NLDS PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS: BRAVES VS GIANTS

This will be the Braves first ever postseason appearance as the Wild Card team. The reason why they got the Wild Card and not the East division title was because they literally stumbled in going 14-16 in both September and October. In fact they didn't clinch the Wild Card till the last day of the season. The Giants on the other hand come in hot. They went 19-10 over the last month and their pitching was incredible. A staff ERA of 1.78 for the month of September. Both of these teams won't score a lot because their lineups are shit in terms of the rest of the playoff teams.

The Braves took the season series 4-3. The only problem is those wins came when the Braves had Martin Prado, Chipper Jones and at the time a torching hot Troy Glaus in the lineup. Now the Braves have none of these guys. They expect and need big contributions from Brian McCann, Derek Lee, and Jason Heyward. If those three bats don't produce in this series then the Braves could easily get swept.

Here is what I think will happen. Derek Lowe gets the start tonight against The Freak Tim Lincecum. The pressure is all on the Giants to win this first game with their ace and two time reigning Cy Young winner on the hill. The Braves can hit Lincecum. I've seen it live and up close at the Ted. Lowe has been incredible for the past 6 weeks and even won NL Pitcher of the Month honors in September. If Lowe wasn't on top of his game the Braves wouldn't have made the playoffs. He makes the big bucks and tonight is a great time for him to step up and continue his incredible streak. The Braves win tonight. I'm going to say 4-3.

With that being said I think this series goes 5 games. They split the first two in San Fran and also split at The Ted. It comes down to the 5th game and whoever has the better pitcher. Will the Giants rush Lincecum to pitch in game 4 or will they save him for game 5? Depends on the situation. The Braves will most certainly pitch Tommy Hanson which both excites me and scares me. Hanson is either really on or really off this season. Plus the Braves never score runs for him. I'm going to say the Giants send Lincecum for game 4 and then bring back Matt Cain in game 5 in San Fran. I hate to go against my home team but the Braves have been shit all year on the road. I hope they can win it for Bobby Cox because my heart wants to believe these guys are playing for him but then my head says the Giants have a better team right now.

Prediction: Giants in 5

DOCTOBER FIRES NO-HITTER

Now that is how you want to pitch in your first postseason game ever. Not only do you go out and prove you are the best pitcher in the game today but you go out and throw a Phuckin' no-hitter. Straight domination all game. Hitting corners and mixing up speeds like Maddux back in his prime. Only the second no-hitter in postseason history and the first since Don Larsen threw a perfecto way back in the 50's. No worries since Roy Halladay already threw a perfect game earlier this season.

Right now I don't see anybody beating the Phillies. Phuck!

ALDS PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS: YANKEES VS TWINS

The Yankees are back in the playoffs because they have $200 million dollars. The Twins are in the playoffs again because they run a great organization that is reliant on good scouting and developing their talent. The Yankees just buy their way in every year and this year is no different.

Tonight we see a battle of lefties in Yankees ace C.C. Sabathia against comeback kid Francisco Liriano. Whoever wins tonight will win the series. The Yankees are 9-2 against the Twins in the ALDS having won all 3 series against them. This year could be different because the Yankees starting pitching is very suspect after big C.C. A.J. Burnett won't even pitch and Phil Hughes and Andy Pettitte have both struggled since the All-Star break. Unfortunately for the Twins they got Carl Pavano going in game 2 (Yanks fans remember him fondly) and then Brian Duensing going in game 3. So in other words the pitching matchups cancel each other out.

Both teams come in the series struggling of late. The Yankees have more power in their lineup with Mark Teixeira at 1B while the Twins will be without Justin Morneau. This I believe will be the big difference in the series. In a battle of wills the Yankees will get more pop out of their lineup with Alex Rodriguez producing at key times and Robinson Cano delivering as he did all season.

Prediction: Yankees in 5 (fuck em!)

CARLO CALABRESE DOES HIS LATTIMER IMPERSONATION

Notre Dame MLB Carlo Calabrese is a beast. Along with fellow MLB Manti Te'o who currently leads the nation in tackles the Notre Dame defense has two guys who could become the best inside backer group to ever wear the blue and gold.

And oh yeah, the spotting of the ball on this play was complete bullshit. Carlo completely stopped the Stanford fullback in this tracks. There was no forward progress. The stop brought back memories of Steve Lattimer in "The Program" when he rips off the helmet.

