Seven co-workers, sports, and picks all for a can of Chunky soup!! Sorry Mrs. McNabb, you're on your own here...

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Sunday Picks...

NHL

Philadelphia at NY Islanders(12 noon CST)

Philly fly-ers to victory!! 4-1.

UW: Philly
Dong: Islanders
FD: Islanders
SK: Flyers

NBA
Phoenix at Detroit (12 noon CST)

Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad boyz! You make me feel so good. No Sun-shine it Detroit!!
Bad boys bad boys watcha gonna do when the Suns lose for you???
Detroit over Phoenix at home 109-102.

UW: Bad Boys
Dong: Phoenix
FD: Phoenix
SK: Suns

Miami at New Jersey (5pm CST)

Jersey show Miami the Heat!! How many wins in a row?? 12!!

UW: Jersey
Dong: Miami
FD: Miami
SK: Heat

NCAA Women's Final Four

No. 2 Maryland at No. 1 North Carolina (6pm CST)

Terps Win!! Can you say no title in men's or women's North Cackalacki!!

UW: NC
Dong: UNC
FD: UNC
SK: Chapel Hill

No. 1 LSU at No. 1 Duke (8:30pm CST)

Duke wins.

UW: Duke
Dong: LSU
FD: Duke
SK: Dukies

Nascar
DIRECTV 500 Martinsville Speedway (1pm CST Fox)

Gordon takes 2nd.

UW: Gordon
Dong: Gordon
FD: Kurt Busch
SK: DE Jr

MLB Opening Day

Cleveland at Chicago Sox (7:05pm CST ESPN)

Sox win.

UW: World Chumps
Dong: Chicago
FD: Black Sox
SK: New York Sox

Posted by James Willis at 5:52 PM 1 Comments


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Saturday Season 4 picks....

NCAA Final Four
No. 11 George Mason at No. 3 Florida (6:07pm CST CBS)

No more for Cinderella!!! UF enters final.

UW: UF (Just say no to Cinderella!!)
Dong: GMU
FD: George Mason
SK: Cuck Finderella, go Florida

No. 4 LSU at No. 2 UCLA (7:47pm CST CBS)

UCLA wins!!! Long live Wooden!!!


UW: UCLA (my only final four team left)
Dong: Big Baby Davis will dominate...Tigers in the Championship!!!
FD: LSU
SK: LSU

NBA
Miami at Cleveland (1pm CST ESPN)

King James outduels Wade by scoring 47.

UW: The Heat is rising in Cleveland : King James
Dong: Miami
FD: Cavs
SK: Cavs

NHL
Buffalo at Toronto (6pm CST)

Did Buffalo know there was a game tonight?? Leafs win 7-0.

UW: Bills
Dong: Leafs
FD: Buffalo
SK: Sabres

Posted by James Willis at 5:47 PM 2 Comments


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Friday Picks...Last day of season 3.

This will be the last day of season 3!!! Don't forget to make your picks. Giving everyone a chance to win. ****Amnesty rule: All picks to be made NLT 1400 on Friday 31 March 2006.****


NHL
Colorado at Calgary

Flames over Avs 6-3.

UW: Avs
Dong: Calgary
SK: Avs for the division!
FD: Calgary

Dallas at Anaheim

Ducks win.

UW: Duck the Stars
Dong: Anaheim
SK: Stars for the win
FD: Anaheim

Minnesota at Vancouver

Wild win.

Dong: Vancouver
UW: Vancouver
SK: Wild for the unnecessary game
FD:Cannucks

Chicago at Detroit

Chicago over Detroit.

UW: Detroit
Dong: Chicago
SK: Who cares, Wings
FD: Detroit

NBA
Memphis at NO/Oklahoma City

Southern Gulf Coast Basketball Team wins.

UW: Pau Gasol
Dong: NO/OK
SK: Memphis
FD: NO

LA Lakers at Seattle

Lakers win.

UW: Seattle
Dong: Seattle
SK: LA Lakeronics
FD: Seattle

Utah at LA Clippers

Clippers won.

UW: Clippers
Dong: Utah
SK: Clippers
FD: Clippers

Minnesota at Denver

Nuggets win.

UW: Denver
Dong: Minnesota
SK: Denver
FD: Denver

Washington at Houston

H-town wins.

UW: Houston
Dong: Washington
SK: Rocketeers
FD: Houston

Milwaukee at Detroit

Detroit beat Bucks.

UW: Detroit
Dong: Detroit
SK: Pissytons
FD: Detroit

Philadelphia at NY Knicks

Philly wins.

UW: Philly
Dong: Philly
SK: Philly Cheese Steak
FD: Philly

Phoenix at Toronto

Hot night in Toronto as Suns win.

UW: Phoenix
Dong: Phoenix
SK: damn Willis, did you put the whole schedule on here? Suns
FD: Suns

Dallas at Orlando

Magic win.

UW: Dallas
Dong: Dallas
SK: Ok man, this is enough. Dallas
FD: Dallas

New Jersey at Atlanta

Jersey over Atlanta.

UW: Jersey
Dong: New Jersey
SK: Listen you little bastard...Jersey
FD: Jersey

Chicago at Charlotte (6:30pm CST)

Bulls win.

UW: Bulls
Dong: Chicago
SK: I will kill you: Charlotte
FD: Charlotte

Friday Night Fights
12 round bout for the vacantUSBA Light heavyweight title.
Montell Griffin(47-6, 30 KO's) vs. Norman Jones (28-14,9KO's)

UW: Griffin
Dong: Griffin
Sk: Dr. Griffin
FD: Griffin

AFL
Austin Wranglers at Philadelphia Soul (6pm CST)

Austin wins 43-38.

UW: Austin
Dong: Austin
SK: Austin
FD: Austin
Damn James, a few is okay, no need for the entire schedule.

Posted by James Willis at 9:23 AM 2 Comments


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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Thursday picks

NBA

San Antonio at LA Lakers (9:30pm CST)

San Antonio wins.

UW: San Antonio
FD: San Antonio
Dong: Lakers
SK: San An

Phoenix at Indiana (7pm CST)

Suns win in Indy.

UW: Sun shines bright in Indy
FD: Phoenix
Dong: No Amare means no soup for the Suns..Pacers pull off upset
SK: Suns

NHL

NY Rangers at Ottawa (6:30pm CST)

Ottawa wins 4-1.

FD: Ottawa
UW: Yahsin
Dong: Sens
EK: Jagrs rangers

Buffalo at New Jersey (6:30pm CST)

Jersey wins 3-1.

FD: NJ
UW: NJ
Dong: Buffalo
SK: Devils

Posted by James Willis at 4:02 AM 2 Comments


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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Wednesday Picks

NBA:
Memphis @ New Jersey

Jersey @ home 86-74.

UW: Jersey
Dong: New Jersey
EK Memphis (time to do some desperate upsets)


NHL:
Rangers @ Islanders

Rangers win this NY battle

EK: Rangers
Dong: Islanders
UW: Rangers


Anaheim @ Dallas

Dallas wins 2-1.

EK: Star Light Star Bright, Please let Dallas win tonight
Dong: Dallas
UW: Dallas

Posted by Steve Kenul at 10:52 AM 3 Comments


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Monday, March 27, 2006

Tuesday Picks

NHL

Anaheim at Colorado (8 pm CT on OLN)

Avs win.

