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2013 NFL Draft Mock 1st Round: And With The First Pick.

cryansimmons — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:41:01 +0000

It’s that time of year where Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay debate over prospects and their upside. There is one upside of this draft season – I get to introduce a new voice to the blog. Tyler will be providing some NFL coverage here on Ball Hog’s Blog from this point forward. Being another business student with sports interest, Tyler will provide a voice for the front office, fans, and play the role of your typical Monday morning quarterback. I’m going to pass it off to him for his thoughts on teams possible first-round selections.

Hello everyone. I am going to make this as quick and as painless as possible, just like JaMarcus Russels career. Hopefully it becomes as profitable, anyways here are picks 1-5 with the rest of the first round to follow.

1. Kansas City Chiefs

Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M

With the glaring need of QB already taken care of via trade by Andy Reid’s new regime in acquiring Alex Smith from the 49ers, the Chiefs will likely open the draft with a player not playing the quarterback position for the first time since Jake Long was selected by the Dolphins with the 1^st pick in 2008. With Branden Albert likely on his way out-of-town, unless the Chiefs can find a trading partner for this pick, the offensive tackle Luke Joeckel from Texas A&M seems like the best/safest pick for the Chiefs.

2. Jacksonville Jaguars

Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon

Jacksonville recently took a quarterback in the first round of 2011’s NFL draft in Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert. The Missouri product is still only 23 years old and facing his third offensive coordinator in as many years. He seems to be looking forward to the challenge of winning the starting job. The Jags have a plethora of needs and are building from the ground up with new GM Dave Caldwell and first year coach and former defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks Gus Bradley. With all this said the Jags will likely take the best player on their board and get a guy who could instantly upgrade their pass rush in DE/OLB Dion Jordan.

3. Oakland Raiders

Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU

Oakland had a glaring QB need, but they just traded for journeyman Matt Flynn who will be given every opportunity to start. They could address the CB position here but they also desperately need help rushing the passer. I was torn between Dee Milliner and Ziggy Ansah, but I give the nod to Ansah here because he has tremendous upside and we all know that the Raiders have a soft spot for unproven players early in the draft.

4. Philadelphia Eagles

Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia

With Michael Vick likely only in town for 1 more year, the QB position has to be addressed in either this year’s or next year’s draft. I think Chip Kelley would love a guy like Geno Smith to run his offense and could give the West Virginia product a year to sit and learn while Vick run’s Kelley’s offense. Geno Smith could end up starting for Philadelphia if things go south with Vick.

5. Detroit Lions

Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

A case could definitely be made for Alabama’s Dee Milliner here, but with the free agent signing of Reggie Bush the line needs help. I give the nod to one of the draft’s blue chip players. Eric Fisher would bring solidarity to this offensive line after the retirement of OT Jeff Backus, and is an outstanding pass blocker. This seems like a dream scenario for the Lions, who must protect their stud QB Matthew Stafford in order for the greatest show on turf to take.

OFFICIAL: The New York Jets have traded CB Darrelle Revis to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sports Minded — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:41:02 +0000

OFFICIAL: The Jets have trade corner back Darrelle Revis to the Buccaneers for the 1st round pick in

Why the Jacksonville Jaguars will take Dee Millner at #2

funsley — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:58:15 +0000

It’s obvious the Chiefs are going to go with a tackle (presumably Luke Joeckel) with the numbe

Emily’s Colorful Crayon Friends: Shortened Versions With Conversation Voice and Monkeys

storyfairy — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:37:51 +0000

“Mommy, come see the Prism Fairies!”

“Wow, Emily, did you draw those?”

“Yes.”

“They’re beautiful! What do these Prism Fairies do?”

“They create colors no one has dreamed of!”

“Wow! Are you going to show this picture to Grandma when she comes tomorrow?”

“Yes! And I’m going to give it to her!”

“Oh, that’s very sweet of you, Emily! But why don’t you pick up your crayons now? I want everything neat and tidy for Grandma.”

“I don’t want to pick up my crayons.”

“Why not?”

“Because I want to go out and play!”

“Pick up your crayons first. Then you can go out and play.”

“No! I want to go out and play NOW!”

“The sooner you pick up your crayons, the sooner you can play.”

“I’m not going to pick up my crayons!” Just then, Emily’s dad came into the kitchen.

“Uh-oh! If you don’t pick up your crayons, the Drarians will come!”

“The Drarians? Who are they?”

“The Drarians are look like kittens, but they’re much scarier than jaguars! At night they creep into houses, stealing any crayons little monkeys leave out!” Emily shuddered. She thought jaguars were very scary!

“He’s right! Once they have the crayons, they write all over the walls!”

“It’s true! Sometimes they write on living room walls, then say the little monkey did it, so she’ll get in trouble with her parents!”

“Other times, they sneak into little monkeys’ bedrooms and draw things they hate on the walls!”

“She’s right! Imagine jaguars, Brussels sprouts, teeth with cavities, needles for shots, and scraped knees all over your walls!”

Emily shuddered again. This didn’t like sound fun at all! Forgetting for a moment about going outside, she began drawing someone who could get rid of the Drarians. When her picture was done, she showed it to her dad.

“This is a wizard who will get rid of those Drarians!”

“Oh, yeah? What’s his name?”

“Keltar. He will put a spell on my crayons so they will come to life! The crayons will chase the evil Drarians away! Then when I draw, all my pictures will come to life!”

“I see. But I bet Keltar can’t get rid of Bezder!”

“Who’s Bezder?”

“Bezdar is a monster who likes to eat crayons. If they’re outside the box, he can smell them from miles away. Inside the box, their scent is masked.”

“Your dad’s right. Crayon boxes were specifically invented to protect crayons from Bezder, but when the crayons are out, he’ll eat them!”

Emily quickly drew another picture.

“Not if Magenta finds the crayons!”

“Who’s Magenta?”

“She’s a good witch. All monsters are scared of her, so she can chase Bezder away! Then she will take all my crayons and give them to a needy little monkey.” Emily had learned about helping little monkeys who were less lucky than her at school.

“Oh, really? How will you survive without your crayons?”

“I won’t have to! If I give them away, Magenta will reward me!”

“With what?”

“All kinds of stuff! A new bike, lots of candy, all the bananas I can eat, and of course, a new box of crayons!”

“And she won’t do those things if you pick them up?”

“Nope!”

“Not even if we ask her to?”

“You can’t ask her to, Mom! You don’t know where she lives!”

“Oh, I have my ways of finding these things out! And I bet Grandma does, too.”

“I think your mom’s right. If she or I sees Magenta or Keltar, we will tell them to do all of those things if you pick up your crayons.”

“Promise?”

“Promise.”

“And if we see the Prism Fairies, we will tell them to come and make more crayons for you.”

“Of colors I’ve never dreamed of?”

“Of course! If we don’t see them, maybe Grandma will. We’ll tell her to keep a look out before she comes tomorrow.”

“Your mom means it, but only if you pick up your crayons.”

“That’s right. If you don’t, we won’t look for your magical friends.”

“Okay! I will pick them up!” With wonderful thoughts of being helped by her colorful friends, she did, and soon, she went out to play.

Broncos 2013 Schedule

Katherine B16 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:37:03 +0000

Here we say fixtures, in the US they say schedule (they also say it like skedual, not shedul). Anyway, here is the blog that alerted me to the new schedule, released on Thursday* : Broncos 2013 Schedule.

These look like Eastern Time, ie., New York, -4 hours from here. So the 1pm games are at 5pm, the 4pm ones are at 8pm for us, those 8:30pm games are definitely past my bedtime for a Sunday. Doesn’t look like Sky have put together their listings yet, so not sure how many of these games we can actually watch – so we might be internetting it a bit. Oh, on NFL.com, I think you can pay to follow your team, but only watch live, so still doesn’t help us much.

The standout fixture is obviously the first one, against those bastard Ravens. Daniel’s opinion :: “In theory Katherincita it looks like an easy schedule.”

* Guide Leaders training, Car problems, Bank problems, and currently suffering a small hangover.

Jacksonville Jaguars 7 Round Mock Draft

James Christopher — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:01:36 +0000

With the 2013 NFL Draft around the corner, I wanted to create a mock draft for each team in the AFC South, so I decided to start with the team that struggled the most in 2013: the Jacksonville Jaguars. It’s no secret the Jaguars are going to need to have a really good draft in order to contend for the playoffs after a lack of free agency movement. But with only seven picks, it will be a very difficult task.

