Wednesday, March 12, 2008
My take on the Democratic Primary
Since the supposed disaster of March 4th, when Obama actually ended up winning more delegates in Texas than Clinton, and Clinton picked up only around 10 delegates on Obama...........Obama has now one Wyoming and Mississippi decisively.
61-38 in Wyoming
61-37 in Mississippi
Apparently though, if you watch the mainstream media, those 2 states don't really matter. Only the white racist states that Hillary can win "really" count.
However, if you look at the number....ah, those damn numbers bringing you back to reality....Hillary can't win the nomination....she just can't. She'd have to win 80-20 or 90-10 in all the remaining states in order to catch Obama. And if Obama can just keep the superdelegates that are already pledged to him, he will have enough delegates (2025) to clinch the nomination.
Here's the latest polls in the 2 big upcoming states:
North Carolina
Obama - 49
Clinton - 41
Pennsylvania
Clinton - 55
Obama - 36
Clinton - 45
Obama - 31
Shocking! Hillary is going to win Pennsylvania, probably fairly comfortably, but not by as much as is shown in these polls. And Obama is going to win North Carolina, although not by a huge margin.
SO.......after saying all this, what I'm really saying is.....IT'S OVER! I'm calling it! MarxistGopher is officially calling this race for Barack Obama. The math shows that Hillary can't catch him. she'd need a mass defection of the superdelgates, some strange unfair scenario in FL and MI, and she'd probably need to steal some of Obama's pledged delegates at the convention. AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN!!!
Barack Obama will be the Democratic Presidential nominee!
Friday, March 07, 2008
Indiana quarterback suspended indefinitely for violating team rules
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana suspended record-setting quarterback Kellen Lewis indefinitely on Thursday for violating team rules with spring practice about three weeks away.
"He will not participate as we begin spring practice," coach Bill Lynch said in a statement. "Kellen needs time away from the program and we look forward to his return at some point in the future."
Team spokesman Jeff Keag would not give details about what rules Lewis violated.
Keag said Lynch would make no additional comments on what led to the suspension or when Lewis might return to the team.
Losing Lewis leaves one of the Big Ten's top offenses from 2007 without its leader.
Lewis threw for 3,043 yards and 28 touchdowns and rushed for another 736 yards and nine more TDs while starting all 13 games and leading the Hoosiers to their first bowl game in 14 years. With his favorite target, receiver James Hardy, leaving a year early for the NFL, Lewis was expected to use this spring to build new bonds with receivers such as Ray Fisher and James Bailey.
Instead, the Hoosiers will spend the spring adjusting. Practice begins March 25.
Lewis' backup last year, Ben Chappell, who will be a sophomore, now inherits the starting job even though he has thrown two passes in college. Chappell played in three games last season.
Indiana's only returning backup, Teddy Schell, who did not play as a freshman in 2007, is also expected to miss the entire spring with an elbow injury.
Lynch is moving safety Mitchell Evans back to quarterback, where he opened fall camp in 2007. Evans was twice an all-state high school quarterback in Ohio. He moved to safety for his freshman season.
The Hoosiers do not expect to have another quarterback in camp until the fall, unless Lewis returns before Indiana's intrasquad scrimmage April 19.
In addition, the Hoosiers must also find replacements for Marcus Thigpen, their second-leading rusher, and cornerback Tracy Porter, who like Hardy is expected to be drafted in April. Both were seniors last season.
Lewis burst onto the scene in September 2006 when the Hoosiers' top two quarterbacks were hurt. He was pressed into service at Ball State and rallied the Hoosiers to a come-from-behind victory. He secured the starting job a couple of weeks later and wound up throwing for 2,221 yards and 19 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman.
Last year, Lewis developed into as one of the conference's most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks. He broke school single-season records for attempts (442), completions (265), yards passing, TD passes, total touchdowns (37), total yards (3,709) and completion percentage (60.0)
He is currently tied with Antwaan Randle El for most TD passes in a career (42) and ranks among the school's top five for career yards (5,264), completions (455) and attempts (788).
