Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack
? Virginia Tech 71, Michigan State 66? Hokies were an 11-point dog in Maui.
? Bucks 122, Jazz 118? Antetokounmpo scored 50, had 14 rebounds.
? Richmond 62, Wisconsin 52? Spiders post an upset to get to 5-0.
? Lakers 114, Spurs 104- San Antonio lost nine of its last ten games.
? Nets 108, Cavaliers 106? Injury-riddled Nets improve to 9-8.
? Arkansas 62, Georgia Tech 61 OT? Eric Musselman?s Razorbacks improve to 6-0.
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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but??
13) All these ex-referees on football telecasts wouldn?t be so bad, if they didn?t constantly blindly congratulate officials on the field for always making good calls, because they don?t always make good calls.
In Sunday?s Dallas-New England game, they called tripping on the Cowboys center in a big spot which was a horrendous call, yet FOX?s Mike Pereira went out of his way to say it was a good call. Troy Aikman called him out on it, which was good.
If they?re not going to be critical when deserved, they shouldn?t be on TV.
12) Detroit Lions wanted to sign journeyman QB Josh Johnson to back up Jeff Driskel with Matthew Stafford injured, but the XFL blocked the deal, since Johnson is already under contract to play for the Los Angeles Wildcats when the new league starts in February.
33-year old Johnson can?t be happy about this; he?s been under contract with 15 different NFL teams in his career. You have to figure the XFL is going to be a lot like the AAF was last winter, as in, light years from NFL quality.
11) Pretty cool moment at a I-AA game in Youngstown over the weekend; senior QB Nathan Mays injured his leg, but he suited up and a couple of his teammates carried him on the field so he could take the last snap of his career in victory formation. Then they carried him off the field, because he couldn?t walk on his own.
For teammates to think so much of a guy that they would do that, it was a good moment.
10) Winnipeg 33, Hamilton 12? Congrats to the Blue Bombers, who won their first Grey Cup title since 1990.
9) Kansas 93, Chaminade 63? This was Bill Walton?s first ESPN broadcast of the season, so I learned something that has nothing to do with basketball.
Because whales are an endangered (and therefore protected) species, the whale population has been growing worldwide, at the rate of roughly 7% each year.
8) NFL favorites are 77-94-5 ATS this season.
7) Ravens 45, Rams 6:
? Ravens won their last seven games, covered last five.
? Baltimore scored a touchdown the first six times they had the ball.
6) Cincinnati Bengals came to their senses and will start Andy Dalton at QB Sunday, after rookie Ryan Finley started the last three games.
5) Cleveland Browns won their last three games after a 2-6 start, are only a game out of the 2nd Wild Card slot in the AFC. Only one team, the 1970 Bengals, made the playoffs after starting a season 2-6.
4) UNLV upset San Jose State 38-35 Saturday, in the last college football game at Sam Boyd Stadium- the Rebels move into brand-new Allegiant Stadium next year.
Hasn?t been a good year for UNLV; they fired coach Tony Sanchez Monday. Also in the Mountain West, New Mexico fired coach Bob Davie Monday.
3) Raptors 101, 76ers 96? Joel Embiid went scoreless for first time in his NBA career, going 0-11 from the floor, 0-3 on foul line in 32:00.
2) Baseball stuff:
? Atlanta Braves gave C Travis d?arnaud a 2-year, $16M contract.
? Tampa Bay Rays replaced d?arnaud with former Seattle catcher Mike Zunino.
1) Oregon Ducks have played 11 football games this year; five of them have come against teams who started freshman quarterbacks.
? Virginia Tech 71, Michigan State 66? Hokies were an 11-point dog in Maui.
? Bucks 122, Jazz 118? Antetokounmpo scored 50, had 14 rebounds.
? Richmond 62, Wisconsin 52? Spiders post an upset to get to 5-0.
? Lakers 114, Spurs 104- San Antonio lost nine of its last ten games.
? Nets 108, Cavaliers 106? Injury-riddled Nets improve to 9-8.
? Arkansas 62, Georgia Tech 61 OT? Eric Musselman?s Razorbacks improve to 6-0.
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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but??
13) All these ex-referees on football telecasts wouldn?t be so bad, if they didn?t constantly blindly congratulate officials on the field for always making good calls, because they don?t always make good calls.
In Sunday?s Dallas-New England game, they called tripping on the Cowboys center in a big spot which was a horrendous call, yet FOX?s Mike Pereira went out of his way to say it was a good call. Troy Aikman called him out on it, which was good.
If they?re not going to be critical when deserved, they shouldn?t be on TV.
12) Detroit Lions wanted to sign journeyman QB Josh Johnson to back up Jeff Driskel with Matthew Stafford injured, but the XFL blocked the deal, since Johnson is already under contract to play for the Los Angeles Wildcats when the new league starts in February.
33-year old Johnson can?t be happy about this; he?s been under contract with 15 different NFL teams in his career. You have to figure the XFL is going to be a lot like the AAF was last winter, as in, light years from NFL quality.
11) Pretty cool moment at a I-AA game in Youngstown over the weekend; senior QB Nathan Mays injured his leg, but he suited up and a couple of his teammates carried him on the field so he could take the last snap of his career in victory formation. Then they carried him off the field, because he couldn?t walk on his own.
For teammates to think so much of a guy that they would do that, it was a good moment.
10) Winnipeg 33, Hamilton 12? Congrats to the Blue Bombers, who won their first Grey Cup title since 1990.
9) Kansas 93, Chaminade 63? This was Bill Walton?s first ESPN broadcast of the season, so I learned something that has nothing to do with basketball.
Because whales are an endangered (and therefore protected) species, the whale population has been growing worldwide, at the rate of roughly 7% each year.
8) NFL favorites are 77-94-5 ATS this season.
7) Ravens 45, Rams 6:
? Ravens won their last seven games, covered last five.
? Baltimore scored a touchdown the first six times they had the ball.
6) Cincinnati Bengals came to their senses and will start Andy Dalton at QB Sunday, after rookie Ryan Finley started the last three games.
5) Cleveland Browns won their last three games after a 2-6 start, are only a game out of the 2nd Wild Card slot in the AFC. Only one team, the 1970 Bengals, made the playoffs after starting a season 2-6.
4) UNLV upset San Jose State 38-35 Saturday, in the last college football game at Sam Boyd Stadium- the Rebels move into brand-new Allegiant Stadium next year.
Hasn?t been a good year for UNLV; they fired coach Tony Sanchez Monday. Also in the Mountain West, New Mexico fired coach Bob Davie Monday.
3) Raptors 101, 76ers 96? Joel Embiid went scoreless for first time in his NBA career, going 0-11 from the floor, 0-3 on foul line in 32:00.
2) Baseball stuff:
? Atlanta Braves gave C Travis d?arnaud a 2-year, $16M contract.
? Tampa Bay Rays replaced d?arnaud with former Seattle catcher Mike Zunino.
1) Oregon Ducks have played 11 football games this year; five of them have come against teams who started freshman quarterbacks.