Dong: Quack, Quack, Quack....Gooooooo Ducks
FD: Colorado
UW: Colorado
EK: Colorado

NBA

Dallas at Detroit

Detroit to much at home.

Dong: The piss-ons will bow down the the Dirk....Go Mavs!!!
FD: Dallas
UW: Dallas
EK: Pistons for the upset

NCAA Women's BB (Regional Finals)

No. 2 Tennessee vs No. 1 North Carolina (6 pm CT on ESPN)

Pat's lady Vols go down.

UW: Pat Summit loses
Dong: Tennessee
FD: UNC
EK: Pats Vols

No. 2 Connecticut vs No. 1 Duke (8 pm CT on ESPN)

With no Taurasi Duke wins in OT.

UW: Taurasi who??
Dong: Geno and the Huskies on their way to the Final 4
FD: Duke
EK: Duke won last time, go husky girls, i mean huskies

Posted by Clifton Hunt at 12:18 PM 1 Comments


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Sunday, March 26, 2006

...Monday Picks...

Monday picks chosen by Willis FD...

NHL
Tampa Bay at Carolina (6pm CST)

Carolina wins.

UW: Lightning warning in Carolina but
FD: Carolina
SK: Carolina
Dong: Tampa

NBA
NO/Oklahoma City at Utah (8pm CST)

Utah wins.

UW: NO/Oklahoma City/San Antonio/LSU and anywhere else New orleans teams have played!!
Dong: Utah
FD: New Orleans
SK: Southern US Hornets

Women's NCAA

No. 5 Utah at No. 2 Maryland (6pm CST)

Terps in final four.

FD: Maryland
UW: Maryland
SK: Maryland
Dong: Utah


No. 3 Stanford at No. 1 LSU (8pm CST)

LSU wins.

UW: LSU
FD: LSU
SK: LSU
Dong: Stanford

Posted by James Willis at 6:05 PM 3 Comments


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Friday, March 24, 2006

Who's Your Daddy Now???


Posted by James Willis at 9:46 AM 2 Comments


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Teams Left....

So far here are the teams we have picked to make it to the final four.

Dong-the donganator picked Duke, UNC, Gonzaga, Nova

Psychic-the psychic picked Nova, UConn, Duke, Gonzaga

UW-WillisU picked Duke, UCLA, UConn, BC

UCLA stands alone as the only team to make it to the final four from our predictions.

Posted by James Willis at 4:29 AM 1 Comments


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Thursday, March 23, 2006

...Sunday picks...

I will post 2 college games tonight (Friday) pending out comes of sweet 16 wins. I will call everyone on Saturday to make sure they know what is going on.

Men's NCAA Elite 8

UConn goes down to GMU.

No. 11 George Mason at No. 1 Connecticut
UW: UConn
FD: GMU
Steve: Kill Cinderella!!!! Go UCONN!!!!!!!
Dong: UConn


No. 3 Florida at No. 1 Villanova

Gators final team to enter final 4.

UW: gators (spoke to FD on the phone)
FD: Gators
Dong: 'Nova
Steve: Go Villanova, gimme the $$$$$$$

NBA
New Jersey at Detroit (6:30pm CST ESPN)

Jersey wins.

UW: Detroit
Steve: They beat San An, go Denver
Dong: Detroit
FD: Detroit

NHL
Toronto at New Jersey (6:30pm CST)

Toronto over Jersey 4-3.

UW: Jersey
Steve: Joysey
Dong: Jersey
FD: Jersey

NASCAR
Food City 500 (1:10 PM CST FOX)

Busch wins.

UW: Gordon
Dong: Johnson
STeve : Kenseth
FD: Kurt Busch

Posted by James Willis at 4:08 AM 3 Comments


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...Saturday picks...

Please make sure you pick these games by early afternoonish on Saturday. No pick will be a loss.

NCAA Men's
No. 2 UCLA at No. 1 Memphis (3pm CST CBS)

UCLA Dominates Memphis.

UW: UCLA
Steve: UCLA
Dong: UCLA
FD: Memphis

No. 4 LSU at No. 2 Texas (12 noon CST CBS)

LSU over UT!!! No trifecta this year Trevor!!!

UW: LSU *upset pick*
Steve: UT
Dong: UT
FD: LSU *upset pick

NHL
NY Rangers at Tampa Bay (6:30pm CST)

Tampa holds of Rangers in OT.

UW: Tampa
STeve: Lightning
Dong: NY
FD: Tampa

NBA
Sacramento at Utah (8pm CST)

Sacramento wins.

UW: King Me!!!
Steve: Sac-o-Mento
Dong: Sac
FD: Kings

Posted by James Willis at 4:08 AM 2 Comments


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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

...Friday picks...

NCAA Men's
No. 4 Boston College at No. 1 Villanova (6:10pm CST CBS)

'Nova by 1.

Dong: 'Nova
UW: BC
FD: Villanova
Steve: Villanova GIMME THE MONEY!!!!!


No. 5 Washington at No. 1 Connecticut (8:57pm CST CBS)

UCon in OT!

UW: UConn
Dong: UW*upset pick*
FD: UConn
Steve: UCONN GIMME THE MONEY!!!!

NBA
Seattle at Denver (8pm CST)

Nuggets win.

FD: Denver
UW: Denver
Kenul: Denver
Dong:Denver

NHL
Calgary at Columbus (6pm CST)

Columbus wins 3-2.

FD: Flamers
UW: Columbine
Steve: Flammables
Dong: Flames

Arena Football

LA Avengers beat AZ Rattlers.

Los Angeles vs. Arizona (8pm CST FSN)
FD: Arizona
UW: AZ
STeve: Arizona
Dong: LA

Kansas City vs. New York (6:30pm CST)

NY Dragons 54 KC 48!

FD: New York
UW: KC
Steve: Kansas York GO NY
Dong: KC

Posted by James Willis at 3:29 PM 2 Comments


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Thursday Pick's


NBA:
Utah vs Washington

Wizards win.

Steve: Jazz
UW: Jazz
FD: Utah
Dong: Washington

NHL:
Edmonton at Vancouver

The effing Cannucks win.

Steve: Oilers
UW: effing Cannucks
FD: Vancouver
Dong: Oilers

NCAA Men

LSU shocks Duke to enter elite 8.

LSU vs Duke
Steve: Duke needs to win so I can stay alive in the office pool!!!!! $50!!!!
UW: Duke
FD:Duke
Dong: Duke

Gonzaga vs UCLA

Morrison is the second All-American to go home early. I told you, you can't be Ashton!!!!!
UCLA Wins 73-71

Steve: Same with Gonzaga!!!!!!
UW: UCLA
FD: Ashton Kutcher wanna be
Dong: Morrison


NCAA Women

WK wins. (thanks Hunt)

West Kentucky vs Villanova
Steve: Villanova too, but it's women, no money there, but go Villanova!
UW: WK
FD: 'Nova
Dong: WK

Posted by Steve Kenul at 8:40 AM 1 Comments


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Monday, March 20, 2006

Soup Bowl II

Due to the fact that we have a three-way tie and only three participants in Soup Bowl II, there will be yet again, no winner. The Rules Committee will get together to decide if there will be a one-game playoff or wait until Soup Bowl III to determine the winner.
Here are the members that still have a can of soup in the pot:
Trevor-1
Willis FD - 1
Steve - 2
Willis - 2
Donger - 2
Combined soup pot - 8 cans of chunky soup.

