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Monday Night Raw review- January 8th, 2017

Hey everyone! Happy Monday! I hope y’all are doing well, and that your 2018′s are getting off to a great start so far! I’ve been looking forward to Raw all day, let’s hope it’s a good show!

Please let me know what you thought of the show, as well as what you thought of this review! Any type of feedback and criticism is welcomed! Thanks so much for checking this out!

Opening segment- Roman Reigns

Last week we saw Roman and Joe for the IC title, and tonight we see him holding the title high. For those of you who didn’t see the match, I’d highly recommend checking it out because it was a phenomenal match that was put on by two really great performers.The crowd reaction seems mixed on Roman tonight, but overall he’s been getting more cheers than jeers lately.

Jason Jordan is now on his way to the ring, and I just don’t have anything positive to say about him. In the words of my father, “I just want him to get hurt, or something..” No one understands this kid, or why he’s getting this push that he is. His in-ring ability is pretty alright, but he just isn’t anything special to anyone.

Seth Rollins is now on his way down, and we have all 3 members of the “New Shield” joining us in the ring. Seth is definitely playing mentor/mentee with Jordan, and I wish I could pick Seth’s brain about how he feels about it.

OH BOY HOWDY IT’S FINN AND THE CLUB OH GOD I AM DEAD

God, I hope this elevates Finn’s status on Raw. He deserves a better chance, but it’s great to see Finn with Gallows and Anderson. Aaaaaand it’s great to see Finn so happy and smiling with some gggoooodddd boooyyyssss!

It was announced that the main event is going to be a 6-Man Tag match with the Balor Club against Roman, Seth, and Jordan! Get hyped!

Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville

I have to say I’m a little exhausted with seeing this matchup. Let absolution wrestle other women, because that’s what I want to see.

The match started off with the pairing of Mandy and Bayley, and I loved seeing the display of power from Mandy. I don’t think we’ve really seen her ability in the ring, and I’m glad that we’re seeing a showcase of it now. I will say, I am tired of hearing Booker T bring up the fact that Mandy was on Tough Enough a few years back. We get it Booker, you’ve seen Mandy before.

Coming back from commercial, Mandy has control over Sasha, but not for long as Sasha rallies back. Michael Cole is screaming into the mic and saying IT’S BOSS TIME and god help us. Sonya has now been tagged into the match, and I can’t wait to watch her take out Sasha. I don’t like how Sonya does the “put your hair up” thing because it really stops the flow of the match. Once she puts her hair up, however, she does deliver some really fast strikes. Mandy and Sonya really dominated through most of the match, which is usually the match style for these guys now. With a quick roll up from Sasha that turned into the Bank Statement, this less-than-exciting match is over, and the good guys get the win.

WOKEN!Matt vs. Curt Hawkins

Oh man, I love Woken Matt. It’s so weird and silly and I’m just happy that Matt has found something to do with Jeff not being here. Everyone knows that Jeff is the money maker for the Hardys, but with Woken Matt, things are great for Matt. I can’t wait for Jeff to come back to see what the brothers do next.

In the past weeks, we’ve seen Bray Wyatt and Matt go back and forth with promos, but this is the first time we’ve seen Matt wrestle like this. His style isn’t too different, but he does seem to be slowly “transforming” into something else.

There wasn’t much to say on this match, but it does suck for Curt that he’s basically a jobber. I miss him as an Edgehead, but that was a long time ago. Bray came out after Matt won the match, and it turned into a crazy contest with these two just laughing in the middle of the ring. I guess we’ll see if anything happens with these two in the upcoming weeks, and hopefully it doesn’t diffuse after the rumble.

The Return of The Miz!

He’s back everyone! With a nice introduction and song from Elias, The Miz has welcomed us to MizTV! He changed his hair back to the OG spiked haircut, which I like a lot better. I’m glad that MY INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION has come home. I can’t wait to see what The Miz brings us in 2018.

Miz’s guests for tonight were actually the Miztourage, which is a little bit of a letdown, but it was a good goofy segment because Dallas and Axel were giving Miz stupid gifts. But I think we all wanted to see Roman and Miz have a confrontation. As we all remember, Roman beat Miz for the IC title about 2 months ago, and while Roman is a good champ, The Miz is even better.

Miz began listing his accomplishments from 2017, and when you think about it, The Miz had a great year, and he really is one of Raw’s top talents. For 2018, he’s got a daughter on the way, a new movie or two, I think he and Maryse just got a new house?? He will most likely hold another title, and he promises to take back his title.

Cedric Alexander vs. Enzo Amore for the Cruiserweight Championship

I wish that this was a match that took place last week, but Enzo was out sick and could not compete, so we get this match tonight. Earlier in the show, we saw Goldust give Cedric some advice for the match, which is pretty sweet since Goldust is such a legend and to see him support the cruiserweight division is great.

Cedric got the opportunity to face Enzo for the title after a series of Fatal Four Way matches, which he first lost, but after Rich Swann was arrested for domestic violence, the WWE called for a new match which named Cedric as the number one contender.

Right before the commercial break, Cedric took a nasty fall from the top rope after Enzo used the ref as a distraction. For me, I think Cedric oversells and he’s a little too noisy in the ring. If he takes one forearm hit, he screams his head off, and it’s too much. Enzo was setting the pace for the match so far, but Cedric made contact with a dropkick to Enzo, and Cedric looks to make a comeback. With an amazing handspring kick to Enzo, the pin from Cedric leads to a near fall, and Cedric looks close to winning. After the kick from Cedric, it looks like Enzo has a cut above his eye, and from the words of Michael Cole, “Enzo’s face is a huge mess!” It’s hard to say whether or not Enzo is actually cut, or if he bladed, because once it got wiped off, it was like Enzo never got hurt at all.

With a suicide dive from Cedric to Enzo, Enzo got counted out, and with the champion's advantage, Enzo is still the champ. This match didn’t offer anything, and it sucks that Enzo is still holding the title.

The Bar vs. Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews

Oh god, what even is this matchup? This is The Bar y’all, they don’t want to face these guys. I always think it’s great when guys who don’t normally get TV time are seen on TV and get a story, but no one wants to see this. The crowd is dead for this match, which is just a little upsetting.

It was announced before this match that The Bar would get their title rematch at the Rumble, so let’s just see this match as a warmup for The Bar. The crowd is now more into this match now that it is at its midway point. Titus got the crowd really hyped, but The Bar took control back, but not for long as Titus got the small package on Sheamus! I’m shocked! This is a huge win!

Brock Lesnar Responds

Last week, we saw Brock and Kane have a confrontation in the middle of the ring. Tonight, Brock is apparently responding to the attack? I am surprised that we are seeing Brock two weeks in a row. He took time out of his busy days to come and bless us two weeks in a row, what a hero. I am, of course, being an asshole and I want Brock to not be champion anymore. I don’t care who it is anymore, I just don’t want Brock as champion anymore.

I am not thrilled by the idea of this triple threat match for the title at all. It just sucks that Big Man vs. Big Man vs. Big Man sells tickets better than it should.

Kane eventually came out to attack Brock as he and Paul were leaving, and it has moved from the stage to the backstage area, where Braun was waiting to attack as well, and threw Brock and Kane into equipment. He then pulled a grappling hook out of nowhere and threw it to the top of a structure, which then toppled onto both Kane and Brock. We were led to commercial by Paul Heyman screaming his head off and questioning god why he would let this happen. Hilarious.

Samoa Joe vs. Rhyno

I’m sorry, but this match was made just to kill time, and that sucks. I think the stuff with Heath and Rhyno is overplayed at this point, but they’re just hanging onto whatever they can to stay relevant. I also think this is a step backwards for Joe, since he faced Roman last week for the IC title.

Rhyno landed the first few strikes to start the match off, but Joe is now dominating the match. Joe brought Rhyno down, and Rhyno tried to fight back with some chops to the chest, but it wasn’t enough as Joe immediately reversed and took back control. A coquina clutch brought Rhyno down to his knees, and Joe gets the win by submission. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a good spot for Joe after last week, but after Joe cut a promo, he apparently is in the mind set that he was the winner last week! If this is Joe being positive towards this spot, then I hope he keeps a smile on his face.

Asuka was supposed to have a match, but Nia Jax came out and attacked her from behind. I wish it was an actual match, but I guess we’ll see this happen next week!

6-Man Tag Match- Balor Club! vs. The “Champions Club”

Oh god, I’ve been waiting for this match the entire night! Finn being in the main event two weeks in a row is just amazing and I just love, love, love this so much. He’s finally getting some recognition again, he’s being put in a good storyline, and I’m incredibly happy for him, and Gallows and Anderson as well for that matter. Corey Graves brought up their time in Japan, and they showed us a bunch of pictures of baby Finn and the club. Corey even said Being the Elite!

It looks like Seth and Finn will start the match, and no one can forget their history, stemming all the way from Summerslam 2016. The two had a really fast-paced combo of moves that took my breath away, and now Karl comes into the match. Some fast tags in the match, and now the Champion Club has control leading into the commercial break. I don’t know what to call that team, so I guess that will stick for now.

