Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category.

Hoop Dreams

Bill Jelen, aka Mr. Excel, is sponsoring a pool for the NCAA Basketball Championship Tournament. You may know it as the Final Four. I’ll be getting in, but I haven’t had time yet. I need Memphis to do well in my other pools, so I think I’ll hedge my bets and have [...]

Superbowl Excel

I predict the Seattle Seahawks to win the SuperBowl by 14 points later today. Seattle will score two unanswered, first quarter touchdowns: One workman-like touchdown in which they will run Alexander and defeat Pittsburgh’s pass rush with short, high-percentage passes over the middle and in the flats; and one easy touchdown such as an [...]

March Madness

It’s March. And in the US, that can only mean one thing: The huge gambling machine that’s been asleep since the SuperBowl is waking. There are basically two sporting seasons that I enjoy more than any. The first is college football (the one where you don’t use your feet) bowl season. [...]

SuperXL

Larry points out that next year’s SuperBowl will by XL (=ROMAN(40) in Excel). Then I read the same thing on j-walkblog. In true Daily Dose style, I post the news only after everyone else on Earth has heard it.
Based on the comments at j-walkbog, and other experiences I’ve had, I conclude that people [...]

Weekend Picks

Last Week:  1 for 5
YTD:  34 for 65

Hawaii
+6 1/2
Michigan State

Auburn
-13 1/2
Tennessee

Oklahoma
-21 1/2
Colorado

California
-22 1/2
S. Mississippi

Pittsburgh
-7 1/2
S. Florida

Weekend Picks

Last Week:  3 for 5
YTD:  33 for 60

Arkansas
+4 1/2
LSU

Texas Tech
-5 1/2
Oklahoma State

Iowa State
-4 1/2
Missouri

UAB
+1 1/2
S. Mississippi

TCU
-12 1/2
Tulane

Weekend Picks

Two Weeks Ago:  4 for 5
YTTWA: 27 for 50
Then I picked:

Arkansas State
-6 1/2
Utah State

Akron
+1 1/2
Ohio

BYU
-6 1/2
New Mexico

Georgia
+5 1/2
Auburn

Louisiana Tech
-4 1/2
Tulsa

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Last Week:  3 for 5
YTD: 30 for 55

North Texas
-4 1/2
Arkansas State

Akron
+8 1/2
Miami (OH)

Missouri
-10 1/2
Kansas

North Carolina
-5 1/2
Duke

BYU
+21 1/2
Utah

Weekend Picks

Last Week:  2 for 5
YTD: 23 for 45

North Texas
+3 1/2
UL Lafayette

Colorado
+4 1/2
Kansas

BYU
-7 1/2
San Diego State

Arizona State
-9 1/2
Stanford

Hawaii
-6 1/2
Louisianna Tech