Posted by Steve Kenul at 8:59 PM 3 Comments


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...Wednesday picks...

NHL

Philly wins.

Philadelphia at NY Rangers (6pm CST)
Steve: Flyers
UW: Philly
FD: Philly
Dong: Rangers

NBA
Miami at Detroit (7pm CST ESPN)

Miami wins.

Steve: Pistons
UW: Detroit because they are playing at home
FD: Detroit
Dong: Miami

NY Knicks at Orlando (6pm CST)

Orlando wins.

Steve: Kickerbockers
UW: Magic
FD: NY
Dong: Orlando

San Antonio at Denver (9:30pm CST ESPN)

Nuggets beat Spurs.

UW: Spurs
Steve: Spurm covered nuggets. Go San An.
FD: Spurs
Dong: Denver

Posted by James Willis at 8:18 PM 1 Comments


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...Tuesday picks...


NCAA-NIT

'Noles fall to Gamecocks.

South Carolina at Florida State (6PM CST)
Dong-FSU
UW- GO NOLES!!!
Steve: Holy Noley
Willis FD: FSU

NHL

Philly wins 2-1.

New Jersey at Philadelphia (6PM CST)
Dong: Philly
UW: Forsberg
EK: Joysey
FD: Philly

NBA

Memphis wins at home.

Indiana at Memphis (7PM CST)
Dong: Memphis
UW: Memphis
Steve: Grizzlies
FD: Memphis

Seattle at Sacramento (9PM CST)

Kings win.

Dong: King me!!
UW: King Artest
KDog: Sac-o-mentos
FD: Kings

Posted by James Willis at 11:04 AM 2 Comments


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Sunday, March 19, 2006

Final Four picks...

Well so far 3 author's from ESBN have been correct in predicting March Madness thus far except the dong (UNC). But as we enter into the sweet 16 here is a recap of who the UW, Dong, and Psychic have picked:

UW: Duke, UConn, UCLA, BC
Peg leg: Nova, UConn, Duke, Gonzaga
Dong: Duke, Gonzaga, Nova, and UNC (but UNC who were spanked by UGM)

Upcoming games pitt BC (UW) against 'Nova (dong and legs) on 24 March 2006.

Also UCLA (UW) against Gonzaga (dong and peggy) on 23 March 2006.

These 2 games among any other exciting matchups in the sporting world will be on our daily predictions.

Will the Dong be pulled out, and has the Psychic predicted his own fall?? Will they need to repeat at the UW?? Time will tell....Stay tuned.

Posted by James Willis at 5:29 PM 2 Comments


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...Monday picks...

Nascar from Sunday's rain delay. (10AM)

DE wins.

Golden Corral 500 (A tribute to Hammack)
UW: Gordon (for us non nascar fans)
The Dong: Jimmie Johnson
FD: Kenseth
Psychic: DE Jr., Part 2 "Day of the living Dead!!

NCAA-NIT

MSU by 1.

Houston at Missouri State (7:05pm cst)
UW: UH
Willis FD: MSU
Psychic: MSU
Dong: MSU

NHL
Colorado at Los Angeles (9:30pm cst)
UW: Avs
FD: Avs
Psychic:Avs
Dong: Kings

NBA

LA wins.

LA Lakers at Boston
UW: Kobe chokes again
FD: LA Lakers
Psychic: LA
Dong: Boston
WBC Championship

Japan wins first ever WBC 10-6 over Cuba.

Cuba (5-2) vs. Japan (4-3)

UW: I'VE GOT ICHIRO!!!!
FD: Ichiro
Psychic: Japan
Dong: Japan

Posted by James Willis at 7:54 AM 1 Comments


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Friday, March 17, 2006

Retire, Or Not To Retire

So, who's leaving, who's thinking about leaving, and how can we convince you to stay?

Posted by Steve Kenul at 9:47 AM 4 Comments


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Sunday picks...

NCAA

No. 8 George Washington at No. 1 Duke

Duke wins.

UW: Duke
The Dong: Duke
FD: Duke
Psychic: Duke

NBA

LA Lakers at Cleveland

Kobe CHOKES and calls someone elsed DADDY for 2 days in a row.

UW: Lebron
The Dong: Lakers
FD: Cavs
Psychic: King James

NASCAR will be apart of Monday's picks since race never started!!

Posted by James Willis at 6:41 AM 2 Comments


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Saturday Picks

NBA

San Antonio at Houston (7:30pm cst)

Spurs win.

Gimpy: San An
The Dong: SA
FD: Sperms
UW: Spurs

NCAA (men)

No. 6 Indiana at No. 3 Gonzaga (7:10pm cst).

'Zags win over Indiana.

Gimpy: Gonzaga (don't win at the last minute this time)
The Dong: Gonzaga
FD: Gonzaga
UW effing Gonzaga

No. 12 Texas A&M at No. 4 LSU (4:30pm cst)

No upset for TAMU

Gimpy: LSU
The Dong: TAMU *upset pick*
FD: TAMU
UW: LSU

Manhattan at Maryland

Manhattan continues on in NIT.

UW: NY
FD: Maryland
Dong: Maryland
Legs: Maryland

NCAA (women)

No. 9 Louisville at No. 8 Vanderbilt (9:30pm cst)

Commodore's win and will continue on...

Gimpy: Vandy
The Dong: Louisville
FD: Vandy
UW: Vandy

No. 11 Louisiana Tech at No. 6 Florida State (7:00pm cst)

Go 'noles

Gimpy: Florida State
The Dong: FSU
FD: FSU
UW: FSU

WBC Semi-Finals

Cuba vs Dominican Republic (2:00pm cst)

Cuba to the finals. How the hell did that happen??

Gimpy: DR
The Dong: DR
FD: DR
UW: DR


Japan vs Korea Part 3 (Korea 6-0, 2-0 vs Japan) (9:00pm cst)

Japan crushes Korea in route to WBC Finals

Gimpy: Japan is looking for revenge, Korea won 2-1 both times. Going to have to go with Japan for the upset. Best offense (JP) vs best defense (KR)
The Dong: Korea
FD: Korea
UW: Ichiro

Posted by Steve Kenul at 6:08 AM 1 Comments


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Thursday, March 16, 2006

When is enough really enough?

It was just a normal day at work. People were going about their normal duties and talking about various things. As people worked the conversation turned to sports and who thought which team would win or loose. Then suddenly it happened a suggestion was made and within a few minutes the idea for ESBN as it is today was created. The idea was simple, a few co-workers and their sports picks. I suggested many times that we keep it simple, but each day brought about changes and additions to the original idea. We have added people, rules, month long seasons, etc. The original idea was fun, and I have enjoyed myself. But too much of even a good thing can be bad! I am a busy person with only so much time in a day.

