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In one of the most bizarre sports injuries of all-time, Geno Smith got his jaw broke by IK Enemkpali in a locker room altercation during training camp for the 2015 season. With Smith on the mend, Ryan Fitzpatrick somehow managed to not totally suck. Fitzpatrick ended up leading the Jets to a 10-6 record with 3,901 passing yards and 33 total touchdowns, holding down the starting QB spot even when Smith got healthy.

This season, Fitzpatrick turned back into a pumpkin. Everyone’s favorite Harvard grad has thrown only five TDs while leading the league with a whopping 11 picks. Sitting at a highly disappointing 1-5, the Jets opted to make a change at quarterback and insert Smith into the starting lineup.

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Here’s what Brandon Marshall had to say about the move.

That’s amazing. Of all the tired sports clichés Marshall could’ve used, he went with that one. There’s no way in hell that was an accident either. I’m not entirely sure why Marshall would want to bust his new QB’s balls in the media, but trying to figure out why Brandon Marshall does what he does is a fool’s errand.

I just wish that Marshall didn’t stop there and kept rolling with lines like that. He could’ve dropped the classic Mike Tyson gem of, “Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.” He could’ve said that they are going to go out there and hit the Ravens in the mouth this week. He could’ve talked about playing smashmouth football. The possibilities are literally endless.

I guess Wes Welker will remain the GOAT when it comes to puns for his press conference where he repeatedly made fun of Rex Ryan’s foot fetish.

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The NBA returns next week, and unlike the other major sports leagues, there usually aren’t too many surprises; by that I mean the favorites are usually going to end up in the championship, while all of the crappy teams end up in the lottery missing on their draft picks. So my predictions should be similar, if not identical to all the other experts out there.

The Cleveland Cavaliers start the season off as reigning champs, thus ending the whole “God Hates Cleveland” thing, though they still have the Browns. Lebron James and company should have a pretty easy path to the Finals, as they are clearly the top dog in the East, where everyone expects them to face the Warriors for a third straight season, who made a pretty big splash during the offseason.

Eastern Conference

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I really don’t think there is much to talk about with the East because there just isn’t anyone that will beat the Cavs come playoff time. Sure they may not get the top seed in the East, but I don’t think that matters to them, they’re just trying to keep everyone healthy until the playoffs. If anything, maybe the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, or Toronto Raptors could give them a little bit of a run, but even then, none of those teams could compete with them in a seven game series. It stinks because my New York Knicks, who made some moves of their own in the offseason, could maybe get into the playoffs, but at best they’d maybe get to the second round and I feel pretty foolish for even thinking that. I hate Lebron, but it’s his world and we’re all just living in it. As a fan of the game I want to see teams be competitive, but unless a major injury to Lebron or Kyrie Irving occurs, might as well pencil in the Cavs to make it to the Finals for a third straight season.

Eastern Conference Playoff Teams:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Boston Celtics
3. Toronto Raptors
4. Indiana Pacers
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. New York Knicks
8. Washington Wizards

East Champions: Cavaliers

Western Conference

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Much like the East, the West really shouldn’t be too shocking because the Golden State Warriors should win it, as they just added Kevin Durant to their team who just won 73 games this past season (but blew a 3-1 lead in the Finals lol). To be honest, I was pretty pissed that Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder because I think they would have had a team that could have beaten Golden State, and I loved watching him and Westbrook on the same team. I still think that the Thunder will be a pretty formidable team that should make the playoffs this year, but they could have been something special if Durant came back. The San Antonio Spurs will quietly win their 50 + games, the Los Angeles Clippers will make the playoffs but choke in the first or second round like they do every year, and the Sacramento Kings will continue to suck. I am actually intrigued by the Portland Trailblazers because while I don’t think they can win the West, I think they may be a sleeper team to make the conference finals.

Western Conference Playoff Teams:

1. Golden State Warriors
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Los Angeles Clippers
4. Portland Trailblazers
5. Oklahoma City Thunder
6. Minnesota Timberwolves
7. Houston Rockets
8. Dallas Mavericks

West Champions: Warriors

It’s awesome that we probably get to see the Cavs and Warriors for a third straight year because I think it will be an awesome series. At the same time, you like to see some new faces in the Finals, especially with an upset here and there. Unfortunately, that’s not how the NBA is.

