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Ive watched the Arlovski/Fedor match a few more times now and I take back what I originally said. Fedor didnt look off. Looked more like someone feeling out the range and made an adjustment to counter AA. Arlovski really didnt land anything that would be of threat. Just some nice glancing shots but nothing of substance.

QUOTE (AbeFroman @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 01:31 PM) you rang hahaha

Fedor might have the best power punch in MMA history. Fedor looked a little off but AA was looking really good until getting careless. Vitor's KO was brutal. I really like Belfort and I hope he gets on a roll. That Barnett/Yvel fight was pretty good. Especially the end of the first round. Good night of fights.

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paging Abe Froman...

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Jan 22, 2009 -> 05:25 PM) The top of the MVC isn't the best it has been, but the bottom is the best I can remember in a while. There is a lot of talent in this league. Wichita beating both ISU and Creighton shows that to me. Hard to get road wins in this league. ISU is still best in state. The MVC fans are turning into SEC football fans. Just overrate the bottom feeders so when you lose to them its not really that bad of a loss.

I'm still upset about the choke job we did last season in the CWS. Going to be an interesting season. Team is built around pitching and we lost our number two guy in Erickson. Good lefty but he cant stay healthy. Not many are expecting much from Miami this year but we've had some of our best seasons when we were overlooked.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 21, 2009 -> 10:03 PM) Well the MVC tournament should be interesting considering that no one from that conference is going to get an at large bid. Good. More bids for the big conferences. Big win for Miami tonight against FSU. McClinton goes off for 28 points. 3-2 in ACC play with VT this weekend. Must win game vs VT b/c the next 6 games is at NCST, at Maryland, Wake, at Duke, UNC, at FSU.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jan 21, 2009 -> 02:53 AM) On the Affliction front it appears a lot of bars are shying away from showing this PPV. I thought about going back to the burbs to catch it at a Buffalo Wild Wings but a friend of mine who works there said they aren't showing it. I've also not been able to find one in the city that's showing it. I read somewhere that it costs bars a lot of money to show PPV events. The capacity of the bar dictates how much it will cost to show the PPV. With the UFC the following weekend, I'm sure most owners are going to just wait for that event. Plus the casual UFC fan doesnt really know about other events so the crowd will probably be smaller for Affliction.

3 straight weekends of PPV's is a bit much. Plus I'm going to a local show the 30th so I'm really having to pick and choose what to buy this month. I passed on last weekend's UFC so I'll probably get the Affliction and the Super Bowl weekend UFC.

Arlovski is getting $1 million according to Yahoo! Affliction cant stay in business that long if this is the case. link

Instead of stacking the smaller weight divisions, the UFC needs to go spend the money to add some depth to the heavyweights. Fedor is a long shot, Barnett wont go to the UFC, so maybe get AA back in there. Maybe a name for the future might be Roger Gracie. The guy is unreal on the ground and if he can win a few more fights, he might be worth a shot. Just his name would create a lot of interest. Problem is the Japanese just love the Gracie named fighters and probably pay a big chunk of change. On a side note, I think the UFC got VERY lucky that Mark Coleman injured his knee before the Lesnar fight. That would have been a horrible outcome for Coleman.

QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 04:57 AM) It was close but I thought for sure Griffin won, and I think you should win atleast a couple fights before getting another title match. Something that shouldn't be given but earned. If Lesnar can get a title shot for beating Herring, Rampage should def. get a title shot now. The UFC needs to come up with some sort of ranking system. I'm sure Liddell is closer to a title shot right now than Henderson right now and I dont think thats right. The LHW division is becoming so deep that its basically a crapshoot on who deserves what.