1st Round – 2nd Overall: QB Geno Smith, West Virginia

The Jaguars are going to have a lot of options at the 2nd overall spot. There are a lot of defensive players that could be taken here by the Jags, but I feel they’ll ultimately go with the #1 quarterback in the draft Geno Smith. The Jaguars have made it no secret that they plan to draft a quarterback in this year’s draft, so why not get the best one. If they really want to rebuild the franchise with new owner Shad Khan and head coach Gus Bradley, getting a franchise quarterback is the first step.

2nd Round – 33rd Overall – OT Melenik Watson, Florida State

After getting their franchise quarterback, the Jaguars now look to solidify the right tackle position. Cameron Bradfield cannot be your starting right tackle when the 2013 season kicks off if you want any chance of winning games.

3rd Round – 64th Overall – CB DJ Hayden, Houston

With Aaron Ross, Derek Cox, and Rashean Mashis departing via free agency, the Jags are wildly thin at the cornerback position. This pick has to a no-brainer. You cannot have Mike Harris as your best cornerback going into 2013. Opposing quarterbacks will have a field day every time they face the Jaguars if they don’t do something soon.

4th Round – 98th Overall – DE John Simon – Ohio State

Last year, Andre Branch was selected to help the defensive end position get more sacks. Unfortunately, he didn’t even come close to doing that. I’m not completely writing him off, and the Jaguars shouldn’t either. however, with the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year still on the board, the Jaguars need to pounce.

5th Round – 135th Overall – CB Tharold Simon, LSU

I noted earlier how weak the Jaguars secondary is, so adding another cornerback isn’t such a bad idea, especially when a cornerback from LSU is still on the board in the fifth round.

6th Round – 169th Overall – SS Robert Lester, Alabama

The Jaguars continue to add depth to a very weak secondary that lost safety Dawan Landry early in free agency.

7) 7th Round – 208th Overall – TE Nick Kasa, Colorado

Jaguars pick up a 6’6 tight end to plug-in behind Mercedes Lewis.

AFC South Mock Draft Schedule:

April 20 – Jacksonville Jaguars

April 21 – Tennessee Titans

April 22 – Indianapolis Colts

April 23 – Houston Texans

The 2013 NFL Schedule has been released

Sports Minded — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:43:46 +0000

The NFL schedule has been released for 2013, what are some match ups you are looking forward to watc

Full 2013 NFL Regular Season Schedule

James Christopher — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:02:20 +0000

Here is the full 2013 NFL Schedule (all games are Standard Eastern Time):

Week 1
Baltimore Ravens @ Denver Broncos — 8:30 p.m NBC
New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills — 1 pm CBS
Tennessee Titans @ Pittsburgh Steelers — 1 pm CBS
Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints — 1 pm FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New York Jets — 1 pm FOX
Kansas City Chiefs @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 pm CBS
Seattle Seahawks @ Carolina Panthers — 1 pm FOX
Cincinnati Bengals @ Chicago Bears — 1 pm CBS
Miami Dolphins @ Cleveland Browns — 1 pm CBS
Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions — 1 pm FOX
Oakland Raiders @ Indianapolis Colts — 1 pm CBS
Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Arizona Cardinals @ St. Louis Rams — 4:25 p.m. FOX
New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys — 8:30 p.m. NBC
Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Redskins — 7:10 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football
Houston Texans @ San Diego Chargers — 10:20 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football

Week 2
New York Jets @ New England Patriots — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network – Thursday Night Football
St. Louis Rams @ Atlanta Falcons — 1 p.m. FOX
San Diego Chargers @ Philadelphia Eagles — 1 p.m. CBS
Dallas Cowboys @ Kansas City Chiefs — 1 p.m. FOX
Miami Dolphins @ Indianapolis Colts — 1 p.m. CBS
Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans — 1 p.m. CBS
Washington Redskins @ Green Bay Packers — 1 p.m. FOX
Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens — 1 p.m. CBS
Carolina Panthers @ Buffalo Bills — 1 p.m. FOX
Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears — 1 p.m. FOX
New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 4:05 p.m. FOX
Detroit Lions @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:05 p.m. FOX
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Oakland Raiders — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Denver Broncos @ New York Giants — 4:25 p.m. CBS
San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks — 8:30 p.m. NBC – Sunday Night Football
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals — 8:40 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football

Week 3
Kansas City Chiefs @ Philadelphia Eagles — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network – Thursday Night Football
Houston Texans @ Baltimore Ravens — 1 p.m. CBS
New York Giants @ Carolina Panthers — 1 p.m. FOX
Detroit Lions @ Washington Redskins — 1 p.m. FOX
San Diego Chargers @ Tennessee Titans — 1 p.m. CBS
Arizona Cardinals @ New Orleans Saints — 1 p.m. FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New England Patriots — 1 p.m. FOX
Green Bay Packers @ Cincinnati Bengals — 1 p.m. FOX
St. Louis Rams @ Dallas Cowboys — 1 p.m. FOX
Cleveland Browns @ Minnesota Vikings — 1 p.m. CBS
Atlanta Falcons @ Miami Dolphins — 4:05 p.m. FOX
Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Indianapolis Colts @ San Francisco 49ers — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Seattle Seahawks — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Chicago Bears @ Pittsburgh Steelers — 8:30 p.m. NBC – Sunday Night Football
Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos — 8:40 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football

Week 4
San Francisco 49ers @ St. Louis Rams — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network – Thursday Night Football
Baltimore Ravens @ buffalo Bills — 1 p.m. CBS
Arizona Cardinals @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 1 p.m. FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Minnesota Vikings — 1 p.m. CBS
New York Giants @ Kansas City Chiefs — 1 p.m. FOX
Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 p.m. CBS
Seattle Seahawks @ Houston Texans — 1 p.m. FOX
Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns — 1 p.m. CBS
Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions — 1 p.m. FOX
New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans — 4:05 p.m. CBS
Washington Redskins @ Oakland Raiders — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Philadelphia Eagles @ Denver Broncos — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Dallas Cowboys @ San Diego Chargers — 4:25 p.m. FOX
New England Patriots @ Atlanta Falcons — 8:30 p.m. NBC – Sunday Night Football
Miami Dolphins @ New Orleans Saints — 8:40 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football

Week 5
Buffalo Bills @ Cleveland Browns — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network – Thursday Night Football
New England Patriots @ Cincinnati Bengals — 1 p.m. CBS
Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers — 1 p.m. FOX
Seattle Seahawks @ Indianapolis Colts — 1 p.m. FOX
Baltimore Ravens @ Miami Dolphins — 1 p.m. CBS
New Orleans Saints @ Chicago Bears — 1 p.m. FOX
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants — 1 p.m. FOX
Kansas City Chiefs @ Tennessee Titans — 1 p.m. CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ St. Louis Rams — 1 p.m CBS
Carolina Panthers @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:05 p.m. FOX
Denver Broncos @ Dallas Cowboys — 4:25 p.m. CBS
San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Houston Texans @ San Francisco 49ers — 8:30 p.m. NBC – Sunday Night Football
New York Jets @ Atlanta Falcons — Mon., 8:40 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football

Week 6
New York Giants @ Chicago Bears — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network – Thursday Night Football
Green Bay Packers @ Baltimore Ravens — 1 p.m. FOX
Philadelphia Eagles @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 1 p.m. FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers @ New York Jets — 1 p.m. CBS
Carolina Panthers @ Minnesota Vikings — 1 p.m. FOX
Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs — 1 p.m. CBS
St. Louis Rams @ Houston Texans — 1 p.m. FOX
Cincinnati Bengals @ Buffalo Bills — 1 p.m. CBS
Detroit Lions @ Cleveland Browns — 1 p.m. FOX
Tennessee Titans @ Seattle Seahawks — 4:05 p.m. CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Denver Broncos — 4:05 p.m. CBS
New Orleans Saints @ New England Patriots — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys — 8:30 p.m. NBC – Sunday Night Football
Indianapolis Colts @ San Diego Chargers — 8:40 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football