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Looking Ahead: The 2008 Keepers
Woah. The 2007 BTFFL has been decimated by Juniors leaving early for the NFL – certain keepers, Mendenhall, Thomas, Hardy, and Manningham are gone. At first glance, I don’t see a single team that has the full contingent of five keepers next year. Let’s break it down:
Fightin’ Farmers:
Definite: Adam Weber, Chris Wells, Terry Robiskie, Eric Decker
On the Bubble: None
Unlikely: None
Andy’s enthusiasm for Gray could have pushed Weber to the Bubble, but Weber is the current starter, was huge in the BTFFL, and until I see something solid, I have to assume he’s the starter next year, too. As long as Robiskie doesn’t go pro, the core of the championship team comes back.
Definite: Kellen Lewis, PJ Hill, Duane Bennett
On the Bubble: John Clay
Unlikely: Kory Sheets
The team most hurt by the early departures. Rashard Mendenhall and Mario Manningham would have been certain keepers and to add insult to injury, Adrain Arrington, a guy who would have been on the bubble with the departure of Manningham, leaves too. Still this team has fewer holes to fill than the two Gopher Bowl participants.
Bucky’s Goodgers:
Definite: Curtis Painter, Juice Williams
On the Bubble: CJ Bacher
Unlikely: Daniel Dufrene,
Will this team keep 2 or 3 Quarterbacks? The Goodgers are loaded up on possible starting Running Backs next season, so there may be a possibility of five keepers here but it seems a long shot at this point. Devin Thomas goes pro after one great season.
Golden Goblins:
Definite: Tyrell Sutton, Jaycen Taylor, Javon Ringer
On the Bubble: Arrelious Benn, Evan Royster
Unlikely: None
The Golden Goblins will return a stable of productive Running Backs. Can they build around them? Benn remains a question mark – he certainly showed flashes and Juice was a star so does Benn break out as a sophomore?
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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Friday, November 02, 2007
Goodgers Face 2nd Must Win Game in as Many Weeks
Hopefully, we'll never find out the answer to such a terrible and troubling question. Goodgers face rival Fighting Farmers in a must win game Saturday.
QB1 CJ Bacher
QB2 Curtis Painter
RB1 Mike Hart
RB2 Albert Young
WR1 Dorien Bryant
WR2 Devin Thomas
WR3 Dustin Keller
K Ryan Pretorios (dropping Mehlhoff)
Friday, October 26, 2007
Goodgers Must Win Out to Return to BOB
Bacher
Brown
Young
Dorien Bryant
Dustin Keller
Devin Thomas
Taylor Mahlhoff
Looking Backward 2007 Worst of BTFFL Draft
10 “Boom” Herron, John Clay, Nick Toon, 17th, 9th and 16th Round, Halifax Spitfires, Halifax Spitfires, and Fightin’ Farmers. It’s never good to have a Red Shirt year in the BTFFL. All three of these guys have not, and will not, see the field this year.
9 Arrellious Benn, 3rd Round, Fightin’ Farmers. I loved the pick at the time but Benn simply has not delivered enough to merit this pick this year. He certainly has soon skills and should be a keeper based on talent but in the end, this season, he has been a fantasy disappointment.
8 Greg Orton, 10th Round,
7 Jaycen Taylor, Amir Pinnix, 3rd and 4th Rounds, Golden Goblins and Fightin’ Farmers. Both of these backs had decent runs at the beginning of the season but have been slowed or stopped by injury. They are not the worst picks taken on their own (Pinnix is still in the top 10 RBs) but the problem is an old one on the worst of the draft list and that is they were snagged before Javon Ringer. Ringer should have been the first RB off the board and these guys went before him.
