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one hot minute's "March Madness" FIRST ROUND PICKS

Posted by one hot minute on Thursday, March 15, 2007 1:05:08 PM
Hello friends !
Everyone and his brother is involved in a "March Madness" pool.
Off-topic, I might feel a little safer if a fraction of those people would take a similar interest in the frenetic year-round competition between civilization & Islamic Jihad---but for some reason, the Global War on Terrorism simply doesn't elicit the narrow, four week focus which the college basketball tournament does.
Perhaps there'd be more interest in the GWOT if Homeland Security or the Defense Department hired Dick Vitale to do the game analysis.

Below are my predicted first round winners from each of the four regions.

And by the way, I'll only admit to being part of the vast right-wing conspiracy if Winthrop or Belmont wins the tournament.


(My predictions for the next round will be forthcoming after the completion of the first round.)

Midwest
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Florida                      
Arizona
Old Dominion
Maryland
Notre Dame
Oregon
UNLV
Wisconsin
 
West
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Kansas
Villanova
Virginia Tech
Southern Illinois
Duke
Pittsburgh
Indiana
UCLA
 
South
---------------
Ohio State
BYU
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisville
Texas A&M
Creighton
Memphis
 
East
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North Carolina
Michigan State
USC
Texas
Vanderbilt
Oral Roberts
Texas Tech
Georgetown
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one hot minute's "March Madness" FIRST ROUND PREDICTIONS

Posted by one hot minute on Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:52:11 PM
 Hello friends !
Everyone and his brother is involved in a "March Madness" pool.
Off-topic, I might feel a little safer if a fraction of those people would take a similar interest in the frenetic year-round competition between civilization & Islamic Jihad---but for some reason, the Global War on Terrorism simply doesn't elicit the narrow, four week focus which the college basketball tournament does.
Perhaps there'd be more interest in the GWOT if Homeland Security or the Defense Department hired Dick Vitale to do the game analysis.

Below are my predicted first round winners from each of the four regions.

And by the way, I'll only admit to being part of the vast right-wing conspiracy if Winthrop or Belmont wins the tournament.


(My predictions for the next round will be forthcoming after the completion of the first round.)

Midwest
-------------- 
Florida                      
Arizona
Old Dominion
Maryland
Notre Dame
Oregon
UNLV
Wisconsin
 
West
--------------
Kansas
Villanova
Virginia Tech
Southern Illinois
Duke
Pittsburgh
Indiana
UCLA
 
South
---------------
Ohio State
BYU
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisville
Texas A&M
Creighton
Memphis
 
East
--------------
North Carolina
Michigan State
USC
Texas
Vanderbilt
Oral Roberts
Texas Tech
Georgetown
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one hot minute's NFL picks for week # 7

Posted by one hot minute on Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:23:38 PM
 
Last week, I suffered my first 'losing' week, going 6-7 in my picks, though, if I had to make those same picks again, I would.
C'mon now, who correctly picked Tampa Bay to upset Cincinnati ? Anyone ?
How about Tennessee over Washington ?

My yearly win-loss total to date now stands at 55-32.

I love field goal kickers and as a general rule of thumb I root for them to make all their field goals regardless of which team they play for, but as the Arizona Cardinals' Neil Rackers was lining up to hit the game winning 40 yarder to beat the Chicago Bears last Monday nite, I admit I was yelling 'wide right, buddy, wide right !" at my television screen.
I had the Bears picked to win---as did everyone else on the western hemisphere---and a Cards upset would have dropped me to a humiliating 5-8 for the weekend.

As I always state, I'm picking straight 'win' or 'lose,' rather than the point spread. I show the point spread merely for fun. 
My picks to win are in bold.

San Diego                 5                 at Kansas City
Jacksonville          * No Line         at Houston 
New England          5 1/2            at Buffalo
Pittsburgh              2 1/2            at Atlanta
at Miami                5 1/2            Green Bay
Philadelphia            5 1/2            at Tampa Bay
at N.Y. Jets            3 1/2             Detroit
at Cincinnati           3                 Carolina
Denver                  5                  at Cleveland
at Indianapolis       8                 Washington
at Seattle              6 1/2             Minnesota
Arizona                  3                  Oakland

Monday nite
at Dallas                3 1/2             N.Y. Giants
  
* "No line" given for game due to questionable injury status of Jacksonville QB Byron Leftwich   

It is a "Bye" week for St. Louis, Chicago, Tennessee, Baltimore, San Francisco, and New Orleans. 
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Top 9 television programs on which Mary Katharine Ham will likely make a guest appearance

Posted by one hot minute on Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:03:28 PM
 
She occasionally appears in Chris Muir's "Day by Day" political cartoon, and makes guest appearances at Malkin's v-log "Vent," but after witnessing the inaugural episode of her v-log, "Ham Nation," it is apparent that Townhall.com's Mary Katharine Ham is a future star in the world of television punditry.

