Recent Comments by NoMich

NFL Pickem Week 6: Think of England Edition

My picks for week 6:

Bears by 5
Ravens by 7
Colts by 5
Patriots by 10 (lock)
Saints by 5
Eagles by 5
Steelers by 5
Rams by 14 (lock)
Chiefs by 7
Bills by 7
Packers by 5
49ers by 10 (lock)

posted by NoMich at 11:58 AM on October 18, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 5: Injuries A-Plenty Edition

Revised picks for week 5:

Bengals by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 5
Vikings by 5
Jets by 5
Steelers by 5
Texans by 5
Commanders by 3
Broncos by 5
Lions by 7
Bears by 5
Seahawks by 5
Falcons by 5
Rams by 5

posted by NoMich at 11:52 AM on October 10, 2026

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

Us fans of the Dan Patrick Show were given bad news this morning. The greatest caller in sports talk radio history, Chris in Syracuse, died a few weeks ago. Sad.

posted by NoMich at 04:25 PM on October 09, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 4: How 'Bout Them Raiders Edition

My picks for week 5:

Cowboys by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 5

posted by NoMich at 01:10 PM on October 08, 2026

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

We got us Bama Bryce finally, baby!

My property taxes won't go up since I'm about 3 hours away from Charlotte. I am, however, only about 10 minutes from where the Hurricanes play.

posted by NoMich at 06:17 PM on October 05, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 4: How 'Bout Them Raiders Edition

Revised picks for week 4:

Commanders by 6
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Bills by 7
Bears by 5
Bengals by 5
Texans by 5
Giants by 7
Rams by 5
Packers by 5
Vikings by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 7
Seahawks by 7
49ers by 5
Lions by 5
Saints by 5

posted by NoMich at 12:14 PM on October 04, 2026

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

An oil change? With these crude prices?!

posted by NoMich at 09:33 AM on October 03, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 4: How 'Bout Them Raiders Edition

My picks for week 4:

Steelers by 6

posted by NoMich at 04:42 PM on October 01, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 3: Quarterback Infirmary Edition

Double oof, but this time is hilarious.

posted by NoMich at 10:06 AM on September 30, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 3: Quarterback Infirmary Edition

Panthers by *24*?! And locked?! Oof, son...

posted by NoMich at 11:37 AM on September 28, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 3: Quarterback Infirmary Edition

I filled out the week 3 form earlier today. Did those picks make their way to you or do I need to do from the link in this post?

Just for reference, here they are:

Packers by 10 (lock)
Bills by 10 (lock)
Panthers by 5
Lions by 7
Texans by 5
Jaguars by 5
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Titans by 5
Bengals by 6
Seahawks by 7
49ers by 10 (lock)
Vikings by 5
Ravens by 6
Saints by 7
Rams by 7
Eagles by 6

posted by NoMich at 09:12 PM on September 23, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 2: I Drafted A.J. Brown Edition

My picks for week 3:

Packers by 10 (lock)
Bills by 10 (lock)
Panthers by 5
Lions by 7
Texans by 5
Jaguars by 5
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Titans by 5
Bengals by 6
Seahawks by 7
49ers by 10 (lock)
Vikings by 5
Ravens by 6
Saints by 7
Rams by 7
Eagles by 6

posted by NoMich at 03:38 PM on September 23, 2026

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

Fanatics refunded anyone that put money on NC State +3.5 or on a parlay since it was a generational bad beat. LOL

posted by NoMich at 01:47 PM on September 21, 2026

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

NC State fans to remain under observation through tomorrow.

The Wolfpack ain't for soft people, as Philip Rivers likes to say. Meanwhile, the shitshow in Chapel Hill is rolling deeper into the shit and Duke is just keeps on minding its own business and winning ball games. All you can do is sit back with your bbq plate (stop asking me if I want slaw, of course I want slaw, it's barbecue!) and laugh.

posted by NoMich at 08:14 AM on September 21, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 2: I Drafted A.J. Brown Edition

Revised picks for week 2:

Falcons by 5
Ravens by 10 (lock)
Bears by 7
Texans by 6
Patriots by 7
Packers by 5
Buccaneers by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Jaguars by 5
Chargers by 5
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Cowboys by 6
49ers by 17 (lock)
Chiefs by 10 (lock)
Rams by 7

posted by NoMich at 09:07 AM on September 20, 2026

NFL Pickem Week 2: I Drafted A.J. Brown Edition

My picks for week 2:

