In light of NCAA 11 coming out today and discussion going on in other comment threads (namely here) I started thinking about video games I used to play.  Now everyone has their one go-to guy (Roenick, Bo, Vick, etc) or play in every game to defeat the computer, but what I want to know is who is your computer-controlled nemesis?  The guy that no matter what you do when you play against the computer, he always scores a goal,  hits three home runs, sacks you twice, and is just an overall pain the ass.

My list is after the jump.

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[Bumped not because we endorse the headline--everyone who opposes the Hawkeyes must lose--but because this was hilarious.--OPS]

Michigan State did not deserve to lose on Saturday.  But not because they played their hearts out (they did), not because they got jobbed by the officials (they didn't), not because the clock operator didn't shave two seconds off of the game somewhere in the second half (he didn't).  The real reason that MSU didn't deserve their fate was because of their awesome halftime show.

Any team that has the Numa Numa guy conduct a part of their halftime show deserves to win everything.  Congrats to the MSU Marching Band for putting together a great show.  Well done ladies and gentlemen.  (Also, big ups to the fans who danced along, drinks are on me.  Well, no they're not, but hat tips all around.)

t/f/j: The Sporting Blog and Chris Littmann

Mel Kiper, draft analyst, hair gel enthusiast, and all around God, (I think he needs his own 24-hour a day channel along with Tim Kurkjian, Barry Melrose - he'll be back, and Peter Gammons, but that's a whole other fanpost) is advising fans and scouts to "Keep an eye on Shonn Greene."  This has been lingering on ESPN.com for the past week or so, but I thought it warranted mention here.  If you're an ESPN.com Insider, you can click this link.  Or because I know how lazy you all are, I've plagarized block-quoted the Greene portion of the column after the jump.

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In case you missed it The Realests put out the Iowa portion of their Big Ten Season Preview.  Now, I love me some Realests, but I've got to say, I'm a little upset with their assessment of the Hawkeyes.  We'll start at the top of the page and work our way down.

For starters they have Iowa to finish 9th in the Big Ten.  Show a little love for the Hawks, will ya.  A former Hawkeye is the Realests' posterboy, that's gotta be worth at least an eighth place finish.  While we're on the subject, has Tyree Ricardo Davis ever looked better than this?  He's got that killer 'fro and his MSSprayPaint aura is just about as awesome as it gets.

Then there's the "Bad News" section that starts like this:

The Iowa City prison needs to open an H-block for all the criminals on this team.

Don't most of the football players live in Hillcrest already?  Um... let's just move on.

No love for CBI?  If Tyree Ricardo is your posterboy, how can you not love 'Nique Douglas?  Just think about all that booty on the table.  How did all of that money get there, you ask?  He shaved.  Douglas doesn't have hair, he grows straight cash.  The man clearly has mutton chops that are made of bills.  

All this and no love from the Realests?  For shame sirs.  We now officially have beef.

Ladies and gentlemen, if you are going to Evanston for the game this weekend, I cannot stress enough how awesome Mustard's Last Stand is.  Mustard's is located across the West parking lot from Ryan Field.  It is tiny, but you will see the yellow "Vienna Beef" sign sticking out on Central Street.  You can order Dogs and other quick items outside, inside it will be packed, however inside is an experience in itself.  If you are brave enough to head inside be advised that you order as far away from the door as is possible you may be standing by the door, but you'll have to wait 'til you get to the other end to order, then you will follow the counter back towards the door.  (Note: Full ordering instructions to follow in a later diary post.)

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