Week 7
Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network – Thursday Night Football
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons — 1 p.m. FOX
Chicago Bears @ Washington Redskins — 1 p.m. FOX
Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles — 1 p.m. FOX
New England Patriots @ New York Jets — 1 p.m. CBS
Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins — 1 p.m. CBS
St. Louis Rams @ Carolina Panthers — 1 p.m. FOX
Cincinnati Bengals @ Detroit Lions — 1 p.m. CBS
San Diego Chargers @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 p.m. CBS
Houston Texans @ Kansas City Chiefs — 1 p.m. CBS
San Francisco 49ers @ Tennessee Titans — 4:05 p.m. FOX
Cleveland Browns @ Green Bay Packers — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Denver Broncos @ Indianapolis Colts — 8:30 p.m. NBC – Sunday Night Football
Minnesota Vikings @ New York Giants — 8:40 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football

Week 8
Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Thurs., 8:25 p.m. – Thursday Night Football
San Francisco 49ers @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 p.m. FOX
Cleveland Browns @ Kansas City Chiefs — 1 p.m. CBS
Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots — 1 p.m. CBS
Buffalo Bills @ New Orleans Saints — 1 p.m. CBS
Dallas Cowboys @ Detroit Lions — 1 p.m. FOX
New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles — 1 p.m. FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Oakland Raiders — 4:05 p.m. CBS
New York Jets @ Cincinnati Bengals — 4:05 p.m. CBS
Atlanta Falcons @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Washington Redskins @ Denver Broncos — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings — 8:30 p.m. NBC – Sunday Night Football
Seattle Seahawks @ St. Louis Rams — Mon., 8:40 p.m. ESPN – Monday Night Football

Week 9
Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network — Thursday Night Football
Atlanta Falcons @ Carolina Panthers — 1 p.m. FOX
Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys — 1 p.m. FOX
New Orleans Saints @ New York Jets — 1 p.m. FOX
Tennessee Titans @ St. Louis Rams — 1 p.m. CBS
Kansas City Chiefs @ Buffalo Bills — 1 p.m. CBS
San Diego Chargers @ Washington Redskins — 1 p.m. CBS
Philadelphia Eagles @ Oakland Raiders – 4:05 p.m. FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Seattle Seahawks – 4:05 p.m. FOX
Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans – 8:30 p.m. NBC — Sunday Night Football
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers – 8:40 p.m. ESPN — Monday Night Football

Week 10
Washington Redskins @ Minnesota Vikings — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network — Thursday Night Football
Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens — 1 p.m. CBS
Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears — 1 p.m. FOX
Philadelphia Eagles @ Green Bay Packers — 1 p.m. FOX
St. Louis Rams @ Indianapolis Colts — 1 p.m. FOX
Seattle Seahawks @ Atlanta Falcons — 1 p.m. FOX
Oakland Raiders @ New York Giants — 1 p.m. CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans — 1 p.m. CBS
Buffalo Bills @ Pittsburgh Steelers — 1 p.m. CBS
Carolina Panthers @ San Francisco 49ers — 4:05 p.m. FOX
Houston Texans @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Dallas Cowboys @ New Orleans Saints — 8:30 p.m. NBC — Sunday Night Football
Miami Dolphins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 8:40 p.m. ESPN — Monday Night Football

Week 11
Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans — Thurs., 8:25 p.m. NFL Network — Thursday Night Football
New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills — 1 p.m. CBS
Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 1 p.m. FOX
Detroit Lions @ Pittsburgh Steelers — 1 p.m. FOX
Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles — 1 p.m. FOX
San Diego Chargers @ Miami Dolphins — 1 p.m. CBS
Baltimore Ravens @ Chicago Bears — 1 p.m. CBS
Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals — 1 p.m. CBS
Oakland Raiders @ Houston Texans — 1 p.m. CBS
Arizona Cardinals @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 p.m. FOX
Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos — 4:05 p.m. CBS
Minnesota Vikings @ Seattle Seahawks — 4:25 p.m. FOX
San Francisco 49ers @ New Orleans Saints — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Green Bay Packers @ New York Giants — 8:30 p.m. NBC — Sunday Night Football
New England Patriots @ Carolina Panthers — Mon., 8:40 p.m. ESPN — Monday Night Football

Week 12
New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network — Thursday Night Football
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns — 1 p.m. CBS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions — 1 p.m. FOX
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers — 1 p.m. FOX
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans — 1 p.m. CBS
New York Jets @ Baltimore Ravens — 1 p.m. CBS
San Diego Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs — 1 p.m. CBS
Chicago Bears @ St. Louis Rams — 1 p.m. FOX
Carolina Panthers @ Miami Dolphins — 1 p.m. FOX
Indianapolis Colts @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:05 p.m. CBS
Tennessee Titans @ Oakland Raiders — 4:05 p.m. CBS
Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots — 8:30 p.m. NBC — Sunday Night Football
San Francisco 49ers @ Washington Redskins — 8:40 p.m. ESPN — Monday Night Football

Week 13
Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions – 12:30 p.m. FOX — Thanksgiving
Oakland Raiders @ Dallas Cowboys – 4:30 p.m. CBS — Thanksgiving
Pittsburg Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens — 8 p.m. NBC — Thanksgiving
Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs — 1 p.m. CBS
Tennessee Titans @ Indianapolis Colts — 1 p.m. CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Cleveland Browns — 1 p.m. CBS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers — 1 p.m. FOX
Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings – 1 p.m. FOX
Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles – 1 p.m. FOX
Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets – 1 p.m. CBS
Atlanta Falcons @ Buffalo Bills — 4:05 p.m. FOX
St. Louis Rams @ San Francisco 49ers – 4:05 p.m. FOX
New England Patriots @ Houston Texans – 4:25 p.m. CBS
Cincinnati Bengals @ San Diego Chargers – 4:25 p.m. CBS
New York Giants @ Washington Redskins — 8:30 p.m. NBC — Sunday Night Football
New Orleans Saints @ Seattle Seahawks — 8:40 p.m. ESPN — Monday Night Football

Week 14
Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 8:25 p.m. NFL Network — Thursday Night Football
Minnesota Vikings @ Baltimore Ravens — 1 p.m. FOX
Kansas City Chiefs @ Washington Redskins — 1 p.m. CBS
Buffalo Bills @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 1 p.m. CBS
Miami Dolphins @ Pittsburg Steelers — 1 p.m. CBS
Detroit Lions @ Philadelphia Eagles — 1 p.m. FOX
Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints — 1 p.m. FOX
Indianapolis Colts @ Cincinnati Bengals — 1 p.m. CBS
Cleveland Browns @ New England Patriots — 1 p.m. CBS
Oakland Raiders @ New York Jets — 1 p.m. CBS
Tennessee Titans @ Denver Broncos — 4:05 p.m. CBS
St. Louis Rams @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers — 4:25 p.m. FOX
New York Giants @ San Diego Chargers — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Atlanta Falcons @ Green Bay Packers — 8:30 p.m. NBC — Sunday Night Football
Dallas Cowboys @ Chicago Bears — 8:40 p.m. ESPN — Monday Night Football

Week 15
San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos — Thurs., 8:25 p.m. NFL Network — Thursday Night Football
Washington Redskins @ Atlanta Falcons — 1 p.m. FOX
Arizona Cardinals @ Tennessee Titans — 1 p.m. FOX
San Francisco 49ers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 1 p.m. FOX
New Orleans Saints @ St. Louis Rams — 1 p.m. FOX
Seattle Seahawks @ New York Giants — 1 p.m. FOX
Chicago Bears @ Cleveland Browns — 1 p.m. FOX
Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts — 1 p.m. CBS
Buffalo Bills @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 p.m. CBS
New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins — 1 p.m. CBS
Philadelphia Eagles @ Minnesota Vikings — 1 p.m. FOX
Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders — 4:05 p.m. CBS
New York Jets @ Carolina Panthers — 4:05 p.m. CBS
Green Bay Packers @ Dallas Cowboys — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburg Steelers — 8:30 p.m. NBC — Sunday Night Football
Baltimore Ravens @ Detroit Lions — Mon., 8:40 p.m. ESPN — Monday Night Football