I have a full time job in the Air Force
I am the Pastor of a church.
I have a blog that is supposed to provide up to date information about what is going on in Abilene.
I have a family.
I am a college student.

ohhh yes, I also require sleep :)

There are many other responsibilities I have as well. The bottom line is this. The original idea was great and was fun. But I cannot realistically accomplish everything I need to accomplish and still have adequate time for ESBN.
I will of course finish the current season. I know there are some who feel that no one should quit. I apologize to all that may feel that way. I simply ask that they try to understand. I hope this in no way effects the friendships I have made with those on ESBN.
Steve the "very bad" Psychic.
James "I am the president of my own university and still can't win at this" Willis
Cliff "I drink bath water " Hunt
WFD" I really should be putting out fires, but I am busy here"

It has been alot of fun and I am glad I was able to participate as long as I have. Those who know me was surprised I lasted this long. They know that I usually use my time reading, studying etc. Sports for me is nothing more then an occasional diversion from other things. I have never wanted it to become anything else. So I apologize to all who may dislike my decision and ask that everyone will try to understand.

The sun is setting on my ESBN career.















Trevor "no nick name" Hammack

Posted by Trevor Hammack at 8:08 PM 2 Comments


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Damn NCAA

Nice to know that Boston College, Alabama, Tennessee, George Washington and Gonzaga love to give me heart attacks with theit wins in the last minute of the game.

Posted by Steve Kenul at 6:55 PM 2 Comments


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Rule Change, Effective 16 March

Due to the fact that we are allowed to change our picks five minutes before game time, yet we must also have our final picks at 1630 on the day prior, it creates confusion and contradiction.

!!!EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATLY!!!

All picks must be finalized 30 minutes before the sporting event. You must post you pick time if not with another member of ESBN. Please use the honor system, otherwise this whole thing won't be fun. If need be, call some one.

By the way, while using the toilet, I popped a big pimple on my leg. And Gonzaga is LOSING at the posting of thios post. That sucks, Gonzaga, not the pimple.

Posted by Steve Kenul at 5:52 PM 1 Comments


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ESBN Official Rules

No, not yet.
On April 1st, at 0001 hours, the official ESBJ rules will be in effect, not much will change as it is now, but I recommend that you read them so you understand them. Many a red flag will be thrown as these are the first set of rules to come out, but after each red flag, possible amendments will occur to the point where we can get rid of the red flag all together.

The Rules Committee consists of Kenul, Willis, and third party not affiliated with ESBN, and a fourth member to be named later. They will get together before the official posting to finalize the rules.

Again, not much will change, but look them over so there will be no confusion.

Posted by Steve Kenul at 6:24 AM 0 Comments


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HOW TO PICK A TEAM FOR MARCH MADNESS

This is the time of year where men try to demonstrate there sports knowledge by picking who will win the NCAA basketball tournament. Every guy thinks his system is the best. But I think I have found the best system period! I discovered the system as I was visiting one of my favorite web sites: www.npr.org
This is what I found:

First, pick the teams with the worst Graduation Success Rate (GSR). The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport produces a study each year that breaks down college athletic programs (here's the whole thing in PDF format). Being the cynical kinda guy I am, I figure that they're admitting -- how do you say -- that some athletes are not exactly university material... but they can play basketball. The GSR percentage gives us the first variable.
Next, I threw in their seed and using Mike Pesca as my guide, I factored in their mascots. Finally, I had to give each team an x-factor, so I Googled them all and found one thing that I liked or annoyed me about them and gave them a number value for that.

So, here's the math, the lower the score the better:
Nevada: GSR: 14%. Seed: 5. The Wolfpack mascot is weak and unthreatening in an environmentalist pro-wolf era: +5. Casinos and strip clubs in walking distance of campus and brothels within an hour drive: -3. No players or coaches caught in hooker/drug scandal +4. Total: 25

Memphis: GSR: 25%. Seed: 1. The mascot is a weird looking tiger, could eat all other mascots in competition, except for the UAB dragon: -6. Head Coach Calipari a jerk: -3. Total:17
Texas: GSR: 25%. Seed: 2. The longhorn cow mascot is a vegetarian animal: +5. Lost Big 12 Championship: +3. Total: 35

UAB: GSR: 29%, Seed: 9. Dragon mascot, cool but not real: +2. But has Dungeons and Dragons fans: -3. Star player nicknamed Squeaky, which is cool: -5. Total: 32

Pittsburgh: GSR: 29%. Seed: 5. The mascot, a mean looking panther, would give the Memphis Tiger a good fight before dying: -5. Associate Head Coach Barry "Slice" Rohrssen was in Glengarry Glen Ross: -10. Head Coach Jamie Dixon got dunked by babes in beer commercial: -4. Total: 15

Go Pittsburgh! First game is Friday night against Kent State.

Posted by Trevor Hammack at 5:51 AM 2 Comments


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New Look for ESBN?

Here at ESBN we have had a few comments that our template is a little boring and that it looks a bit like a menu from a restaurant so in the coming weeks we will be working around the clock to give it a little change for season 4. If you have any ideas please let us know.

Posted by James Willis at 4:17 AM 1 Comments


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Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Friday Picks...

All picks due today 17 Mar 2006 NLT 1 pm!!! All nonpicks will result in a loss!

NBA

Phoenix at San Antonio (7:30PM CST)

Spurs win.

The Dong: Nash is back and Phoenix is going to bring the NOISE!!!!
Leggo my Leggo: Phoenix
FD: Spurs
uw: Suns

NCAA

No. 11 Southern Illinois vs No. 6 West Virginia (1:45 PM CST)

Pittsnoggle is Daddy!!

UW: Pittsnoggle!!!!
The Dong: WVU
LEGionairre: WVA
FD: another uva

Charlotte at Cincinnati (7 pm CST)

Bearcats win.

UW: 49ers say go home Bobby Huggins your drunk
The Dong: Cinci
LEG GUY: I thought the season is over? Charlotte
FD: Cincinnati

Stanford at Missouri State (8:30 pm CST)

MSU wins

UW: MSU
The Dong: MSU
Legolicious: MSU
FD: MSU

Posted by James Willis at 3:36 PM 1 Comments


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Thursday Picks

I did not post my picks before the time in which they were due. So to be fair, I must take losses for all of tonights games. It would not be right to do anything else.
Trevor Hammack




NCAA (men)

No. 9 NC Wilmington vs No. 8 George Washington (6:10pm)

GW wins.

Peg Leg: G. Washington
UW: GW
The Dong: NC-Wilmington
FD: Gw


No. 13 Air Force vs No. 4 Illinois (6:25pm)

Illinois brought the noise

Peg Leg: Illinois
UW: Illinois
The Dong: Illinois
FD: Ill.


No. 12 Texas A&M vs No. 5 Syracuse

A&M is 'cuse's daddy

Peg Leg: Syracuse (going against the upset)
UW: Gerry!
The Dong: The Aggies will get served by UConn's daddy...In case you forgot who that was it's Mr. Gerry McNamera...Go Syracuse
FD: Gerry



NBA

Philadelphia at Seattle (9pm)
FD: Philly
Peg Leg: 76ers
UW: Seattle
The Dong: Seattle

NHL

Carolina at Montreal (630pm)

Hurricanes win in Canada.