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NLDS PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS: RED VS PHILLIES

Roy Halladay has a Hall of Fame type resume after 13 seasons but he is still missing one important accomplishment: a postseason appearance. Today El Perfecto Roy will be making his first postseason start in what surely will be his biggest of his career. The Phillies are the two-time reigning National League Champs and are the odd's on favorite in Vegas to win the National League pennant. The Reds on the other hand are making first postseason appearance since 1995. It's been way too long for the storied franchise.

The Reds will start Edinson Volquez today. He went 4-3 with a 4.31 ERA in 12 starts this season after missing all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Going against Halladay in Philly in the series opener will be a daunting task. The Reds did win 91 games this season but they really struggled the last month of the season. They have a superstar slugger in Joey Votto and an upcoming star in Jay Bruce who will both be looking to make some noise in their playoff debuts. They will not only have to face Halladay in game 1 but then they get proven playoff pitchers Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels.

The Phillies come in playing outstanding baseball since the All-Star break. They have the best starting trio of pitchers and their hitting has come alive with Chase Utley and Placido Palonco returning from injuries. They won the season series 5-2 over the Reds during the regular season and I expect the same in this series.

Prediction: Phillies in 4

ALDS PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS: RANGERS VS RAYS

The Texas Rangers will be making their first playoff appearance since 1999. The Rays will be making their first since 2008 when they went to the World Series. On paper this looks like a mismatch. But then again games aren't played on paper. Home field will be huge in this series as the Rangers have a losing record on the road this season and were a combined 0-12 against the three playoff teams (Rays, Yankees, Twins).

In the first game at the Trop we have a battle of lefties in playoff hero Cliff Lee of the Rangers going against young stud David Price. Last year Lee went 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA with the Phillies in his first postseason ever. He struggled mightily in his three starts against the Rays this season going 0-3 with a 4.56 ERA. The Rangers as a team have lost their last 9 LDS games and are the only team in the majors to have never won a playoff series. I expect the Rays to win the first game and continue their momentum throughout the playoffs.

The Rays I believe have the most complete team in the majors. They play great fundamental ball (some would say National League ball) and they have outstanding pitching and their defense is top notch. Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford are two superstars who will shine. Crawford is the best left fielder in the game defensively and will be the top free agent target this offseason. I'm not saying he is going to have a Carlos Beltran type postseason with a contract on the line but I think he will definitely have a memorable postseason before he is wearing the pinstripes next year. If the Rays do have one weakness it is their hitting which can go cold (only team to be either no-hit or 1 hit 5 times this season) but I don't think the Rangers have enough pitching or defense to beat the Rays with 3 of the 5 games in the Trop.

Prediction: Rays in 4.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 PREDICTIONS

Florida(+9) vs Bama
Did you know the combined record of Urban Meyer and Nick Saban the last 3 seasons when not playing each other is 60-2? Yep, these are by far the two best programs in college football right now. Why this game isn't getting more pub is ridiculous? I know ESPN only likes to talk about the games on their network but just because it's a night game on CBS doesn't mean you give it the due it deserves. This is the SEC game of the year and it should be very entertaining. Both teams have fast, aggressive defenses. Florida looks like they have finally hit their stride on offense last week. This is going to be one of those games that whoever has the ball last will more than likely win or have a chance to win it in the end. I'm going with my gut here.

Prediction – Gators 27 vs Bama 24

Stanford(+6.5) vs Oregon
It sounds like a lot of the pundits out there think Stanford is going to wilt in Eugene because of the Autzen Stadium atmosphere. I'm not one of them. These are the type of games Jim Harbaugh and the Cardinal get up for. Oregon barely beat Arizona State last week despite the Sun Devils having 7 fucking turnovers. Andrew Luck is going to have a career game against the Ducks today. In the Pac 10 game of the year I have to go with my preseason pick of Stanford to win the conference.


Prediction – Stanford 35 vs Oregon 28

Texas vs Oklahoma(-3.5)
So not only do we have the SEC game of the year and the PAC 10 game of the year this weekend but we got the Big 12 game of the year. Both of these programs are struggling on defense. So expect a low scoring game. Sounds dumb right? Anytime you think you know what is going to happen in the Red River Shootout expect the opposite. This is going to be a grind it out game with some fierce hits but I think the Mustache Mafia prevails today.

