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For games of Saturday Nov. 7
@ #3 Alabama d. LSU
@ Arkansas d. South Carolina
@ #1 Florida d. Vanderbilt
13 Houston d. @ Tulsa
@ #8 Iowa d. Northwestern
@ Missouri d. Baylor
20 Oklahoma d. @ Nebraska
18 Oklahoma State d. @ Iowa State
7 Oregon d. Stanford
@ #11 Penn State d. Ohio State
SMU d. Rice
6 TCU d. San Diego State
@ #2 Texas d. UCF
Texas A&M d @ Colorado
12 Southern California d @ Arizona State
Last week: 13-2 , .866
For the season: 68-22, .755
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Slick Rick’s NFL Pick - Week 8
Sorry for the delay. I was kidnapped by a Halloween ghost.
Slick Rick’s NFL Picks
Week 8
Sunday’s Games
Houston d. Buffalo
Chicago d. Cleveland
Dallas d. Seattle (and it may get ugly)
Detroit d. St. Louis
Baltimore d. Denver (one of these days, Denver will fall, and I’ll be there to get it right!)
Indianapolis d. San Francisco
N.Y. Jets d. Miami
Philadelphia d. N.Y. Giants
Jacksonville d. Tennessee
San Diego d. Oakland
Arizona d. Carolina
Green Bay d. Minnesota
Monday’s Game
New Orleans d. Atlanta
Byes - Cincinnati, Kansas City, New England, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington.
Week 7 Standings
Rick 10-3 .769
Overall Standings
Rick 72-31 .699
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Joe’s Fearless College Picks
PICKS FOR GAMES SATURDAY OCT. 31
No. 5 Cincinnati d. @ Syracuse
@ Florida State d. North Carolina State
@ No. 15 Houston d. Southern Mississippi
No. 18 Miami d. @ Wake Forest
No. 1 Florida d. Georgia
Michigan d. @ Illinois
Michigan State d. Minnesota
Nebraska d. Baylor
@ No. 10 Oregon d. No. 4 Southern California
@ No. 22 Oklahoma d. Kansas State
@ No. 8 TCU d. UNLV
No. 3 Texas d. @ Oklahoma State
@ Texas A&M d. Iowa State
@ Texas Tech d. Kansas
@ Tulsa d. SMU
Last week’s results: 12-3,
Season’s results: 55-20,
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Berry reinstated as Longview football team’s associated head coach
John Berry has been reinstated as the Longview High School football team’s associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator, 3 1/2 weeks after he was removed from that position in the aftermath of an on-field incident.
Longview ISD director of extracurricular activities Pat Collins and head football coach John King each confirmed the reinstatement on Friday. King declined to comment further.
“Glad to have him back,” Collins said of Berry, declining further comment.
Collins also declined comment on the coaching assignments of Casey Pearce, Johnny Hamilton and Billy Bell, all of which had their workload altered when Berry was reassigned previously. Pearce was promoted to full-time defensive coordinator after previously sharing co-defensive coordinator duties with Berry. Hamilton, an athletic coordinator under Collins, was named linebackers coach. Bell, a strength and conditioning coach, received additional game-day duties.
Berry was reassigned on Oct. 5 after he threw his headset and left the Lobo Stadium field following an argument with King during the third quarter of Longview’s game against Sulphur Springs on Oct. 2.
Berry, who also teaches science classes, was also reassigned to work at the Dade Center, the Longview ISD’s alternative learning center, on Oct. 5, but was reinstated to his previous teaching position later that week.
Longview’s football team concluded its 2009 regular season with a 56-7 win over Pine Tree on Thursday. The Lobos are 9-1, ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Class 4A state poll and finished District 13-4A play with a 6-0 record, its sixth consecutive undefeated season in district play. Longview will play a Class 4A Division I bi-district playoff in approximately two weeks with the opponent, time, date and site to be determined.
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World Series pick
2009 World Series
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees
Two weaknesses come to mind for the Phillies. First, can Brad Lidge hold up against Mariano Rivera? I don’t know how Lidge has gone through the playoffs basically untouched so far, because he has allowed some hard-hit balls.
