Tag Archives: College Football

Thursday Pickin XI

Quote of the Day     “Black people, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump; White people, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump; Puerto Ricans, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump; Samoans do the Humpty Hump, do … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin X

Quote of the Day     “But I somehow someway keep coming up with funky ass s**t every day.”  as sung by the Gourds covering Snoop, Gin and Juice We had 9 POTW winners last week. TB and Pitalo were hard luck … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin IX, (mid-season twist edition)

Quote of the Day     “Games lubricate the body and mind.”     —Ben Franklin As I try to extend the reach of this humble blog, the last thing I want to do is win the Thursday Pickin Grand Exalted … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin VIII

Quote of the Day     “Turn out the lights; the party’s over; they say that all; good things must end; call it a night; the pa-arty’s o-ver; and tomorrow starts; the whole thing, over, again.”     –as crooned … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin VII

Quote of the Day     “Play it now. Play it now. Play it now, my baby. Cracklin Rosie, make me smile.”     –Neil Diamond You all know by now that Travellinbaen’s scoring system is arbitrary, by design. But if … Continue reading

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The Golden Age of Sports

Quote of the Day     “The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand.”    –Howard … Continue reading

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Saturday Football Bloggin II

Anybody got anything to say today?  TB hasn’t been able to watch any games until now. I’ve been grovin here at Ole Miss where the Rebels put up a valiant effort, but could not overcome the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Round Six

Quote of the Day     “Wanna tell you a story, ‘Bout a woman I know, When it comes to Thursday pickin, She steals the show”     –AC/DC Whole Lotta Rosie, except for a couple of words I changed Four … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Round V

Quote of the Day       “Most loathsome events become humorous tales with the passage of time.”     —Jimmy Buffett, from “Tales From Margaritaville” TB is off to a really good start on his picks this year. Unfortunately, my … Continue reading

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Saturday Football Live Bloggin

TB’s back in Oxford this weekend and getting ready for about ten games on Direct TV. Of course, with luck I’ll only be watching one for a few hours. My damn Dogs are getting ready to play Georgia Tech. I … Continue reading

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