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OT: College Football 10/25

robert_d_wilfong — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:06:53 -0000

Today's Top Games

Texas Tech @ Kansas 11 a.m.

Minnesota @ Purdue 11 a.m.

Oklahoma @ Kansas St. 11:30 p.m.

Kentucky @ Florida 11:30 p.m.

Baylor @ Nebraska 11:30 a.m.

Oklahoma St. @ Texas 2:30 p.m.

Georgia @ LSU 2:30 p.m.

Wyoming @ TCU 5 p.m.

Colorado @ Missouri 5:40 p.m.

Troy @ North Texas 6 p.m.

Alabama @ Tennessee 6:45 p.m.

Penn St. @ Ohio St. 7 p.m.

USC @ Arizona 9:15 p.m.

OT: DDT (Debate-Day Thread)

robert_d_wilfong — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:47:33 -0000

Thought I'd put it out there just in case anybody still cares. I think this one might be a little more interesting that the last two -- based almost wholely on the fact that the pundits are saying that McCain has to do something dramatic in this debate to turn things around. Here's CNN's preview:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- GOP Sen. John McCain must clearly differentiate his plan to fix the ailing economy from that of his rival Sen. Barack Obama at Wednesday night's presidential debate if he is to shake up the race, political analysts said.

"I think what he has to do is talk about the issues. ... He's got to talk about his economic plan," CNN senior political analyst Gloria Borger said. "Yes, he's got to convince voters that he's got the judgment to be president, but he's also got to convince voters to like him."

The third and final debate, taking place at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, at 9 p.m. ET, may be the last time the Republican presidential candidate may be able turn the race to his favor before Election Day, now less than three weeks away.

The 90-minute face-off, which will air on CNN and CNN.com, will undoubtedly focus on the economic crisis plaguing the country.

CNN political editor Mark Preston said the debate will likely be McCain's "last chance to reach tens of millions of people with his vision for America."

"He needs a game-changer," Preston said.

As the nation has been going through a financial crisis over the last few weeks, McCain has slipped in the polls behind Obama, the Democratic nominee.

A CNN Poll of Polls calculated Wednesday has Obama leading McCain 50 percent to 42 percent. Obama is also leading McCain in battleground states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Florida.

As Obama has opened up his lead, the McCain campaign has responded by trying to raise doubts about Obama, particularly by tying Obama to William Ayers, a former 1960s radical who belonged to the Weather Underground, a group that bombed federal buildings to protest the Vietnam War.

A New York Times/CBS News poll released Tuesday night suggests that the McCain campaign's negative attack strategy may be backfiring on the Republican presidential candidate.

In the poll, 60 percent of the voters surveyed believed that McCain had spent more time attacking his rival than explaining what he would do as president. In contrast, nearly two-thirds of the voters surveyed, 63 percent, felt that Obama has spent more time explaining his policies than attacking McCain.

Suck

robert_d_wilfong — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:42:13 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj9KaZ1fllk

Suck

OT: Will Leitch's Worst Sportscasters

robert_d_wilfong — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:10:10 -0000

http://www.maxim.com/The10WorstBroadcastersinSports/articles/24558.aspx

Before cable TV ushered in an era of 24-hour sports coverage and snarky, personality-driven commentary, professional play callers were endowed with a unique talent for actually enhancing the experience of watching a game. They offered valuable insight, knew how to play up a big moment, and knew when to shut the hell up.

Over the past two decades, however, too many play-by-play guys–even some of the biggest names–have become motormouthed hacks whose egos are perpetually on display. They pepper their commentary with a constant flow of inane banter and irrelevant pop culture references—anything to get more air time. It’s enough to make any fan watch a whole game on mute. In the name of taking back televised sports, we hereby call out these 10 broadcasters as the worst of the worst—and beg TV execs to muzzle them before viewers revolt.

10. John Madden

9. Walt Frazier

8. Mike Patrick

7. Billy Packer

6. Bill Walton

5. Bryant Gumbel

4. Dick Vitale

3. Joe Morgan

2. Chip Caray

1. Chris Berman

RDW's Bottom 5

5. Charlie Waters

4. Dick Hicks

3. Stuart Scott

2. Chris Berman

1. Bryant Gumbel

Poll

LSB's who's the worst sports broadcaster? Write Ins welcome.

John Madden

5 votes

Wal Frazier

0 votes

Mike Patrick

2 votes

Billy Packer

3 votes

Bill Walton

3 votes

Bryant Gumbel

27 votes

Dick Vitale

7 votes

Joe Morgan

19 votes

Chip Caray

1 votes

Chris Berman

20 votes

Charlie Waters

2 votes

Stuart Scott

19 votes

Dick Hicks

1 votes

109 votes | Poll has closed

The Smartest Man in the World

robert_d_wilfong — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:40:11 -0000

A man has been accused of attempting to pass a $360 billion check, which he claims was given to him by his girlfriend’s mother to start a record business, Fort Worth police said.

Charles Ray Fuller, 21, of Crowley, was arrested on April 22 on an accusation of forgery, police said.

Police responded to a report of a man attempting to pass the check about 4 p.m. that day at the Chase bank in the 8600 block of South Hulen Street, Fort Worth police Lt. Paul Henderson said.

The personal check was not made out to Mr. Fuller and when the bank contacted the check owner, the woman said she did not write a check for $360 billion.

Mr. Fuller was also accused of unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of marijuana, Lt. Henderson said. He may also face a theft charge in Crowley.

Lt. Henderson said he did not know if Mr. Fuller and his girlfriend were still together.