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tykeenan

tykeenan

Web Site: Plissken at the Buzzer

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Games: 17 Games

BallHype Member since July 10, 2007

17 Games Recap: It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later
ballhype.com - 1/4/2008
17 Games Recap: It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later
— ballhype.com — The first season of 17 Games is now complete, and we have crowned our champions. In the overall competition , Fat Phil has captured “the Duke” and will be free to punt, pass, and kick it all over the place. Brian of Awful Announcing came from behind to defeat MDS for the Ballhype Invitational title, which gives him the satisfaction of giving money to charity. It’s up to you ... (more) 17 Games Recap: It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later

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17 Games Week 17: The Gathering
ballhype.com - 12/28/2007
17 Games Week 17: The Gathering
— ballhype.com — Ballhype’s weekly contest of one-game pigskin prognostication all comes down to this weekend as 17 Games comes to a close. There are some tight races going on for our prizes, and, while fantasy leagues may have ended last week, 17 Games can still provide you with a reason to care about insignificant games this week, too. So, while this likely won’t be my last week in this space, ... (more) 17 Games Week 17: The Gathering

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17 Games Week 16: The Home Stretch
ballhype.com - 12/21/2007
17 Games Week 16: The Home Stretch
— ballhype.com — With just two weeks left in the NFL season, 17 Games is heating up as the contenders start to move away from the rest of the pack. Blowouts can still shake up the standings, though, so any player within 40 points (or maybe even more) of the lead is still alive with two games left. Let’s take stock of the scores and standings to see if there’s anything to make sense of this late in ... (more) 17 Games Week 16: The Home Stretch

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17 Games Week 15: I Always Wanted to Be a Belichick
ballhype.com - 12/16/2007
17 Games Week 15: I Always Wanted to Be a Belichick
— ballhype.com — Apologies for the tardiness, but finals have owned my life for the last week. That said, we must take inventory of the NFL and 17 Games. Unfortunately, like a hastily written paper, this week’s article will be shorter than it should be. Last week’s schedule favored the favorites, as just four of them failed to cover – and just two of those were outright losses. ... (more) 17 Games Week 15: I Always Wanted to Be a Belichick

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17 Games Week 14: I'm as Shocked as You Are
ballhype.com - 12/7/2007
17 Games Week 14: I'm as Shocked as You Are
— ballhype.com — The overall leaderboard of 17 Games contains one peculiarity that warrants expanded discussion: Carter Blanchard , my colleague and friend, is tied for the lead with Brian of Awful Announcing . Brian, as we all know, watches and gets football. Carter does not. This development is obviously embarrassing for all of us who do watch the sport, but it also requires an analysis of exactly what ... (more) 17 Games Week 14: I'm as Shocked as You Are

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17 Games Week 13: More Number-Crunching
ballhype.com - 11/29/2007
17 Games Week 13: More Number-Crunching
— ballhype.com — It’s been four weeks since we last took a look at the overall trends and numbers from 17 Games, so we must now return to the data and ferret out some meaning. While many of these point spreads have been affected by single-game blowouts or injuries, it’s important to remember that they do roughly correspond to actual game performance. So, not surprisingly, the Patriots remain on ... (more) 17 Games Week 13: More Number-Crunching

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17 Games Week 12: Avoid at Your Own Risk
ballhype.com - 11/21/2007
17 Games Week 12: Avoid at Your Own Risk
— ballhype.com — Last week , the Patriots were 15.5-point favorites and still returned 30.5 points to the six lucky souls (myself included) who picked them in 17 Games. This event is obviously insane and, like most of what New England has done this year, runs against everything modern football has conditioned us to expect. Their performance has also deeply affected the scoreboards in this contest, so ... (more) 17 Games Week 12: Avoid at Your Own Risk

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17 Games Week 11: Tom Brady and His Magical Wonder-Knee
ballhype.com - 11/16/2007
17 Games Week 11: Tom Brady and His Magical Wonder-Knee
— ballhype.com — After last week’s involuntary jinxing of Adrian Peterson, I figure this column has some sort of supernatural forces working through it. As such, I’d like to see just how much power I actually have. So here’s another attempt at appreciation: Tom Brady’s knees, by all accounts, are indestructible. If there were a tribe of super-kneed people, Tom Brady would be their ... (more) 17 Games Week 11: Tom Brady and His Magical Wonder-Knee

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17 Games Week 10: Purple Jesus Saves
ballhype.com - 11/9/2007
17 Games Week 10: Purple Jesus Saves
— ballhype.com — Forgive me for not launching right into point spreads. Last weekend signaled a moment so important and exciting for anyone with even a passing interest in football that I cannot help but lead with it. I speak, of course, of the rise of Adrian Peterson. No matter your favorite team, the man plays his position so naturally that issues like the Vikings’ flailing quarterbacks become ... (more) 17 Games Week 10: Purple Jesus Saves

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17 Games Week 9: Data Never Lies
ballhype.com - 11/2/2007
17 Games Week 9: Data Never Lies
— ballhype.com — As we near the halfway point of the NFL season, it’s once again time to take stock of the entire year and crunch some data as it pertains to 17 Games. The spreads have been closer to the final scores in these last few weeks, but certain teams have stood out from the pack—in both the positive and negative senses of that phrase. The Patriots have obviously been the story of the ... (more) 17 Games Week 9: Data Never Lies

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Why We Shouldn't Pay Collegiate Athletes
westcoastbasketball.blogspot.com - 10/26/2007
Why We Shouldn't Pay Collegiate Athletes
— westcoastbasketball.blogspot.com — Several reasons for how colleges already pay back their student-athletes. (more) Why We Shouldn't Pay Collegiate Athletes

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17 Games Week 8: Everything's Better in HD
ballhype.com - 10/26/2007
17 Games Week 8: Everything's Better in HD
— ballhype.com — I usually start these articles with some terribly broad business about how the NFL is starting to make more sense as the weeks go along, but this week I want to take this first paragraph to focus on the positives. Put simply, I have never been more excited to watch football games. Of course, that’s only because I just got a new giant HDTV, but let’s not focus on that. Without ... (more) 17 Games Week 8: Everything's Better in HD

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Yes, some blogs are profitable - very profitable
sfgate.com - 10/23/2007
Yes, some blogs are profitable - very profitable
— sfgate.com — Not much talk about sports blogs in here, but definitely worth a read for the enterprising blogger. (more) Yes, some blogs are profitable - very profitable
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17 Games Week 7: All the Pieces Matter
ballhype.com - 10/19/2007
17 Games Week 7: All the Pieces Matter
— ballhype.com — Like the Patriots running up the score in the final minute, 17 Games just never stops moving as it heads into Week 7 . After six weeks, the NFL picture continues to get clearer as the handicappers start setting lines much closer to the actual outcomes. With that shift comes the need for more reasoned analysis of the league, and that, as always, is what I will try to bring you today. Last ... (more) 17 Games Week 7: All the Pieces Matter

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17 Games Week 6: All Right Now
ballhype.com - 10/12/2007
17 Games Week 6: All Right Now
— ballhype.com — With five weeks of the NFL season now finished, the intricacies of 17 Games continue to confound even the most knowledgeable of our participants. Thankfully, while it will always be impossible to fully understand this league, things are starting to make a little more sense, with some clear divisions coming out between the good, the bad, and the oppressively average. Let’s take stock of ... (more) 17 Games Week 6: All Right Now

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