Prediction – Sooners 21 vs Longhorns 10

Iowa(-7.5) vs Penn State
Like McPeters said the Storm Troopers are starting a freshman quarterback against a good Iowa defense. I don't see this game being close. Ricky Stanzi wins one for America in a blowout.

Prediction – Iowa 40 vs PSU 10

UGA vs Colorado
It's do or die time for the Georgia football program. They come in with a 3 game losing streak and everybody in Dawg Nation calling for Mark Richt and Mike Bobo's head. The good news for the Dawgs is they face an awful, and I mean awful, Colorado team in beautiful Boulder, CO. They get a chance to get away from Athens and focus on winning with AJ Green finally back from a bullshit suspension. Aaron Murray has his coming out party.

Prediction – Georgia 31 vs Colorado 17

THE HOLY WAR-NOTRE DAME(-3.5) VS BACKUP COLLEGE
I'm not going to lie. I've been pretty fucking pissed off the way the Irish have played this season. There was no excuse to lose to Michigan and Michigan State the way they did and last week was down right embarrassing with the blowout on their homefield to Stanford. It's put up or shut up time for the Irish. The offense needs to start clicking and it's time for Dayne Crist to be a leader and put the team on his back. No more excuses about a new offense and new coaches and blah blah bullshit. It's on the players now. They have to execute. This week they get a terrible Boston College team with a freshman QB making his first career start in Chestnut Hill. They should blitz the shit out of them and send 8 guys for his knees 80% of the time tonight. If the Irish want to get back to winning football they are going to have to run the football. There is no passing 40 plus times a game and expecting to win comfortably. ND gets back to fundamental football and ends the loser mentality. Finally.

Prediction - "Fighting" Irish 38 vs BC 17

Sorry I missed last week but what can you do... McPeter's Week 5 pics

Yes, it's a leprechaun, and yes he's scary. That's what's going to happen to the cheery ole' mascot if ND loses this week...

Okay, this time I missed a whole week. Please forgive. To be honest I had a family emergency, but call it what you will, I missed last week's picks unexpectantly. Looks like a big week this week and my record is still mediocre at 11 - 5 and with last week a wash so I can only hope this week goes well. Looking forward to a good weekend in college football and on to the picks…

Florida vs Bama

The Gaytors found some rhythm last week with Trey Burton in the "Tebow" formation, but Ingram continued his Heisman hopes. Saban vs. Meyer, Saints vs Satans, whatever you want to call it. Meyer and St. Tebow vs Satan and his Hell Hound. Florida's offense better step up because Bama's D is young, fast, and is doing a hell of a job. The Gaytors D has been impressive, but the offense has struggled. Brantley was thought to be the answer to losing the "Holy Heisman" to graduation, but he's been less than impressive. Rainey got arrested for pulling a Mel Gibson and the Gaytor's starting running back, Jeff Demps, has been in a boot for the majority of this week. Despite all the hype, I'm not sure that the Florida D is up to stopping Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson. Although Greg McElroy isn't exactly a prolific QB, he hasn't lost a game as a starter and I'm not expecting him to lose this one. The Tide rolls the Gaytors and keep up their impressive run of not losing a game and staying in the #1 spot yet again. Roll Tide.

Prediction – Tide 24 vs Gaytors 14

Stanford vs Oregon

The Ducks have ugly uniforms and Stanford has Andrew Luck, but that's not enough to stop the prolific Oregon offense from giving Stanford their first loss of the season. Andrew Luck is a legitimate Heisman contender and quite probably the first overall selection in the draft, definitely the first QB taken, he's not luck(y) enough to win this game. While the Duck may not have to do 10 billion push ups this week, he will definitely not be tackling a tree (see the bobcat vs the ... brutus?!?!?). The Ducks improve to 5 - 0 and continue to show they may be a National Title contender.

Prediction – Oregon 42 vs Stanford 17

Texas vs Oklahoma

This year's Red River Rivalry will be another good one. Texas has lost one game and this will be Garret Gilbert's biggest test. Texas lost to UCLA last week and Oklahoma looks to be a legitimate National Title contender. Call me crazy but I think Oklahoma will be playing Bama in the National Championship leaving Oregon on the outside looking in. Oklahoma is going to roll in this game and continue it's run through the Big 12. Texas' D was suspect last week and while I believe in Will Muschamp and hope that if he's not UGA's next coach, he does a hell of a job after Mack Brown leaves Texas, I don't think Texas' D is ready for OU this week. Sorry Horns, but I don't think you'll Hook Em.

