Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack:
Some of the teams forcing the most turnovers this season:
26.3% of possessions— Texas
26.2%—VCU
26.2%— Iowa State
25.9%— LSU
25.4%— Texas A&M
25.3%— Tennessee
Quote of the Day
“You can shear a sheep many times but you can only skin him once.”
Amarillo Slim
Monday’s quiz
Who was the Steelers’ QB before Ben Roethlisberger?
Sunday’s quiz
Before Saturday, Cincinnati’s last playoff win was in 1990; Boomer Esiason played QB for the Bengals that day.
(Really obscure trivia: Cody Carlson played QB for Houston that day)
Saturday’s quiz
Michigan Wolverines were in the Final Four four years ago; John Beilein was their coach.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday……..
13) Buccaneers 31, Eagles 15:
— Tampa Bay led 31-0 after three quarters.
— Eagles in first three quarters: 45 plays, 154 yards, no points.
— Brady is 35-11 in playoff games.
12) 49ers 23, Cowboys 17:
— San Francisco led 23-7 after three quarters.
— Dallas had ball in 49ers’ territory when time ran out.
— Cowboys had 14 penalties for 89 yards.
11) Chiefs 42, Steelers 21:
— Game was scoreless after the first quarter.
— Steelers took 7-0 lead with a defensive score.
— Kansas City then scored a TD on its next six drives.
10) Spreads for next week’s playoff games:
— Bengals @ Tennessee (-3.5)
— 49ers @ Green Bay (-5.5)
— Bills @ Kansas City (-2.5)
9) Dak Prescott holds an NFL record, throwing for 974 yards in consecutive games LY (Weeks 3-4). Problem is, he got hurt in Week 5 and was lost for the rest of the season.
Dallas won the NFC East this year, Prescott had a good season, but now he is 1-3 in playoff games, and there are rumblings that coach McCarthy’s job is on thin ice.
Prescott threw for 254 yards Sunday, was sacked five times; Dallas had 14 penalties. Whose fault is that? It is debatable, but Jerry Jones may not want to lose OC Kellen Moore, and may promote him to head coach at a fairly young age. That would make McCarthy the fall guy for Sunday’s loss.
8) Las Vegas Raiders made the playoffs this year, despite a minus-9 turnover ratio, and with a defense that gave up 35 touchdowns on 43 red zone drives. Tons of distractions, on and off the field, but the interim coach kept the group together- they won six games on last play of the game, an NFL record.
Doesn’t Rich Bisaccia deserve a shot at the fulltime head coaching job?
7) I’m guessing the fine folks at NBC were grumbling about the lousy Sunday night game; had the Chargers won/tied last week, they would’ve knocked the Steelers out of the playoffs, and the Sunday night game this week might’ve been more competitive.
6) Cincinnati 61, Wichita State 57— Shockers are off to a disappointing 0-4 start in AAC.
5) St John’s 88, Georgetown 69— This is Patrick Ewing’s fifth year coaching the Hoyas; his record in Big East conference games? 26-47.
At what point does Ewing go on the hot seat? He’s the school’s most prominent basketball alumnus, but 26-47 is 26-47.
4) Iona 78, Niagara 55— I hear this Pitino guy is a pretty good coach; Gaels are 6-0 in the MAAC- they’re 26-9 in 1.5 years under the Hall of Fame coach.
3) Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant sprained his knee, is out 4-6 weeks.
2) If you like high school basketball, ESPNU has four consecutive games on Monday, starting at 11am. Teams from all over the country facing off.
1) If you coach/teach basketball to kids, do this demonstration; show them that a basketball hoop is exactly two basketballs wide. This surprises most everyone; with the rim ten feet high, it doesn’t look that big, but you can place two basketballs in a hoop— sometimes that makes a shooter more confident.
Monday’s 6-pack:
Some of the teams forcing the most turnovers this season:
26.3% of possessions— Texas
26.2%—VCU
26.2%— Iowa State
25.9%— LSU
25.4%— Texas A&M
25.3%— Tennessee
Quote of the Day
“You can shear a sheep many times but you can only skin him once.”
Amarillo Slim
Monday’s quiz
Who was the Steelers’ QB before Ben Roethlisberger?
Sunday’s quiz
Before Saturday, Cincinnati’s last playoff win was in 1990; Boomer Esiason played QB for the Bengals that day.
(Really obscure trivia: Cody Carlson played QB for Houston that day)
Saturday’s quiz
Michigan Wolverines were in the Final Four four years ago; John Beilein was their coach.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday……..
13) Buccaneers 31, Eagles 15:
— Tampa Bay led 31-0 after three quarters.
— Eagles in first three quarters: 45 plays, 154 yards, no points.
— Brady is 35-11 in playoff games.
12) 49ers 23, Cowboys 17:
— San Francisco led 23-7 after three quarters.
— Dallas had ball in 49ers’ territory when time ran out.
— Cowboys had 14 penalties for 89 yards.
11) Chiefs 42, Steelers 21:
— Game was scoreless after the first quarter.
— Steelers took 7-0 lead with a defensive score.
— Kansas City then scored a TD on its next six drives.
10) Spreads for next week’s playoff games:
— Bengals @ Tennessee (-3.5)
— 49ers @ Green Bay (-5.5)
— Bills @ Kansas City (-2.5)
9) Dak Prescott holds an NFL record, throwing for 974 yards in consecutive games LY (Weeks 3-4). Problem is, he got hurt in Week 5 and was lost for the rest of the season.
Dallas won the NFC East this year, Prescott had a good season, but now he is 1-3 in playoff games, and there are rumblings that coach McCarthy’s job is on thin ice.
Prescott threw for 254 yards Sunday, was sacked five times; Dallas had 14 penalties. Whose fault is that? It is debatable, but Jerry Jones may not want to lose OC Kellen Moore, and may promote him to head coach at a fairly young age. That would make McCarthy the fall guy for Sunday’s loss.
8) Las Vegas Raiders made the playoffs this year, despite a minus-9 turnover ratio, and with a defense that gave up 35 touchdowns on 43 red zone drives. Tons of distractions, on and off the field, but the interim coach kept the group together- they won six games on last play of the game, an NFL record.
Doesn’t Rich Bisaccia deserve a shot at the fulltime head coaching job?
7) I’m guessing the fine folks at NBC were grumbling about the lousy Sunday night game; had the Chargers won/tied last week, they would’ve knocked the Steelers out of the playoffs, and the Sunday night game this week might’ve been more competitive.
6) Cincinnati 61, Wichita State 57— Shockers are off to a disappointing 0-4 start in AAC.
5) St John’s 88, Georgetown 69— This is Patrick Ewing’s fifth year coaching the Hoyas; his record in Big East conference games? 26-47.
At what point does Ewing go on the hot seat? He’s the school’s most prominent basketball alumnus, but 26-47 is 26-47.
4) Iona 78, Niagara 55— I hear this Pitino guy is a pretty good coach; Gaels are 6-0 in the MAAC- they’re 26-9 in 1.5 years under the Hall of Fame coach.
3) Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant sprained his knee, is out 4-6 weeks.
2) If you like high school basketball, ESPNU has four consecutive games on Monday, starting at 11am. Teams from all over the country facing off.
1) If you coach/teach basketball to kids, do this demonstration; show them that a basketball hoop is exactly two basketballs wide. This surprises most everyone; with the rim ten feet high, it doesn’t look that big, but you can place two basketballs in a hoop— sometimes that makes a shooter more confident.