While rebellious youths during the 1980's raised their fists in the air, demanding "I WANT MY MTV !" of their cable providers, the first decade of the 21st century will likewise see rebellious adults---otherwise known as conservatives---pumping their fists in the air demanding "I WANT MY HAM NATION !" of their cable providers.
 
Fox News honcho Roger Ailes would do wise to give her a shot on air, perhaps beginning with a half-hour show on the weekend, where she could humorously aggregate the past week's news highlights---and lowlights.
Mr. Ailes, Sir, are you listening ? One benefit is that MKH and her staff would not elicit costly production overhead---after all, they'd probably just stick to sketching out their segments on cocktail napkins.
 
Meanwhile, here are the Top 9 television programs on which Mary Katharine Ham will likely make a guest appearance.   
 
9. MKH guest-hosts for Alex Trebek on "Jeopardy!" where she handpicks specific categories never before used on the show, such as "Reagan's tax cuts," "Winston Churchill's speeches," "University of Georgia football,"  "Van Halen song lyrics," and "those handsome Manning boys." 
 
8. MKH guest-hosts for Stephen Colbert on Comedy Channel's "The Colbert Report" and in her opening monologue, she out-smarts Colbert's left-wing, post-modern ironic crowd when she states, "Good evening, I'm Mary Katharine Ham, and unlike Mr. Colbert, I pronounce the letter "t" in my name---as does my first guest, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney."
 
7. MKH guest-hosts for Howie Mandel on NBC's "Deal or No Deal," and turns the show's format upside down by forcing Congress' leading earmark recepients to justify to angry constituents exactly why they are receiving suitcases full of taxpayer dollars for projects such as 'the Charlie Rangel anti-American Policy Institute' and 'the Nancy Pelosi Beauty Academy.' 
   
6. MKH rides along with a patrol officer on an episode of a "COPS" episode filmed in Washington D.C. where a small-time thief who breaks into parked cars is caught red-handed with a trunk full of stolen items. Incredibly, included among the contraband is a reporter's notebook of interviews. The thief adamantly claims the notebooks are his own, until he is directly questioned about page 3 of one of them which says, "I heart Bill Hemmer," and "Tax cuts are sexy !" 
 
5. MKH writes an Emmy award winning script for NBC's series "Las Vegas."
She pens an episode where a fictional Nevada Democrat Senator is caught in a shady real estate deal for redevelopment land in Vegas. In the episode, the Senator's deal is written out on a cocktail napkin at a casino, and is documented by the casino's security camera. The episode climaxes when series star tough guy James Caan opens up a can of whoop on both the crooked Senator and the Senator's business partner, who is revealed to have unsavory mob connections.       
 
4. MKH guest-hosts the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric causing the overnight Nielsen ratings to double Couric's anemic rating of the previous evening, merely on account of MKH's devoted Townhall readers tuning in. When MKH turns Couric's usual format on its head by actually broadcasting positive revelations from Iraq, it elicits 85 year old viewer Doris Johnson of Boston to call the network and complain, "Is she allowed to show good news during war time ? Walter or Dan would never have pulled an unpatriotic stunt like that !"
 
3. MKH guest-hosts a celebrity edition of "The Dating Game," where bachelors Fox News host Bill Hemmer, NY Giants quarterback Eli Manning, and Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star Landon Donovan are all invited to participate in the panel. MKH navigates being both the host and the prize date for one of the aforementioned eligible bachelors, with questions such as, "Bachelor # 2, if you could instantly elevate any current Appellate Court judge to the Supreme Court, who would it be and why ?" 
  
2. MKH guest-hosts for ESPN's SportsCenter. Among the many highlights of her broadcast, she announces that her alma mater Georgia defeated heated rival Florida 35-7 earlier in the day, and then during the close of the telecast, she opens her suit blazer to reveal a t-shirt which reads, "Eli Manning ,I'm your girl !"
 