After the break we find Seth and Finn going after each other again. Seth tags in Roman, and Finn looks to be in trouble. Roman went for the superman punch, but with a distraction from Luke, Finn hits a slingblade and tags in Karl. Luke is keeping Reigns down for now with a reverse crossface, but now Reigns is trying to fight back and take Luke down. I do like the fact that Jordan has been kept out of the match entirely so far.

Reigns ends up captializing on Anderson and hits a tilt a whirl, but Anderson is able to get a tag and Roman is not. After Gallows works on Roman, Roman finds a way to superman punch Gallows to tag in Rollins. It’s now Anderson and Rollins, and Rollins looks amazing. Rollins knew he had to fight back, and he really did. Rollins tried to pick up the win for his team, but couldn’t do it. The match got a little messy as both teams distracted the ref, and he couldn’t see the tag. Jordan completely screwed the match and got in the way, but the better team won and Finn hit the Coup de Grace for the win! Hooray for the Balor Club! My heroes!

I thought this was a pretty decent show. Unfortunately, it had a lot of spots that wasted time and could’ve had been better used. I, of course, loved the main event a lot, and Finn just looked so good and so happy. Big things are happening for RAW! The 25th anniversary is happening soon!

Check in tomorrow for my Smackdown Live review! Thanks so much!

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Fox news State of the Franchise: Tom Brady's Bucs have sights set on Lombardi - NFL.com

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Where does your franchise stand heading into 2020? Adam Low sets the table by providing a Convey of the Franchise explore at all 32 groups, zeroing in on essentially the most important figures to explore and atmosphere the stakes for the season to reach abet.

Contributors of the Buccaneers group, Bucs followers across the enviornment and these of you who will henceforth know Tampa Bay as Tompa Bay:

It has been a notorious offseason in Tampa, and no longer correct due to the the recent uniforms that pay homage to essentially the most productive length in franchise history. Bringing in a quarterback many imagine to be essentially the most productive in NFL history modified into all over again or much less a giant deal. Tom Brady comes to a team that has lengthy been starved for a franchise signal-caller. The history of the Buccaneers' group is stuffed with quarterbacks who own tried -- and failed -- to bring a Orderly Bowl.

Smartly, no longer you, Brad Johnson.

But briefly, here is a historic time for the Buccaneers. Let's dig in.

How the Buccaneers purchased here

Let's fetch a posthaste explore at the usaand downs of 2019.

The highs:

Jameis Winston threw for 5,000 yards and 30 touchdowns. Winston grew to turn into the eighth quarterback in NFL history to top 5,000 passing yards in a season.

The lows:

Jameis Winston also threw 30 interceptions. He modified into as soon as the fundamental player in NFL history to own each and each 30 touchdown passes and 30 interceptions in a season. Winston also had essentially the most salvage-sixes (seven) in a season since at least 1950.

Realizing, for many groups on this sequence, we exhaust more time on this portion, having a explore abet at what transpired closing one year. But you added Tom Brady. No one truly cares about the previous posthaste-witted now.

Head coach: Bruce Arians. Steal Gronkowski referred to Arians as a "football master" when he talked about his recent coach, and that fits. Arians is one among essentially the most productive coaches in the enviornment posthaste-witted now, and any team would be fortunate to own him. (I am no longer shifting into the Bears passing on him, although.) Or no longer it's humorous to own these closing couple of years practically eluded Arians, who may perhaps presumably no longer own ever gotten a head-teaching gig if the suppose did no longer hottest itself in Indianapolis about a years abet. Now he's a form of comely tales of a man who finished his most intriguing success later in his profession. Love the Bryan Cranston of the NFL. (If we're casting actors to play NFL coaches, we correct nailed it.) But I will affirm this about Arians (because that it's possible you'll presumably presumably fetch my discover for it): Brady is in Tampa Bay due to the Arians. Maybe no longer 100 p.c due to the Arians. However the coach modified into as soon as indubitably a signal in the professionals column, if TB12 stuffed out a pro-con checklist. Love Ted Mosby customary to function on How I Met Your Mom. And naturally, one among the actors to play Ted's boss in the sequence? Bryan Cranston. Sing. The Bucs are winning the Orderly Bowl. Alright, perhaps I am getting a chunk of sooner than myself.

However the Buccaneers performed successfully in some unspecified time in the future of Arians' first one year in Tampa Bay. The Bucs won 6,366 entire yards, which modified into as soon as the second-most sensible entire in club history. So, that it's possible you'll presumably presumably explore at Winston's season and acknowledge that it modified into as soon as a mixed fetch. The Bucs were third in entire offense and scoring offense. And likewise you favor to own or no longer it'd be a chunk of bit better in 2020 due to the ...

Quarterback: Tom Freaking Brady. I will be factual. I did no longer own this may occasionally ever happen. Although letting chase of essentially the most intriguing quarterback in history is so on save for Invoice Belichick. The man has the sentimentality of Thanos. He snaps his fingers and or no longer it's take care of half of of his roster disappears. The total gargantuan Patriots of the previous 20 years own moved on and completed their careers in some different blueprint, and Brady grew to turn into essentially the hottest to apply that trend, despite the truth that it looked take care of Brady and Belichick would be there forever. This occurs to many of the gargantuan quarterbacks, going abet over the span of NFL history. Joe Montana completed with the Chiefs. Peyton Manning ended up in Denver. Jay Cutler played for the Dolphins. Absolute legends finishing their careers in uncommon uniforms. It occurs.

The establish a question to is, which model of Tom Brady are we getting at 43 (what his age shall be in the starting up of the season)? Due to getting Brady at 43 would be a chunk of bit take care of exhibiting up to a occasion a jiffy sooner than it shuts down, when persons are all, "It's most sensible to quiet were here about a hours previously." Dave Grohl confirmed up and did an acoustic residing. Gordon Ramsay modified into as soon as making minute plates. Now that it's possible you'll presumably presumably be there, and there may be correct three dudes placing out in the corner, and essentially the most productive drink left is White Claw. Now, that's no longer to insist you can not own a appetizing time. And perhaps your presence is ample to accumulate the occasion going all over again. Due to at least one among the closing times we seen Brady, he modified into as soon as shedding at dwelling to Miami (which mark the team a first-round bye). And that playoff loss to Titans modified into as soon as painful to explore. Love Muhammad Ali in about a of his later fights.

But that it's possible you'll presumably also witness this knowing successfully for Brady, because there may be nothing take care of a new originate to reinvigorate you. Getting out and taking half in in the Florida sunshine later in the one year as an more than just some of the dreary chilly of New England has to relief. Plus, explore at the receiving corps. Or no longer it's miles basically the most productive Brady has had since 2007. And Gronk is joining the enjoyable. To me, it'd be a lot take care of relationship Rachel Hunter. It may perhaps perhaps well presumably no longer be Rachel Hunter when she modified into as soon as the SI swimsuit duvet lady in 1994, nonetheless or no longer it's quiet Rachel Hunter. Right here goes to be amazing.

Projected 2020 MVP: Brady. I point out, can or no longer or no longer it's any individual nonetheless Brady at this point? I will no longer even halfheartedly try to accumulate any individual else. Even supposing or no longer it's presumably going to be more crucial for the defense to reach abet thru here, nonetheless we can focus on about that in a minute.

2020 breakout giant name: Jamel Dean, cornerback. He made his upright debut later in the season against the Seattle Seahawks, when he started for the injured Carlton Davis III. It did no longer chase successfully. He gave up three touchdown passes -- and yeah, that modified into as soon as the correct section. But he did play successfully down the stretch, as the Bucs' defense truly began to excel in the secondary. He may perhaps presumably fetch one more giant step this season.

One other recent face to perceive: Steal Freaking Gronkowski. I don't ever take note in my existence seeing a rumor by surprise surface and straight away reach upright in the manner that Gronk is inviting about returning to football and taking half in with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay did. I point out, dudes were quiet tweeting "Imagine it after I witness it" when the deal modified into as soon as finalized, giving Frigid Takes Uncovered some instantaneous fabric. Or no longer it's mighty. I wish all trades may perhaps presumably happen that rapidly.

And sure, Arians has never had a prolific tight end in some unspecified time in the future of his teaching profession. He also has never had a player take care of Gronk who can upward thrust up the seam take care of essentially the most productive large receivers. What I am inflamed to explore is how Arians uses Gronk as a blocker, because that has lengthy been the more underappreciated section of the tight end's game.

The aggressive urgency index is: OFF THE CHARTS. You do no longer pull strikes take care of this to take the NFC South. You accomplish it to take the Orderly Bowl. Bruce Arians did no longer reach abet to teaching because he likes the pressed Cuban sandwiches in Ybor City. The premise is to take now. Love straight away.

Week 1 at New Orleans. We are losing no timing shifting into one among essentially the most anticipated games of 2020. Brady and Brees in the fundamental of (at least) two.

Week 7 at Las Vegas. Or no longer it has been 20 years. Jon Gruden quiet would no longer witness the humor in the Tuck Rule. And please don't bring this up to Amy Trask, either.