6 Todd Boeckmann, Brian Hoyer, 6th and 7th Round, Fightin’ Farmers and
5 Andy Brodell, 7th Round, Bucky’s Goodgers. If I ever pick another Wide Receiver with my first or second pick I should be shot. Brodell joins a notorious list – Jonathon Orr (taken over 2nd choice Taylor Stubblefield), Herb Grigsby (taken over 2nd choice Mario Manningham) and now Brodell (taken over 2nd choice Brian Robiski). The
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3 Jake Christiansen, 5th Round, Golden Goblins. The second QB off the board, only outscoring the injured Chad Henne and the injured and often pulled Juice. He looks terrible and is no small part of the Goblins massive struggles this season.
2 and 1 (He gets 2 spots) AUSTIN SCOTT!!!!!!, 2nd Round, Fightin’ Farmers. What a fitting end to a truly amazing career, the likes of which I doubt we will ever see again even if the BTFFL survives for the next 50 years. Let’s Review. Great Scott entered the BTFFL a highly regarded RB recruit to a tradition power, a tradition power running team and the question was simply, how great, how soon? Having never played a down, he was snatched up by the Goodgers in the 2003 in the 7th Round. Typically, he teased that season. He had a 28 point game and a 16 point game to go with his 3 Zeros, 2 Ones and 1 Two point games. I think he was hurt at the end of the season, or in the doghouse, or, more than likely, both. He was a keeper in 2004. Game 1, 23 points – here comes Great Scott! He followed that 2004 debut with 0, 6, 0, 0, and 1 point games. My records end there for 2004. Dropped by the Goodgers, Scott is picked again in 2005. The lowest that he is ever picked – the 10th Round. Less heralded Tony Hunt takes over at
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Looking Backward 2007 Best of BTFFL Draft
Honorable mentions
Adrian Arrington, 8th round, Halifax Spitfires. Good pick, decent value.
Ryan Mallett, 12th Round, Fighting Farmers. Mallett has been pressed into action and has performed reasonably as a Freshman. No doubt he will be
And to the list:
10. Duane Bennett, 5th Round,
7. CJ Bacher, 8th Round, Bucky’s Goodgers. The Goodgers only pick on this list. Bacher has outplayed Christiansen (5th), Boeckmann (6th), Hoyer (7th), and Henne (8th), all selected before him. Eighth QB off the board, third highest scorer. Goblins agonized between Bacher and Kinlaw – choose Kinlaw.
6. Javon Ringer, 4th Round, Golden Goblins. Ringer has been fantastic this season. He is the 4th highest scoring Running Back behind only Hill, Mendenhall and Hart – all three were keepers. He was also the 4th RB selected! Somehow, Scott, Taylor (inj) and Pinnix picked before Ringer.
5. Ernie Wheelwright, 10th Round, Golden Goblins. Another Gopher. Wheelwright has been a reliable BTFFL WR this year. He’s the 6th highest scoring WR and is outplaying a boatload of WRs selected ahead of him, including Benn (3rd), Bulter (6th), Beckum (7th), Brodell (7th), Arrington (8th) and Orton (10th).
4. Brian Robiski, 9th Round, Fightin’ Farmers. Robiski has been fantastic. Taken just one round before Wheelwright, selected after the mediocre group of WR, he is the 4th highest scoring WR.
3. Jehuu Caulcrick, 10th Round, Fightin’ Farmers. 5th Highest scoring RB, even after last week’s goose egg! Nonfactors like Austin Scott, Damien Sims, John Clay, Marcus Thigpen, and Brandon Saine selected ahead of him.
2. Eric Decker, 13th Round, Fightin’ Farmers. Go Gophers! Decker is the 7th highest scoring wide receiver in the BTFFL and he was picked after such duds as
1. Adam Weber, 5th Round, Fightin’ Farmers. Wow! The Farmers have the top 4 best picks in the draft and it looks like they are headed to the Blue Ox Bowl because of it. Weber, along with every other Gopher drafted was scoffed at by this author. How much crow can one man eat? Weber is the 2nd highest scoring QB (was 1 for much of the season) and is the biggest beneficiary of Brewster’s spread coast offense – although clearly not the only one. I guess he’s a keeper?