1. MKH guest-hosts at the MTV Music Video Awards where she exclaims, "M-Kat is in the house !" then breaks into a free-style rap duet about Porkbusters.org with her all-time favorite rapper, Young MC.
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:29:15 PM
quote of the day
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

"Three groups spend other people's money; children, thieves, and politicians. And all three need parental supervision."

---Richard Armey
The Freedom Revolution
1995
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one hot minute's NFL picks for week # 6

Posted by one hot minute on Sunday, October 15, 2006 1:21:04 PM
Last week, I went 12-2 in my picks---my best week yet---upping my season record to 49-25.

As always, I pick straight 'win' or 'lose' rather than the spread.
I merely provide the point spread for curiosity.
My picks are in bold.

And I've finally realized that 'Cincinnati' is spelled with only 1 't.'

Cincinnati          4 1/2           Tampa Bay
at Washington    10 1/2          Tennessee
at Dallas            13               Houston
Buffalo               1                at Detroit
Seattle               3                at St. Louis
at Atlanta           3                N.Y. Giants
Philadelphia          3                at New Orleans
at Baltimore         3                Carolina
at N.Y. Jets         2 1/2           Miami
San Diego           10               at San Francisco
at Pittsburgh        7                Kansas City
at Denver            14               Oakland

Monday nite
Chicago               10 1/2         at Arizona

Cleveland, Minnesota, Indianapolis, New England, Green Bay and Jacksonville all have a "Bye" week, and do not play.   
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:29:57 PM
quote of the day
Tuesday, October 10, 2006


"The politics of pity, based on the notion of strengthening the weak and weakening the strong, must produce impoverishment; but the assault on elitism is still more socially destructive, for it overthrows the principle of leadership itself and reduces human societies to herds of Gadarene swine."

---Paul Johnson
The Recovery of Freedom
1980
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one hot minute's NFL picks for week # 5

Posted by one hot minute on Sunday, October 08, 2006 1:28:18 PM
 
What a crazy Saturday in college football, especially in the SEC.
After witnessing the results of a few of those SEC contests, I'm afraid to make any NFL predictions.
Who thought Auburn over Arkansas didn't look look like a sure bet ?
Now, I'm not so sure I can predict with confidence that the Indianapolis Colts would defeat St. Luke's Middle School of Peoria, Illinois...
 
If someone had forecasted to me that the suffocating defenses of Auburn, LSU, & Georgia would yield a combined 101 points among the three of them---and on top of that, all three teams would lose---I would have said that person was either drunk, or just another left-winger who didn't know what they were talking about.
 
I was 9-5 in my NFL picks last weekend, bringing my season total thus far to 37-23.
As I mention each week, I'm picking 'win' or 'lose' straight up, rather than picking the point spread. I merely provide the point spread for fun.
My picks to win are in bold. 


at Indianapolis         18 1/2         Tennessee
at N.Y. Giants           4 1/2         Washington
at Minnesota             6 1/2          Detroit
at New Orleans          6 1/2         Tampa Bay
    St. Louis                3              at Green Bay
at New England         10              Miami
at Chicago                 10             Buffalo
at Carolina                  8              Cleveland
at Jacksonville            7              N.Y. Jets
Kansas City               3 1/2         at Arizona
at San Francisco        3 1/2         Oakland
at Philadelphia            2               Dallas
at San Diego              3 1/2          Pittsburgh
 
Monday nite
at Denver                    4               Baltimore 
 
Cincinnati, Seattle, Houston, and Atlanta all have a "Bye" week and do not play. 
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:35:22 PM
quote of the day
Tuesday, October 3, 2006


"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."

---Flannery O'Connor
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one hot minute's NFL picks for week # 4

Posted by one hot minute on Sunday, October 01, 2006 12:54:11 PM
I was a disastrous 7-7 in last week's picks, which means I should give up forecasting football games and immediately send my resume to pollster James Zogby, as he has many people under his employ such as myself who can't accurately forecast a sunrise from the east.
My record to date now stands at 28-18.

As I explain each week, I'm not picking the point spread, I'm actually picking straight 'win' or 'lose.' I'm merely providing the point spread for the sake of curiosity.
My picks to 'win' are in bold.