Week 12 vs. Kansas City. Correct to explore the Tom Brady-Patrick Mahomes contention goes to accumulate one more chance. On the very least. Maybe this may occasionally be a Orderly Bowl preview. Though even the Jags and Bearsmay perhaps presumably be a Orderly Bowl matchup. But we're being more realistic here.

Will the Bucs be ready to ...

Match the offense to Brady's hottest means residing? Each person is conscious of Arians loves to throw the ball downfield. "No possibility it, no biscuit," as the asserting goes. But this is no longer truly 2007 Tom Brady. Basically the hottest incarnation has relied on a sturdy operating game whereas throwing shorter passes. Per Subsequent Gen Stats, Brady averaged 7.6 air yards per try closing one year. Nonetheless better than quarterbacks take care of Drew Brees and Jimmy Garoppolo. But quiet successfully in the abet of Jameis Winston, who modified into as soon as second in the NFL (among these with out a longer no longer up to 200 trot attempts) with 10.7 air yards per try. The article is, Arians is no longer any dummy. He's no longer going to drive Brady to function something he's no longer cosy doing. I dwell up for the coach and quarterback working successfully together. Arians has worked successfully with different strong personalities take care of Ben Roethlisberger, Andrew Luck and Carson Palmer in recent years.

A immediate story display cover: Brady's affinity for shorter passes need to quiet accumulate Chris Godwin your first receiver off the board. Godwin had a profession-excessive 86 receptions closing one year, nonetheless I would fetch into consideration him a lock for 100 if he performs all 16 games this one year. That that it's possible you'll presumably presumably thank me later.

Cease far from the destiny of more than just a few "mountainous groups" of the previous? Quite loads of the fetch haters favor to display cover what came about in Cleveland closing one year. And whenever you happen to can own got adopted this sequence, you know the Cardinals are a better comparison to what came about with the Browns closing one year. The Bucs own essentially the most intriguing quarterback of all time. Basically the most intriguing tight end of all time. They've a venerable Coach of the Year who has won Orderly Bowls in the previous (as an assistant). That's no longer to insist there couldn't be injuries or about a of the plenty of unexpected turns that derail groups. But whenever you happen to may perhaps presumably presumably be thinking there goes to be the dysfunction that riddled the Browns closing one year, yeah, that's no longer going down in Tampa Bay. Decide up some recent fabric, trolls.

Repair the offensive line? If there may be one blueprint the establish a Browns comparison would be exact, it's on the offensive line. One among the excellent complications the Browns had modified into as soon as on the offensive line, so it'll be predominant to address these wants. Drafting Tristan Wirfs will no doubt relief offset the loss of Demar Dotson. The road may perhaps also be predominant because or no longer it's miles crucial to speed the football. And each and each the Bucs and Tom Brady will favor to utilize play-action as indispensable as imaginable. That does no longer work whenever you happen to can no longer speed the ball, or at least accumulate groups truly feel take care of that it's possible you'll presumably presumably speed the ball. That's the establish Wirfs goes to be ample.

Trudge the ball? All of us thought the Bucs were going to fetch a range of more than just a few RB possibilities early in the draft. Jonathan Taylor. Cam Akers. J.K. Dobbins. D'Andre Swift. As an more than just a few, Tampa waited till Round 3 and went with Ke'Shawn Vaughn. He may perhaps presumably find yourself shifting previous Ronald Jones II, the Bucs' lead abet closing one year, after they completed 24th in dashing. But also preserve an peer out for Dare Ogunbowale.

... persons are overlooking: The defense is more or much less correct. Clear, the Bucs completed 15th in entire defense closing one year. But they were first against the speed. And despite the truth that their final ranking modified into as soon as 30th against the trot, they were severely better at the end of the season. The Bucs' defense did no longer allow a quarterback to throw for better than 300 yards in a game from Week 11 on. This came after allowing quarterbacks to top 300 passing yards in six of the fundamental 10 games. A giant motive modified into as soon as the trot urge. The team's 47 sacks were the second-most sensible entire in club history. Shaquil Barrett had 19.5 sacks, a club story. Vita Vea has been a drive in the center. Lavonte David is a stud. And the cornerback trio of Jamel Dean (our breakout candidate), Carlton Davis and Sean Murphy-Bunting would be very correct. Silly, the uniforms don't seem like essentially the most productive thing that's starting up to resemble the Tony Dungy/Jon Gruden period.

... persons are overthinking: Conserving all people happy. I know, or no longer it's superior whereas you accumulate a quarterback take care of Brady, nonetheless he's presumably no longer going to throw for 5K take care of Jameis did. Or no longer it's gargantuan that Gronk is aboard. Who goes to accumulate the total red-zone appears to be? And I know here is mostly coming from a selfish, story-stat blueprint, nonetheless we now own viewed cases the establish gamers own complained about no longer receiving ample appears to be. I accumulate all of that. I truly accomplish. But whereas that it's possible you'll presumably presumably be taking half in with essentially the most productive quarterback of all time, that it's possible you'll presumably presumably be going to explore take care of an absolute clown whenever you happen to may perhaps presumably presumably be whining about touches whereas your team is winning games. The first complaints will seemingly reach from story managers and never more from the guys on the sphere. Due to here is a team that's no longer residing up to endure BS, nonetheless relatively to take games.

... persons are forgetting: Jameis famously threw 30 interceptions closing one year. Brady has 29 interceptions in his closing four seasons mixed.

For 2020 to be a successful season, the Bucs MUST:

Rob the Orderly Bowl. That's essentially the most productive draw that matters. Tom Brady is attempting to display cover the enviornment that he can take without Invoice Belichick. Bruce Arians would favor to take a title of his own, as a head coach. And Gronk ... Yeah, I am no longer particular what Gronk wants. But he may be the fundamental particular person to take the Orderly Bowl and the WWE 24/7 title within a one-one year length. Smartly, unless Mike Evans takes that WWE belt from him. (And I know precisely what I correct did by calling it a belt, the item Vince McMahon fully hates. Smartly, that and CM Punk.)

These are thrilling times to apply this team. It's most sensible to quiet experience it. I am partial to the Lakers, and it modified into as soon as amazing staring at LeBron James this season. Each person hottest to faux that he modified into as soon as washed, nonetheless he came out and modified into as soon as dazzling amazing even at 35. I am no longer expecting Brady to throw 50 touchdown passes, nonetheless I would no longer be surprised if he has a Peyton Manning-take care of affect and takes this team to the Orderly Bowl. These Bucs are ready to rock.

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Haters Guide to Worlds Knockout stage (LoL)

(This was written before Knockouts stage which as already ended)

After the craziest play-in stage and group stage in League of Legends history, knockouts is gonna be full of silver scrapes.

Griffin

With having HKA in our group and the dumpster fire that was C9 you had an easy guaranteed spot into the knockout stage but then showed everyone your full power by defeating G2 two times in a row to take 1st seed in group A after losing to them in your first game you'll have an easy game against the 2nd seed from one of the weakest groups. Top 4 is easy but good luck playing either FPX or Fnatic. Time for you to prove that the LCK is back!

Invictus Gaming

You also had an easy group playing against another LCS failure in Team Liquid and AHG and despite being the world champions DAMWON proved that the LCK is relevant again you need to fight back to defend your title but this year it'll be an uphill battle. This year I expect nothing. If last year was the failure of the LCK this year is the fail of the LCS and LPL and the beginning of the LEC era. Prove me wrong.

FPX

Your the LPL’s brightest hope but you've got some roadblocks ahead of you.

You lost to J team in your first game. Need I say more?

The LoL gods have not to pity for you, you've got a quarterfinal matchup against the team that made the demon king look like a civilian. Good luck

Fnatic

In the group of death which no one could predict you looked all but dead after the first round, the decision to do what you always do and destroy everything in your path in the second half. In a group with SKT, RNG and the team that probably didn't deserve their spot over Mammoth and UoL in Clutch Gaming. Everyone is looking at you as tournament favourites and to make the G2 Fnatic dream final a reality. The LEC era has begun it started in Vietnam and will continue in Germany, Spain and France on home soil it's time to finally take Fnatics second world championship.

SKT

The days of SKT making every world final every time they attend is over and winning the majority of them don't even think about it. You made it out of the group of death sure but Fnatic came for your souls and the rest of Europe will want to dance on your grave. quarterfinal game against Splyce most possibly G2 in semis and Fnatic in the grand finals. The 3 horsemen of the apocalypse.

Splyce

The team that was taken to a game 5 in the playing is now in the knockout stage. Knowing how dominant the LEC has been the storyline of SKT making finals the appearance of every world could be over. SKT is one of the tournament favourites but they've got a gauntlet to run through and it starts with Splyce. Splyce had a hard time in the group stage almost being knocked out by the J team who took some insane upsets against FPX but had a relatively easy group. This game will be hard but I can definitely see Splyce continuing the storyline from last year where no LCK teams made semi-finals.

DAMWON

After joining the LCK this year they made it very clear that DAMWON wasn't gonna be relegated at the end of spring placing 4th place and then going one step further taking the 3rd LCK seed to worlds being the first Korean team in the play-in stage.

Undefeated in the play-in stage only losing one game in the best of 5 against Lowkey.