NBA Champions: Warriors

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After years and years of speculation, Rockstar Games has finally announced the upcoming sequel Red Dead Redemption 2.

Red Dead Redemption is an open world, western action-adventure video game  published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles in May 2010. It is the second title in the Red Dead franchise, after 2004’s Red Dead Revolver. The game, set during the decline of the American Frontier in the year 1911, follows John Marston, a former outlaw whose wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a hired gun. Having no other choice, Marston sets out to bring the three members of his former gang to justice.

Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar San Diego
Release date: Fall 2017

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Last night, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off in the third and final Presidential debate in Las Vegas, NV. As in previous two debates, Trump and Clinton started off the night very civil, but as we all know, that would quickly change. Some insults were exchanged including Clinton calling Trump Putin’s puppet while Trump fired back and called Clinton a nasty woman. Compared to what we’ve heard in the past, I would say that these insults were pretty miniscule.

The final debate covered a wide variety of topics from abortion and immigration to the nomination process of Supreme Court justices. By far, the most memorable line of the night came from Trump in regards to border control. Trump has been adamant about strengthening our border and deporting illegal immigrants. When describing deportation, Trump said, “We have some bad hombres here and we’re gonna get them out.” Let’s remember that one of these candidates will be sworn in as the 45th President of The United States this January.

It’s always hard to pick out a true winner in these debates. Some polls had Clinton winning while others had Trump as the winner. Each candidate will say that they won, but you never know who the real winner is until election day.

Now that the debates are over, the countdown to election day will intensify as the candidates will make their final push towards the presidency before voting commences on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.

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Nintendo

The Nintendo Switch is the new console from Nintendo, and probably their last shot at remaining a hardware company. Although the Nintendo’s last console, the Wii U, wasn’t as successful as they might have hoped, the video game company clearly learned a couple of lessons about the importance of portability that they’ve carried through the Nintendo Switch. The console, which was previously known as the Nintendo NX before Thursday’s announcement, looks to be a healthy mix of home console versus portable gaming system.

As far as the actual release date, the Nintendo Switch will release in March of 2017. We can’t wait.

If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, do yourself a spend three-and-a-half minutes checking out the ingenious new console. We’ll get to the details in a second.

Watched it? Great. As promised, here’s what we know so far about the various pieces that make up the Nintendo Switch.

The Nintendo Switch Console

The Nintendo Switch Console is actually the tablet/screen and is the key piece to playing the Nintendo Switch. When you’re at home playing the Switch on your TV, the Console charges in the Nintendo Switch Dock. When you’re on the go, the console has clips on either side for the “Joy-Con” controllers.

As an added bonus, there’s even a kickstand on the back of the console to allow it to stand upright. When doing this, you can either use the controllers individually or attach them together via the Nintendo Switch Grip.

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Controllers

Obviously, the Nintendo Switch Console is the most exciting piece of technology here (screen + console in one sweet tablet), but the heart of the Nintendo Switch is in the two twin “Joy-Con” controllers. Not only do they seamlessly clip into the console, but they can also be used individually to play against a friend since they’re essentially mirror images of each other.

If you don’t feel like sharing, you can always just attach the Joy-Con via the Nintendo Switch Grip (above) which also features ergonomically shaped handles to help you grip the controller better..

Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is going to be a separate accessory that might be a little more familiar to gamers used to playing with more familiar controllers. In the trailer, the professional gaming team was filmed using these. Probably better for first person shooters like Splatoon.

Nintendo Switch Dock

Although we’re not certain, it’s a safe bet that the only purpose of the Nintendo Switch Dock is to charge the two controllers, the Console, and serve as a node to connect the Console to your television. It seems to be a perfectly small, amazing size. Whether or not that Nintendo Switch Dock is the only thing capable of charging the Nintendo Switch Console remains to be seen.

Nintendo Switch Games

During the Nintendo Switch trailer, the video showed six different games.

The Legend of Zelda, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, Mario Kart, NBA 2K17, A new Super Mario game, and Splatoon.

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Rough night for one of our boys at Penn State University. With their football team sucking this year, it’s unsurprising to see students channeling their drunken energy into different, more destructive activities.