Indianapolis         9           N.Y. Jets
San Diego            2 1/2     at Baltimore
at Buffalo            1           Minnesota
Dallas                  9          at Tennessee
at Kansas City      7           San Francisco
at Carolina           7           New Orleans
at Atlanta            7 1/2      Arizona
Miami                  3 1/2      at Houston
at St. Louis          5 1/2      Detroit
at Cincinnati        6           New England  
Jacksonville          3          at Washington
Cleveland             3           at Oakland
at Chicago            3          Seattle

Monday nite
at Philadelphia       11         Green Bay

N.Y. Giants, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Tampa Bay all have a "Bye" week, and do not play.
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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:44:24 PM
quote of the day
Thursday, September 28, 2006


"The need for 'economic growth'...will be achieved, not by the government harnessing the nation's economic forces, but by emancipating them. By reducing taxes and spending we will not only return to the individual the means with which he can assert his freedom and dignity, but also guarantee to the nation the economic strength that will always be its ultimate defense against foreign foes."

---Barry Goldwater
The Conscience of a Conservative
1960
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one hot minute's NFL picks for week # 3

Posted by one hot minute on Sunday, September 24, 2006 12:59:23 PM
 

My computer crashed before I could save my draft of this week's NFL predictions, thus, I am here shortly prior to kick-off in order to re-submit my picks before the games begin, though, minus the illuminating analysis which is forever lost in the black hole of computer crashes.

Last week I was 12-4 in my picks, boosting my record thus far this season to 21-11.
As I state each week, I'm picking straight win or lose, as opposed to the point spread.

There are several intriguing match-ups this weekend, most notably Pittsburgh/Cincy, Indy/Jacksonville, and Chicago/Minnesota.
But may God have mercy on the loser of the Carolina/Tampa Bay match-up, who will dip to 0-3 with a loss.
Prior to the season, both teams were believed to be of playoff caliber, while Carolina was even a trendy Super Bowl pick following last season's run to the NFC Championship game.
President Bush gave a pep talk to the Buccaneers as he was in Florida this week---I'm not going to pick against the wisdom spoken by "El Diablo;" Tampa will prevail.

After last week's miraculous comeback vs. the Eagles, I don't think I can pick against the G-Men the rest of the season, even as they travel to Seattle.

The Monday night contest between the Saints and Falcons is "A Sort of Homecoming," if I may borrow that song title from the canon of Irish rock quartet, U2.
The Saints will be playing in the freshly repaired Superdome, for the first time since Hurricane Katrina elicited its wrath.
Thus, Monday night is a momentous occasion which will feature a specially taped messaged from President Bush, as well as a halftime performance by U2. 
U2's guitarist, David Evans, has been instrumental in fundraising for New Orleans musicians whose instruments and livelihoods were literally washed away in the flooding.
As a big fan of the Irish lads who has spent many an hour deciphering their lyrics, allow me to give 5 'guesses' of which song(s) they will play at halftime;

1) A Sort of Homecoming
2) I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
3) When Love Comes To Town
4) Beautiful Day, a song which includes the lyric, "...after the flood all the colors came out..."
5) Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own

On to the actual games; my picks are in bold;

at Buffalo              5 1/2              N.Y. Jets
at Pittsburgh         1 1/2              Cincinnati
at Indianapolis       7                   Jacksonville
at Miami                 11                  Tennessee
Washington            4                   at Houston  
Chicago                   3                   at Minnesota
Carolina                   3                   at Tampa Bay
at Detroit                 7                   Green Bay
Baltimore                  6 1/2            Cleveland
at Arizona                4 1/2             St. Louis
at Seattle                 3 1/2             N.Y. Giants
Philadelphia              6                  at San Francisco
at New England        7                   Denver

Monday nite
Atlanta                      3 1/2            New Orleans

Dallas, San Diego, Oakland, and Kansas City all have a "Bye" and do not play.

 

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one hot minute's 'quote of the day'

Posted by one hot minute on Monday, September 18, 2006 12:41:57 PM
quote of the day
September 18, 2006


"If you want government to get off your back, you've got to get your hands out of its pocket."

---Richard Armey
The Freedom Revolution
1995
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one hot minute's NFL picks for Week # 2

Posted by one hot minute on Friday, September 15, 2006 1:18:21 PM
 
Since the engaging, articulate Mary Katharine Ham is not scheduled to appear on Michelle Malkin's Vent this weekend, I do believe I'll go ahead with plan B and sit down and watch me some football.
 
In the college ranks, it's a huge Saturday.
Florida visits Tennessee, Michigan heads to Notre Dame, Nebraska plays at USC, and in the game of the day, Auburn hosts LSU.
 