You won MSI by giving us the fastest best of 5 in International League history and have dominated the LEC since its inception. Need I say more? Yes, Fnatic almost beat you in 2 best of fives in a row but in this new meta, you look far too good in bot lane with the prominence of mages this tournament. I think Fnatic will win but it'll be very close. They found themselves in group D for group stage joining them were current world champion Invictus, MSI finalist and absolute failure Team Liquid and LMS 2nd seed ahq. Easy 5-1 only losing to Liquid. Now they find themselves playing the literal peak of League of legends. No, it isn't from Korea, no it isn't the unkillable demon king Faker and the fallen SKT dynasty. It's the gods of Europe looking for a grand slam on home soil G2 esports. This is a very easy prediction, the tournament favourites vs the lowest seed from the region that got destroyed last year by every other major region. I'll happily watch that 2 years in a row.

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Dougie’s Monday Mailbag (Jeremias Ponce, Mythical Matchups, Arturo Gatti)

Jeremias Ponce (right) punishes Lewis Ritson. Photo by Mark Robinson/ Matchroom Boxing 14 Jun by Doug Fischer JEREMIAS PONCE Doug hi, That Saturday DAZN card rocked. I enjoyed seeing some new talent, Cyrus Pattinson and Sol Dacres both look to be worth following and seeing Alen Babic do his thing is always fun (for as long as that is going to last). But that Jeremias Ponce take down of Lewis Ritson is what got me writing in. What a war. I knew nothing about Ponce going into this but am 100% a fan from now forward. What a beast! In round 1 the announcers were doubting if he could maintain the torrid pace. In round ten he still was, and with quality. I’d love to see him in with any of the top guys though if he gets his IBF shot against Josh Taylor I think the streak ends there. What do you think about his place in the unbelievably stacked 140-lb. division? Can you tell us any more about him? Hope this finds you well. Cheers. – Alec Thanks for sharing your thoughts on DAZN’s boxing offering from England on Saturday and the eye-opening performance from Ponce. If you want to know more about the rugged Argentine, please read Diego Morilla’s pre-fight feature on his countryman: https://www.ringtv.com/622906-unbeaten-jeremias-ponce-looks-to-make-a-statement-vs-lewis-ritson-in-ibf-elimination-bout/ I think Ponce is a welcome addition to the loaded junior welterweight division, but I don’t think he’s at all ready for the undisputed Ring champ, Josh Taylor, and as far as his place among the top 140-pounders, I think he’s just outside of the top 10. As impressive as he was against Ritson, I doubt the Ring Ratings Panel will suggest that he displace any of the lower-top-10 rated junior welterweights (Nos. 8-10 are Subriel Matias, Shohjahon Ergashev, and Robert Easter Jr.). Based on the discourse I’ve seen from the panel so far, they’re more inclined to enter Jose Pedraza, who stopped unbeaten (21-0) Julian Rodriguez in eight rounds, on Saturday on the Stevenson-Nakathila undercard. (T)hat Jeremias Ponce take down of Lewis Ritson is what got me writing in. What a war. I thought it was a darn good scrap, but I wouldn’t call it a “war” – the action wasn’t two-sided enough in my opinion – from where I was sitting Ponce was in command during most of the fight, although Ritson did hang tough for as long as he could and certainly had his moments. I knew nothing about Ponce going into this but am 100% a fan from now forward. What a beast! The 24-year-old “winger” (an old-school label for fighter’s who loop most of their long-range power punches) will make for action fights, especially when he’s matched with fellow aggressors. A savvy and battle-tested stick-and-mover like Taylor (or Viktor Postol or Easter) will likely outclass Ponce, who is stiff in his upper-body, flat-footed, and likes to work behind a high “earmuff” guard. However, he’s game as fighter’s get, and I like his concentrated body attack and mean uppercuts that he rips when he’s in close. I don’t see many junior welterweights having an easy time with him. I’d love to see him swap punches with Matias or Ivan Baranchyk. In round 1 the announcers were doubting if he could maintain the torrid pace. In round ten he still was, and with quality. Ponce had the same mojo that Ritson did at lightweight, especially during the Newcastle native’s British title run from 2017-2018. I think the two-fisted volume-punching pressure-fighting version of Ritson that stopped Robbie Barrett, Joe Murray, Scott Cardle and Paul Murray in succession would have fared better vs. Ponce than the dude trying jab and pick his shots out of a Philly Shell defensive posture. CHAVEZ VS. GATTI, HEARNS VS. MUGABI Hey Dougie, Curious about your picks for two mythical match-ups that could have actually happened… A junior middleweight bout between a prime Thomas Hearns and rising contender John Mugabi in 1985. A welterweight bout between the always vulnerable Arturo Gatti and a nearly washed JC Chavez in 2000. In my opinion, both bouts could go either way, and I imagine both fights would be thrillers for as long as they lasted. I think a peak Hearns avoids a Barkley-esque upset by boxing smartly against the hard-hitting Mugabi, likely forcing a mid-to-late rounds stoppage. Hearns W TKO 9. And I see Gatti-Chavez resembling Duran-Barkley and Morales-Maidana, bouts in which the old warriors had the perfect opponents to show enough flashes of their former glory to make it close on the cards. Chavez W SD 12. I look forward to your takes. Thanks. – Bag’A’Chips I think peak Hitman blasts Mugabi out in one or two rounds. The Beast, who squared up right in front of his opponents and loaded up with every shot, was tailor-made for The Motor City Cobra’s piston-jab and straight-right bomb. All Hearns would need to do is keep his composure and box from a distance. As long as he didn’t get overzealous in search of the KO and rush it, there’s no way Mugabi could last with him or reach his chin.

Chavez circa 1990, on his way to winning more than 80 consecutive fights. Photo by THE RING I can also see the 2000 version of Chavez prevailing over the 2000 version of Gatti like Duran over The Blade or losing a close decision the way El Terrible did vs. Chino. At first, I was thinking Gatti would absolutely destroy Chavez, who I considered finished after his second loss to Oscar De La Hoya in 1998. The sluggish version that dropped a 10-rounder to Wily Wise in 1999 would have been beaten down to late stoppage by Gatti’s heavy haymakers. But then I remembered that Chavez regained a semblance of his old form when he challenged Kostya Tszyu for the WBC 140-pound belt in 2000. He was painfully slow and had to resort to blatant low blows vs. King Kostya, but his vintage stance and technique was almost there… enough at least for him to have a few moments vs. a future hall of famer in his prime. Tszyu patiently picked Chavez apart until his corner rescued him in Round 6, but the Russian-Aussie was so much sharper than Gatti ever was, especially in 2000. I know Gatti would be motivated like never before to face a legend like Chavez, but he couldn’t help but loop and telegraph his big shots to the body and head. I think Chavez would do a much better job of blocking (and countering) Gatti’s bombs (which could do as much damage as Tszyu’s sharp shots) than he did evading Kostya’s well-timed and quick one-twos down the pike. I’d forgotten how much those back-to-back losses to Ivan Robinson in 1998 had messed with Gatti’s mojo. He really didn’t regain it until he was paired with Buddy McGirt following the Oscar De La Hoya drubbing in 2001, and even then, it took a few fights (including the loss to Micky Ward that kicked off their classic trilogy). So, I go back and forth with this one, but I guess I’ll go with the all-time great like you did. There wasn’t much of the real JC Superstar left in 2000, but whatever he could summon (and I figure Gatti’s reputation would get him to train hard) would probably be enough to get by the version of Thunder that was troubled a little bit (and bled A LOT) vs. the pesky Baby Joe Hutchinson. HARDEST HITTER Hi Dougie, Just got a brief question: Who is the hardest p4p puncher – Gennady Golovkin at his peak, Naoya Inoue or Artur Beterbiev? And a bit longer MMs: Alexander Povetkin vs. Chris Byrd (prime for prime), David Tua Luis Ortiz vs. David Tua Dillian Whyte vs. Chris Byrd, David Tua Deontay Wilder vs. David Tua, Chris Byrd Thanks for all your useful & entertaining work. – Jose Thanks for the kind words, Jose. Your Mythical Matchups: Alexander Povetkin vs. Chris Byrd (prime for prime), David Tua – Byrd wins a close, maybe majority decision (provided the fight is on neutral ground); Tua, trailing badly on the official cards, scores a come-from-behind late TKO. Luis Ortiz vs. David Tua – TuaMan by mid-to-late TKO. Dillian Whyte vs. Chris Byrd, David Tua – Byrd by close UD, Tua by mid-to-late KO Deontay Wilder vs. David Tua, Chris Byrd – Tua by early KO; Byrd frustrates and outclasses Wilder for much of the bout but at some point The Bronze Bomber clips his wings with a big, wild right hand.

