October 2007 Archive



I'm being Dragon Tarlac for Halloween

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 31 at 3:28PM

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Well ladies the day is finally here, opening night. The NBA kicked off last night with a crazy Rockets/Lakers game, and the Bulls open up tonight at New Jersey. The Nets have given the Bulls a ton of problems in the past, and a lot of people think New Jersey might be one of the three best teams in the East. Noah and Ben Wallace are out indefinitely to make matter worse. I guess that means we get an extra helping of Aaron Gray tonight. Tough way to open up a season.

But this is the Bulls predictions post for everyone. How many wins, how far are they going in the playoffs, do they pull off a midseason trade for good ole' #24, and is this the year Johnny Red Kerr finally dies during a broadcast? Anything is fair game, get all those Bulls predictions out right now.


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Fearless NBA predictions

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 30 at 1:40AM

In the final chapter of our four part NBA preview, here are some things to look for as the NBA gets underway.Previously: team power rankings, player rankings, Bulls preview- A team that could surprise people: the Memphis Grizzlies. They were...

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Good Brian or Bad Brian: Does it even matter?

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 29 at 3:17AM

If Brian Griese is going to throw three backbreaking interceptions in the endzone, why is he even playing. He’s as inconsistent as Grossman, and he has zero upside. His lows are as bad as Rex and his good games pale...

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Bulls season preview

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 26 at 3:24PM

No player symbolizes this Bulls team quite like Ben Gordon- spectacular at times, but too flawed to ever be considered a star. When Gordon struggled offensively last season, or when he wasn’t on the floor, the Bulls simply couldn’t score....

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Big Ten Rambler, Week 9: Yours and Mine

by Bobby Loesch on October 26 at 2:03PM

An Iowa student with a Michigan bias -- and Wazzu ties, too -- breaks down the Big Ten conference with attempted objectivity, week by weekMy original title for this week's edition was "Week 9, Feelin' Fine," and I think that...

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Trent Dilfer holds our fate

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 25 at 5:56AM

As if the Patriots and Cowboys being the class of their respective conferences wasn’t bad enough, remember this: they both could have top five draft picks next year. New England’s video taping shenanigans got their own first rounder taken away,...

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TUP NBA Top 50

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 23 at 2:20PM

I love Hollinger as much as the next basketball fan, but come buddy, Yao is not the best player in the NBA. Forget PER, this is the TUP top 50 NBA player rankings. I plan on checking back on these...

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A great start and an ode to fighting

by Friends of the Program on October 22 at 5:26PM

By Gordon BombayOur Chicago Blackhawks are off to one hell of a start this season.  I was back home in Chicago last weekend and I finally got a chance to go to a game and watch the boys beat a...

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 22 at 4:10PM

For those of you in the BlogsByFans Fantasy basketball league, the league drafts tonight in about 5 hours. We have 12 teams and everyone should be gunning to take down NBA expert SML.FreeDarko's NBA season preview is pretty much the...

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The Grease-Man gets it done

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 22 at 3:32AM

Let's start out giving credit where credit is due: Brian Griese played a damn good game. I'll be the first to admit that after  McNabb's touchdown pass to Schobel, I did not think the Bears would come back to win...

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Saturday's Are For Rock: Weezer

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 20 at 10:02AM

In the GarageMy Name is Jonas The Good Life ...

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This just makes me happy

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 19 at 8:15PM

From The Big Lead...

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Sizing up the Eagles

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 19 at 6:23PM

Team: Philadelphia EaglesRecord: 2-3Last Week: ByeBest Blog: Depressed Fan-Head over to Brian's site for all Eagles related matters. You'll learn a lot more about them over there then you would here.At 2-4, the Bears are in serious need of victory....

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Big Ten Rambler, Week 8: Eyeing Ohio State

by Bobby Loesch on October 19 at 2:26PM

An Iowa student with a Michigan bias breaks down the Big Ten conference with attempted objectivity, week by weekLet's not kid ourselves, I had a good week last week. I gave you Iowa over Illinois, the less impressive Michigan over...

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Blame Ron Turner

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 18 at 6:53PM

Note: I wrote this  column for my sports reporting class earlier today, so it's a little more professional (I guess) then the usual tomfoolery you get from this site.    Believe it or not, Rex Grossman wasn't always such a scrub....

