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Archive for November, 2009
Tiger’s tale of woe (and hoes?)
In: Golf
30 Nov 2009I had an interesting debate the other night about this Tiger Woods situation, where the person I was talking to suggested that what’s happening is none of the public’s business. In theory, perhaps, but when you are the most famous athlete in the world, the rules tend to change a bit. And as the story [...]
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- Tags: affair?, controversy, tiger, tmz
What would Holmgren’s return mean for the Seahawks?
In: seahawks
30 Nov 2009If the Pro Football Weekly report regarding Tim Ruskell is correct, could Mike Holmgren really be on his way back to Seattle after just one year away? And if Holmgren is indeed coming back, what then of Jim Mora after just one year as coach of the Seahawks? What would Holmgren’s return mean for the [...]
The ongoing scuttlebutt about Mike Holmgren possibly returning to Seattle in some Grand Poobah role sure seems like crazy talk. The Seahawks have already determined their course, and it involves Jim Mora (pictured center) leading this team for at least the next year. It’s almost impossible to envision them altering course so drastically by bringing [...]
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- Tags: draft, holmgren, mora, ruskell
OTPB NFL predictions: Week 12
In: NFL
25 Nov 2009There are many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season, but one of them is not the slate of NFL games scheduled for Turkey Day. I’m all for tradition and everything, but when said tradition revolves around the Detroit Lions, it might be time to rethink things. The Lions have been terrible for years, [...]
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- Tags: lions, mutated turkeys, nfl picks, romo
Who didn’t see that coming? The Seahawks were laid out on the tracks like Nell Fenwick, the fair maiden in the old Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon. But there would be no Dudley Do-Right to save the Hawks. They were destined to get Snidely Whiplashed by the runaway train again, just as happened in Indy and [...]
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- Tags: Hutch Bowl II, No heroes
This week in the Pac-10: Who wants it?
In: NCAA football
20 Nov 2009Once again, the Rose Bowl awaits someone from the Pac-10 to step up and earn a berth in The Grandaddy of Them All. Oregon seemed like a lock after pounding USC, but then got hammered by Stanford. USC could have possibly snuck back in the mix, and they got crushed by the Cardinal. Arizona loomed [...]
It’s not time for Tim to go
In: seahawks
20 Nov 2009With the Seahawks’ season basically over thanks to a sixth loss in nine games, many fans are calling for the head of general manager Tim Ruskell (pictured, center). They’re also calling for the Seahawks to fire coach Jim Mora after one season, overhaul the defense to a 3-4 scheme, draft a new quarterback and bring [...]
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- Tags: continuity, mora, ruskell
OTPB NFL predictions: Week 11
In: NFL
19 Nov 2009I suppose it’s apropos that the week after I take the overall lead from Elliott I’m writing up the lead-in for this week’s picks. Yep, Elliott went 0-4 in our featured games last week and put up the first sub.-500 record of the season in this here space. Meanwhile, I went 10-5 to take the [...]
Seahawks’ rewind: Finally healthy, but still not good enough
In: seahawks
16 Nov 2009It’s too bad the Seahawks’ first “healthy” game since Week 1 came in the most important game all season, because they’re really just starting to get it together now that Sean Locklear, Marcus Trufant, Leroy Hill, Rob Sims and Matt Hasselbeck are back. With their full complement of starters (minus out-for-the-season Lofa Tatupu and Walter [...]
Hawks’ pre-game primer: The playoffs start now
In: seahawks
14 Nov 2009Well, here it is: the Seahawks’ chance to make themselves relevant again. It’s no exaggeration: This game against the Arizona Cardinals is the turning point in Seattle’s season. If the Seahawks avenge their embarrassingly inept 27-3 loss from last month, they will draw a game behind Arizona in the NFC West and a game short [...]
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- Tags: do or die, fitzgerald, warner
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- Chris: I would have been fine with Kuechly. Would have been interesting to see if the Hawks would have been [...]
- Brian Barney: What are your thoughts about Luke Kuechly or is drafting a linebacker early a mistake after the Curr [...]
- AgentJ: College tuition is already high enough. Giving the NCAA a blank check to up the price of a degree is [...]
- Chris: Nice work, EZ. Here's the one I was writing at the same time: http://www.examiner.com/washington- [...]
- Chris: You were right. (I just wanted to test our comments) [...]
- Seahawks Examiner: Is Chris Michael the next Shaun Alexander?
- Seahawks draft notes: Which positions in which rounds?
- Hard to argue with Carroll’s choice of Russell Wilson at this point
- Why would Pete Carroll start Russell Wilson now?
- Will Peyton Manning talk to Pete Carroll this time? (And more)
- Seahawks got second round started Thursday with Bruce Irvin
- Seahawks’ draft trade scenarios
- Mariners still don’t have an offense
- Catch up on a week’s worth of Seahawk content at Examiner.com
- It’s time for NCAA to contract and pay football and basketball players