Don’t wanna put the kid on blast, so we’ll only use his first name: Matt. Matt broke into a College Park residence around 2:30 A.M. According to The Daily Collegian, the responding officer reported the door had been smashed open and there were numerous pieces of glass and wood inside the living room of the residence. Matt had blood on his hands and a stain on his pants, “consistent with urinating oneself.” He also had bloodshot eyes, the odor of alcohol on his breath, and slurred speech. As the kids would say, our boy Matty was turnt.

Maybe the most Penn State part of the story is Matt claiming that the door was already broken. Classic troublemaker response. You can tell Matt has f*cked around a day or two in his life.

It’s kind of a bummer of a story, to be honest. I actually know multiple people who have broken into homes thinking it was theirs. In fact, it’s a relatively honest college kid mistake. Regardless, he faces some pretty serious charges.

Matt faces two felony charges for criminal trespassing and breaking and entering. He also faces a misdemeanor charge for tampering with property and a summary charge for purchasing alcohol as a minor.

That’s one insanely expensive, regrettable night.

[h/t The Daily Collegian]

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Domestic violence and the NFL is a combination that happens all too often. Ray Rice and Greg Hardy are two of the most well-known stories of the past couple years. New York Giants kicker Josh Brown has now joined Rice and Hardy for all of the wrong reasons.

According to police reports, Brown admitted to domestic violence in his own personal letters, journals, and emails. In one of the journals obtained, Brown directly said, “I have abused my wife.” Brown then wrote that he had a porn addiction and has been abusive to women since he was seven years old, when he was molested by a neighbor.

It gets worse. Brown thought of himself as “God and that [his wife] was basically his slave.” For those who don’t know, there were domestic abuse allegations that came out about Brown in the offseason, but the Giants decided to sign Brown to a two-year, $4 million contract. So far, the only punishment towards Brown was a one-game suspension without pay, which Brown served during the season opener.

Let me say this. Josh Brown is a good football player. I am a New York Giants fan and Brown is an integral part of the team. Brown is an above average kicker that has been a nice addition to the team since his arrival in 2013. With that being said, Josh Brown needs to immediately be cut from the Giants and the NFL has to suspend him indefinitely. This type of behavior is completely unacceptable and it’s downright sickening. There is no need for that in the NFL and frankly, there is no need for that in this world.

However, why do I have a feeling that nothing is going to change? How many domestic abuse cases are going to happen before the NFL actually does something without being influenced by the public outcry? The common theme seems to be that if there’s no video evidence, the NFL will give you the benefit of the doubt.

Ray Rice knocked his wife out in an elevator and only received a two-game suspension before the NFL finally opened their eyes to the video evidence. Rice was suspended indefinitely and is no longer in the NFL.

In contrast, Greg Hardy beat up, strangled, and threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend. Last year, Hardy received a 10-game suspension that was reduced to four games and Hardy managed to play most of the year with the Cowboys. So since Hardy wasn’t caught on tape, it was ok for him to continue playing? Hardy barely apologized for his actions and actually continued to make jokes about women. Nice one, NFL.

Hey, Roger Goodell: Wake up and do something! In what world is this ok? I don’t care who the player is or when he did it. Put your foot down and take a stand. Stop going after deflated footballs and start removing domestic abusers from the league. Why is this so difficult for you to understand? Brown clearly said he abused his wife. What more do you need?

Sadly, I’m with Richard Deitsch. Nothing will change. I’ll believe it when I see it.

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No matter what political party you align yourself with, or what NFL team you root for, or whether you call it soda or pop, all Americans can agree on one thing, and that is that Tom Hanks is a goddamn national treasure. Dude has been schooling Hollywood for almost three decades now and actors still haven’t even caught up. The only actor today who can even come close enough to SNIFFING Hanks’ greatness is Leo, and even then he’s about a galaxy away from Hanks’ level.

And, honestly, I don’t think Hanks has ever deserved an award more than having to film these promos with Leslie Jones. Her constant yelling is so goddamn annoying, Hanks deserves an Oscar just for being able to sit there.

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Melinda Currey’s Instagram

I was doing my usual research today, trying to find some quality material for my hard-hitting style of journalism when I came across a post at For The Win that caught my eye. The article was about Ottawa Senator Erik Karlsson dressing up as Black Swan for Halloween.

