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Charge Those Tattoos to The Underhill Tab!

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I have no intention of going all moral police on the OSU/tattoo parlor scandal.  As far as I’m concerned, this type of behavior goes on throughout the country.  It doesn’t make what Terrelle Pryor did right, but it does prove that the current system is broken.

I will not profess to have any idea how to fix the problem.  Pay all NCAA athletes a stipend beyond the scholarship?  Who knows.  Point is, as I was watching the Sugar Bowl last night I couldn’t help but think that a good portion of the players on the Superdome turf were receiving some sort of “extra benefits”. With the amount of money these programs/players generate for their universities, maybe paying athletes isn’t such a bad idea after all.

Share your views.

view of the Superdome courtesy of @pug_huh

NFL Sunday Recap Week 7: The Near End of the Suicide Pool

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If the Buffalo Bills were able to hold on against Baltimore and beat the Ravens, nearly every contestant in a weekly lock pool would have been knocked out of their contest.  In my league, nearly 2/3 of the remaining 39 participants were taken out by the Saints and Broncos.  I was one of the lucky 12 to take Baltimore and remain alive by the narrowest of margins.

And how long will the Super Bowl hangover last in New Orleans?  The Saints remain very unpredictable and may struggle to keep up with the emerging Atlanta Falcons.  I have no idea what to make of the Raiders 59-14 shalacking of Denver in Mile High.  Where did Darren McFadden’s performance (165 rushing yard, 4 TD’s) come from?  He hasn’t had a game like this since he was running the “Wild Hog” in Arkansas.  With Kansas City and Oakland running 1-2 respectively, the AFC West has turned over on its axis.

Who do people feel is the team to beat in the NFC?  Falcons?  Eagles? Giants? Seahawks?  Share your views.