Prediction – Texas 10 vs Oklahoma 21

Iowa vs Penn State

Joe Pa is old, Iowa is good. If that's not enough, Penn State is starting a true freshman QB against a stingy defense. Can anyone even tell me what the hell a "Nittany Lion" is?!?! I mean what the hell is a Nittany Lion. Ok, after just a little bit of research, I found a Nittany Lion is a mountain lion that was on Mount Nittany, no really, that's the truth. Iowa sends the Lion back to Nittany and the Hawkeyes make sure the lion stays there for a few more years. Look for the Hawkeyes D to roll and Joe Pa to sleep through another game. I'm not sure he can make more than 4 hours without at least a power nap. Look for the Hawkeyes to make a serious run at the Little 11 Championship.

Prediction – Iowa 17 vs PSU 7

UGA vs Colorado

I'm still picking Georgia. Forget the analysis because it's all screwed. They get Green back, the O-line still has to pick up the slack and UGA's strength in running back has looked like the worst part of the game. Thankfully, UGA shouldn't have to play too much D against a weak Colorado team. UGA needs the win to have some life and to save Richt. Let's just pray the game plan is expanded from Run Middle, Run Right, Screen Right to the fullback, Skinny Post to Durham.

Prediction – Georgia 24 vs Colorado 10

ND vs BC

The Irish may be the only team in the country as desperate for a win as the Dawgs. They'll win this one for Brian Kelly. Look for the Wild Leprechaun package early and often. Tailer Jones scores another TD and ND wins a good game.

Prediction - BC 13 vs ND 20

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JIM MORA JR. GOES OFF ON DOUG GOTTLIEB

Former Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim Mora Jr. sounds like a real peach to deal with doesn't he? Doug Gottlieb was filling in for Colin Cowturd today on his radio show and I thought he asked some fair questions for Mora to answer. It's hard to make Gottlieb look like the good guy but Mora did an excellent job of it. I mean seriously, what an asshole. No wonder Michael Vick was lazy in Atlanta. No matter what he did he would always get chastised by Mora.

"Can I fight your dog?"says Vick.

"No, jesus! Have you ever fought a Husky before? What a stupid question! Now go fetch me some pancakes!" replied Mora.

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MY HEISMAN BALLOT AFTER 4 WEEKS

1. Denard Robinson (Michigan)-Shoelace is by far the best player I have watched this season. He leads the nation in rushing and his passing is good enough to keep Michigan competing for the Big Ten this season. While it's true he is prone to injury with all the rushing attempts and hits he will take there is little doubt he is the leading candidate at this point. The kid is pure electricity with the ball in his hands.


2. Taylor Martinez (Nebraska)-Just a freshman Martinez has taken Lincoln by storm. Bringing back distant memories of Eric Crouch and Tommy Frazier, T-Magic has rushed for 496 yards while averaging 9.3 ypc to go along with 8 TDs rushing. Nebraska could go to a BCS Championship game with the freshman at QB. Sounds Heisman to me.


3. Kellen Moore (Boise State)-All Moore does is win games. He has had two big, outstanding performances in primetime wins against Virginia Tech and Oregon State. He reminds me a lot of Matt Leinart. Not great size or arm but he has tremendous accuracy and all he does is win. Have I mentioned he wins ball games.

4. Patrick Peterson (LSU)-Peterson is the best defensive player in the country along with being the best return man. He's a lockdown corner and the only defensive player who has a legit shot of getting invited to New York.
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5. Andrew Luck (Stanford)-Luck is the best pure pro-style quarterback in the nation. He's on pace to throw for 33 TDs and only 6 INTs and with the way Stanford's defense is playing he could lead them to a PAC-10 Title. If Stanford goes undefeated then Luck wins the Heisman running away. He has a chance to prove to voters his candidacy this week with a tough road game in Eugene in primetime. If he comes out victorious with another great performance he could leap ahead of Shoelace.

