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October 11, 2009
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
does the y in y.e. yang stand for ying?
posted by kerrycindy at 11:03 AM on October 11, 2009
The combined W-L record of the opponents of the four NFC East Teams in today's NFL action is: 1-14
It would be 1-15, but Carolina had a bye week last week.
posted by beaverboard at 11:35 AM on October 11, 2009
does the y in y.e. yang stand for ying?
Close. Yong. Why they wouldn't name him Ying is beyond me. No guts.
posted by dyams at 12:01 PM on October 11, 2009
Can any team beat Tim Tebow and Florida this season? I saw most of the LSU game last night and Tebow took every snap despite barely clearing the medical exam. The Gator defense was nearly perfect, and this against the #4 ranked team.
They'll presumably have to get past Alabama in the SEC title game and then Texas, USC or Va Tech but so far this looks like a mountain they can climb.
Tebow: Does he go #1 in the draft, or lower and convert to the linebacker everyone says he really is?
posted by billsaysthis at 12:15 PM on October 11, 2009
Wayne Rooney plots his future as a manager: At 23 already started studying for his Uefa B license.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:17 PM on October 11, 2009
I wouldn't be surprised if Tebow fell out of the first round. Jaguars fans are crazy to get him, but Florida's offensive system is a lot different than what he'd be asked to do in the pros.
posted by rcade at 12:24 PM on October 11, 2009
I didn't think Tebow did anything special last night. It was the Florida defense that propelled them to victory, Tebow made some bad throws that kept the game a lot closer than it should've been.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:02 PM on October 11, 2009
At 23 already started studying for his Uefa B license.
There's a snark to be made about how long it may take him to get the qualification so he needs to get started early, but I'm not going to be the one to make that joke.
And what's all this "ying" talk? /pedantfilter
posted by JJ at 01:06 PM on October 11, 2009
Former QB Rex Kern made a pretty good pro DB, and Tebow might do well as "the next John Lynch".
Actually, I could see Tebow playing both ways and filling a role custom fit just for him in both the O and the D. He could rack up the equivalent of every down minutes by getting rotated in with various packages.
posted by beaverboard at 01:06 PM on October 11, 2009
The Giants have a 28-0 lead on the Raiders midway through the second quarter.
posted by rcade at 02:04 PM on October 11, 2009
YYM, I agree (and mentioned the big D) but consider that though Tebow was barely healthy enough to play he still managed the game well--against one of the top teams in the nation--and I don't agree with your comment.
Plus this was just one game and the Gators have not lost in over a year with Tebow at the helm.
posted by billsaysthis at 02:57 PM on October 11, 2009
At halftime, it's the NFC East 65, opponents 26. And that's with KC beating Dallas (go Chiefs, help get Wade gone).
posted by beaverboard at 02:57 PM on October 11, 2009
The Dallas Texans just couldn't hang. Wade Phillips agony is extended. Or is that my agony. Come on Wade, beg JJ to put us out of your miserey (sp?) and fire you. We need a real coach at the helm, not a JJ tail kisser.
posted by kerrycindy at 09:47 PM on October 11, 2009
The Broncos continue to impress, holding the Pats to 0 points from halftime on.
posted by dfleming at 09:51 PM on October 11, 2009
We need a real coach at the helm, not a JJ tail kisser.
Ummmm...
posted by JJ at 06:14 AM on October 12, 2009
JJ, I'm impressed! Got your own fan club amongst NFL coaches.
posted by apoch at 08:39 AM on October 12, 2009
I knew just from the recent results the Raiders were bad but watching them yesterday, wow. If the Giants wanted to I think they could have broken the scoring record. JaMarcus Russell is simply not an NFL QB but might be good as a running-oriented slash type back if he can run routes and catch.
posted by billsaysthis at 10:22 AM on October 12, 2009
The US are three points ahead going into the final day's singles in the President's Cup at Harding Park in San Francisco. The final matches line up like this:
Camilo Villegas vs Hunter Mahan
Adam Scott vs Stewart Cink
Mike Weir vs Justin Leonard
Robert Allenby vs Anthony Kim
Geoff Ogilvy vs Steve Stricker
Ernie Els vs Sean O'Hair
Ryo Ishikawa vs Kenny Perry
Tim Clark vs Zach Johnson
Y.E. Yang vs Tiger Woods
Vijay Singh vs Lucas Glover
Retief Goosen vs Phil Mickelson
Angel Cabrera vs Jim Furyk
I'm almost tempted to watch it, just to see if Yang can do Tiger again!