Week 16
Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills — 1 p.m. CBS
New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers — 1 p.m. FOX
Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins — 1 p.m. FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ St. Louis Rams — 1 p.m. FOX
Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles — 1 p.m. FOX
Cleveland Browns @ New York Jets — 1 p.m. CBS
Indianapolis Colts @ Kansas City Chiefs — 1 p.m. CBS
Minnesota Vikings @ Cincinnati Bengals — 1 p.m. FOX
Denver Broncos @ Houston Texans — 1 p.m. CBS
Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 p.m. CBS
Arizona Cardinals @ Seattle Seahawks — 1 p.m. FOX
New York Giants @ Detroit Lions — 4:05 p.m. FOX
Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers — 4:25 p.m. CBS
Pittsburg Steelers @ Green Bay Packers — 4:25 p.m. CBS
New England Patriots @ Baltimore Ravens — 8:30 p.m. NBC — Sunday Night Football
Atlanta Falcons @ San Francisco 49ers — 8:40 p.m. ESPN — Sunday Night Football

Week 17
Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons — 1 p.m. FOX
Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears — 1 p.m. FOX
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans — 1 p.m. CBS
Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburg Steelers — 1 p.m. CBS
Washington Redskins @ New York Giants — 1 p.m. FOX
Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals — 1 p.m. CBS
Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys — 1 p.m. FOX
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts — 1 p.m. CBS
New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins — 1 p.m. CBS
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings — 1 p.m. FOX
Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots — 1 p.m. CBS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New Orleans Saints — 1 p.m. FOX
Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders — 4:25 p.m. CBS
San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals — 4:25 p.m. FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers — 4:25 p.m. CBS
St. Louis Rams @ Seattle Seahawks — 4:25 p.m. FOX

Unemployment Diary: Timing

delicioustacos — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:11:11 +0000

So it’s great to not work but it has its own set of dangers. You will do nothing with your time; you will sit at a desk and jerk off all day while it’s 73 degrees and sunny outside and people are walking around with interesting stories and the great books of the world sit ignored on the shelf of a library that’s within walking distance. In your own home you have musical instruments, you have a machine that can teach you any language in the world, but the machine also shows you young Thai girls choking on big veiny dicks and I don’t need to tell you which one you end up picking. There is a whole other country, another culture, another language right next door; mountains and deserts and jungles– jungles! With jaguars in them! Toltecs in those crazy blankets with faces like temple carvings selling fruit in some high mountain pass, dark eyed girls and cheap beer. But you’re too scared to go to it. You could be kidnapped. Kidnapped away from what, jerking off? Arrested? Your life is a prison. The difference between this apartment and Mexican jail is I have a slightly better toilet.

Within your own town there are places you’ve never seen that you could walk to. Blocks of crazy old time mansions walled in by ghettos out of a 1992 hip hop video. Within your own state there are volcanoes out past the high desert; there are flowers in the Mojave now for one week, it’s half a tank of gas. You don’t do it. You jerk off. You jerk off and then you don’t go out to bars that are on your own street filled with interesting people on a Tuesday night. You’re not horny so who cares. You have the thing that people dream of, that you dreamed of, and you waste it. Meanwhile you are exploring and conquering distant lands, solving mysteries, taming passions and slaying beasts on your Xbox.

Bad timing with other people. Emily was unemployed the whole time you were employed. Always saying let’s take a few days off and go to Big Sur and sit in the hot spring, listen to the redwoods creak like old ships. Let’s go to some desert town and watch lizards scamper over white sand. I can’t, I have to work. Now I don’t have to work; she has to work. Nikol was unemployed the whole time I was employed. She got a job literally the week after I lost mine. Otherwise it might have been let’s make videos, let’s make podcasts, let’s collaborate on something. Nikol is internet famous so it might have gone somewhere. She would have had new ideas. There’s only so much you can write about jerking off. Before it was I can’t, I’m working; now she’s working.

Imagine if I were unemployed when she had cancer. She had to take the bus to chemo treatments, and back. The Los Angeles bus system is like– if point A and point B aren’t just a stretch apart on the same street, you might as well be traveling from Pakistan to Peru on a donkey. She had to take the bus back for hours and hours pumped full of chemo chemicals, burned and irradiated– if the timing had been good I could have given her a fucking ride! I could have held her hand. Instead she was alone. Jesus. Timing.

But aside from that, I still haven’t learned Spanish, helped a recently released prisoner learn to read, written a novel, perfected J.S. Bach’s Prelude for Violin in E Major as transcribed for lute by the composer himself. I have jerked off. Not even in the way I’ve dreamed of jerking off– I’ve always wanted an artificial pussy. But I’m never in the artificial pussy store and horny at the same time.

All these things are true, but: the best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today. You get depressed when you think of all the things you fucked up but you forget: you aren’t dead. You’re just sedated, and all it’s gonna take to snap you out of it is one moment of deciding to go for it. How about now.

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A-State Swept at the Tom by South Alabama

radicalrantingpatriot — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:51:33 +0000

The South Alabama Jaguars out-scored the A-State Red Wolves 30-5 in earning a series sweep at the Tom this weekend. The Red Wolves fall to 19-17 overall and 6-9 in the Sun Belt and are tied with Middle Tennessee St. for the 7/8 spot in the conference. The Jaguars improve to 27-10 and 10-5 in the Sun Belt to three-way tie for first with Western Kentucky and Florida Atlantic.

Sun Belt Conference Standings

Game 1: South Alabama 6, A-State 2 Big Sixth Inning Lifts Jaguars Over Red Wolves

Game 2: South Alabama 20, A-State 2 A-State Falls to South Alabama

Game 3: South Alabama 4, A-State 1 A-State Baseball Drops Series Finale to South Alabama

A-State struggled offensively all weekend posting a team .175 AVG for the series. The offense posted a -0.13 ROB (RBI versus LOB) for the series and managed to score only 22% of base runners while scoring a run every 20.6 plate appearances.

Ryan Emery hit .500 in the series with a run and a triple with a .714 BABIP, a 1.200 OPS, and created 3.5 runs in the series. Stuart Levy got hit bat going hitting .429 with 2 solo home runs for a .857 ISO and a 1.714 OPS while created 3.86 runs. Tanner Ring hit .375 for the series with a double and an OPS of 1.000 and creating 1.5 runs. Ryan Roberts’ hot streak stopped in its tracks as he went hitless for the series.

A-State’s pitching didn’t fare much better with a combined 9.11 ERA. The Red Wolves stranded 50.61% of the Jags base runners with a 1.81 WHIP allowing an earned run every 4.71 batters faced with a 1.1/1 K/BB ratio.

Daniel Wright’s scoreless innings streak was stopped abruptly at 14 2/3 innings by Jordan Patterson’s solo shot in the first inning Friday night. A-State’s starters had been the strength of the Red Wolves staff, yet posted a 8.79 ERA allowing 14 earned runs in 14 1/3 innings of work. Bradley Wallace had the best start of the weekend allowing 4 runs, 2 earned over 6 innings while striking out 4 and walking one.

South Alabama hit the ball well all weekend posting a .342 AVG, .595 SLG%, .252 ISO and an OPS of 1.027 as a team! The Jags had a 0.04 ROB (RBI versus LOB) and scored a run every 4.5 plate appearances.

South Alabama posted a 1.33 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP with a 7.0/1 K/BB ratio. The Jags stranded 89.11% of Red Wolves’ base runners and allowed an earned run every 25.75 batters faced.

South Alabama Jaguars Season Stats

A-State Red Wolves Season Stats

Things to do in Guadeloupe!

caribbeanhostel — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:42:59 +0000

Guadeloupe is an island of stunning beauty, with miles of ocean and expansive beaches you might think the island is nothing extraordinary compared to its counterparts. You’d be mistaken! Guadeloupe is the ‘wildlife island’, with everything from tortoises to great whites, killer whales to woodpeckers, 3ft iguanas to dolphins.

1. Guadeloupe National Park – Basse Terre.

This park is the biggest on any of the islands, with trails that can last anywhere from an hour to a full day. Inside there are three waterfalls and three different hiking trails based on difficulty. It is also handicapped accessible and has signs written in braille on the safe paths. The park features a volcano, streams, mountains, dense forests, canyons and as previously mentioned, waterfalls. So we recommend packing a bathing suit, a jacket and a picnic! Make sure to bring water bottles. Cost – €1,60 entrance fee.

