The Big 3 – Thanksgiving Week Edition!

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Here’s the standings:
Brian’s Dad: 40-26
Ed: 40-26
Ryan: 38-28
Brian: 37-29
Pete: 24-42
Marci: 12-18 (0-6; no picks)
Tony: 7-17

Get your picks in by NOON EASTERN on Thursday.

Games are after the jump.

The Big 3 – Week of November 20, 2009

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Here’s the standings:
Brian’s Dad: 36-24
Ed: 35-25
Ryan: 35-25
Brian: 32-28
Pete: 23-37
Marci: 12-12 (0-6; no picks)
Tony: 3-15 (0-6; no picks)

Get your picks in by the first kick of the day on Saturday.

Games are after the jump.

On the aftermath of a horrific event…

Those of us who are fans of sport will probably never forget the Rae Carruth saga. A talented wideout at Colorado, Carruth later wound up as a Carolina Panther in my now-town of Charlotte. It was here that the event for which he has gained the most notoriety in his life took place, and it had nothing to do with a football field.

Read on as the Charlotte Observer chronicles the life lost that night, and the lives that are still struggling a decade later.

Joy is very much alive for Carruth’s son – CharlotteObserver.com

The Big 3 – Week of 11/12/09

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Here’s the standings:
Ed: 32-22
Brian’s Dad: 32-22
Ryan: 32-22
Brian: 28-26
Pete: 20-34
Marci: 12-6
Tony: 3-9

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Games are after the jump.

The Big 3 – Week of 11/5/09

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Here’s the standings:
Ed: 30-18
Brian’s Dad: 30-18
Ryan: 28-20
Brian: 27-21
Pete: 19-29
Marci: 7-5
Tony: 3-3

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Games are after the jump.

The Big 3 – Week of 10/29/09

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Here’s the standings:
Ed: 28-14
Brian’s Dad: 27-15
Brian: 24-18
Ryan: 23-19
Pete: 19-23
Marci: 5-1

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Games are after the jump.

The Big 3 – Alma Mater Week Edition Results!

I am never putting Nebraska in the Big 3 again. They are the first team to earn a lifetime ban. Stupid Huskers.

Here’s the standings:
Ed: 28-14 (5-1)
Brian’s Dad: 27-15 (4-2)
Brian: 24-18 (5-1)
Ryan: 23-19 (4-2)
Pete: 19-23 (0-6 – didn’t post picks! ouch!)
Marci: 5-1 (5-1)

More Big 3 fun this weekend…stay tuned!

The Big 3 – Week of 10/22/09 (Alma mater edition!)

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Standings:
Ed: 23-13 (4-2)
Brian’s Dad: 23-13 (4-2)
Pete: 19-17 (2-4)
Brian: 19-17 (4-2)
Ryan: 19-17 (4-2)

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The games are after the jump.

Big 3 – Week of 10/15/09

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Standings:
Ed: 19-11 (3-3)
Brian’s Dad: 19-11 (5-1)
Pete: 17-13 (2-4)
Brian: 15-15 (2-4)
Ryan: 15-15 (1-5)

Get your picks in by the first kick of the day in each respective case.

The games are after the jump.

On “creepy” mascots…

One of our favorite show contributors, Pete from Fantasy Baseball MOTY, sent along a link to Life’s list of creepy college mascots. I’ve never really been a big mascot guy, personally, but there are a few I’ve always liked. Vanderbilt’s Commodore, Virginia’s Cavalier and Texas’ Bevo (both the live and “costumed” versions), among others, have always caught my eye.

This is a pretty cool “read” (okay, there’s no real reading involved…viewing? look? I don’t know), but I wanted to add a couple to the mix. Please indulge me.

My alma mater, Middle Tennessee, has a pegasus named “Lightning”. Yeah, it’s as bad as you’d think. (picture from MTSU’s Sports Information Department)

Nebraska’s Lil’ Red. Ouch. This dude stands on his head and does silly “human” tricks. Just stop it. Seriously.

Liberty University in Virginia features the mascot Sparky, which (I guess) is an eagle. I don’t know whether he’s creepy or downright stupid. I’ll let you make that call. (picture from Wikimedia)

Sam the Fightin’ Christian is the former mascot of the first college I attended, Elon University (nee College). They 86′ed Sam once they went all politically correct and changed their nickname to the non-offensive Phoenix. (I liked Sam. I’ll admit it.) (picture from Elon University’s archives)

Which are your favorite goofy, creepy or scary mascots? Leave your comments here!