Bills by 8

posted by NoMich at 03:18 PM on September 17, 2026

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

Bills over Lions by 8

posted by NoMich at 01:37 PM on September 17, 2026

D.K. Metcalf Blows the Lid Off Antarctica

HP Lovecraft would like to have a word. (hopefully not a racist one)

posted by NoMich at 09:40 AM on September 10, 2026

Barry Melrose, longtime NHL player, coach and ESPN icon, dies at 70 after battle with Parkinson's

Parkinson's. Oof. Poor guy.

posted by NoMich at 08:53 AM on September 10, 2026

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

The WBPL gets its very first ejection! And that umpire hat logo is pretty nice.

posted by NoMich at 12:05 PM on September 09, 2026

Enter the SportsFilter NFL Pickem

Revised picks:

Titans by 5
Chargers by 14 (lock)
Raiders by 5
Packers by 5
Eagles by 6
Cowboys by 6
Broncos by 5

posted by NoMich at 08:38 AM on September 09, 2026

Enter the SportsFilter NFL Pickem

My picks:

Seahawks by 5
Rams by 5
Bears by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 5
Lions by 10 (lock)
Bills by 6
Ravens by 5
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Steelers by 5

posted by NoMich at 08:36 AM on September 09, 2026

SEC Threatens to Expel LSU

Wade would talk a whole lot of shit about Mulkey in advance of their fight, but then would weasel out of it in the last minute.

posted by NoMich at 08:33 AM on September 09, 2026

Clippers Lose 5 First-Round Picks for Cheating Salary Cap

Pablo dropped a hint yesterday alluding to the Dodgers. Could it be similar team shenanigans or more to the Ohtani gambling story?

posted by NoMich at 09:12 AM on September 04, 2026

Clippers Lose 5 First-Round Picks for Cheating Salary Cap

Why is Kawhi not being punished in any meaningful way? It's not like this happened to him without his consent.

posted by NoMich at 11:15 AM on September 03, 2026

Clippers Lose 5 First-Round Picks for Cheating Salary Cap

Wow! OK. There are consequences. Good.

posted by NoMich at 05:08 PM on September 02, 2026

Colorado defenseman Cale Makar signs richest deal in NHL history at $163.2 million over 8 years

We got us our first $20 million per season man in the NHL. Too bad that Colorado can't afford a better defense now.

posted by NoMich at 03:31 PM on August 30, 2026

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

Victoire's PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy missing after not arriving in Alberta

posted by NoMich at 09:21 AM on August 22, 2026

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

Lakers sold? "Not so fast, my friend," says Jeanie Buss. Lakers governor Jeanie Buss says siblings cannot sell family's stake to Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner

posted by NoMich at 02:48 PM on August 20, 2026

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

CloseCallSports digs into the situation.

posted by NoMich at 05:33 PM on August 11, 2026

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

Pablo Torre on today's Dan Patrick Show.

posted by NoMich at 05:18 PM on August 07, 2026

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

Wait! Is this another one?!

posted by NoMich at 05:04 PM on August 07, 2026

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

I don't mind at all

posted by NoMich at 08:04 PM on August 03, 2026

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

That guy is so wrong. The only choice is the Cowboys because eff the Cowboys.

posted by NoMich at 01:09 PM on July 30, 2026

USA Red Card Overturned: New Information

LOL

posted by NoMich at 01:45 PM on July 15, 2026

Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has names of wife, kids engraved on Stanley Cup above actual players

Under Peter Karmanos, the team was floundering, missing the playoffs, hiring incompetent coaches, taking no chances, and seemingly fine with losing. Us Caniacs were ready for new ownership and we got it. Yeah, Dundon makes crazy decisions that we don't always like, but he wants what us fans want: a winning hockey team that is capable of earning the Cup every season. The Dundon-led Hurricanes are the complete opposite of the Karmanos era. They've taken chances on a rookie head coach, a rookie GM, bold choices in the free agent market and trade market, and some of those chances worked out magically and some haven't. So what? Find guys that do work out and keep moving forward.