2. Pointe des Chateaux – St.Francois.

A historical view point, Pointe des Chateaux offers views that can’t be missed. Surrounded by turquoise seas and rugged coasts it’s a perfect spot to capture the beauty Guadeloupe has to offer. You can take a 5 minute walk up to the cross to enhance the experience, or you can simply walk along the beaches and enjoy hand-made passion fruit and coconut ice cream.

3. St.Anne Beach.

One of the best beaches on the entire island, the area is perfect for anyone from surfers

to picnicking families, from sun lovers to snorklers. With regular kite surfers roaming

the area and plenty of restauarants and a market place just behind the sand,

it makes for a perfect day out.

4. Aquarium of Guadeloupe – Gosier.

5. Caret Island – St.Rose.

Paradise island in the middle of the ocean 10 miles off the shores of Guadeloupe.

6. Bourg Des Saintes – Terre de Haut.

The most highly populated city on the island of Terre-de-Haut still retains a small-town feel, with small, whitewashed and red-roofed houses overlooking the sea.

7. Nautica Plongee Caraibe – Diver’s Paradise.

8. Mammal Park, Zoo of Guadeloupe.

€14,50 per person. Featuring jaguars, panthers, tigers, racoons, turtles, parrots, monkeys,

iguanas; all of which can be seen up close or from suspension bridges that lead through

the forests.

English: La Désirade seen from Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

9. La Desirade – Former leper colony.

From the 3rd to the 16th centuries archaeological evidence of Amerindians hasbeen found on the island^[2] . Christopher Columbus found La Désirade in 1493 on his second voyage. The island was also a hiding place for pirates and later became the site of a leper colony until 1958. The western end of the island, was a place of banishment for offenders of Grande-Terre and for some metropolitan noble

10. Maison de Cacao – Pointe Noire. The tour takes place in a fairly small garden, however the tour chocolate liquer.

guides are excellent and provideinteresting and educational details on the history of chocolate.

Tasting includes hot chocolate, chocolate, cocoa beans and

Battle of Contrasts As A-State Hosts Jaguars

radicalrantingpatriot — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:43:07 +0000

The A-State Red Wolves (19-14, 6-6 Sun Belt, 13-6 Home) face the South Alabama Jaguars (24-10, 7-5 Sun Belt, 9-6 Away) in a weekend series that boasts of contrasts on the mound and at the plate. The Red Wolves enter this match-up with an RPI of 91 and a strength of schedule ranked 97^th against teams with a combined winning percentage of .542. The Jags travel in with a 23 RPI and the 51^st ranked strength of schedule against teams with a combined winning percentage of .543.

In the series last season, the Red Wolves swept South Alabama in Jonesboro. South Alabama scored 1 run in each game and A-State out-scored them 16-3 in the series sweep. Daniel Wright allowed 1 earned run over 7 innings in the Saturday game that A-State won 6-1; John Koch pitched 2 scoreless innings; Logan Uxa went 2 for 10 with 3 runs, 2 RBI; Claude Johnson went 5 for 11South Alabama’s Jordan Patterson went 2 for 11 with 0 runs and 0 RBI; Nolan Early went 2 for 8 with an RBI; Dustin Dalken went 0 for 5 with a run scored. Jarron Cito allowed 6 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.

South Alabama has been ranked in the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Top 30 poll and did receive votes for the poll last week. A-State was receiving votes earlier in the season after a hot start.

South Alabama got off to a 22-4 start to the season then was swept at Florida Atlantic and have gone 2-6 in their last 8 ball games. The Jaguars average 6.8 runs scored per game against 4.8 runs allowed per game on the season for a +2.0 runs per game margin. In Sun Belt competition the Jags have averaged 6.1 runs scored per game while allowing 5.2 runs per game for a +0.9 runs per game margin. In conference they’ve played 6 home games and 3 in Troy’s traditionally offense friendly ball park. At FAU they mustered 3 runs scored per game.

A-State started 7-2 then lost a key component of their offense in Zach George for the season. Since then the Red Wolves have gone 12-12. The Red Wolves were averaging 7.1 runs scored per game at that point and have averaged 5.0 runs scored per game since, a 29.5% drop off. Granted, the Red Wolves have played better competition since, they have scored 10 runs only once (at Missouri) after scoring 10 runs 4 times in the first 9 games with George in the line-up.

A-State allows 4.5 runs per game on the season while scoring 5.5 runs per game for a +1.0 margin. In the Sun Belt the Red Wolves have allowed 4.6 runs per game while scoring 4.8 runs per game for a +0.2 margin.

The big story for A-State has been the pitching, especially the week-end starting pitching. Daniel Wright has been dominant in Sun Belt play while Bradley Wallace hasn’t been far behind.

Pitching Match-Ups

Game 1: South Alabama Sr. RHP Jarron Cito (2-1, 4.39 ERA, 5.3/1 K/BB ratio, 1.37 WHIP) vs A-State Sr. RHP Daniel Wright (3-2, 2.11 ERA, 3.7/1 K/BB ratio, 1.12 WHIP)

Jarron Cito’s best outing was at home pitching 7 innings and allowing 0 earned runs with 11 Ks and 1 BB. On the road, Cito has a 6.76 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 7.0/1 K/BB ratio, .288 OBA. In the Sun Belt, Cito has a 3.29 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 4.2/1 K/BB ratio, .240 OBA. Cito allows an earned run 9.10 batters faced and strands 64.24% of opposing base runners.

Jarron Cito’s Pitching Results by Game

Daniel Wright’s best outing was last week when he pitched a complete game shut-out against WKU with 11 Ks and 1 BB. Wright has pitched 14 scoreless innings and has allowed 1 earned run in his last 25 innings. At home, Wright has a 0.96 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 3.8/1 K/BB ratio, and .199 OBA. Against the Sun Belt, Wright has a 1.27 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 3.7/1 K/BB ratio, and a .200 OBA. Wright has allowed 4 earned runs in 4 Sun Belt starts. Wright allows an earned run every 17.23 batters faced and strands 77.92% of opposing base runners.

Daniel Wright’s Pitching Results

Game 2: South Alabama Jr. RHP Matt Bell (4-0, 2.12 ERA, 2.3/1 K/BB ratio, .192 OBA) vs So. LHP Chandler Hawkins (2-2, 3.55 ERA, 1.8/1 K/BB ratio, .238 OBA)

Matt Bell’s best outing this season was at Southern Miss pitching 6 scoreless innings with 3 Ks and 1 BB. On the road, Bell has a 1.65 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 3.0/1 K/BB ratio, .181 OBA. Bell hasn’t pitched in Sun Belt competition. His last outing was at Mississippi St. in which he allowed 3 earned run in 6 innings with 2 Ks and 2 BBs. Bell allows an earned run every 17.38 batters faced and strands 60.69% of opposing base runners.

Matt Bell’s Pitching Results

Chandler Hawkins’ best outing was at home against UAB in which he pitched 7 innings allowing 1 earned run with 3 Ks and 2 BBs. At home, Hawkins has a 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 3.2/1 K/BB ratio and .209 OBA. In Sun Belt outings, Hawkins has a 6.62, 1.96 WHIP, 1.4/1 K/BB ratio and a .309 OBA. Hawkins has allowed an earned run every 11.46 batters faced and strands 78.13% of opposing base runners.

Chandler Hawkins’ Pitching Results

Game 3: South Alabama Jr. LHP Jacob Noble (3-1, 3.46 ERA, 2.2/1 K/BB ratio, .258 OBA) vs A-State Jr. RHP Bradley Wallace (3-0, 3.32 ERA, 5.6/1 K/BB ratio, .252 OBA)

Jacob Noble’s best outing was at College of Charleston in which he pitched 7 1/3 innings of scoreless ball with 8 Ks and 1 BB. On the road, Noble has a 3.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 9.0/1 K/BB ratio, and .278 OBA. In the Sun Belt, Noble has a 6.20 ERA, 1.94 WHIP, 0.9/1 K/BB ratio, .329 OBA. Noble allows an earned run every 11.80 batters faced and strands 73.43% of opposing base runners.

Jacob Noble’s Pitching Results

Bradley Wallace’s best outing was his last against WKU in which he pitched 7 innings, allowed 3 earned runs, but had a span in which he retire 18 straight hitters and struck out 12 with no walks. At home, Wallace has a 2.84 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 30.0/1 K/BB ratio, .224 OBA. In the Sun Belt, Wallace has a 3.38 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 8.0/1 K/BB ratio, .245 OBA. Wallace allows an earned run every 11.53 batters faced and strands 77.59% of opposing base runners.

