MafiaMan

Switzerland has to play Sweden and Russia will match up against the Czechs in pool play. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think if those games play out as expected, Denmark will advance to the medal round and the Czech Republic will be shipped off to the relegation round.

Yay Denmark! Shoot-outs still suck.

I wonder how the Bayou Bengal faithful will react next season if Les Miles has another 4 or 5 loss year...he might be wishing he'd taken the job in Ann Arbor.

Well, next game, Detroit has the potential to make it two out of four. Milan Lucic, however, will still be ugly.

http://m.muredhawks.com/mobile/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209825296&db_oem_id=26100 Miami's version doesn't mention the controversy either...

Merry Christmas, Ann Arbor!

...and I'd bet the NCAA bigwigs think that too.

Can't say enough about Cole Stoudt's performance against Oklahoma last night...2 TD's and 10 INT's coming into the game. Most folks thinking Sooners in a blowout. Stoudt throws 3 TD passes and rushes for 1 more in a huge Toger win. In an era where few QB's sit on the bench for three years and then get replaced as a starter early in what is supposed to be "their" year, it's nice to see Cole go out with this performance. Side note: Cole's father is Cliff Stoudt, 3-time Super Bowl winner as back-up QB of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Big tournament win for the Soo Lakers...hopefully this is a step in the direction of turning around that once-proud program.

Nope, 3-0. South Carolina over Miami...Texas A&M over West Virginia...Arkansas over Texas.

http://www.und.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/122814aaa.html Granted, that's Notre Dame's take on the story...but doesn't sound that unusual.

"Good night ladies and gentlemen!"

I'm not going to defend Suh's past - if you want to suspend him for the first five games of next season, go right ahead, but to penalize the team as they head to the playoffs? Unprecedented. Let's not forget, this is the same league that dilly-dallied on suspensions for players who beat women, yet somehow managed to hand out swift punishment for this incident. BTW, Rodgers gets up and gives Suh a slight shove while his two linemen look back and don't condront Suh at all over what happened. Way to stick up for the QB, guys!

...and that 2008 title should be marked with an asterisk as that's the year Tom Brady was hurt in the 1st quarter of the 1st game of the season and missed the rest of the year. The Patriots STILL went 11-5 and tied with the Dolphins at the top (but lost by tie-breaker rule, obviously).

Speaking of Bob Stoops, if THAT'S what $5.1 million a year gets you, I'd gladly offer Jim Harbaugh $8 million. Charlie Strong makes $5 million a season at Texas.

Great post!

This from a guy who wants to hold Moderator powers...

I didn't know you were helping President Obama kick a wedding party off the golf course in Hawaii so you could play a round with him...how's the weather out there today?

Just think how upside down the world would be right now had Arkansas not had a PAT blocked against Alabama and managed to go on to win that game in regulation or OT.

Arkansas also beat LSU 17-0 and Ole Miss 30-0.

The same SEC doormat that lost to the best team in the history of college football Alabama 14-13?

Been over in the college hockey forum...how's the view up from the #6 spot in the division look?

Clemson absolutely embarrassess Oklahoma tonight 40-6. With Cole Stoudt at QB. And it was 40-0 until the Sooners scored with just under 7:00 left in the game. Bob Stoops...meet the hot seat.

Actually, the announcers were confused by the call. The official on the field announced that the RB wasn't protected from coming out of his stance once contact was made, so it was a false start. Garbage explanation. To review: jump two feet offside and knock offensive lineman on his butt - if running back flinches, it's not a penalty on you, it's a false start. Got it.