When you read stories like this Cup story, always keep in mind: this is the same organization that when called a bunch of jerks by a very popular hockey commentator, they made a t-shirt out of it on the very next day and have made a mint from it. When the Canes win the Cup next year, Dundon can put his dog's name on for all I care.

posted by NoMich at 10:40 AM on July 12, 2026

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

England end Mexico's World Cup with best win on foreign soil in their history

posted by NoMich at 10:12 AM on July 06, 2026

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

Happy Canada Day but for Americans.

posted by NoMich at 01:48 PM on July 04, 2026

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

Happy Canada Day!

posted by NoMich at 08:27 AM on July 01, 2026

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

And the #1 overall pick in the recent NHL draft is Trondk Hwchin. His grandpa is a survivor of Canada's Indian reeducation program.

posted by NoMich at 08:26 AM on July 01, 2026

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

The Florida Panthers trade three first round picks and a second round pick to the Ottawa Senators for meathead #2, Brady Tckachuck. The Panthers now have 0 first round picks until 2031 and have only $7 million in cap space with only six defensemen under contract and zero goalies.

posted by NoMich at 09:06 AM on June 22, 2026

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

Has John Tortorella set a record for the shortest duration as the head coach of a Stanley Cup finals team? Hired by Vegas on March 29 and dismissed on June 16, a total of 49 days in the position. What might management expect for performance?

He was replaced by the head coach of their AHL affiliate. Apparently this was in the plans for a while now. I guess they didn't want to throw him to the wolves as the playoffs were approaching.

posted by NoMich at 02:23 PM on June 17, 2026

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

ABC/ESPN executives are celebrating right now. The NBA had the highest TV ratings since 1998 and the NHL had their highest since 2019.

posted by NoMich at 11:27 AM on June 17, 2026

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

Put the stadium where the hockey fans in the area live.

posted by NoMich at 06:50 PM on June 13, 2026

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

LOL

posted by NoMich at 09:01 AM on June 13, 2026

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

Went to get some tickets for Sunday night's Hurricanes watch party in the Lenovo Center and noped out as soon as I got in the queue for tickets. I only had about 70k folks in front of me.

posted by NoMich at 04:09 PM on June 12, 2026

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

I guess the Tr*mp jinx lasted only through the first half of last night's game. Did the Knick's staff perform some sort of cleansing ritual during halftime?

posted by NoMich at 07:23 AM on June 11, 2026

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

I probably would've just keeled over right then and there.

posted by NoMich at 11:20 PM on June 09, 2026

SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle

How much money is being made on Carolina's damned dang own goals? Two last night and one in game 2.

posted by NoMich at 01:02 PM on June 07, 2026

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

You know the injury is bad when the opposing players are waving wildly to the injured player's bench. Last I heard, they took him to the hospital.

posted by NoMich at 11:10 AM on June 05, 2026

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle

I'm never getting to sleep tonight. Also, game 1 had the highest TV audience since game 1 of the 2019 Boston/St Louis Finals.

posted by NoMich at 12:04 AM on June 05, 2026

NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals

I'm good with it

posted by NoMich at 01:18 PM on June 04, 2026

NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals

My picks:

Knicks in 6
Top point scorer: J. Brunson (NYK)
Top rebounder: Wemby (SAS)
Game 1 winner: Knicks
Team scoring most points in game: Knicks
Series MVP: J. Brunson (NYK)
Top fouler: KAT (NYK)
Top three-point shooter: J. Champagnie (SAS)

posted by NoMich at 04:05 PM on June 03, 2026

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

If the Canes can't win any board battles and if their so-called top line can't get it together, this series won't last long.

posted by NoMich at 04:00 PM on June 03, 2026

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle

The Canes were too sad over the news of the passing of Peabo Bryson to be able to properly play their game last night. The game was a whole new world because they were up against a beauty *and* a beast.

posted by NoMich at 09:36 AM on June 03, 2026

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

Time for OKC to do the honorable thing and announce that Chet was playing through a broken leg all game.

posted by NoMich at 05:10 PM on June 02, 2026

Enter the SportsFilter CFL Pickem

My picks:

Alouettes by 5
Blue Bombers by 6
Redblacks by 7

My first year doing this.

posted by NoMich at 08:06 AM on June 01, 2026

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle

boberry biscuits for everyone! I'm buying!

posted by NoMich at 07:35 AM on May 30, 2026