Friday’s 6-pack
College football teams who have signed the most transfers for next year:
51— Oklahoma State
48— Iowa State
41— Arkansas, Colorado, UCLA
40— LSU
39— Auburn
37— Penn State
Thought of the Day
“He had the greatest arm I’ve ever seen in my life. The guy could pitch every day, every hour, every minute, and not worry about any pain. The guy was just unbelievable.”
Former Tigers’ star Denny McLain, on his former teammate, the late Mickey Lolich
Friday’s quiz
Which Hall of Fame manager is the last player to ground into four double plays in one game?
Thursday’s quiz
Chicago Bears are the only NFL team to run the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl back for a TD.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie The Bodyguard, Robert Wuhl plays the emcee of the Academy Awards at the end of the movie.
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Valdez is 81-52, 3.36 in 166 career starts; the last four years, he’s started 121 games, so he’s been durable, but Skubal is 31-10 the last two years, leading the league in ERA both years. Leads you to believe that Detroit might trade Skubal before he hits free agency.
— When it was announced that the Tigers signed Valdez, their over/under win total in Las Vegas for this season jumped from 84.5 to 86.5.
— Speaking of the Tigers, RIP to former Detroit star Mickey Lolich, who passed away this week at age 85. Lolich won 217 games in his 16-year career; he won three games for the Tigers in the 1968 World Series, later won 25 games in 1971.
— San Diego Padres signed OF Miguel Andujar for one year, $4M; he hit .318 last year for the A’s/Reds, with an .822 OPS but that was playing home games in two of the best hitters’ parks/
— Rams-49ers will play a game in Australia next season; Dallas Cowboys will play a game in Brazil; dates won’t be announced until the 2026 schedule comes out in May. Last year the game in Brazil was the Friday night in Week 1.
— There has never been a punt returned for a touchdown in a Super Bowl.
— Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss lost his appeal for an extra year of college eligibility, so he’ll be in April’s NFL Draft. Someone compared him to Russell Wilson, a pretty big compliment.
— Good news for the Philadelphia Eagles:
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will be back next year, for his third season with the Eagles, who ranked 2nd/5th in points allowed the last two years.
Bad news for the Philadelphia Eagles:
Jeff Stoutland quit as the Eagles’ offensive line coach, after 13 years in Philly; Eagles hired a new offensive coordinator, so a coach who helped lead seven players to 26 Pro Bowls and five players to All-Pro honors is walking away from the team.
— Famous birthdays, February 6th:
Mike Farrell, 87
Richie Zisk, 77
Tom Tupa, 60
Kris Humphries, 42
Kevon Looney, 30
Adley Rutschman, 28
— Memphis 90, UAB 80
Sincere Parker scored 40 points in 26:00; he didn’t start.
UAB was only 9-37 on the arc, 21-35 on foul line.
Memphis scored 90+ points in its last three wins.
— West Virginia 59, Cincinnati 54
Bearcats led by 14 early in second half.
WVU has won six of its last nine games; they shot 55.6% inside arc.
Cincinnati is 5-10 in its last 15 games, 1-4 in last five.
— Cal-Davis 85, Cal-Santa Barbara 75
Cal-Davis shot 10-18 on the arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Loss snaps the Gauchos’ six-game winning streak.
Cal-Irvine leads Hawai’i by a game atop the Big West standings.
— Eastern Kentucky 76, Florida Gulf Coast 74
Eagles led by 21 with 13:28 left in the game.
Colonels snapped a four-game losing skid.
EKU was 20-25 on the foul line, FGCU was 10-13.
— Cal-Fullerton 78, Cal-Riverside 72
Riverside led 15-0 out of the gate, led by 6 with 8:48 left.
Titans were 27-32 on foul line, Riverside was 9-16.
Fullerton is forcing turnovers 22.9% of time in Big West games, best in league.
— Utah Tech 87, Tex-Arlington 84, 2OTs
Utah Tech led by 10 with 13:39 left in the game.
Utah Tech has won four in row; they’re shooting 38.3% on arc in WAC tilts (#1)
Tex-Arlington lost its last two games, both in overtime.
— Ohio State 82, Maryland 62
Maryland is 8-14, 1-10 and they start three seniors.
Terrapins lost 13 of their last 16 games.
Ohio State is shooting 59.6% inside arc (#13)
— Latest Bracketology:
#1-seeds- Arizona, UConn, Michigan, Duke
#2-seeds- Gonzaga, Houston, Iowa State, Illinois
#3-seeds- Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue, Kansas
#4-seeds- Vanderbilt, BYU, Texas Tech, Florida
College football teams who have signed the most transfers for next year:
51— Oklahoma State
48— Iowa State
41— Arkansas, Colorado, UCLA
40— LSU
39— Auburn
37— Penn State
Thought of the Day
“He had the greatest arm I’ve ever seen in my life. The guy could pitch every day, every hour, every minute, and not worry about any pain. The guy was just unbelievable.”