While it’s pretty funny seeing the big fella do his best Natalie Portman impression, I was much more interested in the babe by his side. This wasn’t the first time the pair rocked dynamite Halloween costumes either, as they pulled off awesome Little Mermaid and Cookie Monster tributes last year.

The lovely young lady is Melinda Currey, and she and Karlsson have been together for a couple of years now. I’m furious at myself for not finding out about her sooner, but in my defense, I don’t know a goddamn thing about hockey. No excuses, though. I’m contacting my local cable provider as we speak to order the NHL Center Ice package strictly for investigative purposes.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Currey graduated from Carleton University in 2010 with an honors degree in communications and a minor in psychology. It also says that she’s currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Wellington Creative, so she clearly has both beauty and brains.

That’s about all the background info I could find on Melinda Currey, but thankfully, her Instagram is chock-full of useful material. Enjoy some of her hottest photos in the gallery below.

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For some time now, the conversation surrounding “pay for play” and college athletes has been heavily discussed. Fans of the idea love to talk about how much revenue these college athletes bring in to the schools, whereas haters claim that the value of the athletes receive plenty in the form of a college education. But now new numbers from Business Insider, which give the fair market value of these student-athletes, seem to indicate that the amount of money these players bring into the school far exceeds a $60K-a-year education. Especially in Texas.

The staggering numbers indicate that in a free market system that operates in a similar manner to the NFL, every single player at The University of Texas-Austin should be paid $671K a year for the revenue they bring into the team. That’s essentially their worth per year. The next highest school program would be The University of Alabama Crimson Tide players, who is worth $536K per year.

Those numbers are astounding, especially for a Texas that’s really not all that successful. Honestly I’m not even sure how UT-Austin could afford to pay their players even a fraction of that. The value of these players is probably inflated by the insanely lucrative television deal that UT has with the Longhorn Network, but there’s something to be said for the viewers who tune into this underperforming team every single year.

Is this a fair assessment of a college player’s worth? I honestly have no idea because A) I’m not a big numbers guy and B) I don’t know how BI came up with these figures. Those two things aside,  I can assure you that a ton of college football players reading this right now will probably tweet out how upset they are that they’re getting boned out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Those are the kinds of numbers that everyone understands.

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Ugly news out of the University of Nevada. Ryan Abele, a freshman at the University of Nevada, is in critical condition at Renown Regional Medical Center after at the Sigma Nu fraternity house Sunday morning.

According to the GoFundMe page for Abele, “He fell and hit his head and was unresponsive. Ryan was rushed to the emergency room immediately and went straight into surgery. He had extensive bleeding on the left side of his brain and the main artery leading to the brain had ruptured.”

UNR said in a statement, “The University of Nevada, Reno extends its sympathy and support to the friends and family of student Ryan Abele, critically injured in a fall the morning of Sunday, Oct. 16 at the Sigma Nu fraternity house. To better understand the circumstances surrounding the incident, active police and university investigations are underway.” UNR also said that during the investigation, Sigma Nu is not allowed to operate as an organization on campus.

Similarly, Sigma Nu’s national office is also investigating. Brad Beacham, executive director of the national office of Sigma Nu, said:  “Anytime we have a serious injury at a chapter house, the fraternity does conduct an investigation.”

Abele graduated from De La Salle High School, the renowned football powerhouse private school in Concord, California , where the school held a prayer vigil for the well-known and well-liked student.

Abele’s GoFundMe has raised $66,000 so far, way over the $50,000 asking amount. A family friend is also selling green T-shirts that say #RyanStrong at www.ryanabele.com

Quick anecdote: When I was a freshman at Rutgers, a very similar situation happened. I had just crossed into the fraternity as a brother, literally about a week or two after crossing, and I was outside the house smoking a cigarette. From the second-floor fire escape, the melt warped, and the couple hooking up on it feel about 20 feet to the ground, landing on a car below. They were both seriously injured, one had a broken jaw, sued the fraternity, but thankfully, they were both alright in the long run. We’re hoping the same for Ryan.

[h/t Reno Gazette-Journal]

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Wow. I mean… f*ck. Wow. I knew the concussion problem facing the NFL was real, but I didn’t realize it was this bad. And this wasn’t even a study of NFL players. It was college kids, a league in which the hits are less frequent and less ferocious.

