Atlanta vs. New Orleans. The first game in the Superdome since Katrina. Falcons favored by 4. I'm going with the sentimental favorites, though. New Orleans plus the points.

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I can't figure out the oddsmakers this week. The line opened with Jacksonville favored by 2 points, and now they're 2½ point underdogs. Ben Roethlisberger is recovering from appendectomy surgery and despite practicing all week, he had a temperature of 104° at 2:00 today.*

I'm taking Jacksonville plus the 2½ points.

Which probably means you should bet Pittsburgh.
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* Personally I don't believe it. It would be too dangerous to start him if he really had that high of a temperature only 6½ hours before game time. Nobody would risk the franchise and his salary on one early season game like that.

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What's MNF without the Raiders? And they're three point underdogs! That's crazy. The Raiders always come to play on Monday Night, especially at home.

Raiders by seven.

I know I'm late, but only by a couple of minutes.

Update: How embarrassing.

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1 Uh, I don't think so sweets. Gimme the Chargers.

Posted by: Casca at September 11, 2006 07:55 PM (2gORp)

2 Who cares? The Redskins lost.

Posted by: Ontario Emperor at September 11, 2006 10:04 PM (HvByG)

3 I won my first Fantasy game, But I don't feel good about my prospects, my best QB is Drew Bedsore.

Posted by: kyle8 at September 12, 2006 03:30 AM (xriu9)

4 Art Schell came back for this? He must be broke. Oakland has a team that reflects the city. Plenty of thugs... not much talent.

Posted by: Casca at September 12, 2006 06:14 AM (Z2ndo)

5 Still batting 1000, annie dear

Posted by: wayne at September 12, 2006 06:47 AM (IrbU4)

6 I was the President of the Coliseum Commission when the Raiders left LA for Oakland. We had no protests from anyone. No one cared that they left. Al Davis had alienated everyone. My favorite team is whoever the Raiders are playing that week.

Posted by: shelly at September 12, 2006 07:44 AM (ZGpMS)

7 Oh, Kyle, I feel for ya. One of my buds was trying to get me into a fantasy league last week, luring me with the news that Trent Green was still available at quarterback. And I was thiiiiiiis close to doing it. One of my coworkers is telling me that the poor sap in his fantasy league who's got Trent Green as his starter has Drew Bledsoe as his backup. So he's even worse off than you are. Shelly, What is it with Al Davis? Does that man have any friends at all? Or does he go by the logic of nations i.e. no friends, just interests?

Posted by: ElMondoHummus at September 12, 2006 12:18 PM (xHyDY)

8 Al Davis has no friends; he has a business associate, Amy Trask, who is his Vice President. She is the female incarnation of Al; wears only black, white or silver. And, like Al, she's as mean as a sbake.

Posted by: Shelly at September 12, 2006 07:37 PM (ZGpMS)

9 LOL... Yeah, those nasty sbakes, really hurts when they sbite you.

Posted by: ElMondoHummus at September 13, 2006 05:27 AM (DXodP)

10 Just win baby!!, not. My favorite team, not to cover. Don't wast your time with them, root for the 49rs, rofl.

Posted by: steve s at September 13, 2006 11:48 PM (7iFql)

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1. Troy Smith and Colt McCoy are some great quarterback names. How could either of those guys play any other position?

2. If USC goes to number 2 this week, will we see a repeat of the great Casca/Shelly comments debate of 2005?

3. How many times did you say "shutup Musburger" during tonight's game?

4. Maria Sharapova is awesome. I know, that's not a question, but she is.

5. Penn State looked fugly today. Weren't they number three last year?

6. How will Emmit do this season? With Cheryl coaching him, I say he'll do better than Jerry.

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1 1 - Troy Smith is kinda generic, I could see him playing anywhere. Colt McCoy would make a great running back (he'd be a workhorse). 2 - probably 3 - didn't see the game, but it probably would have made for a great drinking game had I seen it 4 - yes, yes she is 5 - they lost their quarterback, and ND is flat out better. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see this game either (I was at a first birthday party for a cousin) 6 - huh?