The Monster connects vs. Jason Moloney Who is the hardest p4p puncher – Gennady Golovkin at his peak, Naoya Inoue or Artur Beterbiev? Inoue by a significant margin in my opinion. GGG and Beterbiev are physically stronger (at their weight classes than Inoue is at 118) and more durable, but the Japanese star is a more talented overall athlete with quicker hands and feet, better timing/reflexes and sharper punching technique, which adds to more P4P “pop” to his power shots. THUNDER AND THE IBHOF I’ve heard a lot of people say Arturo Gatti doesn’t belong in the HOF. I think he does, given his resume (not ATG-status, but it’s called The Hall of Fame, not the Hall of All-Time Greats) and his willingness to go where 99% of us wouldn’t dare to venture. Now detractors will say “There are better guys than Gatti NOT in”, but that doesn’t mean Arturo Gatti shouldn’t be in. Do you think Gatti belongs in the HOF? What’s your line of thought if you don’t think so? Also, who are some of those guys with better careers than Thunder that you believe DO belong in the HOF? – Gregory K. If you’re just going on strength of resume (especially if you mainly credit victories) there are too many to mention, Greg, but you make a good points about Gatti’s worthiness, and I’ve never heard anyone break it down as you did with this simple line: “…but it’s called The Hall of Fame, not the Hall of All-Time Greats.” That’s such a good point. Being an attraction, a crowd-pleaser, someone who made hardcore fans out of casuals is a factor in the voting even though purists are against it. Gatti didn’t get my vote when his name first appeared on the IBHOF ballot because I believed there were more deserving candidates that year, but he was so beloved that he made it in (posthumously) on his first year of eligibility. Once he was in, I didn’t bitch about it too much (as some of my peers did). Gatti’s got a solid resume. Yes, he was outclassed by De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., but there’s shouldn’t be any shame in losing to those two. He’s got solid victories, including James Leija, Leo Dorin, Tracy Patterson, Gabe Ruelas and Gianluca Branco.

The final chapter between Gatti and Ward. However, I think his slugfests – win or lose – are what put him over the top. There are too many to mention, but his modern-classic trilogy with Micky Ward can’t be ignored or downplayed IMO. And four of his ring battles were deemed the Fight of the Year by Ring Magazine: vs. Ruelas (1997), Ivan Robinson (1998), and Ward (2002 and 2003). Being in four Ring fights of the year ties him with Joe Frazier and George Foreman (that’s all-time great company right there). Only Carmen Basilio (who was in five consecutive fights of the year) and Muhammad Ali who was in SIX fights of the year, according to The Ring, are ahead of Gatti in that department. Email Fischer at . Follow him on Twitter and IG at @dougiefischer, and join him, Tom Loeffler, Coach Schwartz and friends via Tom’s or Doug’s IG Live every Sunday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Douglass Fischer (@dougiefischer) GET THE LATEST ISSUE AT THE RING SHOP (CLICK HERE) or Subscribe

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Home crowd, Gus’ reputation on the line, this one’s a lock.

Did you know that Auburn football has been beating Georgia literally — literally — its entire existence?

The first time that Auburn ever set foot on a football field in intercollegiate competition ended up in a win over Georgia, and the birth of the War Eagle legend. Football season was a little backward back then, with this game being played on February 20th, 1892, but either way, the Tigers won 10-0, thus starting the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.

Tomorrow feels... big. It feels large. There’s more to this game than some games in recent memory. To be honest, there’s not much at stake for Auburn right now, since it would be an extreme long shot for the Tigers to make the playoff, but that’s what we said two years ago as well. Auburn likely won’t make the SEC Championship barring a perfect end to the season and a complete collapse from LSU. This is the perfect time, however, for Auburn to ruin Georgia’s season now that the Bulldogs have pulled inside the College Football Playoff top four. Pickins are ripe.

STAFF PICKS - #12 AUBURN vs #4 GEORGIA (-3) (O/U 40.5)

This fanbase is the worst group of people on the planet. They trash their otherwise gorgeous campus regularly, they bark at human beings, they relish the idea of being obnoxiously drunk, and they have the nerve to think they can storm our field and tear up our grass before hoses are turned on their sorry asses and yet decry when other teams do a little remodeling of their plants. Their coach is one of the most arrogant men in this sport, and it shows in his sometimes dumbfounding coaching decisions. He’s the most negative recruiter in the SEC, and when that doesn’t work he’s always sure to deliver the cash late to a problem-child (and talented) wide receiver out of Hoover in an attempt to cause maximum harm to Auburn. This, after faking a field goal up 17 in last year’s game with 3 minutes left. I love having a rivalry with certain programs. I used to enjoy the family aspect and crossover between us and them. Now? Now all I wish is the lack of their existence. Giant waste of space to the east of us that can’t win a big game to save their sorry asses. To hell with them. F*CK GEORGIA.

Whew. That felt…right. Now keys to victory:

Gonna have to run the ball somehow against this bunch. Don’t see our OL being up to the task of moving the line of scrimmage for 4 quarters straight up. So, despite the backup situation, give Bo Nix 5-7 called runs in this one to keep them honest.

Anthony Schwartz needs to touch the football 8 times at minimum in this game.

Boobee Whitlow needs to spell DJ Williams when he needs a breather and Auburn needs to feature #3, it’s most capable running back

Honestly let’s see a lot of the same route progressions we saw against Ole Miss. Crossing patterns work against this bunch and then once you’ve got them cheating find Seth Williams in 1 on 1 coverage.

I fully expect to surrender some painful yardage against their passing attack, but it is critical to make tackles. The team that tackles better Saturday probably wins this game.

No long field goals, Gus…please. That being said, when inside the 30 and a drive stalls, don’t be afraid to use Anders. He’s capable and can win this game for Auburn when used correctly. He ain’t his brother. Doesn’t make him a bad kicker.

Let the big men up front eat. Marlon and Derrick are gonna catch some double teams all day. We need to see maximum effort out of Big Kat, TD, Tyrone, AND YEAH YOU NICK COE so that Georgia’s OL isn’t given such an easy option.

That being said, hit Fromm. Within the confines of legality, knock his ass into the dirt. Remind him of why he should hate playing in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Keep the crowd in this game. November games in Jordan-Hare Stadium are all about keeping the momentum going so that the crowd is engaged. It will force Georgia into mistakes. Be loud. This team still has at minimum a LOT to play for. At maximum they have an outside shot to still play for EVERYTHING. Decibels matter.

Win or lose this game, Georgia gonna Georgia and come up short on expectations. We should start taking more responsibility for that. Auburn 23 Georgia 21

-Josh Black

This is it. The game of the season. This game will ultimately define Malzahn’s legacy. “Silly Josh, Auburn has played a ton of big games under Malzahn, why is this one so special?” This year especially, the Georgia game will define the narrative this offseason. We will spend months talking about this game in particular. Beat Georgia, good season. Lose to Georgia, bad season. Simple as that. Auburn can beat this team, I know they can. I KNOW it. Auburn’s defensive line is so much better than the unit they’ll be lining up against. Derrick Brown or Marlon Davidson will earn SEC weekly honors for their performance. Auburn needs sacks, tackles for loss, turnovers, even some luck. The defense will need to go above and beyond tomorrow afternoon.

The offense will be what wins or loses the game, though. But here’s the thing: they don’t have to get a lot better overnight. Marginal improvements will be enough to win. That’s just how good our defense is. If Auburn can put together one long, sustained drive in each half that results in a touchdown, Auburn will win. Georgia has been good against the run. Our freshman running back will have his work cut out for him. To hell with georgia.

Auburn 21 Georgia 20 (Auburn covers, over)

-Josh Dub

I hate this game. I hate everything about it. I hate that we have to go over there to play them and I hate that we have to let their fans in to our stadium to watch a game. I hate that it always happens on my birthday (yes, tomorrow is my birthday). I hate that picture of that flea bitten mongrel trying to give rabies to Robert Baker. I hate Soulja Boy. I hate black jerseys. I hate the image of Uncle Vern and village idiot Gary dancing to it. I hate that they have the Battle Hymn of the Republic as their ‘Fight Song’ but not really cause they have another song that they play as their, ‘After Extra Point Attempt’ Song...ChOoSe OnE YoU CoWaRdS!!! I hate that Georgia isn’t still the Goats. Because that’s what they remind me of, barn yard animals. It’s funny that they changed the mascot to a dog so that Georgia fans wouldn’t eat the mascot after each loss (they ate the goat after we beat them 10-0 in our first game). Well, jokes on you 1890s Georgia Administration, your mountain reject, country bumpkin fan base will eat a dog for Thanksgiving cause ‘Times is tough and that dog has been eatin good! WOOO”.

Ugh. As for the game, I am gonna go with my hope that Bo keeps the Nix unbeaten streak in tact (daddy was 1-0-1 as a starter) and pulls it out with a late field goal drive to pull out the W.

Tigers 20-17

-Drew Mac

This is going to be a rock fight. Both teams struggle to throw the ball downfield. Both teams defend the run very well. That doesn’t leave much room for success on the offensive side of the ball. I think this comes down to which team can make 2 or more big plays on offense or special teams. 17 points might win it. 21 absolutely should. In a close game you take the home team, so it’s not just a bet with my heart.

Auburn 20, Georgia 16 (Auburn wins outright; UNDER)

-James Jones

F*** Georgia. I hope Derrick Brown gets blocked into Jake Fromm. 21-20 Tigers.

-Ryan Sterritt

Auburn’s defensive line is great. Georgia is struggling on the offensive line and is having to look to the bench for a center. Pressure up the middle is something Jake Fromm struggles with and I think Auburn will come after him on every third down they can. If Georgia wants to win, it has to avoid third downs.