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I don't want to talk about this, but you probably do

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 18 at 3:07AM

I don't want to write this post, but I feel like I'm obligated at this point. I never thought the Bulls had any chance of ever landing Kobe, but the media pressure has gotten so intense recently, that ESPN even...

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The risky business of contract extensions

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 17 at 4:20AM

The Bulls have been pretty good at locking up their young players coming off their rookie contracts so far. Kirk Hinrich signed an extension for around $47 million the season before his rookie deal expired, and the Bulls resigned Andres...

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NBA Power Rankings: Preseason

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 15 at 6:49PM

NBA Power Rankings: Preseason1.    Spurs- The unanimous #1.2.    Suns- Got screwed last year, could this be their year to make it through the West?3.    Pistons- Counting big time on Amir and Stuckey.4.    Mavs- Are people forgetting this team won 67...

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At least I have Adrian Peterson in fantasy football

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 14 at 11:38PM

Where, exactly, was the great Brian Urlacher in that one? He only had five tackles and didn't make a big play the entire game. It's a little weird that a future first ballot Hall of Famer in the prime of...

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Big Ten Rambler, Week 7: Role Reversal

by Bobby Loesch on October 12 at 1:56PM

An Iowa student with a Michigan bias breaks down the Big Ten conference with attempted objectivity, week by weekI woke up today, grabbed The Daily Iowan, looked at the Iowa-Illinois football pre-game section titled "Border Brawl" and thought, "uh oh."This...

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Sizing up the Vikings

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 12 at 1:14PM

Team: Minnesota VikingsRecord: 1-3Last Week: ByeBest Blog: Daily Norseman- Since the Vikings still don't know who they're starting at quarterback on Sunday, expect a heavy dose of Adrian Peterson. How did he fall to seventh in the draft again? The...

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Mendenhall 4 Heisman

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 10 at 2:46AM

Preseason Heisman front runners are having a tough time in 2007. John David Booty sucks, Colt Brennan isn't healthy, Brian Brohm's team lost to Syracuse, and anyone from Michigan is done as well. Looking for a local dark horse to...

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Is Tyrus Thomas lazy?

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 8 at 9:09PM

At least Sam Smith thinks so. Smith suggests today that rookie Joakim Noah may steal minutes, and possibly a starting slot, away from Thomas because of his relentless work ethic, something Smith says Thomas does not have. From today's column...

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Week 5 mock draft

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 8 at 2:13PM

I missed the Bears game yesterday because I was at a sweet rock concert, so head over to Windy City Sports Blog for a recap if you'd like. But they won, so hey, the season is still alive. Good to...

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Sizing up the Packers

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 5 at 4:15PM

Team: Green Bay PackersRecord: 4-0Last Game: W 23-16 at MinnesotaBest Blog: Packers Locker- Obviously, one of the reasons the Bears are struggling so much right now is because of injuries. The Packers are healthy as can be, and maybe that...

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PECOTA is smarter then Kenny Williams, White Sox fans

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 4 at 7:37PM

Believe it or not, the 2007 White Sox were doomed even before Jose Contreras threw his first pitch opening day against the Indians. Just ask PECOTA, an acronym for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm, which correctly projected the...

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Big Ten Rambler, Week 6: Gameday Miss

by Bobby Loesch on October 3 at 11:05PM

I know this is a Big Ten column, but trust me, there's no conference bias here. My rankings of the six BCS conferences would probably look like this...First Tier: SEC/Pac 10Second Tier: Big 12/Big East/ACCThird Tier: Big 10That said, I...

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I leave you with Orton

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 2 at 3:24AM

I won't be able to post much the rest of this week because I'm super busy with school and work (check out the site). Go to Windy City Sports Blog and Zoner Sports if you'd like during this mini break,...

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Football makes me angry

by Ricky O'Donnell on October 1 at 4:05PM

Next Sunday's game against the Packers might be the most important non-playoff game in recent Chicago sports memory. If the Bears lose, and remember it's in Lambeau, they aren't winning the division and probably aren't making the playoffs. If they...

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