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Cougs overcome refs’ Thomas bias for big win over Huskies
In: NCAA hoops|wsu
31 Jan 2011If their reputations hadn’t preceded them, Isaiah Thomas and the Huskies would have been blown out in Pullman. As it turned out, they were kept in the game by the fact that the referees apparently thought the game was being played in Seattle. And that should give the Cougars some confidence that they might be [...]
The Pro Bowl certainly is not the best measure of who the best players in the NFL are, or else Aaron Rodgers would have been voted in this year (he was only the best quarterback in the NFC). But five other Packers and three Steelers were named to the all-star game that will be played [...]
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- Tags: draft mistakes, pro bowl, tim ruskell
As we head toward the first Apple Basket next weekend, a couple of things are quite clear: (1) The Huskies are the class of the Pac-10, and (2) the Cougars aren’t a tournament team yet. Despite losing Abdul Gaddy and dealing with the distraction of a sexual assault investigation, the Huskies have jumped to a [...]
After a week away, time to catch up on the Seahawks’ busy week of coaching moves. At one point in the 2009 season, Jim Mora said his Seattle linemen needed to become “dirt bags.” A little over a year later, Pete Carroll apparently agrees. Carroll wouldn’t say exactly why he fired Jeremy Bates, who certainly [...]
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- Tags: dirt bags, running game, tom cable
OTPB NFL Picks: Conference championships
In: Football
22 Jan 2011The “real” NFL season ends this week with the conference championship matchups. No matter how you feel about the Super Bowl, football seems to be the last thing on the minds of those involved, so, more often than not, better games usually occur here. People have argued that this has been a topsy-turvy season, but [...]
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- Tags: jay cutler, jets, nfl picks, steelers, super bowl
The odds finally caught up to the Seahawks, and they once again melted down on the road. They lost tight end John Carlson on the second series, got horrible performances from Mike Williams and the other receivers, and failed to rattle Jay Cutler as the Bears won easily. The game was not nearly as close [...]
OTPB Playoff Picks: Divisional round
In: Football
15 Jan 2011Modern sports has become too nice; today’s athletes are more comfortable hugging and tweeting than pushing and shoving. So thank goodness for the AFC playoffs, which finally has brought vitriol back into the sporting world. Is some of it manufactured? Sure, but you can’t help but feel a little jazzed when Antonio Cromartie calls Tom Brady [...]
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- Tags: nfl picks, playoffs, rex ryan, trash talk
There’s a good reason no one predicted the Seattle Seahawks would score 41 points last weekend: They hadn’t done it all season. They had come close to 40 points just once (in a 36-18 win at Arizona) and had averaged just 19.4 points during the season (ranked 23rd in the league). They hadn’t even scored [...]
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- Tags: jeremy bates, john carlson
When Tramon Williams intercepted Michael Vick’s pass in the end zone with under a minute left to preserve Green Bay’s 21-16 win over Philadelphia on Sunday, Seahawks fans had to be celebrating in dreamy anticipation. The Packers’ win sets up the possibility that the Seahawks could host the NFC title game at Qwest Field in [...]
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- Tags: jay cutler, NFC title game, rematch
Beast Mode, Tecmo Bowl-style
In: seahawks
9 Jan 2011About this blog
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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
