This spreadsheet is slowly circulating around the internet. I don't have any idea who created it, but it is the complete schedule for each of the Division I college teams, complete with each team's helmet shown on the spreadsheet each week the team plays.
From ESPN.com's Page 2:
NCAA BY THE NUMBERS
$1.5 billion: Amount of lost workplace productivity due to the tournament, according to the consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas
$2.5 billion: FBI's estimated amount of illegal wagering in office pools and other bets
$37.39: Cost for a half-case of HammerMill color copy paper at Staples
$109.99: Cost at Staples for a two-pack of toner cartridges for a Canon ImageRunner 9070
9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 1: Odds on picking a perfect bracket according to Pregame.com
$15,452.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 1 seeds if you live in state
$28,101: Average annual cost to attend the No. 1 seeds if you live out of state
$14,469.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 16 seeds if you live in state
$19,734.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 16 seeds if you live out of state
$70,322,772: Average athletic budget at the No. 1 seeds according to Blue Ribbon
$9,056,728.75: Average athletic budget at the No. 16 seeds according to Blue Ribbon
$1.36: Salary you wasted your employer by reading this list
I usually don't cover sports on this blog, but given Tiger Woods' recent winning streak, I found this Nike website really interesting. Nike has utilized a very expensive camera to show Tiger's swing in extremely fine detail. After watching the video, it's clear why he will be the number 1 golfer in the world for a long time.
My nephew Thomas Rooke is a very good pitcher. I thought I'd share with you his opening day performance as reported in today's Conroe Courier
Oak Ridge opened with an 8-2 win over Dayton with Jason West getting the win and Jared West and Frankie Miranda hitting three-run homers for the War Eagles. ORHS then came back a few hours later and blanked former league rival Willis 6-0, with Thomas Rooke coming through with a dazzling performance on the mound, going seven innings and allowing just two hits, while striking out 15 and walking none.
And for a hilarious review of the game, consider ESPN's Bill Simmons' Welcome Back, Coach Fredo.
The BCS gets its dream matchup as Texas defeats Colorado 70-3 (could have easily been 100-3) and USC beats UCLA 66-19 (could have been 80-19).
It's going to be great watching the Horns end USC's 34 game winning streak on January 4.
ESPN2 is scheduled to re-broadcast all 8 episodes of its reality show, Bound for Glory, on Thanksgiving Day beginning at 11:00am CST.
My brother, Stephen David, and his business partner, Darryl Silver, created Bound for Glory. You can read my prior posts on the show here, here and here.
ESPN's reality show, Bound for Glory, airs its final episode tonight at 9:00pm CST. It hasn't been the most successful season for Montour, but as a reality show, I think Bound for Glory has proven to be one of the best. Well edited and filmed, Bound for Glory has given viewers an insight into the day-to-day life of high school football players, cheerleaders, coaches and parents. Dick Butkus and Ray Crockett made a great tandem of bad cop (sometimes appearing slightly unbalanced) and good cop.
Montour's complete season record is available here (by clicking this link you will see the complete record including the last 3 games which will be included in tonight's show, so don't click if you don't want to spoil tonight's episode).
Tonight's episode will be rebroadcast on ESPN2 on November 9 at 12:30am CST and November 11 at 1:00am CST.
My brother, Stephen David, and his business partner, Darryl Silver, created Bound for Glory. You can read my prior posts on the show here and here.
Stay tuned for Stephen's next two projects, God or the Girl, scheduled to air on A&E in Spring 2006, and Freedom House, a Warner Bros. production scheduled for release in 2006.
Continue reading "Bound for Glory: The Montour Spartans Reach the End of the Season" »
As predicted here last night, despite a devastating game 5 loss, the Astros finally closed the deal tonight. A brilliant 3 hitter by Roy Oswalt, great relief pitching by Qualls and Wheeler, and the 'Stros play the Sox in the World Series! Absolutely awesome, and this one wasn't even close.
Early prediction, Astros over Chi Sox in 6.
This post only took me 24 hours to be able to write..........
It's really tough sometimes to be a fan of any of Houston's sports franchises. However, last night's 2 out 3 run home run by Albert Pujols was without a doubt the hardest stomach punch (#2 on ESPN's Bill Simmons 13 Levels of Losing) this Houston fan has ever felt.
Now let's put that statement in perspective. I've lived here for all but the 1st 3 months of my life. I vividly remember the Astros 1980 playoff losses to the Phillies and Tug McGraw, and the 1986 loss to the Mets. I watched the Oilers fail to meet Bum Phillips prediction in 1978 and 1979 that the next year we were going to "kick the door in." I experienced every second of the choke job the Oilers pulled in 1992 when they set an NFL record against a backup Buffalo QB losing after holding a 35-3 halftime lead. But again, last night was the worst.
I am not one of those who say we should have walked Pujols. You can't walk the tying run into scoring position. But for once I wish a Houston team would close the deal. Other than the 1994 an 1995 Rockets our teams have found spectacular ways to just miss.
That said, I still think the 'Stros will do it tomorrow. Let's go Astros!
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