Football Teil 2 - Das Spiel
Jetzt also noch ein paar Bilder vom Spielfeld und vom Spielrand. Yale hat übrigens verloren. Vielleicht lags an ihrer schlechteren Marching-Band ;)
(Klickt auf die Bilder zum vergrößern)Jetzt also noch ein paar Bilder vom Spielfeld und vom Spielrand. Yale hat übrigens verloren. Vielleicht lags an ihrer schlechteren Marching-Band ;)
(Klickt auf die Bilder zum vergrößern)not my homecoming, mind you. i didn't go to Auburn. but i'm a fan.
Heute war wieder ein Heimspiel der "Yale Bulldogs" bzw. des Yale Football Teams. Alle Uni-Teams, und davon gibt es ja eine Menge (Eishockey, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Baseball etc.), heißen "Bulldogs". Der Name leitet sich, wer hätte das gedacht, vom Maskottchen der Uni ab. Dies ist eine Bulldogge mit dem formschönen Namen Dan und wird nun schon in der x-ten Ausführung (die aktuelle hat latente Aggressionen gegen Fernsehkameras) auf dem Campus gassi geführt.
Bei bestem Sonnenschein-Wetter bin ich also zwei Stunden vorm Spiel zum Yale Bowl Stadion geradelt, da meist für Mitglieder der "Yale-Community" vorher noch kostenlosesLittle JR and I went out for some field-goal kicking practice. I kicked a field-goal with camera phone in my hand. I surprised myself with a 40 yard fieldgoal before this too. (there was a massive tailwind that helped a lot)
LIttle J and I went out on the football field behind the house. LIttle JR has a fascination with kicking the football, so we went out for some field goal practice. He did pretty good!
Without a doubt, the game of the week (GOW) is Alabama-LSU so I'm not going to select another match-up as the GOW.
Auburn vs. Furman (No line)Auburn thumps the Paladins. No contest here.Auburn 45, Furman 10 Alabama (-9) vs. LSUThe biggest game of the year for both Alabama and LSU. An Alabama win guarantees a match-up with Florida in the SEC title game. An LSU win puts them in the driver's seat in the SEC West. Alabama desperately needed the week off after nearly giving away the game to Tennessee two weeks ago. LSU has looked good since their loss to Florida. Should be a low-scoring defensive struggle. Bama wins, but LSU covers and keeps it close. Alabama 17, LSU 10 (LSU covers)Utah State (-3) at HawaiiI'm having trouble figuring the Aggies out. They lose at New Mexico State, but play well against Utah and BYU. Hawaii is a pretty bad team and comes in on six-game losing streak. I'll roll the dice on the Aggies. Utah State 35, Hawaii 28 (Utah State covers)Brigham Young (-13) at WyomingBYU had the week off after getting slammed by TCU. How will the Cougars respond to seeing their conference title hopes likely dashed? It probably won't matter because Wyoming is pretty lousy. BYU 34, Wyoming 14 (BYU covers)New Mexico at Utah (-27)Utah struggled to beat Wyoming last week and had to turn to freshman QB to pull out the win. New Mexico is just terrible and is riding a 12-game losing streak. The Utes in blowout. Utah 40, New Mexico 10 (Utah covers)Weber State (Bye week)I missed last week's (Week 9) predictions due to a brutal week at work. The last predictions I did were for Week 8.
Here are the results from my Week 7 College Football Predictions (here):
Straight-up: 6-1
Against-the-spread: 4-2 (Losses with Alabama and Utah State)
No line: 1
On the year: Straight-up: 44-8 , Against-the-spread: 22-21
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It seems the naming rights saga has caught fire among the English FA Premier League . On the back of Newcastle United's announcement that St. James' Park is to be known as the "sportsdirect.com @ St. James' Park", Chelsea's Chief Executive Ron Gourlay has now revealed that Chelsea are preparing to follow the lead by selling the naming rights for Stamford Bridge. Like Ashley and Co. at Newcastle, Gourlay is insisting that the associated brand will only be able to add to the name, rather than actually change the name of the stadium altogether. 'Stamford Bridge' would therefore be retained in the name along with the assocation with "a suitable blue-chip company."

For what it’s worth, I can’t imagine any circumstance under which Martinez returns as defensive coordinator.
I agree. This is from AJC sports columnist Mark Bradley. Sad to say because from what I hear Martinez is a good position coach and an all around good guy.