According to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, former college football players from over 100 schools have CTE. The Concussion Legacy Foundation, which studies concussions and brain injuries, announced that 138 of the 152 former college football players studied at Veterans Affairs-Boston University-Concussion Legacy Foundation brain bank have CTE.

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE, is a degenerative condition that can be caused by repeated head trauma. CTE can lead to memory loss, dementia, and erratic behavior, though it can only be officially diagnosed by direct examination of the brain after death. Will Smith made a whole B- movie about it, remember?

It’s important to note that these are just of the results of the brains studied by the organization. According to Yahoo, it’s reasonable to assume that the majority of brains for head trauma study are donated because of possible issues. But given the rate of discovery, it’s unreasonable to assume that CTE isn’t common among all people who have played football for a considerable amount of time.

All in all, it’s unfortunately just more of the damning evidence that has been piling up against the game of football the last couple years. Combine this finding with the CLF’s previous discovery that 96% of NFL players’ brains tested positive for CTE, and you have yourself about a stone cold lock: if you play football for an extended period of time, you will develop CTE.

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The Atlanta Hawks’ Paul Millsap appears to have been involved in a mishap on the road. On Monday evening, around 6:30 P.M., Millsap’s Rolls Royce collided with a motorcycle. While the basketball player made it out of the wreck uninjured, the motorcyclist reportedly had serious injuries and had to be taken a nearby hospital.

TMZ Sports broke the story Tuesday morning, and on Thursday morning released the 911 audio, reporting the accident. “Oh my gosh, there’s fire. It just happened. There’s somebody lying on the ground,” said a woman’s voice to the 911 operator. “I heard a crash… and I saw something fly out. I thought it was a piece of a vehicle. It was a person. And the person landed on the sidewalk.”

As you can hear from this audio, the motorcyclist was injured, lying on the ground, being attended to by someone with scrubs, most likely a medical professional. Meanwhile, the motorcycle was up in flames.  The woman says, “Oh my gosh, there’s a fire.” Then later says, “It might have been a motorcycle and it’s on fire.”

At the scene of the accident, officials say that the motorcycle was indeed on fire and the Atlanta Fire Department finally put out the flames.

A police report obtained by Chris Vivlamore of AJC.com reveals that Millsap is not at fault for the accident. Meanwhile, the injured biker is reportedly to blame for the incident as he failed to maintain his lane.

Just look below to get a quick glimpse of the accident’s impact…

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Aidan Howard, a former football player at the University of Virginia, is suing UVa for creating what he and his lawyers are calling a culture of  “bullying, abuse, harassment, and discrimination” on its football team. Howard claims that in addition to being called “stupid” and “retarded,” he was forced to wrestle another recruit. Other times, he claims that upperclassmen forced freshmen into “ramming” which he describes as a UVa thing that involved wrestling either naked or partially naked.

Who Is Aidan Howard?

Aidan is a former wide receiver for the University of Virginia who is suing UVa for damages for willful violations of Title IX.

He transferred from UVa to Robert Morris this past year but was unable to play this year due to eligibility concerns stemming from a broken orbital bone he received in a team-sanctioned locker room fight.

What Happened?

Howard claims that almost immediately after he arrived at the University of Virginia, things started going downhill fast. Not only did his coaches and teammates start calling him “stupid” and “retarded” they began making fun of his learning disabilities. UVa is an exceptional school academically, so something like this, while upsetting, doesn’t really surprise me all that much.

But the name calling was far from the worst thing that Howard says he suffered.

Howard alleges that his wide receiver coach, Marques Hagan, forced Howard to fight another UVa wideout. From The Daily Mail:

The brawl, which allegedly took place on August 12, was part of an ‘initiation’ designed to prove his ‘toughness and manliness.’

Both players were allegedly forced to enter a make-shift ring in the team’s locker room to: ‘flashing lights, loud music, and announcements to simulate a “prize fight.”‘

Howard says in court documents he did not want to fight his teammate, but was scared about what would happen to him if he didn’t.

He suffered a concussion and a broken eye socket in the vicious brawl.

While the fight was going on, Famika Anae, a graduate assistant and son of the team’s offensive coordinator, yelled at everyone watching to not film it with their phones.

Howard decided to leave the school less than a week later.