Outside looking in: Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State), Cam Newton (Auburn), Mark Ingram (Alabama)

EVERY LITTLE STEP WITH WAYNE BRADY AND MIKE TYSON

Every Little Step with Mike Tyson & Wayne Brady from Mike Tyson

Fucking Mike Tyson can dance! He puts Michael Jackson to shame with some of those dance steps. I use to sing this classic Bobby Brown song all the time back in middle school. It was right up there with "Ice Ice Baby" and "Straight Outta Compton" for tunes I could recite while sleeping in class. I gotta give Tyson credit here. He made me laugh out loud with just seeing his head pop up on the screen.

I might as well apologize to all of you for the lack of blogs. I've been in a deep college football depression since the second week for obvious reasons. I think the depression will suppress this week though. Notre Dame plays a bad Boston College team. ND should win. Same with Georgia and Georgia Tech. They got road games with Colorado and Wake Forest. All should be fine Saturday night. My liver and sanity depend on it.

NOTRE DAME AND GEORGIA FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS FROM SATURDAY

Both Notre Dame and Georgia sit at 1-3 a third of the way into the season. Yep, it's been one giant jerkoff of a season. Keep it up boys!

FLORIDA'S WILL HILL TAKES OUT WHEELCHAIR GUY

Sorry but I had to laugh at this clip. You get near the sidelines in a football game you have to expect this kind of shit to happen whether you are in a wheelchair or not. It was good to see Florida safety Will Hill pull the good samaritan card and help the guy up. Oh wait...he didn't. Urban Meyer is running a classy program down there.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 4 PREDICTIONS

ALABAMA(-7.5) AT ARKANSAS
The Razorbacks come in sky high after a thrilling win in Athens. Alabama continues to just punish opposing teams on both sides of the ball. Ryan Mallett will have a good day but it won't be enough to stop Bama from winning this relatively easy.

Prediction: Bama 31 Arkansas 23

USC(-22.5) AT WASHINGTON STATE
USC is 3-0 but have yet to beat the spread this season. The Cougars are just fucking terrible. They might be the worst team in college football. I hate USC but I think they finally beat the spread this season. Call it the law of averages.

Prediction: USC 38 Washington State 10

STANFORD AT NOTRE DAME (+5)
I'm not trying to sound too negative but is Notre Dame seriously a 5 point dog at home against the fucking Trees? Wow, now I know how low Notre Dame football has sunk. Stanford is damn good and they have the best quarterback in the nation in Andrew Luck. He should have a field day against a weak Notre Dame pass defense. The Irish will put up a lot of points too with Dayne Crist having a career day. The problem is Stanford wants the win more and pulls it out in the end. The luck of the Irish is nonexistent.

Prediction: Stanford 42 Notre Dame 38 (take the over at 59.5)

GEORGIA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (+1)
Both teams want the win badly in this game. It could get really ugly. UGA will look to establish the run against a decent run defense. If Caleb King and Washaun Ealey can rip off some yards in spurts here then I think UGA wins. But I get the feeling they won't. The Cowbells will be ringing.

Prediction: Miss State 19 Georgia 17

OREGON STATE AT BOISE STATE(-18)
The Broncos don't get many chances to make statement games to the nation but when they do it always ends in yet another impressive Blue Turf win. Boise State and Kellen Moore will handle the Beavers convincingly.

Prediction: Boise State 42 Oregon State 20

SOUTH CAROLINA(+3) AT AUBURN
Right now I think South Carolina is the better team after three weeks. Auburn has gotten some gifts from Miss State and Clemson to pull out their undefeated season so far. The Cocks have just been dominating both lines of scrimmage. I'm going with the road upset here. Sorry Camzilla.

Prediction: South Carolina 24 Auburn 20

TAKE PITT AS 4 POINTS DOG AT HOME VS MIAMI TONIGHT

The blogs have been absent this week thanks to outside forces (staining deck, sleeping in, doing chores, etc.) so I figured I need to get at least one up for today for my betting friends. Tonight the overrated Miami Hurricanes travel up to Pitt to take on the Panthers in the ESPN Thursday Night clash. It's ACC vs. Big East...I know calm down...so it's basically going to be watching a 3 hour plus pillow fight. For some reason the U is favored tonight. Why I'm not sure. Take Pitt as the home dog at +4. Pitt RB Dion Lewis and WR Jonathan Baldwin are going to have big games of at least 100 yards each.

