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somehow Cuba has the 6th best FIFA rankings in CONCACAF. But they are easily the 4th place team if Canada and Panama advance to round 3. I think we have the easiest road to the Hex. A potential Mexico,Costa Rica,El Salvador,Trinidad group will be entertaining. A nice battle for second. Also the 4th place team in the final round will be paired against the Oceania winner. So CONCACAF should be sending 4 teams to Brazil.

2014 World Cup qualification groups were announced today. Third Round Groups Group A: USA,Jamaica,Group E Rd. 2 Winner(Grenada,Guatemala,St Vincent,Belize) and Group F Winner(Haiti,Antigua,Curacao,US Virgin Islands) Group B: Mexico,Costa Rica, Group A Winner(El Salvador,Suriname,Cayman Islands,Dominican Repulic) Group B Winner(Trinidad/Tabago,Barbados,Bermuda,Guyana) Group C: Honduras,Cuba Group C Winner(Panama,Dominica,Bahamas,Nicaragua) and Group D Winner(Canada,Puerto Rico,Saint Lucia,Saint Kitts)

Goodnight NFC East.

Finally some good news in what has been a horrible post WC run for the US team.

Bucs have their first three picks signed already. Really liking the idea of taking care of them first to get them in camp and worry about finding FA pieces after.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 06:00 PM) UNC is terminating Butch Davis as coach. Sounds like, from the descriptions I read, that the athletic department wanted to keep him, but the Chancellor stepped in and got rid of him due to the academic fraud. He absolutely had to go, but the timing of it is bizarre. It should have happened months ago, and by waiting until now they've really screwed up their season this fall. Major blow to UNC. Davis wasnt the greatest of coaches on Saturdays but I would take him over anyone when it comes to evaluating talent in college football. Plus he surrounded himself with awesome coaches.The past few seasons we've seen the hard-on ESPN has had for the likes of Urban Meyer,Carroll and Saban. No doubt in my mind that if Butch would have stayed at Miami for 5-6 more years, the media would have been trying to compare those 3 to Davis. I dont know if we'll see him coaching again unless he takes a DC job in the NFL. He might go to ESPN or CBS and become an analyst.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 09:52 PM) I'll take Noel Devine, think he can be similar to Darren Sproles maybe even better. I dont see him being a productive NFL back but he should be able to make a team as a kick returner and punt returner.

I was somewhat surprised to read that only 57 undrafted free agents made the opening day roster last year in the NFL. We always hear about these hidden gems that fell through the cracks and while that is true for a handful or so, most will be nothing more than practice players filling in for a roster spot here and there. NFL.com had an analyst do a top 20 list of UFA's. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d820e...h-sudden-impact

excited to see where some of these UFA's land tomorrow. Some names are already starting to slip out.

Youre Koufaxing us??

One of the best Curb;s ever tonight!

No no no this cant be true

Don Cherry laying it down on Carcillo

I can see why you Bears fans are happy that the HOF Game is canceled. Too much risk with so little time to get prepared. But I was some football!!

Losing series to the Royals! But they arent mathematically eliminated so dont stop believing!

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 10:22 PM) I miss the fun a couple/few weeks ago when there were rumors all over about people wanting to offer him 10 years, 110 million dollar ish offers sheets. I'm going to blame the Canadian press/media for this. A few years ago, the Canadian press was saying rumors about Vinny Lecavalier being traded to Montreal. Of course there was nothing to it. And there was never any sign down in the Tampa area that the organization was going to let Stamkos leave.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 10:16 PM) I know a lot of Big 12 fans don't want to hear it, but the conference is not going to last. I'd be STUNNED if it lasts longer than 5 more years. The Longhorn Network is just too big an advantage for one school. In addition to the reasons we already knew it was, now the network is saying it'll air games of top guys Texas is recruiting. That doesn't even sound legal to me, but he wouldn't say it if it wasn't true. Talk about a recruiting edge for a school that doesn't need one. Yeah, the Big 12 days are numbered. Texas will probably go the independent route for a year or two as the SEC, Pac 12 and Big 10 try to recruit them to their 16 team mega conferences. TAMU will bolt to the SEC so they can secure a spot before the dominoes falling. I could see OU in the Pac 12. Mizzou,OK St, both Kansas schools see where the chips fall and Iowa St,Baylor,Texas Tech is left scrambling for scraps. Then there is the Big East teams that will get interest from the Big 10 and ACC because of their markets(if the Big East doesnt try to stay together). Going to be an interesting 10 years in college football.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 18, 2011 -> 06:09 PM) Barcelona has won 2 of the last 3 Champ. League titles, and Messi has been the top scorer in the last 3 Championship Leagues. Some would argue that's a bigger, tougher stage than any international tournament. My whole point is him as an international player. He dominates in much more difficult settings, almost averaging a goal a game in CL, but it isnt carrying over. He's gone the weight of a country on him and no doubt its tough. You can tell he's really gripping it out there. And yes, the Champions League is a better tournament.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 18, 2011 -> 08:22 AM) Copa America with a ridiculous semi-finals coming up. Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. Chile, Argentina and Brazil all gone. Real surprising results. An odd semifinal bracket for sure but not really shocking that Argentina and Brazil is out. Both of them have looked very ordinary throughout the tournament. Paraguay and Uruguay appear to be the two best teams in South America right now.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 17, 2011 -> 05:56 PM) I don't know what game you were watching, but Messi had a great game. He had the assist, almost had another that was correctly called back for offside, converted his penalty and drew about a dozen fouls. Fantastic game to watch though. I'm not talking about this one game. Just look at the stats when he plays for his country. He just doesnt score for some reason. Past two seasons he has scored 100 goals in 108 appearances with his club team. In that same time frame, he has 4 goals in 18 matches for Argentina. He is the Lebron James of soccer. He's the best and most talented player in the world but on the biggest stage he just hasnt gotten it done yet.

The Lions are getting better but I dont think their record will reflect that this year. They have a pretty tough schedule this year.

Need to get Norm to host again. His joke at the very end is an all time classic.

http://www.mediabistro.com/sportsnewser/20...id-1990s_b11856

Typical US choke just when people start paying attention. See you in 4 years women's soccer.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 17, 2011 -> 12:02 AM) Hester wasn't up for Best Record Breaking Performance. lolz Who would Hester replace in that category? Maybe Rose but not any of the other 3.