There are also some good match-ups in the NFL, though, after seeing the surprising results in Week 1 where visiting teams won an amazing 11 of the 16 games, I'm pretty certain I won't successfully pick another winner before Columbus Day.

In the morally-equivalent-parallel-universe of Rosie O'Donnell where no idea is any more or less than any other, I'm sure that Rosie would blow a gasket if she hears I'm making value judgements by characterizing some games as potentially 'better' than others.

For instance, how dare I make an innocuous statemtn that the Indianapolis Colts are among the favorites to make the Super Bowl.
 
"Those radical Houston Texans are just as dangerous to the rest of the NFL as the Indianapolis Colts !", Rosie the Riveter would exclaim.
 
Barbara Walters wouldn't sit silently for something as ludicrous as that---would she ? 
 
Rosie might continue, "And ladies, I have to say that those Oakland Raiders fans are just as tough as Baltimore Ravens fans. I know my share of tough bikers, and they all support the Raiders."
 
Hmmm...I think Barbara might let such a comment slide unchallenged.
If Rosie claims to know rough bikers, then c'mon, y'all---Rosie knows bikers.
 
On to the games....
 
I went 9-7 in Week 1, despite picking six visiting teams to win.
My only problem is that an incredible eleven teams won on the road---the most for an NFL opening weekend since 1983.
Week 1 generally runs the risk of being a little shaky for teams in terms of execution, as head coaches throughout the league increasingly shelter their starters from playing too many minutes in pre-season games in an effort to avoid any unnecessary injuries to key players---that, of course, is as opposed to any necessary injuries.
As a result, many of the offensive lines were a little off in their timing, and that was reflected in a number of false start penalties---but that's something which will correct itself as the starting lines get more hikes under their belts.
 
I'm concerned by the thirst for blood by many of the 'experts' among the mainstream media who, after one week of play, are already calling for the head of Denver Broncos starting quarterback Jake Plummer, on account of a sub-par opening game.
Certainly, the Broncos used a first-round draft pick on rookie Jay Cutler of Vanderbilt, who is waiting in the wings as the future star QB of the organization.
But the Broncos under-performed at many positions on the field, and to single out Plummer is premature, especially as well as he played last season in leading the Broncos deep into the playoffs.
One game does not make a season, nor does should it break it---nor should it elicit a solid veteran quarterback to be banished to the bench. 
Remember, the Broncos looked awful in losing their opening game last season at Miami, then were nearly unbeatable the rest of the season.
 
Speaking of QBs, San Diego's Phillip Rivers had a sharp debut in the Chargers' road win at Oakland. Coach Marty Schottenheimer executed a smart game plan of not asking too much of Rivers in the passing game in his very first NFL start, and such a strategy is ideal in grooming a young quarterback's confidence, as well as the confidence in him by his teammates.
We'll see if Rivers is asked to execute the passing game in Sunday's game vs. the Titans.    
 
By the way, am I the only one to comment on the new zebra stripes worn by the officiating crews ?
Why did the league ditch the classic pinstripe style ?
These new ones are reminiscent of the vertical stripes (often two or three-tone color) which were popular on mens knit shirts in the early-'90's.
I may have to go over to YouTube to see if there's an early-'90's Garth Brooks or Color Me Badd video to prove my point.
 
For curiosity's sake, I'm providing the point spread from Friday morning's newspaper, though I'm not picking the spread, I'm picking straight 'win' or 'lose.'
My picks to win are in bold.
 
at Baltimore           12            Oakland
at Indianapolis      13 1/2     Houston
at Cincinnati          10            Cleveland
at Miami                  6 1/2        Buffalo
at Chicago             8 1/2        Detroit
Carolina                 1 1/2        at Minnesota
at Philadelphia        3             N.Y. Giants
at Atlanta                5 1/2        Tampa Bay
New Orleans          2             at Green Bay
St. Louis                 3             at San Francisco
at Seattle                 7              Arizona
New England         6             at N.Y. Jets
at San Diego          11 1/2      Tennessee
at Denver               10 1/2      Kansas City
at Dallas                  6              Washington
 
              Monday nite
Pittsburgh               1 1/2        at Jacksonville  
 
  
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one hot minute's NFL picks for week 1

Posted by one hot minute on Friday, September 08, 2006 3:33:12 PM
 NFL picks week 1
--------------------
 
I was beginning to look a bit like Karl Rove for boldly picking Miami in yesterday's blog post to upset the defending Super Bowl champs in last night's game---that is, until about six minutes remaining in the 4th quarter when Steelers QB Charlie Batch hit big tight end Heath Miller, who lumbered 87 yards down the sideline for the winning score.
 