Bradley Wallace’s Pitching Results

South Alabama Pitching Sabermetrics (K/BB=Strike-out-to-walk ratio; FIP=Fielding Independent Pitching, effect on ERA if defense removed [lower the better]; BFER=Batters Faced Per Earned Runs Allowed; LOB%=Percentage of opposing base runner left on base)

South Alabama Jaguars Pitching Sabermetrics

A-State Pitching Sabermetrics (K/BB=Strike-out-to-walk ratio; FIP=Fielding Independent Pitching, effect on ERA if defense removed [lower the better]; BFER=Batters Faced Per Earned Runs Allowed; LOB%=Percentage of opposing base runner left on base)

A-State Red Wolves Pitching Sabermetrics

South Alabama at the plate

South Alabama is hitting .288 with 14 HR, 208 RBI, with a .379 SLG% and OB%. The Jags are paced by Jordan Patterson who lead in most offensive categories with a .375 AVG, 38 R, 30 RBI, 68 TB, .567 SLG%, .503 OB% with 35.10 runs created. Patterson averaged nearly a base per appearance at 0.99 with a .192 ISO. Patterson is one of a trio of .300 hitters and another trio of players who have a 1.000 OPS. Dustin Dalken .351 and Cole Billingsley .306 round out the trio with 24.65 and 19.32 runs created respectively. Dalken is the Jags power hitter with 5 HR, .588 SLG%, .237 ISO, and a 1.002 OPS. Whitt Dorsey has a 1.040 OPS and has created 19.45 runs.

South Alabama Hitting Sabermetrics (OPS=On-base Plus SLG%; ISO=SLG%-AVG; BAPIP=Batting Average on Balls in Play [hitters’ ability to find holes]; RC=Runs Created; BsR=Base Runs [hitters ability to generate bases and runs from the plate]; PAR=Plate Appearance Per Runs; BPA=Bases per plate appearance [includes total bases, walks, hit batsman, sacrifices, steals, caught stealing, and grounding into double plays])

South Alabama Jaguars Hitting Sabermetrics

A-State at the plate

A-State is hitting .270 with 12 HR, 158 RBI, .364 SLG%, .373 OB%. The Red Wolves are led by Logan Uxa who has created 22.21 runs leading the team with 28 runs and 55 TB. Ryan Emery has also been highly productive at the plate created 22.05 runs and having 19.20 base runs leading the team with 24 RBI, 31 BB (in which he leads the Sun Belt and is tied for 8^th nationally) and a .469 OB%. Collin Massanelli has been a clutch power hitter and is tied for the team lead with 3 HR, with a .395 BABIP and leads the team with a .147 ISO. Ryan Roberts has been the hot bat with a 13 game hitting streak, reaching base safely in 15 straight games. Roberts leads the team with a .359 AVG, .474 SLG%, .949 OPS. Alex Potts averages 0.69 bases per appearance and leads the nation with 18 sacrifice hits.

A-State Hitting Sabermetrics (OPS=On-base Plus SLG%; ISO=SLG%-AVG; BAPIP=Batting Average on Balls in Play [hitters’ ability to find holes]; RC=Runs Created; BsR=Base Runs [hitters ability to generate bases and runs from the plate]; PAR=Plate Appearance Per Runs; BPA=Bases per plate appearance [includes total bases, walks, hit batsman, sacrifices, steals, caught stealing, and grounding into double plays])

A-State Red Wolves Hitting Sabermetrics

Defense

South Alabama has committed 38 errors and has a fielding percentage of .970. The Jags have allowed 25 steals on 38 attempts, 34 sacrifices, and have turned 20 double plays while stranding 245 opposing base runners.

A-State has committed 38 errors and has a fielding percentage of .970. The Red Wolves have allowed 30 steals on 45 attempts, 45 sacrifices, and have turned 17 double plays while stranding 260 opposing base runners.

Analysis

South Alabama is projected to score a run every 8.55 plate appearances. A-State is projected to score a run every 7.75 plate appearances.

South Alabama Stats

A-State Stats

A-State is projected to score 4.37 runs per game and South Alabama is projected to score 4.02 runs per game. I project A-State to win the series.

SPECTACULAR BEAUTIES - BIG CATS

Tigress 00 Eyes — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:22:22 +0000

SPECTACULAR BEAUTIES

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The NFLs April Fools

Ryan Biersack — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:20:29 +0000

It recently came out the Peyton Manning is quite the prankster and got Eric Decker pretty good. The

Spring Silk

kaylabeckmann — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:02:10 +0000

Top – Urban Outfitters
Pants – Target
Booties – Target
Watch – Nixon
Bracelets – BCBGeneration (teal), Urban Outfitters (gold)
Vintage Jacksonville Jaguars Mug – Football Fanatics

Jon Gruden: Mike Mayock is no General Manager

sportsthink — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:38:15 +0000

(Okay, I paraphrased a bit…) Mike Mayock said on the NFL Draft Tracker podcast that Geno Smith

Dawan Landry Signs With the Jets

dougwalkergt — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:34:52 +0000

A few weeks back, Dawan Landry visited with the Jets. It seemed like a reasonable fit since the Jets

Jaguars defensive overhaul

nflindex — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:55:41 +0000

This is one of my articles from early March 2013 that was on sportezo.com but I have managed to save.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have released starting Safety Dawan Landry and Cornerback Aaron Ross.

Landry signed a five-year $27.5 million with the Jaguars back in 2011, but has been released after just two years in Jacksonville despite playing all 32 games for the Jaguars during that two-year stretch. Landry, 30, recorded 197 tackles, 3 interceptions and one forced fumble during his time in Jacksonville

Aaron Ross, also 30, signed a three-year deal back in 2012 but after just one season has also been released. Ross struggled throughout the 2012 campaign, starting only nine games after being benched twice during the season, and did not play after week thirteen whilst only recording 46 tackles. Between Ross and Landry, the Jags will save $6.2 million.

The Jaguars finished 22nd in pass defense and had a dreadful 2-14 record last year and new Head Coach Gus Bradley will implement a system in Jacksonville like the highly successful shutdown scheme he ran back in Seattle. That system required tall, young and powerful corners like Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman who have the size Landry and Ross don’t. The corners were also accompanied by strong tacklers at safety who had the ability to lay out some hard hits too.

Jaguars all time franchise interception record holder Rashean Mathis is also on his way out of Jacksonville. Mathis, 33, who has played for the Jaguars for all 10 years of his career has missed 11 games over the past two seasons and has come to the end of his contract with the Jaguars. Jags GM Dave Caldwell informed Mathis he would not be re-signed earlier this week.

Cornerback Derek Cox’s injury riddled career in Jacksonville could also be over as his contract has run out and it seems unlikely that the Jags will offer him a contract. Despite missing 17 games in three years through injury, Cox has been productive with 12 interceptions in 45 career starts and his agent, David Sullivan says he expects a “vigorous market” for the 26 year old defensive back.

That leaves Kevin Rutland and Mike Harris as the only corners under contract in Jacksonville who have started for a combined 11 games in their careers. This complete overhaul at defensive back could directly impact the Jags’ draft strategy as they could possibly select Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner with the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft, but with a deep cornerback class, it is also possible that the Jaguars will trade down and collect more picks in later rounds.

Possible Free Agent targets at defensive back for the Jaguars could be Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie who looks to be on his way out of Philadelphia. DRC can be inconsistent at times, especially tackling, but is a natural athlete and with Bradley helping him he could improve his technique and become one of the better corners in the game and could come in at quite a low cost. Other possible targets include Aqib Talib who is an excellent corner but has had some off-field problems and Sean Smith of the Miami Dolphins who many see as the top available cornerback in Free Agency. Smith won’t be cheap but the Jaguars have plenty of cap space which they need to fill with playmakers and Smith could be a great fit.

NFL Mock Draft 2013 [2.0]

madsbugge — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:40:41 +0000

2013 NFL Mock draft version 2.0 by Mads Bugge. The picks from the previous version is posted underneath the 2.0 pick.

*** Original draft order – 1st round only – Trades not allowed ***
__________________________________________

#1 Kansas City Chiefs

Luke Joeckel | Offensive tackle | Texas A&M Aggies
Version 1.0 pick: Luke Joeckel, OT.