Georgia’s defensive line is great. Auburn is struggling on the offensive line and is having to look to the bench for a center. Pressure up the middle is something Bo Nix struggles with and I think Georgia will come after him on every third down they can. If Auburn wants to win, it has to avoid third downs.

Seriously, this one is going to be an ugly gross game with a high likelihood of setting offensive football back ten years. Auburn has shown the ability to win ugly, and Georgia hasn’t had to do it as much. I like our chances at home.

Auburn 18 Georgia 15

-Son of Crow

Swing game #3 is here. At beginning of season I noted that there were 3 games that would differentiate Auburn’s season: @ A&M, @ UF & vs UGA. AU heads into tomorrow’s game 1-1 in those matchups making this an even MORE important result for how fans feel about this season. Win and at worst Auburn is 9-3 with a chance at a 10th win in bowl game but also get to laugh at UGA all offseason. Lose and AU is stuck in 8-4 world again with the heat turning scorching on Malzahn’s seat. The Iron Bowl always looms large but I would argue the result of this game will have the biggest bearing on whether folks view 2019 in a positive or negative light.

As for the matchup itself, you have the two best defenses in the SEC, possibly the country, facing two offenses that have been sporadic at best this season. Unfortunately for Auburn, their offense has had much deeper downs than UGA’s. But AU will be inside the comfy confines of Jordan-Hare which should allow Nix to play with more confidence. Kirby Smart has laid 3 straight eggs in road SEC West matchups. Those things give me confidence. But UGA not allowing any rushing TDs, AU’s inability to muster any sort of consistent offensive success against a good defense & Anders recent struggles give me great concern.

Impartially, I would probably lean UGA. This game will come down to how Bo Nix & Jake Fromm handle playing elite defenses and Anders Carlson vs Rodrigo Blankenship’s abilities to make any opportunity count for points. Both of those matchups probably tilt UGA’s favor.

But I believe in the power of Jordan-Hare. After the controversy two weeks ago, I expect that place to be rocking uncontrollably. My guess is we are about to see this Auburn defenses’s best performance of the season which is saying something. It’s gonna be low scoring, painful to watch at times but in the end, Auburn’s front 4 proves to be the best unit on the field and that’s the difference.

Auburn 20 UGA 17

-AU Nerd

Someone in the group chat mentioned it, and I think it’s about as accurate as it can get... this edition of the DSOR could end up like a classic Tuberville type of game. Auburn and Georgia both have shown a propensity to struggle on offense this season, and both have defenses that have been more than good. One side’s got an experienced quarterback, but one’s got the quarterback with a higher upside for something spectacular. When are we going to see the explosion of immense talent turn into a calculated offensive attack from Bo Nix? It’s gotta be soon.

Although, I don’t think it’ll be this game. We’re going to have to grind this out and hit one or two more big plays than they do. I don’t feel super confident if we get into a field goal kicking matchup with Anders Carlson against their rec specs pre-teen beardy kicker, so that’s why we won’t have to worry about it.

With a week off, Gus will have cooked something up for this game, and he will have learned from the mistakes of the Florida game and LSU game. We can’t win this game on Bo’s arm alone, and we need to involve all of the playmakers on the team. Minimize mistakes, and let Georgia make the miscues. They’ll make more than a couple with a potential third-string center starting against Derrick Brown. Auburn might have the two best linemen in the conference in Brown and Marlon Davidson, and I think the linebackers will be up to the task of containing the Bulldog running game.

For all of the talent on the outside, Georgia’s passing game has been slow and stodgy this season, almost like nothing changed from Richt to Kirby. Jake Fromm hasn’t exactly burned the conference this year so far, even with Lawrence Cager (who might be out), Georgia Pickens (who deserves to get planted), and Demetris Robertson. None of those guys have more than 470 yards receiving so far this year, which is not what they expected out of this offense, I’m sure.

In the end, the Auburn defense is going to grab two turnovers, and they’ll take Fromm down 5 times, while pressuring him a bunch more and limiting the run. Bo Nix’s stats are pretty pedestrian, but we get a couple of long runs from D.J. Williams, and a big pass play each to Seth Williams and Anthony Schwartz. Somebody unexpected will make the play, so I’m looking at Jay Jay Wilson for the game-winning touchdown catch before the defense stops the last gasp Georgia drive. Tigers play spoiler and chaos reigns again.

Auburn 24, Georgia 20.

-Jack Condon

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A Chicago Bears Fan’s Thoughts On AAF Debut Weekend

Well, Chicago Bears fans, the first weekend of the Alliance of American Football is in the books. Did you watch any of the games? I watched three.

There were some things I really liked, one thing I didn’t (even though I understand the reasons the rules read like they do).

I saw some familiar faces, Will Sutton did a good thing, and we saw guys I have never heard of.

So why should Bears fans care about a “developmental” league who’s nearest team is... well... not very near? Because it’s professional football we can watch in February. We can pick a team and root for them instead of just sitting around thinking about the draft and free agency.

We can also see which of these players we would like to see Chicago give a shot to. I’ve already seen several guys that have landed on my radar.

Here are a few of my observations, followed by some Den-style links for those who are interested.

The quality of the play was higher than I expected. Was it NFL level? No. It was 4th game of the preseason level. The difference is, however, the people playing in the fourth week of the preseason are on their way out of the NFL. These guys are fighting to gain experience, reps and tape to get back into the league.

I LOVED the transparency of the replays, where we get to listen to the replay official.

The Sky Judge... an official in the booth who can rectify obvious mistakes... is a heck of a good idea.

I didn’t miss kickoffs, even a little. I didn’t miss extra-point kicks either.

The pace of the games with the faster play clocks was great.

I understand why they have the illegal formations on defense, due to the limited amount of times that offensive lines have had to get it together. Still, I hate the rule.

Every single kicker in the AAF is better than Cody Parkey. All of them. Damn.

Speaking of kickers, as a Bears fan, I get mad every time I see any kicker anywhere make a field goal. I did smile when Nick Folk doinked one for Arizona though.

The AAF app is a bit buggy, but it absolutely obsoletes every other pro football app ever made. It’s the BOMB.

It was good to see Samurai Mike Singletary back on the sidelines, but he’s got some work to do.

On the one hand, the reffing was better in the AAF than the NFL, and it wasn’t even close. On the other hand, those ref uniforms were the most hideous officiating uniforms I’ve ever seen.

Starter is the official jersey manufacturer of the AAF. Who knew they were still actually in business?

I understand you have to start somewhere, but having one team north of the 35th parallel isn’t the best way to gain a fan base. They need one team in the northeast, and one somewhere in the upper midwest (probably a place with a dome). St. Louis comes immediately to mind as does Syracuse, Toronto and Milwaukee (Miller Park)/

I sincerely doubt many Bears fans would root for St. Louis or Milwaukee though. Just sayin.

AAF Links

Cox: Which Alliance of American Football team should Bears fans root for? - Bears Wire - Five of the eight Alliance of American Football teams have real connections to the Chicago Bears. Which one should you root for?

There’s one thing from the AAF that the NFL needs to adopt immediately - Daily Norseman - And, yes, it involves the officiating

AAF off to a solid start – ProFootballTalk - The Alliance of American Football is underway, and the early verdict is this: It’s pretty good. The football was fun and fast-paced, they’re trying some new innovations like transparency on instant replay that might translate well to the NFL, the TV production was well done, the fans sounded like...

AAF offers fans an inside look at instant replay decisions – ProFootballTalk - The first game of the brand-new Alliance of American Football is underway, and we’ve already seen something we’ve never seen before: An inside look at the instant replay decision-making process.

AAF Week 1 scores, highlights: Spurrier calls ‘Philly Special’ for TD, Orlando and San Antonio win openers - CBSSports.com - The AAF kicked off its season Saturday night with two games; here’s what happened

Report: Alliance of American Football Averaged 2.9M Viewers on CBS Opening Night - Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights - The first night of the Alliance of American Football drew promising ratings for CBS, averaging 2.9 million viewers from 9 to 11 p.m. ET...

AAF highlights: Big plays, big ratings mark opening night on CBS - SI.com - The AAF outrated the Rockets matchup with the Thunder on ABC.

AAF: Memphis Express lose to Birmingham Iron - Memphis Commercial Appeal - The debut of the Memphis Express on Sunday at Legion Field was a mixed bag, but a lack of any semblance of firepower in the passing game cost it dearly.

Birmingham Iron draws 17,000 in pro football’s return to Magic City - al.com - The franchise announced an attendance of 17,039 for today’s debut game against the Memphis Express in the Alliance of American Football’s debut in the Magic City.

Spurrier returns to sideline, wins AAF opener - San Antonio Express-News - The Head Ball Coach is back, lighting up the scoreboard and selling the Alliance of American Football. And fans - at least those in Orlando, Florida, who showed up in the rain for Steve Spurrier’s debut in the new league Saturday night - are eager to buy.

Apollo Liftoff: Mission Accomplished! Will Spurrier’s team boldly go where pro football has never gone in Orlando? - Commentary - Orlando Sentinel - Hopefully, Steve Spurrier and the Apollos will boldly go where no pro football team has ever gone in Orlando.

