Confuseyus: NCAA Week 13 & NFL Week 12 Predictions Results

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Another weekend of football is now in the books, so it’s time to see how our resident pigskin prognosticator fared. Click below for the weekend results (updated with Monday’s NFL result).

Funny MMA Video Of The Day: Nick Diaz Represents Off-Road!

Further proof that the 2-0-9, one of my old stomping grounds (and the area I still call home when I am able to return to my native California…209 is the area code for Stockton and areas surrounding Sacramento, by the way), breeds some damn tough mofos. This short clip of Stockton resident and MMA fighter Nick Diaz was shot during a recent triathlon in Hawaii he participated in, he said racing in XTERRA is tougher than any guy he’ll ever face in MMA. See why in this footage shot from his mountain bike as he goes overboard, but gets right back on and gets going again. Or maybe it was the marijuana. Either way, see for yourself in this short clip after the jump. Enjoy.

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 13 & NFL Week 12 Predictions

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Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 12, which starts Thursday, and College Week 13, which starts Friday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs!

Abe Pollin, 1923-2009

A little over an hour ago, the news broke that Abe Pollin, longtime owner of Washington Sports And Entertainment, which included Verizon Center, the NBA’s Washignton Wizards, the NHL’s Washington Capitals, and the old Capital Centre/USAir Arena (now an outdoor shopping center), is dead. Pollin died earlier this afternoon in his suburban Washington, DC home. He was 85.

I admittedly poked fun at him because of the Wiz and their performance in recent years by calling him “Dishonest Abe”, but he was a great man who did a lot for the Washington, DC area. He and his wife Irene were very active in the community and did a lot of charity work, and Pollin is in the B’nai Brith Hall Of Fame (I think that’s what it’s called), which recognizes outstanding contributions from Jewish-Americans. I have very fond memories of Capital Centre, attending many Capitals games as a child with my father (great times those were) and one Wizards game back when they were the Bullets, as well as other events. I only have been to one event at Verizon Center (a Georgetown baketball game years ago) but it really set off an amazing revitalization of downtown Washington in and around the Chinatown section of the city. And although I didn’t always agree with his decisions running the Wizards, I still admired his dedication, he wanted to own the team until they won another NBA Championship (their last and only one to date was in 1978). He also was very active with Abe’s Kitchen, his charity that helped provide meals and other services to the needy in the city.

The Wizards will host Philadelphia and old coach Eddie Jordan tonight, it’ll be the first time in a very long time, if not ever, that Pollin won’t own the team or probably be there to watch…a testament to the legacy of a great man. He will be very greatly missed.

Thanks for many great memories and for all you did for us and the area, Abe. We’ll always be very grateful. R.I.P. and God Bless…

UPDATE: The funeral will be Friday (November 27) in Washington. A public service is planned for December 8 in Washington, possibly at Verizon Center, the arena that essentially was his life’s lottery ticket. He gambled everything he had on it, paying for it completely out of his own pocket, in the hopes it would revitalize downtown DC like it did. As for the Wizards and Washington Sports & Entertainment, ownership is TBA but it’s likely going to wind up with Caps owner Ted Leonsis, who has/had right of first refusal aka first chance to buy the Wizards when Pollin died or retired.

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 12 & NFL Week 11 Predictions Results

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Another weekend of football is in the books, so it’s time to see how our resident pigskin prognosticator fared. Click below for the weekend results (updated with Monday’s NFL result).

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 12 & NFL Week 11 Predictions

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Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 11, which starts Thursday, and College Week 12, which starts Friday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs!

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 11 & NFL Week 10 Predictions Results

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Another week of football is in the books, so it’s time to see how our resident pigskin prognosticator fared. Click below for results from the weekend (updated with Monday’s NFL result).

4 Years Later…

WWE superstar Eddie Guerrero was found dead in a hotel room 4 years ago today. As a longtime wrestling fan it was one of the darkest days for me. While I wasn’t always a fan of him as a heel he was still a great wrestler and a good family man too. I bought a special Eddie Guerrero t-shirt after his death in part because some of the proceeds went to his family. We still miss him very much today and on this sad anniversary I take a moment to remember Eddie, he is still greatly missed.

Viva La Raza. Siempre.

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 11 & NFL Week 10 Predictions

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Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 10, which starts tonight, and College Week 11, which starts Friday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs!

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 10 & NFL Week 9 Predictions Results

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Another week of football is about in the books so it’s time to see how our resident pigskin prognosticator fared this weekend. Click below to see the weekend results (updated with Monday’s NFL results).

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 10 & NFL Week 9 Predictions

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Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 9 and College Week 10, which starts Friday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs!

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 9 & NFL Week 8 Predictions Results

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Another week of football is about in the books so it’s time to see how our resident pigskin prognosticator fared this weekend. Click below to see the weekend results. (Updated with Monday’s NFL result)

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 9 & NFL Week 8 Predictions

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Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 8 and College Week 9, which starts Friday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs!

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 8 & NFL Week 7 Predictions Results

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Another week of football is about in the books so it’s time to see how our resident pigskin prognosticator fared this weekend. Click below to see the weekend results (excluding Monday night’s NFL game). (Updated with Monday’s results)

Confuseyus: NCAA Week 8 & NFL Week 7 Predictions

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Saturdays and Sundays. They’re once again about the pigskin. And laundry. And some yard work. But mainly, they’re about the pigskin. And maybe you should clean the garage while you’re at it. Anyway, what better sport for Joe Average Junkie to prognosticate over than football? So we’ll officially continue here with predictions for NFL Week 7 and College Week 8, which starts Saturday. The college predictions will be only for Top 25 matchups featured in the Yahoo Sports College Football Pick ‘Em game. Let’s pick some pigs!