Member the ’90s? Member Nirvana? Member Monica Lewinsky? Because Blink-182 wants you to. Today they dropped the music video for their single “She’s Out Of Her Mind” and it looks suspiciously familiar. Oh, that’s right, it’s an exact copy of 1999’s “What’s My Age Again?” only the nudity has been reversed and seriously upgraded. I mean, holy shit where did they find these chicks? Never seen ’em before in my life.

In all honesty, though, this song ain’t bad. It definitely sounds like retro Blink, which is never a bad thing. Blink’s had somewhat of a renaissance year – their album California debuted at number 1 and they had a wildly successful summer tour. Blink-182’s success is due to what South Park has been talking about all season — faux nostalgia. Blink is trying to use their past success to sell you on their new content. As the Member Berries would say: “Member the ’90s where there was no war and a surplus and Blink-182 was the best band on Earth?”

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We’re back again after going with our 3-2 with our picks from last week, which is what we in the business call a “winning week.” I missed my Lock of the Week, but even Michael Jordan missed a shot here and there. So you’re welcome to anyone that was smart enough to listen to me, which probably wasn’t too many people, but whatever your loss.

Now on to this week’s slate of games, which I don’t feel as good about as I did last week, but I think I can at least go 3-2 again and put some money in your pockets, so let’s get right to the picks.

Wisconsin -3 @ Iowa

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I may have gone against Wisconsin last week as they were getting a ton of points at home versus Ohio State, so I’ll own up to my mistake on that one, but Iowa kind of stinks. After going undefeated in the regular season last year, they’ve lost to North Dakota State at home, and to Northwestern, who are usually near the bottom of the Big Ten. Wisconsin has looked impressive in almost all of their games this year, and I think they should take care of business against the Hawkeyes.

Texas +2 @ Kansas State

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Unlike a majority of Texas fans, I am a Charlie Strong fan. I think Strong has gotten a bad rap since he’s been at Texas. He inherited a bad team and everyone expected him to lead them to a championship right away, which clearly wasn’t going to happen. It sucks because there’s a good chance he gets fired after this year and I think he deserves better than that. Plus, I bet on a Kansas State over earlier this year, which didn’t hit, so that program is dead to me. Texas in the upset; hook ’em horns baby!

Alabama vs Texas A&M OVER 59

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Both teams have high scoring offenses, and Alabama’s defense, especially in the secondary, isn’t what it once use to be, so I expect there to be touchdowns galore in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Plus, you’re a total dork if you bet on the under. Who likes to watch low scoring games anyways? Give me all the points.

Arkansas +10 @ Auburn

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We rode the Hogs last week and they covered, so we’re riding them again this week, boys and girls. I think Auburn probably should win this game, but I think ten points is a bit too much for two teams that are pretty evenly matched. I strongly dislike Arkansas’ coach, Bret Bielema, but he won me money last week so I have to stick it out with him again this week. Woo Pig Sooie!

Ohio -3.5 @ Kent State: Lock of the Week

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MACtion! Listen, there really aren’t too many games I like, so why not show the MAC some love and take the first place team over the fourth place team in the East Division. I don’t really know much about either team, and by that I mean literally nothing at all, but I had friends that went to Ohio and it was a damn good time, so we’re going with the Bobcats as the lock of the week. OU Oh Yeah!

Record on the Year (started in week 7): 3-2

Locks of the Week: 0-1

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Alright, so we went 2-2-1 with the picks last week. Not the best start, and I may have missed my Lock of the Week, but I didn’t lose anyone any money so beggars can’t be choosers. A push is a win in my mind, so let’s get back on track and make our bookies cry this Sunday.

Unlike last week where I said I didn’t like any of the games, I feel much better about the slate of games this week and feel pretty good about all of my picks. So no more beating around the bush, let’s get to it.

Ravens +1 @ Jets

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Want to hear a funny joke? Geno Smith is back at quarterback for the Jets and the Ravens are still underdogs. I know the Ravens have a ton of injuries, but they almost beat the Giants last week, who I think are a much better team than the Jets. I don’t think the Ravens are that great, but they’re a desperate team who have dropped their last three and I think they’ll get back on track this week.

Redskins +1 @ Lions

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I hate the Redskins, but they might actually be pretty good. After starting off the year 0-2, they’ve won four straight games and have shown no signs of slowing down. I have no idea what I’m going to get with the Lions each week, so I’m just going to pick Washington because if they win I’ll win money, and if not then they lose, which I can always get behind.

