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NFL Read Option: Week 1

September 14, 2017 Tim Foy

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Week 1 of the 2017 NFL season is in the books and now it’s time for us all to overreact to what little game action we have seen. Kareem Hunt is a lock for rookie of the year and is the likely MVP. He is on pace to score 48…

Recapping A Dream Of A Derby

May 12, 2017 Tim Foy

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The 143rd Kentucky Derby is in the books and for the fifth straight year the betting favorite crossed the wire first. Congratulations to Always Dreaming, his connections and anyone that put money on him. Favorites are undefeated since the qualifying system for the derby changed and many believe that the…

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Dreaming of a Derby Winner

May 4, 2017 Tim Foy

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In the 1870’s, a young man named George Elsworth Smith became fascinated by broadcasts of horse races that were played in the pool halls where he hung out. He spent a year writing down horse names, positions, winning times and any other information he could glean from the broadcasts. After…

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NFL Read Option – Super Bowl 2017

February 3, 2017 Tim Foy

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We’ve finally whittled it down to two teams and just one win stands between them and the Lombardi trophy. With two weeks’ worth of build up for one last game, the public has time to obsess over the minutia, then get sick of hearing about it, then forget about the…

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NFL Read Option – Conference Championships

January 20, 2017 Tim Foy

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When I used to look up how to cook something online, I would just do a search and find a recipe. Maybe there would be a few pictures or some brief descriptions, and I might compare a few different versions to see what I liked best, but the process was…

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NFL Read Option – Divisional Playoff Round

January 12, 2017 Tim Foy

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Last week I wrote about my disdain for the ESPN First Take commercials and the general format of the show. After surviving another week of daily Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman promos, I take it all back. I can’t get through a ballgame without seeing the ads multiple times.…

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NFL Read Option – Wildcard Round

January 5, 2017 Tim Foy

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While watching football coverage in the run-up to this season’s playoffs, I’ve seen a lot of commercials for the ESPN show First Take, where Stephen A Smith and Max Kellerman argue over recent sports headlines. I’ve never seen the show because I work when it is on, but the commercials…

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NFL Read Option: Week 7

October 28, 2016 Tim Foy

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Well that was quick. Last week I wrote about the Vikings’ record against the spread and their recent history of causing turnovers on defense and avoiding them on offense. This week, they turned the ball over 3 times in the first half and fell to the Eagles. There goes the…

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NFL Read Option Week 3

September 29, 2016 Tim Foy

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We are three weeks deep into the NFL season and only five teams have managed to avoid a loss. If you called Philadelphia and Minnesota to be the last 2 undefeated teams in the NFC, I hope you made some money. The Vikings have won twice as underdogs, including a…

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Party At Ground Zero

May 20, 2016 Tim Foy

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What do you get when you mix a bikini contest, a series of concerts, bottomless mugs of beer and a Triple Crown race? A bit of a shit storm, and my favorite racing day of the year. The Kentucky Derby is not known for instances of fans throwing footballs or…

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