Posted by: KG at September 09, 2006 09:16 PM (AC0TE)

2 Well, the big game ended up pretty much as I suspected Colt is an up and coming QB but we have to remember that just last year he was in High school, and that made a big difference. Now the big game will be Notre Dame VRs Ohio State in just a few weeks. As usual, USC cruises without any real opponants. Look for the game between LSU and Tennesee, whoever comes out of that one alive might be the favorite to go to the big game.

Posted by: kyle8 at September 09, 2006 09:31 PM (s80U7)

3 There are no "real opponents" for USC to play in the PAC 10 this year, or most years. But Cal always give us trouble in Strawberry Canyon, and we are in the Coliseum this year for the Golden Bears, who, incidentally found their game yesterday, a week late. If you think Notre Dame is ever a "cruise", than you aren't much of a fan; fortunately, Touchdown Jesus will not see the likes of us this year, as we are home to them as well. But the Catholics are everywhere, they have their share of rooters in LA, believe me. I live with one. Finally, UCLA is never a cruise. A good season is when we beat either UCLA or Notre Dame; a great season is when we beat both. The rest of the teams are usually just warm ups, although Cal can be tough to beat at home, as I said above. We've played in the Rose Bowl so often, it is just like home anyway, and our fans fill it up by buying out the UCLA kids' tickets. Finally, USC will play OSU in the National Championship Game, which I believe is in Tempe this year at Sun Devil Stadium. OSU is the real thing this year; Woody was rolling in his grave as they passed a lot, but their D definitely shut down Texas, as Dick Cheney would say "Big Time". USC's D is the fastest and biggest we've had in the Carroll era. But it is young and untested, really. By the time we get to Tempe, we'll be ready for the Nutmegs. Will they be ready for us, is the question?

Posted by: shelly at September 10, 2006 12:42 AM (ZGpMS)

4 Heh, I'd have been here earlier, but I have a woman who expects hot sex on a Sunday morning. 1. I'll stipulate to that. 2. I'll stipulate to that. 3. Heh, THREE times, NO SHIT! And, it was STFU Mburger! I've almost learned to tune him out. But in the old boys defense, he's no Keith Jackass, whom I'd like to physically hurt. 4. Russian chicks usually are. 5. Last season was a fluke, Akron almost had their ass last week, and worth mentioning Akron beat NC State with a fabulously coached last minute score with no time left on the clock yesterday. 6. From the cut I saw, think Grandmaster P. Heh Kyle, what's all this shit about "he was a high school QB last year"? That fucking horse has been going to camps and clinics with his high school coach dad for twenty years! He took shots from the OSU pass rush and rolled right back. Give a little love where it's deserved. Ohio State reloaded. If you think that Jim Tressel is going to show up without a defense, then you haven't been paying attention. He's all about defense, offense is the icing! Mack Brown was out-coached yesterday.

Posted by: Casca at September 10, 2006 09:35 AM (2gORp)

5 For the record, ND doesn't play the Buckeyes this year. I think they got enough last year. Still the best football game I ever attended was the 1985 ND USC game in the Coliseum. It was cold and pouring rain in November, and by halftime the only people left in the stands were about 5000 crazy Catholics screaming for the domers. It was a slugfest in the mud, and USC lost. At the end of the game, we were all down at the tunnel screaming for ND as they came off the field covered with mud. When I go to the ND website, they say the score was something outrageous, but I recall them winning 5 to 3 on a safety. It was one of Gerry Faust's few bright moments. Another item worth remembering, when Ohio State beat USC for the National Championship in 1968, OJ came to the OSU locker room, and told the Buckeyes that they were the greatest team that he'd ever seen. So much for OJ not having any class.

Posted by: Casca at September 10, 2006 10:35 AM (2gORp)

6 1. Agreed, Colt is slightly better given he has the perfect name to play QB in Texas. 2. I have no idea. But a undefeated ND vs. an undefeated USC would be awesome. 3. Watched in a bar, didn't hear him. 4. Yes. 5. That game was not the repeat of the 1992 snow bowl. 6. No Clue.

Posted by: the Pirate at September 10, 2006 01:56 PM (Rg0+S)

7 What an amazing woman

Posted by: Scof at September 11, 2006 02:03 PM (a3fqn)

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This week is finally here. Thursday is the start of the NFL regular season. Yay!

Because I'm a masochist, I will revive the infamous feature known as Annika's Monday Night Football Picks.

The schedule is in the extended entry. more...

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