Second, the Phillies are putting a lot of their hopes on Pedro Martinez, who has been practically a nothing pitcher the last two years, and has a mediocre history playing in New York.
Despite what Jimmy Rollins says, I don’t have faith in the Phillies, and with a sick feeling in my stomach, I pick …
Yankees in 6.
If you are a fan of Texas Rangers and are disgusted with the thought of Alex “Fake Good Guy” Rodriguez and Mark Teixiera celebrating a World Series title, I feel your pain. GO PHILLIES!!
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District 13-4A cross country meet to be held Thursday in Mount Pleasant
The District 13-4A cross country meet will be on Thursday at Mount Pleasant High School, according to Hallsville coach Pat Eitel.
The varsity girls will run at 10 a.m., followed by the varsity boys at approximately 10:30 a.m., then the junior varsity girls and junior varsity boys.
The top three teams and top 10 individuals will advance to the Class 4A Region II Meet on Nov. 7 at Vandergriff Park in Arlington.
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Slick Rick’s NFL Picks - Week 7
Slick Rick’s NFL Picks
Week 7
Sunday’s Games
Green Bay d. Cleveland
San Diego d. Kansas City
Indianapolis d. St. Louis
Pittsburgh d. Minnesota
New England d. Tampa Bay
Houston d. San Francisco
Carolina d. Buffalo
N.Y. Jets d. Oakland
Atlanta d. Dallas (to quote Han Solo, I have a bad feeling about this)
Cincinnati d. Chicago
New Orleans d. Miami
N.Y. Giants d. Arizona
Monday’s Game
Philadelphia d. Washington
Week 6 Standings
Rick 9-5 .643 (Nailed New Orleans and Kansas City, not so proud of my Seattle or San Diego picks.)
Overall Standings
Rick 62-28 .689
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Joe’s Fearless College Picks
College picks for games Saturday, OCT. 24
@ No. 1 Alabama d. Tennessee
No. 2 Florida d. @ Mississippi State
No. 3 Texas d. @ Missouri
@ No. 8 Miami d. Clemson
@ No. 9 LSU d. Auburn
No. 10 TCU d. @ No. 16 Brigham Young
@ Michigan d. No. 13 Penn State
No. 14 Oklahoma State d. @ Baylor
@ No. 17 Houston d. SMU
@ No. 18 Ohio State d. Minnesota
@ No. 20 Pittsburgh d. South Florida
@ No. 21 Texas Tech d. Texas A&M
@ No, 22 West Virginia d. Connecticut
@ No. 23 South Carolina d. Vanderbilt
No. 25 Oklahoma d. @ No. 24 Kansas
Last week — 11-4 — .733
For the season — 43-17 — .716
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Slick Rick’s NFL Picks - Week 6
Slick Rick’s NFL Picks
Week 6
Sunday’s Games
Cincinnati d. Houston
Green Bay d. Detroit
Minnesota d. Baltimore
New Orleans d. N.Y. Giants
Pittsburgh d. Cleveland
Carolina d. Tampa Bay
Kansas City d. Washington
Jacksonville d. St. Louis
Seattle d. Arizona
Philadelphia d. Oakland
New England d. Tennessee
N.Y. Jets d. Buffalo
Atlanta d. Chicago
Monday’s Game
San Diego d. Denver (I’m STILL not convinced Denver is all that good).
Byes - Dallas, Indianapolis, Miami, San Francisco
Week 5 Results
Rick 10-4 .714
Overall Results
Rick 53-23 .697
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
The Texas offense was sluggish again, but the Longhorn defense got an interception of a Jones pass by Aaron Williams.
McCoy suffered an interception to Brian Jackson and McCoy made the saving tackle at the OU 30 yard line.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Texas took the lead with 12:08 left to play on a 32-yard Hunter Lawrence field goal.
The Longhorns’ drive covered 30 yards on nine plays.
