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f*** this game, f*** the idea of this game.

One thing I didn't notice until now, is that when Artest charged into the crowd at that guy, he never actually swung at him. Stephen Jackson, for some reason, just came in and started flailing, and the guy in the Pistons warmup jersey who was holding Artest started punching Ron in the head.

Offensive rebounding is all about effort and aggresiveness, and Mihm has no shortage of either, which is why (without seeing the game) I'm guessing he had seven of them.

Stephen Jackson's first game back is January 27 at home against the Pistons.

I stopped taking National Treasure seriously when the commercial said something along the lines of, "The one dollar bill is trying to tell me something." Oy.

Nice job, jackass! Although I was right about Northwestern in a way, I figured they had to be better than people were giving them credit for.

i never would have guessed

I can't believe I have to root for a Manning.

Drew Henson 6-6 47 yards and a touchdown in garbage time.

The Bears already lost to the Lions at home. And that was with Grossman. Dallas they should beat. Houston, who knows. Minnesota maybe, it helps that they play them at home on grass. I wouldn't count on beating the Jags on the road.

Big 10 #4 = Northwestern

I think it would be cool, as Marc Stein suggested, to lock the fans out of the next home game against Indiana and only allow the media in. There's got to be some accountability.

There's a question of magnitude. Pushing someone away during a fight is much different from coming out of nowhere and clocking a guy who is sitting on the ground. I don't blame Artest for defending himself against that guy on the court, but what O'Neal did was way out of line.

Yeah, he pushed him away..... So where exactly have I been wrong here?

Nobody brought Artest down, he just stepped backwards and Croshere grabbed him.

Nope, watch the video. The guy with the Tigers hat who Artest attacked on the court is in the background while O'Neal slides in and hits the other guy.

No it isn't. Watch the video, it's a different guy.

No, it isn't the same thing. Gamboa didn't go running into the stands. The point is to defuse the situation, and the Pacers players didn't defuse it, they threw gas on the fire. But if you don't believe me, just ask David Stern.

No, I don't think you understand what self-defense is. That guy was nowhere near O'Neal and he just came flying at him. Being on the court doesn't give the players free reign to go ballistic.

Ben Wallace didn't attack any fans. O'Neal did the slide-punch on that fat guy, and kept fighting afterward.

As a side note, my choices for the 1 pm game are Jets-Browns or Cowboys-Ravens. Good god.

Colts on the road, on grass, against a tough defense. Colts have a s***ty defense so the Bears shouldn't have as much trouble moving the ball. Plus, the football gods will be pissed at Indy for throwing deep when they were killing the Texans last week.

I think the Bears win.

I have so much s*** to do between now and then, I'll be happy when Thanksgiving finally hits.

It's a rule.