Nothing has changed here. New head coach Andy Reid needs a stud left tackle to protect his new QB investment, Alex Smith.

#2 Jacksonville Jaguars

Geno Smith | Quarterback | West Virginia Mountaineers
Version 1.0 pick: Dion Jordan, OLB.

Blaine Gabbert is arguably the worst starting QB in the league. Geno Smith is the best QB in this draft class.

#3 Oakland Raiders

Sharrif Floyd | Defensive tackle | Florida Gators
Version 1.0 pick: Sharrif Floyd, DT.

Same pick for Oakland. Floyd makes a ton of sense. He’s a machine and the Raiders desperately need to upgrade their interior defensive line.

#4 Philadelphia Eagles

Dion Jordan | Outside linebacker | Oregon Ducks
Version 1.0 pick: Eric Fisher, OT.

Former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly has replace Andy Reid and he would probably love to be reunited with Jordan who was unstoppable at Oregon.

#5 Detroit Lions

Ezekiel Ansah | Defensive end | Brigham Young Cougars
Version 1.0 pick: Dee Milliner, CB.

The Lions lost Cliff Avril to Seahawks. That’s a huge loss so they need someone to replace him.

#6 Cleveland Browns

Dee Milliner | Cornerback | Alabama Crimson Tide
Version 1.0 pick: Ezekiel Ansah, DE.

Joe Haden and Dee Milliner. That could potentially be the best cornerback duo in the NFL.

#7 Arizona Cardinals

Eric Fisher | Offensive tackle | Central Michigan Chippewas
Version 1.0 pick: Lane Johnson, OT.

Arizona still pick up an elite offensive tackle, but now they get one who some experts believe is the best OT in the entire draft class.

#8 Buffalo Bills

Matt Barkley | Quarterback | USC Trojans
Version 1.0 pick: Geno Smith, QB.

Poor Bills. They get their quarterback, but they have to “settle” for Barkley since Jaguars took Geno Smith.

#9 New York Jets

Star Lotulelei | Defensive tackle | Utah Utes
Version 1.0 pick: Star Lotulelei, DT.

Jets will be excited about getting Lotulelei. They need to put pressure on Tom Brady and Star is a monster in the trenches.

#10 Tennessee Titans

Jonathan Cooper | Guard | North Carolina Tar Heels
Version 1.0 pick: Jonathan Cooper, OG.

Same pick for Titans as well. Chris Johnson won’t even cross the line of scrimmage if Titans don’t upgrade their O-line.

#11 San Diego Chargers

Lane Johnson | Offensive tackle | Oklahoma Sooners
Version 1.0 pick: Barkevious Mingo, OLB.

King Dunlap is currently San Diego’s starting left tackle. I rest my case…

#12 Miami Dolphins

Barkevious Mingo | Outside linebacker | Louisiana State Tigers
Version 1.0 pick: Tavon Austin, WR.

The Dolphins needs a cornerback, but there is great CB depth in this draft class. The three elite OT talents are gone, so Miami picks Mingo to help out Cameron Wake with the pass rush.

#13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Xavier Rhodes | Cornerback | Florida State Seminoles
Version 1.0 pick: Xavier Rhodes, CB.

Buccaneers still gets the second best cornerback in the draft. A big, physical presence in their secondary.

#14 Carolina Panthers

Sheldon Richardson | Defensive tackle | Missouri Tigers
Version 1.0 pick: Sheldon Richardson, DT.

This is still a great value pick for the Panthers. With Star and Floyd gone, Richardson is by far the best DT left.

#15 New Orleans Saints

Bjoern Werner | Defensive end | Florida State Seminoles
Version 1.0 pick: Bjoern Werner, DE.

Nothing new here either. The Saints needs to upgrade their pass rush and Werner is the best defensive player left on the board.

#16 St. Louis Rams

Tavon Austin | Wide receiver | West Virginia Mountaineers
Version 1.0 pick: Kenny Vaccaro, S.

Rams will be very excited about getting Tavon Austin. They lost Amendola to the Patriots, but now they replace him with one of the fastest and most excited playmakers in the draft.

#17 Pittsburgh Steelers

Jarvis Jones | Outside linebacker | Georgia Bulldogs
Version 1.0 pick: Jarvis Jones, OLB.

No reason to change this pick. James Harrison is gone in Pittsburgh, so they need another pass rusher. Jarvis Jones has Steeler written all over him.

#18 Dallas Cowboys

Chance Warmack | Guard | Alabama Crimson Tide
Version 1.0 pick: Chance Warmack, OG.

Jerry Jones will consider taking safety Kenny Vaccaro here, but he has to think about protecting his $108 million investment, QB Tony Romo.

#19 New York Giants

Kenny Vaccaro | Safety | Texas Longhorns
Version 1.0 pick: Alec Ogletree, ILB.

The Giants lost Kenny Phillips to the Eagles. He needs to be replaced and Vaccaro is a great pickup at #19.

#20 Chicago Bears
Alec Ogletree | Inside linebacker | Georgia Bulldogs
Version 1.0 pick: Manti Te’o, ILB.

The Bears still manage to replace Urlacher, but with a more reliable player.

#21 Cincinnati Bengals

D.J Fluker | Offensive tackle | Alabama Crimson Tide
Version 1.0 pick: D.J Fluker, OT.

Same pick here. Andre Smith’s future in Cincinnati is uncertain, and no matter what he decides to do, they still need OL help.

#22 St. Louis Rams

Arthur Brown, Inside linebacker, Kansas State Wildcats
Version 1.0 pick: Cordarrelle Patterson, WR.

The Rams picked up Tavon Austin with the 16th pick, so they use this pick to improve their defense instead.

#23 Minnesota Vikings

Cordarrelle Patterson | Wide receiver | Tennessee Volunteers
Version 1.0 pick: Keenan Allen, WR.

Vikings still choose a receiver, but they get arguably the best wide receiver in the class now. This is a steal at #23.

#24 Indianapolis Colts

Datone Jones | Defensive end | UCLA Bruins
Version 1.0 pick: Datone Jones, DE.

The Colts have a ton of holes, especially on defense. Datone Jones will give them a pass rushing threat to replace Dwight Freeney.

#25 Minnesota Vikings

Sylvester Williams | Defensive tackle | North Carolina Tar Heels
Version 1.0 pick: Sylvester Williams, DT.

The Vikings improved their offense with Patterson two picks earlier. Know they strengthen the defensive side of the ball.

#26 Green Bay Packers

Eddie Lacy | Runningback | Alabama Crimson Tide
Version 1.0 pick: Eddie Lacy, RB.

The Packers aren’t exactly known for their potent running game, but Lacy is a physical back who does it all. He could give the Packers offense an extra dimension.

#27 Houston Texans

DeAndre Hopkins | Wide receiver | Clemson Tigers
Version 1.0 pick: DeAndre Hopkins, WR.

The Texans have a Super Bowl caliber football team, but they need a threat across from Andre Johnson. Right now Johnson is the only WR opposing teams have to keep their eye on. Hopkins is almost as physical as Andre and he can catch a cold in the desert.

#28 Denver Broncos

Tank Carradine | Defensive end | Florida State Seminoles
Version 1.0 pick: Tank Carradine, DE.

#29 New England Patriots

Kawann Short | Defensive tackle | Purdue Boilermakers
Version 1.0 pick: Desmond Trufant, CB.

The Patriots’ pass rush is not impressive. Vince Wilfork is a monster, but he needs help on the defensive line.

#30 Atlanta Falcons

Desmond Trufant | Cornerback | Washington Huskies
Version 1.0 pick: Arthur Brown, OLB.

Falcons have lost two of their best cornerbacks, Robinson and Grimes. They desperately need a corner.

#31 San Fransisco 49ers

Matt Elam | Safety | Florida Gators
Version 1.0 pick: Tyler Eifert, TE.

The 49ers lost Dashon Goldson via free agency. He needs to be replaced. Eric Reid from LSU is also an option here.

#32 Baltimore Ravens

Manti Te’o | Inside linebacker | Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Version 1.0 pick: Matt Elam, S.