Peg Leg: Canes over the Canes (Hurricanes over the Canadiens)
UW: Hurricane hits Canada!!!!
The Dong: Montreal
FD: Carolina


WBC

Mexico vs Team USA (630pm)

Team USA done

Peg Leg: USA
UW: USA x2
The Dong: USA (even though they have yank-offs on the team)

UEFA

Schalke 04 vs Palermo

Schalke is the winner I think

Peg Leg: Schalke 04
The Dong: Schalke 04
UW: Rafael Palmero suks
FD: Schalke
Hammack: Palermo

Posted by Steve Kenul at 8:12 AM 3 Comments


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Psychic Pick's, Elite Eight, Final Four, Championship

SWEET SIXTEEN
Duke over LSU
Texas over West Virginia
Kansas over Memphis
Gonzaga over UCLA
UCONN over Illinois
Tennessee over North Carolina
Villanova over Boston College
FSU over Ohio

ELITE EIGHT
Duke over Texas
Gonzaga over Kansas
UCONN over Tennessee
Villanova over FSU

FINAL FOUR
Duke over Kansas
UCONN over Villanova

CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!
UCONN over Duke 87-79

Posted by Steve Kenul at 8:07 AM 1 Comments


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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Hmmmm....



Hammack's second
love.

Posted by Steve Kenul at 12:35 PM 0 Comments


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Psychic's NCAA Round 2 Pick's

ATLANTA
Duke over George Washington
LSU over Syracuse
West Virginia over Iowa *upset*
Texas over North Carolina State

OAKLAND
Memphis over Bucknell
Pittsburgh over Kansas
Gonzaga over Indiana
UCLA over Alabama

WASHINGTON DC
UCONN over Kentucky
Illinois over Washington
Michigan State over North Carolina *upset*
Tennessee over Seton Hall

MINNEAPOLIS
Villinova over Wisconsin
Boston College over Nevada
FSU over Oklahoma
Ohio Over Georgetown

Posted by Steve Kenul at 11:20 AM 0 Comments


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Wednesday Picks

NHL

Columbus at Chicago (7:30PM CST)

Blackhawks win but barely.

One Legged BEAST: Chicago
UW: Blue Jackets
Gurthy Dong: Chicago
FD: Blackhawks
Hammack: Columbus

NCAA Men's (NIT)
BYU at Houston (7:30PM CST)

H-Town wins!!!

One Legged BEAST: BYU
UW: Going H-Town's better basketball team.
Gurthy Dong: BYU
FD:Houston
Hammack: BYU

Notre Dame at Vanderbilt (6PM CST)

ND continues on...

One Legged BEAST: ND
FD:Vandddddddyyyyyyyyyy
UW: Go Irish
Gurthy Dong: Vandy
Hammack: ND

NBA

Atlanta at NY Knicks (6:30PM CST)

NY wins in second OT.

FD: Hawks
UW: Knicks
Gurthy Dong: Knicks
hAMMACK: ny
Peg Leg: NY

Posted by James Willis at 4:27 AM 3 Comments


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Monday, March 13, 2006

Psychic's First Round Picks

ATLANTA
Duke over Southern
George Washington over North Carolina Wilmington
Syracuse over Texas A&M
LSU over Iona
West Virginia over Southern Illinois
Iowa over Northwestern State
North Carolina State over California
Texas over Pennslyvania

OAKLAND
Memphis over Oral Roberts
Bucknell over Arkansas
Pittsburgh over Kent State
Kansas over Bradley
Indiana over San Diego State
Gonzaga over Xavier
Alabama over Marquette *upset*
UCLA over Belmont

WASHINGTON DC
UCONN over Albany
Kentucky over UAB
Washington over Utah State
Illinois over Air Force
Michigan State over George Mason
North Carolina over Murray State
Seton Hall over Wichita State *upset*
Tennessee over Winthrop

MINNEAPOLIS
Villanova over Monmouth/Hampton
Wisconsin over Arizona
Nevada over Montana
Boston College over Pacific
Oklahoma over Wisconsin Milwaukee
FSU over South Alabama
Georgetown over Northern Iowa
Ohio State over Davidson

Second Round tomorrow

Posted by Steve Kenul at 6:59 PM 2 Comments


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Tuesday Picks

NBA

LA Lakers at Sacramento

Bow to The Sac Kings Kobe!!! 114-98.

UW: Kobe bow to the Sac
FD: LA
One-Legged BEAST: Minnesota Lakers
Dong: Queens
Hammack: Sacramento

NHL -listen to all games on www.nhl.com

NY Islanders at New Jersey

Islanders make "deviled" eggs. Win 6-1 Yashin scores 2.

FD: Jersey
UW: Islanders
One-legged BEAST: Deviled Islanders, go NJ
Dong: Islanders
Hammack: Jersey

Vancouver at Nashville

I told you the effing Canucks would loose. Preds win 0-5.

FD: Nashville
UW: effing Canucks!!
One-legeged BEAST: Canes
Dong: Nashville
Hammack: Van

NY Rangers at Carolina

'Canes blow past NY like Katrina and Rita 5-3.

FD: Carolina
UW: NY will resemble Lousiana after this Hurricane!!
One-legged BEAST: Just like the Labor Day Hurricane, NY gets hit hard
Dong: NY
Hammack: NY

Posted by Clifton Hunt at 8:57 AM 0 Comments


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Final Four rules and picks.

The road to the final four begins on March 16, 2006. For a win each participant needs to pick who he thinks will advance all the way to the final four. This will be worth one win if each of the four teams successfully makes it. If one team bows out before the final four that person will be awarded a loss. These picks need to be made NLT 15 March 2006. Random college basketball games will be in the daily picks. This W or L will not be posted until the 26th of March.

To see the bracket please click on like below:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney06/bracket

One legged BEAST: Villanova, UCONN, Duke, Gonzaga
UW: Duke, UCLA, UConn, BC-going to go w/ Dicky V's picks
Dong Almighty: Duke, Gonzaga, UNC, Nova

Posted by James Willis at 4:20 AM 0 Comments


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Sunday, March 12, 2006

Todd



Hey FD you need to do this trick!!

Posted by James Willis at 7:09 PM 0 Comments


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Who's your daddy?



The Dong was pulled out Sunday afternoon because he didn't have the stamina to finish the job. Big Jimmy Johnson finished 0.115 seconds ahead ( about a half a car-length, the only lap he lead) and took home the $386,936 money shot. And after the race the Jimmy Johnson looked in the camera and said, "Hunt who is your Daddy?"

And whoever picked Dale Earnhart Jr. really did a great job of researching this pick as he finished 27th. STEVE. You might as well have picked Chad Chaffin, Ryan Newman, or Reed Sorenson.

Posted by James Willis at 6:35 PM 2 Comments


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Injury Report

Kenul states that he may return ealier than expected. Many ESBN fans claim that his return is useless and he is only doing so to pass the hallowed record. They also state that he should wait till his DL visit is over.

Kenul's response: "...you finally got me, you finally made me break down. Happy? I spend three seasons giving what you want and this is how you pay me back? C'mon son, let's go..."

It seems that Kenul is deeply affected by his fans and does intend to return to the line up shortly.

That's for you Barry, pussy....

Posted by Steve Kenul at 6:03 PM 3 Comments


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Saturday, March 11, 2006

...Monday picks...