Vikings -2.5 @ Eagles

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The Vikings are good, damn good. I know Philadelphia is a pretty tough place to play, but I think Minnesota will take care of business against the Eagles this Sunday. Look, Carson Wentz is a good quarterback, but he hasn’t played a defense this good, so I think he’s going to have his hands full. Take the Vikings, they’ll win pretty handily this weekend. My friend is also on the Vikings, and he’ll kick my ass if I bet against him. Skol!

Raiders +1 @ Jaguars

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The Jags were one of my winners last week and I thank them for that, but we’re going with Oakland this weekend. The Raiders are coming off a bad loss to Kansas City last Sunday so I think they’ll right the wrong this weekend in Jacksonville. Yeah, I know that teams coming from the West Coast don’t have a great record playing on the East Coast, but I’m sticking with my gut and going with the Raiders (my gut has a losing gambling record for its career).

Seahawks + 2 @ Cardinals: Lock of the Week

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I may even make this one the Lock of the Year I’m so sure about it. Seattle may have gotten away with a blatant pass interference call at the end of the game against Atlanta last weekend, but they’ve been playing great as of late, and I don’t expect that to change Sunday night. Arizona had a nice win against the Jets last weekend, but so has basically everyone else in the NFL. The team clearly hasn’t looked as good as they did last year, and I think that the Seahawks may beat up on them in front of their home fans.

Yeah, I took all road teams this week, because you don’t make a name for yourself by betting on home teams like a chump. Road Warriors all day baby, 5-0 here we come.

Record (started in Week 6): 2-2-1

Locks of the Week: 0-1

Lele Pons has got to be one of the most popular Vine and Instagram video stars on the World Wide Web. Not only is she just shy of 10 million Instagram followers, she also just starred in the massively popular Blink 182 music video for “She’s Out Of Her Mind” (or as you probably know it “the one where a bunch of hot naked chicks recreate the ‘What’s My Age Again’ video.”)

Lele Pons was joined by Hannah Stocking and Vale Genta, two equally popular online celebrities.

Pons has gained a ton of attention for her short 14-second-long comedy films that she often makes with other Instagram and Vine video stars. Check out why she’s so popular in the gallery below.

After months of anticipation and hundreds of submissions, voting for Miss COED 2017 is officially underway. Can we get an a-freakin-men?! The first round of voting will focus on schools with more than one representative because unfortunately, we can’t keep all of them. (As much as we’d like to).

Here’s how it’s going to work. From today (October 20th, 2016 if you haven’t had your coffee yet) to November 2, 2016, you will be able to vote for multiple girls once a day. In other words, if there’s three people running from UMN, a voter can vote for all three but only one time each. Make sense? Oh, and before hitting the vote button, be sure to check out each girl’s profile. There’s a ton of cool photos and fun interview facts you definitely don’t want to miss out on.

So without further ado, let’s find out who’s in it to win it! The fate of these girls is in your hands, so choose wisely; tons of awesome prizes and bragging right are at stake.

Meet the 105 ladies in the Pre-Round of Miss COED 2017. Only 44 will be moving on.

Click here to vote for Miss COED 2017

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Cassadee Pope is a 27-year-old singer and songwriter from West Palm Beach, Florida. Pope began her career as the lead singer for pop punk band Hey Monday. The band released their debut album entitled Hold On Tight in 2008, and they would follow it up with three EPs before going on an infinite hiatus in December of 2011.

In early 2012, Pope went solo, and she released a self-titled EP in May. Later that year, Pope was selected to compete on the third season of the singing competition TV show, The Voice. Pope was crowned the winner after singing songs from artists such as Natalie Imbruglia, Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, Avril Lavigne, and Rascal Flatts.

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In October of 2013, Cassadee Pope released her debut studio album entitled Frame by Frame. The album debuted at #9 in the U.S. on the Billboard 200 and at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. Pope’s latest release, Summer, dropped on June 3, 2016. The EP’s title track was released as a single, and its music video features Cassadee rocking a bikini and getting hot and heavy with some dude with a man bun.

Pope is currently on the I’m Comin’ Over tour with Chris Young. You can check out a full list of tour dates here, and perhaps more importantly, you can take a peak at some of Cassadee Pope’s hottest photos in the gallery below.

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