New AAF beats great NBA matchup in TV ratings - Yahoo Sports - On its first night, the Alliance of American Football posted a huge win, beating a great NBA matchup in overnight television ratings.

Atlanta Legends lose first game to Spurrier, Orlando - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - The Atlanta Legends lost their first game in the Alliance of American Football Saturday night.

AAF review: 5 things I loved about the league’s debut, 3 things I didn’t - Pride Of Detroit - Here’s what we liked and didn’t like from the AAF debut.

Bercovici, Fleet struggle to move ball in opening loss to San Antonio - The San Diego Union-Tribune - Bercovici, Fleet struggle to move ball in opening loss to San Antonio

Wrapping It up

So what do you think, Bears fans? Did you watch any of it? If so, what are your thoughts on the games, the rules and the teams?

Source: https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2019/2/11/18219810/chicago-bears-fans-thoughts-on-aaf-debut-weekend-singletary-sutton-bausby-memphis-san-antonio-diego

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Western Illinois, Year 39, 2045-2046

Western Illinois goes for a three-peat with only two seasons left in our sim dynasty in College Hoops 2K8.

Welcome back to our simulated dynasty with the Western Illinois Leathernecks in College Hoops 2K8. You can find a full explanation of this project + spoiler-free links to previous seasons here. Check out the introduction to this series from early April for full context. As a reminder, we simulate every game in this series and only control the recruiting and coaching strategies. Dynasty mode runs for 40 years.

Before we pick up with the Leathernecks at the start of Year 39, here’s a recap of everything that happened last season:

Western Illinois entered the season as defending national champions after capturing the ninth title in program history in Year 37. We lost four starters off that team, but returned enough talent to begin the year at No. 23 in the preseason polls. We tore through non-conference and Summit League play with only two total losses before punching our automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

We earned a No. 2 seed to the NCAA tournament and beat Weber State in the first round, Oklahoma State in the round of 32, Illinois in the Sweet 16, Louisville in the Elite Eight, Michigan State in the Final Four, and Boston College in the national championship game to win title No. 10 and tie John Wooden for the most championships in college basketball history.

We recruited for three scholarships and landed three recruits: five-star international shooting guard James Haranga out of Cameroon, three-star center Dean Warner, and three-star small forward Jaycee Queen.

Here’s a first look at the roster for Year 39:

Our run with the Leathernecks is coming to a close. Coach Ricky Charisma started at Western Illinois as a 25-year-old trying to accomplish the impossible and win a national championship at one of the smallest and least successful programs in the country. Almost four decades later, the Leathernecks have won 10 titles, which ties us with John Wooden for the most by any coach in the history of DI men’s college basketball.

We enter this season coming off back-to-back national titles. We’ve never pulled a three-peat before.

It won’t be easy. We lost star wing Ketshner Evertsen and starting point guard Cam Kately early to the NBA coming off last season’s title run. On the plus side, we still have a team that’s talented enough to be ranked No. 10 in the preseason polls.

Let’s meet the starting lineup:

PG Christano Ngounou, sophomore, 83 overall: Ngounou is getting forced into the starting lineup a year earlier than expected because Kately turned pro, but we’re optimistic he has what it takes to lead us on a deep tournament run. The 6’3 guard has improved to a 75-rated three-point shooter, and he’s a monster defender with A grades in on-ball defense and steals. We don’t need him to be a superstar in March, we just need a steady hand setting the table. Former five-star international recruit out of Cameroon with B potential.

SG Bernie Doyle, redshirt junior, 88 overall: Doyle was a key bench scorer during our tournament run last season, and now steps into the spotlight as someone who could end up as our primary scoring option this season. A lanky 6’9 shooting guard, Doyle has terrific three-point shooting ability (87 rating), tight ball handling, and an A grade in steals. I’m giving him the Paul George comp and I want to see him turn into our biggest star this year. Former No. 36 overall recruit from Detroit with C potential. Projected second round pick.

SF Floyd Keller, redshirt junior, 89 overall: Keller came off the bench last season to give us some good minutes, and now steps into the sizable shoes left by Shner. The 6’7 forward has a three-point rating in the mid-80s, and is an elite offensive rebounder for a wing with a rating in the low 90s. Keller is absolutely one of the most critical pieces on the team this year, and if he’s really good, our team should be really good, too. Former No. 101 overall recruit out of Dallas with C+ potential. Projected second round pick.

PF Oscar Fray, redshirt junior, 86 overall: Fray is one of two returning starters from our national championship team last season. The 7-foot power forward is a great three-point shooter for his position with a 75 rating, but we’ve noticed he likes to take pull-up triples rather than just space in the floor in tournament games. Defensively, he has an 82 rating in shot blocking, which is tops on the team, and also does a pretty good job on the glass. Former No. 118 overall recruit out of Lynn, MA with C potential. Projected second round pick.

C D.J. Foster, redshirt senior, 90 overall: Foster became a legend on our run to the national championship last season by being named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament. The 7’2 center is simply a massive force at both ends of the floor. He’s one of the great rebounders in program history, as well as being a dependable scorer offensively and a major deterrent at the rim on defense. He went off for 20 points, 18 rebounds, and seven assists in the title game win over BC last year. Former No. 173 overall recruit out of Chicago with C potential. Projected top pick.

Our bench has been a strength the last two years, but that will not be the case this year at all. We will have an elite sixth man in redshirt junior center Brody Munoz (89 overall), who was a force for us in the tournament last year and is already a projected lottery pick. We also have 7-foot center Logan Polk, who we’re moving to power forward, junior guard Archie Howel (77 overall), true freshman small forward Jaycee Queen (76 overall), center Dean Warner (74 overall), and five-star international freshman shooting guard James Haranga (67 overall, A- potential).

With Munoz, Keller, and Doyle all projected as possible NBA draft picks as juniors, it’s going to be fascinating to see how this season plays out and if any of them return for my final season next year in Year 40.

Recruiting

This is our last recruiting class ever! We have three scholarships to recruit for, and needless to say, each of these players will get only one year on campus. We might as well swing for the fences. The top priority right now? Getting better on the wing.

After scanning the available options, we decide to offer the following players:

6’6 SG Urule Millar out of Phoenix: No. 32 overall recruit, No. 10 at his position

6’7 PF Kenny Butler out of Los Angeles: No. 58 overall recruit, No. 10 at his position

6’6 SF Jerald Obasohan out of Inglewood, CA: 5-star JUCO recruit

Obasohan is rated as the third best JUCO recruit in the country. Millar seems like the ideal two guard prospect for us, and as the Mr. Basketball in Arizona, he’s likely good enough to step into minutes from day one next season. Butler is a bit shorter than the power forwards we typically recruit, but we like the idea of having a highly rated prospect with a diverse skill set at that position.

Year 39! No. 10 in the preseason polls! Three-peat??? National title No. 11 to pass John Wooden for the most all-time??? We have intrigue heading into this season. Let’s go!

How did the regular season go?

We start off the year 3-0 with wins over Houston, Illinois, and UW-Milwaukee. That moves us up to No. 5 in the polls and sets up a showdown with Kansas. Bill Self is long gone, but the Jayhawks are still a top program in addition to one of our biggest rivals. They give us our first loss, 91-67, which drops us all the way down to No. 20 in the polls. Damn.

We rebound with wins in our two early conference games, and then head out West for a matchup with UCLA. Big, big game. Do I sound excited?

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That moves us to 6-1 on the year. We play Syracuse next: it’s a win. Then we face Minnesota: win. Duke? Win. We close out the year with Grambling, which is another dub.

We’re 10-1 heading into the full conference slate.

Did we go undefeated in Summit League play?

Yes we did. We finished 18-0 against the Summit League slate during the regular season, and then won all three games in the conference tournament to punch our automatic ticket to the NCAA tournament.

After losing four conference games combined between Year 36 and Year 37, it feels great to see our team finish undefeated against the league slate two years in a row.

We will enter the NCAA tournament at 29-1 on the year. As Selection Sunday arrives, we’re up to No. 7 in the polls. I can’t wait to see what seed we get.

Before we find out, let’s take a look at the regular season stats:

Foster! Just an incredible year for the reigning MOP of the NCAA tournament. Our dude put up 24.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. I love that we also had three other players finish in double-figures in scoring. This team lacks the depth some of our best teams have had, but I’m feeling really good about the five starters.

How did recruiting go?

We didn’t land anyone at the early signing deadline, but we’re in good shape for the offseason. Kenny Butler, the top-60 power forward recruit, is at 100 percent interest, which means he will sign on the first day of the spring period. That’s going to be a nice addition to our front court.

We have the only offer out to Obasohan, but he suddenly has more interest in UCLA late in the process. The only guy we lost out on was Millar, but we’ve replaced him with Erwin Walls, a 6’4 shooting guard out of 6’4 shooting guard out of Houston who is ranked No. 47 overall. Walls is also considering LSU and Houston, but we have the only offer out to him so far.