The Dolphins got the ball on the ensuing kickoff, then Miami QB Daunte Culpepper threw an untimely interception---as opposed to a 'timely' interception---eliciting my Cinderella story to come to a crashing climax as the clock struck twelve midnight and I immediately morphed from Karl Rove into failed Democrat strategist Bob Shrum.
On the Dolphins' next offensive series, Culpepper would throw yet another 4th quarter interception, which the Steelers' Joey Porter returned 42 yards for a touchdown, enabling Pittsburgh to seal a 28-17 victory in front of an appreciative Heinz Field crowd on opening night.
 
Miami coach Nick Saban has turned the Dolphins' fortunes around. Despite the loss, I believe the Dolphins are continuing the improvement they showed when they closed out last season with six straight victories, and may contend for a Wild Card playoff berth this season.
 
Bill Cowher's Steelers made big plays at key moments throughout the game---it's why they are the defending Super Bowl champs.
 
My win-loss record in NFL predictions now stands at 0-1.
 
For curiosity's sake, I'm providing the point spread from Friday morning's newspaper. 
But I am not picking the spread, rather, I'm picking straight 'win' or 'lose.'
My picks to win are in bold, enlarged font.
 
Denver                    4              at St. Louis
at Tennessee        3              New York Jets
at New England    9              Buffalo
at Tampa Bay        3              Baltimore
at Kansas City            2 1/2         Cincinnati
Seattle                     6              at Detroit
at Carolina             5              Atlanta 
Philadelphia          4 1/2         at Houston
at Cleveland          3              New Orleans
at Jacksonville      2 1/2         Dallas
Chicago                  3 1/2         at Green Bay
at Arizona              7 1/2         at San Francisco 
 
          Monday nite
at Washington      4 1/2          Minnesota
San Diego              3               at Oakland
 
While I do happen to be picking nearly all of the favorites to win (rather than merely cover the spread), I am picking 6 visiting teams to emerge victorious. 
 
....and we cannot forget the Mary Katharine Ham game of the week;
 
Indianapolis          3              at New York Giants
 
Could the football gods have done any better at responding to a plea by an attractive bachelorette (Mary Katharine) to see those Manning boys ?
It's the very first "Manning Bowl,"---or the Mary Katharine Ham Classic---as Peyton Manning's Indianapolis Colts visit 'little' brother Eli Manning and the New York Giants.
This particular match-up brings new meaning to the term, 'fantasy football,' as our resident Townhall pundit and favorite guest-host at Vent has indicated in a previous post that she has her feminine eye on the Manning brothers.
Ah, if only Colin Firth were at the game to do the honorary coin toss.
Hmm. And stadium security services done by the IDF ?
Halftime entertainment by Young MC ? Or Pat Green ?
 
It should definitely be an intriguing match-up to watch on Sunday evening, as the Colts (14-2 in '05) attempt to rebound from last season's heartbreaking playoff loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers.
Joseph Addai is the multi-faceted rookie tailback out of LSU who the Colts will depend upon to ultimately 'replace' the departed Edgerrin James. Addai may not start, but will likely split time in the backfield with Dominic Rhodes.
 
The Giants (11-5 in '05) are seeking to build upon last year's NFC East Division title, which ended at the hands of the Carolina Panthers in the playoffs. 
Eli Manning is striving to elevate his reputation as a signal caller to the 'next level.'
It's interesting to note that it was reported at halftime of Thursday night's game in Pittsburgh that Brother Eli has consulted with his former coach at Ole Miss, David Cutcliffe, regarding his mechanics and has thus spent endless hours attempting to correct any bad habits he may have slipped into during his 'sophomore' season of 2005. 
Cutcliffe is currently the offensive coordinator for Phillip Fulmer at Tennessee---the same job he held when older brother Peyton suited up for the Volunteers---and he is widely regarded to be a whiz at coaching the mechanics of quarterbacks.
 
In 2005, the Giants were 7-1 in home games, while the Colts were 7-1 on the road.
This was a tough pick to make.
The conventional wisdom is that the Colts are the better team, but the Giants are very tough to beat at home.
 
I'm picking Indianapolis to win on account of Peyton Manning's funny television commercials for Mastercard and Sprint.
 
 
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