NBA

New Jersey @ Houston (7:30 pm FSSW)

Houston we have no McGrady!! Jersey wins.

Cripple: good game here, going with Houston
UW: Nets are on fire in Houston
FD: Jersey
Gurthy 1: Jersey
Hammack: NJ
Tom: Nets

Minnesota at LA Clippers (9:30pm)

'Wolves get Clipped

Handicap: Clippers
UW: Going w/ the best team in LA.
FD:Clippers
Tom: LA
Gurthy 1: Clippers
Hammack: T-wolves

NHL
Colorado at Calgary *rematch* (8 pm)

Avs lose @ Calgary

Injured Reserve: Avs again (don't let me down)
UW: Avs x2
FD: Avs
Tom: Avs
Gurthy 1: Calgary
Hammack: Flames

Tampa Bay at Montreal (6:30pm)

Power outage in Canada!!! Tampa wins.

UW: Lightning attack north of the border.
Hammack: Montreal
Gurthy 1: Montreal
Tom: Tampa Bay
Steve: Habs
FD:Tampa

WBC

USA vs. Korea (round 2) ESPN2 at 1 a.m. and at 12 a.m on Deportes

Korea first to 5-0

Day-by-day: Good match up, Korea shut down Japans mighty offense, but we lost to Canada. Who the hell loses to Canada? Basewball wise, hockey is different. But I am going with USA for the upset, hope D-Train doesnt play like crap again.
UW: USA, USA, USA
Gurthy 1: Korea<-------any team that has any member(s) of the yank-offs deserve to lose!!!
Tom: USA <-----go with this team or you'll get kicked in the nuts!!!
Hammack: Korea
FD: USA

Posted by James Willis at 8:51 PM 2 Comments


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No Graduates from WU on friday

Piggy backing of Steve's story we had our first ESBN streetball matchup. To bad Steve wasn't there we all feel bad for him. But as he stated it will not hurt his status as far as his "predictions" go. After speaking to his agent late on Saturday evening he will be back on the court and will be in better shape than ever. And he means business he is serious!!!

In the first game after the Psychic went down UW and Josh took on Hunt and Hammack( in a little 2 on 2 action). They were indeed NOT ready for the noise!!! The Dong was pulled out early for lack of performance. And they lost...two referrals needed. They were told to repeat the class at the U of W.

Next in the second game ( a little 3 on 3) it was Seth, Josh, and Hammack taking on Hunt, UW, and Devin. In which the game swung in the favor of team 1.

In the third game of the evening pitted Hammack, Josh, and Devin against the team of Hunt, Seth and the UW. This game was a total blow out!!! The Dong was down low all night long and a performance that was second to none.

So needless to say after the game we made one short phone call that went something like this...UW picked up the phone and dialed 1-800-444-5445 (HMHS) then typed in ext.XXXX ...ring....ring....ring...."Thank you for calling Humana Military how can I help you" and then the referral started for Trevor to get back on the bus because he will attend UW again someday.

Posted by James Willis at 6:35 PM 4 Comments


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Injury Sidelines The Psychic

AP - In the late hours on a nice Friday evening, baseball psychic Steve Kenul severely sprained his ankle and bruised his tailbone.
What started off as a friendly two on two basketball game resulted in a trip to the ER. Kenul was supposedly chasing after a loose ball and suddenly collapsed to the ground clutching his ankle.
Kenul states that he rolled over his ankle and "heard some $@&* rip off his ankle. Bystanders did not fully witness the accident but did see that he may have fractured his tailbone during his fall and that resulted in his medical ejection.

"I rolled over my ankle, and I was falling down, I heard some $@&* rip off my ankle, and then landed hard on my @$$. At first my tailbone hurt, then the pain in my ankle took over" says Kenul.

Steve's wife came over immediatly and transported him to the ER. X-rays were negative for ankle and tailbone fractures and was diagnosed with a severely sprained ankle. For more information on sprained ankles, click here. Kenul is now in a splint and placed on the 15-day disabled list.
Playing off-season sports does not violate his contract so no repercussions will take place.

"I'll get over this and I will get back on the court and attempt some sorry layups shortly" states the optomistic star.

Kenul is espected to return to the court as early as two weeks, his future with BTFT and ESBN, however, are not affected.

Posted by Steve Kenul at 4:58 PM 4 Comments


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Friday, March 10, 2006

Sunday Picks

NHL

Calgary at Colorado

Avs put out the flame at home 0-3.

UW: Avalanche to take lead in the division.
Gurthy 1: Calgary pulls out another upset
Willis FD: Colorado
HammacK Calgary
Psychic: AVALANCHE
Mr. Tom Brokaw: Avs

Edmonton at Minnesota

Minnesota strikes oil. Wild Win.

UW: Oil struck in Minnesota on Sunday
Gurthy 1: "Watcha gonna do brother when Minnesota runs wild on you!!"
Willis FD: Wild
Hammack: Minn
Psychic: Wild
Tommy Pickle: Minnesota


AFL

Los Angeles at San Jose

LA wins.

UW: San Jose
Gurthy 1: San Jose
Willis FD: San Jose
Hammack: San Jose
Kenul: Going with the majority, San Juan
Tom the Tomato: LA


Dallas at Tampa Bay

Dallas blows out Tampa.

Gurthy 1: Dallas
UW: Dallas
WIllis FD: Dallas
hammack: TB
Chaz and Pain: ...and your caller number eight, for the nearly stupid, who will win between Dallas and Tampa? Psychic: Dallas. C&P: Who made you a winner? Psychic: Not you!!
Tom Thumb: Dallas


NASCAR (UAW Chrysler 400)

Gurthy 1: Matt Kenseth
Hammack: Jimmie Johnson
UW: Gordon
Willis FD: Martin Truex Jr.
Psychic: DE Jr.
Tom Selick: Kurt Bush

Johnson takes the checkered flag. Where in the world were DE Jr. and Cruex???
Kenseth, Gordon, Bush all top 10 finishes.

From the following website this is the odds on how they will finish.
http://www.covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/nascar/results/2005/race268.html

Kenseth: 11-2 (finished 2nd)
Johnson: 11-2 (finished 1st)
Gordon: 13-1 (finished 5th)
Turex Jr.: N/A (sucked)
DOA: who cares!!! (sucked even more)

Posted by Clifton Hunt at 10:37 AM 4 Comments


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Saturday Picks

NBA

NY Knicks at Charlotte

Knicks continue to struggle.

UW: NY
Gurthy 1: Charlotte
Todd: Charlotte
hammack:NY CHANGED AT 9:32 AM SATURDAY
Psychic: Knickerbockers

Chicago at Atlanta

Bulls win, Bulls win, Bulls win

UW: Bulls
Gurthy 1: Chicago
FD: Chicago
hammack: Bulls
Psychic: Two crappy teams, going with the possibility of an earthquake. Bulls.

NHL

NY Rangers at Montreal

Canadians win

UW: Jagr
Gurthy 1: Rangers
FD: Rangers
Hammack: Rangers
Psychic: NYR

New Jersey at Pittsburgh

Pens win.

UW: Devils
Gurthy 1: Jersey
FD: Devils
Hammack: Jersey
Psychic: Deviled penguin eggs. Go Jersey.