Oh, I didnt realize the post came before the OSU/Michigan game. With the Big 10 being good, it'll be interesting to see the rankings of that conference in 2-3 weeks. Teams will beat up on each other.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 06:32 PM) Well here is how I would rank the Big 10 now: 1. MSU 2. Purdue/ Minnesota 4. Illinois --------------------- (Above 4 are in NCAA tournament as of now) 5. Wisconsin 6. Michigan 7. OSU --------------------- (Above 3 are bubble) 8. Penn State 9. Iowa 10. Indiana 11. Northwestern There is still a lot of season to be played but thats how I see it right now. I dont pay attention to Big 10 basketball much but that's a pretty deep conference. I dont think OSU should be behind Michigan and Wisconsin. But I would put Ill St at number 1.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 02:55 AM) They also announced a few main events.... Jardine vs. Rampage.... well, i'm not 100% sure what the point of this fight is. I read that Rashad was offered but said he couldn't get ready in time. This is a a fight where on paper it's Rampage via whatever he wants, but s***, mma is not an exact science. If Jardine wins this and Silva beats Machida on the 31st the 205 is completely up in the air. Then they announce Iceman vs. Shogun. You tell me this 2-3 years ago and I'm selling everything I own to watch this live, now I'm watching this, but in a weird intriguiging way. I can't even begin to pick this fight. This whole PPV is evidence is why athletic comissions should sanction 5 rounds for non-titles and 7 for title fights. Iceman/Shogun has zero interest for me. UFC is just giving Liddell every chance in the world to get another title shot in order to promote him to the ESPNs of the world. I'd like to see a Shogun/Forrest rematch. Shogun looked bad tonight but maybe it was ring rust. I'd rather see Machida/Rampage if Machida wins later this month and winner gets title shot.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 12:06 AM) Duke won today, and I was shocked. But god damn, even as a fan, they get every call at home. But hey, I'll take it. I'm not about to say we got every call because there were times when I thought it was a foul on them but Duke didn't get the call. Georgetown is a good team. Only team that gets more calls than UNC in the ACC is Duke.

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QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 09:29 PM) Anybody see the dunk in the Miami-UNC game just now? That was ridiculous. Ellington is just killing us. It's not even funny how the guy wont miss this half. I also like how ACC refs call fouls if you breathe on Hansbrough. Then the moment he misses a shot he looks straight at the ref looking for the foul. It'll give me great pleasure to see him washout of the NBA within 3 seasons and playing for some team in Greece.

Gruden fired!!!!!!! I'm so happy as a Bucs fan right now.

Big comeback win tonight against Maryland for Miami. Down by 17 points with 12 minutes to play, team fought back for a 62-60 win. Jack McClinton continues to be the heart and soul of this team. Without him, we'd be a NIT team at best. He's going to make some European team very happy next year.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jan 11, 2009 -> 05:13 PM) damn and I was hoping that the Tenn win would be a good win come March. Ill St. fans, I laugh in their direction. I love their coach, but to declar themselves a decent program this year before entering the MVC is a joke. Ill St fans did run their mouth a lot, a little too much for a team that has the 246th toughest schedule in CBB. I cant stand mid majors for the most part so seeing that they lost to a 3-12 team is very funny.

how was that a good game by Pryor? The kid cant pass to save his life. He's got a long way to go.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jan 2, 2009 -> 02:45 AM) LOL, the Big 10 is better than the ACC. Before tonight, the ACC hadn't won a BCS game since FSU won the 1999 title game. Since the BCS was created, the ACC has never sent more than one team to a BCS game. The BIG 10 has done it seven times. As for USC, it's always amazing how talented that team is. It's equally amazing how much they play down to their competition and lose to teams like Stanford and UCLA. where did I ever rank the conferences? It seems common for Big 10 fans to start ripping on other conferences when people say the Big 10 is bad. Guess it makes them feel better about how bad the Big 10 really is.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 08:57 PM) If you want to talk about conferences that have fallen off, look to the ACC and the Big East. Are they relevant to anyone anymore? You can say the same for the Big 10. Oh wait, youre a Big 10 fan so you have to spin it to make it look better. The ACC sucks, the Big East sucks and the Big 10 sucks.