2046 NCAA tournament

We earned a No. 4 seed to the NCAA tournament and a first round matchup with Ivy League champ No. 13 seed Brown. I’m a little offended, because I thought we should have earned a No. 2 seed given that we are No. 7 in the AP Poll entering the tournament. Even after 10 championships in 38 years, the Selection Committee is still disrespecting our ‘Necks.

We enter the game as a 98 overall, while Brown is rated as a 79 overall.

Before we get to the first round matchup, let’s check in our roster:

Our starters are looking great. Our bench is looking pretty weak. To win title No. 11, we’re going to need our top players to avoid having an off night so they can carry us to a three-peat.

I love that we have three elite bigs with Foster, Fray, and Munoz off the bench — who has to be the best sixth man in America. Our wing tandem of Bernie Doyle and Floyd Keller have the size, the speed, and the shooting necessary to be stars. The only thing we were missing when we recruited all these players was a point guard, and Ngounou are stepped up admirably to fill that role. It’s pretty incredible that he’s already rated as an 87 overall as a true sophomore.

Logan Polk, the sophomore 7-footer, is the guy I trust the most off the bench after Munoz. Howel will have to hit some shots off the bench, and I’m also interested to see what James Haranga can do. The true freshman shooting guard from Cameroon is up to a 71 overall and has a nice combination of size and shooting.

The journey to a three-peat starts against Brown. Let’s go!

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Win, 93-67. We starting off our Year 39 title run with a blowout victory.

We ran Brown off the floor in the first half, and were able to ‘sim to end’ early in the second half. Our size inside was just way too much for them to handle.

D.J. Foster looks primed to make a run at his second straight MOP award. The 7’2 center finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds on 10-of-17 shooting from the field in the win. Oscar Fray also dominated to finish with 21 points and seven rebounds.

Our starting wings Keller and Doyle combined to go 5-for-7 from three-point range in the win. That will get the job done. I also love the defense from Ngounou at point guard to finish with four steals.

We improve to 30-1 on the season with the dub.

The win sets up a game against No. 5 seed Georgia Tech

The Yellow Jackets have been a consistent NCAA tournament team in this sim with several deep runs to the Final Four.

Georgia Tech enters rated as a 94 overall. We’re a 98 overall. Needless to say, this is going to be a much stiffer test than Brown.

Let’s go!

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Win, 110-86. We’re onto the Sweet 16!

Our guys looked absolutely dialed in from the opening tip. In terms of ball movement, scoring efficiency, and generating turnovers, this was pretty much a perfect game from our ‘Necks. The first half was an absolute clinic: we shot 67 percent from the field, didn’t turn the ball over at all, and took a 27-point lead into the break. It was a wrap from there.

Oscar Fray played like a flat-out star. Fray was the most overlooked member of our final five-year recruiting class, but he has the size (7-foot) and the shooting that we look for in a power forward. He played perhaps the greatest game of his career, going off for 23 points and eight rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting in the win. This move was too nasty.

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Every other starter also finished in double-figures in scoring. Foster (17 points, six rebounds) kept his potential repeat MOP bid alive, while Doyle and Keller stayed hot from three. How about four more steals from Christano? We love to see it.

The bench also looked dope in garbage time. My guy Haranga, up to a 71 overall, looked phenomenal, going 4-of-5 from the field to finish with 10 points. True freshman wing Jaycee Queen also added 13 points, six assists, and three steals. This crossover was filthy:

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Just a great team game all around. That’s the formula for how this squad can win the whole thing.

The win sets up a Sweet 16 game with No. 8 seed Indiana

The Hoosiers upset No. 1 seed Nevada to crash the Sweet 16. Indiana may only be an 8-seed, but they have tons of young talent up-and-down the roster. IU starts five-star recruits at point guard, shooting guard, and small forward.

Indiana enters rated as a 95 overall. We’re a 98 overall. An Elite Eight bid is on the line. Can our dream of a three-peat live to see another day?

Let’s go!

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Win, 96-64. Another game, another beatdown. We’re rolling into the Elite Eight.

We opened up a 20-point lead midway through the first half, and the rout was on from there. Indiana closed the half strong to keep things competitive, but we cranked up the pressure again in the second half to lock in the blow out.

I thought Bernie Doyle was ridiculously good, scoring 19 of his 28 points in the second half to secure the win. Dude went 10-of-14 from the field and 6-of-10 from three in this game. Indiana had no answer for him. How are you supposed to stop a 6’9 shooting guard who can get buckets in any situation?

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The front court was also dominant again. Foster continues to be unreal, going off for 15 points, 16 rebounds, and five assists. He’s now grabbed more boards in the NCAA tournament than any Leathernecks player ever, per our comprehensive database. It is so huge to a massive 7’2 center holding things down in the middle. Fray had 15 points and three steals in the win, as well.

It was another solid performance from Christano Ngounou, too. He had 11-6-5-1 on 5-of-7 shooting, including this sweet crossover.

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We are playing fantastic team ball right now. Let’s keep it going.

The win sets up an Elite Eight game with No. 2 seed Florida

The Gators have a pretty odd mix of talent for a No. 2 seed. They are stacked in the front court with most of their best players as power forwards. They have a superstar 5’10 point guard, but don’t have many natural wings on the perimeter.

We enter at 32-1 rated as a 98 overall. Florida is 31-8 rated as a 95 overall.

One win away from the Final Four! Three-peat on the line! Let’s go!

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Loss, 115-100. Oh my, we got shellacked. Our season is over just like that.

I honestly can’t believe it. We were playing such great ball all year, and especially in the tournament. After seeing our guys win the national title the last two years, I thought this was another team of destiny. Florida proved that idea wrong by running us off the floor.

Florida started to pull away at the end of the first half, but I thought our second half team would have enough juice to pull-off the comeback. It wasn’t meant to be. We simply could not get a stop or enough turnovers to slow down Florida’s high-powered attack. I can’t remember an opposing offense cutting us up like that too many times before.

It was a rough game for our starters, and we simply don’t have enough talent on the bench to find supplemental scoring when they went cold. Doyle finished with 20 points but went 2-for-12 from three-point range. Keller went 1-of-7 from three. Fray shot 1-of-6 from the field. At least Foster — 14 points, 12 rebounds — had another good game in his final appearance in a ‘Necks uniform.

There isn’t much else to say. This is an incredibly disappointing loss. I wanted to break Wooden’s record and I wanted to three-peat for the first time ever. It wasn’t meant to be.

We’re onto our last offseason ever, featuring our last recruiting class ever. I’m getting choked up just thinking about it. It will be fascinating to see who of Munoz, Keller, and Doyle return for Year 40.

Offseason

North Carolina wins the national championship.

D.J. Foster wins conference player of the year for the second straight season. We also take home four of the five spots on the All-Summit Team.

WOW, EVERYONE IS COMING BACK. Our lone senior, Foster, graduates as a lottery pick. I’m shocked that Munoz is returning as a potential first rounder, and it’s great to see Doyle and Keller back too. We are going to be loaded next year. Could we be preseason No. 1?

My record stands at 1,142-209 with 10 national titles at 64 years old.

Recruiting

We have three open scholarships as we enter the spring recruiting period for our final class ever. We know we have one player locked down, and he commits on the first day of the signing period:

Kenny Butler, a 6’7 power forward out of LA, rated as the No. 57 overall recruit and No. 10 power forward prospect. He’s a little shorter than we like, but his shooting projection looks great, and he’ll be the only natural four on our roster. We like him.

We have two other offers out to five-star JUCO wing Jerald Obasohan and four-star shooting guard Erwin Walls. They both commit soon after.

Obasohan is the No. 3 rated JUCO prospect. Walls seems like he’s going to be terrific — look at those AAU stats!

I’m excited these guys. Our recruiting class ranks No. 19 in the country.

Now let’s set the schedule for our final season.

Bradley, NIT Tip-off, Southern Illinois, @ Florida, Illinois, @ DePaul, Kansas, @ Duke, UIC, Golden Bear Classic.

As we sim to Year 40, we are greeted by an unwelcome message:

Year 40

Here’s a first look at our roster in Year 40:

If the game is forcing me into mandatory retirement at age-65, at least we’re going out with a veteran team that’s talented enough to win the national championship. We only lost Foster from last year’s Elite Eight squad, and we should have some real depth this season.

Here’s a look at the freshmen:

SF Jerald Obasohan, 79 overall, C potential: Unfortunately only a 70 rating in three-point shooting, but this is a terrific starting rating. He should be playable for us this year.

SG Erwin Walls, 74 overall, B potential: Walls has an impressive 79 rating in three-point shooting. He’ll be a deep bench option for us.

PF Kenny Butler, 74 overall, C+ potential: He grew an inch to 6’8 and will be another deep bench option.

With one season to go, we are tied with John Wooden for the most national championships in history with 10 titles. Can we get No. 11 in our final year?

We’re going to be streaming Year 40 on Sunday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET on my Twitch channel. We’ll be watching a few regular season games, and then going into the tournament. If we have a long tournament run and can’t complete the season in one night, we’ll likely finish out the tournament run on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET on my Twitch.

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Watch The Last Dance with Western Illinois in Year 40

What: Western Illinois Year 40 season

When: Sunday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET. If necessary: continued on Wednesday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET

Where: My Twitch stream

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