The big play in the scoring drive was a 12 yard McCoy completion to Marquise Goodwin.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
The third quarter ends with the score tied 13-13. Texas has the ball with a second-and-1 at the Oklahoma 25 yard line.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Oklahoma responds with a 7-play, 68 yard drive getting the tying touchdown on a 35 yard completion from Landry Jones to Ryan Broyles. Texas’ Aaron Williams missed the tackle. Stevens converted the PAT tying the score at 13-13 with 4:39 left in the third quarter.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Texas drove the ball 77 yards in 12 plays to the first touchdown of the game a 14 yard Colt McCoy completion to Marquise Goodwin on a slant route with a blitz coming.
Hunter Lawrence converted the extra point, giving Texas a 13-6 lead with 7:08 left in the third quarter.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Oklahoma’s Trent Williams was on the field for the Sooners’ first possession of the second half and appeared to be OK.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Texas took the second half kickoff and drove 42 yards before stalling at the Oklahoma 25.
Hunter Lawrence kicked a 42 yard field goal to tie the game at 3-3 with 12:29 left in the third quarter.
Longview’s Vondrell McGee, who was knocked out of last week’s game, came in and gained 2 yards on a run during the drive.
One of the celebrities on the sideline of today’s game was Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Prior to the game, many said it could be a defensive battle. I guess at least until halftime that is what its been. Texas has 99 yards of total offense on 38 plays, while Oklahoma has 192 on 45 plays.
Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford was knocked from the game and Texas’s Colt McCoy was sacked four times. Bradford was 2-for-6 passing for 77 yards and sacked once.
Landry Jones was 12 of 23 for 130 yards
Texas’ McCoy was 10-for-21 for 59 yards.
Texas lost two fumbles and Oklahoma lost three.
The difference in the game at halftime was a 26-yard Jimmy Stevens field goal that hit the left upright and bounced through with 13:04 left in the first quarter.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Emmanueal Acho recovered a fumble on the kickoff at the OU 42.
On a second down and seven from the 27, McCoy scrambled 21 yards to the six, but fumbled into the end zone.
Oklahoma took possession of the football at the 20 yard line.
On second down Cameron Kenney fumbled the ball back to the one yard line for a loss of 19.
3-29-1 OU Jones completed a 6-yard pass and the Sooners punted it out to the Texas 40 yad line. Texas takes over at the UT 40.
McCoy completed passes of 12 and 5 yards to Fozzy Whitaker before the half ended.
Oklahoma 6, Texas 3 at halftime
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
The Longhorns continued to look out of sync, losing seven yards in three plays and getting a delay of game penalty following a timeout.
Hunter Lawrence came in to kick a 42 yard field goal with 3:42 remaining in the second quarter. Texas 3, OU 6
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Longview’s Trent Williams (OU left tackle) went down on the Sooners’ next offensive drive with 8:07 remaining in the second quarter. He was shaken up at the OU 45 yard line in front of the Texas bench, but was able to hobble off the field on his own power.
Texas was held on its next possession, and Justin Tucker punted the football. Dominique Franks muffed the catch on a hit by Deon Beasley’s hit. Malcolm Williams made the recovery. The play was reviewed and Texas took possession of the football at the Oklahoma 18 with 4:52 left in the second quarter.
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TEXAS-OKLAHOMA 2009
Oklahoma held a 155 to 24 edge in total yardage at the end of the first quarter. The Sooners had 30 plays, while Texas ran 13 plays.
Texas Emmanuel Acho recovered a Oklahoma fumble at the Texas 24. The Longhorns got to the OU 35 on a pass interference call against the Sooners on a Colt McCoy pass to Jordan Shipley.
McCoy was sacked for a 15-yard loss back to the 50.
Texas punted the football away to the Oklahoma 19.
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Really liked your post! Thanks for the insight. Again….Great
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Joe,
I told you man!!!! If you need anymore help picking games then give Zack Elder , Trent Allen, or Jason Roy a call. We will help you out.
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No way does Oregon beat USC first off…..
I like Minnesota this week vs. Michigan State and also Illinois to beat Michigan…
Joe, these pick em’s should be against the spread!!! This is too easy!
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Florida might be in for an upset….look at the stats when No. 1’s play at Miss. State over the past 20 years!!!
Auburn has a great shot at beating LSU…..I don’t like LSU’s offense this year at all…..
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