Former Tigers’ star Denny McLain, on his former teammate, the late Mickey Lolich
Friday’s quiz
Which Hall of Fame manager is the last player to ground into four double plays in one game?
Thursday’s quiz
Chicago Bears are the only NFL team to run the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl back for a TD.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie The Bodyguard, Robert Wuhl plays the emcee of the Academy Awards at the end of the movie.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— Detroit Tigers signed P Framber Valdez for three years, $115M, the day before they lost their arbitration case with Tarik Skubal, when they only offered him $19M.Valdez is 81-52, 3.36 in 166 career starts; the last four years, he’s started 121 games, so he’s been durable, but Skubal is 31-10 the last two years, leading the league in ERA both years. Leads you to believe that Detroit might trade Skubal before he hits free agency.
— When it was announced that the Tigers signed Valdez, their over/under win total in Las Vegas for this season jumped from 84.5 to 86.5.
— Speaking of the Tigers, RIP to former Detroit star Mickey Lolich, who passed away this week at age 85. Lolich won 217 games in his 16-year career; he won three games for the Tigers in the 1968 World Series, later won 25 games in 1971.
— San Diego Padres signed OF Miguel Andujar for one year, $4M; he hit .318 last year for the A’s/Reds, with an .822 OPS but that was playing home games in two of the best hitters’ parks/
— Rams-49ers will play a game in Australia next season; Dallas Cowboys will play a game in Brazil; dates won’t be announced until the 2026 schedule comes out in May. Last year the game in Brazil was the Friday night in Week 1.
— There has never been a punt returned for a touchdown in a Super Bowl.
— Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss lost his appeal for an extra year of college eligibility, so he’ll be in April’s NFL Draft. Someone compared him to Russell Wilson, a pretty big compliment.
— Good news for the Philadelphia Eagles:
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio will be back next year, for his third season with the Eagles, who ranked 2nd/5th in points allowed the last two years.
Bad news for the Philadelphia Eagles:
Jeff Stoutland quit as the Eagles’ offensive line coach, after 13 years in Philly; Eagles hired a new offensive coordinator, so a coach who helped lead seven players to 26 Pro Bowls and five players to All-Pro honors is walking away from the team.
— Famous birthdays, February 6th:
Mike Farrell, 87
Richie Zisk, 77
Tom Tupa, 60
Kris Humphries, 42
Kevon Looney, 30
Adley Rutschman, 28
— Memphis 90, UAB 80
Sincere Parker scored 40 points in 26:00; he didn’t start.
UAB was only 9-37 on the arc, 21-35 on foul line.
Memphis scored 90+ points in its last three wins.
— West Virginia 59, Cincinnati 54
Bearcats led by 14 early in second half.
WVU has won six of its last nine games; they shot 55.6% inside arc.
Cincinnati is 5-10 in its last 15 games, 1-4 in last five.
— Cal-Davis 85, Cal-Santa Barbara 75
Cal-Davis shot 10-18 on the arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Loss snaps the Gauchos’ six-game winning streak.
Cal-Irvine leads Hawai’i by a game atop the Big West standings.
— Eastern Kentucky 76, Florida Gulf Coast 74
Eagles led by 21 with 13:28 left in the game.
Colonels snapped a four-game losing skid.
EKU was 20-25 on the foul line, FGCU was 10-13.
— Cal-Fullerton 78, Cal-Riverside 72
Riverside led 15-0 out of the gate, led by 6 with 8:48 left.
Titans were 27-32 on foul line, Riverside was 9-16.
Fullerton is forcing turnovers 22.9% of time in Big West games, best in league.
— Utah Tech 87, Tex-Arlington 84, 2OTs
Utah Tech led by 10 with 13:39 left in the game.
Utah Tech has won four in row; they’re shooting 38.3% on arc in WAC tilts (#1)
Tex-Arlington lost its last two games, both in overtime.
— Ohio State 82, Maryland 62
Maryland is 8-14, 1-10 and they start three seniors.
Terrapins lost 13 of their last 16 games.
Ohio State is shooting 59.6% inside arc (#13)
— Latest Bracketology:
#1-seeds- Arizona, UConn, Michigan, Duke
#2-seeds- Gonzaga, Houston, Iowa State, Illinois
#3-seeds- Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue, Kansas
#4-seeds- Vanderbilt, BYU, Texas Tech, Florida