Posted by Steve Kenul at 9:16 AM 1 Comments


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Thursday, March 09, 2006

Expanison Team lands Tommy Boy Lubbock Tx

A current reader and follower of ESBN has expressed deep interest in joining the league in quest of soup and predictions. At this moment we will Kinder ourselves from any bashing of the Rookie who will begin play in season 4. But just be ready buddy to yell, scream and throw foreign objects at the TV!!

Also be prepared to watch sports, eat sports, sleep sports!!! You may become so captivated by the "predictions" that you will plan your daily activities around the games posted just to talk trash or call someone out. You will be frustrated, want to quit, and scream obsenities. Go ahead it's ok. But just remember it's all about the Soup.

If you need any background as to how this all started go back to Soup Bowl 1 back in the archives in February 2006 for the soup bowl explanation, and refer to "hockey tonight" just about the soup bowl explanation for the picks explanation.

We will be expanding to Lubbock Tx in April 06

Let the fun begin everyman for himself only talk trash if you can take it.

Posted by James Willis at 4:07 PM 1 Comments


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Remember this Face.......

Willis FD & UW.....

MEET UCONN'S DADDY!!!!





His name is case you forgot is Mr. Gerry McNamera

Posted by Clifton Hunt at 11:56 AM 2 Comments


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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

...Friday Picks

Due to the fact that the Men's NCAA Basketball game will air on ESPN 2 @ 3:30 CST all picks for Fridays games need to be done NLT 1400 on Friday. The same time Saturday and Sundays games are to be posted!!

Now to the picks at hand. Time for some movement. The picks will only get harder!! Will the Dong be pulled out again? Here at ESBN the weekend always allows for some movement in our standings. Keep watching for more heart breaking action. Is Hammack the next Roger Clemens or Brett Farve??? (I have respect for both and like both players very much.) neither one can make up their mind as to retire or suck for another season.

NCAA Men's basketball

Holy Cross at Bucknell on ESPN @ 4:30 ET

Bucknell wins 74-59

Psychic: HC
Hammack: HC
Hunt: Bucknell
UW: Bucknell
The roof is on Fire: Bucknell

NHL

Ottawa at Atlanta

Sens win

Psychic: Sens
UW: Senators will Thrash Hot-lanta
FD: Senators
Hunt: Senators
Hammack: Sens

Toronto at NY Islanders

Islanders wins 2-1.

Psychic: Islanders
UW: Canada over another US Team from New York (ala the Yank-offs in the WBC) -Go Leafs
FD: Islanders
HAMMACK: NY
Hunt: Oh Canada....The islanders are going down

Arena Football

Colorado vs. Chicago (7:30 CT on OLN)

Ohhhh What a Crush. Colorado wins.

Psychic: Colorado, they need to redeem themselves
UW: Orange Crush
DAFBFD: Crush
Hammack: Crush
Hunt: Dear John...Chicago will pull the upset over Colorado!!!


Georgia at Columbus

Arenafootball.com was right Georgia wins this one.

Willis FD: Columbus
Psychic: Columbus
UW: Georgia
Hunt: Georgia
Hammack: Georgia

NBA

LA Lakers at San Antonio

Kobe does it this time.

Psychic: Lakers
Hunt: Spurms
UW: Kobe gives Spurs the beat down this time.
Hammack: SA
FD: Spurs

Memphis at Sacramento

Artest is king.

Psychic: King Artest and his sprry ass court to win.
Hunt: Pau and the grizz will crown the queens
UW: Artest is a cancer in the queens, Pau is king in this game.
FD: Memphis
Hammack: Memphis

Posted by James Willis at 7:48 PM 0 Comments


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Thursday Picks

NBA

San Antonio at Phoenix (9:30 CT on TNT)

Spurs win over Suns 117-93.

Psychic-Going to be a playoff preview, Spurs by a trey
Willis FD-San Antonio
Hunt-Nash and Marion will burn the spurms...Go Suns
Hammack-Phoenix
WU-Phoenix

NHL

Dallas at Calgary

Holy Crap Batman how does Dallas lose to Calgary?

Psychic: Dallas on a shoot out
UW: Dallas Sucks but they win
Willis FD: Dallas
Hunt: Stars
Hammack: Calgary


NCAA men's basketball

Ohio at Miami (OHIO)

Ohio over Miami 73-58.

Psychic Ohio over miami ohio
Willis FD: Miami (OH)
UW: oh over Miami
Hunt: Miami (OH)
Hammack: Ohio

New Mexico at UNLV

UNLV comes back to beat NM 64-65.

Psychic UNLV upset one team, they'll do it again
Willis FD: UNLV
UW: UNLV
Hunt: UNLV
Hammack: UNLV

Syracuse at No. 1 Connecticut

Syracuse stuns No. 1 UConn....McNamera is UConn's daddy!!!

Steve-UCONN
UW-UConn
Willis FD-UConn
Hammack-Syracuse
Hunt-Syracuse *upset pick*


No. 16 Pittsburgh at No. 21 West Virginia

Go ahead Trevor I know tell all of us Pittsnoggle got beat.

UW-Remember the Pittsnogle......WU wins!!!
Hunt-I'm down with the Pittsnogle...WU takes this game
Willis FD-West VA
Hammack-Pitts
Steve-Pittsnoggle


No. 23 Georgetown at Marquette

Georgetown wins!!

Hunt-Georgetown
Willis FD-Marquette
UW-Georgetown
Hammack-Georgetown
Steve -Marquette

Posted by Clifton Hunt at 11:36 AM 1 Comments


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...we have a yellow flag...


Well it seems that we have some disgrutled players here at ESBN. Hunt and Hammack are ready for the season to be over with. All I have to say is nice guys finish last and well you guys are some of the nicest that I've ever met in my life so have a nice time finishing last!!!!

Another flag Hammack would like to wave, is the caution flag. Since we didn't find a score on the late womens basketball game. We will give all players in last place a win!!

Hammack-your worse than Cub fans. Deal with it.

Posted by James Willis at 5:47 AM 1 Comments


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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Wednesday picks...

Due to the new rules here at ESBN all pick for today must be accomplished NLT 1630. And picks for Thursdays games must be posted by 1400 on 8 March 2006.

NBA

Philadelphia at Boston

Boston wins!!

UW: AI and C-Webb blow up the house once again
Hunt: AI and C-Webb will pull out the upset in Boston
Willis FD: Boston
Steve: 76ers
Hammack: Philly

NHL

Pittsburgh at Washington

No win for the Pens!! Washington Captial-izes 6-3.

UW: Washington
Hunt: Washington
Willis FD: Washington
Steve: Washington
Hammack: Pitts

NCAA Men's Basketball

Monmouth (N.J.) at Fairleigh Dickinson

No win for the Fairy's tonight. How could FD let someone run down the middle of the court and make a layup with 2.1 seconds left. Welcome to the Big Dance Monmouth!!! FD gets
Dick-insoned on this one at home. 49-48

UW: Monmouth
Hunt: Monmouth
Willis FD: Fairleigh
Steve: Monmouth
Hammack: Monmouth

Richmond at Fordham

Fordam beats Richmond.

