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Super Bowl Thoughts…Fantasy OF Rankings, The Wire and more…
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Here are the topics we used our breath on…
1. Super Bowl Thoughts??? Does it tarnish Manning’s legacy? Is Brees the best QB? Etc etc etc…
2. What’s up with Johnny Damon?
3. Fantasy OF Rankings…thoughts? Sleepers and risers
4. Some top prospect lists are out. Who are some guys you are targeting in drafts? Who do you like short term/long term?
5. Recap of the Wire…talk about some of our favorite shit
6. Cwik’s take on Arctic Monkeys, my thoughts on Talking Heads
Did anyone like the halftime show this year?
Posted by Chris Cwik in Football, Miscellaneous on February 9, 2010
Let’s face it, ever since the Janet Jackon/Justin Timberlake scandal in 2004, the Super Bowl halftime shows have been pretty boring. Since 2004, the NFL has picked aging artists that are still living off their past accomplishments. I don’t mean to take anything away from Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, or the Stones; but this isn’t the 1970s (and in some cases, earlier). Well, last Sunday’s performance by The Who definitely took the cake for lame, sucky halftime show. Like many of the recent Super Bowl halftime vocalists, Roger Daltrey’s pipes aren’t what they used to be. Pete Townshend, on the other hand, looked as if he was incapable of moving on stage. Even though the show was, once again, a big yawn, expect more of the same from the NFL next year. In order to prepare you for disappointment, let’s place the odds on some potential Super Bowl XLV performers.
AFC, NFC Championship Game, Fantasy Rankings and more…
Cwik and I talked about the following topics on our latest podcast…
1.AFC/NFC Championship preview. Who is the most important person in Saints-Vikings game
2.Padilla/Blanton/Piniero sign, any of these significant?
3.Matt Forte has surgury. How much did injuries factor in his season?
4. Conan O’Brien offered to play for Washington Generals. Would you watch?
5.Mock Draft notes and thoughts
6.Pop culture notes. I have a great movie suggestion and Chris picked up a new album.
NFL Playoffs, HOF and Bears Firings
After our extended break, Chris and I return for our 6th Podcast to preview the NFL playoffs, as well as some baseball topics…
Here is our rundown of topics
1. Quick recap of Texas-Alabama Championship Game
2. NFL Wild Card playoff preview
3. Bears Fire Ron Turner. What’s next for Bears Coaching Staff?
4. MLB HOF inductee Andre Dawson. Who else deserved to get in?
5. Matt Holliday given $120 million dollars by STL. Was this a good move?
6. Fantasy Baseball Projections
7. Jersey Shore thoughts and Jay Leno taking over his Tonight Show slot?
“Leading Off” Returns… In Our Fifth Podcast
Posted by Monty in Miscellaneous, Podcast on December 17, 2009
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For those of you clammering for a return of “Leading Off” heard at 8am in spring of 2006 on Marquette Radio you are in great luck.
Chris and Joe joined me for our 5th podcast, the first time we are all on-the-air together since then.
This week’s podcast that consisted of the following topics…
1. Chris Henry tragically dies.
2. If season ended now, who is your NFL MVP?
3. Bears’ Hester Tweets that there are/should be changes coming? Should Lovie go? Who replaces him?
4. Phillies get Halladay, M’s get Lee.
5. Pierre ends up on the South Side. Are we ok with this?
Fourth Podcast
Posted by Monty in College Football, Football, Miscellaneous, Podcast on December 10, 2009
Chris was too busy texting to be part of Podcast #4
Chris Cwik took this week off and Rene Delombard filled in as co-host.
Our latest podcast was a college football based as Rene and I broke down the following topics…
1. Brian Kelly to ND
2. Would Urban Meyer have been a good fit in ND?
3. Who should win this year’s Heisman Trophy?
4. Does the final week of the college football season have a huge impact on the Heisman Trophy?
5. Alabama-Texas National Championship
6. Bobby Bowden’s last game on Jan 1st
7. Lack of playoff system
8. Do non-national championship bowl games matter?
9. Who wins the BCS championship?
Third Podcast
Posted by Monty in Basketball, Football, Miscellaneous, Podcast on December 5, 2009
We made some changes over the holiday season...
Hey guys, sorry for the delay on getting this one up.
In fact one of our stories became dated due to the Nets winning a game. That said, we hope you enjoy it.
1. Vince Young and the Titans
2. Tiger Woods
3. NFL’s Concussion Problem
4. Yahoo! releases their top-10 sports lists
5. New Jersey Nets 0-18 start
6. Toews, Kane and Keith sign extensions with the Blackhawks
7. Cutler/Urlacher comments
8. Pop Culture notes
Top 10 Baseball Non-Steriod Controversies Of Past Decade
Posted by Monty in Baseball, Miscellaneous on November 28, 2009
The World Baseball Classic is my #1 non-steriod controversy.
Several media outlets are releasing their “Best Of’s” lists for the past year and decade. Yahoo! Sports has released a couple already, but one I wanted to comment on was their “Top 10 Baseball Non-Steroid Controversies”.
Here is my list
1. World Baseball Classic
2. Bartman
3. ASG Tie
4. Grady Leaving Pedro In
5. Umpiring Meltdowns/Instant Replay
6. Torre Leaves Yankees
7. Schilling’s Bloody Sock
8. Contraction Threats
9. Sosa Corked Bat
10. Pierzynski Reaches
Here is my reasoning…
1. WBC. This has driven owners, agents and everyone in baseball except Bud Selig nuts. The premise to make the game more “global” is a myth, and the WBC is something that Selig cites as an “accomplishment” during his time as Commissioner. The issue nearly everyone has with it is the injury risk for players that are away from their teams during spring training. MLB teams are spending more money than ever on players and the last thing they want to see is an injury or ineffectiveness from their multimillion dollar asset. Finally, the best players from each respective county haven’t played in these games, so the WBC hasn’t really proven anything, except a giant waste.
Second Podcast
Posted by Monty in Baseball, Basketball, Football, Miscellaneous, Podcast on November 19, 2009
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Chris Cwik and I completed our second podcast earlier today. Here were the topics we discussed…
1. Lincecum wins NL Cy Young, did voters get it right?
2. Angels have Vlad, Lackey and Figgins hitting FA, tough off-season for LA?
3. Marquette Basketball Season is underway
4. Is Detroit-Cleveland the worst NFL matchup this season?
5. Do the Broncos have a chance to win with Chris Simms?
6. Brandon Jennings
7. Pop Culture notes
Here it is and hope you enjoy it.
Podcast On iTunes
Posted by Chris Cwik in Miscellaneous on November 18, 2009
Hello all,
Just a quick note to let you all know that the official Foulpole2Foulpole Podcast can be downloaded from iTunes here. So go over to iTunes now and download it.
In other news, we will be recording another podcast tomorrow. Stay tuned for that.
Thanks,
Chris
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