Harbaugh did not look happy with Te’o's 40-yard dash time, but he’s still worth a shot when you watch him on tape. Ray Lewis is gone and needs to be replaced with someone with similar vision and tenacity.

2013 NFL Mock Draft [1.0]

madsbugge — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:57:08 +0000

2013 NFL Mock draft version 1.0 by Mads Bugge

*** Original draft order – 1st round only – Trades not allowed ***
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#1 Kansas City Chiefs

Luke Joeckel | Offensive tackle | Texas A&M Aggies

#2 Jacksonville Jaguars

Dion Jordan | Outside linebacker | Oregon Ducks

#3 Oakland Raiders

Sharrif Floyd | Defensive tackle | Florida Gators

#4 Philadelphia Eagles

Eric Fisher | Offensive tackle | Central Michigan Chippewas

#5 Detroit Lions

Dee Milliner | Cornerback | Alabama Crimson Tide

#6 Cleveland Browns

Ezekiel Ansah | Defensive end | Brigham Young Cougars

#7 Arizona Cardinals

Lane Johnson | Offensive tackle | Oklahoma Sooners

#8 Buffalo Bills

Geno Smith | Quarterback | West Virginia Mountaineers

#9 New York Jets

Star Lotulelei | Nose tackle | Utah Utes

#10 Tennessee Titans

Jonathan Cooper | Guard | North Carolina Tar Heels

#11 San Diego Chargers

Barkevious Mingo | Outside linebacker | Louisiana State Tigers

#12 Miami Dolphins

Tavon Austin | Wide receiver | West Virginia Mountaineers

#13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Xavier Rhodes | Cornerback | Florida State Seminoles

#14 Carolina Panthers

Sheldon Richardson | Defensive tackle | Missouri Tigers

#15 New Orleans Saints

Bjoern Werner | Defensive end | Florida State Seminoles

#16 St. Louis Rams

Kenny Vaccaro | Safety | Texas Longhorns

#17 Pittsburgh Steelers

Jarvis Jones | Outside linebacker | Georgia Bulldogs

#18 Dallas Cowboys

Chance Warmack | Guard | Alabama Crimson Tide

#19 New York Giants

Alec Ogletree | Inside linebacker | Georgia Bulldogs

#20 Chicago Bears

Manti Te’o | Inside linebacker | Notre Dame Fighting Irish

#21 Cincinnati Bengals

D.J Fluker | Offensive tackle | Alabama Crimson Tide

#22 St. Louis Rams

Cordarrelle Patterson | Wide receiver | Tennessee Volunteers

#23 Minnesota Vikings

Keenan Allen | Wide receiver | California Golden Bears

#24 Indianapolis Colts

Datone Jones | Defensive end | UCLA Bruins

#25 Minnesota Vikings

Sylvester Williams | Defensive tackle | North Carolina Tar Heels

#26 Green Bay Packers

Eddie Lacy | Runningback | Alabama Crimson Tide

#27 Houston Texans

DeAndre Hopkins | Wide receiver | Clemson Tigers

#28 Denver Broncos

Tank Carradine | Defensive end | Florida State Seminoles

#29 New England Patriots

Desmond Trufant | Cornerback | Washington Huskies

#30 Atlanta Falcons

Arthur Brown | Outside linebacker | Kansas State Wildcats

#31 San Fransisco 49ers

Tyler Eifert | Tight end | Notre Dame Fighting Irish

#32 Baltimore Ravens

Matt Elam | Safety | Florida Gators

Texans Meet With Wide Receiver Massaquoi

deepi104 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:13:00 +0000

HOUSTON (CBS Houston) – Mohamed Massaquoi visited with the Texans organization Friday. The 6-

Where we live....

Loyacity — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:24:32 +0000

Take it all in!

How many of us in Jax go long periods of time without visiting our beaches? Please don’t! Just think of all the people who live somewhere like Ohio or Wisconsin. Not to say Ohio or Wisconsin are necessarily bad, I’m just saying……look at where we live!

The charms of Belize

The Cat — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:33:01 +0000

Belize is a country located on the north eastern coast of Central America. Belize is bordered to the north by Mexico, to the south and west by Guatemala and to the east by the Caribbean Sea.

Belize is known for its September Celebrations, and is the birthplace of chewing gum and Punta Rock, and before you ask to see a picture of Punta Rock expecting it to be similar to the peppermint flavoured stuff sold in English seaside resorts, because the original chewing gum was peppermint flavoured, I have to tell you that Punta Rock is a form of rock music.

On August 10, 2010 the government of Belize declared that 7,000 acres of key Jaguar habitat between Belize City and Belmopan, would be a protected area which is good news for Jaguars in the region but not everywhere else sadly.

Belize is the only country in the area where English is the official language, although Kriol and Spanish are more commonly spoken which might explain this sign, but then again…

About the Author

The Cat is one of the most successful feline authors in the history of Catkind. His sharp elegant wit has produced the bestselling book ‘Getting Out – Excerpts from a Cat’s Diary’ and of course the much plagiarised gag of the same name which appears on all of the funniest joke sites on the internet.

Copies of the Cat’s masterpiece of feline literature ‘Getting Out – Excerpts from a Cat’s Diary’ and his latest wonderful book ‘The Cat’s Travelogue’ can be purchased at a bookstore near you or from the internet at Amazon.com and here for the Travelogue The Cat’s Travelogue Paperback Edition or at what The Cat calls his www – wickedly wonderful website here www.thecatsdiary.com where you can not only learn more about me the genius Cat but also play my games they are all paw picked by me and have been described as “exactly what free on-line games should be, fun, free and fantastic.”

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Trams of Prague – Tram No6 is the Naughtiest of Trams

Don’t forget dear cuddly readers one and all that my translator’s heavily illustrated book has just been made available at the iBookstore or iTunes – what was it with Steve Jobs and all of the ‘i’s'?

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Where I Think Geno Smith Will End Up

LanesBlogs — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:55:23 +0000

With the NFL draft coming up on April 25th, I can’t help but wonder where college break out quarterback Geno Smith will be throwing this coming up season. I have a few different teams in mind and here they are.Justin K. Aller/Getty Images

In my opinion he is probably the best quarterback coming into the draft. He’s super quick, has a fast release, and is very accurate in the short passing game. Smith had an incredible 71.2 completion percentage in 2012 which is almost as good as Robert Griffin III’s 72.4 percentage in his 2011 college season. Smith also threw for 4,205 yards, 42 touchdowns, only 6 picks and had a passer rating of 163.9. And course everyone knows him by his monster 656 yard, 8 touchdown game against Baylor last year. Let’s look at potential landing spots for him in this year’s draft.

The Kansas City Chiefs have the 1st pick this year. With acquiring Alex Smith over the off season, I don’t see them in need of a quarterback, however they could bring him in to battle for the starting spot. I don’t believe they will draft him, even though he did meet with them. The Chiefs are going to focus on their offensive line.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have the 2nd pick and with Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne at the quarterback position, they won’t go for Smith and focus on their defense.

The Oakland Raiders have the 3rd pick and this is an interesting one. They recently acquired Matt Flynn for a pair of draft picks from the Seahawks. Will they look at Geno Smith as a better candidate than Flynn? I can’t answer that question and I don’t see it as possible as it was a week ago, but it’s possible. They’ll most likely draft to strengthen their defense.

The Philadelphia Eagles have the 4th pick. This is the place I believe Geno Smith will overall land. Michael Vick struggled last year and got to sit the bench the last few games of the season while Nick Foles got his time to play. He didn’t play too well but in the conditions he was in, I’m not sure how he could have. I believe Chip Kelly will go after Smith to start over and rebuild his quarterback situation. He did coach at Oregon and had a fast, high powered offense there so Smith could potentially be his piece to the Eagle’s puzzle.

The next few spots belong to the Lions, Browns, Cardinals, Bills, Jets and Titans. I don’t believe he will land in any of those cities, especially Arizona since they just received Carson Palmer from Oakland. If Smith doesn’t go to any of the top four teams in the draft, I don’t think he will go until the 2nd round. And when that comes he will most definitely go to one of those four teams. I’m just not a believer in any other teams who have their quarterback positions on lock to waste a pick on a backup when they could strengthen other parts of their offense or defense.

I’m really looking forward to the 2013 draft and the new season. Where do you think Geno Smith will go? Thanks for reading!