Hunt: Fordham
Willis FD: Fordham
Steve: Richmond
UW: Richmond
Hammack:Richmond

Posted by James Willis at 3:47 PM 1 Comments


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Monday, March 06, 2006

Tuesday Picks

NCAA Men's Basketball

Western Kentucky at South Alabama (espn 2 @ 8:30)

South Alabamba blows up Western Kentucky.

Basketball Psychic: USA
Hunt: Western KY
Hammack: WES
WU: South Alabama
Willis FD: South Alabama


NHL

Nashville at Calgary

Nashville wins a thriller tonight 3-2.

Hockey Psychic: Flames
Hunt: Calgary
Hammack: Calgray
WU: Light the lamp, Iglinia
Willis FD: Calgary


NCAA Women's Basketball

Robert Morris at Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac wins 58-46.

Basketball Psychic: Quinnipiac
Hunt: Robert Morris
Hammack: Robert Morris
WU: Quinnipac
Willis FD: Quinnipiac


Tex San Antonio at Texas Arlington

Basketball Psychic: Arlington
Hunt: UTA
Hammack: TEX SAN
WU: TEX SAN
Willis FD: Texas-Arlington

World Basebal Classic
Pool B: USA, Mexico, Canada, South Africa
Pool C: Panama, Nertherlands, Cuba, Puerto Rico
Pool D: Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Italy, Australia

Steve: Pool B: USA, Mexico; Pool C: Cuba, Puerto Rico; Pool D: Venezuela, DR
Willis FD: USA, Mexico; Pool C: Cuba, Puerto Rico; Pool D: Venezuela, DR
Hunt: USA, Mexico; Pool C: Cuba, Puerto Rico; Pool D: Venezuela, DR
Hammack:USA, Mexico; Pool C: Cuba, Puerto Rico; Pool D: Venezuela, DR
James: USA, Mexico; Pool C: Cuba, Puerto Rico; Pool D: Venezuela, DR

Posted by James Willis at 7:12 PM 1 Comments


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Sunday, March 05, 2006

Season 3 Monday picks

Season #2 has ended. We will now pick games up until 1 April and then our season will be 1 month long. Congrats to Hunt who wins season #2 (he should have won season one but he choked like FD in his first)

Hammack went from first to worst. He was right he couldn't be stopped from finishing in last place!!!

Steve and James finished somewhere in between.

SoupBowl II will be on 20 March. So without further stalling here are the games that kick off ESBN'S 3rd season.

On a side note:
Puckett Dies Following StrokeHall of Famer Kirby Puckett died Monday, a day after suffering a stroke at his Arizona home. Puckett, 44, led the Twins to two World Series titles before his career was cut short by glaucoma. Story

NHL

Carolina at NY Rangers

Rangers get rocked like a Hurricane 2-1.

Hunt-A strong hurricane will blow through NY tonight...Go Rangers
Steve-Rangers
WU- With Cole out 6-8 weeks I'm going with Jagr NHL points leader.
Hammack- Carolina
Willis FD- Hurricanes

Montreal at Philadelphia (6 pm CT on OLN)

Everyone sing it with me: Oh Canada our native home and land...on Montreal we will not Stand.
Philly wins 5-4 in SO.

Hunt-Philadelphia
Steve-Philly
WU- Philly
Hammack- Montreal
Willis FD- Philly


NBA

Memphis (32-26, 13-17 away) at Denver (32-28, 20-12 home)

Nice pick "Mr. What if I go 8-0 tonight?" They didn't even break 100 points. In the NBA that sucks!!

Hunt-Denver
Steve-Denver
WU- Denver
Hammack- Memphis
Willis FD- Butt-Nuggets

Orlando (20-39, 6-25 away) at Utah (28-30, 14-15 home)

Jazz up big in 4th.

Hunt-Utah
Steve-Utah
WU- Jazz
Hammack- Utah
Willis FD- Jazz

San Antonio (46-12, 20-9 away) at LA Lakers (31-29, 17-11 home)

Kobe scores 43 but still falls short. Spurs win.

Hunt-Kobe will score 40+...Lakers will beat the spurms!!
Steve-Spurms
UW- Kobe won't get his 85 points
Hammack- Lakers
Willis FD- SA

Men's NCAA Basketball

Ball State (10-17, 6-12 MAC W) at Buffalo (18-12, 8-10 MAC E)

State gets kicked in the Balls 80 times

Hunt-Buffalo
Steve-Ball(s) State
UW- Go Bills
Hammack- Bufflo
Willis FD- Buffalo

Eastern Michigan (7-20, 3-15 MAC W) at Western Michigan (13-16, 10-8 MAC W)

West comes from behind to beat East 60-55.

Hunt-Western Michigan
Steve-Western Michigan
UW- EM
Hammack- Western
Willis FD- WM

NC Wilmington (24-7, 15-3 CAA) at Hofstra (24-5, 14-4 CAA)

Jimmy Hofstra died in '67.

Hunt-Hofstra
Steve-Jimmy Hofstra
UW- Put on your rubbers NC will win
Hammack- NC
Willis FD-NC

And now the greatest single day record in the ESBN history belongs to Willis FD. 8-0 And what did Trevor say last night "What if I become 8-0 tonight? I'll stay up until 230AM" Well REALITY CHECK your not 8-0!! Steve-o your getting backdoored. The FD will rise in flames and go down. Everyone has heard of a sophomore slump and he will hit one.

Posted by James Willis at 7:02 PM 74 Comments


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Saturday, March 04, 2006

...we have a challenge on the field...





We have a challenge by Hunt, Hammack, and Willis FD. They thought the WBC pool picks were fun picks. I will contact Steve in the booth upstairs and we will discuss replaying the down (wbc picks) We will look at each and every angle of the replays. We will have a decision later tonight. Will it cost anyone a timeout???
Remain Calm
Challenge has been overuled. All WBC picks will be posted by Steve! Timeout charged to James and Steve.

Posted by James Willis at 2:20 PM 1 Comments


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Friday, March 03, 2006

Sunday Picks

As we near the end of Season 2, it has been a dog fight as 1 game separates 3 people from gaining the top spot in the standings. Things could shake up tremedously this weekend but only time will tell come Monday. So without further ado, here are the games for SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!!!

NBA

Phoenix (39-17, 16-9 away) at Dallas (45-12, 26-4 home)
2:30 CT on ABC

Phoenix wins 115-107...Mavs two stepping to Brokeback mountain.

Hunt-This one here is a no-brainer, Mavs all the way......Dirk 4 MVP!!!
Willis FD-Dallas
UW- Phoenix
Steve- Dallas
Hammack: Phoenix


AFL

Dallas (4-1) at Chicago (3-2)

Dallas beats Chicago!

Hunt-Going for the texas three-step...Dallas takes this one
Willis FD-Chicago
UW- Chicago
Steve- Chicago
Hammack: Chicago


NCAA Men's Hoops

#17 Oklahoma at #7 Texas (3 pm CT on CBS)

UT over OU!!

Hunt-F#*k OU, Hook em Horns!!!!
Willis FD-Texas (shhhhh! don't tell his wife)
UW- OU
Steve- Texas
Hammack- OU

Check out this link for some key points before predicting this game guys:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/preview?gameId=260640251

Posted by Clifton Hunt at 6:36 AM 1 Comments


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