Prediction- Pitt 27 Miami 21

MATTY DIAZ TAKES OUT PHILLIES FAN

This was about the only good thing that happened last night in Philadelphia. Braves left fielder Matt Diaz got sick and tired of watching this spandex moron run around the field while the keystone cops chased him. Use the tazers!

MARK DANTONIO HAS HUGE BALLS

Another heart breaking last second loss for the Fighting Irish as Michigan State pulls out the fake field goal for the win. The balls of head coach Mark Dantonio to make this call deserves a nod of the cap. Michigan State deserved to win the game because Notre Dame refused to put them away in the second half when they had tons of chances to make it a two score game.

I'm not going to sit here and pout about how the referees fucked Notre Dame with the play clock or the Michigan State receiver running out of bounds and coming back in to catch a late touchdown. Shit happens and either way Notre Dame should have stopped both plays for scores. Even though the secondary is depleted in terms of depth by injuries and transfers there is no excuse for the Irish to continue to play down to opponents. My hope was a new coaching staff led by proven college winner Brian Kelly would change the culture of Notre Dame football. It hasn't happened yet but then again we are only 3 games into the BK Era.

Notre Dame fans have a right to be upset. There were a ton of questionable play calls by the coaching staff but these things happen in every game. What is hurting the Irish is the execution on offense. Dayne Crist doesn't have the accuracy or touch of Jimmy Clausen but he makes up for it in terms of the ability to tuck the ball and run and he is playing behind a much better offensive line than Clausen ever experienced in the blue and gold. The offense has no flow or rhythm at this time. It's suppose to be quick strike spread but instead of opening up the field with some deep balls to Michael Floyd we are seeing a ton of 5 yard out patterns. In some cases 3 yard patterns when you need 4 yards. This should get better as the season progresses. It better.

The defense is what it is: not good. They can't stop the run. They will continue to give up 30 points plus a game considering how their offense doesn't control the clock. For Notre Dame football to return to winning football they will have to be able to run the ball on offense and have a defense that can stop the run. Right now they refuse to run (55 passes vs 19 designed run plays last week) because Kelly wants to score with an aerial attack and he wants to score quickly. This is a detriment to the team as a whole. They don't have the type of depth on defense where you can leave them on the field for 35 plus minutes a game. They get gassed and the mental focus starts to diminish in the second half.

Sitting at 1-2 it looks like the Irish are in for another long season with Stanford coming in this week and Pitt, Boston College, Navy, Utah, and USC all more than capable of beating them. Another losing season is unacceptable with the talent the Irish have including a ton of upperclass talent. Look at the team recruiting ranking on Rivals.com for the past 5 seasons. They currently have the #6 class coming in next season which follows a #14 in 2010, a #21 in 2009, a #2 in 2008, a #8 in 2007, and a #8 all the way back in 2006. You can't tell me all of these recruits were overrated. And while there are concerns with the depth and talent on both the offensive and defensive lines there is no reason they should lose to a Michigan and Michigan State team because they can't run the ball or stop the run. We aren't talking about Alabama, Florida, or Texas talent on those teams.

I'm almost at wit's end to explain how Notre Dame continues to suck it up on Saturdays. I see the talent and the speed and a team giving it their all. I also see a head coach and staff that has improved a ton of fundamentals on the defensive side of the ball. But something is still missing. Maybe it's a losing culture that continues to permeate throughout program. Maybe it's a lack of leadership or accountability? It amazes me that they have somehow managed to lose 6 straight close games when it comes down to making the last play. You would think the law of averages would eventually kick in and Notre Dame would start winning some of these games. Until Notre Dame starts making their own luck (by executing plays on offense and stopping the run on defense) I'm not so sure Kelly will last more than 5 seasons in South Bend. Fuck I hope I'm wrong.

ANNA KOURNIKOVA MAXIM PHOTO SHOOT

Holy shit I thought Anna Kournikova was dead. It must have been some dream I had a few years ago but I could have sworn she was as dead as the Georgia and Notre Dame football programs. Because even though she was a mediocre at best tennis player she still looks pretty damn good even though she is past her prime. The same can't be said about UGA or ND. They just can't do anything right these days. Well except losing. If there was an award for exceptional loses to teams with less talent then I think they could be champions at something.

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