My final college hoops interview is with Ken Pomeroy. Pomeroy’s blog is the place to go if you want to read great statistical breakdowns of college basketball. There are two internet sites that are must reads on a daily basis for the college basketball fan and that is Pomeroy’s and Yoni Cohen’s yocohoops [...]
Entries from November 2005
November 29, 2005
THE JUICE’S College Hoops Preview Pt. 2
When statistical analysis is discussed in sports, baseball is almost always the subject. Just think of how small Alan Schwarz’s book would be if he did a follow-up to The Numbers Game and it was about all the other sports. I don’t envy the job Aaron Schatz and the guys at Pro Football [...]
November 27, 2005
THE JUICE’S College Hoops Preview Pt. 1
Earlier this year, right before March Madness began, I interviewed two of the best college basketball bloggers on their tourney thoughts. Well, with the new season in its infancy, I decided to check back in with Ken Pomeroy and John Gasaway. This year I’ve also added an interview with the best young college [...]
November 25, 2005
This Weekend’s Football Picks
No big write-ups, but listed below are my selections for this weekend. I don’t know if it’s the holiday season or what, but I feel more confident about my choices than I have in weeks. We will see…..
College
4 star Tennessee (-8.5) Kentucky
3 star Georgia (-3.5) Georgia Tech
3 star Oklahoma (-19) Oklahoma St.
2 star [...]
November 21, 2005
Time for Your Annual Stapp’s Smear
I received an email recently, asking when the Toaster would be getting back to what we do best here, music criticism. Still not sure if it was a compliment or a shot, but I did have a couple of things to discuss.
Last week, while watching the new video show on VH-1, Fresh, I witnessed something [...]
November 18, 2005
Thanks to the Minnesota Vikings, TO……….
As a sketch writer for the NFL on Fox pregame show, I have to keep a sharp focus on the underworld on Pro Football. I thought it was time to share some of my thoughts on the league.
For the past 3 years, the Minnesota Vikings have made my job progressively easier, so I want [...]
November 10, 2005
Looking Back at NFL Pre-Season Predictions, Plus the Weekly Football Picks
Had another mediocre week, splitting out on the college picks, while going 2-1-1 in the pros. On the subject of the NFL, my AFC pre-season picks look pretty good, as I had the Colts winning the Super Bowl, the Bengals being a surprise playoff team and the Steelers tying for first in the [...]
November 6, 2005
Jay Mariotti vs. Scott Long
I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile, but with Will’s top-notch pieces on DePodesta and Epstein situations, I decided to hold off. On October 28th, I stumbled across Eric Zorn’s blog, at the Chicago Tribune website. Zorn, who is the Trib’s Metro Editor has a delicious breakdown of Windy City Woodie Page’s (AKA [...]
