By Paul Gotham There's more to the picture... "...than meets the eye." Week 17 became the question of timing versus rust, or for some health versus injury. One week after turning their back on perfection, Indy's Colts feigned deference as did Arizona, Cincinnati and New Orleans. New England, on the other hand, did not. With home field advantage in hand for the … [Read more...] about NFL Splinters | Week 17, 2009
Archives for January 2010
Rebounds & Putbacks | January 3rd, 2010
By Paul Gotham Whew! Now that the digging out is finished from the season's first snow storm. Some thoughts to share. Western New York well-represented in Vancouver The United States will take 23 hockey players to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Of those going, two hail from Upstate New York. Patrick Kane (Chicago Black Hawks) from Buffalo and Ryan Callahan (New York … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks | January 3rd, 2010
Xavier-Wake Forest: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: The Joel Coliseum, on the campus of Wake Forest University, is the scene for the first annual Skip Prosser Classic as Chris Mack brings his Xavier Musketeers (8-4) south for an inter-conference battle with Dino Gaudio's Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-2). Plot: The game is the last one before each team enters conference play. The Musketeers travel to … [Read more...] about Xavier-Wake Forest: Tale Of The Tape
Kansas-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: 1776 N. Broad Street is the site for a Top 20 tangle as Bill Self’s No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (12-0) visit the Liacouras Center in downtown Philadelphia for a tilt with Fran Dunphy’s No. 18 Temple Owls (11-2). Plot: Temple finished an undefeated month of December with a victory over Northern Illinois, 70-60. Kansas throttled Belmont, 81-51 to close out … [Read more...] about Kansas-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone on the pine a happy and blessed 2010. … [Read more...] about Happy New Year!